everyone else flies thiers ……..ill fly mine….. fly it high fly it proud…..Heritage not hate….You people need to do your homework….read up on some history……

The Confederate Flag, is a mark of history. HISTORY! Keep the flag up!

The watered down version still flies in Mississippi, and it always will! It's a southern thing!

Every Capital building in the South should fly the STARS AND BARS.

why did huckabee even mention dr martin luther king today 1/21/08 in one of his vainless speeches about equality when he clearly supports segregation. The confederate flag is a dagger in the heart of blacks all over the u.s. I am black and had considered voting for him if obama does not get the nomination; so had some other blacks that I have spoken to. However, we will turn our heads elsewhere now if brother obama does not get the nomination.

Thank you Mr. Huckabee for showing your true COLORS!!!

So where did the christian man say he tell someone to put the pole? He is a genius isn't he.

You know, the flag isn't so much a symbol of slavery (which it is) and racism (again, it is) as it is a symbol of treason against the United States. Those who flew the flag were those who seceded from and made war against this country. i find it interesting that no one has brought that up.

WHY IN THE WORLD CAN'T PEOPLE OPEN THEIR EYES AND SEE WE LIVE IN A NEW SOCIETY. WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS TELLING PEOPLE WHO THEY CAN MARRY. I GUESS I MISUNDERSTAND WHAT MARRIAGE IS. I THOUGHT IT WAS WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE SO MUCH YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH THEM, AND A PERSON YOUR HEART CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT. WHO CARES IF IT'S MAN & WOMEN OR MAN & MAN OR WOMEN & WOMEN. LOVE IS LOVE IT SHOULDN'T MATTER. THE PEOPLE WHO SAY WE NEED TO PROTECT THE MEANING OF MARRIAGE JUST TO MAN AND WOMEN. HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE DIVORCE RATES LATELY.

SO HUCK DO US ALL A FAVOR AND OPEN YOUR EYES. WE ARE AMERICANS AND WE WILL MAKE OUR OWN CHOICES. IT'S CALLED FREEDOM IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

The issue to me is not whether the flag should be flown or not. The issue is about being tolerant of other people's ideas. I am disappointed that a man of Rev. Huckabee's character would talk about what should be done with a pole (flag pole) to people who have differing ideas. To me, his comments are offensive and out of character for a man of God or the President of the United States. He must have thought he was being clever, because he repeated the same comment later. They may be funny to some, but they are certainly not civil or dignified. We need to do away with bigotry and intolerance of any kind. Mike won't apologize for this statement but he should. I'm sure he is tired of apologizing for stupid comments.

Really…. it seems to me that the only ones OFFENDED by the confederate flag are LIBERALS. The LIBERALS have hijacked the flag because of their hatred of the conservative SOUTH. To most in the SOUTH the CONFEDERATE flag is simply the flag of the south and actually, the average southern "BUBBA" has more black friends than you LIBERALS. Academic history is far different than our sick popular history and the cause of the civil war is complex…….. do any of you libs know what the Morrell Tarriff was? Funny thing…. the north ended slavery not because of their compassion for the slaves but because they did not want blacks in their states anymore. They sold their slaves to the South. Also, the slave traders and slave ship owners were from the NORTH. How do you think Ben Franklin got rich?

Huckabee has told South Carolina voters that he supports the confederate flag and supports South Carolina flying the confederate flag. Does that mean that he supports slavery, racism, and the southern United States suceeding from the northern United States. How does he get away with saying these things. He has so many radical beliefs. He has supports a quarantine of people with AIDS (reguardless of how they contracted it or if they are little kids), criticizes people for their religious beliefs, claims to be the new Christian leader, wants to ammend the constitution to what he thinks God's will is, and now supports the confederate flag. I don't know how he is still one of the main contenders for the republican presidential primary. I just hope people see him for who he really is. A minister running for President with radical beliefs.

Classy comment, Mr. Huckabee. I do not want a president with no filter on his mouth!!!

He is obviously PANDERING to those who base their vote on this issue.

There are many MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES to base one's decision on to to vote for to lead our nation . Sickening!

treason?

against the Constitution?

The state's joined the union by the choice of the individual state's. It wasn't something done at the will of the national government. At the time the constitution was adopted, it was commonly accepted by both the north and south states that the 10th amendment gave the states the right to leave the union. None of the states were willing to tie themselves to a union which might not be successful. The bill of rights was the list of guarantees which states insisted upon in order to be willing to join the union. At the time of the civil war, it was still commonly accepted that states could leave the union.

After the states exercised their constitutional right to leave the union, President Buchanan then Lincoln had US troops continue to occupy military bases in the new country. Eventually, enough conflicts erupted over these occupations to trigger a general war.

After the war was over and Jefferson Davis was captured, he wasn't tried for treason…in great part because the US government wasn't sure they'd win the case in court.

So can we PLEASE quit re-fighting the civil war and get back to bashing Huckabee for being an idiot?

As a Florida voter, I’ve been fluctuating between voting for Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee. When I read what Mitt Romney said about the Confederate flag, I was sickened. Then, I heard Mike Huckabee say how Arkansans would tell outsiders (carpetbaggers) what to do with the flag pole if they came to take down their flag. Hallelujah! I love him. He won my vote on that comment alone. I get to vote for a real, authentic Southerner who understands states’ rights. Yes!

Three hundred thousand yankees lie in Southern dust, We got three hundred thousand before they conquered us. They died of Southern fever, of Southern steel and shot. I wish we'd got three millin instead of what we got. HUCKABEE 2008

To all you yankees that think you know what the Confederate flag stands for, you need a history lesson. It doesnt stand for racism or slavery, it stands for our Southern heritage. So next time time you decide to run your mouth, why dont you make sure you know what your talking about first. HUCKABEE for 08!!!!

There's too much liberal paranoia in this forum. Come back with a real argument instead of spewing such lame claptrap such as "Huckabee is an evangelical nut" and is going to "destroy America". If I want a President who will divide America even more than it is now then I'd look for a far-left winger like Barack Obama.

Say YEAH if you're selling your vote to Obama!

Get back to reality next time!

The polarization of our nation continues and the bulk of Republicans seem only too glad to endorse it. Cut the BS: We all know that all of the GOP candidates might as well be from the Angy White Men Society of American and by the looks of it, this is the way the bulk of Republicans want it right now. Screw multiculturalism, this is a nation for "God fearing white folks", right? — and that's what the Confederate flag stands for, whether people like it or not. Do you folks think this will ever hold without destroying the Republic in the process? Is that what you really want?

