Double Standard? Who Really Should Be Outraged?

Jena, LA – Thousands rally in protest regarding the prosecution of five black juveniles who were initially tried as adults for second degree murder after beating a white teen to death. Hillary Clinton joined Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson in speaking out in what they call a “civil injustice” and unfair treatment.

But who really should be outraged here? Certainly the community of the small Louisiana town has a right to be upset over white teens not being charged for the hanging of nooses. Certainly the actions of these teens should not be tolerated and they deserve to spend some time in a juvenile correction facility. This is something that we can all understand.

Now let’s look at the other side of the story. What message do we send to our children when allow murder to go unpunished. Juvenile or not, black, white, red or blue, if you attack someone and that attack results in their death, then by all means you should be punished to the full extent of the law. And if you are capable of understanding right from wrong then you should be tried as an adult in a court of law. I feel the prosecutors did the right things in this case and the judge who sold out his position by giving in to pressure and reducing the sentence needs to be excused from his bench because as a judge you must interpret the law and act according. And legally any person that commits murder by any means should be responsible for his actions.

Congratulations Hillary Clinton, Mr. Sharpton, and Reverend Jackson for once again betraying the America system of justice. Your support of this racial bigotry, and make no mistake, your actions are just as bigoted as the boys who committed the initial crime, because you are saying its okay to kill a man or a woman as long as the motive is offense to a particular race, sex, religion, or creed.

Let me be clear for the Bible says both “Thou Shall Not Kill” and “Love Your Neighbor as You Love Yourself.” No man or woman should be forced to suffer discrimination. It’s sad that a hundred and thirty years after Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery there is intolerance and hatred that remains in the country, clearly on both sides. But its even a bigger blow to the Constitution that we may excuses for murder because the criminal who committed the crime claims racial motivation.

Huckabee Speaks For America's Rebublican, Not Washington's

Mike Huckabee could care less about the politicians in Washington's view of the Republican base. He picks his words carefully, not to impress the pollsters, but to convey the things of his heart to the people. He is truly a like guy, both funny and articulate, and yet remaining humble. He gets to the point of things without over simplifying. Mike Huckabee doesn’t want to change policies or legislation he wants to change America and this is clearly evident every time he steps up to the podium. It’s obvious that Mike Huckabee is prepared for the job of leading our great country, and his time as Governor of Arkansas, as well as the years he spent leading from the pulpit clearly show he knows how to get the job done.
When Huckabee speaks to the Republican base, he isn’t speaking to politicians or lobbyists playing games with Americas time and money in Washington. Well, that is unless you count the heartfelt admiration he shared with Senator McCain in praise of his years of military service. No when Governor Huckabee speaks he isn’t just looking into the camera and talking, and his words are meant for more than the cameras. Huckabee is proof that even though not every thing that glitters is gold, sometimes what doesn’t sparkle and shine is much more valuable. As I re-visited last night’s presidential debate, I saw a man that aside from his heated debate with Anti-Republican Ron Paul, spent most of the night making sure that his message was heard by individual Americans and their families all throughout this country. It’s as if he wasn’t on a stage in a university auditorium in New Hampshire but in every town and every church and school in America.

Clearly Mike Huckabee is both a man of vision and of passion. Not only does he care about America, but he cares about her honor too because he loves his country and its entire population as he loves his family. Huckabee reminds us that America is still “One Nation under God” and he enforces the need for America to once again lead by example. His no frills approach is refreshing, and his solutions are simple that, instead of band aids to stop the bleeding and assurances to look for resolution. Surely his father being a generator repair man has taught Mr. Huckabee that sometimes you can’t just turn a wrench or tighten the screws. No, Huckabee understands that some things that are broken have to be taken apart and re-built from scratch.

Huckabee, like the name of his hometown suggest, and not unlike another Arkansas governor turned president is America’s best hope. Huckabee knows that one cannot achieve success by bickering and mud slinging and wavering on his or her beliefs and he is prepared to move America forward with action and courage with God once again a part of this great nation. And that movement forward will become reality when the “Man from Hope” moves to an address on Pennsylvania Avenue.