April 15, 2008
Posted: 12:02 PM ET

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Huckabee’s new PAC is supporting conservative candidates.
Huckabee’s new PAC is supporting conservative candidates.

(CNN) – In a widely-expected move, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee officially launched his new political action committee, HuckPAC, Tuesday at noon.

According to a statement released Tuesday, the new PAC will “raise funds for Republican candidates and continue promoting the principles and ideas of conservative, smaller and more responsible government.”

The former Arkansas governor, who recently signed with Hollywood talent agency CAA, is also launching a new Web site that will plug candidates he is backing, collect donations for those candidates, and “allow supporters to post ideas and continue to be a part of Huckabee's national network.”

Huckabee said earlier this month that he would consider another run for the presidency in 2012.

Filed under: Mike Huckabee


Ben   April 15th, 2008 4:47 pm ET

Go Huck! This gives us conservatives a way to participate in the process without having to wait 4 years.

Rick   April 15th, 2008 4:32 pm ET

The "Huck" in HuckPAC apparently is short for huckster. That's what you call a big-government tax raiser who now claims he's for "smaller and more responsible government".

Here's my idea that I would like to post for Huckabee: He could set up a wedding registry at a department store so his supporters can buy him things he really wants. Oh, he already tried that one when he was governor? Those conservative principles, you know!

Sharon, Seattle   April 15th, 2008 4:30 pm ET

Mike, Mike. What part of "we don't want you" didn't you get? And I mean really, a Hollywood Agent? "rolling eyes"

Justin, Chicago   April 15th, 2008 4:10 pm ET

The GOP needs all the help it can get. If people in this country weren’t a bunch of idiots they would be wiped out as a party after the crap they've put the country through over the past 7 years.

Dana in Arizona   April 15th, 2008 3:50 pm ET

If this will help implement the Fair Tax and eliminate all payroll taxes - I'm in!

Cat   April 15th, 2008 3:44 pm ET

Here's the thing: Huckabee does not represent any of my social values HOWEVER his integrity and sincerity lead me to believe that he would at least hold a dialogue regardint our differences. I respect him and because of that, I respect his social positions. Having said this, I WOULD VOTE FOR MIKE BEFORE I WOULD EVER VOTE FOR HILLARY. It's CHARACTER not EXPERIENCE that motivates my voting.

Go Obama!

Mike   April 15th, 2008 3:43 pm ET

You Obamabots need to think about this:

Obama's best friend is a slumlord currently on trial.

Obama's pastor is a racist, anti-American with ties to Hamas and Farakhan.

Obama attended, listened, gave money and made Wright a person on his campaign staff after Wright made all these issues.

Obama is biggest campaign financeers is a CEO of an oil company, drug companies and one of his finance campaign chairs is a director of a defense contractor.

Obama gave earmarked $8 million to General Dynamics to buy outdated ammo used in the bradley fight vehicle in Iraq. The above mentioned defense contractor.

Obama voted 6 times for republican measures. One time that cut $2 million in child welfare out of Illinois. His fellow black senator almost got into a fist fight with him over it.

You honestly tell me that if it was Richardson, Hillary, Edwards anyone with those same issues would you vote for them?

JOSH   April 15th, 2008 3:34 pm ET

Wow, smells fishy to me. This reminds me of the time Obama said he never heard any controversial remarks from Wright, then two days later admitted he had heard them. I bet in a week or two his memory will clear up and he can recall being at this party.
FOX NEWS PLEASE LOOK AT THE NEW STORY WITH TONY RESKO AND OBAMA ON THE CHICAGO SUN TIMES OH MY GOD OBAMA IS A LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INDY PENDENT   April 15th, 2008 3:34 pm ET

To: honkey white guy from cali

So Honkey what Values or Morals do you suggest America have?
You do not wish for Values or Morals to be pushed upon you, yet you have no issue with Obama pushing more Taxes down our throats. You have no issue with having less free agency in personal finance choice. You have no issue with allowing anyone and everyone to come into this Country Illegally and you have no issue with having no choice but to pay for their education, medication, housing, rising insurance costs, etc…
What is Obama and/or Clinton trying to push upon us that is so great???

Stacy Clarks, TX   April 15th, 2008 3:33 pm ET

not interested

***AMERICAN***   April 15th, 2008 3:25 pm ET

Why does everything on the Ticker always become about Obama and Clinton?

