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1 out of 56 equals ‘most’? No, it doesn’t (from Talking Points Memo | Mostest)
During the Republican debate, Mike Huckabee said he believes one of the defining issues facing the country is the sanctity of human life. Arguing that the issue is of historical importance, he invoked the Declaration of Independence’s rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and said that most of the signers of the declaration were clergymen.
Not even close.
Only one of the 56 was an active clergyman, and that was John Witherspoon. Witherspoon was a Presbyterian minister and president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
A few more of the signers were former clergymen, though it’s a little unclear just how many. The conservative Heritage Foundation said two other signers were former clergymen. The religion web site Adherents.com said four signers of the declaration were current or former full-time preachers. But everyone agrees only Witherspoon was an active minister when he signed the Declaration of Independence.
One issue that may contribute to the confusion about which signers had a history in the clergy is that during the time the Declaration was written, people who studied at universities often received doctorates of divinity, a common degree designation, even if they were not working clergy, said Mary Jenkins of the Independence National Historical Park. As for religious affiliations, all of the signers were Protestant Christians with one exception, Charles Carroll of Maryland, who was Roman Catholic.
We’d like to give Huckabee every benefit of the doubt, but even if you consider former clergymen among the signers the best you could come up with is four. Out of 56. That’s not “most,” that’s Pants-on-Fire wrong.
Mike Huckabee, being a Southern Baptist minister, should know that lying is a sin. So is he ignorant of American history, or is he intentionally sinning?
Are you serious? Are you so angry with a person of faith and values that you’ll do anything to take a stab? “Is he ignorant of American History or intentionally sinning?”.. I think the point he was trying to make is clear. Human life is necessary to enjoy the benefits of the Constitution. Who cares if in speaking he used the word “most” when he should have said 1 to 5. I do believe you would agree that “most” of the founders were men of deep religious, Christian values. Values that respect the sanity of life(They used the same Bible we use today). So deep in fact, that they were sure to guaranty those rights in writing. Don’t attack his character just because his views differ from yours.
Who cares if in speaking he used the word “most” when he should have said 1 to 5.
I do.
I do believe you would agree that “most” of the founders were men of deep religious, Christian values.
Wrong.
Apparently “Anonymous” thinks it’s OK for a person of faith to lie if it helps “the point he was trying to make is clear.”
He is both, liar and idiot. I watched him on that debate and was insulted that he was trying to make us the American people share the blame of their no brainer to have this war. Did they let us vote on it? Well, ofcorse not. And how many other decisions do we miss out on cause the simply decided to do it without asking us. Representitives my foot! They represent themselves, and public servants? Not at all! They serve themselves! They give themselves raises all the time and take advantage of us regularly. So why not pin the blame on us for this war too! That is how brainless he is! I didn’t like any of those phoneys on stage EXCEPT Ron Paul! The rest of them need to join the circus, -cause theyer nothing but clowns! And did you here the latest news? Some of those guys are Bush and Cheney’s cousins! Infact Bush and Cheney are cousins too! Gees we already had George Bush senior in the White House now his son and here’s Cheney his cousin, but wait lets invite the whole bunch of em to run for President too! Hey if one looses the another will win and the family will still have control of the United States and they can still go ahead with this one world order crap combining Mexico and Canada afer all! I don’t know about you, but I think somebody better change the law against having family member after family member in the White House and presidency! Why not give someone else a chance! Why hog the Presidency like that? Their family isn’t so smart! Now that is just as idiotic as Huckabee! Well, Heaven help us that is all I can add!
