# Huckabee's defense?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabees-defense/519742>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 2, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabees-defense/519742 "2009-12-02T19:37:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabees-defense/519742/1 "2009-12-02T19:37:54Z")

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[Huckabee communted the sentence of a convicted felon](http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/69879-commuted-sentence-haunts-huckabee) and yet [lays the blame on the Arkansas and Washington justice system.](http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/huckabee_cites_systems_failures_in_response_to_was.php)

What is going on?

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**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabees-defense/519742/2 "2009-12-02T19:40:55Z")

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Just noticed the other thread.

Mods, please close this.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabees-defense/519742/3 "2009-12-02T19:58:54Z")

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Closed at OP’s request.