The Smoking Gun? Perhaps.

I'm still not convinced that John McCain has a legitimate claim to be running as a United States Presidential Candidate. Mitt Romney challenged him on his citizenship status and the Democrat nominee will too. Read the following articles: John McCain- Is He An American Citizen Eligible For Office Of President? and "No person except a natural born citizen shall be eligible to the office of President"John McCain was born August 29, 1936 in Panama Also. blogger "JJ" #16's entry, draws the two comparisons together and finishes the argument with facts.

Here's what he said, JJ says:
February 10th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

This is not an issue now but it will be a huge issue if McCain tries to take office. He will be challenged, and so far all the evidence points to the GOP and McCain losing this argument, and the election.

The Constitution doesn’t say that you have to be a citizen, it says you have to be a natural-born citizen, and that means your citizenship in this country must be derived purely from your birth, and not from any legislation or naturalization. Citizens born in territories get their citizenship from legislation. Citizens born in military hospitals in foreign bases are not, repeat, _not_ natural born citizens. Children born in foreign countries can claim citizenship through legislation. It is not automatic.

From the State Dept web site:
a. A U.S.-registered or documented ship on the high seas or in the exclusive economic zone is not considered to be part of the United States. A child born on such a vessel does not acquire U.S. citizenship by reason of the place of birth - Lam Mow v. Nagle, 24 F.2d 316, 9th Cir., 1928.

b. A U.S.-registered aircraft outside U.S. airspace is not considered to be part of U.S. territory. A child born on such an aircraft outside U.S. airspace does not acquire U.S. citizenship by reason of the place of birth.

c. Despite widespread popular belief, U.S. military installations abroad and U.S. diplomatic or consular facilities are __not part of the United States within the meaning of the 14th Amendment__. A child born on the premises of such a facility is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and __does not acquire U.S. citizenship by reason of birth__.

Children born in foreign countries on land currently being used by the US government or military are not natural-born citizens. The argument bears plenty of weight and you can rest assured it will be brought up in the courts. The Panama Canal Zone was never a territory of the US — it was leased land. That you rent something does not make it yours, you should know that by now. The exact text of the treaty:

“The Republic of Panama grants to the United States all the rights, power and authority within the zone mentioned and described in Article II of this agreement, and within the limits of all auxiliary lands and waters mentioned and described in said Article II which the United States would possess and exercise, __if it were the sovereign of the territory__ within which said lands and waters are located to the entire exclusion of the exercise by the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.”

Not only does the treat explicitly say that the US is not the sovereign of the land in which the Zone is located, it explicitly says that it only grants the rights as “if it were the sovereign”.
In 1906, Pres. Theodore Roosevelt explicitly declared that there was never any intent of creating a sovereign territory of the United States in the Canal Zone, only a tract of the land owned by Panama and managed by the United States __as if it were a territory__.

You can’t even use as an argument the 1790 law that declares children born of US citizens overseas as natural-born citizens, because the Supreme Court decision that validated that, Dred Scott, was struck down. The law of the land as it stands now is the 14th Amendment, which specifically makes a distinction between people born in the United States, and everyone else, considered citizens by naturalization, automatic or otherwise.

Do republicans want to continue to support a candidate who has a 99.999% chance of being prohibited from taking the oath and becoming president because he is not a natural-born citizen? This is no different than Arnold’s case. He is not a natural-born citizen, and neither is McCain. It is _that_ simple. Proceed at your own peril, republicans. You already stand a pisspoor chance of winning the election — this won’t help you one bit.

John McCain has refused to open his POW documents to prove or disprove this question of citizenship and will have a hard time explaining this without the facts.

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#1
George Soros in Wikipedia.
Read the following article: The sorry tale of George Soros and article: John McCain funded by Soros since 2001;
and article: John McCain: George Soros' Useful Idiot?
#2
John McCain. Read the following: The Reform Institute

#3
Burger King. Fast Food Chain Icon appearing in the early '70s.

#4
Juan Hernandez-not to be confused with The Magical Burger King.
Read the following article: The Reform Institute-Dr. Juan Hernandez; and blogger Michelle Malkin's piece: John McCain’s open-borders outreach director: The next DHS secretary?; Update: A “non-paid volunteer”

Watch YouTube Video: Who is Juan Hernandez?

Windshields For Huckabee-TEXAS STYLE, don't Mess with 'em!

