Huckabee: Wait To Join Military Until President Obama Leaves Office

[big_dog]

Source: Right Wing Watch.org

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee claimed in an interview with Iowa talk radio host Jan Mickelson yesterday that the Obama administration has “an open hostility toward the Christian faith,” and urged prospective military recruits to wait until the end of President Obama’s term to enlist. Mickelson asked Huckabee about a recent Washington Times story that cites right-wing legal groups to claim that Christians are being discouraged from joining the military because of a “hostile work environment.” Huckabee agreed, calling the supposed persecution of Christians in the military “one of the great tragedies of our time.”

“This administration has had an open hostility toward the Christian faith,” he said. “And I know that sounds like a bold statement, Jan, but when you have a president whose administration orders its chaplains to put its Bibles away, not to pray in Jesus name, not to counsel people on the issues of sexual morality; when you have this attitude that is more about promoting gay marriage and gay rights in the military than it is about being able to protect religious liberty for those people of faith, it’s going to be hard to find people that are truly devoted people of faith and Christian believers and Orthodox Jews and others.”

“Why would they want to be in a military that would be openly hostile and not just simply bring some scorn to their faith, but would punish them for it?” he asked. This led Mickelson to ask Huckabee what he would tell parents whose children are considering joining the armed forces. “There’s nothing more honorable than serving one’s country and there’s no greater heroes to our country than our military,” he responded, “but I might suggest to parents, I’d wait a couple of years until we get a new commander-in-chief that will once again believe ‘one nation under god’ and believe that people of faith should be a vital part of the process of not only governing this country, but defending this country.”


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[shraby]

1. There's something seriously wrong with huckabee..he should talk to someone about it.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

4. Yes there is.

Actually there are things dangerously wrong with him. He is actually a very scary person in his system of belief.

[workinclasszero]

31. Obama derangement syndrome

There is no cure. The victims slowly lose their minds until the final stage when all they can do is drool spittle into a cup and spew countless lies.

That's where the huckster is now.

[wordpix]

47. that + compulsive eater syndrome

He lost 100 lb. or so before last election and now he's put a lot of it back on. Heart attack/cancer waiting to happen if he keeps eating those donuts.

[BigDemVoter]

56. Just like that BLOW HARD, Tim Russert. . . .

What a useless gas bag he was. . . .

[yeoman6987]

54. I don't like that

Stupid Republicans say that about us with Sarah Palin that we have Palin Derangement Syndrome and that she lives in our head because we can't stop talking about her. It is so insulting that I want to vomit. Ok I will.

[Aviation Pro]

2. Three words, poser...

Go

Fuck

Yourself

How much time in service do you have, you fucking shitstain?

[awoke_in_2003]

37. I have been in a ground school

for the airplane that my simulator simulates. The instructor (a pilot, of course) used the phrase "suggest you do something that is anatomically impossible". I found this funny, and thought you might like the phrasing.

[kacekwl]

42. LOL

[freshwest]

45. You're back! Glad to see you again. (Signed) An Aviation Pro Fan. n/t

[wordpix]

48. I like it, you've put my thoughts into words

[SpankMe]

3. Wing-nut-crazy. Unhinged. Bad man. n/t

[Delver Rootnose]

5. If I remember correctly....

..orthodox jews don't fight in the military. At least there is an exemption from mandatory service of the orthodox in israel.

[pangaia]

12. There is no mandatory service for anybody.

[RiverNoord]

25. In Israel?

Um.. yeah, they have mandatory male conscription. Only something around 50% actually serve in the actual military. There are lots of exemptions and some non-military methods of service, including the one that virtually exempts all members of the Haredi sect, although there's been some agitation in the general Israeli public against the exemption in recent years.

So yes, the prior poster is entirely correct.

[pangaia]

36. If the post was refering to Israel, I mis-understood it to refer to the US.

[George II]

6. Nothing like undermining the government and President, huh?

[Orsino]

7. "Save your blood to feed a Republucan president." n/t

[workinclasszero]

32. Exactly

Save your boys and girls for a Republican prez America.

Then you can throw them into the bloody maw of the Republican Endless War!

Their dead, mangled and cold as the grave bodies are great for MIC business and hey our kids ain't goin so send all you got...suckers!

[City Lights]

60. Exactly. And it's sickening. nt

[NCjack]

8. Huckabee has not thought his advice through. It could lead to atheists

and non-Xians dominating the US military.

[Delver Rootnose]

9. These right wing assholes

Mistake prohibitions against proselytizing as curtailing of their religious liberties.

If there was a religion that required virgin sacrifices should we allow those of that faith in the military the right to practice their faith upon the civilian populations of the places we are at war. I think not.

[rgbecker]

10. Seems Mike didn't feel the need to serve in the military.

Missed his chance to be a most honorable hero.

[workinclasszero]

33. Just like Rush Limp balls and

Ted Nugent. They turned yellow when it was their turn. But boy those POS sure wave the flag now when it don't cost them anything. *SPIT*

[d_legendary1]

11. Yes Mike. Wait until some Right Wing nut job becomes president

so he can send you kid off to war.

[trusty elf]

13. "My flat feet ended what I'm sure would have been....

a heralded military career in the post-Vietnam 1970s" - - Suckabee



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[wolfie001]

17. You've won the intertubes today! Congrats!

[CTyankee]

53. I had to look that up! You weren't joking!

Ack.

[meegbear]

14. I wish they'd boycott breathing

[BlueJazz]

15. Some Entrepreneur should package this guy up (with his other friends) and put them in a can.

[Bartlet]

16. What an utter load of shit

Huckabee is just a disgusting purveyor of garbage. Christians being persecuted in the military?!?! How utterly stupid even for a loud mouthed bloviating dimwit like Huckabee.