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Glenn Beck is a racist crazy sick republican idiot with a mic.Republicans are never asked to denouce this idiot! Then it’s the anti-American republican idiot Rush Limbaugh that wants the President and the country to fail. Again where are the republican that denouce this idoit! Hannity is about just plain hatred of the Obama family and the government! HATE HATE HATE! Thses white men make all of America think Republican and hatred goes together! Republican and government hatred goes together! Republican and liars goes together! So-call Republican conservative Carrie Prejean tries to choose her words carefully during interviews. She really messed up when she went on Larry King when she refer to Sarah Palin (a none IDIOT) as her hero. The former fired Miss California is a popular woman these days for the Republican Party. Another liar that when asked simple questions on the Larry King Show.Acted like a Republican and refuse to answer with truth going as far as to taking off her mic! It is her lie and her behavoir that got her kicked out! CNN subsequently reported that Prejean’ settlement with Miss California USA officials was driven by the discovery of a ” nasty underage racy sex tape” featuring Prejean. Prejean appeared alone in the tape, which was described as “too racy” for posting on a celebrity gossip site. Prejean has said that the video was created when she was 17. Her boyfriend at the time said she lied and was really 20 years old! Media and legal commentators have noted that teens have been prosecuted as sex offenders for creating and distributing such under aged sex videos. This is what I think is wrong with the white republican party members. They want the world to think they are more moral then the rest of the world . A moral level that they can not live up to.Each year in the U.S. almost one million teenagers become pregnant–at enormous costs to themselves, their children, and society. While the facts are clear, the issues of white teenage pregnancy are complicated by their parents conflicting attitudes and behaviors. Talk of sex fills the airwaves; younger and younger white girls are portrayed as sex objects; and sex is used to sell everything from clothing to news. Yet we are shocked at the rising numbers of white teens who are sexually active. If we are truly concerned about the welfare of babies, children and adolescents, we must move beyond the moral panic and denial that so often distort the discussion in white family. Designing effective solutions will require the thoughtful separation of fact, assumption and wishful thinking and an honest acknowledgment that much is still not fully understood about the causes of teenage pregnancy. Whites stick their heads in the sand because they want to believe their children are above other races! Sarah Palin is that white parent with her head in the sand. This idiot has the nerve to speak about the Fort Hood incident. Stating that the low life white muslum that murder 14 people should have been Profile”! She should have “Profile her daughter! Where was Sarah Palin and her husband when their 13 year old daughter was knocking boots? Former Gov. Sarah Palin presented her red meat speech at the Republican National Convention. It’s clear she has the stuff to be the attack-dog VP candidate of the Republican party. “NOT”! As for her speech, she made many “mischaracterizations”. Did she do that because she is stupid or because she is just a liar I think both. And not just a run-of-the-mill liar….she is an outright embarrassingly brazen liar. I don’t think Palin is just stupid. But I do think that Palin believes that most Americans are stupid and that she can get away with her lies.The funniest thing about Palin’s speech, well actually all the speeches at the Republican National Convention is that they are seriously pretending that Republicans have not been in power for almost 8 years. Nope, ALL our problems are due to Democrats. Can’t blame the Republican president, can’t blame the 6 year long Republican congress, can’t blame the conservative Supreme Court. Let’s just pretend that Republicans had nothing to do with it. Republicans believe that the American people are stupid enough to believe those lies.Sarah Palin is just like many white republican she feeds the public lie and racism and devide.Then fuels the racist stupid people with coded racist speeches!Bottom line Sarah Palin is a idiot and the face of the Republican Party. Shamefully white Republican still think of her as President in 2012. After the very very stupid Republican President G. Bush the worse President EVER! That lead to two wars the war in Iraq should NEVER had been started. 