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Mike Huckabee: Obama grew up in Kenya
SeeBS ^ | 3-1-11 | Lucy Madison

Posted on 03/01/2011 6:40:40 PM PST by Mozilla

In a radio interview on Monday, potential 2012 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee repeatedly claims that President Obama grew up in Kenya.

A spokesman for Huckabee later told CBS News that the former Arkansas governor misspoke.

In an interview on WOR's "The Steve Malzberg Show," Huckabee made reference to Mr. Obama's "having grown up in Kenya" and spoke of him growing up "with a Kenyan father and grandfather" - despite the fact that Mr. Obama grew up largely in Hawaii and barely knew his father at all.

In responding to Malzberg's question about whether "we deserve to know more about this man" and his origins, Huckabee responded that "I would love to know more."

"What I know is troubling enough," Huckabee said of the president. "And one thing that I do know is his having grown up in Kenya, his view of the Brits, for example, very different than the average American."

A spokesman for Huckabee later said the former governor "meant to say the President grew up in Indonesia."

In the interview, Huckabee also pointed to the fact that Mr. Obama in 2009 returned a bust of Winston Churchill to the British Embassy, describing the act as "a great insult" to the British. (He did not mention that the bust had been on loan.)


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americanafricans; certifigate; huckabee; indonesia; kenya; muslim; naturalborncitizen; obama; obamafamily
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1 posted on 03/01/2011 6:40:47 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: Mozilla

Do you think maybe that Huck is off his meds?


2 posted on 03/01/2011 6:42:39 PM PST by rightly_dividing (1 Cor. 15, 1-4)
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To: rightly_dividing

Maybe he is wising up to the facts about Obama.


3 posted on 03/01/2011 6:44:20 PM PST by Mozilla
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To: rightly_dividing

Yah, I think he stepped on Mr. Wiggly with those remarks.


4 posted on 03/01/2011 6:45:59 PM PST by West Texas Chuck (Eat the young, 100 million guppies can't be wrong.)
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To: Mozilla

“””In the interview, Huckabee also pointed to the fact that Mr. Obama in 2009 returned a bust of Winston Churchill to the British Embassy, describing the act as “a great insult” to AMERICA.”””

Right from the git go his personal agenda was at play.


5 posted on 03/01/2011 6:47:13 PM PST by himno hero
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To: Mozilla

LOL. Huckabee has spent the last six months smooching Michelle’s and Barrak’s arses so maybe he’s trying to provide some balance here by currying favor with the “Birther” vote.


6 posted on 03/01/2011 6:47:45 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("The time will come when Winter will ask you what you were doing all Summer" -- Henry Clay)
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To: Mozilla

#5 and nobody has a picture of “Toast” up yet?


7 posted on 03/01/2011 6:47:45 PM PST by G Larry
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To: Mozilla

Huck said: “And one thing that I do know is his having grown up in Kenya, his view of the Brits, for example, very different than the average American.”

If he MEANT to say: “...having grown up in Indonesia,” then the rest of his comment would have made no sense?


8 posted on 03/01/2011 6:47:50 PM PST by Joe Marine 76 (Semper Fi!)
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To: Mozilla
One of two things is happening: 1) Huckabee is starting to wise up to what real conservatives think or the more likely... 2) Huckabee is really thinking about running for President so he is tacking to the right more and more each day. Just yesterday I interviewed him on my radio show and he had nothing but praise for True Conservative GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain. Listen to the interview here: Virtues and Values Exclusive: Les Dowrey and Mike Huckabee talk Herman Cain
9 posted on 03/01/2011 6:49:13 PM PST by LesDowrey (Take the Virtues and Values Plege today! http://virtuesandvalues.com)
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To: Mozilla

Yeah, he should have said “oops my bad — I mean Indonesia, in madrassas.”


10 posted on 03/01/2011 6:49:13 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: Joe Marine 76

Well, the Bummer certainly seems to have a soft spot in his heart for Kenya and its history of trials and tribulations. But IIRC he did not spend a long time there. It’s more a product of his search for a “black” identity.


11 posted on 03/01/2011 6:51:45 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: Mozilla

‘...despite the fact that Mr. Obama grew up largely in Hawaii..’

Sez who?


12 posted on 03/01/2011 6:52:08 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: HiTech RedNeck
I think Huckabee blew it big time.

You can't say: He grew up in Kenya. Had a Kenyan father. Had a Kenyan grandfather. And there was Mau-Mau involvement. And that's why he hates the British. Because of the Kenyan connection. Because he grew up in Kenya.

And then try to recover with "Slip of the tongue. I meant Indonesia."

Huckabee clearly thinks that Obama grew up in Kenya. He's a moron.

13 posted on 03/01/2011 6:54:59 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Jack Hammer

If Huckabee had been following FR he would have a pretty fair idea of what cultural and national background the Bummer hails from, even though details are still foggy to me. Does someone in the FR crowd keep an Obama life time line record, with notes about disputed events and periods? Maybe Huckabee should be alerted. I don’t think Huck’s going to end up passing muster with conservatives in the upcoming primaries due to his big-government leanings, but it would be great to see multiple parties in the primary debates up to speed on Obama.


14 posted on 03/01/2011 6:56:57 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: Mozilla


15 posted on 03/01/2011 6:57:05 PM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Mozilla
I am so torn... I can't figure out which one is better... help me FReepers:

Face palm

Or

Ingenuity or

Walken Bitch Slap Is it #1, 2 or 3? All the above?
16 posted on 03/01/2011 6:57:11 PM PST by Danae (Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
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To: Mozilla

Not that Huckabee ever had a chance at being President, but his “misspeak” dooms him to a life as a FOX network employee.


17 posted on 03/01/2011 6:58:20 PM PST by doc1019
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To: Mozilla

Huckleberry needs to shut his pie-hole. I wish he’d go away. I’m not voting for him or any other retreads from 2008, including Palin. We need new and better choices, a fresh start. Go away Huckleberry, do us all a favor!!!


18 posted on 03/01/2011 6:58:37 PM PST by everlast
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To: Mozilla

Huckleberry needs to shut his pie-hole. I wish he’d go away. I’m not voting for him or any other retreads from 2008, including Palin. We need new and better choices, a fresh start. Go away Huckleberry, do us all a favor!!!


19 posted on 03/01/2011 6:58:45 PM PST by everlast
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To: LesDowrey
Well, as Dante said in his poetry,
There ain't nothing half so painful as having a
really ignorant cracker on your side in politics.
Hell, it's tough enough in baseball.

That old Italian guy knew Huckabee, apparently.

20 posted on 03/01/2011 6:58:50 PM PST by Kenny Bunk (Odd, but I never had to ask, "Who, or what exactly is Dwight Eisenhower?")
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