As Huckabee grabs the lime light, will his past be his undoing?

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Mike Huckabee once advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general public, opposed increased federal funding in the search for a cure and said homosexuality could "pose a dangerous public health risk."
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It appears as time moves forward, everyday there are new revelations concerning Huckabee's record as Governor. I don't think he will survive the primaries due to his record.

He will be a repeat of George Bush in many ways. He will probably promote abstinence, which is resulting in more teenage pregnancies. He is likely to fool the public again by ignoring scientific evidence and statistics and relying on his own beliefs to run the country and feel completely justified in doing so.

He has no experience in foreign policy which is a huge issue at this time. Although I personally think he seems like a very nice man, I don't think he is what we need right now to lead the country.

No. I think hes right on this issue, just not right being so soft on criminals

Reactions are mixed across parties to the fact that Huckabee is pulling ahead in Iowa.

Some neo-conservative types are rejoicing and think their prayers are being answered. True conservatives are wincing, because of the question you pose here.

Some Democrats are terrified of another crazy evangelist sitting atop the country. Smarter Democrats are happy to see a candidate that will be so easy to reveal as the religious nutjob that he is and thus secure a Democratic White House.

While he may not appeal to democrats and hence the majority of the media that particular stance is not inconsistent with the view of the majority of voters.

He may not. What will go in his favor is that Rudy is very unappealing to the south and mid-west. Romney is not as personable or as astute when it comes to public speaking. We are all well aware that the ability to schmooze covered Clinton's past it may well work with Huckabee.

That's a small nitpick in the grand scheme of things. Have you scrutinized the records of the Democrats so closely? What you find may not be for the faint of heart! Huckabee is probably as clean as you're going to find in politics!

I think he was right at the time - all we really knew back then is that gay men were the primary carriers of AIDS.

Chi Bro,

Probably, consider Huckabee's stance on things!

Pro-illegal aliens!
Pro amnesty!
Pro class warfare!
Soft on crime!
Hard on personal freedoms!
The HIGH TAX candidate!
The HIGH SPENDING candidate!
Pro Big Government!
Supports International Carbon Credit Trading!

I think it could hurt him. There are a lot of people, myself included, who are both conservative and well against removing the teaching of evolution in our schools. Evolution is what happened; creation is to be taken on faith. Which one should be taught in science class? I mean, come on...

And the AIDS thing came up today. While I agree that AIDS is being treated more like a social cause than the health risk that it is, I part with him on isolating AIDS patients and then turning around and refusing research funding. That's just backwoods ridiculous!

It was 1992 when he filled out that survey, what is odd is his opponent refused to fill it out. At least Huckabee wasn't ashamed by his beliefs. If you remember back to the late 80's early 90's not much was known about AIDS except that it was lethal. It wasn't until the mid 90's that the public started believing what scientist were telling them about the disease.

I love people who think that anyone who goes to church is a "religious nutjob." Gotta love those tolerant liberals.

No, Huckabee's past won't be his undoing. His lack of political machinery and money will be his undoing. Even if he wins Iowa, he doesn't have the money to out-compete Romney and Giuliani.

I tend to agree with Huckabee on the issue you cited as I find it interesting that the most significant world health risk since the plague is shrugged off as a "life-stye choice", and participants in behavior that spreads AIDS are praised while smokers are vilified.

But to the real question... the past is never the past for Republicans, only for Democrats. Huckabee's will be used against him for certain.

Huckabee can get the nomination, which is good, considering he'll get waxed in the election! Go, liberal Dems! Nominate a ticket of Kucinich and Obama!

He has stances that are disagreeable to the anti-illegal immigrant Republicans, but he is a "real" Christian as opposed to "cultist" that answers to Utah. If I were an evagelical this would be a no brainer.

And who would his comments about AIDS turn off? Only people like me who won't vote for him anyway. If anything it gives him more cache in that camp.

Also, his role in the early release of a a convicted rapist. Search Wayne Dumond who was a violent rapist in Arkansas and Huckabee had a lot to do with his release. His past is going to come into full throttle in the primaries. It'll be up to the public to decide if they are willing to tolerate the misdeeds of Huckabee.

If people want to get all upset about Mitt Romney and his religion - Mitt just goes to Church on Sundays - what are they going to say about an ordained minister? I would think that would have a little more bearing on religion dictating how he will govern - so why aren't people challenging Huckabee like they do Mitt on the seperation of religious life from political life?