"When the courts by the slimmest of margins make a decision that they make - pulling something out of thin air that is never mentioned in the Constitution - it really creates a situation where I would ask, 'If in a few years you have a court that narrowly decides the other way, will people celebrate the same?'" Huckabee said. Asked what he would say to the large gay-friendly population of Asheville who believe the court's decision affirms equal protection under the Constitution, Huckabee said they should have joined forces to change the law through the legislative process. In a brief question and answer session with reporters, Huckabee decried the Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage. "I love his common-sense approach to governing."Īsked about the crowded field, Huckabee joked that life would be a lot easier for all the other candidates if they would just drop out and endorse him. She thinks that even though Huckabee is one of more than a dozen Republican presidential candidates, he will separate himself from the pack once debates begin. She was ecstatic to have her picture taken with Huckabee outside on a rope line. "The governor has been to North Carolina a number of times, and each time the message has been consistent: it's all about what the people on Main Street deserve and want in a president."Ī crowd of several hundred supporters, including Hendersonville resident Heather Stepp, thronged the restaurant. "We want people who care about us on Main Street," said Meadows, R-Glenville. In introducing Huckabee, Meadows returned the compliment, saying people like those gathered don't want jaded politicians who only care about donations running for president. "He is in Washington doing something not enough congressmen and senators are willing to do - he is fighting for what you care about," Huckabee said. Meadows lost, then regained, his chairmanship of the Government Operations Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after bucking party leadership on a trade bill. Mark Meadows, R-Glenville, who arranged the visit, saying he's one of the few politicians who stands on principle, even when it briefly cost him a subcommittee chairmanship earlier this month. "If I'm in the White House, you will not see the rainbow colors posted (on the house)," Huckabee said, drawing raucous applause and cheers.
Huckabee also took a shot at President Obama and the display of the rainbow colors on the White House on Friday night, an acknowledgment of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in favor of gay marriage. HENDERSONVILLE – Former Arkansas governor, Fox News commentator and current Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee drew a packed house - and then some - at Harry's Restaurant Monday afternoon.Ī crowd that spilled outside the kitschy restaurant and into the parking lot ate up Huckabee's message of American energy and food independence, a powerful military that will command world respect, and a leader in the White House who will stand up for Christian values.
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