WAY TO GO HUCK, LET ROMMNEY TELL HIS LIES, MAYBE THE MORMONS DON'T ANSWER TO GOD FOR LYING. I CHECKED OUT ALL HIS LIES, AND HE'S TRYING TO COMPARE APPLES TO ORANGES.  I THINK THE SMART PEOPLE OF IOWA WILL REJECT HIM BIG TIME,ALONG WITH LYING HILLARY

I thought that he wasn't going negative?  Oh well so much for that.  I hope that it doesn't hurt him too much.  He'll still lose to who ever the Democrat is November.  They all will

Hooray for Huckabee. Romney needs to find himself before he starts attacking others. Next, week he'll say he is for abortion or whatever the polls tell him to say. I liked Romney when I first heard him speak, but now I realize he is just another Hillary. Saying whatever they think other people want to hear. I am glad Huckabee has some principles and decided not to air the message. You go Mike!

Why doesn't Schmuckabee just do a Dean shriek (maybe a howlin Hallalujah) and get it over with?  So many ways to shoot this guy down, and he insists on pre-empting his opponents by shooting himself in the foot.

give me a break

Okay, I'm confused.  Maybe he pulled it because he is tired of the back-and-forth.  He would definitely get some "fact check" responses from the Romney campaign, and will still likely get them because First Read has published, and others will soon, the text of the ad.  Maybe he pulled it because the ad is vague and general enough for them to attack back.

But a weird turn of events, nonetheless.

He called a press conference to announce he's pulling the ad then shows the ad anyway. Now all the websites are talking about the ad and many are showing the ad. All these cost's Huck not a dime. Smart move Huck.

Huckabee is such a hypocrite. "Here, I made this ad, but I won't show it because I'm better than that. Except for just this one time in front of a room full of reporters". This is even more dishonest than anything Romney says. At least Romney doesn't try to give the impression that he's not mudslinging.  

Politics seems to be have a fair amount of playing to the crowd and putting on the best show. Huckabee is hoping to come across in this incident as taking the higher road but he knows that the content of the ad will still be reported on having shown the ad anyway. It's a little transparent and a little too typical of his style of attack. Understated but sharp just the same. It just makes it harder for us all to be able to see through the showmanship and get through to the real issues.

Whoa....Mike is a bit crazy.

I've kind of had a soft spot for him as I think he is a progressive Republican who is socially conservative.  That's what I am.  I've said for a while that if Hillary is the nom then I might vote for Huckabee.

But he appears to be a little crazy, so I better just hope Edwards wins it all

I'm sorry but Huckabee is being stupid. It's great to be nice but sometimes you have to respond. If he won't hit Romney what makes you think he'll hit Clinton, Obama, or Edwards when it counts in the General election. Plus to show the ad after saying you've pulled it just strikes me as weak and underhanded. Mike's a great guy but I'm not sure if he has what it takes to win a National campaign. That being said, I'm still undecided.

Great move by Huckabee.  He's running quite possibly the smartest campaign of all time.  He's had two commercials (Christmas ad & the Chuck Norris ad) that got more attention than any other ad in this campaign so far...and he's atop the polls despite being outspent 20 to 1.  

Romney's desperate and dishonest smear attempts just reek of Wall Street slime.

Good going Huckabee, a man of principal when you have a con artist like mitt romney that can flip flop on all subjects, and then do a dirty campaign on huck, it shows me that mitt romney will lie, cheat, flip flop, steal, and rob, to get into office this is a man that is dishonest and has no morals other then his.

To everyone that writes on blogs:

Attacking people because of their religion is pure bigotry, and the last thing we need in the world is intolerance and ignorance.

Attacking someone based upon their record, is education.

Get it right, and stop with the religious attacks. It's ludicrous.
This is 2008 not the crusades.

Huckabee is the last guy I would vote for after these shenanigans.  

What a slick, and snarly attack. He calls Romney's ads "negative", the only reason they are "negative" is because Romney's campaign is pointing out the facts on Huckabee and McCain. The fact is that if Huckabee came out with this ad, many people would see him as the liar he has become on the campaign trail because of his lack of defense of his record. The fact is that Romney didn't raise taxes, ever - he raised fees which is the right way to conduct government business. If you use government funds you should pay a user fee. Secondly, he closed tax loop-holes which is a good thing - people should not exploit loop-holes, it's dishonest business practices. Mitt balanced the budget and left with a surpluss (there is a projected deficit now bc of the liberal governance in charge now). The NRA phone banked for Mitt Romney telling people to vote for him when he was running for Governor (if he wasn't a 2nd Ammendment candidate, would they do that?). Concerning the abortions, the state that Romney governed requires abortion coverage in health care plans, but you definitely won't get those facts from Huckabee because he has resorted to deceptive politicing lying about his own record, and now lying about Romney while calling Romney dishonest when he's only saying the facts. Facts are not dishonest - Huckabee is.

