Mom: ‘Carol Sue Would Be Alive Today’ If Not for Huckabee

So, Huckabee thinks “none of us couldn’ve predicted what Dumond could’ve done when he got out.” Hey, I could have predicted it… past behaviour is a pretty good indicator of future behaviour!

It is sad that this happened, but I fear we aren’t getting the whole story, or the truth. I find it increasingly difficult to trust polititions, now that I hear what they say and realize that it’s all just vote fishing. They’ll tell you what you want to hear to get you to vote for them. The question is in the evidence used to originally convict the man. If it is proven to be handled incorrectly or false, then I can see Huckabee’s reasoning. But if it was legit and handled properly, then he was convicted fair and square, so Huckabee’s reasoning is incorrect. Either that or Huckabee and the man were friends. It’s too early to tell.

The lead paragraph in this story states that Huckabee freed Dumond. A misleading statement. Dumond was freed by an autonomous parole board. If the members of the parole board had felt that Dumond was a danger, they could have kept him in prison. When the members of the board try to lay the blame for their decision on Huckabee, they show the weakness of their own character.

I agree…why aren’t these judges that let these creeps loose on the general population held accountable for their actions? If somebody gets 25 yrs. then why isn’t he still there? Parole should not be granted because it undercuts the sentencing. This creep should’ve been given the chair anyway.

take the credit and get the blame. Huckabee in charge when Dumond released so it is 100% Huckabee’s fault. It’s always the top dog’s fault and that why he get the big bucks….. superior judgement, he don’t have it….

Gov. Huckabee is a decent man, and you should be ashamed to spread this kind of slime around. Besides being factually incorrect, your story ignores the fact that governors deal with hundreds of parole cases, and holding anyone responsible for what hundreds of different people do after release is an impossible standard. Why don’t you run a story about how Mike Huckabee saved the lives of many hurricane victims from Louisiana after Katrina?

Well, the mudslinging had to happen sometime. This is just awful and I certainly feel for Ms. Davidson’s pain. Maybe it’s a good sign for Huckabee that it took this long for something to surface. Look deep enough and you’ll find the skeletons in everyones’ closets. I don’t really think that this does enough to discredit the former governor, but nevertheless, that’s terribly sad story.

Duh. Huckabee is obviously evil. He’s just foaming at the mouth to set some murderers loose!

Huckabee needs to man up if he is responsible, as Miss Davidson claims. I am so sorry for your loss, ma’m. May God bless you and your family and all her friends. Stories like this are so heartbreaking.

Ignorance is bliss and stories like these are written to appeal to those that are bliss filled.
How is it the Gov.’s fault? And does this young woman’s mother blame the parole board as well?
May Carol Sue rest in peace!

Yes, Huckabee is personally responsible for her daughter’s rape and death.
Get a life. Read the whole story. I swear….No wonder ABC news can’t get the ratings! I’d expect this of CNN…but ABC?
Come on you guys…you all can and SHOULD do better.

Liberal Media – tainted political stabs at an already impressionable liberal audience. Biased media – definitely. Waste of time – yes. Huckaabee WILL surprise all mainly because absolutes and the truth will always fight as well as be supported. Remember America that feelings should always come last when weighted decisions are made – feelings are temporary. By the way, anybody that is released from prison can do whatever they choose – any released prisoner could do exactly what happened in this case. Life is a risk – always and at any time.

The lead paragraph in this story states that Huckabee freed Dumond. A misleading statement. Dumond was freed by an autonomous parole board. If the members of the parole board had felt that Dumond was a danger, they could have kept him in prison. When the members of the board try to lay the blame for their decision on Huckabee, they show the weakness of their own character.

Tt is funny that the republican are now
saying that it is unfair to Huckabee to
look negatively on him regarding his action in the release of the prisoner that went and committed a murder once freed, but they did’nt see it that way
when it happened to Dukakis.

Just a few facts.
This criminal was ‘railroaded’ because the orginal victim was a relative of Bill Clinton. There were a lot of doubts about his original guilt. The parole board was entirely made up of people appointed by Democrats (Clinton and Tucker). The amount of ‘power’ Huckabee had over them was nil. They are the ones that made the decision to release, not Huckabee.
This article is just full of half-truths

The total country is tooooo soft on crime – I would have voted for Huck
but since this is coming to light
will not – hopefully their will be
a third party candiate

All right,
First, the notion that Huckabee “pressured” a parole board made up completely of Democrats opposed to Huckabee is absolutely absurd.
Second, he did NOT pardon this killer, nor did he express his opinion to “have him pardoned.” A governor doesn’t pardon criminals.
Finally, what good does finger-pointing do to anyone, most of all the family of the victim?
Mike Huckabee had nothing to do with “freeing” Dumond. Huckabee’s only OFFICIAL action in the Dumond case was DENYING DuMond clemecy. He did so just moments after the state parole board granted DuMond a parole on condition that another state take him.
Consider this before taking this article (or ANY news article or source) at face value.

