Posted on 11/29/2015 5:47:26 PM PST by markomalley
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he wasn't trying to lump President Obama together with Islamic terrorists by saying the president wants Americans to "memorize a Koran verse."
"Heavens, no," the GOP presidential contender said on CNN's "State of the Union" when asked by the moderator whether that was his intention.
Huckabee said he rather intended to make his point that Obama isn't showing enough anger toward the Islamic State after its recent attacks in Paris and Mali.
"I'm simply pointing out the irony," Huckabee said. "This president has shown more intensity of anger toward Republicans than toward ISIS ... I just wanted to show the same kind of anger directed toward the ISIS terorrists."
Huckabee mocked Obama's anti-terrorism policy in a Fox News op-ed on Nov. 23, writing that the president seems more interested in protecting Islam's reputation than Americans. "After this attack in West Africa, Obama's new domestic terrorism plan probably requires Americans to memorize Koran verses," Huckabee wrote
And the day of the Islamic State's attack in a Mali hotel, which left 20 people dead, Huckabee tweeted: "the Obama-approved domestic anti-terror plan: Give up your guns & memorize a Koran verse."
Huckabee also repeated his calls for countries, including Middle Eastern countries, to join the U.S. in attacking the Islamic State. He called it a "world battle" over whether the world will be "civilized."
"We're fighting not so much for land, real estate and the color of our flag," Huckabee said. "We're fighting for a civilized world or whether we're going to be savages."
I can’t believe Huckabee backed down.
Wonder why Trump is in the lead?
Other statements aside, this is entirely accurate.
Huck Fuckabee!
Good on Huckabee for speaking out
Gomer’s “pile” has spoken.
Get lost Hucky....you’re a RINO just like the rest of em.
TRUMP/CRUZ-2016
CRUZ/TRUMO-2016
I’ll give Huck huge credit for pointing out in public the difference between the venomous tone Obama saves for Republicans and the almost unwilling, taken-hostage-style speeches he gives against ISIS.
If there were a press in this country, someone would ask Obama about this.
“Mr. President, which do you feel intend our country more harm, the Republicans, or ISIS? Isn’t it true that Republicans just want our country to be successful and free, like your party, but they differ on the methods, and isn’t it equally true, Mr. President, that ISIS would like to see us all dead? Why is your tone of voice in speeches so dramatically more angry with another group of American patriots than with mortal enemies?”
I WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE HE IS SO CONFRONTED
This article is a jumbled incomprehensible mess. What, exactly, did Odiddler say? What was Huckabee’s retort? Did Obunghole respond? It shouldn’t be that difficult for the author to clearly spell that out.
This time President Obama is righ,and for once I agree with him on this.
Since he has opened the borders to Islamic terrorists, it would be good if Americans learned enough Koran verses to pose as a muslim. In the most recent Africa terrorist incident, the terrorists allowed muslims to go free, while murdering the non muslims. So, I guess our President wants us to learn enough Koran to pass as muslim for our safety, since he will not defend us at the border.
This time President Obama is right, and for once I agree with him on this.
Since he has opened the borders to Islamic terrorists, it would be good if Americans learned enough Koran verses to pose as a muslim. In the most recent Africa terrorist incident, the terrorists allowed muslims to go free, while murdering the non muslims. So, I guess our President wants us to learn enough Koran to pass as muslim for our safety, since he will not defend us at the border.
Obama spent the first 3 years of his childhood education in a moslem Madrassa memorizing the entire satanic koran.
I totally can understand why.
Crazy talk! That’s like saying 0bama wants NASA to focus on outreach to muslims instead of space exploration. Sheesh, Huckabee, get a grip.
“This president has shown more intensity of anger toward Republicans than toward ISIS ... I just wanted to show the same kind of anger directed toward the ISIS terorrists.”
True.
YES!!!
The only way to prove that you are a Muslim is to let your friend smell the fingers on your left hand.
May God bless you; you are a far better person than I am. Please tell me that you are making a difference.
I can always hope that I am. Although I am with the Embassy here, a local missionary has been using me to run his services while he goes further out up country. It has been and is a great honor to fill the pulpit in those situations.
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