Dave tx., all your posts are just anti-Mormon hate speech. Is this really what your Christianity teaches you to do? Leave the Mormons out of it. They're good people - at least the ones I've met. Last time I checked Romney isn't running with his religion on his sleeve - I see the exact opposite with Huckabee. So your rhetoric rings hollow in my ears.  Doubt I'm the only one that thinks this.

McCain may be a "war hero" but he's also a moron. Romney is a kook and Huckabee is a smarter version of George Bush. We don't need another religious nutcase in the White House

Huckabee is ridiculous.  This isn't Arkansas anymore, Huck.  People can see right through your shenanigans.  True, the content of this ad will get some air time--just like Dean's scream from the 2004 elections.  Please--get this story to the voters.  Any respect I had for Huckabee went out the window when I read it myself.

Frank, Las Vegas, NV, you think Romney is the flip-flopper here? You've just proven to me that you don't even know the definition of the word. Here, I'll help you and use some wonderful examples to back it up:

From Wikipedia -  A "flip-flop" (used mostly in the United States) or a U-turn (used in the United Kingdom) is a sudden real or apparent change of policy or opinion, while trying to claim that both positions are consistent with each other. Usually it will occur during the period prior to an election in order to maximize the candidate's popularity. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flop_%28politics%29)

Huckabee Flip-Flops on Immigration

What His Policy Was as Governor:

"When he was governor, Huckabee held the following positions on illegal immigration: He supported higher education benefits for children of illegal immigrats, opposed a federal roundup of illegals from his state in 2005, opposed a 2001 bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in the state, and in 2001, a member of his administration pushed for legislation to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants." (from http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200712/POL20071204b.html)

http://www.alipac.us/article-2786-thread-1-0.html
http://www.townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2007/12/27/huckabee_adopts_new_tone_on_immigration
http://arkjournal.com/2007/11/newsflash-mike-huckabee-supported-bill.html

What He Says Now:

I oppose giving driver's licenses to illegals and supports legislation to prevent states from doing so. In 2005, I signed legislation that prevents illegals in Arkansas from getting driver's licenses. I oppose and will not tolerate employers who hire illegals. They must be punished with fines and penalties so large that they will see it is not worth the risk. (from http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lNJCN4Gpwk - Huckabee Backed Scholarships For Illegal Immigrants

Tancredo and Hunter have been working on this for years. Guess who Tancredo just endorsed?  On Immigration, the choice is clear - Mitt Romney.

Romney on Immigration

What His Policy Was as Governor:

In 2004, Governor Romney Line-Item Vetoed In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants. "Romney also vetoed a number of outside sections of the budget, including: ...A plan that would have permitted illegal aliens to pay the same in-state tuition rate at our public colleges and universities as Massachusetts citizens." (Office Of Governor Mitt Romney, "Romney Signs  $22.402B Fiscal Year 2005 ‘No New Tax’ Budget," Press Release, 6/25/04)

What He Says Now:

"The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. has exploded in the last decade from 3 million to over 12 million. The increasing tide of illegal immigration has eroded Americans' faith in the rule of law, put great pressure on our health and education systems, and compromised our national security as our ability to secure our border is questioned around the world. This tide of illegal immigration has made a mockery of our legal immigration system and been fundamentally unfair to those legal immigrants who play by the rules as they wait patiently to pursue the American dream. Sanctuary cities, in particular, attract more illegal immigrants and increase the pressure on federal law enforcement and border control."

- Secure The Border.
- Implement An Enforceable Employer Verification System.
- Reject Amnesty.
(from http://www.mittromney.com/Issues/immigration)

Do you see the difference? Anyone who buys the lie that Mitt is a flip-flopper either a) doesn't know the definition of flip-flopping, or b) believes the way the MSM portrays him. If you believe it you have only yourself to blame as America continues down the path it's going.

Joshua, Goose Creek, SC - couldn't have said it better myself.  Amen!

