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From NBC/NJ’s Matthew BergerTEXARKANA, Texas -- Huckabee accused the Rev. John Hagee of playing politics over principle by endorsing McCain, and criticized the Republican front-runner for not accepting a debate.&amp;nbsp;Speaking after a rally in Texarkana,</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714700</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:09:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714700</guid><dc:creator>Aaron, Saint Paul, MN</dc:creator><description>Shouldn't this Church be losing its tax-exempt status for endorsing a politician?</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714763</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:32:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714763</guid><dc:creator>Soon to be formerly Republican, Portland, OR</dc:creator><description>McCain needs to take a risk and debate Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;If he does, he could end up helping Mike because Huckabee always surged in the polls after all the debates except for the one is SC. &amp;nbsp;The problem for McCain is that if he doesn't debate Huckabee, many of us Huckabots are going to have a hard time voting for him in the fall. &amp;nbsp;We already feel like we have been kicked to the back of the bus by the establishment and are ready to bolt from the party. &amp;nbsp;McCain's refusal to acknowledge Huckabee's challenge just makes people like me feel like I don't belong in the GOP. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Debate or 3rd party!!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714778</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:39:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714778</guid><dc:creator>Mike B, Youngstown, Ohio</dc:creator><description>A lot of McCain backers are just jumping on the bandwagon. If John McCain ducks a debate now - thinking he has more to lose then to gain - I wonder if his strait talk express has already transitioned into the BS as usual express?&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714779</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:39:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714779</guid><dc:creator>Monte,  Virginia</dc:creator><description>I agree with Gov. Huckabee, I think John McCain is afraid to face Mike because he knows that he will lose in any debate with Gov. Huckabee. I think the liberal press has helped to push John McCain to the front, knowing Sen. McCain won't have a chance against Barak Obama in November. The only one that can debate and win against Obama is Mike Huckabee</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714783</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:40:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714783</guid><dc:creator>JohnQPublic</dc:creator><description>I agree with Huckabee on this one.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Principle should always come before politics. Putting politics first is a lot of what's wrong with America today.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He does have a way of putting things doesn't he-- priceless.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714807</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:48:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714807</guid><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><description>How could you not like a man named Huckabee? I looooove the Huck...the Huck is gooooood!(Seinfield)</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714824</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:55:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714824</guid><dc:creator>Jason Spencer, Woodbine, GA</dc:creator><description>Where are you sen. McCain? &amp;nbsp;Debate the issues that Republicans want to hear. &amp;nbsp;You are not serving your country by avoiding Texas, Oh, Vt, RI republicans. &amp;nbsp;We want to hear you. &amp;nbsp;If you can't sit down and have a debate, then will you shy away from the challenges that will face you if you are president?</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714828</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:56:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714828</guid><dc:creator>nuanced</dc:creator><description>The McCain gravy train express is leaving the station -- ALL ABOARD!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714850</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:00:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714850</guid><dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator><description>Go Huck, tell it like it is. &amp;nbsp;You are a man of principle and should be the next President. &amp;nbsp;Too bad the GOP is jumping on the McChicken Express. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714854</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:00:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714854</guid><dc:creator>Russ Hyde, Mount Pleasant, MI</dc:creator><description>I am so GLAD Mike Huckabee is &amp;quot;attacking&amp;quot; Obama. &amp;nbsp;I want to hear what the &amp;quot;silent&amp;quot; candidate has to say. &amp;nbsp;Keep telling us MSNBC, I don't think the problem is with Huckabee not saying anything.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714872</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:09:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714872</guid><dc:creator>ConservativesUnited, USA</dc:creator><description>Huckabee is politically irrelevant.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714881</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:13:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714881</guid><dc:creator>Michael Manley</dc:creator><description>It seems that once again the press is trying to see just how much they can influence the elections. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Polls should be done away with so all of the candidates can have an equal playing field.&lt;br&gt;A lot of voters are strongly influenced by the fact that the polls have already picked the winning candidate. &amp;nbsp;also the news papers and tv ancors just &lt;br&gt;want sell papers and improve ratings so they beef&lt;br&gt;the stories all they can get away with not to mention&lt;br&gt;their biosed opinions. &amp;nbsp;It is no wonder this nation is in the trouble it is in. &amp;nbsp;I think the press is&lt;br&gt;electing our public officials before we even get&lt;br&gt;to the voting booth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! &amp;nbsp;A good&lt;br&gt;example is Rev. Hagee assuming that McCain is going to win so that is why he indorsed him. &amp;nbsp;Well mabee&lt;br&gt;there will be something in it for Hagee if McCain&lt;br&gt;wins that seems to be the kind of spirit that drives the Republican Party. &amp;nbsp;I think a fine man like Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee should be running on on an Independant Party Ticket!!!!!!!!!!!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714885</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:16:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714885</guid><dc:creator>twocanpete</dc:creator><description>John Hagee is a hyprocrite. He divorced his first wife to marry a woman in his own church. This fat tub of lard should be ignored until the All Mighty gets around to dealing with him.&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://twocanpete.blogspot.com"&gt;http://twocanpete.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714893</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:19:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714893</guid><dc:creator>Eddie, buffalo, NY</dc:creator><description>Just shows alot of these televangelists have no true convictions. </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714895</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:20:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714895</guid><dc:creator>Jennifer J</dc:creator><description>Huckabee needs to disappear into the shadows. Be gone.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714904</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:23:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714904</guid><dc:creator>G Presley</dc:creator><description>Unfortunately lots of people jump on that endorsement bandwagon just to get their own names out front. &amp;nbsp;From some of the things I'm hearing about Rev. Hagee, Huckabee's campaign is better served without him. &amp;nbsp;I do think principles trump politics. &amp;nbsp;People who don't think this is what the real problem with government is today. &amp;nbsp;Mike Huckabee stand by your principles. &amp;nbsp;You are a true leader and if America truly wants the change so many Americans say they want they will see this. &amp;nbsp;If they want experience---well you've got that, too (and it's real governing experience not legislative).</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714909</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:25:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714909</guid><dc:creator>Tina</dc:creator><description>Haggee is a sellout. &amp;nbsp;He wants power and a seat at the table more than he wants to take a stand for what he believes. Power over principle. Pathetic. Haggee - you could have waited until the choice was clearly a choice between McCain and Obama and then endorsed McCain. The fact that you came out now and endorsed McCain over Huckabee means you're more interested in &amp;quot;making pretty&amp;quot; with McCain than you are in making a statement for true conservative principles. What a shame.