Huckabee: Muslims Should Be ‘Begging’ FBI To Come Surveil Mosques

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee defended surveillance of American mosques during the Republican debate Tuesday night, saying mosques are “public places” that Muslims should be begging the FBI and others to enter in hopes of converting them.

Huckabee was responding to a question about whether preemptive surveillance of mosques violates Muslims’ First Amendment rights, to which he responded a firm “no.”

“You can go to any church in America, it’s a public place, you can listen,” the candidate said. “The point is, these are public places, and folks are invited to come.”

Huckabee went on to say someone “might just wanna listen” to the service. He also said if Islam “is as wonderful and peaceful as its adherents say, shouldn’t they be begging us to all come in and listen…and bring the FBI so we’d all want to convert to Islam?”

As governor, Huckabee decried Texas officials for subpoenaing pastors’ sermons after reports they used their sermons to bash an anti-gay discrimination ordinance.

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  1. Does he mean like the Baptists beg to surveil churches?

  2. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Huckabee decried Texas officials for subpoenaing pastors’ sermons after reports they used their sermons to bash an anti-gay discrimination ordinance.

    But Huckster, weren’t they begging to be surveiled by the FBI?

  3. Hey Mike, when do we form an American Gestapo? When do we hold the “night of broken glass”? When to Muslims get sent “east”? When do they have to wear a crescent moon? And when do you submit to Congress your updated “Enabling Act” for you to take dictatorial powers?

  4. Does Huckelberry listen to the nonsense he spews? Is he suggesting that all churches should welcome FBI surveillance in the hopes of converting the agents? All schuls as well? Does he have even the most remote concept of what religious freedom means?

  5. He’d go, insha’Allah. He’s just waiting for the All-you-can-eat Baby Back Rib Fundraiser.

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