Mike Huckabee speaks out against militarization of America's police forces

[phill4paul]

Do you have a video or some link which shows that Huckabee flip flopped on this and at one time supported the militarization of the police?

Can't say that I do. Can't ever remember him making an issue of it one way or the other until now... when it is an issue of prominence.

 

[Anti Federalist]

And many Lib sites claim that the only reason Rand did it was to steal the thunder from Hank Johnson.

Sheesh,can't we all just be happy that this message is getting out to a wider and wider audience?

I am, which is why I am also...noncommittal...about denouncing the looting.

Fuck it...squeaky wheel gets the greasing AFAIC.

 

[jct74]

Why is this front page material? Give me an f'ing break. Is RPF becoming The Blaze light or something....

Let's see how he sounds if/when a Rethuglican occupies the iron throne. (Holding breath)

Well I wouldn't have put it there if he was talking about repealing Obamacare.

This is great news when mainstream conservatives are finally co-opting some of our issues, and it is good to let it be known to the world that it is not just libertarians that are concerned about this. You would rather people not know that a mainstream conservative like Mike Huckabee agrees with libertarians on an important issue like this that has long been ignored by mainstream conservatives?

 

[Brett85]

This is great news when mainstream conservatives are finally co-opting some of our issues, and it is good to let it be known to the world that it is not just libertarians that are concerned about this. You would rather people not know that a mainstream conservative like Mike Huckabee agrees with libertarians on an important issue like this that has long been ignored by mainstream conservatives?

Don't you know that Mike Huckabee is "the enemy" and we can't ever give him credit for anything.

 

[jct74]

Do you have a video or some link which shows that Huckabee flip flopped on this and at one time supported the militarization of the police?

I haven't heard him specifically talk about police militarization before. But he has talked about asset forfeiture before which is a related issue and even said that hearing those kind of stories made him want to become a "hardcore libertarian".






Also he has talked about DEA abuses before.






So really this is not extremely surprising considering some of his previous comments on related issues.

 

[francisco]

Huckabee weighing in on Rand's side or, less generously, parroting Rand's position, on the militarization of local police forces is an Excellent development for 2 reasons.

First, because it is the right position to have on the issue.

...[Huckabee] deserves credit for what he said tonight. He even brought up some of the incidents that people have brought up here, like the baby who was hurt badly by the grenade police officers threw in his crib.

Second, whether or not Huckabee is being genuine, he lends credibility to the Liberty movement's position by bringing that message to the socon and religious right people who haven't given their ears to Rand yet. It will make it much easier down the road for those constituencies to support Rand. Just like mad cow and AF point out:

That was very good,he has an audience that we don't reach that needs to get that message.

I'm no Huck fan but the more the merrier on this issue.

Yeah, great, I'm glad that he did, hopefully it will shift some of the "law and order" Faux news crowd.

 

[jct74]

Huckabee weighing in on Rand's side or, less generously, parroting Rand's position, on the militarization of local police forces is an Excellent development for 2 reasons.

First, because it is the right position to have on the issue.



Second, whether or not Huckabee is being genuine, he lends credibility to the Liberty movement's position by bringing that message to the socon and religious right people who haven't given their ears to Rand yet. It will make it much easier down the road for those constituencies to support Rand. Just like mad cow and AF point out:

Rand is already getting attacked by Bush administration officials for giving 'Aid & Comfort' to the looters. Having a hardcore social conservative like Mike Huckabee on our side is a good way to refute those attacks.

 

[francisco]

Rand is already getting attacked by Bush administration officials for giving 'Aid & Comfort' to the looters. Having a hardcore social conservative like Mike Huckabee on our side is a good way to refute those attacks.

Yes Yes Yes

It's going to be very hard for the Old Guard to attack Rand when it becomes apparent that Rand holds the true mainstream opinions that the American public is gravitating toward from both ends of the political spectrum, and the Old (Tired) Guard has become the (reactionary) fringe.

Applies to both FP and this specific police militarization issue.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

People here will always criticize Huckabee, but he's been sounding pretty decent on civil liberties issues recently. He also opposes the NSA surveillance program and the TSA pat downs. Ironically, it's his economic policy where he's the least libertarian.

And he's terrible on foreign policy.