I used to be a Republican until this murderous administration and until this divisive and ugly BS possessed the bulk of my fellow Republicans. That at this stage in our history such notions rule in the GOP is a disgrace. Want to talk about small-government, an intelligent and affordable foreign policy, about respect for the Constitution? Then I am all ears. You folks are doing the Republic a disservice by indulging in this divisive garbage. Not that the Democrats a lot better, but how many minorities do you ever see at GOP candidate events? I suppose this is just coincidence or a well orchestrated public-relations trick by Democrats, or the "liberal media", right? Consider for a moment that it is not, is this the way the GOP wants it right now. My very uncomfortable suspicion is that the answer is Yes.

I'm embarrassed for the Republican party! I can't believe this man is one of the top choices we have for president…God help us!!

And which flag was it that American soldiers died for, and that the United States citizens sacrificed for in World War I and World War II? The flag of the Confederacy? I think that Huckaby's comments and rudeness concerning the flag and the pole should disqualify him from being a candidate. How can a Christian, no matter how conservative, vote for this man, now? Christians, we need to look for a different, higher, better, more godly candidate than one who will speak, not to mention think, so violently, and with such disregard to the veterans who served our country with courage, distinction, nobility, valor, and success.

Having just gone online to check the news, I followed thru to see what the comments were on Mike Huckabee's remark. Just for the record, I am from South Carolina, proud of it, and resent the remarks being made about my state. There were many derogatory remarks made. We , the people of S.C. are not simple minded and ignorant. We will know how to vote on Saturday, based on our knowledge ( not what someone from another part of the country with different political views thinks) of what the important issues are and we are as update on these issues as anyone else. Thank you Laura, John of SC, and Lance. Yours and few others were the only ones out of 164 comments that were worth the time I spent reading. All of the others were filled words of hate, stupidity, ignorance and blubbering nonsense. I'm so glad I have a choice of not having to live along side of some of these people…They sound so unhappy and angry!!! As for the flag pole and flag of SC..what impact will they have in the infinite scheme of things!!

To Laura……. I feel sorry for your kids because you don't have a clue. All you have to do is watch an old civil rights film with Dr. King marching and you will see that flag everywhere and they weren't showing it because of there pride. My God help us all.

xavier from dc, you really know nothing of history if you believe what you just wrote. The civil war was for states rights not to keep the slaves. slavery would have been abolished peacefully here like it was in brazil in 1886. we also wouldnt have all the racial hatred we have today had Lincoln not tried to make that an issue. Go back and study this for yourself, dont just listen to what people tell you. I am Southern and I am proud of it. If that offends someone, I could really care less. Also, I speak three languages, so dont try to call me racist. I am a southern white american and proud of it. Family on both sides fought for Dixie.

Oh boy…Huckabee, if elected, would take this country back a century or two. I we ready for this? His words and actions are a detriment to Equality.

I'm appalled!!! His comment "If somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag—we'd tell them what to do with the pole" was totally unprofessional and unchristian.

At a minimum, he should immediately apologize. I called his headquarters and left a comment. The phone # is 501-324-2008 if anyone else feels so inclined.

Obviously, You have all missed the point in Mr. Huckabees remarks. He is talking about states rights, one of many great things that our founding fathers were behind when this country was first created. Everyone is SO ready to be offended and usually do not HAVE a clue in the first place about what they are talking about.

Obviously, You have all missed the point in Mr. Huckabees remarks. He is talking about states rights, one of many great things that our founding fathers were behind when this country was first created. Everyone is SO ready to be offended and usually do not HAVE a clue in the first place about what they are tlking about.

Greetings from South Carolina. The great thing about living down here is not having to deal with Yankee ignorance on the War Between the States. To all those to whom the foregoing applies, kindly allow me to regale you with a winter song, "Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!" Oh well, take solace in the fact that at least the flagpole will be warm!

That's priceless — because Arkansas has such a great record on race relations and government intervention in the schools. Little Rock Nine, anyone?

If he's going to go the federalism route and say it's a state decision, which clearly it is, then he should go the federalism route on abortion, gay marriage, etc.

Please dont subject us Arkansans to 4 or 8 more years of Huckabee! What a lunatic!

I used to think that anyone would be better than Bush.

Wrong.

As an Independent, I was fairly excited about Huckabee's candidacy. He speaks like an honest man with true convictions. But his oafish parading of political heavyweights such as wrestler Rick Flare and actor/popular joke punchline Chuck Norris has made him into a joke that is getting increasingly tired (much like the aforementioned Norris). And now, with this, perhaps we are getting a true glimpse into Mr. Huckabee. It has been said that there are two distinct America's–one red, one blue. Mr. Huckabee is a reminder that this may be true. To defend the Confederate flag, and in the manner in which he did so–suggesting that a offender should have the flag pole inserted into his or her rear end–does not speak to Christian conduct, and suggests an extreme that America should work strongly to avoid.

The media needs to start calling the flag what it really is, THE TREASON FLAG. It represents, among other things, an act of treason against The United States of America, Say it with me, "The TREASON FLAG,

We shouldn't perhaps be wasting as much energy over Huckabee as some of us have been (yours truly included). After all, the guy wasn't running for the Presidency. He's just using this as a springboard for a choice part on "Law and Order" after viewers say they've had enough of Fred Thompson.

JP

Get a clue!!!!!!

Huckabee is a good choice for president.

Most of you in this blog sound like idiots. Talking the way you do.

Do this country and yourself I good service and think before you open your mouth.

Was Huck doing stand up or stumping? He usually campaigns from the pulpit…how did the congregation react to the line about the pole? Did the guy at the drum set do a 'ba dump bump' after Huck delivered the punch line?

Let's hope God's army isn't marching off now to take this nation back for Christ armed with flagpoles…yikes! Them is some strange ethics down there in the evangelical south.

I bet Huckabee does a killer impersonation of Gomer Pile. Seriously. He could throw the Gomer impersonation into his normal routine. The guitar thing is getting a little bland…he needs to punch up the act. The Huckabee crowd would eat it up. Gomer would remind them of the guy they work with, not the guy that was smart enough to lay them off.

Mike Huckabee is advocating sexually deviant behavior with such comments. As a Chistian Conservative voter, I am certainly asking myself what the level of integrity expressed by Mr. Huckabee is. This is a red flag for sure.

It appears that all of the comments left here (mostly from Yankees) have been brainwashed into the fact that the rebel flag somehow stands for slavery. This is also how the media portrays it. The fact is that we don't (as Southerners) defend the flag as a slavery symbol but as a symbol that our forefathers fought and died for and to honor their memory that the cause in which they fought for (States Rights NOT Slavery) will be remembered and honored. IF some of you would try and read the TRUE history of what happened instead of believing everything you were told and heard you would concur. We all believe the same way on the slavery issue, it is a mute point. John C. Calhoun saw the conflict coming 30 years before it happened by the Federal Government strong arming the South and tried to warn of the impeding conflict to no avail. I can say this for Huckabee, he's not AFRIAD to tell you where he stands and WHAT he believes in. For that HE WILL get my vote and my prayers.

