Huckabee Turns Planned Parenthood Controversy Into A Benghazi Meme

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with The Associated Press in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Huckabee on Wednesday vowed to abandon key American policies in the Mideast... Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with The Associated Press in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Huckabee on Wednesday vowed to abandon key American policies in the Mideast if he is elected next year, endorsing positions that would put the U.S. at odds with its closest allies. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) MORE LESS
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On the day a House panel heard testimony from the CEO of Planned Parenthood, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) compared the reproductive health organization and the Benghazi attack, another controversy known for prompting fireworks on Capitol Hill.

“#PlannedParenthood isn’t a ‘healthcare provider’ any more than #Benghazi was a ‘spontaneous protest,'” the 2016 candidate tweeted.

Republicans are seeking to defund Planned Parenthood over claims in anti-abortion “sting” videos that the organization was harvesting fetal tissue for profit.

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  1. And Mike Huckabee isn’t a decent human being any more than I’m a pinto bean.

  2. Despicable little jerk…I guess he ‘thinks’ TWITTER insults show how ‘knowledgeable’ he is…

  3. <#>MikeHuckabee isn’t a “POTUSPossibility” any more than <#>JoshDuggar is “babysitter of the year.”

  4. Avatar for wwss wwss says:

    Oh, but they, Blanche, they do! He’s got to be one of most despicable of all “Christians.”

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