I’ve known Gov. Huckabee for over 30 years. Gov. Huckabee and I graduated from the same college and attended there two years together. Gov. Huckabee and I were fellow Baptist pastors in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the late 70’s. We were friends in college, we are friends today.
Mike Huckabee has always been a man with great communication abilities, people skills and leadership qualities. He is a uniter – not a divider, and one who has always earned the respect, appreciation and support of African American friends, parishioners, voters and colleagues.
As a matter of fact, he received 48% of the Black vote in Arkansas – unprecedented for a Republican. As governor of Arkansas he awarded the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (HBCU) 2 million dollars from his discretionary fund to assist in building them a new football stadium. The overall funding that UAPB received from the Arkansas State Government during Gov. Huckabee’s term in office far exceeded the funding received during Bill Clinton’s governorship in Arkansas. Gov. Huckabee appointed over 300 African Americans to boards, commissions and state employment positions during his tenure as Arkansas governor.
Gov. Huckabee is a proven Christian leader and a man who will serve our country well. Color nor gender will drive my voting decision. Convictions, character, competence, capacity and experience are factors that will drive my decision. The only person in this race who holds to biblical conservative values as it relates to pro life, pro family and lower taxes is Mike Huckabee. In this election I am left with one primary choice and that is Mike Huckabee – the man we should elect to be President of the United States of America.
February 15, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Pastor Dwight,
I will vote “Mike Huckabee” in a few weeks. I agree he is the only true conservative in the race.
February 19, 2008 at 6:54 am
Whether he’s a “true conservative” or not, he most certainly is the only candidate in the race who holds the convictions that represent the interest of Christian voters. I will be glad to cast my ballot for Governor Huckabee on March 4th in the Texas Primary.
February 20, 2008 at 12:59 am
I couldn’t agree more. Mike is a trustworthy man with experience, character, and conviction. His words have substance and his actions have stood the test of time as he was one of America’s best governors (according to TIME Magazine) for almost 11 years. I’ve never been terribly excited about a politician before, but I am about Mike. He gives me hope that there are politicians out there who still believe that the call to politics is a called to serve rather than to BE served.