ARE YOU SERIOUS MR. HUCKABEE.  Come out and show your true colors, show the damn add and say you showed it.  But no, say to the press you wont show the add cause you are special, and taking the high road for some reason, then you pull out the projector and show the add.  BOTTOM LINE IS, YOU SHOWED THE ADD, AND YOU WANTED TO SHOW THE ADD.  YOU LIED TO US AND SAID YOU WOULDNT, BUT YOU DID.  AMEN

Huckabee is getting all sorts of free press nowadays.  Here's some more that I thought was interesting:

He beat out Scooter Libby on Judicial Watch's “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2007... so that's saying something.

6.  Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR):  Governor Huckabee enjoyed a meteoric rise in the polls in December 2007, which prompted a more thorough review of his ethics record.  According to The Associated Press:  "[Huckabee’s] career has also been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor’s office."  And what was Governor Huckabee’s response to these ethics allegations?  Rather than cooperating with investigators, Huckabee sued the state ethics commission twice and attempted to shut the ethics process down.

http://www.judicialwatch.org/

Well dont know much about Huckabee yet I hope he's not too liberal, but I understand Obama snorted coccaine which I believe displays a lack of character that even if it was in his youth still is a factor. I wonder what he has not confessed to. Hillary is not even a consideration, neither is Romney.

Huck-a-bee = No-ba-dee = < $5 million.  But Ron Paul cleared 19 million this morning.  His supporters are aiming for 20 mill today.

Why Mormons Are Not Christian.
and they are a Cult!

First: Mormons do not follow or believe in the historic Jesus Christ of the Bible, but rather in a difference Jesus. This is why most Biblical Christians emphatically insist that Mormons are not Christians. Let me explain.

The god of the Mormons is not the God of the Bible. To the Mormons, Jesus is the firstborn son of an exalted "man" who became the god of this world. The man-god of Mormonism was made the god of this world because of his good works on another planet somewhere out in the universe. He "earned" godhood, and was thus appointed by a counsel of gods in the heavens to his high position as the god of planet Earth. The Mormon god of this world was a man, like all men, who became a god. This is what the celestial marriage and the temple vows are all about. LDS men, by doing their temple work, are striving for exaltation by which they, too, shall one day become gods. Their wives will be the mother goddesses of "their" world and with their husband will produce the population of their world. This is the Mormon doctrine of "eternal progression."

Note the following quote from the Mormon Journal of Discourses, vol. 1, page 123, made by the LDS Apostle Orson Hyde:

"Remember that God, our heavenly Father, was perhaps once a child, a mortal like we ourselves, and rose step by step in the scale of progress, in the school of advancement; has moved forward and overcome, until He has arrived at the point were He is."

Lorenzo Snow, late President of the Mormon church, made this statement in the second verse of his famous poem entitled, "Man's Destiny":

"As Abra'm, Isaac, Jacob, too, babes, then men--to gods they grew. As man now is, our God once was; As now God is, so man may be,-- Which doth unfold man's destiny. . ."

The God of the Bible is not an exalted man. The God of the Bible is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient. The Bible says He is the only God and there are no other Gods. He had no beginning or end and he is a spirit being and never was a man.

Note the clear teaching of the Bible as to who the real God is:

Numbers 23:19, "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"

Psalms 102:26-27, "They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end."

Isaiah 43:10-11, "Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour."

Isaiah 44:6, "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God."

Isaiah 44:8, "Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any."

Isaiah 45:21-22, "Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."

Jeremiah 23:24, "Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD."

Malachi 3:6, "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."

John 1:16-18, "And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him."

John 4:24, "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Romans 1:22, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things."

Colossians 1:15, "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:"

1 Timothy 1:17, "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen."

1 Timothy 6:16, "Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen."

Clearly, Mormonism's god is not the God of Christianity who is the God revealed to us in the Bible. The Mormon god is a god formed from the imaginations of Joseph Smith, and in truth is a false, non-existent god or idol.

Second: The Jesus Christ of Mormonism is not the Jesus Christ of the Bible.

The Mormon Jesus is the son of this man-god. The Mormon Jesus is the brother of Lucifer, and according to LDS teaching, he married several of the Marys of the New Testament. He is not, to the LDS church, "God incarnate" as the Bible plainly states. Clearly, the Mormon god and Jesus are not the tru

I am with the guy who is yearning for Huckabee's Dean shreik.  Yeeee---hah!  

