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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has had, shall we say, a very interesting week while promoting his book, "A Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don't!)."
Monday: When Huckabee was asked about President Obama's background and birth certificate on Steve Malzberg's radio show, he responded with this much-talked-about answer, "I would love to know more. What I know is troubling enough. And one thing that I do know is his having grown up in Kenya, his view of the Brits, for example, very different than the average American."
Tuesday: Huckabee released a statement on his PAC website, saying: "I simply misspoke when I alluded to President Obama growing up in 'Kenya' and meant to say Indonesia."
Wednesday: Two days after Huck's inaccurate statement about President Obama growing up in Kenya came another much-talked-about comment about the president: "I do think he has a different worldview and I think it is, in part, molded out of a very different experience. Most of us grew up going to Boy Scout meetings and, you know, our communities were filled with Rotary Clubs, not madrassas."
Friday: To cap off the week, news came out that Huckabee took on Hollywood. When conservative radio host Michael Medved asked Huckabee about actress Natalie Portman having a child out of wedlock (even though she and the father are engaged to be married), Huck answered: "[O]ne of the things that's troubling is that people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet who boasts of, 'Hey look, you know, we're having children, we're not married, but we're having these children, and they're doing just fine.' But there aren't really a lot of single moms out there who are making millions of dollars every year for being in a movie."
In a statement this afternoon, Huckabee clarified: "Natalie is an extraordinary actor, very deserving of her recent Oscar and I am glad she will marry her baby's father. However, contrary to what the Hollywood media reported, I did not 'slam' or 'attack' Natalie Portman, nor did I criticize the hardworking single mothers in our country."
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Chum, chum, chum....
Say, I was just watching the video of Sebelius admitting on the congressional record that Obamare double counts that $500 billion from medicare/to O'care.
I wonder if there will be a story on that here anytime soon?
I wonder if anyone will call for a revised CBO report now that the administration just admitted it double counts?
Nawww, let's talk about potential nominees. Much bigger topic than healthcare and admissions from the esteemed Secretary of HHS.
And because I'm all about staying on topic - don't mess with Natlie, she's the hottest actress around. I just hope she recovers to form after the baby.
Typical conservative distraction. When the rhetoric gets indefensible, just change the subject. A sign of weakness
Do you agree with Huckabee Spanky? Tell the truth now....
Do I agree with which part? Generally social issues are not my thing, and I could give two sh!ts where Obama came from or was born. He's the Pres. all I care about is he doesn't wreck the capitalistic system, to the extent that one exists.
I do not agree with Huck about the lovely and talented Princess Amidala. Portman is smoking hot.
But Huck's not yet even a candidate, so really why the fuss? And honestly I be hard pressed to vote for him over Obama, as long as Obama continues the "Obama tax cuts for the rich" which he will do in '12, backs away or gets beat down on the global warming hoax, and doesn't mess with the internet.
All righty there Tim, now how about you - are you surprised by Sebelius' admission? Do you think the public perception about O'care will be hlped or hurt as this gets around?
And golly, but doesn't it looks like they been flat out lying about this? See Tim, I see this all the time. People's testimony gets real specific when they are under oath.
Fun times, right?
I just saw on the News that 3 Unions workers were Suspended for Faking Sickness to attend Union Protests............ Say it aint so..........
So they didnt go to work. and wanted to be paid for not Working...... Guess they are just emmulating what they see the Democrats doing. Go figure...
Ah, the "Huckster" at work !
Huck is gearing up for a Book Tour.
This cult leader is a train wreck happing in slow motion ! You cant believe a word he says !
Huckster should be ashamed. He sold out to Teabuggery who pedal their hate like cheap porn.
Shame on Huckabee.....a man who sold his soul to the Devil for a lousy Rebubican base vote and their hate-fuled contributions.
"Thou Shalt Not Bear FAlse Witness Against thy Neighbor'
(written by God as told to Moses)
What is this, the 19th century? Get with the times, Huck. Even if I agreed with his point of view about having children out of wedlock, (which I kinda do), I'd never have the audacity to try and impose my personal ideals upon others. This guy seems to say a lot of stupid things, then backpedals. Definately not the kind of person I'd want as president.
Next up on the candidate self-destruct schedule.....Newt Gingrich
Tim Newt has absolutely no intention of running. He would rather soak SPANKY for a few dollars that SPANKY borrows from his mother.
Rev. Huck hold himself out as a "Preacher" WOW! Just not in my pulpit or any pulpit near you. Somewhere along the way Rev. Huck, caught a bad omen, and just went astray. Time to choose Rev. Huck
'Very Interesting Week' , indeed.
