Mike Huckabee: I'll quit the GOP if they give in on gay marriage

[GBCW 397]

HUCKABEE: "A lot of Republicans, particularly in the establishment and those who live on the, either Left Coast, or those who live up in the bubbles of New York and Washington are convinced that if we don't capitulate on the same-sex marriage issue, and if we don't raise the white flag of surrender and just accept the inevitable, then we're gonna be losers.

"I tell you Tim, it is the exact opposite of that. And if the Republicans want to lose guys like me and a whole bunch of still God-fearing, Bible-believing people, go ahead and just — abdicate on this issue. And while you're at it, go ahead and say abortion doesn't matter either. Because at that point, you lose me, I'm gone, I'll become an independent. I'll start finding people that have guts to stand, I'm tired of it."

http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/10/9/6952919/mike-huckabee-gay-marriage-republican-party

[JohnR! 5,495]

Perhaps Huckabee believes he gets to decide on the rights of others. Either that or he is just grandstanding because he knows the law will go in favor of marriage regardless of his myopic views on the subject. Interesting, and I am sure people will vote for him all the same...

Edited October 10, 2014 by JohnR!

[GBCW 397]

What I also found interesting was how he refers to the two most populous cities on the eastern seaboard as 'bubbles'.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Chances are he can't find either on a map...

[Dakine10 5,452]

It's never a good idea to threaten to do something that people actually want you to do.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

So what The Huck is saying is that there is hope for the GOP after all.