Mike Huckabee once portrayed himself as an affable centrist Republican, a man who loved people and loved playing his guitar. An ordained Baptist minister who would minister to the nation. He used all that to serve as the Republican governor of Arkansas for nine years, and run for president twice.
That was all a lie, a cover, a smokescreen. A mask.
It should come as little surprise. His daughter is the White House press secretary under President Donald Trump. She has a record of supporting Trump's polices and a record of lying to reporters on a regular basis.
Today, Mike Huckabee is under fire after he posted a vile and offensive tweet. It shows an image of young, shirtless teen boys with tattoos. The image has appeared on dozens of websites, and a Google image search titles it as "ms 13 gang sign."
MS-13 is President Trump's "favorite" anti-immigrant tool, a dangerous gang he portrays as Central American, but it was formed on the streets of Los Angeles.
Huckabee had a different title than Google for the photo: "Nancy Pelosi introduces her campaign committee for the take back of the House."
It's clear, unadulterated racism.
And many on social media berated the former Arkansas governor.
Take a look at some of the responses:
I know we're cautioned to go easy on the Nazi parallels, but this is too clear an example. This is no different f… https://t.co/W4cub46Nvp— Adam Davidson (@Adam Davidson) 1529763673.0
This is racist. This is fascism. https://t.co/mbWPkObJ57— Robert Rutledge (@Robert Rutledge) 1529757498.0
And he wonders why a restaurant kicked his pathological, propagandist @PressSec daughter out. Go buy a straights on… https://t.co/L7Pov1Q8lE— Lesley Abravanel🆘 (@Lesley Abravanel🆘) 1529777092.0
I sure hope the Hell you believe in exists, @GovMikeHuckabee. P.S. No one with any sense was under the impression… https://t.co/0EpJjR4CK0— John Pavlovitz (@John Pavlovitz) 1529761071.0
Remember immigrants, both legal and undocumented, commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans. The rea… https://t.co/uv0SMOUXjS— Robert Maguire (@Robert Maguire) 1529766244.0
Reactions to this @GovMikeHuckabee dog whistle: Normal people: He once seemed a decent man. This is sick. Trump rat… https://t.co/vhUcuyRJoG— Bill Kristol (@Bill Kristol) 1529762119.0
Blood libel all the way. Remember when Huckabee used to get favorable press as a folksy, likable guy? https://t.co/T9aLnEqjWM— Paul Krugman (@Paul Krugman) 1529766197.0
You're beneath contempt. https://t.co/xgqxTf4f9s— Jonathan Capehart (@Jonathan Capehart) 1529759840.0
All the subtlety of a Klan hood. https://t.co/cHmzDConMG— take care of yourself (@take care of yourself) 1529760363.0
Attaboy, Mikey. Keep showing us who you and your ilk are. Seeing this -- realizing that you have no idea why you sh… https://t.co/gRHAoICRdP— yvette nicole brown (@yvette nicole brown) 1529766427.0
When a Southern White Preacher Man feels free to be openly racist AF in public. THAT's what Trump meant last nigh… https://t.co/Au0eZ9Inb4— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) 1529761481.0
Mike Huckabee shows again what an unrepentant, virulent racist he is. https://t.co/RQMUFQKd56— Tim Williams (@Tim Williams) 1529765237.0
This tweet is not “racially charged”. It’s not “racially divisive”. It's not “racialist”, or “sparking racial c… https://t.co/gBoAKGbADd— Karen Attiah (@Karen Attiah) 1529762352.0
I see where your daughter gets her liar. https://t.co/4mATYO1kAc— Amee Vanderpool (@Amee Vanderpool) 1529760015.0
I see where your daughter gets her liar. https://t.co/4mATYO1kAc— Amee Vanderpool (@Amee Vanderpool) 1529760015.0
In case you like a nice helping of racism with your Fruit Loops, @GovMikeHuckabee delivers. He's like the Uber Eats… https://t.co/w7z7bMkuQJ— Daylin Leach (@Daylin Leach) 1529761965.0
So damn tacky. Conservative evangelicals definitely need quality control these days. https://t.co/yqys3NxWDQ— Holy Bullies (@Holy Bullies) 1529763704.0
What would Jesus do? Not be a racist asshole. @GovMikeHuckabee https://t.co/I4z1J2MyqD— Elliot Page (@Elliot Page) 1529762869.0
You white nationalist, fear mongering prick. https://t.co/IxuDZORqVT— Hassan Ahmad (@Hassan Ahmad) 1529756820.0
No shock that this is the father of @PressSec ... neither one of them have souls, both of them are liars, both of t… https://t.co/OeChGCk67j— Jodi Jacobson 🩸🦷 #BlackLivesMatter (@Jodi Jacobson 🩸🦷 #BlackLivesMatter) 1529758721.0
