Tag Archives: Mike Huckabee

“This is not just mere incompetence, because it continues to happen in the one county in Florida that is heavily Democratic, that has shown that it has incredible levels of corruption, as we saw from even the fallout from the Parkland shooting and the sheriff’s office, and the fact that elected officials in that county don’t even have the confidence …

The Guardian reports: Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, has laid a ceremonial brick at a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and said he might one day buy a “holiday home” there. The two-time Republican presidential hopeful and father of the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, used a cement trowel to pave a wall in the …

His relentless douchebaggery just never ends: Just when you thought the “to own the libs” meme couldn’t get more out of hand, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee mocked his one-year-old grandson today by suggesting he is lazy and might be “a Democrat.” While Huckabee is known for his nonsensical, cringe-inducing dad humor, his jokes just haven’t been landing recently. Just …

His assholery has no limits: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Saturday tweeted a picture that has typically been used online to depict gang members, saying they are House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) “campaign committee for the take back of the House.” Some pollsters have predicted that the Democrats will win back 23 seats in this year’s midterm …

Media Matters reports: Ever since President Donald Trump’s disastrous interview with NBC’s Lester Holt on May 11 2017 — in which he may have admitted to obstructing justice — Trump has given in-person TV interviews to only friendly journalists who mostly avoid asking tough questions. Over the past year, Trump has appeared on television for in-person interviews 14 times and …

Via Mediaite: Michelle Wolf has gotten some criticism for her jokes about Sarah Huckabee Sanders last night, and this morning the White House Press Secretary’s father weighed in too. New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman noted it was “impressive” that Huckabee Sanders did not leave the event while this was going on. Mike Huckabee thanked Haberman for her tweet and …

Politico today published a fascinating (and frightening) deep dive into the growing influence of rabidly pro-Trump Christian television networks. An excerpt: In the past two years, largely out of view of the coastal media and the Washington establishment, a transformation has taken place. As Christian networks have become more comfortable with politics, the Trump administration has turned them into a …

Mediaite reports: So, to recap, everybody: Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and a former presidential candidate, wants the world to know that he had his tush looked at by a Russian doctor, and that he thinks it’s a funny joke to call a medical examination of his rear “meddling.” Feast your eyes, folks: The most gag-inducing five words …

Over at The Friendly Atheist our friend Hemant Mehta has purchased a copy of Kim Davis’s book and provides some amusing commentary. A few excerpts: Both Davis and Huckabee go on and on about how Pope Francis met with her to express his support. Huckabee even said the Pope “endorsed her stand.” That’s literally not what the Vatican said. They …

Via press release from Tony Perkins: Through all of the cultural ups and downs, country music has always been a place conservatives felt welcome. While so many other celebrities started picking up activist causes and shaming fans who held Christian beliefs, American could always count on Nashville to stay true to their values (or at least tolerate them). Not anymore. …

Variety reports: Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who, less than 24 hours after taking a post on the board of the Country Music Association Foundation, stepped down from his position amid furor in Nashville over his hardline politics and anti-LGBTQ stance, has published the letter tendering his resignation to the CMA Foundation. In it, the conservative radio host lambastes “irrational …

Via press release from the Liberty Counsel: Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis released her new book, Under God’s Authority: The Kim Davis Story. This true story goes behind the scenes to reveal how God gave this unlikely candidate a platform to defend marriage and religious freedom. In this amazing narrative of redemption and courage, Davis details her personal experience from …

Mike Huckabee appeared on Fox Business this morning to shrug off worries that Glorious Leader is pushing us to the brink of nuclear war. According to Huckabee, Trump’s base doesn’t care about the threat of war, they’re more interested in financially profiting from his agenda. Huckabee: “What people care about is not what the president tweets, it’s what happens in …

This afternoon liar Mike Huckabee, father of liar White House press secretary Sarah Liar Huckabee Sanders, lied that Trump is a modern day Winston Churchill. Huckabee went on to shill for the just-out Churchill biopic, The Darkest Hour. As you’ll see below, Twitter wasn’t having hit. They weren’t having it a lot. Churchill was hated by his own party, opposition …

The Hill reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said after embattled GOP candidate Roy Moore was defeated in the Alabama Senate race that it’s “best to exit with class.” Alabama state law requires an automatic recount when election results are within 0.5 percent. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Jones holds 49.9 percent of the vote, compared to Moore’s …

Via Mediaite: Mike Huckabee appeared on Fox & Friends this morning to react to Hillary Clinton saying in an interview that “we just elected a person who admitted sexual assault to the presidency.” Clinton made the comments in an interview with Channel 4’s Matt Frei, while she was discussing Harvey Weinstein. Abby Huntsman brought up that moment from the interview …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge in St. Louis on Thursday ordered a Virginia man and his companies to pay $32.4 million in damages for improper robocalls narrated by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee that promoted a religious-themed movie. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber said in the ruling that Gabriel Joseph III and his companies violated the Telephone …

Gizmodo weighs in: Why does Huckabee, whose daughter Sarah Huckabee Sanders just became the White House Press Secretary, want state legislatures to choose US Senators? Obviously he’s frustrated with last night’s failure of the Republicans to repeal Obamacare. But the reason that repeal of the 17th Amendment would favor his party is because the majority of state legislatures are Republican. …

Todd Starnes writes for Fox News: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was a guest on The Todd Starnes Show on Wednesday – and he had some choice words for the Mainstream Media and the purveyors of fake news. “The issue in America is not that the press is under assault. The issue is the press has become the predator,” Huckabee …

Mediaite reports: When July 3rd falls on a Monday between the weekend and the July 4th holiday, cable news brings out its back-ups. So Fox & Friends featured the weekend hosts and trotted out old reliable Governor Mike Huckabee to opine on yesterday’s controversial tweet showing President Trump “body slamming’ CNN. Shocker: Huckabee took the president’s side and railed on …