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714956</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:47:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714956</guid><dc:creator>John Doe</dc:creator><description>By the way FR, I think you stop posting comments on a typical day at around 6:30 ET on most days then resume posting comments in volumes the next day or jsut start anew. You guys need to be upfront and let us know whether comments won't post until the next day.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714962</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:49:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714962</guid><dc:creator>Tangie, Huntsville, AL</dc:creator><description>Go Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;Call out John McCain. &amp;nbsp;How pompous he is to not debate during the Primary Season! &amp;nbsp;It's just ridiculous!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714965</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:51:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714965</guid><dc:creator>Jack Austin Texas</dc:creator><description>Hucka who?</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714971</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:53:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714971</guid><dc:creator>Scott Lee</dc:creator><description>What a REAL REAL Shame that McCain won't debate Huckabee! </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#714980</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:58:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:714980</guid><dc:creator>BOB</dc:creator><description>The fear is mounting. &amp;nbsp;Just hang in there Huck. Remember that something will happen sooner or later to give you a say in this election. Don't worry - those of us supporting you appreciate everything you do. Be safe and keep on keeping on... not sure who said that keep on keeping on thingie so don't be made for me not giving credit... &amp;nbsp;just don't know who it was. :-)</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715013</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:19:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715013</guid><dc:creator>twocanpete</dc:creator><description>Hypocrite........&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://twocanpete.blogspot.com"&gt;http://twocanpete.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Have you no shme Mr. Hagee?</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715018</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:20:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715018</guid><dc:creator>J B, Dallas Texas</dc:creator><description>When the preacher goes for politics over principle it really is disappointing. The message is that right and wrong is socially relative.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715046</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:39:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715046</guid><dc:creator>Rachel Leon Valley, TX</dc:creator><description>I am so glad he spoke out... I received a copy of an email from Pastor Hagee and it explained his actions... Which did not have much basis, I was also told Hagee gave Huckabee the Max campaign last year... So, he basically just jumped on the McCain wagon. I am extremely disappointed in McCain's failure to debate Huckabee and even if he becomes the Republican Nominee... He does NOT have my vote! Trying to not let your competitor be heard by halting all real national media (issue) coverage is dirty and unethical. Shame on you McCain, shame!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715060</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:49:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715060</guid><dc:creator>Kanius Squalls, Charlotte, NC</dc:creator><description>Folks from Arkansas (Democrats and Republicans) just don't know when to quit.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715076</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:00:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715076</guid><dc:creator>brian, conroe, tx</dc:creator><description>Sen. McCain must decide if he denounces the virulently anti-Catholic and homophobic public pronouncements of Hagee. &amp;nbsp;Also, Hagee makes imminent war with Iran a central tenant of his pronouncements, and makes outrageous statements about Muslims in the US and abroad. &amp;nbsp;He is a divisive figure in American religious life. &lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;McCain has been asked to reject this endorsement by such disparate forces as the Catholic League and liberal Jewish writers, but the media has not demanded such a rejection. &amp;nbsp;(Hagee touts himself as pro-Israel, but has been rejected nonetheless by many Jewish journalists because of his bigotry.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sen. Barack Obama has denounced the anti-Semitic comments and unsolicited endorsement of Minister Louis Farrakhan. &amp;nbsp;I sincerely believe that Sen. McCain has the moral fiber to do the same, at least. &lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715080</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:05:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715080</guid><dc:creator>Robert, Oakdale, California</dc:creator><description>I just *heart* Huckabee! He has the best personality. He has the greatest right to be offended. Here is a man true to his word and his convictions. When someone else breaks rules you have honored... Well, it just feels dirty. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This reflects VERY poorly on Hagee. Vote Huckabee!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715090</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715090</guid><dc:creator>Audrey Nolen, Gastonia, NC</dc:creator><description>The voters of the other states that have not had their primaries apparently do not mean a thing the RNP or McCain. &amp;nbsp;A debate is necessary for that reason alone. &amp;nbsp;We are very tired of the Obama/Hillary show and would like to see some conservative outlooks on the issues today. &amp;nbsp;Since we have seen so many candidates flip/flop on issues, we need to see if the Republican candidates are staying the course on their issues.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715092</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:12:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715092</guid><dc:creator>R.Amanda,All Done</dc:creator><description>Huckabee, Maybe if you revealed how you lost 150 lbs. and tutored John Hagee in his effort to lose 300 lbs, he just might support your run for president.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715094</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:16:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715094</guid><dc:creator>Rajeev Greenwood IN</dc:creator><description>why has no one in the msnbc or first read responded to the hate speech from Hagee or his views on Isreal and the coming of Jesus via destroying Isreal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are you guys have a double standard?</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715119</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:32:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715119</guid><dc:creator>U2</dc:creator><description>Right - so are you guys going to write something about Hagee's anti catholic rants : it's been 12 hours or so : more than when you wrote about Farakahan's andorsement of Obama.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Right - I thought not - fair and balanced !!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So is this a problem of McCains or not - is Bill doNahue credible when he is ranting against a Repoublican or not : or is your blog just for the moments whne someone rants about the religion of democrats: fair and balanced - right !!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715123</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:35:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715123</guid><dc:creator>Elizabeth Sipfle, Commerce Twp, MI</dc:creator><description>I am very disappointed in Hagee. &amp;nbsp;I feel he has betrayed the principles he preaches. &amp;nbsp;This is pure politics. &amp;nbsp;It looks like he just went along to get along -- I wonder what promises McCain made to him?? &amp;nbsp;It amazes me that a pastor can abandon his principles and play politics! &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And, what is wrong with McCain. This is still the Primary season. &amp;nbsp;Voters are still waiting to cast their votes. &amp;nbsp;Are they all insignificant to McCain? &amp;nbsp;He's making deals with Politicians and Preachers, but he's not willing to have a Face to Face debate with Huckabee? &amp;nbsp;What is he afraid of? &amp;nbsp;And, why should we support someone too afraid to debate a Political Challenger? &amp;nbsp;I find it unamerican! &amp;nbsp;I am outraged at the statement this makes to our young people. &amp;nbsp;It smacks of a &amp;quot;fixed&amp;quot; election. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It appears McCain is happy to tell the American People, &amp;quot;it's over&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;I won&amp;quot;. &amp;nbsp;I thought we decided this at our National Convention, when the 1,191 votes are actually counted. &amp;nbsp;As of now, I see far too many UNBOUND delegates in play to call this race for McCain. &amp;nbsp;And, I predict that the GOP will not nominate him at the Convention. &amp;nbsp;His lead was procured by votes from LIBERAL BLUE states. &amp;nbsp;States that will never vote for a Republican President. &amp;nbsp;However, all Huckabee's wins were in RED states. &amp;nbsp;States that WILL vote for a Republican President. &amp;nbsp;These are the states we need to carry in November. &amp;nbsp;McCain does not have their support!! &amp;nbsp;The GOP Delegates know this and will vote accordingly at the Convention. &amp;nbsp;So, McCain will loose on the Convention floor. &amp;nbsp;That's why he doesn't want to go to convention and that's why he doesn't want to debate. &amp;nbsp;He knows his message will not sell to Conservative Republicans!