It's not over folks! Paint your windshields up in support of Gov. Mike Huckabee for President! It's back by popular demand! In support of the TEXAS PRIMARY vote on March 4th show your colors on your windshield!! Take a photo, send it to windshields4huckabee@gmail.com and it just might be featured!!

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20,000,000 EQUALS 1191. They are counting on your vote today.

From the Bear Creek Ledge Blog...........

McCain’s Shamnesty Straight Talk Express
Filed under: Politics, Illegal Immigration, National Security, Law Enforcement, 2008 Election, GOP — Toni @ 1:13 pm

John McCain keeps saying he’s learned his lesson. He says we need to secure our southern border while at the same time saying he would definitely sign the McCain/Kennedy Amnesty bill. He defends his Hispanic Outreach Director - Juan Hernandez who previously was in the administration of President Vicente Fox of Mexico. In working with Fox Hernandez traveled the US lobbying to extend drivers licenses to illegal aliens, lower rates for illegal aliens to transfer funds to Mexico and actively advocated for open borders. He calls the US, Canada and Mexico a “bloc”, not a region, not a continent , it’s a “bloc”. As in the North American Union maybe? Hernandez is also listed as a Senior Fellow with McCain’s “Reform Institute“. This is McCain’s non-profit organization that was used to push for the McCain/Feingold restriction of free speech bill. The Reform Institute has also been supported by George Soros. Yes, this is the same George Soros who works so hard and invests millions to bring socialism and/or communism to the US. Soros supports every left wing loony group that’s out there so it really is a natural connection for Soros to also support McCain’s Reform Institute.
McCain also has on his campaign Mr. Jerry Perenchio as a National Campaign Co-Chair. Who is this Perenchio - he’s the CEO and owner of Univision, the Spanish media network. He also will sell out his country to make a buck. His agenda is to grow his media network and that means bringing in as many illegal aliens as possible who won’t learn the language and will continue to watch his media empire. Perenchio also worked diligently and spent millions to bring down the California initiative which ended bilingual education.

To Read more go to Bear Creek Ledger Blog

Could the FairTax be the dangling carrot issue?

What is the FairTax plan?
The FairTax plan is a comprehensive proposal that replaces all federal income and payroll based taxes with an integrated approach including a progressive national retail sales tax, a prebate to ensure no American pays federal taxes on spending up to the poverty level, dollar-for-dollar federal revenue neutrality, and, through companion legislation, the repeal of the 16th Amendment.
The FairTax Act (HR 25, S 1025) is nonpartisan legislation. It abolishes all federal personal and corporate income taxes, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security, Medicare, and self-employment taxes and replaces them with one simple, visible, federal retail sales tax administered primarily by existing state sales tax authorities.

The FairTax taxes us only on what we choose to spend on new goods or services, not on what we earn. The FairTax is a fair, efficient, transparent, and intelligent solution to the frustration and inequity of our current tax system.
The FairTax:
-Enables workers to keep their entire paycheck
-Enables retirees to keep their entire pension
-Refunds in advance the tax on purchases of basic necessities
-Allows American products to compete fairly
-Brings transparency and accountability to tax policy
-Ensures Social Security and Medicare funding
-Closes all loopholes and brings fairness to taxation
-Abolishes the IRS

For more information go to http://www.fairtax.org/

To read Gov. Huckabee's plan read: http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=5

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Huckabee's Supporters Hold The GOLDEN EGG - McCain wants it!

Senator McCain knows that he cannot win without the conservative base even if it comes down to him and either of the democrats. Gov. Huckabee won hands-down on Super Tuesday as far as the conservative base was concerned. Let's entertain the possible scenarios for the General Election this November: 1) stay at home and eat cookies, 2) hold your nose and vote for McCain to keep OBAMA from being in the White House, or 3) vote for a third party.

Option number one does not sound like me because right now I care to much for what happens to my country. Regarding number two, there is no difference between McCain, Hillary or Obama. You can slice, dice and julienne their positions but there is little to none. Number three is not an option, it only dilutes the republican party even more. We are diluted enough.

Before the towel gets thrown in, let's remember that Gov. Huckabee has outlasted many before him in this race. Gov. Huckabee's conservative base holds the GOLDEN EGG that the goose hasn't laid yet. Senator McCain hasn't won yet. He doesn't have the delegate count to put him over the top, even if Romney releases his delegates and McCain does eventually get enough, HE LOSES BECAUSE THE GOLDEN EGG WILL NOT SUPPORT HIM.

