Poor little Mike Huckabee is 'Utterly Exasperated', Threatens To Leave The GOP Over Marriage Equality

[n2doc]

This morning's broadcast of the American Family Association's "Today's Issues" program was dedicated to promoting the AFA's "A Time to Speak" documentary, which is aimed at getting pastors to mobilize their congregations to vote in the upcoming elections.

One guest on the program was Mike Huckabee, who began his interview by threatening to leave the Republican Party if the GOP does not take a stand against the Supreme Court's decision yesterday not to hear appeals of lower court rulings striking down gay marriage bans in several states.

Incensed by the decision, Huckabee declared that "I am utterly exasperated with Republicans and the so-called leadership of the Republicans who have abdicated on this issue," warning that by doing so the GOP will "guarantee they're going to lose every election in the future."

"Guarantee it," he said before proclaiming that the Republicans are going to "lose guys like me and a whole bunch of still God-fearing, Bible-believing people" if the party does not stand and fight on the issues of gay marriage and abortion.

"I'm gone," Huckabee warned. "I'll become an independent. I'll start finding people that have guts to stand. I'm tired of this":

video at link

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/utterly-exasperated-mike-huckabee-threatens-leave-gop-over-gay-marriage

Do it, Mike! and take that worthless Ted Cruz with you!

[VanillaRhapsody]

1. Wow....he sounds just as petulant as some of the "Democrats" on DU about

Hillary Clinton!

and make that the FAR Left Wing because THAT is the truth! If No one is to YOUR Left...then you are the fringe!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

6. Someone could post about the taste of peanut butter, and you'd find a way...

...to make it a slam against the left wing of DU. Stick to the subject.

[VanillaRhapsody]

8. Maybe they deserve it!

64%!!!

[Jim Lane]

17. Jimmy Carter raised peanuts, and some leftists didn't like him either!

And that proves Hillary is inevitable! And you and all the Third Worlders who'll die in her war(s) can just shut up and learn to live with it!

Also, with Hillary taking good care of the Wall Streeters, you'd better get used to eating peanut butter. Lots of it.

[VanillaRhapsody]

38. hahahaha that was excellent

Kudos..

[snooper2]

44. How do you raise peanuts, do they have to be potty trained?

[CaptainTruth]

50. Didn't Anthony Weiner send a picture of his peanuts to someone?

[IronLionZion]

97. Very carefully

Peanuts require love and dedication as you raise them or they turn out to be criminals and strippers or even worse, Republicans!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

32. The battle rages on, between

Smoothies and Chunkies, as it should. And when you add Brittle to the mix, we are talking Whirled War Four!

Obviously, Smoothies are in the right, but tell that to a Chunkies devotee. Brittle supporters are simply too weak kneed and fragile.

[CaptainTruth]

51. They can have my chunky when they lick it from my cold dead legume-

covered hands!!!

[VanillaRhapsody]

81. mmmm peanut butter!

[CaptainTruth]

48. I like peanut butter.

[PNW_Dem]

76. Check out the Mike Huckabee Foundation site

You will be surprised what you see:

http://www.huckabeefoundation.com/

[Warren DeMontague]

19. Oh, you mean the party leaders that had to be dragged by the left into supporting Marriage equality?

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2014/06/13/hillary-clinton-defends-her-evolution-support-marriage

[MADem]

28. That old "I'm taking my ball and go home" speech is usually followed by

the "Don't let the door hit ya" lecture! Mike had better move quick so that screen door doesn't smack him on his behind!!!

[Bluenorthwest]

40. Your post is disrespectful of the subject matter, and that reminds me that Hillary spent 17 years

sermonizing about her opposition to people like me having rights equal to her own. It reminds me that the LGBT community did enormous work for the Clintons and in return, both of them stood against us. Hillary Clinton was as far as I know the very last of the nationally known Democrats to drop her opposition to equality. The last. It was pulling teeth. She held that anti gay ground hard and fast. For 17 years.
Thanks for reminding me!

[Arugula Latte]

55. Equal rights for all is not a "far left" concept.

Your smug tone is disrespectful to people who have had their rights trampled for decades.

[PNW_Dem]

75. Check out the Mike Huckabee Foundation site

You will be surprised what you see:

http://www.huckabeefoundation.com/

[treestar]

80. I agree, it's cool when right wingers do it

Because that would work to our advantage. The DU brigades always dissing Democrats don't see that. They ought to admire Huckabee at least for sticking to his principles.

[VanillaRhapsody]

82. he would totally work as a candidate for them

He hates Democrats too!

[A Simple Game]

84. So tell us, how does it feel when everyone is to the left of you? n/t

[whereisjustice]

87. You can voice your views at Fox News forums. You are more in tune with center there

than you are with the center here.