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715130</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:40:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715130</guid><dc:creator>Buck, Dallas TX</dc:creator><description>The Huck should go back to Arkansas and stay there. Its time to rally around the nominee. Its going to be a tough general election agains Barack Hussein Obama. </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715163</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:57:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715163</guid><dc:creator>Elizabeth, Saint CLoud, FL</dc:creator><description>I believe McCain is not agreeing to have a debate with the remaining Republican candidates because he knows he hasn't got a shot against Huckabee! Huckabee is the greatest debater left among all of the remaining candidates. &amp;nbsp;Mccain can't afford to lose more votes. Huckabee can beat Obama or Hillary Clinton in November. &amp;nbsp;Why has there been such a neglect (or is it just plain ignorance!) of Huckabee?! He's right on track with what Americans need and want!! Wake Up Americans!!! I predict he will defeat Mccain in Texas! P.S. There wouldn't be stem cell research without aborted fetuses to perform tests on!! Mccain + Votes= DISASTER!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715167</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:59:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715167</guid><dc:creator>Julia Smith, Los Angeles CA</dc:creator><description>Mike Huckabee is the only Republican for this race. He is the only conservative. &amp;nbsp;Hopefully after listneing to Mike, most democrats will realize there is a candidate who they can vote for. Go Mike!!! </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715192</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:17:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715192</guid><dc:creator>Ronelle, Aloha OR</dc:creator><description>Way to go Mike! I agree McCain should participate in at least one more debate before March 4th. I'm also bewildered by Hagee's endorsement of McCain. The odds of Mike winning did not stop James Dobson, Chuck Norris, or Dallas Cowboy Legend Cliff Harris from endorsing Huckabee. </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715202</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:25:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715202</guid><dc:creator>Steve Turner Cedar Falls Iowa</dc:creator><description>Hagee also happens to be a Divorcer. An act adamantly proscribed by Jesus, yet conveniently bypassed by the lusty, such as the Right Reverend Hagee. Selective Sinners?</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715204</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:26:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715204</guid><dc:creator>Wesley Franklin</dc:creator><description>Go Mike Huckabee! &amp;nbsp;You do not need everyones endorsement. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;You above all the other Multi National Corporate Financed Politicians shall continue.&lt;br&gt;Honesty will further serve the nation than will politics.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715206</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:27:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715206</guid><dc:creator>Lucy Wilson</dc:creator><description>Buck, from Dallas, hey! hi. &amp;nbsp;So...would you also say that Abe Lincoln should have gone back to his log cabin and never have fought all the way to convention and never have debated Douglas? &amp;nbsp;Yes, we DO have a candidate who can out debate Barack Hussein Obama. &amp;nbsp;A candidate who won't put us all to sleep with &amp;quot;my friends&amp;quot; inserted into every sentence. &amp;nbsp;A candidate who is standing to give us a choice. &amp;nbsp;Hundreds of thousands stand with him. Mike Huckabee.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715208</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:28:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715208</guid><dc:creator>Tom from Pittsburgh</dc:creator><description>Just not Hillary, please! She'll go off in somebody's face someday for sure. I am voting for McCain. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here's a summary of Hillary's answers to questions: &amp;quot;I have answered this question before several times, so let me be perfectly clear: I want what the people of this country want.&amp;quot; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What exactly does that mean? You never get a &amp;nbsp;straightforward answer with her. She counts on ambiguous sound bites. It seems as though she thinks she's got us all figured out. She is counting on the American people to behave like cattle. Thank you, counselor, but we're a little bit more intelligent (and diverse) than that.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715210</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:29:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715210</guid><dc:creator>Barbara Jones. Anchorage, AK</dc:creator><description>Actually, any candidate has the right to determine where he speaks and with whom he debates. The Republican nomination process is over and the Republicans had better just rally around McCain or they are sunk. &amp;nbsp;McCain's peccadillo aside, the brunt of that story is not about how he was aligned with a woman not his wife, but how he was connecting and doing lobbying for a lobbyist that was represented by that particular woman. &amp;nbsp;I am uncertain which account is worse, the idea he was cheating on his wife or the idea he was pimping for a lobbyist after all of his claims of anti-lobbyist palaver.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715218</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:32:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715218</guid><dc:creator>nuanced</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;Huckabee accused the Rev. John Hagee of playing politics over principle&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hmmm, looks like a Republican, smells like a Republican, sure glad I didn't lie down in it.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715226</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:44:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715226</guid><dc:creator>RL Gilbertson, Herndon, Virginis</dc:creator><description>Mr. Huckabee;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Please keep plugging away. I respect your attitute and approach. As an independent, character means more than party affiliation and I trust you. Please keep pushing... Please</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715236</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:56:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715236</guid><dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator><description>When evangelicals disregard principles for political expediency, they deserve what they get. &amp;nbsp;I sure don't want to be next to Rev. Hagee in the end times....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm supporting Mike Huckabee for president. Period.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715240</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:59:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715240</guid><dc:creator>Tired of the System</dc:creator><description>Hagee, from his pulpit has condemned gays, pro choice advocates, the people in Washington - yet he endorses John McCain that is guilty of all the above. &amp;nbsp;I've questioned hagee's true intent before, now I know he is not all he is claiming.&lt;br&gt;Second of all, if McCain rejects Cunningham's remark about Obama, then he should reject Hagee's endorsement because he is very bigoted in his remarks, week after week.&lt;br&gt;McCain talks about meaning what you say and say what you mean, example his &amp;amp; cindy's remarks about Michelle Obama - then lets use that same rule on him about being Iraq 100 years.&lt;br&gt;Its time to realize McCain is two faced, flip-flopper and cant be trusted. &amp;nbsp;I guess he &amp;amp; hagee are alot alike - Do as I say, not as I do.&lt;br&gt;I am a minister and I support Gov. Huckabee because I believe in the Christian values he shows and represents as well as his policies to lead our nation foward. &amp;nbsp;VOTE HUCKABEE and lets see real, true, POSITIVE change in America.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715241</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:59:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715241</guid><dc:creator>Ben, Mandeville, La. </dc:creator><description>If you go to Huckabee's website www.mikehuckabee.com you will find reasonable and intelligent discussion. &amp;nbsp;If you go to McCain's, you will find disinterest, profanity, anger, despair, and divisiveness. &amp;nbsp;The media picked the wrong guy. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715253</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:12:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715253</guid><dc:creator>Mr. Dingle  Key West fl</dc:creator><description>If fellow Republicans actually believe I heart Huckleberries has a shot, you're making Baby Bush look like a Mensa candidate. &amp;nbsp;McCain is the only opportunistic force to have a realistic chance. Get on board and get over your problems. &amp;nbsp;You are not going to find a candidate that BELIEVES EVERYTHING that you do. &amp;nbsp;It's called suspension of disbelief. &amp;nbsp;Go with it.