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In reply to the discussion: Mike Huckabee says removing God from schools is to blame for shooting [View all]alp227
(32,132 posts)60. Oh, Huckabee is the LAST PERSON who should be condemning crime,
given his controversial clemencies to two prisoners who would go on to murder after their freedom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Huckabee#Clemency_controversies
As governor, Huckabee commuted and accepted recommendations for pardon for twice as many sentences as his three predecessors combined; in total: 1,033 prisoners.[67] Twelve of those had previously been convicted of murder.[68] Huckabees pardons and commutations became an issue during the 2008 Republican Primary, with most of the controversy focusing on Wayne Dumond.[69][70] Huckabee's handling of clemency petitions received national attention in November 2009 with the case of Maurice Clemmons. Clemmons had committed burglary without a weapon, and his 60-year sentence was commuted by Huckabee to 47 years, making him eligible for parole if approved by the parole board. The prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County, Arkansas vehemently objected to the commutation. As factors in his decision, Huckabee cited the unusually long sentence of 108 years for Clemmons, who was 17 at the time, that Clemmons had already served 11 years of jail time, the unanimous decision by the bipartisan state pardon board in Clemmons's favor, and the original trial judge's support for clemency. When Clemmons received the 60-year sentence, he already was serving 48 years on five felony convictions and facing up to 95 more years on charges of robbery, theft and possessing a handgun on school property.[71][72] After his release in 2000 Clemmons was arrested a number of times for multiple offenses including child molestation and aggravated assault, but was released after prosecutors declined to file charges. On November 29, 2009, four police officers were murdered in Lakewood, Washington, and Clemmons was named by witnesses as the only suspect. After a two-day manhunt that spanned several cities in the Puget Sound region, the armed Clemmons was shot and killed by a Seattle Police Department officer in south Seattle after refusing police orders to stop charging the officer.[73]
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Mike Huckabee says removing God from schools is to blame for shooting [View all]
Adenoid_Hynkel
Dec 2012
OP
you don't have to follow the christian god, there are so many other to choose from incl none nt
msongs
Dec 2012
#4
Oh, for God's sake! He punishes innocents because he's pissed about being ignored by others?
SharonAnn
Dec 2012
#108
RW hypocrites like Huckabee are much more the cause because of the putrid public policy
indepat
Dec 2012
#14
An all-knowing and ubiquitous god who allows or causes mass slaughter of children ...
Arugula Latte
Dec 2012
#26
Fyckabee, Suckabee, Schmuckabee!!!!! You better damn well hope there ain't no hell!!!!!!
LongTomH
Dec 2012
#20
Onehandle says not using Reagan's corpse as a urinal is to blame for shooting. nt
onehandle
Dec 2012
#25
Really? Then, why don't we have female shooters? Seems to me they are always mad men.
juajen
Dec 2012
#47
Attributing this to characters like god or the devil shifts focus from the real issues...
4saken
Dec 2012
#56
Screw you, you piece of garbage. It was people like you believing there should be no restrictions
still_one
Dec 2012
#59
Well, if you know the guy, tell him to register at the office before roaming the halls again. n/t
jtuck004
Dec 2012
#79
It's shameful that someone calling himself a man of God lies through his teeth that way.
merrily
Dec 2012
#88
So his god allows a bunch of children to be massacred because people don't say its name
NYC Liberal
Dec 2012
#94
Huckabee and his ilk have damaged Christianity for more than any atheist has ever accomplished.
olegramps
Dec 2012
#96
How does lack of forced prayer mean you cannot talk about accountability and responsibility?
OrwellwasRight
Dec 2012
#101
Actually God is punishing us for letting mike huckabee ever open his mouth.
Jakes Progress
Dec 2012
#103
Linking God and guns has more to do with it, if either have anything to do with it at all. n/t
crim son
Dec 2012
#111
Removing Huck from the national discourse would be a step in the right direction.
radhika
Dec 2012
#116