What single issue would cause you to vote for McCain as a representative of the republican party? Pro-life, terrorism, FairTax, etc, etc. The conservative base will never support him because he is not a conservative.

Now is the time for the voting voice of the conservative base - the GOLDEN EGG - to speak up! Right now, get involved, make calls focused on those next primary states and tell the voters to vote Mike Huckabee in their state. There is much on the line considering the alternative. Get involved by calling the media and supporting Gov. Huckabee. If it's a single issue that concerns you then speak out regarding that issue. Let your voices be heard.

What is that GOLDEN EGG to you?

Voter-Based Reality:Reflections on Super Tuesday

From the Evangelical Outpost Blog, Februrary 6, 2008

During this election cycle we've been exposed to two contrapositive perceptions: pundit-based reality and voter-based reality.

Pundit-based reality is the political simulacra created by the bloggers, journalists, radio talk show hosts, and other confident opiners who understand how the world should work. Voter-based reality is the messy electoral aftermath that occurs after voters cast their ballots and show us how the world actually works. For the past few months we've been living in the pristine bubble of pundit-based reality only to have it popped by the inexplicable actions of the Voter Class.

Here are some of the lessons we learned on Super Tuesday:
Pundit-based reality: Huckabee is stealing votes from Romney.Voter-based reality: Huckabee is competing for votes with McCain.

In the latest USA Today/Gallup poll Huckabee supporters were asked for whom they would vote if the race came down to John McCain or Mitt Romney.

The results showed that McCain wins over Romney as the second choice of Huckabee voters by more than a 2 to 1 margin, 64% to 28%. McCain beats Romney 42% to 24% with Huckabee in the race (Huckabee gets 18% of the vote) and expands that margin to 53% to 30% with Huckabee voters forced to choose between the two candidates.

A more likely scenario is that Romney's continued presence in the race siphoned off votes and support for Huckabee.

Pundit-based reality: Romney is a full-spectrum conservative; he is the only one that can bring together the "Reagan coalition."Voter-based reality: Romney is a poor-man's Michael Bloomberg; he never had a legitimate shot at the nomination.

Out of the six states that Romney won, four were caucuses (MN, ND, CO, MT) that were largely uncontested and favored the candidate with a strong organizational structure. The only primary states Romney was able to win were the ones in which he has previously resided – UT and MA. (The only other primary state that he won before Super Tuesday was another state where he lived – MI.) In other words, Romney can win if he can pay to organize party volunteers at a rally. What he can't seem to do is convince people to go to the polling booth and actually cast a ballot for him.

Without the ability to self-finance his campaign, we would now be referring to Romney as the CINO (conservative in name only) who washed out in Iowa. Sadly, he'll continue on despite the fact that his base of support consists of Mormons, talk radio hosts, and people who really, really, hate McCain.

Pundit-based reality: A McCain-Huckabee ticket would be unacceptable to the party. Voter-based reality: The majority of GOP voters would be fine with a McCain-Huckabee ticket.
Can anyone explain why a ticket comprised of the two candidates that will win/have won the most delegates, as chosen by Republican voters, is considered an unacceptable option for… Republican voters? Are the pundits unaware that the GOP voters that vote in the primaries are the same GOP voters that vote in the general election?

Pundit-based reality: Rush Limbaugh's opinion carries a great deal of weight.Voter-based reality: Thanks, but we can think for ourselves.

Adding to his recent string of embarrassments, Rush Limbaugh made the unforced error of endorsing Mitt Romney. If El Rushbo truly believes that Romney "is a candidate on our side who does embody all three legs of the conservative stool" then he needs to hang up his Golden Microphone, for he has lost all sense of discernment. I truly don't think Rush is dumb enough to believe that is true. So why does he think that we voters are dumb enough to believe it just because we hear it proclaimed on our AM radios?

What has happened to Rush? The reason he was once entertaining is because he'd tell us "Dittoheads" what we already knew was true (e.g., liberal are silly). That was his shtick and he did it well. But somewhere along the way he started taking himself too seriously. He seems to think that he is the adjudicator of who and what is considered to be "conservative." For him to give the impression that he is some sort of thought leader is both mildly amusing and moderately insulting. His primary audience is conservatives, a group that doesn’t take its guidance on how to vote from entertainers (and yes, Rush is first and foremost, an entertainer).
As a pundit I understand that having 12 million listeners per week is reason to be in awe of Rush. But as a voter that doesn't impress me much. If I need someone with a large audience to tell me how to vote I'll turn to Wolf from American Gladiators.

