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spanone

(135,791 posts)
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:02 PM Dec 2016

Huckabee asks Pelosi if she's 'racist or just dumb' after Carson remarks

fuck you mike.

Washington (CNN)Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee slammed House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi for her comments on the decision to tap Ben Carson as head of Housing and Urban Development, asking if she is "racist or just dumb?"

Huckabee, who became a Trump surrogate after he dropped out of the 2016 Republican primary, tweeted on Monday, "Ben Carson is first HUD Sec to have actually lived in gov't housing. Fancy Nancy Pelosi says he's not qualified; is she racist or just dumb?"


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A spokesman for Pelosi told CNN on Monday that "name-calling" is "beneath" Huckabee.

"This nomination is universally viewed as bizarre and the nominee is clearly unqualified. Name calling like this is beneath the dignity of even Governor Huckabee," Drew Hammill told CNN in an email.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/politics/ben-carson-mike-huckabee-nancy-pelosi/index.html
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Huckabee asks Pelosi if she's 'racist or just dumb' after Carson remarks (Original Post) spanone Dec 2016 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #1
LOL Skittles Dec 2016 #2
Mikey is both racist AND dumb Motley13 Dec 2016 #3
I can go with F you Mike irisblue Dec 2016 #4
Name one qualification, Hucklenuts. C_U_L8R Dec 2016 #5
Huckster is as dumb as Reagan was golfguru Dec 2016 #28
Doesn't make him qualified asshole. Cha Dec 2016 #6
Damn Solly Mack Dec 2016 #7
Alan West has been on the public dole or on socialist payroll almost all his life--more qualified. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #8
having lived in public housing as a kid RussBLib Dec 2016 #9
Immense disdain Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #11
It's now coming out that 'he lived in public housing as a kid' COLGATE4 Dec 2016 #35
Surprised he didn't call Carson a slacker for using govt. housing. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #10
Pretty sad if living in a house is the only prerequisite for the job. Vinca Dec 2016 #12
HUD staff is like 1000 times bigger than SG? golfguru Dec 2016 #30
If John Huntsman were to be... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #31
I can start up my car and drive it cross country if I want to. lpbk2713 Dec 2016 #13
beneath the dignity of EVEN Governor Huckabee BuddyCa Dec 2016 #14
I Caught That Too, Buddy ProfessorGAC Dec 2016 #39
As Triumph the Comic Insult Dog once said to Huckabee: ehrnst Dec 2016 #15
Lol! Initech Dec 2016 #22
Apparently, Carson never lived in Gov't housing. Just saying. rgbecker Dec 2016 #16
these people are despicable...... spanone Dec 2016 #17
This blogslut Dec 2016 #23
Hilarious how they accuse people of treestar Dec 2016 #18
GOP SOP. Accuse others of what you are guilty of. Thor_MN Dec 2016 #19
Suckabee gives me an urge to go buy 2x4's. roamer65 Dec 2016 #20
He's one to talk! Initech Dec 2016 #21
How very "christian" of him...though, not surprising. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #24
Huckabee's a pig. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #25
no kidding...what's this 'fancy nancy' shit? spanone Dec 2016 #27
They're all creepy and disgusting, mountain grammy Dec 2016 #29
They will attack Pelosi just like the did Hillary liberal N proud Dec 2016 #26
Racist or dumb? 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #32
Why would Huckabee assume that Carson lived in gov't housing? .99center Dec 2016 #33
You double jawed nit picker. Go pick your crabs. You cannot defend sleepy for his having slept in lonestarnot Dec 2016 #34
HUD does a helluva lot more than manage low-income housing... TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #36
How dumb? Like "the pyramids were built by Joseph to store grain" dumb? Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #37
Oops malaise Dec 2016 #38

Response to spanone (Original post)

C_U_L8R

(44,987 posts)
5. Name one qualification, Hucklenuts.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:14 PM
Dec 2016

The Carson nomination will prove to be yet another embarrassment for the Rightwing dopes.

RussBLib

(9,003 posts)
9. having lived in public housing as a kid
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:28 PM
Dec 2016

you'd think Carson would be sympathetic.

Somehow, I don't think so.

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)
11. Immense disdain
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:33 PM
Dec 2016

He has a great deal of disdain for poor and minorities. In numerous interviews he has stated that the government should not help them.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
35. It's now coming out that 'he lived in public housing as a kid'
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 12:51 AM
Dec 2016

is just typical Rethug bullshit. Carson's closest adviser tells the press that Carson never lived in public housing.

Vinca

(50,237 posts)
12. Pretty sad if living in a house is the only prerequisite for the job.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:34 PM
Dec 2016

Why wasn't he nominated for Surgeon General? Why HUD? It doesn't make any sense at all. I sure as hell hope we are never in a "designated survivor" situation.

3catwoman3

(23,947 posts)
31. If John Huntsman were to be...
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 12:27 AM
Dec 2016

...Secretary of State, such a scenario would be tempting if the ones ahead of him all got wiped out.

lpbk2713

(42,736 posts)
13. I can start up my car and drive it cross country if I want to.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:34 PM
Dec 2016


But that doesn't mean I can take it apart and put it back together again. Having lived in public housing will not make Carson the right choice for that position.

 

BuddyCa

(99 posts)
14. beneath the dignity of EVEN Governor Huckabee
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:40 PM
Dec 2016
"This nomination is universally viewed as bizarre and the nominee is clearly unqualified. Name calling like this is beneath the dignity of even Governor Huckabee," Drew Hammill told CNN in an email.
 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
15. As Triumph the Comic Insult Dog once said to Huckabee:
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:12 PM
Dec 2016

"Aren't you just a Macy's Day parade version of Kevin Spacey>"

He wishes.

rgbecker

(4,820 posts)
16. Apparently, Carson never lived in Gov't housing. Just saying.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 09:51 PM
Dec 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/us/trump-ben-carson-hud-critics.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0



Correction: December 5, 2016

An earlier version of this article, relying on information from Armstrong Williams, a close friend of Ben Carson, misstated a part of Mr. Carson’s childhood.

Mr. Williams said Monday that Mr. Carson had never lived in government housing.

mountain grammy

(26,598 posts)
29. They're all creepy and disgusting,
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 12:22 AM
Dec 2016

and phony, Republicans. That's the worst part. They might as well be robots.

.99center

(1,237 posts)
33. Why would Huckabee assume that Carson lived in gov't housing?
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 12:32 AM
Dec 2016

These clowns can't even project properly, they always seem to end up spewing even more racism in the process.

 

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)
34. You double jawed nit picker. Go pick your crabs. You cannot defend sleepy for his having slept in
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 12:35 AM
Dec 2016

a fucking government house as experience to run one of the largest government agency. Idjit! Maybe in your nutjob book that qualifies him. Does shitting in a government house qualify one to run nation's sewage?

 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
36. HUD does a helluva lot more than manage low-income housing...
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 01:02 AM
Dec 2016

When I worked there in the early 90s, HUD was the ONLY government agency that made more $ than it spent! I'm going to do a little research on HUD and get caught up on the 23 years that I've missed...

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