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FUCK THIS GUY
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When Newsmaxs Ed Berliner asked Huckabee about his GOP presidential rival Ben Carsons comment that there should never be a Muslim president, Huckabee responded that there is no religious test to hold public office in America, and that he was more concerned about people like the president whose faith lacks authenticity.
Im less concerned about what faith a person has. Im more concerned about the authenticity of their faith and how that plays out in their policies, he said. Im also concerned about a guy who believes hes a Christian and pretends to be and says he is, but then does things that makes it very difficult for people to practice their Christian faith.
Im disappointed if a person says, Im a Christian, but you invite the Pope into your home and then you invite a whole bunch of people who are at odds with the Catholic Church policy. I think theres something very unseemly about that.
Johonny
(20,854 posts)Roy Rolling
(6,918 posts)Huckabee is mad at God for letting such a "heathen" as Obama win over "God's right-hand man" Huckabee.
That's a truly misguided core belief. When you profess to be a religious man and you are mad at God for not doing the right thing, the shark has truly been jumped.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)If you don't count Ted Cruz
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,871 posts)No telling how many votes he converts to the Democratic side every time his smarmy face and bullshit are seen or heard.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)That's one rule from the OT and one rule from the NT he is breaking. Would Huckabee care to prove that he's actually a Christian?
closeupready
(29,503 posts)his remarks. LOL He's so predictable.
SamKnause
(13,108 posts)Huckabee wants to be a Theocratic Dictator.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)Since he probably doesn't consider Catholics to be Christians in the first place.
Lars39
(26,109 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,740 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)He might very well feel threatened by Obama, because Huckabee wears his version of Christianity like a costume wardrobe, with matching scripts to fit whatever roll looks good for the photo op.
Sienna86
(2,149 posts)trusty elf
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Schema Thing
(10,283 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)After the Muslim Trump incident,and the half ass rebuttal,this was Roger Alies next move. Can you imagine what the People of Hope Arkansas are saying,both Clinton and the Huckster come from this burg.
Rex
(65,616 posts)That piece of shit really needs to go back into ShutTheFuckUp land and never be heard from again.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Interesting.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Donald Ian Rankin
(13,598 posts)Even just semantically, that's absurd.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)Think about it.
Sincerely,
Hiareth
niyad
(113,365 posts)Glassunion
(10,201 posts)(Obama) made it very difficult for people to practice their Christian faith in America.
and again...
but (Obama) then does things that makes it very difficult for people to practice their Christian faith.
Where the fuck are they getting this?
Beyond my annual enlistment in the War on Christmas®, where they hell do they come up with this shit?
KatyMan
(4,200 posts)and no one is allowed to go to church on Sunday, priests and preachers being outed and disappeared constantly, christian bookstores have all closed, and we've all been searched by police looking for crosses, bibles, communion wafers...what's a non-self-respecting bigot to do?
(do I need the tag???)
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Gothmog
(145,335 posts)malaise
(269,063 posts)Fuckabee doesn't even pretend not to be a defender of that pedophile Duggar.
Fugg that snake oil salesman!!
spanone
(135,846 posts)this fucker makes me ill. i'd like to be there when he meets his maker.... i expect he'll get his ass kicked from one end of hell to the other.
rurallib
(62,426 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)dembotoz
(16,808 posts)could it be her 15 minutes are up?
sdfernando
(4,935 posts)Obama ain't the one pretending!
dawnie51
(959 posts)He is just despicable, as evil and nasty a human being as I've ever seen. There is not one word that comes out of his mouth that isn't lies and hate. Man of God my ass!
Initech
(100,081 posts)I hate people like Mike Huckabee who not only play the Jesus card, but also the persecution card. These people make a living off playing off of the crazies. And they're not Christians no matter what they claim.
tblue37
(65,409 posts)He used to say, with a big ol' smile, "I'm a conservative, but I'm not mad about it"
But now the base won't tolerate anyone who is NOT mad--as in barking mad.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)$3 million mortgage is a lot for anyone, even for smart grifters.
http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/09/17/huckabee-pulled-political-strings-to-get-beach-home-permitted
spanone
(135,846 posts)freebrew
(1,917 posts)you know that Bakker has another TV show?
