Is It Just Me, Or Does Anyone Else Believe That Mike Huckabee is a Very Dangerous and Deceptive Man?

[David Zephyr]

I just can't get past the idea that Mike Huckabee is a very dangerous man oiled in his phony religiosity. He was a preacher who became a politician. He is Elmer Gantry without the charm.

I honestly believe that he is the most deceptive of the already bad crowd in the GOP field.

He is a charlatan and I hope that soon his free ride from media scrutiny comes to an end.

While I am no fan of the Mormon religion, at least Mitt Romney keeps his religion to himself. Not so this Huckabee creep.

He is not a good man.

[leftofthedial]

1. he's a Southern Baptist

He lies for a living

[nightrider767]

2. I disagree

He seems like a guy not up to the job.

But a scandalous charlatan!?!

I think you're giving him to way too much credit.

Just thank god that the Repug field is so poor that he is even noteworthy.

My geuss...

[HCE SuiGeneris]

29. Might want to read this OP...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2398545

and the video of him calling for WWW III is a MUST watch.

[izquierdista]

3. Of course he's dangerous and deceptive

He's a preacher. 'Nuff said.

[Tesha]

11. And a Republican. Two strikes against him. Anyone have a third? (NT)

[LeftishBrit]

4. No. I think he's dangerous too.

Don't know whether he's deceptive, but he strikes me as a theocratic religious nut. I don't want him anywhere near the seat of power!

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

5. I think his religiosity is very real

and that is part of what makes him dangerous. I haven't found anything linking him directly to Dominionists, but I'm sure fundamentalists, evangelists and what-have-you will work their networks on his behalf.

Pat Robertson, now there's a phony. He endorsed Rudy cuz they're two of a kind - money-hungry chiselers who know how to tap into people's anger and fear.

[Virginia Dare]

13. I agree with that..

while Reagan and Bush just sucked up to the religious right for votes, I think Hucky IS actually the religious right. Potentially more dangerous.

[orleans]

6. huck sucks. they all do. they're all creepy fuckers. n/t

[calimary]

7. It's not just you, David.

He creeps me out. He's BIG trouble mainly because he's PERCEIVED (there's that perception thing again...) as being a nice, warm, real, congenial, aw-shucks kinda guy. Another round of "gee, he's a guy I could go have a beer with!" with a little less alcohol.

God save us all if he gets in. And I'm beginning to think he's pretty snakey, too. Have you seen the other threads about him and his very own Willie Horton scandal?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3089818

Another one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3089464

Pass it on.

Needs to be said, read, and SPREAD!!!

[David Zephyr]

12. Thanks, calimary.

Yeah, I keep hearing and reading (David Broder) all this praise for him and how "plain spoken" he is, how he can be "trusted" or as you say how he is perceived as being "nice, warm, real, congenial, aw-shucks kinda guy". And I watch this preacher turned politician and he makes my skin crawl.

Thanks for the links. I will pass these stories on to my very long e-mail list to do my small part to unravel this phony before he gets too far.

[Horse with no Name]

27. They replaced a guy you would like to have a beer with

to a guy you can pray with.

Same song, different verse.

[Cobalt-60]

8. He Bears the Scarlet R!!

Anyone who bears the mark is unfit for public service!

[SpiralHawk]

9. He's a republicon. 'nuf said

Anyone who is still hanging with the republicons after all their lies, corruption, deviancy and treason is no honorable American. They have, in fact, become a homelander, and homelanders have -- alas -- proven themselves to be amoral, anti-democractic, greedy, fear-mongers.

I Huckabee another republicon chickenhawk? I have to wonder if the republicons have the gall to send up yet another chickenhawk before the American people. They are truly shameless...

[saltpoint]

10. In the next couple of weeks or so his opponents in the GOP may begin to

whittle Huckabee down.

He's now a clear contender for their nom and is game for attacks. My guess is the attacks will be swift, frequent, and potent.

