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CNN,

How did the comment from NO DEMS'LA get moderated and posted when he sent his post in a full ... TWENTY FOUR HOURS .... AFTER ... mine?

Hmmm ... and why is it you have no problem posting all the ignorant stuff from Tom in Dedham, Mass?

Why, oh why, might that be?

Do tell wont you?

I know you have my email addy on file ... drop just me a line and lemme know!

HOW MANY DID CLINTON PARDON WHEN HE LEFT OFFICE?? DAH!!!!

So Gomer Pyle is running for president I see.

It has been reported that Governor Huckabee released, pardoned, or granted parole to convicted rapist Wayne Dumond. That is not true. It's interesting that Wayne Dumond's name only surfaces during an election year for Governor Huckabee. In 2002, his Democrat opponent in the midst of the general election made a political issue out the entire thing. Arkansas voters didn't buy this false attack from the Democrat in 2002 and re-elected Governor Huckabee to another term as Governor of Arkansas.

Huckabee and one pardon
Do we remember all the clinton pardons when he left the White House/Some with treason/ some with major tax evasion/ just to many to post

Huckabee at least was concerned and wanted to do right/
Clinton blantently abused his power on convicted criminals /not once, but by the Gross! Go Huckabee!!!

This is not an isolated incident. Huckabee has a pattern of letting criminals off.

He has issued more than 700 pardons and commutations during his eight years in office and more than his three predecessors combined.

Here are the figures for neighboring states from 1996-2004, when Huckabee took office (and keep in mind the population of these states is nearly 20 times Arkansas):
___ >> Louisiana – 213.
___ >> Mississippi – 24.
___ >> Missouri – 79.
___ >> Oklahoma – 178.
___ >> Tennessee – 32.
___ >> Texas – 98 (includes 36 inmates released because they were convicted on drug charges with planted evidence).
___ Total: 624 vs. Huckabee's 703.

This is a pattern people.

Huckabee cries that "his" decision to release the killer rapist is being used in a political ploy, and that it's unfair. Was Huckabee in political office when DuMond was released. YES. You decisions you make in political office is chained to your neck for life. Maybe Huckabee doesn't understand what "politician" is defined as. Where, how do these simple minded people get elected.

Hmm. I can't imagine the other Republican candidates are saddened by this. I mean, isn't this Wille Horton all over again? Republicans will do anything, no matter how dirty, to win. It's ironic now they'll be using it against each other instead of against a Democratic candidate. Though, I wonder if Huckabee had anything negative to say about the whole Willie Horton incident way back when? Probably not.

"If a democrat pulled a stunt like this He or She would have been run out of town on a rail!" – from an earlier post.

You couldnt be more wrong. Ever heard of Deval Patrick , Massachusetts Governor and Ben LaGuer???? Deval gave $5000.00 of his own money to defend that rapist and then became Gov of the Commonwealth. Get your facts straight. Or better yet, get some facts, period.

He admitted to have gone to the board and said that guy to be realised. Now that he want to be a president is another story. He influenced the board for that decision and the same way he will do in washington. I just don't believe him.
I am voting for Obama after spin of lies in this country. No more nonsense.

I have watched this guy. He is a spinner like any other candidate and I don't believe how much christian he is. I think it is unbelievable how much he can reduce himself telling people what they want to hear so that he can be elected. Sad, really sad!

R Moore, Raleigh, NC- I guess the rape and murder of a woman is a "non-issue"? You are a jerk. And for people who say Huckabee gave an apology, I am sure that makes the murder victim and family feel soooo much better.

I'm less worried about Huckleberry's support of rapists than I am about having a religious theocracy in America if he gets elected.

People in religion are awfully good a passing the blame – I guess they are just following Biblical examples – like Adam & Eve. If Huckabee had an ounce of leadership, he would realize that the man at the top carries responsibility AND the blame for anything that happens in his watch. I don't care that he pardoned a rapist, people make mistakes. But I DO care when he starts with the 'ol "It's not MY FAULT!" I don't think we need 4 years of that.

Geez people. Do you not have the slightest clue how the system works? Huckabee did NOT parole Dumond. The governor does not have the power to parole someone. It is performed by a board. The board members reviewed the case and released Dumond. Whether or not Huckabee influenced their decision the ultimate fact is that the BOARD released Dumond. They made the decision. It is their signatures that are on the release papers, not Huckabee's.

Huckabee admitted he was in favor of the decision and in hindsight that was a mistake. I doubt very highly how many people posting here can predict the future of other individuals but if you are going to blame anyone for not predicting the future it should be the members of the board who signed the release.

Does any Republican ever take responsibility for his or her actions that have a negative impact?

I am surprised that Mike Huckabee didn't find a way to put the blame on a Democrat.

The criminal justice system is the problem not ONE governor's parole board recommendations.

Half 1 million people locked-up in our prison system are wacked-out, mentally ill, hooked on drugs and need more help that our government is capable of providing.

That is what the real issue here. People aren't getting rehabilitated in prison, only getting worse. Mike can not be held accountable for the fact that our entire criminal justice system is growing out of control...not enough room, not enough money, etc.

We can't build jails fast enough to keep up with the demand. That's not a good sign.

I watched Wolf's interview with Huckabee last night and was astounded at how many times he brought up the word "democrat" or Clinton in his excuses. The people at the parole board lied because Huckabee says they were appointed by a previous democratic body and he didn't re-appoint them to their cushy $75,000 job. Why do republicans always have to explain their questionnable behaviour by saying that democrats are really the ones to blame somehow or that since a democrat did something wrong, their wrong doesn't count? Can't they ever accept the responsibilities of their own actions without trying to blame it on the other party even if not warranted?

Who will God judge for murder, Huckabee or the killer DuMond or has someone already been appointed to speak for God.

Another Republican who cant admit a mistake. I guess the lord told him to free a rapist and the womwn who was killed..didnt pray hard enough

Typical...."I didn't pressure the parole board..." Bull...He deserves whatever he gets over this.

I smell smoke. Are Huckabee's pants on fire??

Please remember that this man was convicted and imprisoned for rape.

How come the parole board didn't know that he would become a murderer on his release to parole? Who's responsibility is this...would anyone be able to make that call?

This is unbelievable! He said he is sorry it was politicized. If a democrat pulled a stunt like this He or She would have been run out of town on a rail! Why is it that if a republican gets caught doing something unseemly ( ala Vitter )it is Ok but if it's a democrat were a group of liberal sinners? The fact that the young woman who was raped is a distant cousin of Bill Clintons is simply shocking. Many wrote to Huckabee pleading with him not to parole him but he bowed to political pressure. I liked Huckabee after I saw him in the debate, but now I am truly disgusted. I will not vote for a man who did not have the courage to stand up and do the right thing.

Why doesn't some one bring up the issue of the food tax here in Ark. Huckabee ran his first gounatorial race saying he would eliminate it. Two terms later we are still shafted by such an outragious tax. How good is his word? Jim

Linda from Missouri, Huckabee did admit he made a mistake. Did you actually watch the video? He said he supported the parole and that was a mistake. He didn't actually parole the man because the govenor does not have that ability. His mistake was advocating and supporting the parole. It was the parole board who actually let the man go. Had the parole board members stuck to their guns it is possible the rapes and murders would not have been committed.

The parole board members were not re-appointed by Huckabee so what exactly were they worried about when Huckabee asked them to review this particular case? What they did was release a man from jail in order to save their own jobs, which in the end they lost anyway. There is a lot of blame to go around. Huckabee's part was the advocacy, which he admitted in living color was a mistake.

Mike: That blood is on your hands! You can try to "spin" this one, but you won't be able to spin that blood off!

No just like Saul/Paul he just held the man's coat.

There are many who think that the judicial system in general is too lenient on criminals who rape and murder women or children. In contrast, when someone kills a police officer, you can bet that the justice will be swift and the punishment severe. How about looking after the interests of ALL victims, and not just those of government authority figures!

Wow, this is a complete non-issue. As Huckabee stated, it is sad that politics is reduced to this. Is this all that the Democrats have on him? Appears so.

this is nonsense. the same way the case in massachusetts that has drawn intense scrutiny toward mitt romney is nonsense. these convicts were freed by boards that were appointed to make these decisions. if we are going to look at freeing criminals from blame and how the institution of government has performed in this regard, we need to start with hillary clinton and examine her role in the 11th hour pardons bill granted at the end of his presidency. of course, then cnn would have to take a look at the party they are so clearly trying to help back into office.

Two words: Willie Horton

Reap what you sow, GOP.

"Heartbreaking the murders became politicized"? It was political to begin with, and your hands got dirty, and now it's not so easy to wash off. Are you going to claim it's politicized when you are taken to task over wiping and crushing state government hardrives as well? You may try and fool the American public into thinking you sat apart, above, and on high while terrible policies, tax hikes, and ethical violations happened under your watchful eye, but the voting populace is catching on fast, Gov. Huckabee.

to continue from the Huffington Post...

But, according to Reeves, Huckabee actually told the parole board members that the prison sentence meted out to Dumond for his rape conviction was "outlandish" and "way out of bounds for his crime." Huckabee believed there "was something nefarious" about the how the state's criminal justice system had treated Dumond, Reeves said.

Yeah, Huckabee, good judgement call. Why don't you just admit you made a mistake.

Directly contradicting Mike Huckabee's claims, his former senior aide tells the Huffington Post that, as governor of Arkansas, Huckabee indeed told the state's parole board that he supported the release of a convicted rapist.

The senior aide, Olan W. "Butch" Reeves, personally attended a controversial parole board meeting with Huckabee in Oct. 1996.

"The clear impression that I came away with from the meeting was that he favored Dumond's release," Reeves said, referring to convicted rapist Wayne Dumond. "And I can understand why board members would believe that to be the case."

Yet, he went before the board and put forth a personal appeal for his parole.

"'Had I granted his commutation, then there would have been no supervision at all,' Huckabee said, 'I wasn't comfortable with that.'"

If he wasn't comfortable having the guy go unsupervised, then he should have kept him behind bars where he belonged.

I know this is common politics to bring up a candidate's past when it comes to the release of criminals, but Huckabee's attempts at explaining himself are turning out to be pretty lame.

Here's some honesty in politics.
Liar, Liar, Liar.

I am wondering why this is not on the CNN TV channel or anywhere else yet. This is a big and pretty serious story, and if it were Hillary Clinton, it would be all over the TV by now.

Huckabee let this guy out because he was a 'born again Christian' in prison. Huckabee is an idiot. And now yet another innocent woman has been raped and killed!

What happend was horrible and tragic. In retrospect, it would have been better had Gov. Huckabee not signed off on the parole. That being said, why would he have denied the application that was unanimously filed by the seven Democratic members of the parole board who had been reviewing the matter for over nine years. Especially in light of information suggesting that the DNA evidence used to convict Dumond was not a solid match.

Very sad. While I don't like Huckleberry personally. I do believe he's getting a bad "rap" on this one. He was doing his job as Governor–period. Decisions may have consequences–it isn't fair to bash him now on it. It wasn't right when the GOP went after Dukakis–and it's still not right. Besides–he has enough novel and unworkable ideas in his agenda to play around with–why accuse him of whatever it is he's being accused of? "Weak on crime"..a rapist's President? Get real. Focus on the issues–you won't have to look much farther to find fault.