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        Monday April 7, 2008

        Huck's Late-Breaking Support

        huckabee21.jpgA World Magazine recap of the Christian Right's stirringly ineffectual performance during the Republican presidential primaries reports that Paul Weyrich, cofounder of the Moral Majority, has admitted that he regrets backing Mitt Romney over Mike Huckabee. Huckabee could have really used such changes of hearts a couple months back, of course, but they could help improve his chances of becoming John McCain's running mate. World sets a dramatic scene for Weyrich's mea culpa:

        NEW ORLEANS— Last month at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans, several dozen leaders of the "Christian right" met to strategize next steps—but the meeting inevitably included discussion of missteps in the GOP presidential campaign. Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association, an early supporter of Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, chided the group for cold-shouldering his candidate until it was too late. Others, including Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, disagreed. The meeting quickly threatened to dissolve into accusations, rebuttals, and recriminations.

        Then, venerable Paul Weyrich—a founder of the Heritage Foundation, the Moral Majority, and the Council for National Policy (CNP)—raised his hand to speak. Weyrich is a man whose mortality is plain to see. A freak accident several years ago left him with a spinal injury, which ultimately led to both his legs being amputated in 2005. He now gets around in a motorized wheelchair. He is visibly paler and grayer than he was just a few years ago, a fact not lost on many of his friends in the room, some of whom had fought in the political trenches with him since the 1960s.

        The room—which had been taken over by argument and side-conversations—became suddenly quiet. Weyrich, a Romney supporter and one of those Farris had chastised for not supporting Huckabee, steered his wheelchair to the front of the room and slowly turned to face his compatriots. In a voice barely above a whisper, he said, "Friends, before all of you and before almighty God, I want to say I was wrong."

        In a quiet, brief, but passionate speech, Weyrich essentially confessed that he and the other leaders should have backed Huckabee, a candidate who shared their values more fully than any other candidate in a generation. He agreed with Farris that many conservative leaders had blown it. By chasing other candidates with greater visibility, they failed to see what many of their supporters in the trenches saw clearly: Huckabee was their guy.

        Filed Under: Christian Right, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Paul Weyrich

        Wednesday March 5, 2008

        God to Huck: Not Now

        huckabee18.jpgGod-o-Meter just got off the phone with a prominent evangelical Mike Huckabee supporter who said Huck was telling friends last night that the message God was sending him with regards to his White House ambitions was, "not yet." Huck echoed the sentiment in the farewell email he just sent to supporters:

        Throughout my life, I've found that there are sometimes three possible answers to our prayers--"Yes," "No," or "Not Now." I would like to think our prayers were answered with a "Not Now."

        Filed Under: Mike Huckabee, withdrawing

        Monday February 25, 2008

        Questions for Huck and Dobson

        dobson4.jpgBoth Huckabee and Dobson are staying mum on what the two spoke about when they sat down together in Colorado Springs this weekend.

        Here's what God-o-Meter would like to ask them, if it could:

        Did Dobson ask Huck about his support for a government mandated cap-and-trade program to limit carbon emissions and fight global warming, a cause that Dobson has vigorously opposed?

        Did Dobson question Huckabee's support for robust investment in public schools, which helped win him the endorsement of the National Association Education's New Hampshire chapter, and for improving arts education, which depart wildly from Dobson's view of public education?

        Did Huck ask Dobson why he didn't endorse him months ago, when the primaries were still competitive and Huckabee could've used the help?

        Filed Under: Christian Right, Colorado Springs, evangelicals, James Dobson, Mike Huckabee

        Thursday February 21, 2008

        Mrs. Huck Goes to Hooters

        God-o-Meter is less sure than The San Francisco Chronicle that Janet Huckabee's stay at Las Vegas's Hooters Casino Hotel will scare of her husband's evangelical supporters--this is a couple that upgraded to a "covenant marriage" a few years back--but it's...

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        Filed Under: evangelicals, Hooters, Janet Huckabee, Las Vegas, Mike Huckabee

        Tuesday February 19, 2008

        What's Huck Thinking?

        God-o-Meter caught up the other day with Charmaine Yoest, the Family Research Council VP of communications who left her post last year to become a senior advisor to Mike Huckabee. Yoest returned to FRC last month, when Huckabee’s cash flow...

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        Filed Under: Charmaine Yoest, Mike Huckabee

        Tuesday February 19, 2008

        Pastor for Huck Strikes Back

        God-o-Meter carried an item last week about the IRS investigating a California pastor who endorsed Mike Huckabee on church letterhead, an apparent violation of IRS rules against church politicking. Now that pastor, Wiley S. Drake, is striking back. He's calling...

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        Filed Under: endorsements, IRS, Mike Huckabee

        Thursday February 14, 2008

        IRS Investigates Pro-Huck Pastor

        The Associated Press reports that the IRS is investigating a California-based Baptist pastor who is backing Mike Huckabee for possibly violating its rules against official church endorsements of candidates. God-o-Meter will give the pastor the benefit of the doubt, but...

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        Filed Under: IRS, Mike Huckabee, pastors

        Wednesday February 13, 2008

        Is it Huck's Fault?

        The AP chimes in on John McCain's weak finish among Virginia values voters yesterday, with Fred Thompson's former communications director blaming it on Huckabee's refusal to leave the race: "McCain will be our nominee and he is starting to consolidate...

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        Filed Under: evangelicals, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Todd Harris, values voters, Virginia

        Wednesday February 13, 2008

        Anti-Huck Discrimination?

