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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu May 7, 2015, 09:43 AM May 2015

Huckabee: Don't Blame Pam Geller For 'Radical Islamic Savages' In Texas

Presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Wednesday scolded some of his former colleagues at Fox News for denouncing Pam Geller and the Muhammad cartoon contest she held in Garland, Texas.

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly criticized Geller for holding such a provocative event and said he would have done it "another way." And Fox host Greta Van Susteren said the cartoon contest "recklessly" put police lives in danger.

"I understand why they would come to that conclusion, but I disagree with it because you do not blame the victim of a crime for the crime committed by a murdering criminal," Huckabee told Newsmax TV's Steve Malzberg. "I’m a Christian, Steve. I get offended every day by things people say about me and my faith. I don’t want to murder anyone over it."

Instead, Huckabee said that the gunmen who were killed when they opened fire on officers outside the cartoon contest should be blamed for the violence at the event. "I don’t blame organizers of a free speech event for the fact that some radical Islamic savages decided to just go and mow down a bunch of people. I find that just bizarre," he said.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mike-huckabee-pam-geller-cartoon-contest

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Huckabee: Don't Blame Pam Geller For 'Radical Islamic Savages' In Texas (Original Post) DonViejo May 2015 OP
Ah. Defending that cold bucket of vomit. onehandle May 2015 #1
Huckabee blows the dog whistle: "savages" Buzz Clik May 2015 #2
I don't blame Pam Geller for shooters showing up... TreasonousBastard May 2015 #3
This is the best thing they could come up with to exercise free speech? world wide wally May 2015 #4
She is a "Radical Anti-Islamic Savage" Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #5
So you can repeatedly poke a stick at a hornet's nest moondust May 2015 #6

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
1. Ah. Defending that cold bucket of vomit.
Thu May 7, 2015, 09:47 AM
May 2015

Barely a day and he's proving that he's in this for free publicity, and not really running for President.

 

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)
2. Huckabee blows the dog whistle: "savages"
Thu May 7, 2015, 09:48 AM
May 2015

Yes, sir. Let there be no doubt that he is all in on "Muzzy hatin'"

world wide wally

(21,739 posts)
4. This is the best thing they could come up with to exercise free speech?
Thu May 7, 2015, 10:15 AM
May 2015

It's more like a racist middle school party when the parents are gone for the weekend.

moondust

(19,963 posts)
6. So you can repeatedly poke a stick at a hornet's nest
Thu May 7, 2015, 12:24 PM
May 2015

and then deny any responsibility when somebody in the surrounding area gets stung to death?

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