Mike Huckabee

December 10, 2007 -- Miami, FL – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee announced two key Florida Hispanic endorsements during a news conference in Miami today: House Speaker Marco Rubio and State Rep. David Rivera.

The announcement follows on the heels of the endorsement by another prominent Florida legislator, state Majority Leader Daniel Webster, who voiced his support for the governor on November 28.

Speaker Rubio is Florida's first Cuban-American state House Speaker.    » read more »

"Redefining Conservatism – Mike Huckabee Is Far From Being Reagan's Heir"

Dec 07, 2007 -- By Kimberley A. Strassel, The Wall Street Journal, December 7, 2007

"If Mr. Huckabee does turn out to be everything Republicans 'want' or 'need' in a conservative, it will only be because the definition of a conservative has morphed to include tax hiking, protectionism, corporate scolding and an unserious approach to foreign policy."

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December 07, 2007 -- Little Rock, AR – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee is releasing “The Secure America Plan: A Nine-Point Strategy for Immigration Enforcement and Border Security,” it was announced today.

Huckabee said he believes in adopting the best policy ideas to provide a “tough, equitable and comprehensive approach” to dealing with the current immigration crisis.

The text of the plan is provided below:

The Secure America Plan: A Nine-Point Strategy for Immigration Enforcement and Border Security    » read more »

December 05, 2007 -- Little Rock, AR – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee will return to the Carolinas on Thursday, December 6, 2007 for a three-day visit ending Saturday, December 8, 2007.

Highlights of the trip include participating in an AARP Issues Forum in Bluffton, SC; receiving a key endorsement in Charleston, SC; and sharing in the Holiday spirit in Myrtle Beach, SC on Friday. He will attend 'Meet and Greet' receptions in Columbia and Greenville on Saturday. (NOTE: Details of the Governor's event in North Carolina are also included.)    » read more »

December 05, 2007 -- Little Rock, AR – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee announced today the addition of noted political analyst Dr. Charmaine Yoest as a Senior Advisor in policy and communications to his presidential campaign.    » read more »

December 04, 2007 -- Little Rock, AR – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee has received the endorsement from the Georgia Right to Life PAC (GRTL PAC) for the 2008 Presidential primary.

“I’m pleased to have the support from the Georgia Right to Life PAC,” Huckabee said. “Preserving the sanctity of human life has always been important to me on a personal level, and I have taken great steps to fight for preserving life while serving as Governor of Arkansas.”    » read more »

"The Laura Ingraham Show"

December 3, 2007 -- Ingraham: "I know Mike Huckabee is a nice man. And I know he has a wonderful style. And he's good on a lot of issues. He's great on the life issue. Great on marriage. Great on all these things. But on this [immigration] issue, which is so important to so many of us, I am tired of this double speak. The taxpayers are footing the bill for this. This is the money of the taxpayers of Arkansas. And if you offer these benefits to illegal aliens, more illegal aliens will come into your state. That is just a fact.    » read more »

December 03, 2007 -- LITTLE ROCK. AR -- Candidate Mike Huckabee strongly denounced push polling activities in Iowa.

"Our campaign has nothing to do with the push polling and I wish they would stop. We don't want this kind of campaigning because it violates the spirit of our campaign. I don't want to become President because I disabled the other candidates, I want to become President because I am the best candidate," said Huckabee during a press interview in Iowa this morning.    » read more »

December 2, 2007 -- "Who's biggest tax raiser?"
The Arkansas Leader
November 30, 2007

Ernie Dumas writes: Mike Huckabee raised more taxes in 10 years in office than Bill Clinton did in his 12 years.

Clinton tax increases

- Increased the general sales tax from 3 percent to 4 per- cent (Act 63 of special session of 1983)

- Increased sales tax by half of 1 percent and extended the tax to used vehicles (Act 3 of 1991)

- Increased the corporate income tax from 6 to 6.5 percent for corporations with net incomes greater than $100,000 (Act 1052 of 1991)    » read more »

Huckabee: Tough Anti-Meth Laws are "Overreaching" and "Unnecessarily Long"

December 2, 2007 -- McLean, VA - Despite the fact that one-in-ten Iowa infants are born with meth exposure, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee today called tough anti-meth laws "overreaching" and defended his support for a 2005 Arkansas bill that provided early jail release for meth dealers by reducing their mandatory jail time by 50 percent. The comments were made this morning on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.    » read more »

Dec 01, 2007 -- "Who's The Biggest Tax Raiser?"
Arkansas Leader
By Ernie Dumas, Editorial writer for the Leader
December 1, 2007

"Mike Huckabee raised more taxes in 10 years in office than Bill Clinton did in his 12 years."

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"Huckabee tax increases

- Imposed an income tax surcharge of 3 percent on tax liabilities of individuals and domestic and foreign corporations (Act 38, 1st special session of 2003). (It was temporary until revenues improved. The legislature repealed it in 2005.)    » read more »

"Arkansas Conservatives Have Widely Criticized Gov. Huckabee"

Nov 30, 2007 -- Betsy Hagan, Arkansas Director Of The Eagle Forum: "He Was Pro-Life And Pro-Gun, But Otherwise A Liberal" "Nor am I alone. Betsy Hagan, Arkansas director of the conservative Eagle Forum and a key backer of his early runs for office, was once 'his No. 1 fan.' She was bitterly disappointed with his record. 'He was pro-life and pro-gun, but otherwise a liberal,' she says.    » read more »

Nov 29, 2007 -- "Most annoying to some conservatives are Mr. Huckabee's positions on immigration. For many Republicans, immigration is the deal-breaker in judging which candidate is worthy of support. 'Rudy Giuliani spent years defending the right of New York City to remain a sanctuary for illegal aliens. Yet Giuliani was a veritable Lou Dobbs Jr. on illegal immigration in comparison to Mike Huckabee,' said Jim Boulet Jr., executive director of English First, a Springfield, Va., lobbying group." (Ralph Z. Hallow, "Huckabee Stirs Up Third Party Fear," Washington Times, 10/29/07)    » read more »

Former Arkansas Governor Ups Lead in Iowa to 5, Takes Second Place Nationally

December 02, 2007 -- LITTLE ROCK, AR – New poll numbers released by the Des Moines Register show former Arkansas Governor and Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee leading in Iowa by 5 points, while yet another national poll by Rasmussen shows Huckabee in possession of second place.

Poll numbers this week released throughout last week show Huckabee leading in Iowa, double digits and climbing in both New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida, and in second place nationally.    » read more »

Former Southern Baptist Convention President James Draper Joins Christian Activist-Syndicated Radio Host to Lead 30-Member Coalition for Huckabee

November 27, 2007 -- Little Rock, AR – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee announced that Dr. James Draper, former pastor, past president of Southern Baptist Convention, and recently retired president of Lifeway Christian Resources, will join Christian activist and syndicated radio host, Janet Folger, as a co-chair in the formation of the Faith and Values Coalition for Mike Huckabee.    » read more »