Huckster Changes Tune on Smoking Ban – More Arkansas Hipocrasy (as if we needed more)

The graduate with honors from the Slick Willy School of campaign hoodwinking, Mike “The Huckster” Huckabee, is now reversing a position that he took last August before a forum on Cancer.

From The Hill:

At an August 2007 forum on cancer hosted by cyclist and activist Lance Armstrong and moderated by MSNBC host Chris Matthews, Huckabee said he supported a federal smoking ban.

“If you are president in 2009 and Congress brings you a bill to outlaw smoking nationwide in public places, would you sign it?” Matthews asked.

“I would, certainly would. In fact, I would, just like I did as governor of Arkansas, I think there should be no smoking in any indoor area where people have to work,” Huckabee responded. emphasis mine

But what is he saying now?

Also from The Hill:

Huckabee’s campaign, however, is backtracking. In its statement to The Hill, the campaign stated, “At a Lance Armstrong cancer forum last August, Governor Huckabee said that if Congress presented him with legislation banning smoking in public places, he would sign it, because he would not oppose the overwhelming public support that such a congressional vote would reflect. However, since such sentiment for federal legislation doesn’t exist at this time, and since he has said that the responsibility for regulating smoking initially lies with the states, the governor believes that this issue is best addressed at the local and state levels.” emphasis mine

The segment that I emphasized reflects his desire to pander to populous opinion in his quest to gain the Nomination. He is showing that rather than being qualified for the position he desires, he will do what Billy Bob Bubba and his wife of convenience Hillary taught him. Pander for votes.

Speaking of the Slick One and his wife, Bill and Hill want Huckster to be the Nominee. This would guarantee a return of the Clintonian Infestation. And if you think that Hillary is running for her own sake, take another hit of that bong because the Clinton campaign is an effort to return Billy Bob Bubba to an office that he cannot legally hold.

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