I guess the more press the better the party's chances in November.

That is true wisdom at work.

Get the facts, not the hype.

AZM   April 15th, 2008 3:24 pm ET

Wow… a party working together… setting differences aside for the good of the party… Nice to see.

Maybe the Dems could learn something from this… but I doubt it…

BHO vs HRC…. round five… Ding Ding… How Low Can You Go!!!

sozzi   April 15th, 2008 3:20 pm ET

where's Rudy's PAC?

one nation under god!!!!   April 15th, 2008 3:20 pm ET

I wondered how obama could get away with his hateful remarks,but listening to you libs belittle religion as if you are so sophisticated to believe in a higher power.We are a religious country and you must respect reigion.China sounds like a good place for you god haters in the left.Just shows me that obama needs to be stopped either by election or other means.

Zeke, St. Louis   April 15th, 2008 3:20 pm ET

Huckleberry is a con-man through and through.If he's not selling
used cars or guitars he's selling fairy tales.He's working every angle he can to keep food on the table without actually doing any productive work. All he has is the gift of gab and the ability to take money from
people who do work for a living, and put it into his pocket.
A PAC is a slush fund that he can pay himself out of for doing
nothing more than making a few phone calls or going to lunch
with people he already knows.I'd like to bet you that He has
all the big name T.V. preachers and religious con-men in his
rolodex ready to take their dirty money and parlay that into some
free dinners for political pals.Not unlike Jack Abramoff..

An American in Canada   April 15th, 2008 3:15 pm ET

WHAT HAPPEN TO “RULES ARE RULES” DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE?

PROTEST VOTE IF THEY TRY TO STOP HILLARY R. CLINTON FROM GOING TO THE CONVENTION.

OBAMA DOES NOT HAVE THE MAJORITY EITHER… SEND IT TO THE SUPERDELEGATES TO VOTE UPON OR ARE THEY COWARDS.

BARNEY FRANK IS PUTTING HIS 25 CENTS INTO THE PRIMARY AND IT IS NOT EVEN OVER YET.

WELL THERE IS ONLY ONE THING TO DO IF THE SUPERDELEGATES TRY TO GET HILLARY R. CLINTON TO GET OUT OF THE RACE, WE HER SUPPORTERS SHOULD EITHER NOT VOTE OR VOTE FOR MCCAIN

OBAMA HAS TO MUCH BAGGAGE WHICH WE ARE NOT EVEN ABLE TO EXAMINE BECAUSE HE HANDLERS HAVE DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB OF DIVERTING INQUIRIES INTO HIS BACKGROUND.

WE THE CITIZENS OF AMERICA, ESPECIALLY THE DEMOCRATICS AND INDEPENDENTS ARE BEING HOODWINKED BY THE TV, RADIO AND PAPER MEDIA……

DO NOT PERMIT THEM TO GET AWAY WITH IT, VOTE AGAINST OBAMA IF THEY GIVE THE NOMINATION TO HIM BY EITHER NOT VOTING OR VOTING FOR MCCAIN IN NOVEMBER

Briana P   April 15th, 2008 3:13 pm ET

huckabee is pretty cool
although I'm democrat. I think he's better than mccain

ALBO   April 15th, 2008 3:11 pm ET

HILLARY should take an example from the attitudes of ROMNEY and
HUCKABEE.

Their political differences with McCAIN are far larger as HILLARY's with OBAMA, could be 20-30%. but they are real domocratic persons and understand that their PERSONAL AMBITIONS must defer to the party's good, especially if an other candidate has factually won.

And to seek a position in the party's administration: NOTHING WRONG WITH IT !!

But ambition-sick persons as the CLINTONS do not understand such !

TOM ALBO

gary   April 15th, 2008 3:07 pm ET

HUCKABEE MIGHT HAD MADE A GREAT PRESIDENT. HE IS GOV. OF AR. JUST LIKE BILL CLINTON WAS. THE 90S WERE ONE OF THE BETTER YRS. WHEN WE HAD A CLINTON IN OFFICE. YOU HATERS WOULDNT KNOW BECAUSE YOU ONLY HEAR A FEW SCANDELS AND WERE NOT ENJOYING A PEACEFULL ERA LIKE THE ONES THERE WERE. ITS FUNNY HOW MANY FORGET HOW GOOD IT WAS IN THE 90S. ALL PEOPLE KNOW NOW DAYS IS HATE ,AND THAT COMES FROM THE O.B. SUPPORTERS. THATS THE CHANGES THAT O.B. BROUGHT TO US. HE BROUGHT HATE, RACE, AND DIVISION.