Pundit-based reality: McCain will destroy the GOP.Voter-based reality: McCain is the leading choice for a majority of the GOP.

Listen, McCain is not my first choice. But he appears to be the inevitable choice of our party. If he's nominated I'll vote for him for the simple fact that his is far better than Obama or Clinton. If you disagree, then quietly vote for the third party candidate of your choice. But for heaven's sakes, stop whining, stop hyperventilating, and stop all the hyperbolic, Tony-award worthy dramatics. It's unbecoming.

The animosity toward McCain is even more bizarre when you consider that he's not that different than the other "acceptable" candidates. Fred Thompson co-sponsored McCain-Feingold and no one accused him of tearing up the 1st Amendment. Romney was for abortion, amnesty, and an assault weapons ban until--what, last week?--and no one seems to hold that against him. And Giuliani, a candidate that really would have rent the party in two, was once touted as the only alternative to Hillary the Inevitable.

Now, McCain is considered to be less acceptable than Hillary. I don’t get that at all. The Coulter-Clinton-Buchanan Axis is not in the best interest of the party, our movement, or our nation.
It's time we gain some perspective. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." The voters have presented us with facts that we can no longer deny. It's time for us to to face up to our situation and stop living in the fantasy realm of a pundit-based reality.

Update: If I seem a bit harsh on Romney, I have my reasons—and it has nothing to do with his religion. See this post for The Case Against Romney. Email Joe Carter

A Vote For Huckabee Is A Vote For The FairTax

The media suggests that the only people supporting Gov. Huckabee are the "evangelicals". I know this is certainly a strong base for Huckabee, but it is certainly not the only demographic voting for him. Although I consider myself an evangelical, that is not the reason I support Huckabee. I was an evangelical when Carter ran, and I would never support him for local dog-catcher, much less President.

Why is it that Romney spent 20 times as much money as Huckabee, yet they are neck-and-neck in the race? It is because voters supporting Huckabee DO THEIR RESEARCH. They know about the issues and are not swayed by the money thrown at them in the form of lame commercials or 30-second sound bytes. They are not swayed by people like Hannity that have sold out their principles just to eke out a win for "our team".

The main reason I support Huckabee is the FairTax. This single piece of legislation will have historic positive changes for our country in so many ways that almost every person that I have explained it to is overwhelmingly for it.

Not only the Democrats, but the Republican establishment is scared to death of FairTax because it puts control back in the hands of "We the People" instead of "the politicians and lobbyists". Perish the thought...

Why I'm Voting For Mike Huckabee

My father lived to be eighty-three. My mother lived to be seventy-three. I consider that a long life. There were three of us kids who grew up in a rural town in Alabama during the hot days of summer, picking vegetables from the garden and playing in a neighborhood with no worries or cares. We knew everyone personally on our street and most people down the road for miles and up the road for miles.
My father worked in a steel mill for forty years driving eighty miles a day to support his family. He was in World War II and fought overseas. My mother helped my father by keeping up with us kids while he worked. She herself grew up with eleven other siblings and cared for a dying mother.

After a long day at the steel mill, my father would come home only to toil at cutting grass or tending to the garden of peas, corn, potatoes and okra so that my mother, me and my siblings could have food for the winter. We knew at an early age there would be good times and hard times.

In the south, I believe even today, we still learn a lot of lifes' lessons and for my father and mothers' example of hard work, being simple people and loving the things that were dealt them in life, I memorialize and honor them today and VOTE for Mike Huckabee. My mother and father live on in me and my children. When I compare Mike Huckabee's values and integrity, his are like mine and my mother and fathers.

Unethical Campaign Tactic by Romney

NOW, it's your turn, Senator Sessions

Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, got his wish on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. Gov. Huckabee, while visiting our state, announced in Tuscaloosa, that he had signed Senator Sessions' immigration plan and offered up his own plan for supporters once again to read. Senator Sessions sees and knows the kinds of problems we face not only in Alabama with over crowded classrooms, and the tax burden on our economic system but all over the country.

Like Gov. Huckabee, Senator Sessions gets it and wants to do the right thing regarding these twenty million visitors.
Let us now ask Senator Sessions to join us by publically endorsing Govenor Mike Huckabee for 2008 GOP Presidential nominee in Alabama. IT's the RIGHT THING to do.

