Huckabee's Comments On Confederate Flag, Gay Marriage Draw Attention
Looks like Mike Huckabee has the inside track on the pro-Confederate flag vote in South Carolina.
New radio ads airing in South Carolina during conservative talk shows praise Huckabee for calling disputes over the confederate flag an issue for the states, the Associated Press reports. South Carolina Republicans go to the polls Saturday.
"You don't like people from outside the state coming in and telling you what to do with your flag," Huckabee said in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Thursday. "In fact, if somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag, we'd tell 'em what to do with the pole, that's what we'd do."
The radio ads, from Americans for the Preservation of American Culture, also take aim at John McCain – he has been "calling the flag a racist symbol for years," one spot says – and Mitt Romney, who said "that flag shouldn't be shown" in a debate.
Huckabee, by contrast, "understands that all the average guy with a Confederate flag on his pickup truck is saying is he's proud to be a Southerner," according to one ad. "Mike Huckabee understands we value our heritage and why."
The flag flap is not the only social issue Huckabee finds himself involved with: He is taking heat for comments he made to beliefnet about gay marriage this week.
"I think the radical view is to say that we're going to change the definition of marriage so that it can mean two men, two women, a man and three women, a man and a child, a man and animal," Huckabee said.
David Smith of the gay rights group the Human Rights Campaign told CNN that Huckabee is "equating a loving marriage between two people of the same sex with some form of bestiality. I think that's really out of the mainstream of American thought, and most people will find that offensive."
New radio ads airing in South Carolina during conservative talk shows praise Huckabee for calling disputes over the confederate flag an issue for the states, the Associated Press reports. South Carolina Republicans go to the polls Saturday.
"You don't like people from outside the state coming in and telling you what to do with your flag," Huckabee said in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Thursday. "In fact, if somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag, we'd tell 'em what to do with the pole, that's what we'd do."
The radio ads, from Americans for the Preservation of American Culture, also take aim at John McCain – he has been "calling the flag a racist symbol for years," one spot says – and Mitt Romney, who said "that flag shouldn't be shown" in a debate.
Huckabee, by contrast, "understands that all the average guy with a Confederate flag on his pickup truck is saying is he's proud to be a Southerner," according to one ad. "Mike Huckabee understands we value our heritage and why."
The flag flap is not the only social issue Huckabee finds himself involved with: He is taking heat for comments he made to beliefnet about gay marriage this week.
"I think the radical view is to say that we're going to change the definition of marriage so that it can mean two men, two women, a man and three women, a man and a child, a man and animal," Huckabee said.
David Smith of the gay rights group the Human Rights Campaign told CNN that Huckabee is "equating a loving marriage between two people of the same sex with some form of bestiality. I think that's really out of the mainstream of American thought, and most people will find that offensive."
We are absolutely voting for this man of principal and conservative values. This is a man of integrity and honor.
Go Mike!
Secondly, it is a shame that people call themselves Christians but fight to restrict civil rights of other Americans.
True Christians would support equal rights for the gay community, and Jesus would have agreed. Jesus never said anything against gay people, and the bible basically ignores the issue (except for some people''s sloppy translations which could be used to create hatred against all sorts of people).
Go Mike!
Posted by firstceb at 03:05 PM : Jan 18, 2008
Can I puke? You are the people that put Bush into the White House based on his STELLAR MORALS - and NOW LOOK what we''ve got? You so called ''christians'' and I say that lightly will never learn - you spew hatred and make exceptions for the criminals you voted for.....hypocrits!
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Posted by TonyJazz
Well said from a man/woman of intellect.....unfortunately the majority of these people vote and speak out of ignorance.
Would you want your daughter marrying Larry Craig---or would you prefer that he be in a gay relationship? Choose one!!!!
The last time I checked, the south lost the civil war, so put that symbol of bigotry, the confederate flag, away already. Let it go!!
Huckabee only garners support in states where an education is a mark of shame! Wake up and smell the low SAT scores!!
His son did him proud when he threw a rope around the neck of a dog, threw the dog over a railing, slit the dog''s throat, then proceeded to stone the dog until he was dead.
Daddy Huckabee then covered up the crime to avoid scandal and later fired an aid who refused to help him lie about the horrific incident. Can you say "serial killer tendencies," anyone?
What kind of values does this man teach his own children? What would Jesus do? Certainly not behave like Huckabee, who even lied about having a theology degree.
What''s next after a national smoking ban? Can we ban eating at McDonald''s? Or is that off limits, since it''s obvious Huckabee and his whole family of gluttons eats there often.
This man is a genuine lunatic who truly believes that "angels guide his bullets" when he''s out in the woods picking off critters with his shotgun. Deja vu visions of Cheney idiocy, anyone?
Huckabee is probably the most dangerous, evil and power-hungry of the whole lot running. God help us if he gets close to the White House.
His son did him proud when he threw a rope around the neck of a dog, threw the dog over a railing, slit the dog''s throat, then proceeded to stone the dog until he was dead.