His advantage is there's not much strong competition and his disadvantage is he's Mike Huckabee.

[Virginia Dare]

14. It depends on if the Repub establishment really wants..

to turn the religious right loose, or if they want to continue to collude with them.

[TBUSA]

15. Southern Baptist Republicans

Baptist Church in Ga. Occasinalley she asks me to accompany her. I go for her.
Last week the pastor introduced his new grand daughter. He commented that maybe she would one day grow up to be a doctor or president or a good Republican.The congregation chuckled at that. I wanted to ask the Pastor why he would want that child to support corporations over people. His money scam depends on people. His TV screens and huge building depend on the good fortune of people not corporations...
How does someone rationalize what he is?
an aside: During his disjointed rambling sermon, words and Bible quotes were posted on the giant screens (one screen could have fed how many?how would Jesus spend the money?). One line read ; Jesus came on Christmas .

[Virginia Dare]

17. If you asked him the question..

I'm sure that preacher would tell you boldfaced that God directed him to buy those screens...:crazy:

[Cha]

16. It's not just you..he's

a huckster and more than a little deranged. Time will bear this out but we don't have time.

[kentuck]

18. He's The Huckster.

Look out Armageddon. I'm telling you My Brother! You better get down on your prayer bones and pray 'cause the end of time is coming soon! (In my best Pentecostal imitation)

[magellan]

19. Huckabee's an evangelical neocon like Bush**.

No further need be said about his trustworthiness.

[TwilightGardener]

20. I don't like the way he touts his theology when he needs it, and then

downplays it when it might hurt him with a broader audience. He sells himself as a "Christian Leader" in TV commercials, and then bristles when people ask him whether he wants creationism or evolution taught in schools--all of a sudden he pretends that's not important to the race, "why are they asking me this?"--very disingenuous. Until, of course, he again gets in front of his "crowd" and starts speaking in evangelical code about abortion being a holocaust, about taking the nation back for Christ, etc. Dishonest, pandering and slick--it's frightening that he's even a serious candidate, frankly.

[fishnfla]

21. he's got the serial rapist vote locked up

he may pick one for VP

[bryant69]

22. I don't anticipate supporting any Republican

That said I think Guiliani is a lot worse than Huckabee, both from a deceptive angle and a "bush" angle. Giuliani is no fan of civil liberties and a big fan of the executive doing "whatever it takes" to "protect" the American people. I think he might make President Bush look like a civil libertarian in contrast.

Huckabee has his own problems, but I don't think he's quite that bad.

Of course it's a lot like saying "Well I think Brain Cancer would be a little worse than having your lungs replaced with the radiator from a '72 Volkswagon Beatle" Pretty damn bad either way.

Bryant
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[Mike Daniels]

23. The problem with Huckabee is that he says the right things from time to time

i.e., that waterboarding is torture, Gitmo was bad for America, we shouldn't punish the children of illegal immigrants for their parents' actions.

Whether he believes them is another question but if you filter out the fundy religious stuff a lot of what he says could appeal to moderates and independents.

FWIW, the FReeps (in their ever-twistable logic) consider Huckabee to be a RINO and don't seem inclined to support him in the primaries.

[TwilightGardener]

28. That's triangulation. He's learned well from the Arkansas masters.

[bryant69]

30. Well i think it's largely the Paleo Conservatives and Business Consevatives

Who are suspicious of him - because of his record on taxes. Novak took a piss at him two weeks ago (I think). Actually in a way I see that as a good thing because it underlines the differences between the corporate and the Christian wings of the Republican Party.

Bryant
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[TwilightGardener]

26. I am convinced that Huck wants Armageddon. I trust him the least

with the nuclear football. He told the Falwell family that God is behind his recent rise in the polls (it's a miracle!), God wants him to be President. Hol--eee shit.

[spanone]

24. i with you.....anyone who didn't evolve scares me.

[Horse with no Name]

25. Yep.

Snake oil salesman deluxe.