[calimary]

2. Do it! Further splinter and disrupt your detestable, damnable, Idiots-on-Parade Prissy-party!

It'll be the first real public service you will ever have performed.

[riversedge]

3. yaddy yah-and Hannity threatened to leave NY

I do not recall why?? taxes??

Also heard that Cruzzie blew a gasket over the non-decision by the SC.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

33. Judicial inactivism

Ha.

[tularetom]

4. LOL the religious whack jobs are beginning to figure out that they've been scammed

The fat cats that run the republican party don't give a shit about gay marriage, or abortion, or marijuana, or any other cultural issues that have been used to sucker fundamentalist kooks since the 60's. All they wanted was a cheap and dirty way to get the votes of the gullible fools that make up this group. And it's worked like a charm for decades.

Now that the floodgates are beginning to open on the same sex marriage issue, the nuts are beginning to learn that it was all lip service. But they have nowhere else to turn unless they want to start their own little party. Which IMO would be a great idea.

[Scuba]

29. Eggzaklee!

[customerserviceguy]

30. 1+

Yes, the fundies have been duped for decades by the establishment Republicons who pay lip service to them (like party platform planks) and have given them a few things at the margins.

Those same fat cats can read the tea leaves, and even they know that young people who are inclined to vote GOP really don't give a fig about gay marriage. Hucksterbee is just finding this out. Fun to watch his head explode!

[yardwork]

39. Wait until the nut cases succeed in abolishing legal access to abortion.

The corporate Republicans never intended that to happen. As long as abortion was legal, it was a reliable way to get the fundies to the polls to vote Republican. Well, now the fundies are succeeding in outlawing abortion, and suddenly this is mobilizing people to vote Democratic.

Gay rights is evaporating as a wedge issue, and abortion is suddenly helping Democrats. I bet the corporate Republicans are worried, except that they they still own the Supreme Court and most of Congress.

[Cartoonist]

57. They also still own the gun issue. nt

[yardwork]

60. There's always that.

[underpants]

56. Spot on

[Voice for Peace]

68. Nowadays, those gullible fools get elected into office as Republicans.

I think many of the religious politicians actually do believe that
they DO believe in their religion -- which they have of course
twisted in the name of JC to suit their ambitions. Believing that
they believe that Jesus wants it this way. Fear of Hell is in
the mix too.

[shenmue]

5. Aww, he has a Sad

[liberal_at_heart]

7. You know I've heard people on here predict that someday we will end up with four major

parties and I tend to agree with them. You've got the mainstream middle democrats. Theoretically you have mainstream middle republicans although most of them have been driven out. You've got the left of center progressives or socialist democrats and the far right conservatives.

[MoonRiver]

9. Awwwww, poor widdle morAn!

[catbyte]

10. Oh, boo freaking hoo. Yeah, the GOP isn't batshit crazy enough for him.

Christ on a cracker.

[merrily]

27. Not on a cracker. On the bread of a grilled cheese sandwich.

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1918340_1918344_1918341,00.html

[catbyte]

34. Virgin Mary? But it looks like Marlene Dietrich or Garbo

Thanks for the early morning laugh!

[merrily]

35. You're welcome. Glad I could give you one.

Early morning laughs are the best ones. They give the whole day a good start.

[Warpy]

11. I think many in the GOP would privately cheer if he started a bible party

and took all the religious nutcases out of their party. It would mean they'd be out of power for an extended period, but it's the only way their party will survive.

Reagan's coalition with the religiously insane got them power, but the cost has been tremendous.

While they can't afford the votes to show them the door, most party insiders would be quietly gleeful if they found the door on their own.

[BrotherIvan]

14. Exactly

I wonder if behind closed doors there are a lot of men in leather chairs, holding expensive glasses of scotch, and weeping because they have become the party of the fundnuts. They're only in it for the money, so having to deal with the screeching might be too much. Oops!

And this part of the OP stood out: "aimed at getting pastors to mobilize their congregations to vote in the upcoming elections." Um....let's talk about some IRS watchdogs for this kind of behavior. I'd love to see some "churches" (aka GOP recruiting centers) lose their tax exempt status.

[rpannier]

89. He could re-form the Whig Party

but huckabee might then equate that with crossdressing

[MineralMan]

12. Bye now!

[lindysalsagal]

13. Saw Hike Muckabbee on the TV in a bar playing guitar on Fox

The guys such an asshole. I mean, he's trying to convince us he's a real minister. Electric guitar in a rock band is the best way I can think of to prove his bible cred.

He's just nuts. I nominate him to be the next Michael Savage.

