HUCKABEE’S CROSS TO BARE (–LY ACKNOWLEDGE)
Don't be confused, this isn't about religious beliefs, this is about honesty. When asked whether his recent political ad ”What Really Matters” intentionally depicted a cross like image behind him, Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee responded, through various media forums, “It’s just beyond ridiculous … There was no hidden agenda … There was no floating cross … That is a bookshelf.”
Huckabee’s trapped in a dilemma: admit the obvious, that the bookshelf was placed and lit strategically to make it appear as a cross, or deny that was their intention, which is simply untrue. Huckabee’s chosen to lie, while accusing others of seeing imaginary images.
Campaign ads are methodically designed, and meticulously crafted. That’s what political campaigns do. That’s their job. It is virtually impossible that the cross like effect created by the bookshelf was accidental, or went unnoticed by his staff. Even conservative columnist Peggy Noonan agrees that the cross had to have been intentional, though she feigns not to have noticed it till after all the clamor began. This is hard to believe as well. The cross is obvious, whether you're looking for it or not.
The real question is, what level of honesty do we expect from our candidates? If Governor Huckabee is unable to be respond honestly to a simple question about a campaign ad, how can he be trusted to respond truthfully to the endless questions that are asked of a President? How often will he choose the political, mottled response, over the straight forward, possibly embarrassing, honest one?
Huckabee’s trapped in a dilemma: admit the obvious, that the bookshelf was placed and lit strategically to make it appear as a cross, or deny that was their intention, which is simply untrue. Huckabee’s chosen to lie, while accusing others of seeing imaginary images.
Campaign ads are methodically designed, and meticulously crafted. That’s what political campaigns do. That’s their job. It is virtually impossible that the cross like effect created by the bookshelf was accidental, or went unnoticed by his staff. Even conservative columnist Peggy Noonan agrees that the cross had to have been intentional, though she feigns not to have noticed it till after all the clamor began. This is hard to believe as well. The cross is obvious, whether you're looking for it or not.
The real question is, what level of honesty do we expect from our candidates? If Governor Huckabee is unable to be respond honestly to a simple question about a campaign ad, how can he be trusted to respond truthfully to the endless questions that are asked of a President? How often will he choose the political, mottled response, over the straight forward, possibly embarrassing, honest one?
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