[wolfie001]

18. Yes their base is that stupid.

Disgusting racist assholes, every damn one of 'em.

[jtuck004]

19. "Onward Christian Soldiers". Heard every Sunday for years. sheesh. n/t

[SwankyXomb]

20. It's not so much a "bold statement"

as an outright fucking lie.

[Roy Rolling]

21. Joining the Militaary?

Somehow, this always comes to mind:

[davidpdx]

43. That was bizarre and disturbing on so many levels

I think at one point in my life I may have been pretty close to qualifying for Group W. It's something to aspire to I guess.

[No Vested Interest]

22. Has Pastor Huckebee considered that the next Commander-in-Chief may be

another Democrat?
What would he encourage parents to tell their children in that case?
Besides, I believe joining the military should be the young adult's decision, not the parent's.

[HassleCat]

23. Boy Can't Help It

You would think, since he's going to run for president, he would try to ease up on the flaming rhetoric, but he can't seem to stop himself.

[dembotoz]

24. exactly the opposite

Never know what place the GOP warpigs will invade

[yellowcanine]

26. Huckles says, "Let the atheists fight the wars!"

[underpants]

27. That's 22 months away AND no guarantee a Repubwill be there next

Shut up Huckaberry

[onecaliberal]

28. Definitely because you'd rather serve under a president

Who views you as nothing more than cannon fodder used to fight their endless wars for money and power. And don't worry when you get back you won't get healthcare, food, or really any help. Your republican masters would rather you shut up and go die, and hurry up!

[locks]

29. Actually, this is the exact opposite of what happened

in the military. In my day fundamental Christian chaplains ruled the spiritual activities (and promoted rightwing political agendas) at most bases and at the Academies with the approval of the commanders. There was a "hostile work environment" for those Christians, people of other faiths, and atheists who did not wish to go along. We can all be thankful that the military has been forced, despite the kicking and screaming of fundamentalist groups and high-ranking officers, to make some much needed changes that promote true religious liberty.

[workinclasszero]

30. Huckabee is a traitor

These teahaddists are all the same. They are ememies of freedom. That is the last thing they want just like ISIS, al-quida, the taliban etc. They want to force this country into their religious law strait jacket.

[frylock]

34. how patriotic

[BigDemVoter]

35. What a fucking BRILLIANT idea!

Especially since the GOP has such a stellar record when it comes to funding the VA & military hospitals for our troops. Oh yes, and the GOP really did an outstanding job by attacking Iraq and THEN not having the intelligence to actually PLAN for a war and buy like. . . reinforced Hummers to withstand roadside bombs. . . And yeah. . . The injured from the war? Oh right. . . . Republicans really do support our troops!

[douggg]

41. Bush supported our wounded warriors by

putting them in filth and squalor until it became public knowledge.

[Klong]

38. Huckabee is an idiot!

[Red1]

39. If Everyone

were to ignore the tragedy that is the gop...the circus,
they can not and will not allow anyone to shame them. They have no shame.

The right hasn't learned anything from 08 or 12. Minorities
consider them fools. Women see the same old sexist bs..
There are more people working now...maybe wages suck
but it is a start. Everyone that has been fighting like hell
to keep a job..get a job, they will remember how the hillbillys
created a world wide economic crisis and why we see so many
seniors working at mickey d's and dept stores.

We will laugh our asses off over the next months as the conservatives
work like the rabid critters they are, with the ridiculous accusations
and outright lies..portrait of a dieing party.

[YOHABLO]

40. And he's running for Pres. He's insane.

[davidpdx]

44. Huckabee is a hypocrite as he never served a day in the armed forces in his life

Must be cozy behind the camera all the time.

[Cha]

46. Yeah, because then they can really fuck you up.

[Corey_Baker08]

49. For Being A Preacher He Lies Alot, President Obama Is A Christian.

I have never heard of so much hypocritical lies. This man will sell his soul to be President.

[AnnieBW]

59. All Fundiegelical Preachers Lie

It's what they do. Huckster isn't even one of the worst.

[Monk06]

50. As usual the evangelicals are lying. It was them packing the Air force Academy chaplaincy with

evangelicals and pressuring other recruits to convert that led to this outright ban on proselytizing. Before it was just a custom but the Baptists wanted to take it over and force their brand of Christianity on other recruits. When is the last time you saw a black muslim air force pilot?

[whathehell]

51. Yeah, so the Republicans can cut their benefits again..

[Mike Nelson]

52. So sad...

...turns out he's a traitor, too...

[guillaumeb]

55. "nothing more honorable than serving one's country"

Then why did he not serve?

Mike Huckabee
Military experience? No.
Details: Huckabee, born Aug. 24, 1955, was too young to be drafted during the Vietnam War.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2007/dec/21/fact-sheet-who-has-served-military/

[lancer78]

57. Until Christians

are tied to wooden fences, naked, pistol-whipped, in the middle of a Wyoming winter night or dragged along the road by a pick-up, then they have no right to say that they are "persecuted".

[Initech]

58. Yeah because republicans will send you to war!

[CRK7376]

61. Guess Huck wants to fill

the military with non-christians...like Jews, Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Satanists.....Cool! and Opem minded candidate that is tired of seeing Christian chaplains running all the Chapels and ministering to all the lost souls on Post....What fun.......

[jmowreader]

62. Tell me the difference between someone like Mike Huckabee...

...and someone like Mullah Muhammad Omar, leader of the Taliban.

[MissMillie]

63. LOL!!! Because it's always a good idea to join up

when the GOP is perfectly willing to send you (a soldier) where you don't belong, and the GOP is willing to make sure that *if you need help when you get back) they will provide no funding for the help you need.