This man if elected he will be a religious extremest…..his campaign speeches are like he is preaching from the pulpit.

You all have the spelling wrong. Its - hypochristian

Wow. Huckabee - so what do we make of this UNSOLICITED obvious support to their interest in waving the confederate symbol that speaks volumes of interest toward racism & holding on to rifts in already divided America? He just VOLUNTEERED his strong support for that kind of stinkin thinkin.

I agree with Tina from Arizona - I live in the South & I love Christ but not everyone who says "Lord, lord" is really following Christ some of them just love the way His name sounds on their campaign trail - Bush & Huckabee DO NOT represent all southerners & they certainly don't represent all "Christians" no matter how much they try to "act" like they do

Tina's closing phrase:
"Please America, do not elect yet another idiot southern Christ freak for president. PLEASE!"

I am a huge supporter of the idea of having Mike Huckabee as our Republican nominee. However, this confederate flag stuff has to stop. MOVE ON FOLKS. I don't blame Huck as he is just trying to get his base fired up and out to the polls. It's the correct political strategy. McCain did the same thing in 2000.
But this flag crap has to stop. Every election year, the flag issue is talked about by many people in my state, Georgia, and every time people decide who they will vote for because of it. If you base your decision on who you will vote for only because a particular candidate supports the display of a Confederate flag, then don't vote at all. There are many more important issues at stake.
Look, I've got a lot of roots in southern heritage. My great(x6) grandfather was the sheriff in Appomatox and owned the house where Lee and Grant met to sign the peace treaty. Many of my distant relatives fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side. I am proud that they stood up for their ideas and beliefs. However, that was in 1865. Today is 2008. Move on. Be proud of your ancestor's actions and sacrifices but move the heck on. This is a very important election, start treating it like one.

Can someone tell Mike that the Confederate flag is not the flag of South Carolina. Last time I checked SC's flag was blue with a crescent moon and a palmetto tree.

Kevin -

Your understanding of the Defense of Marriage Act is ill-informed.

The Defense of Marriage Act, which allows for states to refuse to recognize the marriages of other states carries the weight of law….but does not carry the weight of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has yet to rule whether DoMA complies with the "full faith and credit" clause of the Constitution.

Therefore, just as the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on any cases from same-sex couple who have married and subsequently were denied marital status in another state under "full faith and credit", they have also not had a solid test case to determine whether DoMA is, in fact, constitutional.

I live in the South among gracious and smart people. I can't believe that they will fall for this: squirrel frying in popcorn poppers, hunting, snowball fighting, Chuck Norris, bigotry, bad guitar playing. I think they want more presidential material to represent us in the world. Stick to the issues don't waste time telling folks to let air out of folks tires and lock them in their dorm rooms so they won't vote against him. Stick with the desperate condition of the nation and its issues.

Glad he's addressing the real issues here that are important to the progress of our country. Jebus bless you Huckatwit.

This is directed at the moderator.

You refused to post my comment…

"Wow, the anti-Christian bigots are out tonight."

Yet, there are comments that condemn the South, condemn South Carolina, hatefully use the term "bigots," mock Bible believers, and etc. Perhaps you can reasonably explain why my general comment was not posted while truly offensive comments were posted.

And, yes, the anti-Christian bigots were out last night on this comment thread - and still are. Are you one of them?

Actually, I would love to see Huckabee get the nomination. He could be another Goldwater and bring in the kind of enforced housecleaning of Republicans that the U.S. seriously needs. However, I don't think even the Republicans would be that stupid.

If I were the President of the U.S. and heard about any state flying the Confederate flag at its state house, I would phone the governor of that state and give him or her 24 hours to lower the flag. If the flag were still flying 24 hours later, I would dispatch a large band of Marines with chainsaws to cut it down. Almost certainly it should be unconstitutional to fly such a thing on public property.

Anyone defending the Confederate flag is a treasonist and terrorist at heart if not in action. The confederate battle flag (it's not the real flag of the Confederate states) is a flag that was flown to inspire those who sought to kill U.S. soldiers during a war. Thousands upon thousands of our men in uniform gave the ultimate sacrifice to prevent that flag from flying and to free an enslaved people, as well as keep this great nation together. It is the flag of a stated enemy of the United States. It is the flag of a group that sought to keep the right to enslave humans. It is a flag of a group that sought to destroy the unity of the the greatest nation on earth. I rank anyone waving that flag with al quada, Hamas, and any other group that sought the destruction of the U.S. of A.

ji john wrote:

"What a Dizzy Day! Obama, a Democrat, decides to say that Ronald Reagan was right for his time, and Mike Huckabee defends the flying of the Confederate Flag. Wow! Change your water. There's something wrong with it."

It's becoming more and more clear that Obama is an empty suit that will unite the empty suit voters right in the middle between the elephants and the donkeys.

He calls it change.

That was done by Reagan and Bill Clinton: under their leadership, the groundwork for the new brash american imperialist adventures was laid.

hope for what? more of the centrist garbage?

Obama is either liar or idiot, based on what is known through his words so far.

Huck wants to tell women what to do with their own bodies.
Huck wants to decide who can marry.
Huck has no problem with telling peoples of other nations how to live in their own countries.
Huck wants to change the Constitution to fit his own views.

The Huckster will move mountains when it comes to supporting the white right.

Huck you are worse than a fool, I might feel sorry for a fool.

Huckabee is mentally impaired. He needs treatment; not the Presidency.

A pathetic way to get the "Bubba" and "Get r done" vote.
Ewwww!

Well Mike, you certainly just loss my vote. It is disappointing to know that you will say anything at the last second for a few votes. Obviously, you are not a man who will represent all citizens of this country, but will say or do whatever needs to be done for your best interest. As a Christian, I had high hopes for you but your blatant disregard for the pain the confederate flag represents to others shows that you are either racist or an opportunist who will go which ever way the wind blows. Whatever the case, we certainly don't need a divisive person like you in the White House.

Go Obama!

Way to pander to a group of your constituents who sees no problem with a symbol of the Old South, which, by the way, embraced slavery then segregation. Now we know a little more about who you are, Huckster.

If he's anything like plenty of other preachers, don't be surprised if he bends over after he hands you the pole and tells you to stick it!

mark : You posted -
"You commentars need to find God. You will be condemned in the end. If God wants him to be a President then it will happen."

