JackDaniels
11-18-2008, 09:15 PM
Wow. This guy is angry. Yet he stole a quote from my signature. :thumb:
Full story: http://policyinaction.com/2008/11/mike-huckabee-truly-ignorant-of-republican-principles/
I’m at a loss for where to begin. I guess we’ll jump right in.
During last night’s episode of Hannity and Colmes, Mike Huckabee was asked who he sees as a problem within the Republican Party. His response:
HUCKABEE: I think they are people who have become, in their minds, the integral part of the Republican Party who are, in fact, not classic Republicans. Here’s what I’m saying. Hard core libertarians.
It goes without saying that Mike Huckabee is showing that he is vastly uneducated and ignorant of the history of the Republican Party and the principles of limited government.
First, let’s look at two heroes of the Republican Party.
Ronald Reagan once said that “If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.”
So, right off the bat, Huckabee is directly contradicting Ronald Reagan. Next:
Barry Goldwater was an ideological libertarian who disdained the religious right. Goldwater was pro-choice (he helped his daughter get an illegal abortion in 1955 and his wife co-founded the first Planned Parenthood branch in Phoenix). He was pro-equality for gays. He believed that morality had no place in government, even once remarking that:
“I’m frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in “A,” “B,” “C” and “D.” Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?”
Read the rest at link above...
Full story: http://policyinaction.com/2008/11/mike-huckabee-truly-ignorant-of-republican-principles/
I’m at a loss for where to begin. I guess we’ll jump right in.
During last night’s episode of Hannity and Colmes, Mike Huckabee was asked who he sees as a problem within the Republican Party. His response:
HUCKABEE: I think they are people who have become, in their minds, the integral part of the Republican Party who are, in fact, not classic Republicans. Here’s what I’m saying. Hard core libertarians.
It goes without saying that Mike Huckabee is showing that he is vastly uneducated and ignorant of the history of the Republican Party and the principles of limited government.
First, let’s look at two heroes of the Republican Party.
Ronald Reagan once said that “If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.”
So, right off the bat, Huckabee is directly contradicting Ronald Reagan. Next:
Barry Goldwater was an ideological libertarian who disdained the religious right. Goldwater was pro-choice (he helped his daughter get an illegal abortion in 1955 and his wife co-founded the first Planned Parenthood branch in Phoenix). He was pro-equality for gays. He believed that morality had no place in government, even once remarking that:
“I’m frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in “A,” “B,” “C” and “D.” Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?”
Read the rest at link above...