Mike Huckabee
This
Saturday from 8-10pm ET, my show will have a 2 hour special featuring
the GOP Presidential candidates---all of whom are going to be posed
questions not by media "stars" but by GOP Attorneys General Scott
Pruitt of Oklahoma, Pam Bondi of Florida, and Ken Cuccinelli of
Virginia; I will moderate. The candidates all get the exact same amount
of time; the order in which they answer questions is determined by a
random drawing and not by arbitrary decisions of "king maker"
moderators.
The candidates will appear singularly on stage and are not allowed
to discuss or attack other candidates, but must stick to questions
which will focus on the federal/state relations of immigration,
education, jobs, Obamacare, etc. It will be a very unique format and
substantive---no "gotcha" stuff. I encourage you to tune in and please
let your friends and family know about the debate as well.
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2011
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Contact: Adam Temple
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Republican State
Attorneys General to Co-Host FOX Republican Presidential Forum with
Mike Huckabee
Alexandria, Va. (November 29, 2011) -
The Republican Attorneys General Association, a program of the
Republican State Leadership Committee, announced today that members of
RAGA will join FOX News’ Mike Huckabee in co-hosting a Republican
presidential candidate forum on Saturday, December 3, 2011.
The participating Attorneys General include Pam Bondi (Florida), Ken
Cuccinelli (Virginia) and E. Scott Pruitt (Oklahoma). The event
will
be moderated by former Arkansas governor and host Mike Huckabee and
will air live from 8 - 10 p.m. (EST).
“This forum is an excellent opportunity to engage each of the
candidates in a candid conversation about issues that are important to
voters in our state and across the nation,” Bondi said. “This
will be
a historic election, and I am excited to play a part in helping voters
gain a better understanding of candidates’ beliefs on fundamental
issues such as constitutionalism and the role of government.”
The forum is an opportunity for state attorneys general and the
presidential candidates to elevate the discussion of constitutional
issues and the federal government’s overreach into state matters.
The
format will be one-on-one questioning of the candidates directly from
the attorneys general.
“What excites me most about this forum is that my colleagues and I will
have the time to engage in meaningful discussion on complex issues like
immigration, federal overreach and sanctity of life issues with each
candidate one-on-one to get to the core of candidates’ beliefs” Pruitt
said.
Cuccinelli stated, “Although we are Republican attorneys general posing
questions to Republican presidential candidates, we are going to put
the tough questions to them to test their fidelity to limited
government. Voters care deeply that their individual freedoms are
protected by the federal government, not diminished by it. The
next
president will have a major role in reversing the current course of an
overreaching federal hand."
In addition to the ongoing health care litigation, attorneys general
are on the front lines of checking the power of the federal government
and monitoring the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress.
They
often challenge arbitrary actions and rules of unelected Washington
bureaucrats at federal agencies, such as the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the
National Labor Relations Board.
“Through their efforts to challenge the constitutionality of the 2010
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed by President Obama
and congressional Democrats, Republican attorneys general have provided
the American people with an effective voice to challenge the
president’s massive explosion of government and overreach into the
states,” said Chris Jankowski, RSLC President.
Confirmed candidates include Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann,
former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Texas Congressman Ron Paul,
Texas Governor Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.