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(60,536 posts) Wed Apr 9, 2014, 10:42 AM Apr 2014

Huckabee: I'm Not Homophobic, I'm Just 'On The Right Side Of The Bible' [View all]

CATHERINE THOMPSON – APRIL 9, 2014, 8:52 AM EDT

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) told a crowd in Iowa on Tuesday that he's just "on the right side of the Bible" in opposing gay marriage, "not homophobic."

Delivering the keynote address to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, Huckabee said he didn't "care what people do personally in their individual lives," according to CNN.

"I'm not against anybody. I'm really not," he said. "I'm not a hater. I'm not homophobic."

"But … when people say, 'Why don't you just kind of get on the right side of history?' I said, 'You've got to understand, this for me is not about the right side or the wrong side of history, this is the right side of the Bible, and unless God rewrites it, edits it, sends it down with his signature on it, it's not my book to change,'" he added, as quoted by CNN.

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Huckabee: I'm Not Homophobic, I'm Just 'On The Right Side Of The Bible' [View all] DonViejo Apr 2014 OP

I'll like to see Huckabee follow every rule in the Bible to the letter. CJCRANE Apr 2014 #1

The Bible also has rules spanning to family and household. DetlefK Apr 2014 #7

And don't forget tattoos The empressof all Apr 2014 #19

Oh, my dad had a FIT when he first saw my tattoo! Coventina Apr 2014 #22

Leviticus Chapter 21 vs 18-21 warrant46 Apr 2014 #51

I'm betting he already... 3catwoman3 Apr 2014 #57

Absolutely. They don't take the Bible literally treestar Apr 2014 #75

Huckabee follows the Paul logic of bible laws Johonny Apr 2014 #24

Following the bible in your own set of beliefs doesn't mean you can't also be homophobic. chelsea0011 Apr 2014 #2

"Huckabee: I'm Not Homophobic, I just play one in real life." Atman Apr 2014 #3

He's a homophobe with a homophobic interpretation of the Bible. nt CJCRANE Apr 2014 #4

No he's not. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #71

He really means he's politically to the RIGHT of the bible Sheepshank Apr 2014 #5

What. A. Goon. Puglover Apr 2014 #6

So, Huck, have you eaten a ham sandwich lately? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2014 #8

seen this before and love it! dhill926 Apr 2014 #33

they really should update that list... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2014 #61

Exact same tune they sang about integration. Lex Apr 2014 #9

So God wrote that conflicting crap? LondonReign2 Apr 2014 #10

how is it that religious bigots can never see god in civil rights struggles unblock Apr 2014 #11

I swear if they didn't have this book TBF Apr 2014 #12

The "right side" of the Bible, huh? atreides1 Apr 2014 #13

God just told me that Huckabee is a homophobe CJCRANE Apr 2014 #14

The Bible strongly favors LIBERAL policies ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #15

No it doesn't. stopbush Apr 2014 #21

Yes it does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JEFF9K Apr 2014 #30

Promoting treating people better than they were at the time WAS liberal. uppityperson Apr 2014 #31

The bible says whatever you want it to say... Hip_Flask Apr 2014 #42

Actually the Bible supports whatever preconceived notions and prejudices the reader carries... Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #58

You Just Answered Your Own Question... "... especially the New Testament." WillyT Apr 2014 #65

And that's the part the fundies pay no attention to treestar Apr 2014 #76

Mikey, god =you & your ilk) has rewritten that book so much it's like new tales from the sifter.. Tikki Apr 2014 #16

Why are these guys always so obsessed with the sex rules, but ignoring the prohibitions on charging Coventina Apr 2014 #17

I'm waiting ChazInAz Apr 2014 #49

Hahahahahaha! Coventina Apr 2014 #50

and "the wrong side of history." n/t BeeBee Apr 2014 #18

Translation: I'm on the side of make believe. stopbush Apr 2014 #20

Passages in the Bible about homosexuality? 7. Rex Apr 2014 #23

"right side" meaning right wing nut job side eShirl Apr 2014 #25

Here you go Huckabuck safeinOhio Apr 2014 #26

Judge Jughead Blue Owl Apr 2014 #27

If Huckabee can find, and read, the original copy of the Bible, I'll let him pass. MNBrewer Apr 2014 #28

That's it, Huck--keep using that fucking book Arkana Apr 2014 #29

He's full of shit ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #32

The ENTIRE Bible? FlyByNight Apr 2014 #34

Just Like Fux News is "the right side of yellow journalism" mdbl Apr 2014 #73

Same thing the Southern Baptists said about segregation RainDog Apr 2014 #35

Sorry asshole you can't use the Bible to justify your hatred. Initech Apr 2014 #36

Those who used the bible to justify slavery thought the same thing Major Nikon Apr 2014 #37

The things is, most of the commandments aren't illegal, but I don't hear fundies whining about that. tanyev Apr 2014 #38

"Most"?... try "None"... Mr Know-It-All Apr 2014 #53

Hey Mike, will you show me God's signature on that Bible bookie thing sinkingfeeling Apr 2014 #39

Sorry rtracey Apr 2014 #40

Yeah, the Far Right side. nt Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #41

We need to check the tags on all the clothes in his closet gollygee Apr 2014 #43

"I don't hate gay people. God does." backscatter712 Apr 2014 #44

Good for him. Hastening the demise of the GOP Bonx Apr 2014 #45

unless God rewrites it, edits it, sends it down with his signature on it, it's not my book to change NastyRiffraff Apr 2014 #46

Funny, God or his minions packman Apr 2014 #47

So I assume that Gov-On-The-Right-Side-Of-The-Bible... Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #48

Oh, bullshit Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #52

Of Course Ccarmona Apr 2014 #54

Well, I'm on the right side of the Constitution of the United States. edbermac Apr 2014 #55

^^^^ THIS^^^^^^ Tsiyu Apr 2014 #77

He's on the right side of a table piled with money... Orsino Apr 2014 #56

I think we should... 3catwoman3 Apr 2014 #59

Huckabee should follow the teachings of Jesus, love thy neighbors, help the poor, feel the hungry. Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #60

The FAR-right side of the Bible... regnaD kciN Apr 2014 #62

He's right. But he does play a homophobe in real life. madinmaryland Apr 2014 #63

And the wrong side of Reality. n t mr blur Apr 2014 #64

"I really don't hate you, but this book tells me to give you a hard time. Nothing personal." n/t Beartracks Apr 2014 #66

If it looks like a homophobe and smells like a homophobe... Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #67

"about that love thy neightbor thing, i mean it . "aouthor , god . sign on a churchs office wall. allan01 Apr 2014 #68

He CANNOT be that Biblically ignorant. Pandering, yes, of course, but that ignorant? WinkyDink Apr 2014 #69

Huckabee Has A Point DallasNE Apr 2014 #70

I wish Huggybear Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #72

Why is it this ONE thing they hang onto? treestar Apr 2014 #74