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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMike Huckabee is a con man, who profited from con artists.
Mike Huckabee Sold Out His Fans To A Quack Doctor, Conspiracy Theorists, And Financial Fraudsters
Mike Huckabee, who is parting ways with Fox News, has profited from renting his Fox-promoted MikeHuckabee.com email list to a wide range of shady characters, including a medical quack claiming Alzheimer's disease cures; a for-sale stock pundit that was fired from Fox; a financial firm that was fined by the government for engaging in "deliberate fraud"; and a survival food company that profits off of readers' fears of being "herded into FEMA camps."
Huckabee has previously denied responsibility for his shady sponsored emails, telling Media Matters: "You are supposed to read the disclosure and the disclaimer that is a part of the messages. You know, we are simply the conduit to send messages, these are sponsored and I can't always vouch for the veracity."
Huckabee's willingness to turn a blind eye to the charlatans renting his email list is part of a larger trend of conservatives happily scamming their followers for money.
Fox News helped grow Huckabee's email list, as Fox and the former Republican governor regularly promoted MikeHuckabee.com on his weekly program Huckabee. When visitors reach Huckabee's website, they're asked to sign-up for his email list.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/01/03/mike-huckabee-sold-out-his-fans-to-a-quack-doct/202000
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Mike Huckabee is a con man, who profited from con artists. (Original Post)
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Jan 2015
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Downwinder
(12,869 posts)1. He is a Preacher.
Last edited Sun Jan 4, 2015, 01:34 AM - Edit history (1)
They are all Confidence Men selling you something based on faith and trust.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)4. I know, this guy is suppose to be a man of God
In reality he's a colossal prick.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)5. I'm about as surprised
as the idea that whacking a person over the head with a 2x4 would hurt is new, groundbreaking and scientific.
BubbaFett
(361 posts)9. Preachers and Politicians
Two types who must prepay. In cash.
Some of the biggest slow and non pays I've ever dealt with.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)2. ,
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zappaman
(20,606 posts)3. Kick and rec!
safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)6. At least this man of God
is going to give up his weekend job, working on the Sabbath, to run for being a Caesar.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)7. But he has adorable dimples!
K & R
dawg
(10,624 posts)8. That's normal for the right wingers.
That's their whole culture. Could any of their shows stay afloat without ads for get rich quick schemes, fake boner pills, investing in gold, and wacky sold-on-tv products like the miracle-ear or the shake weight?