Republican Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, is someone who bares watching in the 2008 run for the White House.
Huckabee is slowly but surely moving up.
He seems to be everyone’s favorite second choice, not a bad place to be at this point in the race. His name often is mentioned in the context of being a good vice presidential pick.
Of all the Republican hopefuls, Huckabee has been the most consistent debate performer, critics say... View full article
WASHINGTON - Mike Huckabee isn't what pundits would call a mainstream Christian conservative Republican.
Sure, the candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination is a devout Christian. In fact, he's a Baptist minister and was the president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention before he served as the governor of Arkansas for 10 years.
But ask the 51-year-old Huckabee how his faith affects his politics, and he... View full article
"The man is funny and the man is eloquent," CBS' Jeff Greenfield said.
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin considered Huckabee more articulate than any of the other GOP candidates or even the Democrats, who debated on Sunday.
"I thought the most eloquent person I heard, either tonight or Sunday night, was Mike Huckabee," Toobin said. "I thought his answer about evolution and his one about what it means to be pro-life were breathtaking."... View full article
PROVIDENCE — Anything passed to you through a car window probably isn’t real food, says former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a spokesman for wellness who lost more than 100 pounds and took up marathon running.
He’s running a much more difficult race now, as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination... View full article
Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley had planned to stay on the sidelines as Republican presidential contenders jockeyed for key endorsements in his widely watched primary state. Then he saw the debate performances of longshot presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor he had known for years... View full article
WASHINGTON --Mike Huckabee has a resume fit for a GOP presidential nominee: Southern Baptist preacher, former Arkansas governor, fierce opponent of abortion and gay marriage. Those attributes would seem to be exactly what fellow conservatives are looking for in a candidate... View full article
KINGSPORT - Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee told Sullivan County Republicans Friday night that the GOP needs to get back to its conservative roots to retake Congress from the Democrats and keep the White House in Republican hands... View full article
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Mike Huckabee is “the most authentic, consistently conservative pro-family candidate our party has to offer,” former South Carolina Governor David M. Beasley said today as he endorsed the presidential campaign of his former gubernatorial colleague and friend... View full article
Watch CNN's Jeanne Moos report that Huckabee split hairs with a joke about John Edwards.
Click here to go to the page with the video. Good stuff.
Books
Books by Mike Huckabee:
Character is the Issue (1997)
Kids Who Kill (1998)
Living Beyond Your Lifetime (2000)
Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork (2005)
From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 Stops to Restoring America's Greatness (2007)
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About Mike Huckabee
Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) was the governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, and a current candidate in the United States presidential election, 2008. He was the third Republican governor of the state since Reconstruction. He officially announced his candidacy for the United States presidential election, 2008 on January 28, 2007.
Early History
Huckabee was born in Hope, Arkansas, to Mae Elder and Dorsey W. Huckabee. He was elected Governor of Arkansas Boys State in 1972. He graduated magna cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University, completing his bachelors degree in 2½ years before attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Prior to his political career Huckabee was pastor of several Southern Baptist churches in Arkadelphia, Texarkana, and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He served as President of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention from 1989 to 1991 and as President of a religious-oriented television station.
Presidential Run
On January 27, 2007, the Associated Press reported that Huckabee planned to file papers to form a presidential exploratory committee. He announced his run for the White House on Meet the Press on January 28, 2007.
On January 29, 2007, the 51-year-old Huckabee told The Associated Press "I think this is an opportunity to show the American dream is still alive and there's hope and optimism that can be awakened in a lot of people's lives if they think that a person like me can run and actually become president"
James Carville, Clinton's former political consultant, has given Huckabee high praise. He said the following about Huckabee "He likes people, he knows how to relate to people.. His father was a preacher. He can talk the talk. I'm impressed with this guy's political skills". (Carville's statement was mistaken: Huckabee's father was a fireman, not a preacher; Huckabee himself was a preacher.)
"I have no gift to bring That's fit to give a king Shall I play for You?"
"May this Christmas be blessed with the greatest Gift of all."
John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. "
Dear friend, You are so special to God! I am praying now for you and all your family. “For great is His love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.” Psalm 117:2
May you grow in the knowledge of God's Everlasting Love and faithfulness. your friend who is Dedicated to Christ
Happy New Year, How are you? I am saying a prayer for you and your family today. Here is a reminder from God’s Word. Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
What an awesome truth this is! I am praying that His word will be at work in your life in 2008!