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715260</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:22:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715260</guid><dc:creator>MAMN</dc:creator><description>If you follow McCain’s campaign, you will see that he has no plan to rebuild our national image and he is for the same Bush-Cheney &amp;nbsp;policy that is “either you with us or against us” this pre emptive assertion on foreign policy is one of the biggest reason of disapproval and dissatisfaction of the world to us. McCain is a grandpa in foreign policy and those policies is costing us billions of dollars from our domestic agendas and make us less safe in the world.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;We have a president for last seven years who does not inspire its country people at ll. We have a leader in the White House whose actions make us believe that we are not a part of the government anymore. We can’t afford to have a president like McCain who represents the same and who constantly reminds us that we can not do anything anymore other than embracing more wars to come and constantly talking and spending our wealth, energy and time to foreign agendas instead of investing same in ourselves.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Expertise in foreign policy will not fix our economy; will not deliver a better health care, a 21st century education plan that will help us to compete in global economy. McCain’s slogan is an empty bucket where no issues or substances can be found other than war mongering rhetoric.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715262</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:23:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715262</guid><dc:creator> (elder@ NDCC) Lou Manning Port Charlotte, fL.</dc:creator><description>Mr Huckabee;&lt;br&gt;I can not begin to tell you how much I appreciate your willngness to hang in there, your approach to this campaign, and most of all the character you've displayed throught this campaign! You sir are just what this country really needs at the helm! You have my prayers first and foremost, then my vote, and then we'll let our Lord determine the rest!! Thanks for staying in there and God bless you!!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715264</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:24:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715264</guid><dc:creator>MAMN</dc:creator><description>I am so upset with McCain no policy on health care and economy. He only knows war and foreign policy which will not give us food on the table and treatment when we become ill. What substances he talks about other than staying 100 years in Iraq.&lt;br&gt;Does anyone have any clue that every month we are spending about 10-15 billion dollars to Iraq war and empting out our domestic economy? Are people like McCain supporters are crazy that they become blindfold and they are not seeing the difference? Are they are so dumb that they want to repeat last 8 years of Bush legacy? John McCain is a war monger and he likes t stay in Iraq for 50 to 100 years and hoping for more wars to come at the expense of our brave soldiers and our national treasures.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let me ask an open question which McCain has no plan for it. McCain says he has many plans. What plan he has for economy, health care, immigration and abortions. What he stands for? Because he is been in the senate for many years, people think he is full of policies. To be honest I do not hear him saying any specific at all.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715265</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:25:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715265</guid><dc:creator>MAMN</dc:creator><description>John McCain is weak on economy and no plan to rebuild our ailing economy. He said&amp;quot; I still need to be educated&amp;quot; What a joke! We are sending some one in the White House who has very little knowledge about our economy which is the most vital part of our national strength. He wants to run our country by military knowledge and foreign policy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;John McCain said that Health care is an option and should be decided by individuals. Is not that failed policy on health care we had for decades? It is shame that our health care system ranks 37th in the world. So what’s the good of being the wealthiest and strongest nation on earth? McCain can enjoy the federal health care plan for himself with out a word but when time to share the same plan with American people then it becomes a bad policy. What hypocrisy? If it’s not double standard than what is?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Recently John McCain said that “we have the best health care system in the world”, this may be true statements for him because some privileged like him can have the access to it. What happens to millions of Americans when they are out of reach of this so called best health care because either the premium is too high or the insurance company is denying the health coverage for the pre-existing conditions? What is McCain’s position to fix this problem which has crippled our access to health care system?&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715273</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:33:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715273</guid><dc:creator>Leopas, Dallas, Texas</dc:creator><description>C&amp;#180;mon Huckabee, Dont undestand how a man that is supposed to be very religious can support any war at all. Are you too busy with politics that you simply &amp;nbsp;forgot all about Jesus teachings?&lt;br&gt;Mixing religion with politics only leads to fundamentalists</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715283</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:41:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715283</guid><dc:creator>Kurt Roundy</dc:creator><description>Maybe Hagee IS standing on principle. &amp;nbsp;Wouldn't it be nice if Hagee supports McCain because McCain is a decent man who has served this country with honor and distinction?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hate is hate, and Huckabee's religious smears and fraudulent Romney Christmas cards have exposed him as a divisive and arrogant bigot. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Frankly, I am embarrassed for any religious leader that actually has endorsed him.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715287</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:49:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715287</guid><dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator><description>I am glad to be an American, I hope Mike has enough money to finish the course. I'm going on record and sending him my dollars. Go and Win!!!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715292</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:53:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715292</guid><dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator><description>I am glad to be an American, I hope Mike has enough money to finish the course. I'm going on record and sending him my dollars. Go and Win!!!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715295</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:55:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715295</guid><dc:creator>who cares</dc:creator><description>dunno about you other repubs, but I am voting on the 4th for Huckabee. Can he win? Probably not. Am I wasting my vote? No, I am expressing my desire to have a candidate who thinks like I do.Perhaps even McCain will get the message. I doubt it, but I wont pull the lever for him ..not even in November. And Hagee, you are a such a fat excuse for a human..check it out, right next to homosexuality is glutonness. Have you ever missed a meal? </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715302</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:01:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715302</guid><dc:creator>Jim , Pittsburgh ,Pa </dc:creator><description>Huck whines alot. He is not the Mr.Perfect that his Jim Jones followers make him out to be. I have found a whole lot of dirt on him. Do some research. What really makes me laugh are the Huck people's crazy thoughts. McCain who has almost all the delegates needed is afraid of Huck who may still be trailing Romney? LOL &amp;nbsp;Go to the Rasmussen website and check out the polls. Who needs to be afraid?????? Like Bill O'Reilly said, I have debate fatigue. Huck could always have a debate with Nader.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715321</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:22:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715321</guid><dc:creator>penny burris madill ok</dc:creator><description>God has always had people who stand for him,always will.Thank God for the Huckabee's.He has my vote and respect.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715330</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:38:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715330</guid><dc:creator>susie davis</dc:creator><description>Mccain needs to debate or many republicans will not vote for him because it shows he is cocky and arrogant to think we even like him as a candidate on the republican side. many republicans will vote for a democrat (unless the choice is obama-then NO WAY), in nov if mccain shows that he cant debate to show us what he stands for NOW against huckabee. i will vote huckabee, but many wont vote republican if mccain is the choice for us. </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715333</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:44:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715333</guid><dc:creator>Tom of Las Vegas</dc:creator><description>I'm sorry, but Huckabigotry has played religious bigotry politics from the get go when he authured the &amp;quot;Holy War&amp;quot; in Iowa. Mr. Liberal govenor went after the Anti-Mormon vote in Iowa and in the Southern States. He got his share of those votes. &amp;nbsp;In reality he doesn't ge people to vote for him but these voters have voted against the other candidate. The same is true with McCain. Huckabigotry is the reason we have had to settle with McCain and not Romney. &amp;nbsp;Outside of the Anti-Mormon voters in these states Mr. Liberal was finished behind Ron Paul in five states and in single digits and the very low double digits on Super Tuesday. &amp;nbsp;The Anti-Mormon voters have taken Huckabigotry only so far. &amp;nbsp;He is now totally illrelevant and has earned the title of Huckavanity!