Posted by Siamang on: 10.23.2007 /
At the Republican Debate Sunday in Orlando, Mike Huckabee said a surprising thing.
“When our founding fathers put their signatures on the Declaration of Independence, those 56 brave people, most of whom, by the way, were clergymen, they said that we have certain inalienable rights given to us by our creator, and among these life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, life being one of them. I still believe that.”
That’s stunningly wrong. Only one, actually was a minister.
Only one of the 56 was an active clergyman, and that was John Witherspoon. Witherspoon was a Presbyterian minister and president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
I have a feeling that this won’t be the last time we hear this pseudo factoid.
Isn’t Huckabee a former minister? Doesn’t that mean by his logic, that most of the candidates running for president are also clergy?
Comment by: Karen
1Huckabee is a likable guy, and seems inoffensive on the surface. But when I look at his specific political aims and beliefs, they’re downright offensive. To me, anyway.
I hope he gets called out on this one.