 

[TaftFan]

www.taxhikemike.blogspot.com

Click on it and click on it often.

 

[idiom]

Dudes this is a book promotion.

 

[Occam's Banana]

Huckabee weighing in on Rand's side or, less generously, parroting Rand's position, on the militarization of local police forces [...]

FYI, Rand is just plagiarizing the Democrats ... rolleyes

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...e-the-Police&p=5616956&viewfull=1#post5616956

Rand Paul Stole The Idea To Demilitarize The Police From Democrats

By: Jason Easley and Sarah Jones
Thursday, August, 14th, 2014, 5:44 pm

Noted plagiarist Sen. Rand Paul wrote in an editorial today about the need to demilitarize the police. However, this wasn’t Paul’s own idea. Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson first wrote about his legislation in March.

...

 

[dillo]

People here will always criticize Huckabee, but he's been sounding pretty decent on civil liberties issues recently. He also opposes the NSA surveillance program and the TSA pat downs. Ironically, it's his economic policy where he's the least libertarian.

Or hes just acting more like a populist to prepare for his 2016 run

 

[kcchiefs6465]

FYI, Rand is just plagiarizing the Democrats ... rolleyes

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...e-the-Police&p=5616956&viewfull=1#post5616956

From March, huh?

Lol.

 

[Brett85]

Or hes just acting more like a populist to prepare for his 2016 run

According to a certain Bush administration official, the populist position is to always side with the police.

 

[presence]

I criticize Huckabee because I know that if, in the next 24 hours, there is some "terror" attack, he will throw all that talk of "civil liberties" out the window and join the crowd talking about how "we have to give up some freedom to be safe".

Make inroads, build coalitions, one politician, on issue at a time.
This is good. Don't sour the waters.


3 cheers Huck. Thanks for being open minded. Some of us have been preaching this issue for a decade or more.

 

[JK/SEA]

Make inroads, build coalitions, one politician, on issue at a time.
This is good. Don't sour the waters.


3 cheers Huck. Thanks for being open minded. Some of us have been preaching this issue for a decade or more.

i already sent him one ATTABOY coupon..good for one dinner out to Chucky Cheese...

 

[Henry Rogue]

I got to say, I agreed with the posters in this thread who say, Huckabee is blowing with the wind.Then I got to thinking about the author he had on and how I was put off by some of her comments. That got me thinking about the authors of the other books, specifically Balko and John Whitehead and I just remembered Whitehead was on Huckabee. So I looked it up, he was on Huckabee's show on July 27, 2013 https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/john_whitehead_appears_on_fox_news_huckabee_fox_friends_virginia_pbs_and_bl
Here is a good interview of Whitehead by Tom Woods I found http://www.infowars.com/john-whitehead-a-government-of-wolves/ Huckabee is still a freaking statist neocon though.

 

[jct74]

I got to say, I agreed with the posters in this thread who say, Huckabee is blowing with the wind.Then I got to thinking about the author he had on and how I was put off by some of her comments. That got me thinking about the authors of the other books, specifically Balko and John Whitehead and I just remembered Whitehead was on Huckabee. So I looked it up, he was on Huckabee's show on July 27, 2013 https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/john_whitehead_appears_on_fox_news_huckabee_fox_fr iends_virginia_pbs_and_bl
Here is a good interview of Whitehead by Tom Woods I found http://www.infowars.com/john-whitehead-a-government-of-wolves/ Huckabee is still a freaking statist neocon though.

ah that's right, John Whitehead was also on Huckabee's show. They discussed police militarization and the huge increase in the number of SWAT raids, Huckabee even brought up the Cheye Calvo case where the mayor's house got raided and both his dogs killed. It's a good interview, here's the tube if anyone wants to check it out.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx_AQJJuc5E


So Huckabee does have a history of speaking out on both police militarization and asset forfeiture laws in the past.

 

[devil21]

So we can't disagree with him on Iraq but agree with him on the militarization of the police?

He has no foresight then. Much of the militarization of police is DIRECTLY BECAUSE of Huck's stance on Iraq. Where does Huck think most of this equipment came from?? Huck is an opportunist and a coattail rider. Hey, even Newt says something halfway smart once in a while but I won't change my opinion of him. Huck is turning into Newt 2.0.