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715352</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:23:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715352</guid><dc:creator>Louis Buren, Lodi, Ca</dc:creator><description>Don't count Huckabee out , He can still quite possibly force a brokered convention by stopping McCain from reaching that magic number of delegates.&lt;br&gt;And if Huck can suck in just enough delegates to do that, then McCain is done!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715365</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:57:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715365</guid><dc:creator>reuel</dc:creator><description>It is wrong (&amp;amp; evil!!) for a Rev John to play politics &amp;amp; not adhere to divine principles at this point in time.&lt;br&gt;If McCain has got his 1,191 delegates, then endorses him by all means and then say that McCain would be a better President than a Democrat President.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If he endorse McCain over Huckabee, he is saying that doing nothing against abortion is acceptable. Cheating on first wife is acceptable. Being a hypocrite is acceptable to God.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715373</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:09:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715373</guid><dc:creator>Max, Seattle, WA</dc:creator><description>McCain should ignore Huckabee and focus on Obama / Clinton.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715378</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:24:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715378</guid><dc:creator>huckabegone, alexandria, VA</dc:creator><description>some posters think god will make huckabee president (just like god wanted bush, and before bush, god apparently wanted clinton?). &amp;nbsp;and so they don't need to be realistic about politics and rather should stand on principle. &amp;nbsp;right! ... as we watch obama become president and appoint his type of judges while we just wring our hands in church and pray for an un-electable huckabee.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715400</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:28:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715400</guid><dc:creator>Diamond</dc:creator><description>UN-BE-LIE-VABLE!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Who could've thought that John Hagee would endorse McCain over Huckabee or that Pat Robertson would endorse Giuliani. WHAT A SHAME!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'M AN EVANGELICAL AND I WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR MCCAIN.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715412</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:43:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715412</guid><dc:creator>sjh</dc:creator><description>Slander is a very damaging thing and is reprehensible in the eyes of God. &amp;quot;Thou shalt not bear false withness against thy neighbor&amp;quot; Exodus:20. &amp;nbsp;Yet, in the vale of political expediency, many conservative Christians appear more than willing to accept obvious &amp;quot;false witness&amp;quot; as verity, and to follow the broad way. &amp;nbsp;Senator Obama was born in America (Hawaii is a state of the United States of America) not in Africa, the middle east or Indonesia. Senator Obama's name was given him by his parents, he did not choose it. &amp;nbsp;Senator Obama is a Christian, not a muslim. &amp;nbsp;Mr. Obama is the husband of one wife, not two, and has two lovely daughters by this union. &amp;nbsp;Senator Obama attended one of our nation's premier universities at a great cost to his family and, yet, chose to serve the poor rather than join a prestigious law firm in his youth. &amp;nbsp;Now, the bible asserts that Jesus says, concerning serving the poor: &amp;quot;in as much as you have done it to the least of these you have done it unto me,&amp;quot; Jesus says, &amp;quot;if any man divorces his wife and marries another, saving for fornication, he commits adultry.&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;So, just tell me, my fellow Chrisitans, just how do we, if we are honest, support Senator McCain (divorced and remarried and supporting the wealthy agenda) or Mr. Hagee (divorced and filled with hate) and yet claim to be followers of Jesus? In the book of Timothy, the apostle Paul asserts that a leader in the church should be the husband of one wife, and further that a woman is bond to her husband as long as he lives. &amp;nbsp;Thus, Mr. Hagee is an adulterer, and not qualified to serve in the office of bishop, deacon or pastor. &amp;nbsp;If you are an honest Christian, and willing to follow the truth of the bible, you might consider these biblical tenets. </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715425</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:28:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715425</guid><dc:creator>Kemal Sabunsoy- ADANA- TURKIYE</dc:creator><description>MIKE HUCKABEE IS THE ONLY MAN CAN LEAD THE AMERICA AS A PRESEDENT BECAUSE HE HAS THE BEST PERSONALITY AND VERY CLEVER AND ONLY MAN CAN KEEP THE AMERICA IN ONE PIECE AND PEACE.MY HEART IS WITH MR MIKE HUCKABEE AND I PRAY FOR HIM TO BECOME THE PRESEDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I AM HIS TURKISH FAN OR TURKISH CHUCK NORRIS:)&lt;br&gt;GOD BLESS YOU MR MIKE HUCKABEE.&lt;br&gt;BEST REGARDS,&lt;br&gt;KEMAL SABUNSOY</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715430</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:44:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715430</guid><dc:creator>Ally</dc:creator><description>This blog is run by the NEO CONS, Their IS NO FREEDOM OF SPEECH!! GOD FORBIB THE REAL TRUTH COMES OUT!!! OOH!! DON'T FORGETT MEDIA PEOPLE T CENSOR OR YOUR MEDIA BOSS MURDOCH WILL FIRE YOU FRO ALLOWING TRUTH TO BE ON THIS BLOG!! TRAITORS OF AMERICA! </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715433</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:02:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715433</guid><dc:creator>Nelliebell, Phoenix, AZ </dc:creator><description>Hukabee,&lt;br&gt;You have increased my ability to believe in the impossible. To never give up on my dreams no matter what the situation looks like. </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715437</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:08:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715437</guid><dc:creator>Superdelegate Boy '08</dc:creator><description>Hagee, Robertson and the power hungry ego-tripped right are being exposed as who they are: PUFFED UP EMPTY SUITED CHRISTIANS. &amp;nbsp;They belong to a FALSE CHRISTIAN movement and are being exposed for it. They preach faith then try to control circumstance. &amp;nbsp;Hagee boast that he has government 'sources' that give him the covert down low and he uses them in his sermons to put FEAR into people and to puff himself up. &amp;nbsp;Robertson.....well need I say more. &amp;nbsp;These guys are ruining true Christianity and Huckabee should know it. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I like Huckabee but he's being a little naive here with the Word-Faith Charismatic phonies. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715444</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:40:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715444</guid><dc:creator>Lisa De La Cruz, Grand Prairie, TX</dc:creator><description>I am terribly dismayed with Christian Evangelists, who are the Christian Community's role models, supporting those who do not stand for strong Christian values. &amp;nbsp;I want to see pastors doing what they can to encourage their congregations to support candidates that support Christian values. They can't do they if they aren't even doing it themselves. &amp;nbsp;Rev. Hagee should be ashamed of himself.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715450</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:49:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715450</guid><dc:creator>Ed</dc:creator><description>I'm sure there's another televangelist out there needing some air time who would endorse huckabee. &amp;nbsp;And yes, they should lose ALL tax exempt status for engaging in politics this way!!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715457</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:01:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715457</guid><dc:creator>Jeff Metzer</dc:creator><description>I don't feel sorry for Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;He's had several opportunities to debate McCain, but he was so concerned with &amp;quot;worshiping&amp;quot; McCain while bad mouthing Romney. He should should have been more assertive and explained the differences between him and McCain. &amp;nbsp;But no, he'd rather spend that time saying how much of hero McCain is. He rolled the dice, and he lost. &amp;nbsp;I don't blame McCain at all. &amp;nbsp;Huckabee should learn from his mistake and try again in 2012.