Huckabee triggers feminist firestorm for criticizing Natalie Portman’s pregnancy

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Huckabee triggers feminist firestorm for criticizing Natalie Portman’s pregnancy

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# Posted on 03.5.11
# By Stephen C. Webster
# Categories: Featured, Nation

Appearing on a right-wing talk show recently, arch conservative Fox News pundit and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee had a few things to say about Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman and her status as a soon-to-be single mother.

His remarks triggered a feminist firestorm in the media, and for good reason.

This video is from ABC News, broadcast March 5, 2011.

[WinkyDink]

1. Two words: Bristol. Palin.

[madmax]

2. I'd like to add one

Hypocrisy. ;)

[pnwmom]

3. One word: Exactly. n/t

[rocktivity]

14. It would have been inappropriate for him to criticize Briston Palin

she was underage.

Murphy. Brown?

:eyes:
rocktivity

[Warpy]

4. How to dismiss criticism: call it a "feminist firestorm."

The truth is that any person of decent conscience with a grip on reality should be lambasting that bible beating idiot for his statements, coming fairly closely after he praised Bristol Palin to the skies for "choosing life."

The circumstances of the two women couldn't be more different, yet he chose to praise the irresponsible teenager instead of the grown and financially secure woman in a stable long term relationship.

Asshole.

[ReggieVeggie]

6. remember, he didn't praise Bristol

he simply said that because she was a member of a family that her actions were excusable :eyes: These wingers can spin like nobody's business

[Lorien]

17. Feminism: the radical concept that women are human beings

and are deserving of the same rights that are given to other human beings. It's yet another word that the extreme Right has twisted and perverted over the decades. We need to take it back.

[ReggieVeggie]

5. it's a feminist firestorm?

Do you have to be a feminist per se to think what Fuckleberry said was ignorant and insultory?

[Lorien]

20. A Feminist is anyone who believes that women are human beings who

deserves the same rights that are given to other human beings. Men can and are Feminists (Arsinio Hall called himself a proud feminist). I suspect that misogynists who believe (as one here on DU said) that women "are an inferior life form unworthy of notice" would have no problem with Huckbee's drivel.

[ReggieVeggie]

22. somebody here said that?

holy crap :crazy:

[fascisthunter]

7. sociopaths without souls pretending to represent a god they have nothing in common with

the folks they fool are those like them or those who are that fucking dumb. All for their fanatical agenda to spread their warped version of culture on others.

[hatrack]

8. I hope he keeps stepping in it . . .

At this rate, the only women left who'll vote for him are all named Duggar, and it'll be a while until they're all 18 or older.

[Initech]

9. I really hope he doesn't run for president. I just wish he would shut up.

[bengalherder]

10. Gosh, I wonder what he would have said had she

hung and stoned a stray dog to death.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

11. He's fetishizing a piece of paper, that magic marriage certificate.

He, like all right wing assholes who think marriage is so wonderful, think that a marriage certificate will make the other person love you, respect you, and have a good relationship.

That is not true. A marriage certificate will not make someone like you or respect you. I know, I've been married to a man who EVER ONCE told me he loved me. OK I was stupid. It only took him four years to nag me into a physical breakdown. And then he said I was "faking it" and I didn't really have severe bacterial pneumonia. He said I was bribing my doctor to put me in the hospital, run up his insurance bills, and make him look bad at work, because it's all about HIM.

:banghead:

Huckabee should be promoting help for the single mothers without jobs. Instead of trying to take away their food and medical care.

Before the baby is born it's
"SACRED UNBORN LIFE"

After it's born it is a "SNIVELING LITTLE WELFARE CHEAT". Thank you, Ben Sargent for your classic cartoon.

[liberal N proud]

12. How much evidence does it take to convict these hypocrites in the public eye?

They keep this shit up and their followers are too stupid to see it.

[treestar]

13. Having a baby without a male to supervise

is the very worst! :sarcasm:

[jwirr]

15. And that is exactly what he was hoping for. If anything can make him

look better to the teabaggers and repugs it is having the feminists hate him. Score one for him. At this point he is not interested in what we think - he is after the repug nomination.

[no_hypocrisy]

16. What does he want Natalie Portman to do about this?

1. Get an abortion?
2. Put on a Scarlet "A"?
3. Get married before the baby's born?
4. Go on the road with Bristol Palin and lecture about abstinence?

[Lorien]

18. It's the idea that women can and do make their own decisons-often without any

input from a man-that's so threatening to pathetic lumps of backwards ignorance like Huckabee.

[Matariki]

19. Someone should ask him to spell 'potato'.

[Raine]

21. A father whose kids abuse and torture a helpless dog

is in no position to condemn anyone else's parental choices and skills. x( Just STFU you ASSHOLE!