The Village Square

Mike Huckabee earns so many Village Square points he gets Village Square three-fer: PART 1

November 20th, 2009

Mike Huckabee on political polarization (You can watch this HERE, click on Chapter 10 to get right to this excerpt):

“A lot of it has to do with polarization has come from what has now become the almost criminalization of political candidates. We’re no longer content to disagree with them. We want to destroy them. And it’s a real tragic by product of the political process… No longer is it enough to say that person’s tax policies are going to hurt the country and you ought to try mine. Now it’s that person is a lying cheating weasel and probably doesn’t spend time with his wife and cheat on his kids… I do worry that we’ve lost the capacity to have a disagreement without just being disagreeable. On my show I want to have honest civil conversations with people who are polar opposite of me. Do unto others and you would have them do unto you… ”

Entry Filed under: Civility 101