This post just reinforces the dim view many Americans have of "christians."
Mark, do you think you can pray to God to increase your IQ by a substaintial amount? If so, start praying…….

As for Huckabee's Confederate flag remarks, who is surprised? The man is a bigoted, racist, homophobic kook. Time for him to get out of politics and into the pulpit of hate where he can hang out with pigs just like him.

Huck, lets see how many true Republican support you. Fox don't like you and now you pull this. Boy………..you sticking your foot farther in mouth and back into AK. Keep up the good work.

o boy the "flag" issue,….
anyone ever notice the state flag of HI ?
seems there is a defeated nation on that flag too,.. check it & see

no one complains about that

and by the way why doesn't one single person EVER complain and ban our flag we have that flown over our country while slavery was was under it for what about 100 years before the Confederate flag flew

talk about hypocrisy

You consider the Civil War "a loss, not a win"? "Nothing in the Constitution implies that individual states are committed to association with the UNITED STATES?" "Only 4% of Confederate forces owned slaves?" (When have the wealthy ever fought their own wars?) And the sour grapes kicker: "If the South had available the same amount of financial resources as the north, the stars and bars would be flying over all your heads today"?

What if Al Quaeda had the same amount of financial resources as the United States?

Wow. I always thought "traitor" was mostly just a partisan buzz-word used to curry favor with self-righteous "patriots", but perhaps the threat is more real than I knew.

Fortunately these few voices are drowned out by a lot of smart, thoughtful and funny posts from BOTH Northern and Southern parts of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Let's hope those are the voices that determine the course of this election too. I'd love to see voters have some thoughtful debate about important issues instead of threatening to shove flag-poles up each others *****. Oh wait, that was a candidate.

As always people take something and assume that they associate a certain meaning with the symbol that it is the only one that matters. People need to consider the fact that the confederate flag is just as much a matter of personal pride in the fact that the South practically beat an army backed by a much larger population and with much more financial backing. If you actually think that the majority of Southerners look at the Confederate flag and visions of slave ownership and racism dance in their head your just reinforcing the fact that your as much a bigot and as ignorant as the people who you without any factual backing broadly paint as racists.

The Germans have erradicated the use of the swastika but racism still exists today. Even if the confederate flag solely stood for what the loons on the left try to label it ass getting rid of symbols doesn't eliminate racism. It will continue to exist with or without the symbols associated with it.

This is one of the top 10 candidates in the country for President? Give me strength…

You know Mark some how I'm not very worried.

Great idea coming from someone who wants to lead a nation. I say let them fly their flag all they want as long as they are willing to never take a dime or help from the federal government. No wonder Mitt left the state to campaign elsewhere. If you have to stoop to these kinds of stupid speeches to get a few votes welcome to them Huck. Sorry folks out there but this doesn't reflect well on your good state. If I lived there I'd get out and let people know that you aren't all red neck flag waving confederates who have never moved on past the civil war.

What a spectacularly STUPID thing to say.
He is completely unhinged.
I can see him using those kind of words with world leaders - OMG.
Thankfully he stands a snowballs chance in hell of getting the nomination.

Wow If I vote for a Hill billy now its going to be Ron Paul, I like him because he's crazy as hell…

And I don't think Jesus cares because he's black and more concerned about the inner city, trailer parks, people on jerry spinger and morry than a stupid Flag..

I am a Christian Conservative and I have voted in every election since I turned 18. Mike Huckabee is MY VERY FAVORITE CANDIDATE EVER!! GO HUCK GO!!
* We need a president who is real….not a talking political bobble head.
* I want a president who will tell someone "where to stick it"
* There is nothing anti Christian about that. Its what I want him to say to Bin Laden. (and HIllary)
* I dont give a CARE if anyone in this country flys any flag that stemmed from AMERICA's HERITAGE. Did you ever consider the fact that the confederate flags meaning has changed over the years? That is stands for Southern Pride instead of Bigotry? People are too :offended!!! Get over it.
*The Southern People have a right to preserve there heritage. This is a problem?
Maybe you should come over to So. California, because unfortunately NO DEMOCRATS seem to care they are FLYING MEXICAN FLAGS ALL OVER THIS PLACE in all neighborhoods..but I dont get to be OFFENDED about that, otherwise I will be racist …
*This country was founded in GOD WE TRUST. The same god that huckabee worships. Why should we change that now? and we are the best country in the world.. so I guess it is working..? well it was until everyone starting the crusade on RELIGION.
*WOMEN SHOULD OBEY, LOVE, RESPECT their husbands.
This does not mean men should walk around and order women around. It means as a wife, we should respect, listen, care for, and LET THE MAN be a man.
It means we should raise our OWN children, let out husband be our providers.
It means we should be good mothers and do what we can to keep our children out of daycare, out of social programs. Men are supposed to be our protectors, our providers, we as women should also be respected by our husbands and treated good, but all the women out there working, dropping kids off at daycare for 12 hours a day, making men be stay at home dads (unless they really really want to maybe) is negatively effecting the generation of children they/we are producing.
Women need to be at HOME to care for, counsel, teach, learn from and ENJOY their CHILDREN.

I believe in MIKE HUCKABEE. I BELIEVE IN MY FAITH and CHRISTIANITY.
I believe in MARRIAGE for childrens sakes. I believe that we are not hear to judge others, but we also have a responsibility to teach Children what is right and wrong. I believe in educating yourself to be better for you, your family, your children, your country and your God. I believe in freedom that our soldiers are fighting for in IRAQ. SO that MY 10 YEAR OLD SON DOES NOT HAVE TO FIGHT THESE TERRORISTS IN OUR COUNTRY WHEN HE IS 20.

As far as the fair tax. …. we lost our home in foreclosure, after 3 job layoffs where we live. The economy in So Cal is failing, (due to illegal immigrants using our education systems, hospitals, medi-cal, welfare, grants, not to mention taking our jobs.) I mean when was the last time you saw the local neighborhood kid learning how to be a hard worker by mowing lawns in the neighborhood?
Oh…. wait… the illegals will do it for $10 cheaper than the neighbor boy.. so little Johnny wont get to learn the valueable lesson of work ethic, hard work, money management, but he will be a loser especially if his MOM AND DAD work all day and there is no mother around after school to guide and supervise these kids.

I HEART HUCKABEE……….
Save this country from all the evil doers!! In the world and in the USA!!
Seal the BORDERS!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!! ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS!!!
I do NOT want my taxes to pay for mexico's children. I want them to pay for my countrys children.
If I want to help Mexicos children, I will go on a mission with my church.