Philly Kid   April 15th, 2008 3:04 pm ET

This is a peice on the former republican candidate, not how arrogant Obama is. Focus.

In Chicago   April 15th, 2008 3:04 pm ET

Well hoop-dee-doo! saddle up yer' horses there fella!

Mike   April 15th, 2008 3:02 pm ET

PAC'm in but Hillary is going to win!

gary   April 15th, 2008 3:01 pm ET

JOHN SMITH I ALSO AM OVER 50 AND A VIET NAM VET.I DONT AGREE WITH YOU. HRC HAS THE KNOW HOW AND HAS BEEN AROUND THE ISSUES . BEING LEADER SHE WILL HAVE THE SAY WITH HEALTH INS. ECONMY ETC. THINGS WILL GET DONE. THE 90S WERE A GREAT YR. WHEN WE HAD A CLINTON IN OFFICE. OUR LIFE WAS EASIER,THERE WERE MORE JOBS AND SURPLUS.AFTER BILL GOT OUT IS WHEN THINGS WENT TO HELL.HRC HAS ALOT MORE INSIDE ABOUT FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE TOOK CARE OF. HRC HAD GOT HER QUALIFICATIONS BY GOING THROUGH YRS. OF HER HUSBANDS LEADER SHIP .SENATE ETC. IF HRC LOOSES WE ALL WILL LOOK TO SEE REPUBLICANS FOR NEXT 4 TO 8 YRS.

Darth Vadik, CA   April 15th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

There are no honest Republicans, it is a impossibility according to the laws of nature. There are some who come close to honesty, but never make it all the way.

Democrats, oh Lord, they can be honest, but then they get smeared because of "bitter remarks" taken out of contest, so we are left with Hillary who would sell Bill, Chelsea and her own mother to China if she could just be President.

J.R.   April 15th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

Cynicism is bad for your health.

Wayne, Greenville TX   April 15th, 2008 2:57 pm ET

Just when you though the world was safe from Huckleberry Hound…..

Stop Huckabee   April 15th, 2008 2:55 pm ET

Hey Huckabee, you are somehow like Billary Clinton. You guys don't know when and how to quit.

***AMERICAN***   April 15th, 2008 2:54 pm ET

Atleast he is doing something about what he believes. Can any of you say that? Or is complaining on the web your idea of trying to make the country better?

kathleen retired Professional w/woman for obama   April 15th, 2008 2:54 pm ET

TAKE NOTE OF THIS: HILLARY JOINED A PRAYER GROUP IN
WASHINGTON CONSISTING OF ALMOST ALL REPUBLICAN
BIG WIG, "ELITISTS".

J.R.   April 15th, 2008 2:52 pm ET

Seeing all the biased negative posts here against Huckabee only confirms his vision is a vorce that will only grow and a threat to those who don't agree with that vision.

kathleen retired Professional w/woman for obama   April 15th, 2008 2:51 pm ET

Huckabee, McSlick, Hillary, Bush, Cheney, no matter how you
spin it, our country will be a continuing disaster if we vote Republican.
Our jobs gone, and continuing to goooooooooooooo to China,
Columbia. Our houses gone because of crooked lenders while
our Government turned a blind eye. Our soldiers dying by the day., Our Soldiers and Veterans,who by the way want Obama to win!. Those
soldiers that are lucky enough to come home, we have no money
to take care of them like they deserve. MCMOUSE voted down the
recent G.I. bill. No funds left to reeducate these men. McMouse can
promise you that S.S. will be cut. Medicare too. Now you young people
do you really think you won't need S.S. like Bush-Cheney want you
to believe. Can you really save and raise a family because the
cost of living is going up by the second! Or you can put "your extra"
in the crooked stock market and see if your not "elite' or rich, the
money will slowly dwindle out of your hands. And what about your
parents. No Social Security or Mecicare Benefits???? There
goes your inheritance????? Going Going Gone.

Mike   April 15th, 2008 2:50 pm ET

To Rick From NJ, I agree with you.