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715458</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:06:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715458</guid><dc:creator>Expelliarmus, OH</dc:creator><description>I'm glad to be an American...where we have separation of church and state.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715477</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:26:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715477</guid><dc:creator>L Berry, Urbana OH</dc:creator><description>While I appreciate Mr Huckabee's drive and energy, I doubt his motives. &amp;nbsp;He is clearly not going to win the Party's nomination. &amp;nbsp;Why he is still in the race is questionable. &amp;nbsp;I personally believe he is posturing himself for future Political Office while hurting the Republican Party. &amp;nbsp;Sen McCain is doing the right thing. &amp;nbsp;He is posturing himself and the Party for a win in Nov. &amp;nbsp;Mike, stop your quest for the newspaper spotlight and get in line behind Sen McCain, the Republican Party winner. &amp;nbsp;PS, Your appearance on SNL degraded your role as a possible Presidential Candidate and made you look even more stupid than your continuing the impossible race,</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715482</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:35:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715482</guid><dc:creator>Rick, NC</dc:creator><description>pompus charlatans like hagee will burn for eternity in hades...these telecreeps and false prophets con people out of their money and souls...they are all the same...robertson, falwell, hagee, the coke snorting gay minister in colorado..lmao</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715489</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:42:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715489</guid><dc:creator>Anne Chalvet, Asheville,NC</dc:creator><description>Huckabee's the man...stand still and watch!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715498</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:52:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715498</guid><dc:creator>C A, Tuscaloosa, AL</dc:creator><description>Gee, even Huckabee is now criticzing Obama. So now we have Bush, Hillary, McCain and Huckabee attacking Obama. I find that very comical. All I can say is you go Obama! It can't be too difficult taking on one incompetent clown, two has-beens and one religious looney tune. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715518</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:01:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715518</guid><dc:creator>Walt Owens Ft'Inn SC.</dc:creator><description>Thanks to those'Listed Thare is still &amp;quot;some&amp;quot;good in people.Monte VA. John q public.Chris.G Presley.Robert Ca.Tom pts pa.Tired of Systom. Ineed not say more.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715524</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:06:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715524</guid><dc:creator>Maia</dc:creator><description>I'm no McCain supporter but I have to agree with that guy who says the McCain train is leaving the station, especially when conservative ministers start endorsing him. &amp;nbsp;Can a Rush Limbaugh endorsement be far behind? &amp;nbsp; Unlike nitwit democrats, republicans always know which side of their bread is buttered. &amp;nbsp;They'll climb aboard and won't be sitting it out come November. &amp;nbsp;Huckabee probably ought to get on board, too, if he doesn't want to be left behind. &amp;nbsp;You certainly can't complain about not driving the issues when you're not on the train. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715528</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:10:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715528</guid><dc:creator>Dan, Atlanta, GA</dc:creator><description>Conservatives United is irrelevant! &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;I am &amp;nbsp;a Zell Miller Democrat that has finally found a voice that embraces true conservative values without being a pompous self centered elitist (National GOP).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Huckabee is a real person without strings attached. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;All the others are players with reprobate minds. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let the South succeed again! &amp;nbsp;But this time for the right reason! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715544</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:17:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715544</guid><dc:creator>Dan, Atlanta, GA</dc:creator><description>Dear Dingle-berry,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Your candidate I assume has always been McCain or Romney.&lt;br&gt;You ask the Huck supporters to get on board, but McCain nor the GOP has acknowledge us in any way!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just as Zell Miller said about the National Democratic party. &amp;quot;They come south in the election year with Halitosis looking for a date and think that a breath mint should be sufficient..&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is not about winning or compromise, I am voting for a man of convictions, a man who represents my view points and I will not relent!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Write in Huckabee in November, let the GOP sink! &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715546</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:19:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715546</guid><dc:creator>Debbie OLeary</dc:creator><description>I love the &amp;quot;Your Decission 2008&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;You Decide 2008&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;all of these should be &amp;quot;We have chosen for you 2008&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;John McCain, you owe it to us MY FRIEND to have a debate! Not having a debate shows all of us and republican party how weak you must be on your issues therefore, The winner is a Democrat in office, Oh wait, they are still campaigning because no one has one the nomination yet AND NEITHER HAVE YOU and you won't! &amp;nbsp;See you at the convention!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715552</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:21:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715552</guid><dc:creator>bob</dc:creator><description>An individual minister or priest can endorse. A churh may not. That is why the Rev. Jackson and Sharpton can endorse Obama. The Catholic Church can not endorse. &lt;br&gt;Huckabee has lost. He should say huckaby.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715560</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:24:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715560</guid><dc:creator>Chris Neal, Fishers, IN</dc:creator><description>It's maddening to see how many republicans (like Pat and Rush) are willing to toss over principal for expediency, and even ignore long-held grudges to fall in line. What's necessary for evil to triumph is not for good people to do nothing, but for &amp;quot;good&amp;quot; people to decide on the &amp;quot;lesser of two evils.&amp;quot; We will NOT vote for a man who is pro-choice just because someone tells us he's the one who can win. McCain is a Democrat in sheep's clothing, the only good thing I can say is that he at least doesn't back down on his positions. He makes Hillary look conservative. Hang in there, Huck! Substance is always better than form, even if form sells! A man of principal should NEVER stand aside simply because the powerful say he should!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715575</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:28:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715575</guid><dc:creator>Adam, Ames, Iowa</dc:creator><description>It's not over yet!!!&lt;br&gt;Here's the numbers........&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;NYT total= 845 PLEDGED delegates to John McCain&lt;br&gt;He needs 346 out of the possible 547 in the remaining states' possible delegates = 63% needed. &amp;nbsp;Huckabee can keep McCain from getting that, especially if McCain keeps throwing conservative radio hosts 'under the bus' and keeps accidently calling himself liberal in his speeches.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Go Huck go!!!! &amp;nbsp;If McCain wins he will destroy the GOP and he doesn't have a shot winning against the dems, who will ruin this country.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715581</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:31:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715581</guid><dc:creator>sgilman Pennsylvania</dc:creator><description>Dear Tired of the system, &amp;nbsp;I have heard John Hagee speak from his pulpit many times and have NEVER heard him expound on ANY subject that he didn't back up Biblically, so I am not sure where you get the bigot remark. &amp;nbsp;I find it very hard to believe that you are a minister because of your blatant disrespect of calling Sen. McCain names and attaching his credibility and integrity and even neglecting to use proper capitalization of Sen. McCain's wife's name and Pastor Hagee's name; I find it hard to believe a man of the cloth would do that. &amp;nbsp;You certainly managed to capitalized Michelle Obama's name! I also like Mike Huckabee, but unless God shows His mighty hand, he probably won't get the nomination, time to rally behind McCain, or ...would you prefer Obama???</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715583</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:32:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715583</guid><dc:creator>Steve O, Washington, D.C.