Back in June I had a half serious post asking why do the Republicans hate our pets? My goal was to provoke while pointing out how each of the major Republican candidates had demonstrated questionable, and in one case criminal, judgment with regards to their treatment of animals. I had thought that I could leave this distasteful story in the past, but a recent Newsweek story details allegations that the then 17 year old David Huckabee, son of presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, was involved in the torturing and hanging of a stray dog at a Boy Scout camp in 1998. David Huckabee was dismissed from his job as a counselor by the scouts, and there were calls for him to be investigated for violation of the state animal-cruelty laws. No charges were ever filed. The then director of the Arkansas state police, John Bailey, claims he was fired by Huckabee, because he refused to kill the investigation.
Conservative talking heads tried to diminish the importance of the story by focusing on Mike not being responsible for the actions of David. One when so far as to dismiss the torture itself by joking that David hadn't water boarded the animal.
This misses the point that David was a minor. Mike Huckabee had some responsibility for his son actions. Especially when that son that was demonstrating classic sociopathic behavior. One has to wonder what sort of parenting led to a son who can behave in this way.
Secondly, Huckabee's killing of an investigation into his son's behavior, if true, demonstrates a true subversion of justice. One that should lead to corruption charges.
One would think that the resolution of either of these charges would be critical when deciding something as important as the office of the president.
3 comments:
David Huckabee looks like such a likeable sort. Er, maybe not.
Yes, afraid to say he's quite a specimen of southern manhood.
You know its sad, but when I first saw his picture I immediately thought - now i understand.
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