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Huckabee's debate checklist: 'illegals, prostitutes, pimps' and a manly military Huckabee's debate checklist: 'illegals, prostitutes, pimps' and a manly military
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Mike Huckabee, the beyond-outspoken evangelical former governor of Arkansas, responded to a question at the Republican debate on Thursday about transgender people’s right to serve their country by saying the US military is “not a social experiment”. Mike Huckabee, the outspoken evangelical former governor of Arkansas, responded to a question at the Republican debate on Thursday about transgender people’s right to serve their country by saying the US military is “not a social experiment”.
The purpose of the armed services, Huckabee said in his pitch to become commander-in-chief of the United States, was in fact to “kill people and break things”, not “to transform the culture by trying out some ideas that some people think would make us a different country and more diverse”.The purpose of the armed services, Huckabee said in his pitch to become commander-in-chief of the United States, was in fact to “kill people and break things”, not “to transform the culture by trying out some ideas that some people think would make us a different country and more diverse”.
“I’m not sure how paying for transgender surgery – for soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines – makes our country safer,” he said.“I’m not sure how paying for transgender surgery – for soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines – makes our country safer,” he said.
Last month, Pentagon chief Ash Carter paved the way for transgender people to serve openly.Last month, Pentagon chief Ash Carter paved the way for transgender people to serve openly.
But at the first Republican presidential debate, Huckabee had something mean to say whenever he got a word in edgewise. He was behind only Donald Trump and Jeb Bush in total talk time during the two-hour Fox News debate.But at the first Republican presidential debate, Huckabee had something mean to say whenever he got a word in edgewise. He was behind only Donald Trump and Jeb Bush in total talk time during the two-hour Fox News debate.
He insulted the US supreme court (“not the supreme being”). He insulted teachers (“there is no role at the federal level for the department of education”). He insulted tax collectors (“I’m still one who says that we can get rid of the Internal Revenue Service”). He insulted the US supreme court (“not the supreme being”). He insulted teachers (“There is no role at the federal level for the department of education”). He insulted tax collectors (“I’m still one who says that we can get rid of the Internal Revenue Service”).
On something of a tear, Huckabee said with venom that the problem with social security was “illegals, prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers – all the people that are free-loading off the system”.On something of a tear, Huckabee said with venom that the problem with social security was “illegals, prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers – all the people that are free-loading off the system”.
“That’s why it ought to be a transformed system,” he said, only to be cut off by a Fox News moderator.“That’s why it ought to be a transformed system,” he said, only to be cut off by a Fox News moderator.
Huckabee was even mean to America’s elderly bomber fleet: “A lot of the B-52s we’re flying, we’ve only got 44 that are in service combat ready, and the fact is, most of them are older than me.”Huckabee was even mean to America’s elderly bomber fleet: “A lot of the B-52s we’re flying, we’ve only got 44 that are in service combat ready, and the fact is, most of them are older than me.”
“And that’s pretty scary,” he said.“And that’s pretty scary,” he said.