MSNBC, the leader in 'snarky' lib-leaning headlines and posts....
At least Huff Post wears its dislike of Republicans on its sleeve; but you guys are not fooling anyone..
Why was Rev. huck watching Natlie Portland? I'm Still puzzled. He was Mute on Bristol Palin's pregnancy, a teen and Natlie is a "Grown Woman" He should practice that old saying, mind his own business, it takes 6 months to stay out of eveyone else's business and 6 months to mind your own business. Rev. Huck should do just that.
Whos . Natile Portland?
Never heard of this person..
Do deranged libs have to mention and disparage the name "Palin" in every other post? Does it make the little voices inside their head go away?
Bob So are you saying that Bristol's out of wedlock pregnancy is acceptable? I mean after all Huck works with her mom on Fox he probably is aware of it and seems to care more about Nat Portman?
The one hearing voices is Bob, and he's seeing Palin around every corner, too.
Spanky do you speak English at all? Even those that can not speak it most probably realize this article is about HuckaBS and no one else. Ohhh Huck pulled another one this week as well. He stated that three out of four of todays youth are unable to enlist due to obesity. Much like SPANKY facts do not matter to HUCK it is much closer to one out of four as stated in the article Huck was using as a source. See SPANKY when your objective is simply to be rude and ignorant, both of which obviously come to you through DNA and you do not read and discuss the proper issue at the proper time You come out the fool. Now run outside and kick the first person you see in a wheelchair or spit in a blind person's eye.
Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister, spent the entire week telling lies out of both sides of his mouth. Are ministers turned politicians held to a different Bible standard? Thou shalt not lie....except when it pushes an agenda.
I have no problem with conservatives disagreeing with President Obama or democratic policies but that's not what they speak about, instead they make up stuff. They aren't even good at making stuff up because Huckabee claims he misspoke, only to discover a bunch of other nonsense proves he purposely lied (the MauMau uprising happened in Kenya, not Indonesia). To repeat Chris Matthew's final thought last night: "You ought to be ashamed, the whole lot of you."
As for his Natalie Portman remarks, remember VP Dan what's his name? I so enjoyed the TV Murphy Brown's fictional response by sending a delivery truck load of potatoes to the VP's office. Sorry, Huckabee, but you did slam Ms. Portman and single mothers nationwide by simply discussing it.
Jody--I thought of Murphy Brown when I heard of Huckabee's remarks. Seems to me he hit a lot of conservative hot buttons this week---the President ( a hat trick of racism, anti-Muslim and anti-foreign) and Hollywood liberal elite. Hope he sold a lot of books.
See you over at the Dew Drop Inn--I heard a rumor that drinks were on the house for the Mardi Gras party.
I'll be there Steeler Fan; anxious to see those Obama beads Feisty left for us, too!
I think Mike Huckabee had a small breakdown this week
Huckabee/Palin 2012
A FOX daily double guaranteed to entertain.
It is bad enough that Portman isn't single, just unwed. Just like Nancy Davis was right before she became Nancy Reagan.
The bigger problem is the runaway divorce rate.
Done with the blessing of those in the clergy.
The bible says clearly, you are married until your spouse dies. If you divorce and marry before that, your second marriage is adulterous.
Mark 10:11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Mark 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Huckabee, how about you speak out against your fellow Baptist Preachers that will marry two people when at least one of them is divorced?
If the divorce rate wasn't so high then maybe more people would respect marriage.
A lot of us are getting tired of the continuing stream of stupidity that keeps coming from him.
JOregon- You had better let Newt Gingrich in on this before he dumps the latest trophy wife!
You have to wonder why so many of the Republicans, that claim the bible as their basis, support Newt.
Was Huckabee's comment on Natalie Portman a veiled swipe at Palin and her daughter's similar situation?
As Ron Regan just said, "Huckabee is the Charlie Sheen of the Republican Party."
Baptist minister Huckabee? I seem to recall something in my Bible about "bearing false witness".
Even Rev. Jeremiah Wright was more truthful...