4,900 and counting DEAD for NOTHING at the hands of a very very stupid Republican President that lied to the public! Sarah Palin is not quatify to be Governor let alone President. She resign as Govenor of Alaska because she was not smart enough to continue. BOTTOM LINE! Her daughter’s baby daddy said she is a liar. He said she does not even know how to fire a gun like she lied and told the public she did. She is not a outdoor person like she told the public. Her daughter’s baby daddy also said that Sarah Palin refer to her baby as her retarted baby. Many white republicans lie to the public claiming to be so much more moral then the rest of the world! Child molestors incest and liar are part of the Republican Party! When Senator McCain found out Sarah Palin was a idiot he didn’t want her to speak the night he lost to President Obama. Going as far as having his people turn off sound and lights when the idiot Palin and her family took the stage! Sadly she went on to speak and write a book! I happen to see the ex-governor on the Oparh Winfrey promoting her book. She came off as blaming everybody for her stupidity. It was the McCain camp the President Obama camp and oh yeah Katie Couric! I couldn’t help thinking that this woman could be President of the US and still just as STUPID! I can’t count how many times I heard white pundits call black people stupid for following and voting in the Democrate Party. Their claim is that the Democrate Party has done nothing for the black races. And blacks are so stupid to continue to vote in more and more Democrates. As a black man I’m proud to have voted for former President Jimmy Carter. Even more so after watching “Jimmy Carter Man From Plain” a program that air on “staz” . He was a GOD fearing man that loved his country and the people. I also believe that his wife was one of the best first lady in my life time and a credit to the country and the President. Every Republican President in my life time should have had a little Jimmy Carter in their minds. I was very proud to vote for former President Clinton and President Obama! The fact it’s the white Republican Party that has disrespect white republicans and has done nothing for the country or the white races! The Republican Party is responsible for starting two wars. FOR NOTHING!That is why I believe their is a black President! White racism is at the top of anti-American evil right up there with terrorism. The power of white racism is destroying America! The Republican Party has become the party of hatred and the party of NO! White Republican racist like David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is an American white nationalist, former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan former Republican Louisiana State Representative, perennial candidate in presidential primaries and presidential elections, and wildlife photographer.
Duke describes himself as a racial realist asserting that “all people have a basic human right to preserve their own heritage”. He speaks in favor of voluntary racial segregation and white separatism as a Republican
Duke has also unsuccessfully ran for the Louisiana State Senate, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor of Louisiana, and twice for President of the United States. As a Republican.Sen. Lindsey Graham and House Republican leader like Sen. John Boehner are both anti-American and of the old white school of hatred. Their time is coming to a end! Americans are sick of the old white racist stupidity! The reason their is a black President is because of white republican leadership like Sen. Lindsey Graham and House Republican leader Sen. John Boehner. Good white people in America saw that voting white has not help them like in the past! Today whites saw that they where getting laid off just like black people. They where paying for food gas and loosing homes just like black people! Good white people started seeing white racist power structure was working for a very few white people but not for all. These nitwit that are showing up to these tea party are Republican leader Sen. John Boehner Sen. Lindsey Graham’s people anti-America and plain STUPID! Former President Carter stated correctly that racism is involve in these tea party idiot. It’s going to take white leadership to address white America on race and racism.Just like it was ok for President Obama to talk about black fathers in America during his run for President. McCain said nothing to arrest white problem. This is the reason I continue to say that whites needs leadership.What former President Carter said“I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man,” Carter told NBC News. Republicans called Carter’s remarks “very destructive” (Newt Gingrich) or “an outrage” (GOP chairman Michael Steele, who happens to be black himself). Their is a need for white leadership like President Carter! For too long we as a country have allowed white racism and stupidity to rule America! The results 64 America citizen murder adult and children by our government in WACO. Slavery “Sharecopper “Jim Crow” Segregation” Discrimination. NO healthcare coverage for ALL Americans. White evil greed which has brought down the country.Two wars one completely and totally unnessesary ( THE IRAQ WAR)!The only people to shout down white racism is WHITE PEOPLE!
On a recent cablecast of The Rachel Maddow Show, Huckabee was shown to have lied about early support for new “Cap and Trade” legislation. In the video clip he clearly stated that he was in favor of passing such legislation, yet in the last week he publicly claimed he “…(has) never supported such legislation.” As Rachel said, it’s okay to change your mind on specific political issues and it is certainly acceptable to publicly explain and defend your new position, but it is not okay to lie about it. Mike Huckabee is a self-proclaimed, wanna-be political leader, and apparently a self-proclaimed Person of Higher Moral Authority. But what kind of political leader and higher moral authority is willing to say or perhaps do anything to win? Perhaps more importantly, what else has he lied about or done that has not yet been discovered?