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Huckabee urges stronger Iran response from US

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says the U.S. should respond more strongly in support of political protesters in Iran.

Huckabee warns Republicans against 'mushy middle'

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee warned Republicans Wednesday against moving to the "mushy middle," arguing that only clearly stated conservative policies can bring the party back to power.

Huckabee won't rule out 2012 run for president

Mike Huckabee wouldn't rule out a 2012 run for president Wednesday, but he acknowledged it could be hard to take back the spotlight from fellow Republican Sarah Palin. "I'm not ruling anything out for the future, but I'm not making any specific plans," Huckabee told reporters at a briefing to promote his new book, "Do the Right Thing."

Huckabee to debut new show on Fox News

Heeeere's Huckabee.

Huckabee assails media coverage of GOP

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has harshly criticized media coverage of Republican presidential politics.

Huckabee joining Fox News as political commentator

Mike Huckabee, a former Republican presidential hopeful, has been hired by Fox News Channel as a political commentator.

Huckabee helps choking NC candidate with Heimlich

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee put the squeeze on a politician at the North Carolina Republican Party convention, but in a good way.

Huckabee says he would like to be McCain's No. 2

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Sunday he'd like to be John McCain's running mate.

Huckabee quips about gun aimed at Obama

Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech Friday to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him.

Huckabee writing book on his failed presidential bid

Two weeks after the next president is elected, Mike Huckabee will publish a book sharing details on his failed bid for the White House and offering his vision for remodeling the conservative movement.

Huckabee Went Farther Than Expected

Mike Huckabee's appearance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" was a metaphor for his presidential campaign. He declared, "Mike Huckabee does not overstay his welcome," yet he lingered, missing repeated cues to leave the stage.

Huckabee Drops Out of Presidential Race

Mike Huckabee bowed to reality Tuesday and out of the Republican presidential race. "We kept the faith," he told his end-of-the-road rally Tuesday after John McCain clinched the nomination. "I'd rather lose an election than lose the principles that got me into politics in the first place."

Huckabee: Financing Could Stymie McCain

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Thursday that John McCain may be unable to campaign for months because of questions raised about his effort to exit the primary election's public financing system.

Huckabee Lingers on the Set of 'SNL'

Even though Mike Huckabee is still battling for the Republican presidential nomination despite long odds, he said Saturday he won't "overstay his welcome." Then he did precisely that, lingering on the "Weekend Update" set of "Saturday Night Live" despite repeated cues to leave the stage.

Huckabee Says Passion Keeps Him in Race

Mike Huckabee said Tuesday passion for his beliefs — not his ego — was the reason he remains in the Republican presidential race despite near-impossible odds. Rival John McCain collected another primary win in Wisconsin and moved closer to the 1,191 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Huckabee hasn't won a contest since Feb. 9.

Rocker Tells Huckabee to Lay Off Song

The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee.

Boston Rocker Tells Huckabee to Lay Off

The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a letter to the Republican presidential hopeful, Tom Scholz complains that Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song "More Than a Feeling" without his permission.

Huckabee to Speak in Cayman Islands

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee on Wednesday defended his decision to suspend campaigning before Wisconsin's presidential primary so he can fly to the Cayman Islands to give a paid speech.

Huckabee Brushes Off Calls to Bow Out

Against overwhelming odds, Mike Huckabee keeps brushing off calls to drop his presidential bid for the good of the Republican Party. The former Arkansas governor and ordained Baptist minister is following in the footsteps of past spoilers such as Republican Ronald Reagan in 1976 and Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in 1980, who both pressed uphill primary challenges to the limits.

Huckabee Intends to Stay In

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is resisting calls from some Republicans for him to abandon his presidential campaign.

Huckabee Wins Kansas Caucuses

Mike Huckabee trounced John McCain in Kansas' caucuses Saturday, their first head-to-head contest, and told fellow conservatives he was in the Republican presidential race to stay.

AP: Evangelical Leader Endorses Huckabee

James Dobson, one of the nation's most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, backed Mike Huckabee's presidential bid Thursday night, giving the former Arkansas governor a long-sought endorsement as the Republican field narrowed to a two-man race.

Mike Huckabee's Super Tuesday Speech

An excerpt from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's speech on Super Tuesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.

Huckabee Points to Southern Strength

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Tuesday he would press on with his White House candidacy, emboldened by wins in the South. Huckabee suggested he and John McCain were now the main two GOP candidates.

Huckabee Points to Southern Strength

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Tuesday he would press on with his White House candidacy, emboldened by wins in the South. "The one way you can't win a race is to quit it, and until somebody beats me, I'm going to answer the bell for every round of this fight," the former Arkansas governor said in an AP interview from Little Rock.

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Huckabee used Fox News show to collect email addresses for his PAC, recruit volunteers for GOP-backed candidates
Source: Media Matters for America

Will this finally convince some of you that Fox "News" is indeed an advocacy, and not a news organization? This would be considered an enormous breach of journalistic ethics and integrity for a news station that possessed either of those qualities.

Huckabee: Who Needs FEMA When We Have The Salvation Army?
Source: rightwingwatch.org

Last night, Mike Huckabee spoke at the Salvation Army's Annual Appreciation Dinner and, before his address, told the press that he's like to do away with the federal government's emergency response system in favor of relying of charitable foundations and donations because that  …

Poll: Huckabee gains at Palin's expense
Source: USA Today

A new Rasmussen Reports poll out today says former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the first choice of likely Republican voters for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.

