OK...What about this ...His son confessed to catching a stray helpless dog and hanging it by it's neck and than throwing rocks at it until it was bloddy and dead! Is that the kind of "Father" we want for our country?
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/12/16...
2007-12-19 16:54:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241
2007-12-19 16:56:40 · update #1
KF...My point is ...I will not vote for him, not because of what his child did...BUT HOW HE HANDLED WHAT HIS CHILD DID!
2007-12-20 06:13:56 · update #2
Rave this is just one article...his son did confess...that is why he got fired!
2007-12-20 06:15:23 · update #3
Thomas...it did work when I put it up....but once it is there you cannot remove it....so that is why the second link got added...ty though!
2007-12-20 06:19:55 · update #4
Someone wrote you can not blame the parents because of the society we live in today. Okay, fine a kid is more sexually active than before or wears a different hairstyle or has a bad attitude. Yes, times are changing. But for one second to blame society for a son that not only kills a living thing, but sadistically tortures the animal? If it wasn't a stray and it was your dog I don't think you'd be thinking "oh...well it's society's fault. too bad it happened"
The way you raise your children is a very strong message of the kind of parent and person you really are. Then he lets his son get away with such a heinous act. To be fair - if it were me I would also not want my kid to get in trouble (I'd probably get them some serious help too) and would cover it up. BUT I am also not a super religious person who goes around advertising himself as a faithful Christian in order to get elected. If I was that faithful I would a) not have raised my son to have no compassion and be incredibly sadistic and b) let my son get away with his sin.
It shows that he will compromise his Christian beliefs and values when it suits him.
This is NOT the kind of leader I want. I don't require the individual to have the same religion as me - but you can sure bet if they are going to run around using the Lord's name in vain to get votes, they better be the real deal.
2007-12-19 17:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I cannot condemn Huckabee for his son's actions. However, I question how authentic his answer was on Larry King Live, when the wife and I watched his interview.
I had written it off as drivel, and mudslinging, but now I feel he might have been a bit dishonest about the incident, and had a pre-made story if this came up on LK's show. His son was made out to be a "young minor" (17?), the dog was "put out of it's misery humanely" (rocks, slit, and a hanging?). I tend to trust the word of police officers and FBI chiefs over the word of politicians, but that's just me.
We have had enough with legal loopholes, destroyed evidence, and questionable motives for the last 7 years, I don't think the country can afford another 4, or 8. The first link doesn't work btw, I found the full link for you.
2007-12-20 02:19:08 · answer #2 · answered by ThomasS 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sounds scary, but you cannot tell what really happened. I didn't see any statement where his son confessed to torturing the dog. Did you notice this part from the Newsweek article...
"Brenda Turner, Huckabee's then chief of staff, and Kevin Crass, the Huckabee family lawyer, also disputed Bailey's account, although both acknowledged talking to him about the dog killing. "I asked him, 'Is it normal for the state police to … investigate something that happened at a Boy Scout camp?' " Turner says. "We wanted the same treatment that anybody else would get." (Animal cruelty in Arkansas is a misdemeanor, not a felony.)
So it could be a case of purposely making a story out of nothing. The sheriff was appointed by Huckabee's predecessor, so it isn't exactly going to be all above board on either side...so you have to really think before making a decision based on news articles...they are not unbiased after all.
2007-12-20 01:06:37 · answer #3 · answered by raveniiz 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The more the country learns about the Huckabee's, the more likely he will never get elected to anything...his son looks deranged to say the least and murdering that poor, defenseless dog, only proves the point! Arkansas is not exactly the center of universal intelligence!
2007-12-20 01:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
anybody that tortures animals for pleasure is a disaster waiting to happen on some unsuspecting person that crosses their path in the future.
At 17 and doing this--he should had been placed in therapy and monitored.
I don't like Huckabee but I can't condemn him for the acts of his SON at that age.
I have plenty of other things to disagree with him on.
But I have to admit--this will sway a lot of votes away from him.
2007-12-20 01:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by kejjer 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Well I can not say who I am voting for but would you want your parents to be punished and looked down upon for every mistake you made? In today's society we need to stop blaming all of the parents, the world is becoming corrupted and is corrupting our children. It is sadly becoming harder to shield them and they are going to make mistakes we are human it is our nature. His son commited a disturbing act, was he the one who condoned the behavior? So how can you judge a man by ananothers character?
So my answer is don't base you decision upon what others may or may not have done. Base your decision on who you feel HE is.
2007-12-20 00:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by KFowler 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
He was never considered to be the kind of leader I would want.
2007-12-20 18:18:40 · answer #7 · answered by Salsa Shark 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes I think they're all nothing but a pack of crooks and liars.
2007-12-20 01:03:21 · answer #8 · answered by Richard B 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-12-20 01:23:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