Mike Huckabee posted to his FB page today clearly stating his support for Josh Duggar and the Duggar family. After reading entire absurd post I think we can safely rule him out as Presidential contender. More below the fold.
I really am at a loss for words. How does one defend this? He told the victims he is sorry so it is all good?
Janet and I want to affirm our support for the Duggar family. Josh’s actions when he was an underage teen are as he described them himself, 'inexcusable,' but that doesn’t mean 'unforgivable.' He and his family dealt with it and were honest and open about it with the victims and the authorities. No purpose whatsoever is served by those who are now trying to discredit Josh or his family by sensationalizing the story. Good people make mistakes and do regrettable and even disgusting things. The reason that the law protects disclosure of many actions on the part of a minor is that the society has traditionally understood something that today’s blood-thirsty media does not understand—that being a minor means that one's judgement is not mature.
So yeah, it's the mean old media picking on the Duggars. Not the fact that the parents covered up that their son was molesting his sisters and at least one other non family member. And if that weren't bad enough it appears the
cop that they talked to about the situation was also a child molester. Kinda odd that is the cop dear old Dad took him to talk to, huh?
The state trooper who reportedly let Josh Duggar walk away after he was brought in by his father Jim Bob on alleged child molestation charges is pictured in his most recent mugshot.
Joseph T. Hutchens is said to have spoken with the Duggars sometime around 2005 after a teenage Josh allegedly assaulted a minor female.
The officer then failed to follow up on these claims it has been reported, and soon after he was in prison himself on child pornography charges.
Now maybe I am just biased because of my personal dislike for religion but it seems to me the more religious these people are the more likely there are unseemly things going on behind closed doors. Child molestation seems to be a favorite "mistake" which would explain why they love home schooling so much. They can't tell if they don't leave the house. On a brighter note, it appears Huck and Christie are out of the running...The Clown Car is loosing passengers rapidly.