Huckabee and Guliani both put Democrats in the White House.  Romney, McCain and Thompson all beat all Democrats.  Count on it

Good for Mike Huckabee! He is going to win Iowa. Romney is too much of a flip-flopper. I heard a reporter - think it was John Harwood - say that Romney is like the character "Eddie Haskell" on the old sitcom "Leave it to Beaver" who would always try to ingratiate himself in a very phony, transparent way with whomever he was talking to at the moment. That is definitely the way Romney strikes me. Huckabee is honest and straightforward. Very, very refreshing. I can see why he served as Governor for over ten years. He is going to be the GOP nominee.

Huckabust - how long have they been waiting to use that one?

The more they say that they are not like the rest, the longer their nose gets.  The same old eggs just scrambled a new way - eggsOBAMA or eggsEDWARDS.

And you can see just how devoutly religious the Republicans can be, just ask Mitt - Addams Family Values.

I will vote for a proven winner - Hillary R. Clinton!

"I'm too good to do this, but this is what I'd say if I did."  He like the people who say cruel things, then tell their victims that they were just kidding.  This is a dishonest man.

Do you see the difference? Anyone who buys the lie that Mitt is a flip-flopper either a) doesn't know the definition of flip-flopping, or b) believes the way the MSM portrays him. If you believe it you have only yourself to blame as America continues down the path it's going.
Sharon, Durham, NC (Sent Monday, December 31, 2007 3:24 PM
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Why Sharon you silly southern bell....I bet Mitt the snake oil salesman could sell ya a tidal wave in Arizona! You best ask ya daddy about the big bad con man.  He slithered into Massachusetts wanting to be a Yankee doodle dandy then slithered out again wanting to be a right wing conservative jackass (which he was all the time).  Careful girl the wolf is at your door.

"When he was governor, Huckabee held the following positions on illegal immigration: He supported higher education benefits for children of illegal immigrats, opposed a federal roundup of illegals from his state in 2005, opposed a 2001 bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in the state, and in 2001, a member of his administration pushed for legislation to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants."

He had to take these positions - his number 1 benefactor(Tyson Foods) is probably the most succesful recruiter and employer of undocumented workers around.
Just another corrupt politician using religion as as shield.

Romney will be the winnwer in Iowa. The Huckster is way to far to the left. Whoever the republican nominee is is better than any of the democrates.

I don't trust Huckabee at all.  I think he is trying to prove that he is all holier than though, as he pretends "not to show" the ad, but then very slyly does just that.  He knows the ad will be out there now if anyone wants to see it.  And it makes him look good because he announced he wasn't going to throw dirt.  I really don't trust him now because of this.

You kinda wonder whether Old Mike would offer an invitation at the end of his first State of the Union message? Plus you know if Mitt, is wearing his magic underwear when he is making decisions on the security of the nation. As for me, John McCain. At least the guy served, unlike our present president, unless, you count the number of times he actually flew a plane and discount his desertions during Nam.
and do we have a bunch of losers this time. Ron Paul looks better all the time. Only problem is that he will be on Social Security before he takes office.But then Reagan had Altzheimers when he went into office and when he left? Lets hear it for the mentally impaired.

Hilarious.  Can't we get back to the serious issues in this country like gay marraige though.  I mean seriously people, gay marriage is an important issue and we just don't seem to be talking about it anymore.  Or what about Terri Schiavo, let's pass some bills about her again.  The Republicans are really destroying the integrity of this country, I wish people could just accept that fact.  In that process they are destrying our credibility with the rest of the world.  I real shame.

lol, taking the high road.  

That may work on the brain washed crowd Huckabee is BLATANTLY pandering too, but I hope the rest of the public recognizes though the Romney ads paint Huckabee negatively its because Huckabee has done things that are easily criticizable.  There is nothing "negative" in pointing out your opponents past decisions, real men say yea I inhaled, it was the point.  After decades of secrecy and lies, I need someone who I can at least hope will tell the truth.

Ron Paul or Barack for president.

Huckabee is a worse phony than Romney.  Huckabee plays the "Christian card" when it suits him.  He's going to take the high road and forgive.  But he also took the gifts when he was governor. Of course, God told him to take the gifts.

Shuck Huck.  Whatever Mitt may say or appear to change his mind about he still is the most experienced leader and producer of results.  Remember in Massachusetts he was faced with a far left leaning government at all times.