Daddy Huckabee then covered up the crime to avoid scandal and later fired an aid who refused to help him lie about the horrific incident. Can you say "serial killer tendencies," anyone?
What kind of values does this man teach his own children? What would Jesus do? Certainly not behave like Huckabee, who even lied about having a theology degree.
What''s next after a national smoking ban? Can we ban eating at McDonald''s? Or is that off limits, since it''s obvious Huckabee and his whole family of gluttons eats there often.
This man is a genuine lunatic who truly believes that "angels guide his bullets" when he''s out in the woods picking off critters with his shotgun. Deja vu visions of Cheney idiocy, anyone?
Huckabee is probably the most dangerous, evil and power-hungry of the whole lot running. God help us if he gets close to the White House.
Educate yourselves! You say you were raised in the South, but I think you are yankee transplants. The War of Northern Aggression was not fought over slavery, it was fought over state%u2019s rights. The emancipation proclamation was not issued until the war was almost over. It was not a civil war, when one side tries to conquer the other. The South wanted nothing to do with North and merely wanted to secede. The North could not financially afford to let the South secede because the South fed the whole country and furnished the country with raw materials. My first ancestor in this country was John Howland on the Mayflower, and my great, great, great, uncle Col. Asbury Coward. C.S.A. was the Commanding Officer of the South Carolina 5th Infantry and after the war the eighth President of the Citadel. I fly the Confederate First Flag and the Confederate Navy Jack from my yacht where I live out of love and pride and I%u2019ll fly them till hell freezes over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Allen Coward
Educate yourselves! You say you were raised in the South, but I think you are yankee transplants. The War of Northern Aggression was not fought over slavery, it was fought over state%u2019s rights. The emancipation proclamation was not issued until the war was almost over. It was not a civil war, when one side tries to conquer the other. The South wanted nothing to do with North and merely wanted to secede. The North could not financially afford to let the South secede because the South fed the whole country and furnished the country with raw materials. My first ancestor in this country was John Howland on the Mayflower, and my great, great, great, uncle Col. Asbury Coward. C.S.A. was the Commanding Officer of the South Carolina 5th Infantry and after the war the eighth President of the Citadel. I fly the Confederate First Flag and the Confederate Navy Jack from my yacht where I live out of love and pride and I%u2019ll fly them till hell freezes over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Allen Coward
It''s a nice thought, but the opposite is true. The U.S. WAS a "conjoined" nation until the southern states - with this flag that was specifically created to distinguish themselves from the northern states - decided to backpedal on their agreement to join the Union.
If you want to show how much you like the "conjoined" US, there''s already a flag you can fly that demonstrates that patriotic sentiment....
Uhh, yeah, specifically the southern states'' rights to own slaves, something you historical revisionists leave out for some reason.
The truth is, the 1850s were filled with political disagreements over the morality of slavery, the scope of democracy and the economic merits of free labor vs. slave plantations in the late 1850s caused great changes to political parties in the US - in point of fact the Republican party was born out of distaste for slavery, and the Democratic party split into two over it.
There''s a reason why the Confederate VP Stephens proudly said slavery was "the cornerstone of the Confederacy" you know.
''Cause in the end, that''s what it was all about.
Georgia:
"For the last ten years we have had numerous and serious causes of complaint against our non-slave-holding confederate States with reference to the subject of African slavery...."
Mississippi:
"Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth."
South Carolina:
"The right of property in slaves was recognized by giving to free persons distinct political rights, by giving them the right to represent, and burthening them with direct taxes for three-fifths of their slaves...."
Texas:
"In all the non-slave-holding States, in violation of that good faith and comity which should exist between entirely distinct nations, the people have formed themselves into a great sectional party, now strong enough in numbers to control the affairs of each of those States, based upon an unnatural feeling of hostility to these Southern States and their beneficent and patriarchal system of African slavery...."
The Civil War wasn''t about slavery? Yeah, right.
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These type of comments just show a lack of intellegence, a lack of thoughtful reason, and a penchant for listening to far right ditto-heads that come up with bumper-sticker political statments. This guy will never be president, nor should he.
Posted by BNPowell9 at 03:14 PM : Jan 18, 2008"
Actually no it doesn''t. There are no actual passages in the bible that say anything specifically about homosexuals or homosexuality being against God. There are passages that refer specifically to acts by pagan priests and priestesses but those have to do with idolatry and multi-theism.
I get so sick of the "Christians" manipulating passages of the bible to suit their own agendas. It makes me sick every time I see some kid wearing a "WWJD" bracelet while calling some other kid a "***" or "queer".
How about if you Christians taught your children what Jesus really stood for...tolerance, inconclusiveness, acceptance, compassion, knowledge, love. Instead you teach your children to be bigots and racists and arrogant, narrow-minded fools.
I do sincerely hope that racism (and Confederate sentiment) is Anti-American!
And AIDS is not a gay disease. That was just the first population hit with it in this country.
Fight AIDS! Support Gay Marriage!
