Comments on: A Thought on Governor Huckabee http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/ Standing for faith, family, flag and freedom. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:28:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jerry Cochrun http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Jerry Cochrun Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:51:29 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-450 Kirby, After hearing Gov. Hukabee on the air with Michael Medved, I have a dfiferent view of this situation. Apparently he did not pardon or completely commute the sentence, he merely reduced the sentence from 108 to 47ish(?) years. The crimes where committed when he was 16 years old, he mugged a lady in a parking lot, he burglarized a State Troopers home stealing his gun and then was caught with it at school. When the Police came to arrest him he apparently hit is Mother and struggled with the Police? It sounds like he gave a very complelling statement as to why he deserved a commuted sentence and Gov. Hukabee agreed that the sentence was too much. Once he was finally paroled he went back on a crime spree in Arkansas and the Authorities totally dropped the ball allowing him to leave the State. Hardly Gov. Huckabee's fault, in fact the Gov. says that NOT knowing what he knows now and being in that same place again, he would have made the same decision, and I can't really fault him. I think our Washington State Justice System is far more at fault then Gov. Hukabee and has once again proved how liberal they are. This guy should have never been given bail as he was up on very serious charges which included a third strike and possible life in prison. What we need here in Washington is stiffer rules for bail concerning possible Third Strikers! (Oh yes, under Gov. Huckabee's watch, more death sentences were carried out then under any other Gov.). Kirby, you are sincerely missed, there are now no local conservative Talk Radio shows to listen to during the morning commute and it is missed, hope to hear you bad on the radio soon! Thank you for all you do and keep posting! Kirby,
After hearing Gov. Hukabee on the air with Michael Medved, I have a dfiferent view of this situation. Apparently he did not pardon or completely commute the sentence, he merely reduced the sentence from 108 to 47ish(?) years. The crimes where committed when he was 16 years old, he mugged a lady in a parking lot, he burglarized a State Troopers home stealing his gun and then was caught with it at school. When the Police came to arrest him he apparently hit is Mother and struggled with the Police? It sounds like he gave a very complelling statement as to why he deserved a commuted sentence and Gov. Hukabee agreed that the sentence was too much. Once he was finally paroled he went back on a crime spree in Arkansas and the Authorities totally dropped the ball allowing him to leave the State. Hardly Gov. Huckabee’s fault, in fact the Gov. says that NOT knowing what he knows now and being in that same place again, he would have made the same decision, and I can’t really fault him.
I think our Washington State Justice System is far more at fault then Gov. Hukabee and has once again proved how liberal they are. This guy should have never been given bail as he was up on very serious charges which included a third strike and possible life in prison. What we need here in Washington is stiffer rules for bail concerning possible Third Strikers!
(Oh yes, under Gov. Huckabee’s watch, more death sentences were carried out then under any other Gov.).

Kirby, you are sincerely missed, there are now no local conservative Talk Radio shows to listen to during the morning commute and it is missed, hope to hear you bad on the radio soon!
Thank you for all you do and keep posting!

]]> By: LFRoss http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-438 LFRoss Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:36:41 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-438 I agree completely, maybe it is too much to ask of a governor of any state to be involved in judicial pardons! It seems like 2 branches of gov. Maybe, but ??? No matter, he is not as bad as the thug himself and shouldn't accept quite as much responsibility. Huck also is, with this and perhaps other failings, way more qualified than the group in charge in DC now regarding the values of our country,individual freedom and the concept of innovation and growth that cannot be provided by the central government. It never has, never will! One term only, 2nd perhaps as a reward for exemplary and transparent records and behavior. Throw the bums out continuously! I agree completely, maybe it is too much to ask of a governor of any state to be involved in judicial pardons! It seems like 2 branches of gov. Maybe, but ??? No matter, he is not as bad as the thug himself and shouldn’t accept quite as much responsibility. Huck also is, with this and perhaps other failings, way more qualified than the group in charge in DC now regarding the values of our country,individual freedom and the concept of innovation and growth that cannot be provided by the central government. It never has, never will! One term only, 2nd perhaps as a reward for exemplary and transparent records and behavior. Throw the bums out continuously!

]]> By: velta benson http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-432 velta benson Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:14:30 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-432 Thanks for perspective on Huckabee. Thanks for perspective on Huckabee.

]]> By: Mardene Patton http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Mardene Patton Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:22:04 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-423 I also believe that the victims of his crimes should be allowed to voice their opinions to these Governors who have this right to commute sentences. Maybe then they might think twice before letting them go so easy or if at all. I also believe that the victims of his crimes should be allowed to voice their opinions to these Governors who have this right to commute sentences. Maybe then they might think twice before letting them go so easy or if at all.

]]> By: Mardene Patton http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Mardene Patton Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:19:37 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-422 I agree with you Kirby, but also once he got up here the Judges should have seen his record too. Then not be out on bail!! The Police are the innocent ones here... I agree with you Kirby, but also once he got up here the Judges should have seen his record too. Then not be out on bail!! The Police are the innocent ones here…

]]> By: Roger Fallihee http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Roger Fallihee Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:29:34 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-421 This issue of pardons, even without the Lakewood tragedy, would have proven to be Huckabee's Achilles Heel. I agree with your post. This issue of pardons, even without the Lakewood tragedy, would have proven to be Huckabee’s Achilles Heel. I agree with your post.

]]> By: Thomas Malaglowicz http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Thomas Malaglowicz Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:08:41 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-420 I agree. Clemmon's rap sheet at the time was still pretty darn disturbing. His application for executive clemency was filled with bucket loads what I can only describe as B.S. Even without the knowledge of what this guy was going to end up doing it wasn't hard to figure that this guy was just telling people what he thought they wanted to hear from him and they bought it hook line and sinker. Huck should have taken responsibility and admitted that he had to do it all over, he might have done things differently. It not his mistake that angers me so much, we are all human, it his reaction to the outcome that sticks in my craw more than anything. I agree. Clemmon’s rap sheet at the time was still pretty darn disturbing. His application for executive clemency was filled with bucket loads what I can only describe as B.S. Even without the knowledge of what this guy was going to end up doing it wasn’t hard to figure that this guy was just telling people what he thought they wanted to hear from him and they bought it hook line and sinker. Huck should have taken responsibility and admitted that he had to do it all over, he might have done things differently. It not his mistake that angers me so much, we are all human, it his reaction to the outcome that sticks in my craw more than anything.

]]> By: Karen Meredith http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Karen Meredith Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:29:36 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-419 I do not think Huckabee is unfit for the White house. I love him! However, other people do, we have to get past this and go on with someone who can win. We can't waste time and energy on this issue. I do not think Huckabee is unfit for the White house. I love him! However, other people do, we have to get past this and go on with someone who can win. We can’t waste time and energy on this issue.

]]> By: Martel http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Martel Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:21:26 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-416 I concur! Medved is clearly in the Huckabee Camp, or at least he is in the "anybody but Palin or Romney" camp! Huckabee is just popular enough to mess up the Republican Party, not strong enough to pull it together! I concur! Medved is clearly in the Huckabee Camp, or at least he is in the “anybody but Palin or Romney” camp!
Huckabee is just popular enough to mess up the Republican Party, not strong enough to pull it together!

]]> By: bill mccord http://www.kirbytalk.com/2009/12/a-thought-on-governor-huckabee/comment-page-1/#comment-412 bill mccord Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:37:37 +0000 http://www.kirbytalk.com/?p=169#comment-412 very well said!! very well said!!

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