The scary thing is there is a certain amount of people that agree whole heartedly with him. Maybe that next Civil War will actually happen if a knot head like Huckaboo gets elected.
I think the south has to finally realize that YOU LOST THE CIVIL WAR and throw Huckaboo out of every state he travels too but his own (arkansas deserves him)

The scary thing is there is a certain amount of people that agree whole heartedly with him. Maybe that next Civil War will actually happen if a knot head like Huckaboo

The illegal Mexican community just notified us , they will hang their flag anywhere they want and shove the U.S. pole up you know what!

Let's see how this goes over.

This guy is something else. You talk about working a crowd. If anybody buys what this phony is selling, give me a call, I got some knock-off handbags to sell you.

Huckabee is a good man with great new ideas who cares about the average
American. And he has more Integrity then anyone in both parties.

Robert - "If you think that homosexuality is natural, I challenge you to conceive a child."

I wasn't aware that conceiving children was a requisite part of marriage. Does that mean the millions of couples who choose not to have children are not actually married? Interesting interpretation of the word, but sadly ignorant and incorrect.

While the right to fly this flag is present, its distasteful and a disgrace. The Civil War was admittedly about much, much more than slavery. However, its undeniable that the flag represents the brutality and oppression of slavery as well as a country that SUPPORTED the horrible institution. If nothing else, it represents a period of extreme disunity within the country, which is not something that should necessarily be displayed with pride.

and the comment by Huckabee of what to do with the flag pole is extremely classy. Thats exactly the type of thing we as a nation would want to be reflected upon Americans. Bush didn't do enough to embarrass US citizens and make us out as ignorant fools. Elect Huckabee and expect more of the same stupidity.

Mike Huckabee would cement a Democratic win in 2008. The Dems could put up a real donkey against him and win big.

I hope he's the GOP nominee.

Wow…as a black christian I am offended that Huckabee would say such a thing and then say vote for me…..he must be trying to get the black vote….lol

I propose a new approach to the national debate on the Confederate flag:

Let us all, henceforth, agree to never again argue that the flag does/does not represent slavery and racism. Yes, we can still discuss that it represents certain constituency that wanted to preserve the institution of slavery (and thus, we can reasonably argue, was probably inherently racist), but let's dispense with the notion that the flag directly is a symbol of this. I think it should be clear at this point that one side is content to say (and with honest conviction, I believe) that the flag to them does not represent slavery — that it perhaps represents southern heritage, or something else a little more innocuous.

So, let us instead frame the discussion as one of national allegiance (and its compliment, treason).

I think we can all agree that the Confederate States of America did indeed choose, of their own collective free will, to secede from and thus enter into war with the United States. At that point they became the enemy of the United States. The Confederate flag was, undeniably, the symbol of the C.S.A.

Earlier posters have already started pointing this out.

I think a strong argument can be made that the Confederate flag is, most immediately, the symbol of an enemy of the United States — one who sought first to break up the United States and then to defeat them militarily.

Huckabee is a complete turkey, confederate flags have no buisness in the United States. They are a symbol of rascism and intollerance, in fact you could say the same about Huckabee.

As a Huckabee supporter, this is slightly troubling. Then again, if he pulls this off, he will have won two of the three contests you NEED to win in order to win the nomination, historically. I like his other stances, though, is the attachment to this candidate, for me, is not about policy. It's about the fact that he knows what it's like to stand in line at Wal-Mart, and he's talking to the guys like me making $35k that like the idea of getting rid of the payroll tax. And even though it's very unlikely the Democrats will ever let him abolish the IRS, at least he could probably get through something just as good: unlimited IRAs. You can't dispute that he improved Arkansas's schools, roads, lowered taxes.

So this is not enough to make him lose my vote.

if huckabee wins south carolina, it will be the greatest thing that could happen to the GOP ! why you say ? well, i will tell you why !!! romney wins in nevada, huckabee wins in S.C.>>>>> romney steals delegates in nevada because no other GOPer is campaigning there!! huckabee, although winning S.C. has absolutely no chance to win FLORIDA ! mccain after spending all of his money in S.C. and losing will absolutely lose all momentum and he will get walloped in Florida..AND, in the process, mccains votes (that he took from rudy), will flip-flop back to rudy and the votes that thompson would have(he will drop out after S.C.) will go to romney !!! wow, whew, thank goodness !!!! from the florida primary on, it will be romney versus rudy !!!! thank the high heavens !!! huckabee has zilch chance on tsunami tuesday to compete with those two guys… at least the REPUBLICRAT (Mccain) will be nixed and the theocracy will be quashed !!! IF, and i say IF rudy wins florida, he wins the nomination !!! because the only person that took voters from rudy was mccain so rudy will get them back !! frankly, if its rudy versus romney, it will at least stop me from convulsing while worrying about a theocracy or a REPUBLICRAT in the white house… is it mcgold-feincain,oops its mccain-feingold or what about the mccainnedy bill, o wait, how about amnesty for 12 million ILlegal immigrants……i must say, if you are an absolute republican, then mcainmesty shouldnt be even in your subliminal, much less your concious…

Casey with the money quote:

"""I'm switching to the Democratic party…they may not all agree but they are somewhat united for the better of the country."""

Welcome aboard Casey. That is the kind of positivity this country clearly needs, not this "tell you where to stick it" baloney. I encourage more Conservatives to rethink their ideology and join the Democrats in November.

A government Of, By, and FOR the people. Let's not forget it, ever again.

I guess Mr. Huckabee believes strongly in the 11th commandment…do as I say and not what I do.

Way to go Huck! You got my vote!!!

You commentars need to find God. You will be condemned in the end. If God wants him to be a President then it will happen.

I disagree with comments that Huckabee is hypocritical. He clearly doesn't see this as a moral or ethical issue, so supporting SC's "right" to fly their flag does not go against his Christian value system. You may feel that this IS a moral/ethical issue and so disagree with him, but you can't call him a hypocrite.

How many of you are ok with having Black History month? How about celebrating the latino heritage? This is about people having pride in where they come from more than it is about racism. The Confederate States tried to be independent from the United States because they believed in the states rights to govern their people over a large central government saying what everybody should go (the true reason for the succession from the union). What I'm always amazed by is the hatred this brings out in those who oppose the flying of that flag and the right a state (as part of their state flag) or individual should have to do that. I'm willing to believe these same people that are opposed to the Stars and Bars are not opposed to the numorous Native American tribes flying a flag symbolizing their tribe and I'm sure the majority of these people had no problem with the illegal alient marches flying the Mexican or other central american flag. So why this? And please, do not try to associate this with Nazism.

I've been telling you people since Huckabee was in Iowa for so long that this guy is a fraud of a Christian and a joke of a politician. I saw right through him, clear as day.