Yep, got hisself another make-up laden wife and is asking for more money.
I really have a hard time believing people are THAT stupid.
But then, almost half of this nation voted for Rmoney.
Go figure.
ElodaAnne
(5 posts)Jim and Tammy got their financial start up fees by selling crappy toys to children with their crummy TV show for kids. Talk about being gullible parents. Anyone watching Jimmy's new show are definitely not the parents who got sucked into buying overpriced stuff for their kids.
marble falls
(57,112 posts)City Lights
(25,171 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)And yes, fuck him.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Beowulf42
(204 posts)Well, if Pres. Obama is pretending to be a Christian, he is sure making Huckleberry look bad by comparison. My philosophy professor always said, "tell me how it acts and I will tell you what it is." Hands down Obama acts more like a Christian than the Huckster by a mile. Going a little further, why are American voters so susceptible to this judging of others. It is no ones business what kind of Christian some one is, or whether he is at all religious. We need to judge people by what they do, not what comes out of their mouths. The condemnation for political gain is an act right there breaks a whole bunch of rules when it comes to being a good person of religion. Good people exalt the other good people in the world. Tearing people down every time one opens his mouth has no honest purpose.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)Im less concerned about what faith a person has. Im more concerned about the authenticity of their faith and how that plays out in their policies,
For an elected official, I'm concerned if their faith play plays out in their policies at all. IMHO, a politician should be able to support or justify any policies without ever using the phrases "The <holy book> says...".
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts). . . the less progressive our nation will become.
The last time this mentality ruled the country, it damn near ruined us. It might have ruined us, time will tell.
Nitram
(22,822 posts)Exercising a bit of projection.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He makes me sick!
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)So he 'Christian' upped you.
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)Fuckabee and his ilk or are only pretending to be Christians too. I thought God was so supposed to be the final judge not this fool.
marble falls
(57,112 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pope-congress-speech-full-text_5603eb9ae4b08820d91bb060?wyx2yb9
All of us are quite aware of, and deeply worried by, the disturbing social and political situation of the world today. Our world is increasingly a place of violent conflict, hatred and brutal atrocities, committed even in the name of God and of religion. We know that no religion is immune from forms of individual delusion or ideological extremism. This means that we must be especially attentive to every type of fundamentalism, whether religious or of any other kind. A delicate balance is required to combat violence perpetrated in the name of a religion, an ideology or an economic system, while also safeguarding religious freedom, intellectual freedom and individual freedoms. But there is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil; or, if you will, the righteous and sinners. The contemporary world, with its open wounds which affect so many of our brothers and sisters, demands that we confront every form of polarization which would divide it into these two camps. We know that in the attempt to be freed of the enemy without, we can be tempted to feed the enemy within. To imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their place. That is something which you, as a people, reject.
DirkGently
(12,151 posts)... for Atheism.
Gah.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I was wondering why the police were barricading the doors of all the neighborhood churches
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)DFW
(54,410 posts)As has now been revealed, he is a rodent, a large member of the weasel family, to be precise.
elleng
(130,975 posts)Got it???
randys1
(16,286 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Demon spawn.
TNNurse
(6,927 posts)If he thinks he speaks like a Christian and understands what Jesus said and taught, he needs some serious refresher training.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)I believe, just to generate more interest for his speaking engagements, to increase the fees for these, and to help with book sales. And he's been quite successful it would seem...
tblue37
(65,409 posts)so they can hit the lucrative right wing speaker circuit and maybe even land a fat FOX contract--or get a new one with better pay and benefits.
Most have no real intention of becoming president and no desire to take on such a difficult job, especially since they rake in more money as right wing blowhards.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)winetourdriver
(196 posts)And grifting for Jebus makes you one?
lastlib
(23,251 posts)kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)PeteyPal
(15 posts)So says the Bible.
Yallow
(1,926 posts)No pretending needed.
Kill the poor.
Starve the hungry.
Deny medical care for the sick.
Rape the planet for profit.
You know.
Todays Conservative Republican Kristshun Stuff.