</dc:creator><description>I am sorry for all of you that say &amp;quot;religion should stay out of politics,&amp;quot; but in every church I've been to, they each have their own internal political system. &amp;nbsp;Who gets to lead sunday school, who gets to lead the choir, etc... Quit whining and judging a religious figure's credibility over who they support. &amp;nbsp;It isn't the first time two Pastors have disagreed on something!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715590</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:33:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715590</guid><dc:creator>Kevin, Dayton NJ</dc:creator><description>John Hagee is a Christian Zionist whose only concern is Israel. He created C.U.F.I(Christians United for Israel) which is an AIPAC type lobbying group. Hagee doesn't care about the Christians in Bethlehem who are terrorized by the Jews. Doesn't care that the Talmud states Jesus is burning in hell and Mary is a whore. He is a Zionist-Extremist 1st and foremost &amp;amp; he knows McCain wants to invade the entire MidEast for Israel. It doesn't matter that Huckabee is a minister and McCain isn't Pro-Life. Hagee only cares about the Jewish state. Christian people and values mean nothing to him.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715598</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715598</guid><dc:creator>Gil Morris, Valdosta, GA</dc:creator><description>Since when did we as a democratic country, with our government and political principles based on the Constitution of the U.S., lower ourselves to attempt to intertwine religion instead of reason in our political process? Our Founding Fathers established a government of the people (dare I say it), not of the church. Let me clarify and you can quote me on this, “our Founding Fathers of the United States of America did not create a ‘Christian’ nation, nor a ‘Jewish’ nation, nor a ‘Muslim’ nation, nor a ‘Hindu’ nation, etc.” They are on record as establishing checks and balances to avoid any one religious group from ever holding power of sway over anyone else, especially in politics. Now modern right-wing fundamentalist extremist such as Huackabee and his base of upper echelon theocrat supporters are the exact type of tragedy that Madison and Jefferson were talking about that could eventually happen to our American politics when we abandon reason and logic in favor of ideology. I am not anti-religious; no, in fact I subscribe to an ecumenical Christian denomination, and yet I certainly would never attempt to use my religion to sway others to follow my political preference. How people such as Huckabee can get up on a stage and declare that they would change the Constitution of the U.S. to more closely resemble the Word of God is sad, repugnant and appalling. Mr. Huckabee God doesn’t vote Democrat, Republican or Independent and I am terribly sorry to inform you of that fact. This type of blatant religious extremism and absolutism is reminiscent of the socialist, totalitarian and nationalist movements of the early 20th century. More surprising is there are actually people who sincerely believe the pandering and rhetoric that these adversaries of true democracy promote under the guise of religion. It is truly a shame and demeaning to the vast whole of the religious and secular communities alike. How catastrophic for us and democracy as a whole. Democracy allows for the freedom of individuals to choose what beliefs they wish to subscribe to, if any at all. There are plenty of misinformed people watching people like Huckabee ready to imitate his platform in the future. I close with a lesser known quote from Jefferson who said it best when he stated, &amp;quot;Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715658</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:54:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715658</guid><dc:creator>WDRussell, East Liverpool, Ohio</dc:creator><description>Rev. Hagee sees John McCain as the best choice to bring about Armageddon.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715687</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:03:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715687</guid><dc:creator>Mary </dc:creator><description>Pastor Hagee calls the Catholic Church a &amp;quot;whore&amp;quot;...and McCain is proud to have his support??? Is McCain going to &amp;quot;reject and denounce&amp;quot; such hateful and bigoted remarks?</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715689</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:03:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715689</guid><dc:creator>Union Baby, Tennessee</dc:creator><description>sjh - you are so absolutely correct. &amp;nbsp;I'm glad to finally hear someone post actual scripture when dealing with the republicans and their supposedly blind faith. &amp;nbsp;I felt that way when they threw out a Baptist Sunday school teacher for an adulterer (Rreagan) and feel that way with McCain. &amp;nbsp;I'm a til death do us part born again Christian and I would not attend services at any church where the pastor had more than one living spouse. &amp;nbsp;If your spouse is a physical threat to you or your children you must leave the spouse but nothing allows you to re-marry as long as that spouse is still alive if you are a true Christian. &amp;nbsp;Since McCain left his first wife for Cindy it is pretty obvious who did the fornicating (like Rreagan). &amp;nbsp;There is nothing religious or right about adultry and having two living spouses may be leagal by government standards, it is not acceptable if you are a Christian. &amp;nbsp;It is acceptable to the wealthy hypocrits of the repugnant party cause it is all about the money, they have just used the religious right to obtain and keep great wealth at the expense of every hard working middle-class American (a group that is deminishing very quickly). &amp;nbsp;So wake up America - don't drink the &amp;quot;red&amp;quot; kool aid ever again, it is not healthy for your mind, body, or spirit.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715700</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:07:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715700</guid><dc:creator>Helen Kalinowski, Houston, TX</dc:creator><description>Hagee can endorse whoever he wants, however, to do it 5 days before the TX primary and to send out automated calls on behalf of McCain is just too cut throat for me. I am sickened by this. </description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715714</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:11:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715714</guid><dc:creator>MariaF, Great Mills,MD</dc:creator><description>Pat Robertson crowned Guilanni,he dropped out; Bob Jones III endorsed Romney,he's out of the race;now, as for McCain,Hagee endorses him,he will soon be dropped out.God works in a mysterious way.Huckabee can still win. Go Mike Go.You will win.God already put Pat Robertson and Bob Jones III to shame.Hagee will be next.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715761</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:21:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715761</guid><dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator><description>Hagee is a sellout. &amp;nbsp;People of principle will vote for the man with principle..Mr. Huckabee. &amp;nbsp;Polls and the media don't elect the president, the people do.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Take a good hard look, vote your conscience and let the chips fall where they may. &amp;nbsp;I have to wonder how Hagee can look himself in the mirror after this. Poor choice Mr. Hagee, but that is your choice and one you will have to live with.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#715937</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:00:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:715937</guid><dc:creator>Laura, Savannah, GA</dc:creator><description>I don't like Huckabee and would never vote for him because he &amp;quot;want's to take back this country for Christ.&amp;quot; I am a Christian, but I don't want to hear a sermon as the state of the union and I don't think politicians agendas should include the status of our salvation. &amp;nbsp;However, I would love it if he would debate McCain on the fair tax! &amp;nbsp;I want to hear what the justification for forcing me to tithe to Washington. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;The fair tax, taxes consumption which I have a choice over. &amp;nbsp;The current system lets you choose between working and getting at LEAST a tenth of your money taken away or not working and being given all that you need in life for free. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#716036</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:17:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:716036</guid><dc:creator>Robert, Oakdale, California</dc:creator><description>I called the general line at Hagee's church and left a message. Tell him he needs to reconsider. Give reasons and appeal to him for prayer.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Be kind, though - remember he leads 17,000 congregants. We want him to be strong and to have peace... But AFTER he gets this right.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#716106</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:29:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:716106</guid><dc:creator>Americans for a President who doesn't suck</dc:creator><description>F.Y.I. While these jokers hash it out over completely superficial unimportant endorsements, Ron Paul is hard at work debating Ben Bernake to make sure your dollar isn't completely worthless. