Huckabee on his show last night railing against Obama's "radical agenda" that'll "surprise people"

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Mon Jan-26-09 01:16 PM
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Huckabee on his show last night railing against Obama's "radical agenda" that'll "surprise people"

Edited on Mon Jan-26-09 01:17 PM by jenmito

He said "five minutes after Obama's inauguration," his website suddenly had all these "changes" that he (Huckabee) was surprised at and thought many people would be surprised that "this is the change they voted for." He went on to cite Obama's "radical agenda" regarding LGBT rights, abortion rights, etc. I think many people here would've gotten a kick out of his "shock" as he explained Obama's "AGENDA-CIVIL RIGHTS" page. These parts especially "upset" him (and pleased me):
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Expand Hate Crimes Statutes: President Obama and Vice President Biden will strengthen federal hate crimes legislation, expand hate crimes protection by passing the Matthew Shepard Act, and reinvigorate enforcement at the Department of Justice's Criminal Section.
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Support for the LGBT Community
# Support Full Civil Unions and Federal Rights for LGBT Couples: President Obama supports full civil unions that give same-sex couples legal rights and privileges equal to those of married couples. Obama also believes we need to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and enact legislation that would ensure that the 1,100+ federal legal rights and benefits currently provided on the basis of marital status are extended to same-sex couples in civil unions and other legally-recognized unions. These rights and benefits include the right to assist a loved one in times of emergency, the right to equal health insurance and other employment benefits, and property rights.
# Oppose a Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: President Obama voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2006 which would have defined marriage as between a man and a woman and prevented judicial extension of marriage-like rights to same-sex or other unmarried couples.
# Repeal Don't Ask-Don't Tell: President Obama agrees with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili and other military experts that we need to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The key test for military service should be patriotism, a sense of duty, and a willingness to serve. Discrimination should be prohibited. The U.S. government has spent millions of dollars replacing troops kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. Additionally, more than 300 language experts have been fired under this policy, including more than 50 who are fluent in Arabic. The President will work with military leaders to repeal the current policy and ensure it helps accomplish our national defense goals.
# Expand Adoption Rights: President Obama believes that we must ensure adoption rights for all couples and individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation. He thinks that a child will benefit from a healthy and loving home, whether the parents are gay or not.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/civil_rights/

He went on to explain how radical and far-left these positions are, "even" compared to the Clinton Administration, saying Obama's stances on these issues are more extreme than any other president's. If he is so upset about all of this, I'd think WE would be all the happier about it.