I find "Rev." Huckabee's comments hypocritical because I am a single mom to 2 beautiful daughters. I was in a traditional marriage that ended in divorce after 12 years. I am most certainly NOT undereducated, living on welfare (living off the government) and have maintained a home, car, and education for my children. Why do the ultra conservative right have to keep holding up marriage as the answer to everything. Newt Gingrich, and alot of others have been married multiple times and divorced, and yet marriage is the answer to everything. I agree with others, on how quiet the conservative ultra right wing marriage nuts were SO SILENT on Bristol Palin's teenage, not yet graduated from high school, pregnancy and birth, yet everyone else is subject to their judgment and scorn to score political points. I have worked full time, paid child care, and my ex owes more than $50,000 in back child support. I have a college education and I am a professional. Single parenthood is NOT just some woman who got pregnant and flaunting it because she doesn't have to get married. WAKE UP!!! Don"t preach and tell me how you want me to live my life, let each choose to live life how they see fit and live with the consequences. That's what I'm teaching my 2 beautiful 20 something women.
Huckster cast thy first stone, go ahead throw it into your glass house!
Jackie K.....you must have been watching over my shoulder while I was trying to compose my post.....totally agree with what you posted.
So he got a item wrong on Obamas background. Obama would probably not get Huckabees background right either. Bottomline Huckabee was trying to bring to light how Obama developed his worldview specifically wondering outloud WHAT in Obama's background has led him to view Isreal, and in part America's role as their protector, in a seemingly negative way that he does. People have been questionining Huckabee's worldview ever since he started his 2008 race....constantly mentioning his background as a minister or even worse as a "Preacher" Gasp!! hmm it seems to me that there is a double standard here. By continually making reference to that fact that the Governor was a preacher 20 yrs ago ..you are not trying to be flattering are they?. they are trying to marginilize him based on his belief system. The media constantly and PURPOSEFULLY making veiled references to Huckabee's worldview/religuious background -insuating to readers that because he may be too extreme too be President ...the very thing you accuse Huckabee of in regard to Obama they have been doing to the Governor since day one he enterered the race back in 2008. He was Governor for ELEVEN YEARS. More than a decade...but hardly a day goes by that the media does not reference his background as a preacher( and thereby subtly question his worldview). But for anyone to have the audacity to question Obama's worldview, is considered borderline racist, to discuss the impact 2 Muslim fathers may have had on him in his developing years is taboo. To acknowledge that he wore muslim garb as a young man ..off limits!!.(were those photos doctored by a vast right wing conspiracy???). To consider the impact of Obama's whacko "Pastor" Wright, -Obama's "Pastor" up to the time of his Presidency.A pastor who preached "God DAM ..n AMERICA!!!" ....(would you want Obama to "practice what his preacher preached"?). But again that cannot be spoken of in the main stream press can it???. There is a hypocrisy alright, and it is the HYPOCRISY of the majority of the journalists in this country- that expects us to sit back and let the mass media mind manipulators tell us citizens how to think, tell us what we can and can't question. These media types would have us sit back and aquiesce as they tell us to abandon our long held beliefs and accept two men marrying and raising a baby as normal ( and a long list of other insanity) OR we will be labeled bigots or worse. We are to sit back and let the "smart people", the condescending beurecrats who know how better to spend OUR money with little accountability run things. Use OUR money to fund their abortions. Use OUR money to support the UN, and send ALOT of money to the UN countries...the same countries who have nothing but bad to say about America. Well people are mad in this country and they are not going to take this hypocritical BS much longer. Good for the Governor, about time somebody mans up and turns over the sacrosanct tables of "Political Correctness"
I'm starting to subscribe to my sister's opinion that organized religion is neither very organized nor really very "religious." My hero is a man who used to be a priest who has been running a social agency and food program for several years in Kansas City.
Again,if we all substitute the word "racist" for "birther",it breaks their secret code. I am proud that this country had the fortitude to elect this President,yet frightened at the hate that is right below the surface. I guess Huckabee the minister believes God did not create any race but his. Speaking of RACE,Mike,save your money,your race is over !! Maybe they will make a movie about you,I think Jim Nabers is available...GOLLLLY!
I don't think Governor Huckabee was at all referring to divorced mothers who TRIED to be married...but mothers and "fathers" who make no attempt in the first place...and end up costing scociety alot of money becuse the evidence is irrefutable that children without both parents are statistically more likely to be incarcerated. Taxpayers pay for the prisons..and the more the family breaks down the more prisoners there are, the more prison space we need...in fact when Huckabee became Governor in 1996 there were 8,000 inmates in AR. When he left office their were 14,000 inmates. People need to wake up and realize society is breaking down at an alrming rate and it all begins with people neglecting their God given responsiblity as parents...but Hey we live in America...where it is your "right" to be a dead beat dad right?? Let the taxpayers deal with the messes your kids create.
Society has been breaking down for thousands of years. Get over it tktimoteo.
Huckabee is a troll..