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Call: (202) 224-4124 Washington, (205) 731-1500 Birmingham.
Fax: (202) 224-3149 Washington, (205) 731-0221 Birmingham.

Presidential Primaries Still Wide Open

Republican National Coalition for Life
FaxNotes – February 1, 2008

John McCain won the Florida Primary and every left-wing RINO (Republican in Name Only) politician is rushing to endorse him. Rudy Giuliani, whose defeat was entirely predictable, given his liberal views on social issues and personal peccadilloes, rushed to endorse him. Yesterday, McCain received the embrace of none other than Governor Arnold Scwarzenegger of California, another pro-abortion, liberal Democrat-in-Republican clothes. The liberal Rockefeller wing of the Republican Party is reveling in what they see as their return to control of the Republican Party.

They should think again. Republicans can't win without the pro-life, pro-family coalition within the Republican Party. So, while they may temporarily regain the advantage in the Republican Party, the Party may very well lose the political power it has gained over the past 27 years by virtue of the successful conservative coalition forged by Ronald Wilson Reagan. If he should win the nomination, John McCain can't win the General Election without that intact coalition and its enthusiastic support.

Neither can Mitt Romney, who, had he come in first in Florida, would now be the darling of the liberal Republican establishment. His style differs from McCain's, and his patrician bearing and manner are less appealing to Democrats and Independents who are largely responsible for McCain's successes thus far. But his record as Governor of Massachusetts is not a conservative one and he is distrusted by many in the conservative coalition.

From a pro-life perspective, neither man is pro-life. McCain's voting record reflects the recognition that some restriction and/or regulation of abortion is acceptable. But, the fact that he supports killing human embryos for research, and voted to increase taxpayer funding for it, is about as far from a pro-life position as one can get. Mitt Romney also supports research on human embryos who are "left over" from in vitro fertilization procedures, as long as the adoption option has been covered and parents give their consent to have their children killed for science. Of course, Romney's record as a strong supporter of the "right" to abortion cannot be forgotten.

The goal of the pro-life movement is to achieve an end to legal abortion by establishing in law the personhood of the human being from the moment of conception/fertilization. The measure of respect a candidate gives to the status of the tiniest embryonic human being determines whether he is "pro-life." Both McCain and Romney fail that test.

Mike Huckabee, who is pro-life and does want legal abortion to end in this country, pledges to carry on his campaign, despite what now appear to be overwhelming odds against his winning. However, the possibility exists that Huckabee could garner enough Delegates in the up-coming Super Tuesday Primaries on February 5 to deny McCain or Romney the sufficient number they would need to secure the nomination prior to the National Convention. If that happens, Huckabee would go to St. Paul, MN, the site of the 2008 Republican National Convention, as a power broker. The other two men, coveting the Huckabee Delegates to put them over the top, would have to deal with Huckabee, who could, in return for releasing his Delegates, extract concessions on policy and commitments on a myriad of things that would evoke avid speculation.

Ron Paul is expected to remain in the race, although his performance up to now makes it doubtful that he could secure enough Delegates to remain a player in an open convention.

Never forget that YOU were once an embryo.

Was Congressman Spencer Bachus Crying Saturday?

No, he wasn't crying at the McCain rally in downtown Birmingham, Alabama Saturday. Maybe the nervousness in his voice was saying, 'Oh boy will Alabama voters be surprised! They have no idea that I've not only been a close friend of McCain's but an intregal part of this campaign.'
You can add these to the list of Alabama McCain help, Attorney General, Troy King, he's the State Chair along with State Representative Mike Hill, Co-Chair - Shelby County GOP Chair Matt Fridy, Cam Ward and many others.

Congressman Spencer Bachus of Alabama's Sixth Congressonional District supports Senator McCain's values of higher taxes, allowing illegal aliens to take jobs from Alabamians which places a huge burden on our schools in Shelby County and all over the state. If you don't believe me, ask any teacher. Now go figure.

Congressman Bachus has signed on to the FairTax but looks the other way in support of a candidate who voted not once but twice to KILL the Bush tax cuts? My friends, you may hate Bush but those tax cuts were for me and my family. Supporters, what makes you think that he will support tax cuts in the future?

What about the abortion issue? Senator McCain has failed at that and what about so many of the other issues that Southern and American Conservatives hold dearly? Are we to join this kind of liberal thinking and give up everything that we are? It's not what he says, but his actions.

