If you open The Sunday New York Times Magazine tomorrow you’ll see this Q & A with former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee about Christmas. The conversation also includes Maurice Clemmons, MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews, and frequent flyer perks.
You’ve received a public drubbing for a long-ago decision to sign a clemency order for Maurice Clemmons, who was jailed in Arkansas and who shot and killed four cops in Lakewood, Wash., over the Thanksgiving weekend.
It’s disgusting that people want to talk about what are the political implications rather than what are the implications for four families who have had a senseless, tragic loss. It’s a blame game. If I had quietly retired as governor in 2007 and went into banking or something of that nature, I would have been, at most, a footnote in the story and probably never mentioned.
Mr. Huckabee was in Arkansas recently speaking at the Clinton School of Public Service. You can watch his speech here.
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