2012 Presidential Election: Obama vs. Creationist?
Source: friendlyatheist.com

Among the current frontrunners for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination are Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, and Tim Pawlenty. What do they have in common? They don’t accept evolution.

Obama Still Leads All Potential 2012 Opponents
Source: belowthebeltway.com

A new Public Policy Polling poll shows that President Obama still maintains comfortable leads over all of the Republicans who’ve been mentioned as potential opponents in 2012: [Obama] leads Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, and Sarah Palin by anywhere from 7-15 point …

Values Voters Heart Huckabee And His Tales Of Fried Squirrel
Source: airamerica.com

Mike Huckabee beat Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, and Tim Pawlenty this weekend in a straw poll of potential GOP presidential contenders for 2012.

How Mike Huckabee's Evangelical Creds Helped Him Avoid the GOP's Collapse, and Remain a Political Threat for 2012
Source: AlterNet.org

In an excerpt from his new book, 'Republican Gomorrah,' Blumenthal explains the former Arkansas governor's surprising ascent to the top of the GOP ranks.

With an Eye on 2012, Mike Huckabee Plays the Sarah Palin Card
Source: Newsweek

Nice guys finish last—at least that seems to be the lesson Mike Huckabee has learned from losing the 2008 GOP presidential nomination.

Mike Huckabee Says ObamaCare Would Have Killed Ted Kennedy Forever
Source: Wonkette » top

Mike Huckabee, being a douche on the radio!

Under Obamacare, Kennedy would be told to 'go home to take pain pills and die.'
Source: ABC News Blogs

Mike Huckabee tossed a hand grenade into the debate over who's politicizing Ted Kennedy's death Thursday morning when he told his radio audience that under Obamacare, Kennedy would be told to "go home to take pain pills and die."

Mike Huckabee Meets with Sr. Advisor Rabbi Eliezer Melamed on Candidacy as Ruler of America
Source: TIME

Aug. 18, Mike Huckabee — a Baptist preacher, two-time governor of Arkansas and once and perhaps future Republican presidential candidate traveled to Israel to meet with his supreme spiritual advisor Rabbi Eliezer Melamed.

Poll shows that 63% of all Americans with a favorable opinion of Sarah Palin are birthers.
Source: Public Policy Polling

We decided to break down the birthers by their opinions of Barack Obama and the various leading 2012 contenders. Here's what we found: -Not surprisingly only 16% of them approve of Obama's job performance while 75% disapprove.

Public Policy Polling: Huckabee continues to come closest for 2012
Source: publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com

Our fifth monthly national survey matching up Barack Obama against some possible 2012 opponents comes to the same two primary conclusions as the other four: 1) Obama leads all comers 2) Mike Huckabee, at least at this early stage, is the strongest GOP candidate

GOP frontrunners, anyone?

I would ask that you vote, and justify your position. Observe the Code of Honor, and remain civil.

Huckabee says two states in Holy Land 'unrealistic'
Source: JPost.com

Aug. 18, 2009 Associated Press , THE JERUSALEM POST Former US presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Tuesday there is no room for a Palestinian state "in the middle of the Jewish homeland" and that Israel should be able to build settlements wherever it wants.

Republican Huckabee supports Israeli settlements -
Source: Yahoo! News

The U.S. has taken too harsh a stance against Israel on the issue of settlements, hindering peace negotiations, former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said during a visit to Israel on Monday.

Romney Edges Palin, Huckabee in Early 2012 GOP Test
Source:

More than one in four Republicans and Republican-leaning independents favor Romney for President in 2012. Palin is second and Huckabee third.

"President Palin?" Republicans "Banking up" for 2012
Source: Politico

While hundreds of millions of dollars are spent in battles over President Barack Obama's ambitious legislative agenda in Washington, underneath the radar some of the Republican Party's next best hopes are laying the groundwork for the bid to replace him — or at least secure …

Palin Chases the Dollar Signs - Fits Cable TV "Commentary" (i.e., Beck, Dobbs, O'Reilly, etc. ) Like a Glove
Source: seattlepi.com

We have, this week, Fox News' race-baiter Glen Beck calling President Obama "a racist" and accusing Obama of having a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture."

An Outside Shot

I've heard a lot of talk from the right about how the "Harvard and Yale" types have driven our country into the ground over the last decade or so.

Sarah Palin: Leaving the GOP?
Source: The Week

With an increasing number of "GOP elites" coming out against her, said Patrick Glenn in PoliGazette, egged on by "vicious, dishonest attacks" from the "progressive political and media elites," who could blame Palin for distancing herself from the party? Besides, sayin …

Huckabee warns Palin: Don't leave GOP
Source: CNN

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has a warning for Sarah Palin: Don't abandon the Republican Party.

Huckabee: Obama Needs To Stop Blaming Bush Because Bush Didn't Complain About Inheriting Clinton's Economy
Source: Think Progress

excerpt: ""Huckabee claimed that "there's one thing though that Biden and President Obama have got to get under control.

Rove: Palin resignation part of 'risky strategy'
Source: msnbc.com

One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's potential presidential rivals say her abrupt resignation won't help her dodge scrutiny. But former White House adviser Karl Rove says her strategy is, at best, unclear.

POLL: Palin's resignation fuels speculation about who wants to be 2012 GOP presidential nominee. Who would you like to see nominated?

Palin's down, but perhaps not out. Sanford and Ensign smell like burnt toast, so I won't even include them on the poll. Romney lost the nomination and the chance to run as McCain's VP choice, but comebacks have happened before. Giuliani (see Romney)

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