Mikes actions and words while here in Iowa were not genuine Christian actions and words at all. He used jokes constantly to fill in the gap of his lack of knowledge about issues. His temper flared often toward Mitt Romney and Mike DID attack Mitt several times with faith-stabbing comments. Mitt never ONCE attacked Mike on anything but his political record. Not once!

I believe Mike's in over his head, he does NOT have the Intelligence nor the Integrity to be the President of the USA. After these flag/pole comments, I have a hard time believing his faith is authentic either and that's his platform!!!

Huckabee is the kind of sad Christian that has given themselves a bad reputation throughout recent years with their Megalo-Churches where they think bigger and louder has got to be better. I'm tired of it, it's unfortunate that Jesus has such hypocrites representing Him and His teachings. I personally think He deserves much better.

Really, if you're a true Christ follower, you would ask yourself What Would Jesus Do? Certainly NOT what Mike Huckabee has been doing the last several months throughout his campaign.

Larry,

As a Christian, Huckabee is a disgrace. However, don't let his shameless pandering diminish a serious issue like secession. Are you aware of the Hartford Convention? Here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford_Convention.

Wow this is real evil here. He just lost my vote. On a issue that really is only pandering to his audience. The movie Zelig comes to mind.

Will he turn it a Jew at a Temple like Zelig did?

Give. Me. A. Break.

Bob,

Your history on the War Between the States is correct. I don't know what Ron Paul Supporter said, but you should know that Ron Paul defends the right of secession. Not because he is a closet racist or to get votes, but on principle. Huckabee is a big government conservative trying to get votes by trying to wrap himself in the Confederate Flag. Ask him if he supports the right to secede. Then you'll find out where he really stands.

"his is one example of why the Ron Paul "federalist" approach simply doesn't work. 1) Full faith and credit is essential for us to operate as a nation, 2) Nullification (the right for states to veto federal law that they don't like) was struck down in the 18th century and…well….3) we fought (and won) a Civil War to demonstrate that the union is more important than the individual states."

Re "Full faith and credit is essential for us to operate as a nation."

That's not clear. It's a big country encompassing a wide range of cultures, but your extreme interpretation of the clause more or less demands an enforced uniformity that ignores the very real differences in those cultures.

Re "Nullification (the right for states to veto federal law that they don't like) was struck down in the 18th century."

An act that utterly repudiated the compromise to which anti-Federalist delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed. Yes, the Federal Government agreed with itself in the 18th century to ignore the individual interests of the States, but that in no sense implies that the act was in any sense consonant with the intent of the signatories of the Constitution.

Re "We fought (and won) a Civil War to demonstrate that the union is more important than the individual states."

You, John G of New York, NY, may think of the outcome of that war as a "win;" I, a Southerner, think of it as a loss. And, no, it didn't "demonstrate that the union is more important than the individual states," it demonstrated that a bigger country successfully invaded, conquered, and subsequently occupied a smaller one.

Nothing in the Constitution either states or implies that the individual states were or are committed in perpetuity to association with the United States. The so-called "Civil War"–it was nothing of the sort in any sense of that word–was morally indistinguishable from, for example, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 or Germany's invasion and occupation of Poland and France in 1939 and '40.

I haven't noticed any of the Original 13 states insisting on flying the British flag over their state capitols - even though that was a much bigger part of their history than the Confederacy ever was. Any thoughts on just why that might be? Perhaps you could then connect a few dots….

Mike Huckabee now has the Confederate flag as his symbol. I'm sure God is proud of him now.

I've heard of preaching to the flock but this is taking it to a different level.

No government building anywhere in the Union should ever display the confederate flag. EVER. It is a symbol of rebellion and insurrection against the Union by TRAITORS to the Constitution. Free expression by private citizens, is of course Constitutionally PROTECTED.

I hear that SATAN likes to fly the Confederate flag to. That is, when he takes a break from flying the Nazi flag….

It is amazing how ignorant most people are of history. Slavery was wrong. There is no debate about this. However, the war of northern aggression was not primarily about slavery. In South Carolina, the most ardent Confederate state, only 4% of Confederate forces actually owned slaves. Many Southerners hold dear to the Confederate flags because we know if the South had available the same amount of financial resources as the north, the stars and bars would be flying over all your heads today. Slavery still would have ended eventually as many southern leaders were already working toward that end. And there would be a central government that was far more respectful of states' rights and far less intrusive into the lives of its citizens. Who isn't for that?

What's the biblical quote, a pole for a pole, or was it an eye for an eye?

Hey Ron Paul Supporter, what the heck does this have to do with religion? It is a state decision that needs to be decided by the people of the state. The flag symbolizes many different things, but always remember that 258,000 American soldiers died on the battlefield under that flag. Many of the 750,000 to 1.2 million confederate soldiers' families are US citizens; the flage does not just have negative ties to it. Remember, the Confederate States of America did not secede from the Union because of slavery, the seceded because they felt that they were not getting fair representation or support from the federal government as compared to the northern states. Lets just all get along and vote for Huckabee in 08!!

What a Dizzy Day! Obama, a Democrat, decides to say that Ronald Reagan was right for his time, and Mike Huckabee defends the flying of the Confederate Flag. Wow! Change your water. There's something wrong with it.

You don't like people from outside the state coming in and telling you what to do with your flag," Huckabee said at a Myrtle Beach campaign event. "In fact, if somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag, we'd tell them what to do with the pole, that's what we'd do."

Anyone else find it funny that he doesn't like to be told what to do with the confederate flag by an outsider but he has no qualms about creating legislation limiting the rights of gays, lesbians and transgendered folks and limiting the choices of women?

Well, Mr. Huckabee, I know you think you're the best candidate for our president, but please kindly take a good look at yourself in the mirror and tell me if America needs another self-righteous bigot in our white house. We need someone who looks out for the whole country, is the president for all americans, who doesn't play the partisanship game or pander to a single religious group. We need someone is honest, intelligent, accountable and thoughtful leader, who is above the polical games of washington, who knows that the rights of one person cannot be trampled upon by another's beliefs. We are better than this and so are you.

God Bless America. Obama '08

It's astounding that, at a time war, a GOP candidate for President is defending the use of a flag that was flown by traitors to this country as they took up arms against the United States and sought to bring it down.

The history of the Confederacy is the history of treason and traitors, and the flag represents treason and traitors.

Anyone who supports traitors and treason is unfit to hold the US Presidency.

That flag is a symbol bigotry and treason. Some may say that the confederate flag is a symbol of their heritage; that heritage is one of hate and ignorance. Clearly, this is yet another reason for voters to look away from Huckabee as a candidate for the presidency. His stance demonstrates an ignorance that should have died with the end of slavery.