        Is Mike Huckabee the victim of religious discrimination from the media? In an interview with radio host Dennis Prager, brought to God-o-Meter's attention by the Faith in Public Life blog, Huckabee accuses the press of displaying "soft bigotry" toward...

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        Filed Under: Dennis Prager, discrimination, Faith in Public Life, Mike Huckabee, pastor

        Tuesday February 12, 2008

        Weyrich Backs Huck

        Moral Majority co-founder Paul Weyrich, a former Mitt Romney backer, has endorsed Mike Huckabee. God-o-Meter wants to know: are these protest endorsements or part of a campaign to get McCain to pick Huck as his running mate? Both scenarios seem...

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        Filed Under: Christian Right, endorsements, Mike Huckabee, Moral Majority, Paul Weyrich


        Sunday February 10, 2008

        Stuck With Huck



        Saturday February 9, 2008

        A Religious Rift in the GOP



        Friday February 8, 2008

        Dobson Endorses Huckabee



        Wednesday February 6, 2008

        Huck's Smooth Stones


        5 Lessons from Huck's Big Day



        Tuesday February 5, 2008

        Utah Mormons Hate Huck



        Monday February 4, 2008

        Huck's Sinking Ship



        Thursday January 31, 2008

        Rove on Huck's Evangelical-Only Appeal



        Tuesday January 29, 2008

        In Fla., Evangelicals Split Three ways


        Preachers Pony Up for Huck


        The Latino Evangelical Factor



        Saturday January 26, 2008

        A Romney Endorsement from Dobson?



        Thursday January 24, 2008

        Huckabee's Squishy Evangelical Support



        Sunday January 20, 2008

        Huck's Beliefnet Interview



        Tuesday January 15, 2008

        Huck: Constitution Should Conform to Bible



        Monday January 14, 2008

        Huckabee on Getting into Heaven



        Sunday January 13, 2008

        Huck's Iowa Values Ad Airs in Michigan


        On Religious Test, Huck Wants it Both Ways



        Saturday January 12, 2008

        Economic Conservatives Strike Back



        Friday January 11, 2008

        Still no Democratic Attacks on Huck


        Joel Hunter Backs Huck, Might Go Democratic in November



        Wednesday January 9, 2008

        A Joel Hunter Endorsement for Huckabee?


        Rivals Splitting Voters, Huck's Christian Base Shines Through



        Tuesday January 8, 2008

        Huckabee Fails to Break Out


        Huck's Not Just for Evangelicals Anymore



        Monday January 7, 2008

        Huck's New Hampshire Support: The Usual Suspects


        Even in New Hampshire, Huck talks 'Soldiers for Christ'



        Sunday January 6, 2008

        Can Huckabee Win the Purple States?



        Friday January 4, 2008

        Huck's Support Almost Entirely Evangelical


        Does Huck Really Have Broad Support?


        The Evangelical Scorecard



        Thursday January 3, 2008

        More Huckabee Pastors Threatened



        Wednesday January 2, 2008

        Battling 'Acts of God' as Governor


        Pastors for Huck Get Anonymous Threats


        Huck's Site Retains anti-Mormon Posts



        Tuesday January 1, 2008

        Pulling Attack Ad, Huckabee Gives Biblical Explanation



        Monday December 31, 2007

        Huckabee Surrogates Try to Steer Pulpit Messages



        Wednesday December 26, 2007

        Is Huck's Army Really Invisible?


        Huck Dissed by Evangelical ex-Bushie



        Friday December 21, 2007

        The Christmas Candidate



        Thursday December 20, 2007

        Huck Gets Some Baptist Bad Will



        Tuesday December 18, 2007

        Behind Huckabee's Christmas Ad



        Monday December 17, 2007

        New Huckabee Ad Celebrates "Birth of Christ"



        Friday December 14, 2007

        Family Research Council Staffers Join Huckabee



        Thursday December 13, 2007

        Video: Huckabee's Apologies


        Huckabee: Making Veiled Mormon Attacks?


        Behind Huckabee's Apology



        Wednesday December 12, 2007

        Evangelical Homeschoolers Fueling Huckabee's Rise?


        Huck: Don't Mormons Think Christ and Devil are Bros?



        Tuesday December 11, 2007

        Will IRS Bust Huckabee Before he Can Abolish It?


        Evangelical Leader Skeptical on Huckabee, Praises McCain



        Monday December 10, 2007

        Huck in '98: Reclaim Nation for Christ


        Is Huck Fanning Anti-Mormonism?



        Wednesday December 5, 2007

        Huckabee To Stay Mum on Mitt's Mormonism



        Monday December 3, 2007

        Behind Huckabee's Surge, an Evangelical Surge



        Thursday November 29, 2007

        Jerry Falwell Jr. Endorses Huckabee


        Huckabee Continues "Pastor-in-Chief" Bid at Debate



        Tuesday November 27, 2007

        Huckabee Ad Spurs Double-Takes



        Monday November 26, 2007

        Huckabee's New Ad: 'Believe'

        Filed Under: ad, Iowa, Mike Huckabee

        Huckabee's Preacher Years


        Novak: Huckabee a 'False Conservative'



        Wednesday November 21, 2007

        Huckabee Consolidates Iowa Evangelical Support



        Monday November 19, 2007

        Huckabee Supports Scrutinized Televangelist



        Wednesday November 14, 2007

        Chuck Norris Preaches Huckabee



        Friday November 9, 2007

        Dobson-for-Huckabee Report Denied



        Thursday November 8, 2007

        Huckabee Picks Up an Endorsement



        Monday November 5, 2007

        In Iowa, Huckabee gets respect



        Tuesday October 23, 2007

        More B-Listers for Huck



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