Charles Gibson interviews Mike Huckabee on ABC News.

Click on the link below to see the interview:

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3748302

Morris declares that Huckabee is GOP’s last Hope!

Read this article from Dick Morris on Mike Huckabee!

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/10/huckabee_is_the_right_wings_la.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS POLL: HUCKABEE “VIRTUALLY TIED”

FOR SECOND IN IOWA, CLOSING ON ROMNEY

Former Arkansas Governor Leads National Frontrunner Giuliani, McCain

 

Little Rock, AR – Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has continued his strong push toward the top of the polls in Iowa, moving into a statistical tie with former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson and leading national frontrunner Rudy Giuliani by 6 percent, according to a poll released today by the Rasmussen Reports.

 

Rasmussen Reports, the nation’s most accurate polling firm during the 2004 presidential election, indicated Romney attracts 25 percent of likely caucus participants, followed by Thompson at 19 percent and Huckabee at 18 percent, “virtually tied for second.” 

 

“This poll is just the latest in a series that reflect what we have been seeing across Iowa,” Huckabee said.  “We are gaining more support and momentum as each day goes by and it’s clear my conservative message is resonating with the people of America.”

 

Huckabee for President National Campaign Manager Chip Saltsman says these numbers are significant for many reasons, including the fact that Romney has spent far more money than other GOP candidates in Iowa.  

 

“The surge that began with Gov. Huckabee’s stunning second-place finish in the Republican Party of Iowa Straw Poll on Aug. 11 continues as the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses approach,” Saltsman said.

 

The Rasmussen Reports Poll notes that the Iowa race remains “very fluid.”

 

“Iowans like Mike Huckabee and respect his stand for traditional values, ethical leadership and real reform,” Saltsman said.  “They’re going to turn out for him in force on Jan. 3, 2008.”

 

 

According to the Rasmussen Report, Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the only other Republican in double digits at 13 percent. Arizona Senator John McCain, once considered by some to be the GOP frontrunner, gets just 6 percent of the vote.  Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (3 percent), rounds out the field with Congressmen Tom Tancredo (2 percent), Ron Paul (2 percent), and Duncan Hunter (1 percent).  Eleven percent (11 percent) are undecided.

 

A poll summary notes that Romney and Thompson are essentially even among men, but Thompson attracts only 10 percent of the vote from women.  In fact, Romney, Huckabee, and Giuliani all outpoll Thompson for the female vote.  Huckabee leads among evangelical Christians while Romney leads among those with other religious beliefs.

 

Huckabee A New Man for A New Time!

In a world that is filled with so much to be negative about, Governor Mike Huckabee a Republican candidate for President stands out for providing voters with a different kind of choice. He has been able to weave together his experiences as a pastor, with his proven ability as an elected leader, to offer Republican voters a unique vision of the kind of America he hopes to create. Gov. Huckabee was recently featured in New Man magazine where he received the leading Christian Men’s Magazine endorsement for the Presidency. The folks at New Man understand that the time for slick talk and Hollywood connections has no place in the debate of today’s real problems. Voters across this country are looking for a candidate that can restore the honor and selflessness to an office that has lost its way as the beacon for freedom around the world.

In my study of Governor Huckabee’s career, there is one common thread that appears during every stop in his professional journey and that is “Service before self”. The key advantage that Gov. Huckabee brings to this process is his core belief that Servant Leadership and a bottom up approach to government will yield not only the best financial return but also the most lasting personal changes in the lives of our citizens. To often candidates in the Republican Party seem to believe that caring about people and the principles of capitalism can somehow not coexist. Gov. Huckabee during his tenure in Arkansas found this balance by reaching out to those in need and providing them with the dignity required to change their personal lives while cutting the budget and saving the taxpayers of Arkansas millions of dollars. It is possible to be a conservative Republican without ignoring the crisis that some of our American families find themselves in. This transparent proactive approach to government service is unique among the field of GOP candidates and only Gov. Huckabee as moved beyond the usual rhetoric to actually implement these kinds of programs effectively on the state level.

Many of today’s leaders could benefit from changing their definition of success to a more people based paradigm. Gov. Huckabee will focus on building this country by investing in the lives of people and will reap both tangible and intangible results as he moves this country forward.

Empowering and investing in the people of this country will be continued throughout the United States and a culture of success will be created one person at a time. The saying “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care” really goes to the heart of servant leadership and personal growth. If you are still deciding on a Presidential candidate take a minute to think about what kind of culture you want for America. If you want a strong leader who finds his strength in knowing that service to his country is about people and not power then Gov. Huckabee is the candidate for you. If you’re your ready to “cast down your net” and follow a PROVEN leader then I urge you to join Team Huckabee!

Dancing in Heaven!

One of my heroes passed away this weekend and I know that she is dancing in heaven as we speak(with her favorite red shoes)! My grandmother was one of the most spiritual women I ever knew. I will always cherish my summers in Kentucky with her and my Grandfather and the rest of my extended family.  Here is her obituary that was published in the Courier-Journal on Monday.

Zelma (Wilson) Shultz     1921-2007
SHULTZ, ZELMA (WILSON), 86, went to be with her Heavenly Father Saturday, September 29, 2007. She was a member of Calvary Assembly of God and currently attended Harvest Church of God. She retired from Methodist Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James T.; son, James L.; grandson, James A.; granddaughter, Linda Ashley; son-in-law Russ Bell; and brother- in-law, George Parker. She is survived by her children, sons, Thomas L. Shultz (Nelda) and Theron “Timothy” Shultz (Deana); daughters, Sally Bell, Virginia “Ginny” Shultz and Henrietta “Henri” Sheffield (Jeff); sisters, Mary Alice Parker and Rosetta McCloud (Raymond); grandchildren, Russell Bell, Ed, Matt, Jason, Jeremy, Justin, Alyssa and Kaylee Shultz, Christy Thacker, Whitney Dailey, Chad and Amy Sheffield, Julia Foster, Becky Kaelin and Jennifer Faulkner; and 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Hwy., with entombment to follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be noon- 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. to the time of service Wednesday. The Shultz family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to Hospice of Louisville and the entire staff at Norton Pavilion

Update: My grandmother’s sister (My Great Aunt) Mary Alice Parker passed 26 hours after the death of my grandmother.  Here is her obituary from the Marietta Daily Journal. She was a wonderful person who is finally at peace and I know she is so happy to be reunited with the love of her life George Parker. 

Mrs. Mary Alice Parker, age 83, of Marietta, GA, died Sunday, September 30, 2007. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 5, 2007 in the Chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta with Pastor Ray Pace officiating.

Burial will be in Cheatham Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Parker was a native of Kentucky. She was a good Mother and a homemaker. She was a member of Mount Paran Church of God North in Marietta.

She is survived by: one son & daughter-in-law, Rodger Grant Parker & Gail Parker of Ramsey, NJ; one daughter & son-in-law, Elizabeth Ann Chandler & Don Chandler of Marietta; one sister and brother-in-law, Rosetta McCloud & Raymond McCloud of Kerrville, TX; seven grandsons and fourteen great grandchildren.

Family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta.