Huckabee Appealing To Hunters, Gun Owners And The Common Man
January 7, 2008
It appears that presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee, is gaining support from three groups, some of which contain one in the same person. He appeals to hunters, I guess because I think he actually is one as opposed to claims by others. He is a draw to gun owners because of his out spoken support for the Second Amendment – really. And common folk relate well to him because he at least once was common folk.
The New York Times seems to be making an attempt to understand what makes Huckabee tick and picks up on comments he made earlier today in New Hampshire.
If a political candidate talks about his support for gun rights, “ask him when was the last time he used a firearm and would he know how to clean it if somebody handed it to him,†Mr. Huckabee urged, recalling Mr. Romney’s misstatement earlier in the campaign that he had been a lifelong hunter. If he dissembles, “beware,†Mr. Huckabee warned.
Playing to his rural audience, Mr. Huckabee said he was not only an experienced hunter but also supported gun rights for an even more sweeping reason, as a protection of property rights and other freedoms. “If we lose our second amendment rights then we stand in danger of losing our first amendment rights,†he said. “The second amendment is not about hunting.â€
Huckabee’s website has an entire page that explains his position quite clearly on Second Amendment issues.
# The Second Amendment is primarily about tyranny and self-defense, not hunting. The Founding Fathers wanted us to be
able to defend ourselves from our own government, if need be, and from all threats to our lives and property.
# Second Amendment rights belong to individuals, not cities or states. I oppose gun control based on geography.
# I consistently opposed banning assault weapons and opposed the Brady Bill.
# As Governor, I protected gun manufacturers from frivolous law suits.
# I was the first Governor in the country to have a concealed handgun license.
He puts it most clearly this way:
Without our Second Amendment rights, all of our other rights aren’t inalienable, they’re just “on loan” from the government.
Perhaps the NYT article puts it best about Huckabee’s appeal in how he comes across to blue-collar voters.
As he did in Iowa, Mr. Huckabee closed his campaign here on the populist themes that have distinguished him from the Republican field, arguing that voters want a president who reminds them of a co-worker, not the boss who laid them off.
I think what listeners are finding is that when Mike Huckabee speaks, he is quick to answer, short and to the point with little fanfare and very little dancing around the issues in hopes of avoiding a straight answer. This is not common among campaigners and something that I think is allowing Huckabee to get some mileage out of.
Could this be a wave of the future? Don’t hold your breath. With Huckabee being one of the front runners he also will be falling under great scrutiny. We’ll see if he still has the right answers in another week or two.
Tom Remington
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Huckabee is full of bull. He is past master of pardons for violent criminals. If he is elected you sure had better be carrying a gun because he will pardon prisoners in an ill-advised attempt to lower a budget JUST TO LOOK GOOD POLITICALLY! Ask ANYBODY from Arkansas. The only true 2nd Amendment champion who is also tough on crime in the race is Fred Thompson.
How do we convince others that Fred Thompson is the man?
“The real effect of these gun-control measures is to place onerous restrictions on law-abiding citizens who use firearms for such legal activities as self-defense, sport-shooting, hunting, and collecting. I am committed to:
* Strictly enforcing existing laws and severely punishing violent criminals. ”
Thompson says he wants to enforce the existing gun laws which includes thousands of unfair laws which restrict honest citizens 2nd amendment rights. This kind of rhetoric sounds nice to people like TwoDog, but will do nothing but help the anti-gun cause.
GET IN MY BELLY!!!!!!!
Fred – Even though I think your belly is a bit smaller than it used to be, I’m not sure getting in there will help.
I’m just not sure people are wanting to listen to Fred, which is too bad. He probably is the best candidate for the republican party.
I have the prettiest face on the campaign trail!
This is not a beauty pageant Mr. Thompson.
Who wants me to screw up the country like I did Massachusetts?
I’M MITT ROMNEY AND I WANT TO BE YOUR PRESIDENT!!
Yo soy Mitt Romney y yo quiero ser sus presidente!
Did you know I was in New York during 9-11?
I have no friends and a big forehead, will you vote for me? please? No really….PLEASE vote for me!!
OR DO YOU WANT THE TERRORISTS TO EAT YOU?
9-11…9-11…9-11…9-11…9-11…
I’M HUNGRY. GET IN MY BELLY!
Don’t listen to Rudy, I actually foiled a terrorist plot…..in Die Hard 2. Buy it, the residuals help my campaign. Anybody want to swing by a Jack in the Box and pick me up a couple dozen Sirloin Steak Melts, mmmmm…STEAK. Cows sure are delicious.
Wow, y’all sound like a really smart bunch of candidates. I’d vote y’all right up. Oh, don’t forget to watch my..uh, relative, Billy Bush on “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader” on my favorite channel, FOX NEWS.
I just had a thought, wouldn’t it be weird my name was Mulberry, ya know like Mulberry Bush….get it?
RE: How do we convince others? By Tom Remington –
For now, I’m e-mailing sportsmen in South Carolina when I have time. Whatever you do personally will help. Fred Thompson is the only person in the race that large numbers of people had to beg to get in. Everybody else in the race salivates over the job. When I asked Fred, I told him it was his duty because we need someone who can win in the general election. I’m not sure the other Republicans can win in the general. Bottom line – our leaders are supposed to be the people that we want to lead us, not people who want to be in control. Do what you can Tom, and ignore the press. With people like Bloomberg and Dobbs thinking about getting in so late, it’s obvious that it could be anybody’s race.
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