(Isn''t it strange how the conservative comments here are so out of touch with reality? One guy thinks the Civil War was a noble effort? And he is proud of displaying a symbol of racism and hatred? And Christians all seem to be seeking someone to persecute?----and they make fun of Muslim-led countries for doing the same thing to Christians?
Sorry, no. UNAIDS estimates that about 18 million women are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, accounting for 47 percent of the 37.2 million adults living with HIV/AIDS.
''Nuff said.
Do you think that just maybe that is how they might feel about Georgie going into Iraq and the MidEast ??
Just like straight marriage does not promote heterosexuality, neither does gay marriage do that for homosexuality.
The lack of sensible thought on this matter is why the Republicans exploit it. ..and the sheep will follow...
Tony:
The American Flag flies on the the starbord side of my vessel above all others - my ancestors founded this coutry - where were yours?
You''re saying AIDS infects people of different sexual preferences depending on the country they live in? The worldwide statistic includes the US, by the way, and it disproves your theory that AIDS is a "Gay disease".
You can be a homophobe if you want, but it doesn''t change biological facts. If an infected person has s*x with another person, they will probably be infected, no matter which ***(es) are involved. There''s no sexual preference to this disease, period.
Long live his American conquerors!
FACT: Mike Huckabee says he has degree in theology, further investigation discovers he does not. (Source: The Carpetbagger Report, Mike Huckabee has a theology degree -- or does he?, 12/14/2007)
FACT: Mike Huckabee wants "to amend the Constitution so it''s in God''s standards rather than try to change God''s standards so it lines up with some contemporary view." (Source: msnbc, HUCK, THE CONSTITUTION AND ''GOD''S STANDARDS'', 01/16/08)
Look through his "Awe Schucks" act and see him for what he really is. Mike Huckabee is a liberal in conservative clothing.
FACT: Mike Huckabee supported in-state higher education benefits for children of illegal immigrants. (Laura Kellams, "Senators research U.S. law on aliens," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 1/27/05)
FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a federal raid of 119 illegal immigrants at an Arkansas Tyson poultry plant, 107 of whom left the country either voluntarily or through deportation. (Melissa Nelson, "Huckabee Risks Political Fortunes To Denounce Immigration Raid," Associated Press, 8/5/05)
FACT: Mike Huckabee set up a nonprofit entity so he could give paid ``inspirational'''' speeches without having to disclose the donors. (SOURCE: Bloomberg Dec 12, 2007 Margaret Carlson)
FACT: Mike Huckabee''s substantial tax hikes far surpassed his modest tax cuts, with the average tax burden increasing by a whopping 47% over his tenure. (Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 10/09/07)
FACT: Mike Huckabee opposed a congressional measure to ban internet taxes in 2003. (Source: Arkansas News Bureau, 11/21/03)
FACT: Mike Huckabee in 2004, he allowed a 17% sales tax increase to become law. (Source: The Gurdon Times, 03/02/04)
FACT: Mike Huckabee granted 1,033 pardons and commutations, including 12 convicted murderers, one of which "Wayne DuMond" shortly after his release moved to Missouri where he raped and murdered Carol Sue Shields. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Clay County, Mo., in 2003. He died in prison in 2005. (Source: The Leader, Arkansas clemencies outpace other states, Garrick Feldman, 2004)
FACT: Huckabee accepted more than 300 gifts worth at least $130,000, ranging from $3,700 cowboy boots to a $600 chainsaw. (Source: POLITICO, Huckabee rivals unearth ethics complaints Kenneth P. Vogel Nov 21, 2007)
FACT: The SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) was formed because of its decision to separate from other Baptists in defense of the institution of slavery.(Source: McBeth, H. Leon. The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness. Nashville: Broadman, 1987.)
FACT: It wasn''t until the Southern Baptist Convention of 1995 that it voted to adopt a resolution renouncing its racist roots and apologizing for its past defense of slavery.(Source: This Side of Heaven: Race, Ethnicity, and Christian Faith. Edited by Robert J. Priest and Alvaro L. Nieves. Oxford University Press, 2007, pp 275 and 339)
Mike is authentic and inspiring, making him the best leader I have ever known. He is the type of leader that naturally motivates his men to want to work their hardest , without even telling them to. People under Mike''s comand work their hardest because they love and respect this commander.
Mike Huckabee is the first candidate that I have ever had 100% trust and faith in. Please, go out and vote for him.
Dan Campbell
Sgt., USMC
GAY MARRIAGE RULES!!!
Huckabee''''s only honest statement so far is that he "must have done something right" to be re-elected twice in a Democratic state. The "something right" that he did was running his office like a Democrat and his campaigns like a Clinton.
FACT: Huckabee is a homophobe
FACT: Huckabee is a criminal
FACT: Huckabee is divisive
FACT: Huckabee wants a theocracy
FACT: Huckabee is dangerous
FACT: Huckabee will be bad for the United States
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by jbrewster7
January 19, 2008 6:35 PM PST
- FACT: Mike Huckabee cannot unite social conservatives because he is a religious bigot that supports anti-catholic and anti-mormon sentiment (Source: Millennial Star, Huckabee''s Mormon problem, 12/04/07).
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