If all the NObama supporters would read: "From Dreams Of My Father," and "From The Audacity Of Hope," they would realize the true arrogance and racism behind this phoney.

He hates whites, and he is a TRUE elitist!!!!

Go Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris   April 15th, 2008 2:47 pm ET

This is probably the beginning of the changing of the face of the Republican Party.

This is awesome…!

Don Wharff   April 15th, 2008 2:44 pm ET

Huckabee was a good canidate for some time but he is no better than Clinton & Obamma-Both are worthless-All politicians who will say whatever they have to say to get votes.

David   April 15th, 2008 2:38 pm ET

may it fail miserably!!!

JC in IL   April 15th, 2008 2:34 pm ET

Go away, Huckabee! Your preachy pandering cost Mitt Romney the election. And now you've gone Hollywood? Isn't that taboo for evangelicals? Did you think it was Holy-wood? Are they creating a Gomer Pyle look-alike reality show?

mary-NH   April 15th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

I thought we had seen the last of him. Too bad!

Mike   April 15th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

What next, an Academy Award Nomination?

Joe St Louis, MO   April 15th, 2008 2:29 pm ET

So

Delaware   April 15th, 2008 2:28 pm ET

Hillary Clinton is exaggerating her experience and her trip to Bosnia by putting more than there was to the story. At 60 there is no way you can lose your memory unless your brain is dead. These are all lies; there was no snipers fire.
Anyway what is the trade deal with Columbia is all about. You cannot go and have trade deal with country that does fallow US policies. What is the next trade deal for Clinton? May be Iran, Cuba, Libya, Syria, Sudan, or communist Korea.

Franky   April 15th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

The Huckster is back!!!! You know, he does have a job……

Bryan B.   April 15th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

ugh, I thought we were done with this fool.

the drama queen=hillary   April 15th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

===who's gonna fix our economy??+++++

mCnuts or mClintons???

pa voter   April 15th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

and if Obama is the democratic candidate, I will be donating.

Grif   April 15th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

Are you here to Help? Or just Yelp…. Chuck: The Huck, and join the Game… It's all "John McCain" this time around.. You had you're Run and lost..

Chris Banner   April 15th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

This dude completely lost it !

Dave   April 15th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

Politics have the same drum beat. This is the new Moral Majority.

Kerry   April 15th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

Huck!! We love you. I'm pleased to see you still active. You have my vote in 2012; unfortunately, I did not get a chance to vote for you in 2008, as I live in NC.

Farrell, Houston, Tx   April 15th, 2008 2:07 pm ET

In all honesty Huckabee, isn't this an effort to raise money to help pay for you and Giuliani campaign expenses that were incurred prior to dropping out of the race.

John Des Plaines, IL   April 15th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

You have already had more than your 15 minutes of fame. It's time to go back to just being you, an overpaid talking head filled with cream cheese. Republican's want a smaller government? Funny, all they did was grow it bigger than ever and they had control of both houses and the Presidency. Based on your description of the republican party, I guess you will be voting Democratic this next election since they are the ones who balance the budget, ensure the pubic's rights, protect and fully equip the Armed Services, take care of the Veterans both during and after the war (or the illegal occupation chosen by our war criminal president this time), and show concern for the planet and it's limited resources. Thanks for the endorsement Huck! Now, bye bye you brain deprived cheese dispenser!

Rick from NJ   April 15th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

It's not surprising that Senator Clinton is ahead. How dare Senator Obama criticize and look down at small town America.

I thought that the core of Obama's campaign was "these are just words!"
Which words. Some words matter now? But not my words.
What about his pastor…just words. Not those words?

Obama is really trying to pull the wool over the American people.

Senator Obama thinks that people from small towns are bitter and they turn to guns and religion, become intolerant towards immigrants . I think that he is talking about his own personal views.

The Democratic party will pay a huge price for this in November.

GoodBlessandforgivethisgeatnation   April 15th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Good for him I like Huckabee he is an honest man. Too bad he is republican he is not one of those people who call themself conservative christians, but all they do is evil things, those who could not tolerate people that does not look like them, those who use religion to play dirty cheap political games, those who never read the bible yet think they are the rightous people.

If God was her to day he would go to those who are humble, to those who are oppressed, to those minority. He would not go to those oppressors, to those who slave people, to those who hate people that does not look or act like them, to those white supremist, to those who use the media network to spread false news and evil things.