[jmowreader]

22. Uhh...he actually is a real minister

[MohRokTah]

15. Leave, Huck, Leave! Then RUN HUCK RUN!!!!!

[nakocal]

16. Never was a Christian

Mike Huckabee demonstrates once again that he has never been a follower of Jesus Christ.

[FiveGoodMen]

77. I don't think most self-identified Christians are followers of Jesus

They're followers of Robertson, Dobson, Osteen ... of whatever preacher is telling them what they want to hear.

(And what they want to hear is that they are the rightful owners and rulers of the world and they should take it all back from the interlopers who are hogging all THEIR goodies)

[Warren DeMontague]

18. What a fucking dumbass hill to make your stupid stand on, Mike.

"Waaaaaah! Waaaaah! Gay people will be able to get married like everyone else! Wot'll we do!!! Waaaaaah!"

Christ, buddy, give it a rest. Grow up.

[WhiteAndNerdy]

20. Yes, please do keep fracturing the GOP.

A half-dozen or more tiny splinters who can't work together will make the Republican party history even faster than the demographic changes that are already killing it.

[Douglas Carpenter]

21. I think he should lead a breakaway faction out of the GOP! It's about time

[Enrique]

23. the base isn't going to believe him

they know that Huckabee is going to run in 2016 and he is going to abdicate on this issue just like the party he claims to be so exasperated with. He wants to be president.

[flobee1]

25. Don't dismiss the crazy!

If He leaves and officially forms the tea party, many others from congress will go with him. Not to mention, the morans, Cliven Bundy's, ect.
I really think they would be crazy enough and delusional enough to think that would be a good idea, and hail huckabee as the man who "had the guts" to do what nobody else would.

Everybody, even the tea party itself, knows they are not republicans. I think its time for dems to show up at tea party rallies with our "form a third party" signs. It really won't be hard to blend in with them! You don't have to think, just wear your red white and blue, open carry(not illegal in a lot of places) and shout the stupidity that we make fun of so much on DU!
Think of it as a game-can you blend in with them without them ever knowing?

[yardwork]

37. Misspell a few signs.

[Treant]

69. "Firm A Turd Party"

Much like the Tea Party, that's a shindig I will never go to...

[JHB]

24. JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! JUMP!

[merrily]

26. Go for it, Mike. Take the religious right vote away from Republicans. Go, Mikey, go.

[tanyev]

31. Yes, Mike. Leaving the GOP is the only way to save the country for Jesus.

You go for it.

[yardwork]

36. Mike, let me help you pack.

[Bluenorthwest]

41. The Reverend Governor Huckabee was a proponent of putting all gay people in camps because of

HIV. He first put this hateful concept on the national table in 1992, and in 2007 he officially stood by his words. Wanted to put us all in relocation camps.

[NewJeffCT]

64. Back in the 1990s

Huckabee was also one of the signers to a document published as a full page ad in USA Today from the Southern Baptist Convention that called for women to "graciously submit" to their husband's leadership. I hope he gets called out for that if he ever does run again.

[Orsino]

42. Uh, how much more of a stand does he expect?

The GOP has rallied the base for decades with the fear of marriage equality. Now it's becoming a lising issue, and he wants more?

Lying ass.

[librechik]

43. more evidence we need to let these old farts die off & let the global gen fix us n/t

[spanone]

45. hey mike, go the fuck away. you are a bigoted stooge. i'm tired of YOU.

[CaptainTruth]

46. "God-fearing, Bible-believing." Well, that's the problem right there.

You summed up the conservative/Republican/Tea Party problem very accurately Mr. Huckabee.

A philosophy based on fear (& by extension, hate), combined with the embrace of fantasy & rejection of reality.

Well done.

[City Lights]

47. Don't threaten to leave. Just leave, Mikey!

C'mon, Mikey, you can do it. Round up all your bigoted friends and form a new party to run against the Republicans you despise. Please, just do it. I know you can!

[Sheepshank]

49. I do believe Huchabee woul find a warm welcome reception at Freeperville

similar minds and all that...

[randome]

52. Then it's true what they say.

Gay marriage will inevitably lead to the dissolution of The Family! If you get my drift.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.[/center][/font][hr]

[calimary]

65. THAT wouldn't be a bad thing.

I would hope this is

Incensed by the decision, Huckabee declared that "I am utterly exasperated with Republicans and the so-called leadership of the Republicans who have abdicated on this issue," warning that by doing so the GOP will "guarantee they're going to lose every election in the future."

OH GOD I HOPE SO!!!

[rurallib]

53. This is what is known as Addition by Subtraction

[RKP5637]

54. He could just go back to hell. Satan in sheep's clothing! And he can take his buddies with him! n/t

[louis-t]

58. Where will he go? ISIL?

[TlalocW]

59. Stay with the republicans or leave, Mikey

Either way, it means more votes for democrats. If they meet your demands and go even more full-bore anti-gay marriage, the majority of the country which now supports marriage equality won't vote for repubs. If you leave and take the virulent anti-gays from the GOP, you split the vote on your side.

