Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: ericire12 on November 30, 2009, 01:15:16 PM
Title: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: ericire12 on November 30, 2009, 01:15:16 PM
The headline says it all:
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Violent felon granted clemency by Huckabee now sought in Lakewood, WA police ambush
More here: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/11/29/violent-felon-granted-clemency-by-huckabee-now-sought-in-lakewood-wa-police-ambush/
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: Timothy on November 30, 2009, 01:18:47 PM
Yea, he pulled a "Dukakis"...... :(
Didn't give him much hope anyway......
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: jaybet on November 30, 2009, 03:12:51 PM
I dind't think he'd be back in politics anyway. He's a fat and happy tv host now.
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: TexGun on November 30, 2009, 03:50:10 PM
That's too bad. The power/decision of a governor to grant clemency is a slippery slope. If Huckabee is half the man he gives me the impression he is, I'm sure this will eat at him for a long time.
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: twyacht on November 30, 2009, 04:38:17 PM
He dropped the ball, no doubt. This violent felon, at 18, was sentenced to 60 years, in Arkansas. Huckabee didn't do enough research or was swayed by the "softies" and commuted his sentence, than this repeat felon made parole and split to Washington, (another "softie" State), and there you go.
I'm sure he is second guessing himself to the point of a migraine headache.
Too bad, Huckabee is a decent guy. He just screwed this one up.
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: Timothy on November 30, 2009, 04:43:10 PM
That's too bad. The power/decision of a governor to grant clemency is a slippery slope. If Huckabee is half the man he gives me the impression he is, I'm sure this will eat at him for a long time.
Actually, he's already made a statement blaming the courts and the system for his decision. I don't know anything about Huckabee other than what I learned during the campaign last year. He seemed forthright and honest. Unfortunatly, sometimes that doesn't work in politics.....
"Huckabee issued a statement: "Should he be found to be responsible for this horrible tragedy, it will be the result of a series of failures in the criminal justice system in both Arkansas and Washington State."
"This is a horrible and tragic event and if found and convicted the offender should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law."
Fox News
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: twyacht on November 30, 2009, 04:55:38 PM
Additionally, with his record, he was charged with child rape and still bonded out in Wa. >:( a few days before this shooting.
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: m25operator on November 30, 2009, 05:47:02 PM
I really want this caught alive, to find out if these LE's were targeted or just random. If targeted, then why?
Then end him. >:(
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: C.O.T.U.S. on November 30, 2009, 07:33:44 PM
I like Huck. Even wanted to vote for him as pres last time around. In retrospect, Huck probably knows he let a bad guy go. At the time it's hard to fault a guy for commuting an 18 year olds 65 year prison sentence. No he will not say he screwed up in a public release. He has some experience with the law, and any implication of guilt would have legal consequences far beyond saying sorry.
This is another fine example of a bad person doing bad things, that took advantage of a society that wants to believe people are inherently good. This guy is no more than a cancerous blight upon society, fit to be removed.
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: TexGun on November 30, 2009, 08:12:35 PM
I really want this caught alive, to find out if these LE's were targeted or just random. If targeted, then why?
Then end him. >:(
He should get a fair trial followed by a first class hangin'. Yes, I want to know the motive as well. Another report I saw said the coffee shop employee saw that he had a gun and ran out the back door before the shooting started.
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: tombogan03884 on November 30, 2009, 08:47:28 PM
I like Huck. Even wanted to vote for him as pres last time around. In retrospect, Huck probably knows he let a bad guy go. At the time it's hard to fault a guy for commuting an 18 year olds 65 year prison sentence. No he will not say he screwed up in a public release. He has some experience with the law, and any implication of guilt would have legal consequences far beyond saying sorry.
This is another fine example of a bad person doing bad things, that took advantage of a society that wants to believe people are inherently good. This guy is no more than a cancerous blight upon society, fit to be removed.
Actually it's very easy to fault some one for commuting a 65 year sentence for aggravated robbery. he was not sent up just for grabbing some old ladies purse, aggravated means there is more to the story and the dirt bag never should have seen outside again.
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: Pathfinder on November 30, 2009, 08:50:10 PM
He dropped the ball, no doubt. This violent felon, at 18, was sentenced to 60 years, in Arkansas. Huckabee didn't do enough research or was swayed by the "softies" and commuted his sentence, than this repeat felon made parole and split to Washington, (another "softie" State), and there you go.
I'm sure he is second guessing himself to the point of a migraine headache.
Too bad, Huckabee is a decent guy. He just screwed this one up.
Maybe. Governor's get dozens of these requests every year, maybe hundreds. Bad call, perhaps, but I ain't going to second-guess him. It's not as if he personally researched this scumbag, and besides, his staff dropped the ball for sure. And the baby rape was after he hit the streets in WA.
Besides, George Ryan in Illinois opened the damn prison gates and released almost 200 convicted felons because he was worried about whether they got a fair deal or not. Either that or he was trying to salt his potential jury pool.
Wonder how many have become recidivists?
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: Dakotaranger on November 30, 2009, 08:53:00 PM
He commuted and pardoned other guys that should have met a tall tree. After it was clear he had done that several times during his tenure I decided I could NEVER vote for him. If his political future is done because of this GOOD!
Title: Re: Huckabee 2012 is over
Post by: ericire12 on November 30, 2009, 09:10:10 PM