Sharon I hope you watch the youtube video. Let see what did you say was a flip flopper was.

is a sudden real or apparent change of policy or opinion, while trying to claim that both positions are consistent with each other. Usually it will occur during the period prior to an election in order to maximize the candidate's popularity. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flop_%28politics%29)

Mitt Romney Flip Flopping on Abortion watch this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFMdK0TWtks&feature=related

Do you really want a scum bag like this.
A photograph of GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney at a 1994 Planned Parenthood fund-raiser has surfaced, once again raising questions about the former Bay State’s governor’s abortion flip-flopping.

The picture, a copy of which was obtained by the Herald, shows Romney and his wife Ann at a house party fund-raiser in Scituate with Nicki Nichols Gamble, who was the president of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts at the time. Romney has already downplayed ties to Planned Parenthood after revelations that Ann Romney donated $150 to the group.

Gamble said the pic was snapped at an event at GOP activist Eleanor Bleakie’s house and that she “clearly” remembered speaking with Romney at the event. At the time, Romney was running as a pro-choice Republican against U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.).

“My recollection is that we talked about his senate candidacy and the fact that he was supporting Roe v. Wade and a choice agenda at the time,” Gamble told the Herald. “It was a Planned Parenthood event. We were there to discuss our programs and our advocacy.”

The event was held the same day Ann Romney wrote a check to the pro-choice group. Romney has previously said he had “no recollection” of his wife writing the check to Planned Parenthood.

Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom called the flap “a dog bites man story.”

“Governor Romney used to have a different position on abortion,” Fehrnstrom said. “He is now firmly pro-life and has made it clear that as President he will advocate for a culture that welcomes life and protects the sanctity of life. This is the same path that Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush followed.”

Because of his abortion shift, Romney has been branded a flip-flopper by his GOP primary opponents, as well Democrats. Romney has stated he became pro-life in 2004 during the stem cell debate in Massachusetts.

Beyond attending the event, Romney filled out a 2002 questionnaire for the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund in which he said he supported Roe v. Wade, sex education in schools and increased access to emergency contraception.

“With Mitt Romney, this has been more than a flip-flop. This has been an extreme makeover,” said Planned Parenthood spokesman Angus McQuilken. “What voters need to know about Mitt Romney is this: where he stands on any issue is always a moving target.”

Romney reacts to photo:
+ Romney dismisses photo suggesting he attended Planned Parenthood event
dwedge@bostonherald.com

Huckabee is a preacher AND a politician, you can't get much more corrupt than that!

You vote Hope, AK...you get Hope, AK.  Huckster's purely a media creation anyways.

Politics on the "Hill" corrupts a good government servant - by corrupting honest and productive measures which are destroyed by "pork bellied" junk that are supposed to help this country.  Come one america, there are good "christian politicians" as there are corrupt/ignorant non believing congressional deviants. Huckabee is trying to do what he can to be accountable not just to America but to his God.  MMMMMMMMM!  I wonder who else can do this?

Mike Huckabee is a man with true integrity; he has my vote!

TERRY, PLEASE, MAY I GIVE YOU THE BEST ADVISE YOU WILL EVER RECEIVE?  DON'T "POUR YOU MONEY DOWN A RAT HOLE"-DON'T GIVE RON PAUL ANY MORE MONEY-HE'S ALREADY LOST HIS ELECTABILITY, PUT IT TO A GREATER CAUSE, DONATE TO CHARITY OR TO ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIATES OF A MUCH BETTER CHOICE.  HAPPY NEW YEARS AND KEEP YOUR MONEY SAFE BUDDY!

Joshua in SC gets it right. Huckabee is the dishonest one.

Huckabee is obviously not ready for prime time - what a pathetic lot the Republicans have running this year.  

GO OBAMA!!

TERRY, PLEASE, MAY I GIVE YOU THE BEST ADVISE YOU WILL EVER RECEIVE?  DON'T "POUR YOU MONEY DOWN A RAT HOLE"-DON'T GIVE RON PAUL ANY MORE MONEY-HE'S ALREADY LOST HIS ELECTABILITY, PUT IT TO A GREATER CAUSE, DONATE TO CHARITY OR TO ONE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIATES OF A MUCH BETTER CHOICE.  HAPPY NEW YEARS AND KEEP YOUR MONEY SAFE BUDDY!

The country should feel lucky to have a canidate
such as romney. if you put his resume next to
any other canidate its a slam dunk. huckabee
is a nutcase that will fall out once you all
get to know him.

If the average American  understood just how dangerous the Latter Day saints were, they would be up in arms , as they finally understood at Carthage and Nauvou.  The people are not bad but they are like the walking dead and completely brainwashed.Why do you think Utah is almost completely Rebublican.Steve

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