Huckabee and his Christmas disgrace
This may be a new low in politics. Mike Huckabee has a new TV commercial where he talks about "what really matters: the celebration of the birth of Christ."
Nice to see a presidential candidate show disrespect for all the non-Christians in the country. He's blatantly pandering to people who identify themselves heavily as Christians. I thought it was bad enough when candidates wrap themselves in the flag. Now Huckabee is disgracing Christmas and the cross (in the background).
I admit that my candidate Ron Paul wraps himself in the Constitution. But this is a rather different symbol, and doesn't pander to any particular group. It also has a significant meaning and fits with his policy views. Does Huckabee's Christian pandering mean something about his policy views? Will he govern as a Christian first, or as an American first?
Nice to see a presidential candidate show disrespect for all the non-Christians in the country. He's blatantly pandering to people who identify themselves heavily as Christians. I thought it was bad enough when candidates wrap themselves in the flag. Now Huckabee is disgracing Christmas and the cross (in the background).
I admit that my candidate Ron Paul wraps himself in the Constitution. But this is a rather different symbol, and doesn't pander to any particular group. It also has a significant meaning and fits with his policy views. Does Huckabee's Christian pandering mean something about his policy views? Will he govern as a Christian first, or as an American first?
posted by Albany Lawyer at 9:30 AM
5 Comments:
That is so scary. Do you think he actually pays someone to manage his campaign? Hard to believe more than one person could have thought that ad was a good idea.
That's not a cross in the background, it's a window.
Right. It's not a cross. Just a heck of a coincidence that it looks so much like a cross. :-)
And yes, I do think the decision to do this was carefully thought out by his campaign staff. They are pandering to a substantial group who will not be offended by it, and they don't care, at this point, about offending the rest of us.
Huckabee has said before that he got into politics to help spread the word of Jesus. I think that in and of itself should tell you how he'll govern...
Huckabee's a nice guy...but we're not voting on theologian in cheif or for the nicest guy. We're voting for commander in cheif and the person who will actually get things done.
It's not like he was preaching.... he was just mentioning Christ in passing. Americans want to know that a candidate shares their values. I wouldn't vote for you because I disagree with your economic policies. Mike McNulty is an advocate of protectionism and social programs. However, if I did agree with your economic policies and found out that you did not have the moral values that go back to the founding of this country, I would not vote for you. McNulty is a devout Catholic and that simply resonates with Albany-Schenectady-Troy voters such as myself. I don't devalue other religions, and I would certainly vote for a devout Protestant or a devout Muslim or a devout Jew. But an Atheist? No. A candidate should mention something about his/her faith.
- Nick Cassaro
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