Win-win for democrats and America.

TlalocW

[yellowcanine]

61. Mikey, is that a threat or a promise?

Guarantee you there are many who hope it is a promise.

[NewJeffCT]

62. Go for it Mike - I'll donate to your cause

I hope you take at least 1/3 of the Republican party with you. Call yourselves the Party of God or whatever you want.

[Paladin]

63. I'll donate, as well. Huckabee and his ilk can't disappear fast enough to suit me. (nt)

[sinkingfeeling]

66. I can only hope that the GOP loses its 'base'.

[Initech]

67. Oh yeah? Well I'll form my own political party! With blackjack and hookers!

On second thought forget about the political party!

Sorry Mikey, you and your bigoted ilk are losing this one. Eventually it will be legal across America.

[Orsino]

70. He left the GOP years ago to work as one of their Fox handlers. n/t

[Blue Owl]

71. Well then do us all a favor and get the huck out!

n/t

[Hekate]

72. Woo-hoo! Split the party, Huck! Do it, please.

[dembotoz]

73. just playing to his base

all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

bet the checkbooks will be out

[gopiscrap]

74. Mike "Gomer" Huckabee needs to just leave period!

Go away and don't come back.

[herding cats]

78. Delicious! Just in time for midterms too.

Be outraged Mike. You really have been being played. Rant on about the GOP and their inability to give you and those like you what you most desire. Get all your little sheep pissed off at the GOP for using you all for your votes and lying to you all these years. Take it a step further, don't just switch to an independent, stay home in November. Teach those jerks a real lesson they won't forget!

[get the red out]

79. Sounds like he has a smell coming on

Needs his diaper changed. Throwing a little fit.

[oldandhappy]

83. do it, do it, oh, please

Leave party you have destroyed. You and Sarah can start your own party!!

[blkmusclmachine]

85. I would suggest the Huckster join the fringe "Constitution Party," but it fully merged with the GOP

a couple of years ago.

[ColesCountyDem]

86. Go for it, Rev! n/t

[jonjensen]

88. He can always join the ameriKKKan nazi party

I am sure he can find some white sheets and couple of wooden boards he can nail together to make a cross.

[blkmusclmachine]

90. Drama Queen. And isn't he the one with the kid with multiple run-ins with the law on cruelty to

animals???


Yep. Here it is:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzy-shuster/huckabees-son-and-his-his_b_77359.html

[weissmam]

91. there was a saying

don't let the door hit you on the way out

LOL

[madokie]

92. Better yet why don't you move your sorry ass to Saudi Arabia

They don't like gays over there and you'd fit right it, you worthless piece of shit and no your prowess on a guitar is not going to get you a free pass peckerhead. In reference to his candidacy for the Presidency when he tried to sell himself by way of proof of his being a good ol boy by playing a guitar

[yuiyoshida]

93. If he is TIRED OF IT....

Why doesn't he just retire, get away from the spotlights and live in some house in the mountains of Utah. Just disappear.. it would do him and all of us good!

[cntrygrl]

94. Speachless, all I can say is ....

[Shoulders of Giants]

95. I would like the religous nuts to leave the Republican Party

I wish the Republican party would focus on economic issues so that can be the debate, instead of which group of people to not give rights.

[DRoseDARs]

96. When asked for comment, Carrol Burnett had only this to say:

[IronLionZion]

98. I'm sure ISIS felt the same way about Al Qaeda

Do it Mike! Split the GOP up as much as you can! Form a bible party, and tea party, and libertarian party, and gun nuts party, and whatever else. Muahaha!

[Donald Ian Rankin]

99. Yes, please stand and fight on the issue of gay marriage.

Why does everyone always overestimate the extent to which the policies they personally support will be vote-winners?

In amateurs, its' understandable, but for a professional like Huckabee not to recognise that his views are unpopular and becoming more so is ludicrous.

[freebrew]

100. So, if huckleberry leaves....

who will drive the clown car?

[tritsofme]

101. So the only principled thing for him to do is...run for president as an Indepedent

Oh my...that would be rich!

[truebluegreen]

102. I hope he takes a lot more besides Ted Cruz.

Breaking up the Reagan era coalition of "values voters" , small governement fans and national security fetishists would be good.

[czarjak]

103. Adios mofo....

Take your jammin partner Ted Nugent with you. When you retired from the pulpit, you really reired from the pulpit.

[VA_Jill]

104. You know what they say, Mike

Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!

[polmaven]

105. Well, sure...because

we all know what Jesus said about homosexuality: "................."!