After Dumond was charged with raping a distant cousin of the Clintons, Dumond was attacked and castrated. The local sheriff displayed Dumond’s testicles on his front porch. Many believe that the Clintonistas were behind the attack. This has nothing to do with the eventual parole of Dumond, but I post it here to encourage all of you to investigate this case thoroughly on your own. It is a tragic case all around. But, one thing is for certain–Governor Huckabee did not parole Dumond.
Dumond was paroled not pardoned. A governor can only pardon, not parole. Ultimately, the parole board is who freed Dumond. I am sure the parole board members are trying to find someone to blame for their desicion.
Our hearts and prayers should go out to the family of Carol Sue instead of bringing up this tragedy in an attempt to destroy a good man, who would be a great leader for our nation.

How about we wait for more facts to come clear before jumping to conclusions. I think it is interesting that this makes big headlines right as Gov. Huckabee gets to the top of the polls in Iowa.
I hope this does not come down to a “Willie Horton” witch hunt. If so, the money line will probably come back to Hillary at some point.

This isn’t a story about the rape and murder (which is sad and painful for the family)…it is a smear story on Huckabee. Sure it’s sad that it happened, but the last time I checked the Govenor wasn’t the person that granted him parole and I am safe to bet that he wasn’t there with a key to let him out.

Huckabee pressured the parole board to release Dumond because Dumond’s first victim – the teenager – was a relative of Bill Clinton. Huckabee was trying to score points with the rabidly anti-Clinton right wing. Because of Huckabee’s pandering, Dumond was able to kill another victim.
Read what notorious Clinton-hater Steve Dunleavy wrote back then:
‘”The new Governor, Mike Huckabee, has assured me Wayne will be a free man,’ Mrs. Dumond said Thursday. ‘He is not one of the Clinton crowd. He is a very fair man. He has always been disturbed about the way the Clinton people never wanted my husband free,’ she added.”

Who is this Lois Davidson being quoted? I see no context or relationship whatsoever to the story.

Huckabee in no way acted to commute or pardon the sentence of Dumond. This is a sad and horrible story, but this is not Mike Huckabee’s fault.

Lawrence – I think you were a little rough on the mother. What if you lost a child because of a horrific violent act done by someone who had previously been convicted of a similiar crime and then had been released from prison early by a parole board? I think I’d call someone to task for it — don’t tell me to grow up.

My God. I’m not even a Republican and can’t stand the religious right but this sensationalist mudslinging is ridiculous. Politics just gets uglier and uglier.

Go MIKE! I believe in you!

Wow. I guess the other people running are scared…this comes out right after it’s announced that he’s the leader of the pack. Typical. Here we go for a roll in the mud. I really hope he wins out though. He’s the only one in the race that I would cast my vote for.

Governor Jim Guy Tucker gave executive clemency to Wayne DuMond, and commuted his sentence to 39.5 years. This action made Wayne DuMond immediately eligible for parole.
The parole board was made up entirely of Democrats appointed by Democrat Governors Bill Clinton and Jim Guy Tucker (who was later convicted on federal charges and removed from office). Not one member of the board was appointed by Huckabee.
Governor Huckabee never took action in the DuMond case that made him parole eligible.
Governor Huckabee either denied Wayne DuMond’s clemency request, or took no action (which is the same as a denial) on four separate occasions.
Governor Huckabee did not parole Wayne Dumond. Governor Huckabee had no authority to do that. Governors in Arkansas don’t grant parole-the parole board does.
The fact remains that Governor Huckabee didn’t commutate, pardon, parole or grant any form of clemency to Wayne DuMond.

Its all politics, lets see who the mom is voting for!!!

And if Huckabee doesn’t get elected? Does that mean God didn’t want Huck elected or that Huck wasn’t God’s man? The fact of the matter is that you have absolutely no clue what God wants. You need to have a serious reality check. You’re naively obnoxious and you don’t know what God wants or what his will is.
If Huck wins-God wanted it!
If he loses-Oh God didn’t will it!
You should be ashamed of yourself.

Oh please. I don’t know Mike Huckabee and have no intention of voting for him, but governors approve paroles on a regular basis. If the parole board let this guy out then they are as responsible as anyone else.
A parolee went on to continue hurting people.
It ain’t Huckabee’s fault. This is Swift Boating at it’s finest.

If this isn’t a hit job…what is? Wow, ABC and Brian Ross…If you are going to report news to the ignorant public can you at least provide all the facts? One small and ambiguous paragraph giving Huckabee’s side of the story? This is why ABC’s ratings are in the toilet…

Tell the whole story ABC! By NOT telling the complete unbiased story they misrepresent Huckabee! Why not tell the whole story from Huckabee’s point of view? Drive-by media, that’s why! Vote Huckabee!

This is more of an effort to smear someone that is becoming a leading candidate then to actually give a news story. Why did they never bring up the people that Bill Clinton pardoned that hired members of his family as lawyers?

It never ceases to amaze me how liberal media can take a story, share one side with skewed facts, and try to pass it off as being wholly true.

Look, everyone makes mistakes, unfortunately this had major consequences. Mike Huckabee misjudged a man’s character. If he had any clue this man would kill again, he would have never let him free. Oh yeah, also note this convict fooled an entire parole board, whose job is to judge people’s character. This entire article is just another example of left wing media. If this had happened to Hillary Clinton I guarantee it wouldn’t be posted.

This is such garbage journalism. All of a sudden, now that Huckabee is a real contender, suddenly this Missouri mother’s “plight” has significance? I have confidence Huckabee will overcome this trash gotcha journalism.

When you print a headline you owe the whole story,, ABC. The headline was a great eyecatcher as you intended it to be. First glance suggested that Huckabee was an accessory to murder. Further reading showed nothing concrete except 2nd hand opinions. hopefully, what you printed was an introduction to a few forthcoming chapters.

Hey Bill,
It’s the Liberal media that threw him into the limelight in the first place. Show me something on Fred Thompson or Duncan Hunter!
A paid actor on (and the number 5 man in the oh so trustworthy polls) the Right has more experience in governement than your running Man, Hillary. (6 years representative vs 2.5 years senate)
You stay home. I want the right person in POTUS. Huck ain’t it.

Typical ABC so-called “News.” Let’s face it. Each one of us has made at least one horrible mistake or has done what we thought was right only to see devastating results. I cannot understand why anyone would judge any candidate on a single event. If you want to report a news story, why not try to figure out why this guy is suddenly surging in the polls. That’s what I’m investigating, and I’m not even a reporter!

As a native Arkansan, believe me, Mike Huckabee is the reason Dumond was freed. He made it happen and then pretended he “forgot” what he said to the parole board. At least one of the parole board members was reappointed right after this happened.
Huckabee is greedy, too. He wrote a book right after the Westside School Shootings, went all over the media promoting the book, then did not donate any of the profits to the children who were murdered and injured by the gunmen. He also was way to busy vacationing on the beach to come back for the memorial service for the four little girls and teacher who were shot.
Christian? Yeah, right.

I love it when mere mortals have the audacity to state what God ‘wants’ for this nation, or for anything else quite frankly.
The evangalicals are foaming at the mouth for Shuckabee cuz they found another mouthpiece to spout their wingnut ideas without hesitation.
Isn’t it enough that George W proved to be an absolute hypocrite when it come to his being a “Believer”?
The more a candidate talks God, the less I want him in charge of this nation, kinda like religious leaders of the Middle Eastern countries you “Believers” claim to hate.
Whether Huckabeee pardoned this guy or not, he strikes me as another wolf in sheeps clothing…
But then again, who am I to judge?
This nation is so screwed.

Willie Horton Part II.

Seriously, is this really the TOP STORY? I’m not a Huckabee fan but ABC should do a better job of not sensationalizing something that happened so long ago and without providing a better idea of the facts. It is really a shame…

A distant cousin of Bill Clinton..why does that not surprise me. What also upsets me is the rationale of this case. This man raped and killed a 17 year old girl and was castrated afterward. Understanding what we know of the nature of rape, why did the experts not protect the public. Rape is not a crime of sex. Rape is a crime of violence. Maybe after castration this man would not function “that way” but there are many types and levels of violence. Maybe he could not rape anymore but there are many violent things he still could do. It is too bad….and I don’t think (in all fairness) Mike Huckabee can be “blamed”. There were many “so-called” professionals involved in the release of this man from prison and the public is often at the mercy of these profesionals when it comes to parole. Don’t “scapegoat” Mike Huckabee. There are many reasons to go after Huckabee but this is not one of them.

If the story was as simple as Huckabee gave clemency or a pardon and then the man committed another crime it would not be a big story. But the problem is that Huckabee didn’t listen to those that knew the details of the case but listened to Steve Dunleavy of the NY Post and Jay Cole an AK Baptist minister with a radio show who hated Bill Clinton and was a close personal friend of Huckabee. Jay Cole had been championing Dumond’s case for years on his right wing radio show and that’s where Huckabee got his information from, not from the prosecutors, the court records, or other reliable sources.
Another point, there is no evidence that Wayne Dumond was castrated by anyone other than himself. There was no evidence of a break in at his trailer. Men, especially sexual predators, castrating themselves is not unheard of.

The murder VICTIM was a distant cousin of the Clintons..I am sorry. I should have read it more closely. I guess my bias shows. I can not see anything good about the Clintons (even if there would/could be any).

This will make ABC News look bad more than anything. Here’s Huckabee’s response:
“Governor Huckabee did not parole Wayne Dumond. Governor Huckabee had no authority to do that. Governors in Arkansas don’t grant parole-the parole board does.
The fact remains that Governor Huckabee didn’t commutate, pardon, parole or grant any form of clemency to Wayne DuMond.”

So once huckabee becomes popular, people come out with stories depicting him as a bad person!

Is this journalism all they have on him? If this is his only down fall I think he’ll do pretty good in office. Let’s talk about something worth talking about.

So he couldn’t predict a convicted rapist would rape again? Actually I think it’s not only predictable but nearly all sex offenders have a very high re-offend rate. Anyone with a brain could’ve predicted it.

Our society feels this insane need to blame a person or institution for a tragedy instead of coming to terms with the fact that bad things happen. AS Katrina was striking New Orleans I said, “Wait a week, this will be President Bush’s fault.” I can hardly wait to see the slop job GMA will perform on this story. My guess is that like most political stories, Republican or Democrat, it will be filled half-truths, sensationalized, trying to break a story on the hottest story of the week. The hottest story of the week has become Mike Huckabee and now it’s his turn to fend off the media. If Mike Huckabee had no pronounced connection to Christianity, this would be a non-issue.

This attack was designed to hurt Clinton and members of his family. Huckabee apparently believed their lies, and went to bat for the vile rapist, who then raped and murdered another woman. Shame on them. Huckabee was clearly tricked by the hate group that was set on destroying Clinton. He shouldn’t have been so naive. I do not think he would make a good president because he can so easily swayed by lunatics.

Why did Huckabee feel the need at all to intervene in the sentence of a convicted rapist? The guy was a rapist and Huckabee expressed a desire to see him freed. Why the hell would he do that? That’s insane. Didn’t he have better things to do than diet and free rapists?

The fact of the matter is that no governor, Democrat or Republican, would want to have an innocent man left in prison, or to release a guilty man. For anyone to think that a governor doesn’t have the best interests of the public in mind when making such decisions is misguided. What rationale could somebody have for releasing a violent criminal? None. And Mike Huckabee is no different. I am sure he had good reasons for what he did. It just happened to be the wrong decision. Everyone makes mistakes, Huckabee, Clinton, Reagan, and Carter included. No one is immune. Mike Huckabee is a good man and would make a fine president.

Voters who blindly insist that this is just an unfair hatchet job against Huckabee need to wake up and pay attention. A Pulitzer Prize finalist authored an article in 2002 that documents in great detail that Mike Huckabee was instrumental in securing the parole of Dumond. I understand that a number of evangelicals want to support one of their own, but I sincerely hope that evangelicals don’t set aside their powers of judgment and discernment in favor of simple identity politics.

How conservatives in Iowa can be putting this guy in the lead is amazing to me. He is nothing more than a pro life pro gun liberal do gooder. It’s things like this Wayne Dumond case that should raise a huge Red Flag to folks out there. If you are thinking of voting for Mike Huckabee, you need to know his whole record first.

This shows that Huckabee does not have good decision making abilites, and should not be President. Willie Horton and Michael Dukakis had the same problem, in made Dukakis a loser and will do the same thing to Huckabee. You have to remember that Huckabee made a personal appeal to get him released, he did this for noone else.

Does any one know this for a fact? But hasn’t Huckabee presently given the most capital punishments in the country?
If that is true, you would think that he would be more reluctant to allow a “convicted” man to walk… idk
In addition, has the press given us all the facts, along with a statement from Huckabee himself???

The problem here is that Huckabee is gullible. It is probably related to his theological ideas of grace and redemption that are easily given due to Jesus. The results are then tragic. This is a case where an overtly religious person in politics sometimes gets in the way of good decision-making. Huckabee is just not ready for big decisions. He will probably get his 15 minutes of fame, but the Iowa voters will be able to quickly sort through this issue. Huckabee is a competent preacher. I’m very sure he would be a very incompetent president. Can you imagine a President Huckabee standing up to a President-for-Life Putin and defending America abroad? Scary thought.

Karla Fay Tucker to Wayne Dumond politics as usual.
If Dumond had murdered a known drug dealer there would be no “story”.
If all is relative how many american soldiers would be alive if the Supreme Court had allowed the recount?

To Dave S:
The man had “already paid enough”!!??!
You obviously don’t have a daughter. I do, being a single father to my little girl…. If someone were to molest and rape my angel…the only way he would have paid enough is if they gave me 30 minutes alone with him….and then give him a few minutes alone in the shower with a few of his “cellies” every day…so he could be on the receiving end of this barbaric, cruel, inhumane, cowardly and disgusting act. If you don’t think a teenager who has been raped doesn’t relive that experience every day and every night in nightmares for the rest of her life…you haven’t met a real victim of this crime…so, she lives with the pain, physical, mental and emotional the rest of her life…and he walks, free to do this again to another little girl…and he “paid enough”?…you obviously have no daughter and I wonder if you have a soul…
I honestly wonder how the Governor looks in the mirror every day thinking about this girl and her family

So, how was it wrong for Bush to use Willie Horton, but okay for ABC to use the same thing against Huckabee?
Check your history…apples and oranges.
Willie Horton was just one inmate released under a weekend furlough program not started by then Governor Mike Dukakis – but at one point endorsed by him. The program had even terminated by the time Dukakis was running. He never personally had anything to do with Willie Horton.
The member of the parole board at the time clearly stated that Huckabee openly advocated for Dumond’s release, saying that he was “from the wrong side of the tracks” and “didn’t get a fair shake.
Like I said, apples and oranges.

I always knew that Huckabee was as borderline misogynist but this takes the cake. And I thought his “liberal” tendencies to sponsor scholarships for illegals with taxpayers money was bad. He’s just pure evil. Who knows what other skeletons this mad man has in his closet.
The anti-christ will come as a peace-maker who invokes the name of God and Christ

ummmm. a lot of Huckabee fans on here. If you don’t like this article, read the one on Huffingtonpost They are the ones that broke the story. Huckabee recieved and read numerous letters from victims asking him to not allow this man to be released, but he still gave the highly noted RECOMENDATION to have this man released. He also pressured the board behind the scenes pretty heavily. A simple mistake? Not really. He put politics above good judgement, which is not something I look for in a leader. He may be a “good man,” but if he can succumb to pressure as gov, I don’t want him as my Pres.

Huckabee doesn’t stand a chance. Not with a silly name like “Huckabee”. After seven long years of Bush Jr’s incompetence…with the entire world laughing at us…how many Americans want to spend FOUR YEARS with “President Huckabee”? We’d be laughed off the planet.

..when a bartender gives a customer too much to drink and that customer goes out and kills someone in a car that bartender is also to blame…when one is in a position.ie Gov..then one is supposed to know what is going on..instead of just being a rubber stamp for the mind controllers who just enjoy the swinging door policy re: open the prison doors..let em all out..outside of Ron Paul..what a bunch of losers running for Americas highest office…

Perhaps people should take a closer look at Huckabee. He said in the debate he followed a different Christianity. He then mentioned that he was not going to deport illegals aliens (i.e. not enforce the laws of the land). Now we find out that he did not enforce the punishment of this pervert Dumond. What kind of Christianity is that? God punishes evil. God enforces His laws on man. God demands obedience. Huckabee’s Christianity appears to be a Christianity of excessive lenience. All that does is encourage the breaking laws i.e. lawlessness. Perhaps Huckabee should study Rom. 13:1-4 where it says God ordained the rulers of this world to mete out punishment to those who do evil (i.e. those who break laws). The purpose behind that is to protect those who are good (i.e. those who do not break laws). If Huckabee wants to lead our country and claims to follow the Bible, but does fulfill what God clearly ordains the government to do then we need to look at a different candidate for president.

I am a Democrat and for Richardson.
Still, my take is that Huckabee,
although wrong on some issues,
is a good man. However, he should
immediately make some kind of
full and extensive statement on his
involvement in the release of this
man. If he does not, the issue will
haunt him all of 2008. He should
make sure that every word he has in
his statement is correct.

From the speed trap capital of the world where education is a joke, stop and think now,are we slow of mind enough to think we want another Arkansas govenor for presedent? all this about paroling rapists is nibstik along with the other corruption Huck was involved in. How about setting up a Mexican counsilate and voting for amnesty for ilegals ,consolidating schools and the list goes on.I have bailed out of the republican wagon for the lack of potential candidates. any of them that sound like they have enough sense for the job are shuffeled out of the ring.

Huckabee is a walking joke. This j$%&% posses as a conservative but raises taxes. He tries to talk tough on illegal immigration but uses tax dollars to support illegals. And now it appears he let a murderer go free. But what really ticks me off about this article is the paucity of information. How about more info on the supposed killer? His age. Any prior ? And How much time did he serve? This “journalist” could have done a much better job on this article. Huckabee is just another Republican corporate stooge.

Once again “political correctness” has cost a life.

The release of Dumond was contingent upon him no longer residing in the state of Arkansas. Hence his relocation to Missouri. ‘Out of sight out of mind’ . . is this the Arkansas state motto?

How about the sexual predator and accused rapist that lives under the same roof with Mrs. Clinton?
And how about all the “pardons for contributions and cash” that Mrs. Clinton was party to?
Just curious about Brian Ross ability to see that there might be a problem on the left side of the aisle as well.

It’s not Just about Wayne DuMond. Huckabee’s record of 669 pardons or commuted sentences of convicted criminals including 11 of those convicted MURDERERS
Huckabee defends this by saying he is a Christain and believes in REDEMPTION.
Houston we have a problem

NEVER TRUST POLITICIANS.
They are all liars and cheats. I am sure there is a lot more to this story than people are letting out.

Shall I begin the litany of Clinton boggles during his governorship and presidency? You all seem to forget the bad and even criminal decisions when it comes to your beloved liberal democratic party. Huckabee still gets my vote. I will not stay home as some suggested. I rather someone who acknowledges a bad decision over arch criminals like the Clintons or reckless fools like Obama or Edwards to be in the White House.

Quote:
“Wasn’t DuMond’s original victim a distant cousin of Bill Clinton’s? I thought that was why he became such a cause celebre of the right.” – Robyn
Isn’t everyone in Ark. a distant cousin of everyone else?

What a bunch of finger pointing dogs you people are.. Huckabee did not have 100% control on the release of this jerk.. So how can you blame him for this junk.. This is just another political story that is told to start people to distrust those that they want elected.. I’d wager that the mother of the victim has made some money off of this story.. If you want dirt then look to the Clintons..

I have watched this idiot tear Arkansas down just like Clinton did. Makes you wonder what is wrong with the people of Arkansas, my dear departed father once said most people are to stupid to be let out of their houses. At the time I thought he was way out of line, but I am having second thought, maybe he was right.

A relative of Bill Clinton is raped. Wayne Dumond is arrested and imprisoned in the case. While awaiting sentencing, Dumond himself is sexually assaulted and castrated by two masked men. A local sheriff, later sentenced to 160 years for extortion and drug dealing, displays Dumond’s testicles in a jar on his desk under a sign that read, ‘That’s what happens to people who fool around in my county.’
A parole board, upon receiving new EVIDENCE OF DRUMMOND’S INNOCENCE, will vote to release him after 4 1/2 years in prison. Governor Clinton — according to the managing editor of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette — stages a ‘romping, stomping fit’ and blocks the release.” In another reference, we said, “As for Clinton, his character is formed in no small part on the idea of hegemonic liberty — the presumption that because of his power his liberty is worth more than that of others. To those without power, the story can be quite different. For Paula Jone or for Wayne Dumond, who was wrongly accused in the 1984 rape of a Clinton relative.”
“Dumond, who was eventually released and is now charged with murder in another case, was clearly the victim of an extraordinary injustice in the rape case. He was released on that basis and not upon an hypothesis concerning what might happen in the future.]”

