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Orthodox Jew Hosts Presidential
Candidate
October 15, 2007

(By Shmuel Hakoton) Former Arkansas Gov. Mike
Huckabee, a Republican presidential contender, gave a stump speech and
answered questions today at the home of New Hampshire State Representative
Jason Bedrick, the first Orthodox Jew elected to the NH House of
Representatives.

“People often tell me that they agree with what Huckabee has to say,
but don’t think he can win,” said Bedrick, “Not only can he win, he must
win if we’re going to put this country back on track.”

Bedrick also noted that though Huckabee isn’t a household name yet, he
believes that he will be. “No one had ever heard of the last governor from
Hope, Arkansas, Bill Clinton, the summer before he was elected. Huckabee
is polling well in all the early states; he’s a long shot but he’s the
best shot we’ve got.”

New Hampshire is the home of the first primary in the nation and it has
a history of picking lesser-known candidates who go on to become
President.

In response to a question about the Middle East from Rabbi Moshe Bleich
of the Wellesley-Weston Chabad Center, Gov. Huckabee expressed frustration
with Israeli politicians who wanted to give away the Golan Heights and
firmly opposed dividing Jerusalem.

When asked about a Palestinian state, Gov. Huckabee stated that
he supports creating a Palestinian state, but believes that it should be
formed outside of Israel. He named Egypt and Saudi Arabia as possible
alternatives, noting that the Arabs have far more land than the Israelis
and that it would only be fair for other Arab nations to give the
Palestinians land for a state, rather than carving it out of the tiny
Israeli state.

Gov. Huckabee, who has visited Israel nine times, also expressed
support for moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and
stressed the importance of making America energy independent in ten years
for both environmental and national security reasons. “We just can’t
continue to be dependent on Saudi oil,” explained Huckabee, “I want to be
able to tell the Saudis that we need their oil about as much as we need
their sand.”

A crowd of over seventy people came to meet Gov. Huckabee and listen to
him answer questions while they enjoyed kosher pastries and coffee. Gov.
Huckabee also spoke of the need to overhaul the tax code, eliminating the
IRS and replacing all taxes on income and production with a consumption
tax.

Gov. Mike Huckabee served as governor of Arkansas for ten years and he
is a past chairman of the National Governors’ Association. Rep. Jason
Bedrick is a first-term state representative serving the towns of Windham
and Salem, NH. He is also the gabbai of the Wellesley-Weston Chabad
synagogue in Wellesley, MA.

10 Comments »

Way to go, R’ Moshe!

Comment by Think Straight —
October 15, 2007 @ 1:59 pm

What is the point of throwing support to someone who clearly has no
chance to win? If Huckabee’s proposal for a Palestinian state is an
indication of his intelligence, we’d be in trouble. The Palestinians are
as likely to accept that proposal as a similar one suggested for the
Jews by the madman who runs Iran.

Comment by flatbusher — October
15, 2007 @ 4:55 pm

Flatbusher, what planet are you on? First of all, whether or not the
Palestinians will approve of the idea, it’s a GREAT idea and I’m
definitely supporting someone with the courage to take that
position.

Also, who do you think has a better idea about who can win this
election: some Flatbusher or an elected official in NH? Hmmm…

Comment by Shea Mordche —
October 15, 2007 @ 5:49 pm

I don’t know if you saw this in the article:

Bedrick also noted that though Huckabee isn’t a household name yet,
he believes that he will be. “No one had ever heard of the last governor
from Hope, Arkansas, Bill Clinton, the summer before he was elected.
Huckabee is polling well in all the early states; he’s a long shot but
he’s the best shot we’ve got.”

New Hampshire is the home of the first primary in the nation and it
has a history of picking lesser-known candidates who go on to become
President.

Comment by Shea Mordche —
October 15, 2007 @ 5:49 pm

huckabee is great, you should here him speak, sounds like he has a
great mind! and good vision.

Comment by sixfourok — October
15, 2007 @ 6:21 pm

I agree, we have this guy in N.H who is a frum Yid, State Rep, (it
seems that he is also one of the youngest State Reps in the US as well
as maybe one of the highest ranking frum Yid in the US, with a beard. I
have followed his (short) career and he seems like the real deal.I am
not saying that he knows better than everyone else, but being in NH, the
first state to vote, at least we should give him the benefit of hearing
him out instead of chas vshalom attacking him.

Comment by yochi — October 15,
2007 @ 8:07 pm

I agree!!
This guy is a frum Yid, State Rep in NH, which is the
FIRST State to vote in the US and he makes good points, I will give him
the benefit of the doubt over some guy eating heering in Brooklyn.

By the way, I have followed his (short) career since it was on YW
that he was elected. He is proabaly one of the youngest State reps in
the US as well as maybe the highest ranking frum yid (with a beard) in
the US!!

I dont know why someone would knock him, as opposed to support him.

Comment by yochi — October 15,
2007 @ 8:21 pm

I like Huckabee. He seems honest with good policies. He is a long
shot but has a good chance of being vice president candidate since he is
from the south while Giuliani, who will probably win, is from NY.

Comment by jlq3d3 — October 16,
2007 @ 1:04 am

Shea:
Great idea or not, the Palestinians have to agree to it, and
they won’t. It is well-known as well that no Arab country wants the
Palestinians in large numbers.
Huckabee has little chance, and anyone
following the news knows that. Just because NH is first, doesn’t
guarantee anything. Huckabee hardly registers in any polls

Comment by flatbusher — October
17, 2007 @ 9:13 am

I would not say “Hardly registers in any polls” when he actually has
11 percent in N.H.
By the way, Clinton had even less than that in NH
in 92′ and won.

Comment by yochi — October 17,
2007 @ 12:12 pm

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