Funny… I don't see the word "confederate" mentioned anywhere before in his quotes. Hmm, just perhaps… the media spins things as the media does. Two tid-bit sentences aren't enough to say the who story. Sorry.

Robert, you are living in the past.

Stephen,

Regarding your comment: that's exactly why Huckabee cannot and must not be a President of the United States. Being a pastor or a preacher is one thing and being a president of the country is totally different.

Huckabee if anyone like you get elected to be president of this country than anybody that votes for you must have been isolated and does pay any attention to what is being said by you. I feel very sad that the minority of a religious group was allowed to take control of a major political party who had such great people as Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln and Ike Eisenhower in it. These people would think that the regular members should rebel against this group and retake the party for the great party it was in the past history of this country.

"f they want a to be a racist state let them. Just cut off all the federal funding to the state until the move out of the 1920's and into the 21st century."

Certainly, cut off all Federal funding. Of course, that, in propriety, involves cutting off all Federal taxation of the state. While we're at it, lets cut off all Federal "benefits" and, concomitantly, all Federal obligations.

Which is exactly what the people of the south wanted a hundred and fifty years ago.

If we stop the fighting amongst ourselves and take a good look around you might see that someone is trying to make slaves of us all.The Mult-National Corporations are planning to make us all slaves.Its all about cheap labor!Using China for it or bringing them in,we are all guilty by complicity when we buy the product.Nothing has changed since the Civil War,just the wording.

Huckabee:

You are a HYPOCRITE and a PANDERER. You are not only mocking your own faith and your own beliefs, you are mocking our God's Holy Name and entire Christianity as whole. SHAME ON YOU.

South Carolina - I hope you are smarter than that. Huckabee is NOT fit to be the Republican nominee (forget about being president of the United States - he will never get there).

Sick man…he just wrote his own political obituary with this one.

Whether you plan on voting Dem. or Rep. (or something else) in November, let's make sure we vote for an *American* - not a fanatical nut. Our kids are counting on us.

- a Pennsylvanian

I am disturbed that Huckupyours would use such a filthy parable not just once but twice in public or private. I bought his book "Kids Who Kill" to see how this man thinks. Realizing that his son was torturing a dog the same summer that the book was published gives me dark insight. This man is not well. He thinks in terms of sadomasochistic torture just like his son did with that poor dog.

I think it is clear that he has distanced himself from a huge majority of Republicans (and other humans) with this radical spew.

Go to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

Goodbye Mr. Huckabee. Sorry I listened to you for so long. I wish I could get a refund for the book and your preaching for money.

I am not for Thompson but I hope he beats Huckabee to restore some honor to South Carolina. Romney picks up most of the fallout, perhaps even enough to pass McCain and get another win.

Wow, the anti-Christian bigots are out tonight!

How disgraceful! That flag is the flag of the enemy. Obviously, Huckabee's loyalty is to the confederacy. Those hillbilly traitors killed American soldiers. Huckabee is unfit to serve as Commander in Chief of the United States armed forces.

im still im thinkin he played "Goober" on the Andy Griffith show!

Beautifully said, Robert. Some will never understand because they twist the meaning of the Confederate flag to only apply to slavery and by doing so breed more contempt and hatred. Gov. Mike is right. Southern states should make their own decisions on whether to fly the flag. All this politicial correctness is rediculous. The Civil War didn't happen in any of our litetimes. Those it did happen to are dead and don't care anymore. Sheeesh. Either get a thicker skin or just get over it.

Mccain has been the nastiest of all candidates on the GOP side, and Huckabee ranked second. Huck is a minister that gets paid to preach, he earns a living from it. Huck is so good at condemming everyone but himself. He has lost my vote when he played the religious card against Romney, I believe in religious freedom, I think for Huck to put down another candidate's religion is wrong. Now we can all see the real face of Huck. Just a paid minister with a smooth tongue and a nasty mind as well.

Romney is the one,

Robert, you are exactly right. I am from the south and although I do not fly the confederate flag, a lot of my ancestors died fighting under that flag. Maybe some had no choice, maybe some that didn't even own slaves were fighting to keep the north from taking all they had, their homes and lands. Not every southern family owned slaves, my ancestors sure didn't…they were working the fields beside the slaves. I want someone to tell me why the southern people that want to fly their confederate flags (in good taste) are labeled bigots and racists and rednecks but any american citizen who is "offended" by the flag or heritage of another country is supposed to keep their mouths shut and not say a word. Why can we ostracize our own citizens, telling them they cannot display their heritage, but God forbid we say anything to someone from another country? Where is the logic in this?

The Confederate flag is a symbol of only one thing:

Treatment of a people, Africans (at the time) that ranks with the Holocaust in Germany.

Where they get it being a "symbol of Southern heritage" is beyond my comprehension. Southern insanity, maybe, but not "heritage."

The slavery of hundreds of thousands of innocent black people, men, women, and children, is the darkest stain on America's history.

And what is appalling the most to me is that it wasn't that long ago! My great-grandparents were still living at the time of emancipation!

Ok people….BIG difference between wanting to ban abortion and talking about a flag! Mike isn't telling women what to do with their bodies….they can do whatever they want. He's saying you don't have the right to kill another human being which I strongly agree with. A fetus is NOT part of your body, it is a seperate human being and nobody has the right to take another life regardless of who's uterus it's growing in.

I have read a bunch of things on here that are simply ridiculous. Do your homework before getting into discussions. A lot of what is said here is not factual. Taking one or two lines out of an entire speech and leaving out the rest isn't right. Huckabee didn't say woman must obey their husbands and then leave it at that. He said that marriage is not 50/50 but 100/100 and that BOTH husband and wife are committed to each other equally. It's so funny to me the way people will take what they want out of a speech/conversation and simply turn it around to say what they want it to.

I have nothing against gay people at all and what they do behind closed doors is none of my business but to allow them to marry like a man/woman is getting a little out of control. Marriage is between man and woman, always has been, always will be. People of the same sex can't make children TOGETHER because they weren't meant to.

Huckabee has good values and I think it scares a lot of people. When I watch and hear him I believe what he says. With every single other candidate I feel simply like they're trying to sell me something…..and…..I'm not buying it! GO HUCKABEE!

I owned a custom shirt and car decal shop in North Carolina. Whenever people came in to purchase a confederate flag decal, I would tell them that we do not make them unless they know the years of the Civil War. In the year I owned that store (before I sold it) not one person who asked for the flag could recite the years of the Civil War. If your 'heritage' is so important, then know the basic facts about it.

Is there any hate group he won't pander to? What's next advocating puppy mills because they create jobs?