Posted by: mike Isn’t everyone in Ark. a distant cousin of everyone else?
No, Mike – everyone in Arkansas is not a distant cousin of everyone else. And not everyone in Arkansas is a Huckabee fan, to say the least.
Huckabee was a weak governor more interested in spreading his version of the gosple than improving the lives of the people that actually pay his salary. Instead of helping single parents receive child support payments when the ‘new and improved’ system he supported failed, he made sure that the Governor’s mansion was redecorated. Instead of helping law enforcement officers track down meth dealers/makers, he was using state funds to make the rounds to Baptist Congregations and pushed his “Covenent Marriage Contract” on the state.
Huckabee is a loser — don’t blame ABC for pointing out only one of his many faults as a wanna-be politcal leader. And don’t put Arkansans in a stereo-typical picture. This only shows your own ignorance.
Grow-up.

A better job could have been done by the reporter on researching the facts on this case.
Clearly biased for not clearing up the history of this case.

Shame on Huckabee who can go *&%! a tree for all I care. And shame on you knee-JERK Republi-cants who goose-step to his tune. I am a conservative and while I loathe and despise the Clinton gang, there is something wrong when a sitting governor meets with a parole board and asks for clemency for a rapist with a prior conviction. HE WAS ARRESTED IN 1972 ADMITTING THAT HE HAMMERED A MAN TO DEATH. The charges were then dropped, because he testified against the other two killers. The blood of the victims are on all of these filthy politicians – Demonrat as well as Republicant.
Just google “Wayne Dumond.”

huckabee is a stupid moron how do u even consider releasing a pedefile killer that’s already recieved almost 2 life sentences. Why would someone even consider releasing someone whos sentence clearly states they are not to be released for life

I agree that there is NO competent Democratic candidate. Hillary’s a disaster waiting to happen, and Obama is the most dangerous man in the world. So what’s more to be said? Maybe, just maybe, a good Republican will surface before long.

All I’m reading here on these commits is bias opinions. Sounds like someone wanting a football team to win. What about our future? Does anyone vote for there families future?

I suggest that woman whom lost her daughter, tragic as it is, exert her energies to the problem with sentencing guidelines in her home state. The man that committed the murder is culpable! Oh! Watch out for that falling piano coming from the top floor too!
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This article is missing the whole point – the reason why there was so much pressure to release Dumond was from the Anti-Clinton forces who turned him into their cause celebre was becasue his victim was a distant relative of Clinton when he was Gov. The same crew that spent all that time and money trying to get him impeached were convinced Dumond was framed- and then CASTRATED – by Clinton.
Huckabee bought into that clap trap and wanted to be their hero.
Insane, insane, insane people, only this time their nonsense actually got a couple of women killed.

IF everybody keeps on making bias statements about everybody — Hillary Clinton will soon become the next president. Sounds to me as if people just do not realize the true nature of this 2008 Presidential election. Let me help you all out: This is a rebellious presidential election. A jezebel election.

when the govenor writes a letter to the parole board with a reccomendation, that is pressure. I don’t think there is any escaping that. he bears some responsibility.

How about next time you try to dish up “dirt” about someone, you at least contact the other side for their response. One-sided stories always leave room for folks to judge erroneously. Come on ABC, let’s do your best to be fair and get ALL the facts before airing this type of story.

OK lets talk about another guy who has had a sorted past such as multiple women on his leash in the Gov. office and in the Oval office. He also had several woman and men and children killed under his watch ask the folks in Waco. I dont think anyone was ever convicted of a crime there. Now he has a wife running for President who I guess is blind in one eye and can’t see out of the other because according to her he has done NO wrong and she wants to be the worlds leader. Come on!!! people…….Get real! Isn’t it interesting how the Clintons name comes up in ever story and Hit JOB.

Quote:
“A former parole board member tells ABC News that Huckabee exerted strong pressure on the board to release Dumond.”
Notice the “former” part. This parole board member came out with this information 6 years after the case, and only after not being reappointed by Huckabee. Only 2 of the 7 DEMOCRATIC board members remember it this way, and only AFTER they were not reappointed. Disgruntled?

what many don’t know is, the whole court system is corrupt. Wayne Dumond was set up by the Clintons to go down because he wouldn’t cooperate with them as a Vietnam Veteran. don;t think just because someone wears a black robe or a suit (attorneys, prosecutors) are telling the truth. they want wins, that’s all. No one even knows that Wayne dumonds wife died due to the railroading he got. Wake up people, the issue is the criminals that run the courts, of course, I am not saying everyone is innocent, but, more often than not, lies is what get convictions, not truth.
Did you know courts are corporations, no such thing as courts. They are listed in dunn and bradstreet as businesses.
All I am saying, wake up and learn what is truly going on.

