Two Goals - From Mike Huckabee

Email from Mike Huckabee:

Dear Friend,
I am busy campaigning in Iowa today but I wanted to reach out to you with an update on where things stand.

I spent yesterday in Davenport where I met hundreds of interested voters. Education, health care, border security, Iraq and out of control Washington spending are on the minds of voters here. Which isn't suprising, because wherever I go these are the issues people are talking about.

As I have said in previous emails our campaign is continuing to gain ground. Our online fundraising is picking up and our website traffic is building, especially in Iowa. Which is good news because the Iowa Straw Poll is only 18 days away and we still have a ways to go and very real goals we must meet as a campaign. Its my hope that you will once again help us.

1) By this Friday at midnight we need 1,000 online Vounteers to send emails to their friends, family members and co-workers encouraging them to join our campaign. You can do so by visiting the "Build Our Base" section of the website. The last time we set this goal over 2,000 of you participated. A great result and one we need to duplicate.

2) Make an immediate online contribution to our campaign of $15, $25, $35, $50, $70 or even $140. We must raise 400 contributions by Friday at midnight, so I hope you will take a moment now to make a contribution in support of our campaign. We will invest the contribution you make immediately into our grassroots field operations nationally.

Your support has helped fuel this campaign and your continued support is critical in the remaining 18 days before the Ames Straw Poll. If you have already made a contribution, now is the time to seriously consider making another. The amount you contribute isn't as important as your participation. Thank you!
With deep gratitude,

GOPs Huckabee Shares Views on Politics, War, White House

On June 2 Mike Huckabee attended and addressed the closing ceremenies of Shape Up RI at Rhode Island College. He talked about health and wellness.

PROVIDENCE — Anything passed to you through a car window probably isn’t real food, says former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a spokesman for wellness who lost more than 100 pounds and took up marathon running. From article in Providence Journal.

Before the event he answered a few questions in a ten minute private interview. He gives his view on Fred Thompson running.
MH “It’s evidence there’s no one who has captured the market. One of the reasons guys like me are in the race is that we represent — or I represent, I believe — the rank-and-file heart of the party. And I think there is still an opening for someone, and I hope it’s me.” I agree!

He also gives answers about falling numbers of Republican voters, President Bush, Iraq, Iowa Straw Poll on Aug. 11.

My favorite part of the interview is this,
Q: You are a Baptist minister. The Bible says, “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” [Matthew 5:9] Who are the peacemakers today?
MH: “Peacemakers are anyone who tries to bring peace to what is really a world of conflict. But there is a difference between a peacemaker and a peace lover. The Scripture doesn’t say ‘blessed are the peace lovers.’ We’re all peace lovers. Peacemakers are those who actually engage in those actions which result in the ultimate sense of peace. And sometimes peacemakers have to take on unpleasant tasks. Peacemaking in World War II, for example, had to be [by] military action. … Did they do it by chanting and throwing flowers? No, they did it by staging the largest military efforts the world has ever seen. It was not necessarily pretty or fun, and I pray to God we never have to do it again, but I would think it would be hard to argue that those were not peacemakers.”
Did ya catch that above about "chanting and throwing flowers"? I love that. His speaking of the difference between peacemakers and peace lovers shows that he is very observant. Well I guess he's not going to San Francisco with flowers in his hair in the near future.

To read the full article click here.

God Bless from the Upper Peninsula in Michigan!