I can honestly say that this is the only issue I agree with the Huckster on. The display of the Confederate flag in the former Confederate States of America is a symbol of Southern pride and heritage. No state has the right to tell another state what to do. The flag doesn't stand for slavery. No slaves were brought to this country under the Confederate flag; it was Old Glory which flew over those terrible slave ships. And as to the assertion that the flag stands for treason, if fighting for independence is considered treason, then I am proud to call myself a traitorous, unreconstructed rebel. The Yanks might have taken our country away, but they will never destroy our spirit.

Deo Vindice. Long Live the South

Guys, don't worry, we won't have to stand this guy that much longer; his beliefs are too extreme to be accepted by the Mainstream America, which is moderate to liberal.

By the way, sucking up to South Carolina will piss off the rest of the country, especially when you get to talk about the flag. The flag should be removed by the way; it just shows how divided this country once was.

If South Carolina wants to fly their TREASON flag over their capitol building, fine, let them fly their treason flag over their capitol building.

Since they want to fly the colors of a hostile foreign power, I say we pull ALL federal funding that we provide to them. It's not like they provide much tax revenue to Washington anyhow, as vast swaths of the state resemble a third world country, and a large chunk of its impoverished citizens make too little to pay federal income tax anyway. Who needs yankee tax money? I'm sure those roads and bridges will fix themselves, or maybe their savior will come down and save them.

As for Huckabee - for a God-fearing Christian who stands so firmly against homosexuality and gay marriage, he seems to be strangly infatuated with people committing acts of sodomy with flagpoles.

It is a state issue, is his point. Chill out people.. And all of you that continue to support the 43million and counting killed babies, go and thank your mother because she was pro life.

As a South Carolinian, I do believe a compromise should be made. The battle flag, as many have pointed out, was not just about slavery. However due to its use since that time, many identify that flag with that issue. Why not remove THAT flag and put up the National Flag of the Confederacy or the SC Secession Flag? Those are not normally identified with racism/slavery and would do justice to history as well.

Most outsiders really have no place to talk because they don't look at it from the point of view of others, although they claim to. I have seen some comments saying that it is disrespectful to the United States soldiers that died. Perhaps. But SC was not part of the U.S. at that time and they have a right to respect THEIR soldiers that died.

Mike Huckabee is not advocating the "voice" of the Confederate Flag. Did the article ever once say that Huckabee was "in support of the Confederate Flag"? NO. I wish liberals would call it quits with this ridiculous paranoia over Huckabee just because he expresses his Christian views. Again, it's not surprising that liberals in America tend to be "offended" by Christian Republicans. Do you left-wingers still believe that George W. Bush has "shoved" Christianity down your throats?

Lighten up. Again, generalizing and stereotyping every Republican is not something I would call progressive or tolerant. Thanks for your time hypocrites!

Funny how CNN only tries to pick out tiny wedge issues to damage people… Go Huckabee!

^^ in response to Ben's post….. it's called reporting… if you don't want to hear about it don't read the news.. DUH.

Maybe ol' Mike is a little too churchy for the common man, but at least he isn't a Mormon, an old man, a washed up TV hack or a twice married New Yorker. He is bright, articulate and seems to honestly care about what he is doing. I say we all give the guy a chance and see what happens.

This country has always stood for religious pluralism and freedom to choose one's religion and keep it private. Government, schools, courthouses and any institution supported by the tax dollars of people of ALL faiths , represtenting not just a majority, but ALL citizens is a basic foundation of this country. This is a democracy. Not a THEOCRACY. We are not allowed by the Constitution to establish a national religion. This is exactly what Huckabee and his ilk consider appropriate. Can they not worship whenever they choose in their churches, and live their personal lives as they believe their religion instructs them ? Why must they insist on forcing their beliefs on everyone. My religion does not teach the hatred and condemnation of homosexuals, and it does not instruct a woman what she must do for her husband or with her body. My religion also does not instruct the forced conversions, intimidations, and mission to convert . My beliefs do not instruct me to insist they are right for everyone, that those who believe something different will burn in hell. The purpose of religion is give people, who choose, a guide for being a good, kind, tolerant, charitable person–in my opinion. Huckabee is a danger to the democracy of this country.

This guy just scares me more and more every day.

QUOTE"

"we'd tell them what to do with the pole…"

Good job Huckleberry, now my kid is asking me what that means. So much for your family values.

UNQOUTE!!!

Yup. HucKKKabee is a real gem isn't he?

ROMNEY/THOMPSON in 2008!!! WOOOOO HOOO!!!

Huckabee is a joke. What's his plan for tuning America around? Raise taxes, give amnesty to illegals, pardon criminals, and wave his Bible around?
What's going to happen in S.C. is this: Either McCain or Huck will win. Romney will do well (second or third) and big Fred will come in forth. Then Fred will drop out and maybe even endorse Mitt. Then MItt will sail into Florida and get decisive win, prepping him for a massive victory on super Tuesday. Furthermore, the bad economic news that's coming out is going to assure that Mitt will be the next president. None of the other bozo's running have never managed anything. McCain is a tired, grumpy old "go-with-the-flow" Washington beaurocrat.

It's funny that people are so eager to jump on someone that proclaims to be a Christian. Oh how horrifying he would make a comment like that. The man is human just like any of you. You guys need to lighten up and stick to the issues instead of majoring on the minor. Hey someone tell me what a Christian is and do you fit the bill.

Didn't Sherman already come in and tell them what they could do with their flag?

Wow, you guys. Huckabee is not condoning racism or anything like that, he's talking about STATES' RIGHTS. What he means is that states should be able to make their own decisions on issues like these without the government acting like Big Brother.

I certainly sdon't condone racism, I also say that states DO, in fact, have the right to decide what flag they want to fly. If the constituents in that state disagree with their state government than that is between them and their government, not between the federal government and the state. The Constitution is clearly in favor of states rights and Huckabee is just supporting it.

Furthermore, no where in the Constitution does it say anything about "freedom of choice" so don'r act like its the same issue. A woman's right to do what she wants to her body includes ALL women, even the unborn ones.

Was Huck doing stand up or stumping? He usually campaigns from the pulpit…how did the congregation react to the line about the pole? Did the guy at the drum set do a 'ba dump bump' after Huck delivered the punch line?

Let's hope God's army isn't marching off now to take this nation back for Christ armed with flagpoles…yikes! Them is some strange ethics down there in the evangelical south.

I bet Huckabee does a killer impersonation of Gomer Pile. Seriously. He could throw the Gomer impersonation into his normal routine. The guitar thing is getting a little bland…he needs to punch up the act. The Huckabee crowd would eat it up. Gomer would remind them of the guy they work with, not the guy that was smart enough to lay them off.

"christine conservative" = radical christian psychopath