What's happened to our elected officials? Has power superseded values and integrity? Mark Levine has said it best and I'm NOT a fan of Mark Levine but McCain supporters come down off your high and read his article.

Congressman Spencer's phone number is: Birmingham, 205 969-2296; Clanton, 205 280-0704 and in Washington: 202 225-4921

My Five Smooth Stones

We are in this race to win despite the desperate efforts by the Romney campaign to try and say that "a vote for me is a vote for McCain". Actually, a vote for me is a vote for me!
We have outlasted Rudy, Fred, and others who were supposed to be the winners. Only 8% of the Republican delegates have been selected, and we have about the same number of delegates as McCain or Romney. We are in it to win.
The Romney campaign knows this and they are running scared.
So far the media has with a few exceptions, been content to sell this sham of a story to their viewers and listeners. You would think that under this coordinated assault, we would be sinking in the polls nationally.
Not so. FOX News has us tied with Gov. Romney in 2nd place nationally in a new poll of registered voters.
What's more, in Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma, recent polls have us in first or tied for first.
We can win. We will win.
To close this gap from 2nd to 1st and shock the pundits, and more importantly our rivals, I need your immediate financial support. I am counting on you as I always have, because you are the five smooth stones in my pocket.

Make an immediate contribution of $25 or more today and watch us soar.
I am counting on you for victory.
With deepest gratitude.
Mike

Make Phone Calls! NOW

ALERT........ALERT
February 02, 2008 - 10:40 PM
100,000 Calls Today?
by Team Huckabee
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Will you help us reach 100,000 calls today? If everyone reading this blog post makes 20 calls we will reach our goal.
We have posted phone lists for Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. We need your help contacting these voters. The process is simple, the scripts are short (calls take less than 30 seconds each) and you are providing our campaign with the knowledge of who we should call to turn out the vote on Tuesday. This is our final push.
So if you are able to, please make calls into Georgia, Oklahoma, Alabama and Tennessee using our new online phone bank. We are trying to reach 100,000 calls made today. If you are already a Huckabee Ranger click here. We are tracking our progress now on the front page of www.mikehuckabee.com.
Lets get this done.
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Alabama POLLS are UP!

" FOX News has us tied with Gov. Romney in 2nd place nationally in a new poll of registered voters.
What's more, in Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma, recent polls have us in first or tied for first.
We can win. We will win."

Mike Huckabee

The last GOP Debate or was it?

Did you watch the most recent GOP debate? I mean the 'cat fight' between McCain and Romney? You may not have realized it but Gov. Mike Huckabee and Congressman Paul were sitting there to. They were knowingly seated in an arrangement to envoke the most tension between two of the candidates and the other two were being snubbed as supposedly lesser candidates. What was demonstated by the media that night, should be a wake up call to all Americans. This not only affects the conservative side of the party but the entire party. It shows the direction our party is going and how the media is negatively affecting our election process. At this point in the election, it's not about winning states it's about gathering delegates but you would never know that from the media. Regardless of how they arranged them in the debate, it backfired once again! Gov. Huckabee came through with flying colors and scored A++.

Now, media mogul Tim Russert has scheduled another debate on Sunday before Super Tuesday but he has offered it only to McCain and Romney.

UN-AMERICAN. The American people need the chance to choose their candidate, not the American press! Please email and call Tim Russert at Meet the Press. Politely but firmly ask Russert to include Gov. Huckabee and if the others refuse then ask Russert to debate with Mike himself. Email Meet the Press through this contact form:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6872152/ Phone: 1-202-885-4200

Then, email Jonathan Martin at Politico.com. His blog posts have always been at least neutral toward Mike, and often positive. Let him know we're asking for this debate, and why.

Message from Mike Huckabee - Just in case you haven heard!

January 31, 2008 - 09:09 PM Mike Huckabee responds... by Mike Huckabee

We are in this race to win despite the desperate efforts by the Romney campaign to try and say that "a vote for me is a vote for McCain". Actually, a vote for me is a vote for me! And it's a vote to say no to the underhanded efforts of the Romney campaign and his wholly-owned talk radio backers who are repeating that nonsense. We have outlasted Rudy, Fred, and others who were supposed to be the winners. Only 8% of the Republican delegates have been selected, and we have about the same number of delegates as McCain or Romney. We are in it to win.