Just saw ole huck on teevee trying to defend his releasing this even more bit of human refuse onto the public sidewalks..he of course whined..’gee how come these three (appointed by Clinton) didnt say anything sooner..well maybe they did but now this clown is running for president and thats why its news..like when a young kid is molested some times it takes years for the victim to come forward…’a compromise which results i a half-step towards evil…is all wrong” Teddy Roosevelt

So, “none of us could’ve predicted what Dumond could’ve done when he got out.” Justice does not require this thought process. Justice only addresses what has happened and in so doing Dumond would have been rightly executed, with no chance of repetition and making this blog non-existent. Seems a lot is being said about building a National Database of Sex Offenders. Justice has its own and each offender’s where abouts would be known 24/7, it is more commonly referred to as Potter’s Field.

Love those religious sentimental moralists..Don’t we have one too many of those in Office, right now? I say that as an “Evangelical” Republican who won’t be suckered again.

This is just another thing to show this lack of judgement not to mention that he just straight up misleads the public on a regular basis. He could have stopped this but he didn’t, he was weak when it mattered. He says he wants to get rid of the IRS but what he proposes in place of the income tax is another even higher tax where it just tacks the tax onto sales. He’s a phony folkes, he’s not even capable of coming up with an original platform. With him you get the exact some thing that you get with almost everybody else. It’s insulting!

Finally! The word is getting out about what a “great” leader Huckabee is! We were saddled with this egomaniac for 8 years in Arkansas. When the heat gets on and people are less than praising of this character, listen to him whine! He can will cary on about how everyone is unfair to him. America can’t use this guy! He is pathetic!

first of all most pedophiles are let go from the 1st offense but it has been a proven fact the next victim usually ends up dead. look at all the state files on pedophiles and see for yourself, as a mother i belive they should exacute anyone who brings any kind of harm to a child.

For all those defending Huck, please read the Arkansas Times articles. Dumond had admitted to his part in killing a man with a claw hammer, assaulting a girl, and raping another woman BEFORE raping Clinton’s cousin. He was a serial violent felon. Huck knew all this and still pressured the parole board (who do you think reappoints them to their $70k a year jobs) to release him. He has the last two victims blood on his hands.

If he simply did not know the available facts, then he has no business ever again being in a position of high authority and responsibility. (That he alone out of all candidates knew nothing of NIE the other day is a red flag. President Bush is not known for his brilliance
-just his character- but his people always have him up to speed in facts as they are known at the time- and that includes WMD in 2003 which President Clinton and every high IQ politician in the world was sure that Saddam still had all through the 1990s). If Huckabee actually knew that DuMond was a lifelong criminal and pathological liar, and Huckabee’s actions of support for parole were just horribly exaggerated feelings of compassion (which as C.S. Lewis said-”costs a statesman his honor and a maiden her virginity”), Governor Huckabee needs to explain that point-by-point in relentless detail to a national audience. That includes two families in Missouri.

There are plenty of rapists, murders, child molesters, and other criminals that are released from prison daily that have the potential to recommit an offense. Some of these are pardons that are made public and yet millions of others that the public NEVER hears about. It is not the fault of anyone, but the offender that this hideous act that was committed once he was released from prison. It is ridiculous to point the finger at any one man.

Incredible the amount of Naiveté on this blog. Huckabee approached this problem with a minister’s point of view which is fine for a pastor but not for a Governor and certainly not a President. My hell he wrote this convicted rapist a letter stating his desire for this mans release. Am I the only one that feels a little bit of disgust in this behavior? Wake-up before it is too late!!!!!!

I was sitting next to Huckabee when the Arkansas victim told him about the certainty that Dumond was the one and that if freed he would do it again and not leave a witness. Huckabee was also informed of Dumond’s previous sex and violent crimes in Washington and OKlahoma. Huckabee’s claim that Dumond had served longer than anyone e=lse from ST. Francis County was patently untrue. In fact, one man by the name of Scott was still in the pen for a 1968 crime when Dumond was freed. It’s not about politics to the victims and don’t let a lying Huckabee slither out of the role he played in freeing Dumond.