# Huckabee "misspoke"? Yeah, right!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 2, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247 "2011-03-02T19:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/1 "2011-03-02T19:01:33Z")
It’s all over the news. [Huckabee:](http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/huckabee-questions-obama-birth-certificate-claims-he-was-raised-in-kenya/?scp=1&sq=huckabee%20obama&st=cse) “Obama If you think about it, his perspective as growing up in Kenya with a Kenyan father and grandfather, their view of the Mau Mau Revolution in Kenya is very different than ours because he probably grew up hearing that the British were a bunch of imperialists who persecuted his grandfather,” Mr. Huckabee said.” His office says he really meant Indonesia. The 'Mau Mau" Revolution wasn’t in Indonesia, bud. I never paid too much attention to this guy, thinking he was waaaaaaay too religious for my tastes, but at least didn’t engage in dirty politics. But this is just ridiculous. FOX needs to fire this guy and he needs to be tarred and feathered and run out of politics. Fucking birther idiot. n.b.: I don’t usually pit pols for saying stupid things, but this one sticks in my craw. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/2 "2011-03-02T19:04:41Z")
It’s FOX. He’ll probably get more money now. ---
**Author:** ![Heyoka13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Heyoka13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heyoka13)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/3 "2011-03-02T19:07:41Z")
And yet, despite the religiosity, Huckabee is subject to real criticism from the Literalist and the Inerrant camps. His ‘Christianity Lite’ and cafeteria style Bible verse plucking makes him problematic for the folks that take their salvation seriously. For a self-declared Christian, he certainly has a problem with enforcing **all** of the 600+ Levitican Laws. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/4 "2011-03-02T19:09:47Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > It’s FOX. He’ll probably get more money now. Naw, he’s just fulfilling his contractual obligation. This is the absolute minimum amount of Obama-bashing required to be a FOX pundit. That channel is teeming with birthers, and most of them are much worse than Huckabee. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/5 "2011-03-02T19:09:51Z")
Obama went to Kenya when he was in his 20s. He spent a month there. He did all his growing up in 30 days. So Huckleberry is correct. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/6 "2011-03-02T19:10:58Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > It’s FOX. He’ll probably get more money now. May be moot. If he decided to run, he’ll be off the payroll as Gingrich and Santorum will be soon. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/7 "2011-03-02T19:13:35Z")
First, I’m disappointed in Huckabee. I thought he was better/smarter than this. Second, I’m wondering what “our” view of the Mau Mau uprising is supposed to be. Many Americans have never heard of it, but I would have imagined that those who have mostly sympathize with the Kenyans. The British _were_ running an empire; that’s not exactly a matter of interpretation, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/8 "2011-03-02T19:15:18Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > “Obama If you think about it, his perspective as growing up in Kenya with a Kenyan father and grandfather, their view of the Mau Mau Revolution in Kenya is very different than ours because he probably grew up hearing that the British were a bunch of imperialists who persecuted his grandfather,” Mr. Huckabee said.” Does he mean in the US, the Mau Mau rebellion is taught as being just a bunch of savage niggers refusing Anglo civilisation? Besides, the British _were_ imperialists, and they did treat the Mau Mau like shit. What’s his point here? Huckabee’s not British, nor are the American people. So what’s his fucking argument here? Pretty certain he knows the birther argument has no bases, damn shame, even though he is a “Salem’s witches” Puritan type, he’s also one of the very rare among the deep conservatives that can handle a debate. Edit: aaaah fuck it **spar** k, there wasnt any other post but **Mace** ’s when I came on the thread. Why are you Mau Mauing me here? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/9 "2011-03-02T19:18:23Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > Does he mean in the US, the Mau Mau rebellion is taught as being just a bunch of savage niggers refusing Anglo civilisation? Besides, the British _were_ imperialists, and they did treat the Mau Mau like shit. What’s his point here? Huckabee’s not British, nor are the American people. So what’s his fucking argument here? > > Pretty certain he knows the birther argument has no bases, damn shame, even though he is a “Salem’s witches” Puritan type, he’s also one of the very rare among the deep conservatives that can handle a debate. He means that in the US the term “Mau Mau” scares the shit out of people. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/10 "2011-03-02T19:25:52Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > He means that in the US the term “Mau Mau” scares the shit out of people. Not Mau Mau, Mao Mao. He’s trying to imply Obama is one of them secret double Commies. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/11 "2011-03-02T19:28:50Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > Why are you Mau Mauing me here? Some people are just natural born flak catchers. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/12 "2011-03-02T19:30:12Z")
Huckleberry made a “mistake” like Fox does.Several times Repubs in scandals have had a big D under their picture indicating Democrat. They have not had one error going the other way. They had a panel discussion while showing the reverse of a poll in back of them for the whole segment. Of course fair and balanced as they are, they mentioned the “mistake” once fixing everything. People have Fox so wrong. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/13 "2011-03-02T19:35:09Z")
> [@Heyoka13](#): > > For a self-declared Christian, he certainly has a problem with enforcing **all** of the 600+ Levitican Laws. What do the bulk of the Levitican Laws have to do with Christianity? ---
**Author:** ![Heyoka13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Heyoka13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heyoka13)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/14 "2011-03-02T19:37:48Z")
Christ came to fulfill the law. Christians, for good or for bad, are stuck with Levitcus. Kind of makes for a day brightener for me! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/15 "2011-03-02T19:38:50Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > What do the bulk of the Levitican Laws have to do with Christianity? Nothing. Only the ones banning the homos. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/16 "2011-03-02T19:40:38Z")
> [@Heyoka13](#): > > Christ came to fulfill the law. > > Christians, for good or for bad, are stuck with Levitcus. > Kind of makes for a day brightener for me! > > 🙂 Christ explicitly said that the old covenant no longer applies. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/17 "2011-03-02T19:43:22Z")
Obama lived in Indonesia between the ages of 5-10. The rest of his childhood, before that and after that, was spent in Hawaii. So even Huckabee tryinbg to backtrack and say he meant Indonesia doesn’t makes sense since Obama didn’t grow up in Indonesia either, his father left him when he was two and the Mau Mau rebellion? The hell? Huckabee also tries to say that Obama hates England because he returned a bust of Churchill that had been _loaned_, not given as a gift, to Bush by Tony Blair after 9/11. That, all by itself, is stupid even if he hadn’t spewed the garbage about Kenya. My only question would be is Huckabee that misinformed or is he a malicious liar? I find it hard to believe he actually believes that Obama grew up in Kenya, so… ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/18 "2011-03-02T19:44:32Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > What do the bulk of the Levitican Laws have to do with Christianity? He could at least follow the Ten Commandments. I’m pretty sure Christians think those are still valid. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/19 "2011-03-02T19:57:09Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > He means that in the US the term “Mau Mau” scares the shit out of people. Is it actually well known? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247/20 "2011-03-02T20:00:11Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Christ explicitly said that the old covenant no longer applies. Except for the homos. Don’t forget, with cafeteria Christianity, you can pick one from column A and one from column B! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckabee-misspoke-yeah-right/573247.md?page=2)