Huckabee: Obama Just ‘Appeasing Homosexuals’ With Gay Army Leader

Former Arkansas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaks to reporters in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Saturday criticized President Obama for nominating an openly gay man to be the Army’s secretary, charging that the President only did so to curry favor with the LGBT community.

“It’s clear President Obama is more interested in appeasing America’s homosexuals than honoring America’s heroes,” Huckabee said in a statement, according to CNN. “Veterans suicide is out-of-control and military readiness is dangerously low, yet Obama is so obsessed with pandering to liberal interest groups he’s nominated an openly gay civilian to run the Army. Homosexuality is not a job qualification. The U.S. military is designed to keep Americans safe and complete combat missions, not conduct social experiments.”

Obama on Friday nominated Eric Fanning to lead the Army as its secretary. Fanning, who specializes in national security at the Pentagon, would be the Army’s first openly gay secretary.

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  1. No, Huck, he’s just trolling you. So. Hard.

  2. Fat Huck still can’t forgive Truman for integrating the Army; “Truman was just appeasing Negroes with his social experimentin’.”

  3. "It's clear President Obama is more interested in appeasing America's homosexuals than honoring America's heroes."
    

    Because in the black heart of a Christo-fascist, being homosexual is mutually exclusive to being a hero. Just when you think this stupid sonofabitch couldn’t possibly get more repugnant, he continues to surpass all expectations.

  4. Aw, hell. Huckster’s on to us.

    That’s right Huckster. We’re scared the Homosexshuls are going to dash off and vote for the likes of YOU if we don’t give 'em stuff all the time!

    Boy the grass sure doesn’t grow under YOUR feet!

  5. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    What’s clear, Huck, is, as usual, you’ve just skimmed the story missing the parts about his qualifications and years working at the Pentagon. If only you’d bring the attention you bring to a menu…

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