Mike Huckabee speaks at The Commonwealth Club of California.
Governor Huckabee's win in the Iowa caucuses vaulted him into position as a serious contender for the Republican Presidential nomination. Strong showings in subsequent states have kept him in the running. Now, Californians have a decision to make about which candidate to choose. Come hear Huckabee outline his plans, goals and ideas, and hear about his values and beliefs- The Commonwealth Club of California
Bio
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee is a Republican politician, musician, political commentator and host for the Fox News Channel and ABC Radio who served as Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. Huckabee finished second in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries.
Huckabee is the author of several books, an ordained Southern Baptist minister and a public speaker.
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones joined the KGO Radio News department in 2000. She began as KGO's South Bay reporter. In 2002 she was named Co-Anchor of the Noon News and in October 2004 promoted to the coveted position of Morning News Co-Anchor.
As both a Reporter and Co-Anchor for KGO Radio Jennifer has received numerous awards from the Associated Press, Nor Cal RTNDA, and was most recently honored by the Radio and Television News Directors Association with the National Edward R. Murrow Award.
Skip Rhodes
Skip Rhodes is on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Club of California and President of Skip Rhodes and Associates, LLC.
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I think that's the general idea. I wouldn't boast about the fact that as a country we are failing to live up to that. I am not against a pastor or minister running for president per se, but he's going to have to work really hard to convince me that he will represent the interests of all Americans regardless of religious belief. Atheists and Agnostics need the president to be a leader for them, too.
Just because God is not mentioned in the Constitution does not mean that religion has had no role in forming our current democracy. Have church and state ever been separate? Ridding of the IRS sounds good to me!
He's well spoken and seems like a fine human being
This is so true. He's very good at hiding his ultra-conservative Christian beliefs on television. I get sucked in by his persona sometimes, but then I read the section of his Wikipedia called "controversial public comments" and am put right off. Doesn't anyone see the dissonance between being anti-choice (what some might call pro-life) and pro-death penalty? And anyone who wants to change the Constitution to be in line with "God's standards" should probably be disqualified on the spot. I just don't think there is a satisfactory explanation for some of his views.
The thought of an ordained Southern Baptist minister as President of the United States totally freaks me out. He's well spoken and seems like a fine human being, but please...let's keep religion out of politics.
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