Satan - Huckabee's Master
OnlyBernieBurnsBush
(63 posts)Americans are feeling the Bern. The freedom train is a comin' and you losers are gonna get steamrolled.
Gore1FL
(21,132 posts)He's probably an atheist in reality.
appleannie1
(5,067 posts)quaker bill
(8,224 posts)and the Pharisees did not like it much. After a bit they reportedly crucified him over stuff like that.....
spooky3
(34,460 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)cindyperry2010
(846 posts)this guy isn't pretending he is an asshole
yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,461 posts)Takes one to know one, lol. The President is a Christian, his acts and deeds say the same.
wendylaroux
(2,925 posts)you vile little pos.
CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)Josh Duggar: Good Christian.
President Obama: Bad, pretend Christian.
Got it.
Mike Huckabee, you are one fucked up fruit loop.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)I'm sure plenty of politicians have only pretended to believe religious nonsense in order to go along with the prevailing ridiculous reverence of "faith" and the supernatural and organized superstition. Obama could be one.
But, yeah, I know what Fuckabee is saying here.
nolabels
(13,133 posts)But without it we still be fighting each other with rocks and clubs.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)reason and science from the get-go.
nolabels
(13,133 posts)Did you money is even a myth? Anything that we can put our minds to and agree on but never touch in actuality is an example of a myth. Our whole world is built upon mutually agreed upon myths and that's how it works. This is nothing i made up or figured out, it's just all in this book and a lot more, have fun
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition]
by Yuval Noah Harari (Author), Derek Perkins (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)
They have it on amazon and probably hundreds of other places
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)something we agree to "believe in" as an abstract system because it makes life convenient for us -- like money -- and something that is a supernatural/magical story that we're pressured to believe is "real" -- like god/s, angels, devils, demi-gods (like Jesus), spirits, and so on.
nolabels
(13,133 posts)Some old white bearded man flying around with sprouted wing twixies that is all knowing. Har...har because it is really seems like some kind of joke to me. My only real point here is myth is a large tool we all use in one form or another and mostly don't realize we are doing it or sometimes even why we are doing it. We run around in herds and subsequently believe the herd's beliefs because it's safer and faster that way.
cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)That's not very Christian.
Thespian2
(2,741 posts)and never will be...he is a money-sucking pig...
treestar
(82,383 posts)that is such utter bullshit.
KentuckyWoman
(6,688 posts)I highly doubt he believes even 2% of what bloviates out of his pie hole. He's in it for the money.
Bohemianwriter
(978 posts)Huckabee thinks that Jesus was not about caring for the poor, welcoming refugees but condemning gays and abortion.
What a huckster. HE is the pretend Christian.
3catwoman3
(24,007 posts)...spoken from the orifice at the other end of the GI tract.
malthaussen
(17,204 posts)Mr Huckabee, that is a classic example of projection.
-- Mal
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Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)They_Live
(3,236 posts)svpadgham
(670 posts)He claims it, but no actions of his even suggest pretending to be a Christian.
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)allan01
(1,950 posts)make better christians than christians . obama is doing his best .
MsInformed
(48 posts)It's not really news.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Huckleberry needs to read his Bible.
douggg
(239 posts)whines about Obama?
That's rich!
onecaliberal
(32,864 posts)madamesilverspurs
(15,805 posts)SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)tavernier
(12,393 posts)That's the sound from Obama's bedroom as he loses sleep over huckleberry's diatribes.
😂
Jeb Bartlet
(141 posts)and says something stupid like this he just marginalizes himself even more. He has become a laughable parody of himself. You were fun to laugh at Huck but your time has long since run out, good riddance.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)republicans have re-defined what it means to be Christian, and the Pope is telling them to stop this crap and BEHAVE LIKE REAL CHRISTIANS. Huckabee thinks bigots like himself and Kim Davis are "real" Christians - it is PATHETIC
deutsey
(20,166 posts)Quantess
(27,630 posts)Obama is a lot more convincing at being a good, upstanding human being than Huckabee is! I don't even care whether Obama is christian although I believe he is.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)But not-assholing apparently didnt poll as well as he thought it would.