Mike Huckabee,  President 2008

Mike Huckabee Watch: Homosexuals “Miss The Mark”

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Mike Huckabee in Florida today discussing his Flip-Flop on the Cuba Embargo

Remember Saturday’s revelation of a previous Huckabee statement on homsexuality?:

  • “I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk…”

In a presser after his endorsement by Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, former Arkansas Governor and Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee again discussed homsexuality.

After the endorsement, reporters barraged Huckabee with questions regarding his opinion on homosexuality. “Let’s understand what sin means — sin means missing the mark,” he responded. “Missing the mark can mean missing the mark in any area. We’ve all missed the mark. … How we miss the mark is less important than we all miss the mark. The mark is that we have marriage — men and women, they marry, they create children, and they train their replacements and you have a future generation then that creates their replacements and trains them. That’s the mark. If we didn’t have that as the ideal, we wouldn’t have a civilization that was able to perpetuate.”

When asked if he would not allow a homosexual person to hold a position in a Huckabee administration, the former governor clearly stated that would not be the case. Huckabee said he had hired gay people to work for him in the past.

“If I did that, I couldn’t have anybody in my administration,” Huckabee said of hiring those who have sinned. “In fact, I think I couldn’t be in it because I missed the mark too … All of us have missed the mark; every one of us. How we missed it is different. But as it relates to our culture and civilization, again I make no apology that marriage is the proper relationship in which we create families.”

CNN Video from the presser is here.

And, what in the hell did that mean? NOTHING – it is double and triple speak. It is a Southern Baptist minister speaking in allegory.

What about the issues Governor?

  • What abut domestic partnership laws for gay couples?
  • What about adoption by gay parents?
  • How about the “Dont’ Ask – Don’t Tell” homosexual policy in the military?

The American people do not wish to hear a sermon or your religious convictions but how you stand on the issues and your rationale for your positions. And, not some excuse that you have now changed your position like you have on illegal immigration, an AIDS quarantine and the Cuba Embargo.

Governor, for what do you stand? Do you have positions? What other positions have you now changed since you are running for the Presidency vs. Arkansas Governor?

By the way, why have you not released your old sermons?

Will you be embarassed by something you said?

In all the sermons Huckabee delivered before jumping into politics, he no doubt revealed beliefs and ideas that would be of interest to voters today. But his campaign, looking to attract evangelical Christian voters without alienating others, is not interested in seeing that material become part of the current political discourse. Huckabee the candidate is shunning Huckabee the pastor.

Flap leaves you with Mitt Romney’s new ad in Iowa that draws attenton to the Huckabee Flip Flop on illegal immigration:

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Of course, Mitt has his own illegal alien inconsistencies so it is doubtful this will stick. But, then again, Fred Thompson may not let this issue go in South Carolina.

Stay tuned…….

Previous:

Mike Huckabee Watch: Huckabee Flip Flops on Illegal Immigration and Cuba Embargo

Mike Huckabee Watch: My Entry into Politics – “Getting Inside the Dragon’s Belly”

Mike Huckabee Watch: Huckabee Parses AIDS Quarantine Statement

Mike Huckabee Watch: AIDS and Homosexual Statements Plague Huckabee? ; Update: Huckabee Responds

Michael Ramirez on Evangelical Christian Vs. Mormon in the GOP

Mike Huckabee Watch: Huckabee Opens Up Commanding Lead Over Mitt Romney in Iowa

Mike Huckabee Watch: Arkansas Clemencies – Is Huckabee Too Soft on Crime?


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7 Comments

  • seriously

    What part is it that you don’t get? Mike Huckabee is Baptist. Baptists subscribe to the notions set forth in the Bible; among these notions is that of homosexuality being unnatural and sinful. Therefore, don’t count on President Huckabee supporting gay agenda. If that is of concern for you, you’ll probably want to vote for Rudy, or perhaps Romney…who knows, he might change his mind again.

    • Flap

      I get it since I was raised in the Baptist church but I want Huckabee to say it. But, he won’t because……?

      He will alienate other Protestants, Catholics, Mormons and other Evangelical Christians.

  • JOHN R

    huckabee and osteen, “miss the mark” and “not god’s best” religously astute comments to avoid rancor on either side. yet the acceptance of either remark opens the door to the historical persecution of homosexuals that has existed for the last 2000 years.

    here’s truth about the christian faith. believers of the new covenant, are no longer under the law but grace. the law being for conscious about loving your neighbor as yourself, the summation of all the law. in order for homosexuality to be a sin it has to come against loving your neighbor as yourself. im still waiting for an explanation.

    apart from the theology,homosexuals have never been found lacking in any sector of society. they are not less a friend, father, mother, counselor,attorney ,soldier, neighbor administrator, doctor etc. compared to heterosexuals. where is this missed mark? explain this best?

    surely it cant be about procreation? as made obvious by the offering loving and nurturing homes by committed homosexual couples, for raising children, equal to the homes of heterosexual married couples, for the adoption of abandoned and rejected children from heterosexual unions.

    the fact that this man can make this statement without credible challenge, means that the electoral process of 2008 is no different from 2000 and 2004.

    • Flap

      Believe me he will be challenged by the LEFT and RIGHT.

      His views are out of the mainstream of American society and border on religious bigotry.