Mike Huckabee Compares Same-Sex Marriage To Cussing, Drinking And Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

Posted by | February 2, 2015 08:00 | Filed under: Bob Cesca Contributors News Behaving Badly Opinion Politics Top Stories

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The rest of the 2016 Republican hopefuls have a lot of catching up to do in order to compete with Mike Huckabee’s obvious head-start on race-baiting and gay-bashing. We’ve barely heard from the other clown-car passengers and already Huckabee has navigated his way through at least three major new cycles in which he says something obnoxious then walks it back, but only after the GOP base scarfs it down like, I don’t know, whatever it eats. Rind? We’ll circle back to this.

It’s been yet another weekend and another Huckabee television appearance that included yet another deliberately awful statement from the former Arkansas governor. This time, Huckabee popped up on CNN’s “State of the Union” for an exclusive chat and, when he was asked about same-sex marriage, he likened it to drinking and using profanity. In other words, it’s an indulgent or obscene lifestyle choice, rather than the way many of us are genetically formed.

I don’t drink alcohol, but gosh — a lot of my friends, maybe most of them, do. You know, I don’t use profanity, but believe me, I’ve got a lot of friends who do. Some people really like classical music and ballet and opera — it’s not my cup of tea.

Even if, gosh!, Huckabee was right in his paleo-moronic reasoning (he’s not), no one’s insisting that Huckabee become gay or to marry another man, in the same way no one’s forcing him to drink or to swear. So, who cares if it’s not his “cup of tea?” Then fine, governor, don’t have sex with another man. Just because it’s not his personal “cup of tea,” it shouldn’t forbid anyone else from being who they are, or from marrying another consenting adult. Not only does Huckabee erroneously believe that being gay is a choice, he also believes it’s a totally frivolous and undisciplined choice not unlike blurting obscenities or getting hammered, which is both an offensive and a reductive metaphor. He continued… CONTINUE READING

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By: Bob Cesca

Bob Cesca is the managing editor at The Daily Banter (www.thedailybanter.com) and a Huffington Post contributor since 2005. He's worked in journalism since 1988 as a print writer/editor, a radio news anchor, a digital media columnist/editor, a book author and blogger. He's the co-host of the Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show podcast and a Thursday regular on the syndicated Stephanie Miller Show. He's appeared on numerous other radio shows including the John Phillips Show and Geraldo Rivera Show in Los Angeles. Bob has been a commentator/analyst on the BBC (TV and radio), MSNBC, Current TV, CNN and Sky News. Following him on Twitter: @bobcesca_go

8 responses to Mike Huckabee Compares Same-Sex Marriage To Cussing, Drinking And Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

  1. Spirit of America February 2nd, 2015 at 08:20

    He did not compare the two.

    • Obewon February 2nd, 2015 at 09:08

      Conservative majority SCOTUS ruled equal marriage the law of the entire USA upholding the constitution’s 10th & 14th.

      “I don’t drink alcohol, but gosh — a lot of my friends, maybe most of them, do. You know, I don’t use profanity, but believe me, I’ve got a lot of friends who do. Some people really like classical music and ballet and opera — (equal marriage) it’s not my cup of tea,” Huckabee said.

  2. Spirit of America February 2nd, 2015 at 09:20

    He did not compare the two.

    EDIT: oltwpa

    • Obewon February 2nd, 2015 at 10:08

      Conservative majority SCOTUS ruled equal marriage the law of the entire USA upholding the constitution’s 10th & 14th.

      “I don’t drink alcohol, but gosh — a lot of my friends, maybe most of them, do. You know, I don’t use profanity, but believe me, I’ve got a lot of friends who do. Some people really like classical music and ballet and opera — (equal marriage) it’s not my cup of tea,” Huckabee said.

      Bury your head in the sand SOA! “Same-Sex Marriage”? Huckster was talking BBQ’ing squirrels in a popcorn popper singing ‘Two squirrels for every boy!’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxVxQ92tkgQ

  3. Mike February 2nd, 2015 at 09:48

    One look at the HuchaJebus klan and you can see they’re experts on bacon wrapped anything…it looks like they’re hooked up to some sort of esophageal feeding tube that pumps pig parts directly into their bodies…

    No one is saying a Jewish deli has to serve bacon Huck, they just have to serve pastrami to everyone…a bit different than your analogy.

  4. Mike February 2nd, 2015 at 10:48

    One look at the HuckaJebus klan and you can see they’re experts on bacon wrapped anything…it looks like they’re hooked up to some sort of esophageal feeding tube that pumps pig parts directly into their bodies…

    No one is saying a Jewish deli has to serve bacon Huck, they just have to serve pastrami to everyone…a bit different than your analogy.

  5. cecilia February 2nd, 2015 at 23:04

    classical music and ballet and opera is the same as cussing??

    WOW !

    (not to mention he must be the most BORING person ever)

  6. cecilia February 3rd, 2015 at 00:04

    classical music and ballet and opera is the same as cussing??

    WOW !

    (not to mention he must be the most BORING person ever)

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