Mike Huckabee — Christian Hypocrisy
Mike Huckabee is currently waging one of the most sickening campaigns I’ve ever witnessed. He trumps his religion while violating its principles. He acts as though Romney is attacking him — he does this while responding with sarcasm and acting like a total jerk.
Make no mistake — Huckabee’s campaign one-word slogan should be “Hypocrisy”. I don’t have a favorite GOP candidate. Though I’ll defend Romney here, I’ll defend him because he’s right in these controversies, not because I support him the most. I support at least two other candidates before supporting him.
Still, Huckabee is currently shaming both his faith and his party. Considering this, I do know that I don’t want him to get the ticket. People who just play word games and name-calling without focusing on the issues just shouldn’t win elections.
So, ironically, I don’t support Huckabee because I am a Christian. If, at the end of this article you think that more people should see Huckabee’s hypocrisy, remember to Digg it. All you have to do is click. Digg is vital to elections, and is completely changing the face of how people get their information. Registering just takes a second, and allows you to voice your opinion without having to type a word.
The Huckabee Jesus
At Christmas, Huckabee made an ad that didn’t reference a single issue. Not a single policy. He kept up his “identity politics” campaign. On Saturday’s debate, he even told the nation that his goal is to remind you of the guy who hired you, not who fired you. That’s “identity politics”.
In other words, if he feels good, vote for him. Focus on the feeling the candidate gives, not the facts of his stances. Identity politics is what happens when a candidate is afraid of both the issues and the people.
The goal of this is to win the GOP election by playing the “nice-guy-Christian” feel. I’m a passionate Christian. I read theology books for fun. And nothing the guy is doing reminds me of Christ. He’s using Jesus as a political card rather than a role model.
So what is the identity that Huckabee is shooting for? A Christian. Consider the following observations, and see if Huck’s actions remind you of Jesus.
The Romney Ads
Lying is a sin. Lying is intentionally misrepresenting the truth. Huckabee’s response to the Romney ads is a rediculous misrepresentation of the truth. Huckabee attacked (ironically) Romney for his “attacks” on McCain. The Romney ad is posted below.
All of the statements weren’t Romney’s, but National Review’s. This is a conservative magazine. The introduction to the video has Romney calling McCain a war hero, and applauds him for it. This is an attack ad? Get real, Huck. He doesn’t even have half a case that Romney is attacking the candidates. Outrageously, Huckabee is attacking Romney. I’ll have one iced-Irony to go, please.
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Yes, the was a critique. Yes, critiques happen in elections. Yes, Huckabee and McCain are ganging up on Romney for political purposes. And yes, it’s shameful that Mike is trying to do it looking like Jesus.
Won’t Run This Ad That I’m Showing You. Whoops!
Mike Huckabee almost ran a negative ad. Thank goodness, he stopped before launching it, because he didn’t want anyone to see it. Because he didn’t want anyone to see it, he launched a media conference to show it to the media, so no one would see it.
Anyone remotely familiar with American politics knows that showing the video to the media means exposure. Four million people watch the O’Reilly factor. He got to show the ad.
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You just saw the ad that Huckabee doesn’t want you to see. Yeah, right.
When Mike first said that he was going to show the ad to the media, the response was laughter. Surely, he was kidding. Alas, he wasn’t. He was actually going to show them what he wasn’t going to show them. This reminds me of a little child who says to their father, “I’m not going to tell you that I got you a shirt for Christmas!” Utter ridiculousness. Huckabee is doing something at the exact same time he is saying he isn’t doing it.
Even John Kerry was never this two-faced. This is in direct violation of nearly every Christian principle that comes to mind regarding how we treat others. Huckabee? Nothing there but dishonesty. We need less dishonesty in Washington, and that means no Huckabee.
I’m a Christian!
Huckabee’s conflict-style with Romeny is ridiculous. During Sunday’s discussion, lively debate occurred often. However, the one time Romney asked a question (If Huckabee would kick immigrant children out of the US — it was a valid question everyone was answering. The short answer is “yes”, but that’s a severely damaging answer.), Huckabee looked at him and arrogantly told Mitt not to interrupt him.
Huckabee tried to act like a victim, while bulldozing over Romney’s legitimate question. Romney smiled — he had class. Huckabee had none. The moderator started to take Romney’s style — it should have been obvious. Huckabee’s reasoning was not that Romney was being unruly. He asked one question. Huckabee took the role of the moderator while telling Romney to respect the moderator.
We have a word for that. Hypocracy.
During the discussion on Sunday night’s debate, the issue of taxes came up, and Huckabee responded with sarcasm, explaining that he raised taxes for education because of a court order As a resident of Arkansas, I can say that the situation wasn’t nearly that simple, and the governor rolled over and played dead. The Arkansas Courts do not have legislative power, and raising taxes for a change in school policy is not their constitutional ability. Huckabee still complied, throwing the system of checks and balances into disarray. But I digress.). And I quote:
The Reluctant Candidate
Fred Thompson made some shock waves when he said that he doesn’t necessarily want to be president. He hasn’t had the ambition of the powerful position for years. This isn’t exactly something every candidate will talk openly about. The All American Blogger notes the similarities between Fred Thompson and George Washington. I have to agree with him. Thompson’s explanation is shocking, admirable and incredibly encouraging.
Maybe there’s hope after all.