Former Aide Contradicts Huckabee Defense Of Rapist's Release

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: Huffington Post

Former Aide Contradicts Huckabee Defense Of Rapist's Release

December 5, 2007 05:42 PM

Directly contradicting Mike Huckabee's claims, his former senior aide tells the Huffington Post that, as governor of Arkansas, Huckabee indeed told the state's parole board that he supported the release of a convicted rapist.

The senior aide, Olan W. "Butch" Reeves, personally attended a controversial parole board meeting with Huckabee in Oct. 1996.

"The clear impression that I came away with from the meeting was that he favored Dumond's release," Reeves said, referring to convicted rapist Wayne Dumond. "And I can understand why board members would believe that to be the case."

This stands in stark contrast to Huckabee's assertion, repeated at a press conference today that he "did not ask the board to do anything." When asked directly about trying to influence the board, Huckabee responded: "No. I did not. Let me categorically say that I did not."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/05/former-aide-contradicts-h_n_75519.html

[gratuitous]

1. Golly, would Pastor Mike lie?

I mean, just to advance his political fortunes?

Do you suppose we'll be treated to "Huckabee will say anything to get elected" or "Huckabee is a serial exaggerator" or "Huckabee is soft on crime" reportage? Don't be silly! He's a Republican, and it's only Democrats who do such things.

[LiberalFighter]

2. Listening to ABC World News and

there was a statement from Huckabee that it was wrong to bring this up during the campaign.

How ludicrous is that?

[Tempest]

3. Of course he thinks it's wrong

But only because it's going to derail his campaign.

I expect he'll drop out before the primaries as his poll numbers sink lower than Thompson's.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Yes, why would we want to know about his hideous bad judgment, his political

scheming to avoid blame, his heartlessness for rape victims, his disdain for public safety, his tendency to blame everyone around him for his own deeds...why indeed?

[TwilightGardener]

5. oops dupe

[mitchum]

7. Of course, only talk about magic Jaysus, not reality, is appropriate

[UpInArms]

6. stick a fork in him

he won't make it to Super Tuesday.

[katty]

8. Huckleberry pie is done....it's over