This great nation is blessed because there are many people who pray day and night behind close doors, other wise God would have cursed this nation long time ago.

Counting Down   April 15th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

Maybe once Sen. Clinton is gone she can launch "HillPac"

Counting Down   April 15th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

Oh, Huckster!

Frank   April 15th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

Gee, quite an expression of confidence in his party's candidate this year!

Ifeanyi Azubike Houston Texas   April 15th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

The best president America did not have. Power on.

Katie   April 15th, 2008 2:00 pm ET

He's back–the huckabeast returns. This is not good for American politics. We're already dealing with one politician from Arkansas who won't go away, now we have another one.

Sean   April 15th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

Considering another run in 2012? He must not have much faith in his party!

TiredoftheHate   April 15th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

What goes around, comes around..

Steve   April 15th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

He wasn't ready to be a candidate in this election, but he did receive alot of attention and came off as likeable. Four years from now, he could be a formidable opponent.

Look byond   April 15th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR HILARY.

denis c. casey   April 15th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

H R Clinton is obviously prepared to bring down not only Obama in

her drive for the nomination but also the Democratic Party .

McCain will easily win the Predidency.

Talk about blind ambition

Yours in sorrow

Denis C. Casey

Josh Tan   April 15th, 2008 1:52 pm ET

This guy is unbelievable - he trailed Mitt Romney even after the suspension of his campaign but Huck still feels himself viable, by what stretch though.

Just plan another career path or go back to preaching

Eric   April 15th, 2008 1:45 pm ET

Among other things PAC will raise funds for: prevent evolution to be taught in school, teach kids how God created frogs on the fifth day, prosecute pregnant teenagers, make sure homosexual teenagers feel so bad about themselves that the rate of suicide will go up.

Such a friendly face, hasn't he.

Jacqueline Samms   April 15th, 2008 1:44 pm ET

He can really use his money for other causes. Help the people in New Orleans, feed some hungry kids in the world. Why does he have to give money to people who clearly does not need it. I could use a couple of hundreds right now.

honkey white guy from cali   April 15th, 2008 1:43 pm ET

Oh my! You know for all purposes I think he is a good man and does have the best interest of America at heart, having said that he is so far out of touch with modern beliefs and values that he will never really be a viable candidate. I find it kinda funny all this talk about these PAC's that basically allow people to contribute to a candidate twice and are used to loop hole the finance reform legislation. funny that the republicans would keep moving in the wrong direction. someone is going to have to sit them down and say look the rest of the country does not share your beliefs! Many like me think god and church is something only weak minded people need to provide them some since of security when things go bad. In One hundred years I think we will look back on all this in the same way we now look back to the Greeks or Norse mythology as being rubbish! It is already happening and with the spread of information with the internet that is only speeding the process much faster!

Go Obama 08

Have your Christian or other religious values if you choose but don't push them down anyone else's throat!

John Smith   April 15th, 2008 1:42 pm ET

This issue is "not" about winning as Hillary would have all of us believe. Let me give you this:

Let us say Hillay wins and becomes the President of the U.S. Be honest with yourself,

1. How many Republicans will be willing on carry out her agenda?
2. How many people will she be able to bring together across the parties to get anything done?
3. How many Republicans will immediately start to paln to run against her after 4 years?
4. How many "old and new scandals" is this nation willing to undertake again?

You see, I am over 50 years old and have continued to follow politics all year round:

It is not about winning, it is about been able to govern!
It is not about having soultions, it is about been about to carry them out!
It is not about being a president, it is about being able to hold the "moral torch" and to bring the people together.

Hilllary cannot do any of these things, period. As Regan once said, people get the type of "government" that are… of them. We have made bad judgments over these years, and this is last chance, I believe, that God has given to us to redeem our levels of ignorance.

Mendemoi   April 15th, 2008 1:42 pm ET

Obama's media darlings and pollsters always mitigate the effect on Obama of his gaffs each time. This is being consciously done to help Obama. But I believe that the polls will once again be proven remakablry WRONG as in the past.
I hear more discontent from people than these pollsters are trying to FIX.

Alex H   April 15th, 2008 1:38 pm ET

So I've got another 4 years before I can start dreading Huckabee again. Got it!

Darth Vadik, CA   April 15th, 2008 1:35 pm ET

Another scheme to get money out of people.
This guy will rob you dry and you'll just smile back at him.

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