Mike Hucklebee: commutes and pardons for murderers and rapists

[bluestateguy]

Huckabee on crime.



Yes, I mispronounced his name on purpose.

[Turbineguy]

1. It give Sarah Palin a great campaign slogan:

"Not as stupid as Huckabee!"

[mikekohr]

2. MIKE HUCKABEE’S WILLIE HORTON

Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, the former governor from Hope, Arkansas, is hoping you don’t look in his closet because there's a Willie Horton hiding in there.

Huckabee's Horton, is a monster named Wayne Dumond. A criminal with a long rap sheet of assaults, and sexual molestations, Dumond was an admitted participant in massacre of a Cambodian village when he was stationed in Vietnam. Upon return to the United States, he admitted to participating in a claw hammer murder of a fellow soldier in 1972. Dumond was convicted of sexual molestation of a teen age victim in 1973 and confessed to a rape charge in 1976.

Huckabee, ignoring Dumond’s reprehensible criminal record, bought into the Clinton hating, rightwing, partisans, that were attempting to smear Bill Clinton for the rape of a 16 year old girl high school cheerleader that Dumond kidnapped at knifepoint, raped and terrorized for two days. Dumond was convicted of this crime in 1985 and sentenced to life plus 20 years.
Huckabee worked, against the advice of the parole board and law enforcement officials, to secure Dumond's release from prison. Dumond's 16 year old victim, Ashley Stevens, upon learning of Huckabee's attempts to free her assailant, met with the governor and said she put her face inches from Huckabee’s and said, “This is how close I was to Wayne Dumond. I will never forget his face. And now I don’t want you ever to forget my face.”

Undaunted, governor Huckabee toiled on, eventually securing Dumond's release from prison on the condition that Dumond move out of Arkansas. Dumond complied, and moved to Missouri, where six weeks later he raped and murdered, 39 year-old Carol Sue Shields. Dumond was convicted of Shields’ murder based on DNA evidence. Dumond died, peacefully in his sleep on 9/7/2005, before he could be brought to trial in the rape and murder of a second victim, Sara Andrasek.

Dumond’s murders committed after Huckabee had secured his release from prison resulted in a firestorm of public condemnation. The governor responded to the criticism by denying he had anything to do with turning Dumond loose on the American public, in spite of voluminous testimony to the contrary.

Blind adherence to rigid political ideology, an absolute refusal to accept advice from others and stubborn refusal to accept responsibility for his own actions, has not served George W, Bush well as a President. These shared character defects will not wear well on Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee either.

Ironically, or perhaps predictably, Huckabee is emerging as the consensus choice among so called Christian Conservatives. Go figure.

Written by: mike kohr 10/29/2007

Additional links:
http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=154e1aad-fd18-4efd-8d80-b5dab8559419
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/sexual_assault/severed_penis/7.html http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/rash-devious-incapable-of-admitting.html
http://www.arkansasleader.com/frontstories/st_08_11_04/huckabee8.html

Published at BuzzFlash.com:
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/contributors/1406#comment-8209

[Blue_In_AK]

3. I may be in the minority here,

but I don't think Huckabee can be blamed for this guy's rampage (assuming they're suspecting the right guy). The man was very young when he committed his original crime, and the parole board obviously felt that he deserved a second chance. If we were outraged by the Willie Horton ads used against Michael Dukakis, we can't encourage a similar smearing here.

I'm no fan of Huckabee's and I certainly don't want to see him as president, but there are a lot more substantive issues we can latch onto.

[mikekohr]

4. Check out the info at this link:

http://www.arkansasleader.com/frontstories/st_08_11_04/huckabee8.html

There is a consistent pattern here. It tells a lot about the character and mental outlook of one of the leading contenders for the Republican nomination in 2012. Unless this catches traction I have Huckabee as an early favorite in Iowa.

mike kohr

[Blue_In_AK]

7. Interesting.

I didn't realize his clemency grantings were quite this extensive. Why is he doing it? Is it some misplaced "Christian charity" thing or does Arkansas have really overcrowded prisons? What's his motivation?

[David Zephyr]

6. It's not apples with apples. Read into how the clemencies were given.

Not the same.

[old mark]

5. Why, how christian and forgiving of Governor Huckleberry,

working for this bastard's parole in spite of the police and judiciary. As long as he leave my state - great idea,Mike...And yes, I hold Huckabee responsible for this guys subsequent acts, just as I hold the PA parole system responsible for the early release of teh 4 convicted murderers who met shortly after they were given freedom and almost immediately robbed a bank and killed a Philadelphia cop.

I always thought Huckabee was an asshole, but I didn't realise just how much of one.

mark