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbG2xTYJ5Z8"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbG2xTYJ5Z8&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#716290</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:56:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:716290</guid><dc:creator>The Junior Senator Jefferson Smith, Anytown, America</dc:creator><description>America is losing America. We pride ourselves on being free, but we live like slaves and obey whatever the &amp;quot;somebodies&amp;quot; dictate. We say we love to speak our minds, but then we decline to speak through our ballots because &amp;quot;they say Huckabee can't win.&amp;quot; &lt;br&gt;WHEN WERE PRIMARIES SUPPOSED TO BE QUICK CORRONATIONS??? Primaries have historically been the place for a discussion of ideas, the place where the parties decide what will be on their platform. &lt;br&gt;But now, when Huckabee decides to run his campaign to be a voice for many of us who believe in conservative principles, &amp;quot;they say&amp;quot; he's doing it for some selfish motive. &amp;quot;They say&amp;quot; he should drop out. &amp;quot;They say&amp;quot; he should stop talking or giving people a choice because MAYBE he's &amp;quot;disunifying&amp;quot; the GOP. &amp;quot;They say&amp;quot; he should play nice with the big boys.&lt;br&gt;What would have happened had we just &amp;quot;played nice&amp;quot; with the aristocrats who told us to lay down our guns at the Battle of Lexington in 1775? What would have happened had we just &amp;quot;played nice&amp;quot; with the powerful in the South who liked slavery back in the 1860s? What would have happened had we just &amp;quot;played nice&amp;quot; when everyone in Europe said to look the other way during the Holocaust (oh yes, we did from 1938 to 1941, and 6 million innocent lives were lost.)&lt;br&gt;What would have happened had Martin Luther King Jr. decided to &amp;quot;just play nice&amp;quot; with American leaders who said that racism was an American institution?&lt;br&gt;Leaders are never popular when they do what is right. They are always thrown under then buses of the powerful.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That shouldn't stop us from living and acting free.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vote for Huckabee to show America that we love our freedom to voice differing opinions. If there's no demand for freedom, no one will offer it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vote for Huckabee because without him sticking in the race, you Republicans would have NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let's be Americans again.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#716574</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:31:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:716574</guid><dc:creator>Joe Brown, Ft Worth Texas</dc:creator><description>If you got to Huckabee's &amp;nbsp;website you will find not intellegient individuals debating the issues, but rather religous bigoted rednecks!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Huckabust!!!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#716628</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:38:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:716628</guid><dc:creator>The Junior Senator Jefferson Smith, Anytown, America</dc:creator><description>America is losing America. We pride ourselves on being free, but we live like slaves and obey whatever the &amp;quot;somebodies&amp;quot; dictate. We say we love to speak our minds, but then we decline to speak through our ballots because &amp;quot;they say Huckabee can't win.&amp;quot; &lt;br&gt;WHEN WERE PRIMARIES SUPPOSED TO BE QUICK CORRONATIONS??? Primaries have historically been the place for a discussion of ideas, the place where the parties decide what will be on their platform. &lt;br&gt;But now, when Huckabee decides to run his campaign to be a voice for many of us who believe in conservative principles, &amp;quot;they say&amp;quot; he's doing it for some selfish motive. &amp;quot;They say&amp;quot; he should drop out. &amp;quot;They say&amp;quot; he should stop talking or giving people a choice because MAYBE he's &amp;quot;disunifying&amp;quot; the GOP. &amp;quot;They say&amp;quot; he should play nice with the big boys.&lt;br&gt;What would have happened had we just &amp;quot;played nice&amp;quot; with the aristocrats who told us to lay down our guns at the Battle of Lexington in 1775? What would have happened had we just &amp;quot;played nice&amp;quot; with the powerful in the South who liked slavery back in the 1860s? What would have happened had we just &amp;quot;played nice&amp;quot; when everyone in Europe said to look the other way during the Holocaust (oh yes, we did from 1938 to 1941, and 6 million innocent lives were lost.)&lt;br&gt;What would have happened had Martin Luther King Jr. decided to &amp;quot;just play nice&amp;quot; with American leaders who said that racism was an American institution?&lt;br&gt;Leaders are never popular when they do what is right. They are always thrown under then buses of the powerful.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That shouldn't stop us from living and acting free.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vote for Huckabee to show America that we love our freedom to voice differing opinions. If there's no demand for freedom, no one will offer it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vote for Huckabee because without him sticking in the race, you Republicans would have NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let's be Americans again.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#716855</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:07:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:716855</guid><dc:creator>Betty Doyle, FL</dc:creator><description>Huckabee does not have the media's endorsement. He does not have the GOP's endorsement. He does not have looney Bloomberg's, hypocritical Hagee's, or any other would-be power player in this election's.&lt;br&gt;What he does have is the PEOPLE'S endorsement. Millions of us know he is the best candidate for President, and if Texas will do its part, we will take this to the convention.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#717316</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:02:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:717316</guid><dc:creator>MariaAsian</dc:creator><description>Yes, I went to McCain's website.you're right!One supporter had mentioned about Jesus or God.Oh my, one of the bloggers didn't like the &amp;nbsp;statement this guy posted .I'm not a ranger,but I like reading some comments in Huckabee's blog.Some of the bloggers are not even Christians,but they get along well &amp;nbsp;with the Christain bloggers.What a testimony.Keep up the good work Huckabee supporters.I'm sure some Hagee's members won't vote for McCain anyway.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#717400</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:15:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:717400</guid><dc:creator>MariaAsian</dc:creator><description>Laura, Savannah, GA......examine yourself whether you're of faith or not.I'm surprised at you saying that...........Probably,the one who's going to vote for McCain from Cornerstone Church,is John Hagee and his wife only.The rest will vote for Huckabee. Go Mike Go.You will win.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#717469</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:25:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:717469</guid><dc:creator>Betty Doyle, FL</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;Calling Pastor John Hagee a &amp;quot;bigot,&amp;quot; the conservative Catholic League is calling for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to denounce/renounce/reject his endorsement Wednesday.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With a Youtube link to prove his point, Catholic League president Bill Donohue said Hagee &amp;quot;has waged an unrelenting war against the Catholic Church. For example, he likes calling it ‘The Great Whore,’ an ‘apostate church,’ the ‘anti-Christ,’ and a ‘false cult system.’ ...“Senator Obama has repudiated the endorsement of Louis Farrakhan, another bigot. McCain should follow suit and retract his embrace of Hagee.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ha ha ha. Who needs THIS guy on their side?!</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#717473</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:26:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:717473</guid><dc:creator>NSM</dc:creator><description>Huckabegone....Virginia has gone liberal.I thought Virginia's in the Bible Belt.What happened? It's people let a democrat like McCain win the &amp;nbsp;state.What a shame!McCain and Huckabee are still running,McCain didn't reach the finish line yet.He may drop out soon because there are some obstacles in his way.</description></item><item><title>Huckabee upset over Rev's McCain nod</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/28/714684.aspx#717555</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:39:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:717555</guid><dc:creator>Ralf Walters, Winston-Salem, NC</dc:creator><description>Anyone interested in joining me in a class action law suit against the Republican Party for creating and allowing a sham primary where most of the Republican primary voters have been locked out? The censorship of Huckabee is blatent and undemocratic. There has been a virtual news blackout on his candidacy since &amp;quot;Sham Super Tuesday.&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;The way the whole primary method is constructed disenfranchises a majority of states. I want to sue the Republican Party using the Civil Rights Act of 1965. Any takers?</description></item></channel></rss>