Former Arkansas governor and Southern Baptist minister Mike Huckabee
has a 26-year-old son named David who has made his way into the
media. David could be considered a problem child. Battling
with an obesity problem for most of his life that appears worse than his
father's (who notoriously shed 110 pounds and
ironically speaks out against childhood obesity), David began getting into
trouble at a young age.
At just 17 years old, David was alleged to
be involved in the hanging of a stray dog at a Boy Scout camp in 1998 (some sources say the dog's
throat was also slit and he was pelted with stones), which led to his
dismissal as a counselor at Camp Pioneer in Hatfield, Arkansas. Yet,
despite an outcry by a national animal rights group, the state police never granted to the request to investigate the
incident. John Bailey, the director of Arkansas state police, told
Newsweek that Governor Huckabee's chief of staff and personal lawyer both
leaned on him to write a letter officially denying the local prosecutor's
request.
In December of 2001, David was slapped with fines for
running two businesses in Jonesboro, Arkansas without a license.
After the Arkansas State University Herald picked up the story, he
eventually paid the city collector with 6,250 pennies in a bag.
In
April of this year, David Huckabee, now 26, was arrested for attempting to
board an airplane with a handgun a Little Rock National Airport.
After being released from Pulaski County Jail, David called it "a silly
mistake." It was a Glock with a clip in it, and Huckabee claimed he
forgot it was in his bag. There were eight live rounds in the clip
but no bullet in the chamber. He pleaded guilty.
If you ask
me, the offspring of a candidate seeking to lead our entire nation is
absolutely relevant. And with a child that is questionably violent
and misguided - is it worth taking that chance? Comments > >
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