Mike Huckabee's effort to release Rapist Wayne Dumond will continue to haunt his campaign, despite what happens in Iowa. And Huckabee had a track record of releasing criminals while he was Governor, often against the protests of Law Enforcement officials, and victims.
How will this play out for Huckabee in a Political Party that traditionally prides itself on being "tough on crime"? Will Women vote for him or will religion once again trump everything else for Republicans? Republicans as a group seem to flip flop (when it's politically convenient) when it comes down to the values they hold dear. Yesterday it was family & religion (all of their scandals screwed that up), today it's war (that didn't go as planned), and tomorrow it looks like they might be making a return to fiscal responsibility (now that another Party is in Control of Congress).
I find it interesting that the Republican Party and the National media have not looked closer into Huckabee's background. They have been so busy turning him into a celebrity that they have not had the time, nor the willingness, to really examine the facts about his work as Governor of Arkansas. If this were an issue for a Democratic candidate, there would be wall-to-wall coverage of "the scandal".
But Amy Goodman was able to delve a little deeper into the Governors past. Goodman recently spoke with Lois Davidson, the mother of Carol Sue Shields, the woman murdered by Wayne Dumond.
“He Should Have Known”– Mother of Woman Murdered by Rapist Says Huckabee Should Not Have Ordered His Release from Jail
Watch/Listen To Segment From 'Democracy Now'
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I hate to say this, but I will. I believe that the reason why the Dumond situation hasn't gotten traction, AI, is because the guy is White. It's not that they don't know about it; Flipping Mitt has made sure that they know about it, but it just doesn't seem to have made a difference,a nd I believe it's because this criminal is White. The visual of the commercial just doesn't hold the same whallop as the Black Man - Willie Horton - as bogeyman does.
It might not be true, but it's the only reason I can come up with that this hasn't sunk Huckabee with the Law & Order folks. It's the same situation as Willie Horton, so, what's the difference here?
There is SO much more to know!
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