Huckabee Aide Physically Blocked Cruz From Getting Into Kim Davis Money Shot
The first Republican primary is months away, but in the race to see which GOP candidate could make the most of the legal battle over a Kentucky clerk's refusal to grant same-sex marriage licenses, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee emerged a winner Tuesday, thanks to the efforts of an aide to block 2016 rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) from joining Huckabee at Davis' side.
Both presidential candidates were present at the rally at the jail holding Kim Davis, the Rowan County Clerk. But according to a New York Times report of the day's events, a Huckabee aide physically stood in Cruz's path to Davis' side as she and Huckabee appeared in front of the media after her release from jail:
When Senator Cruz exited the jail a throng of journalists beckoned him toward their microphones, but an aide to Mr. Huckabee blocked the path of Mr. Cruz, who appeared incredulous.
Moments later, Mr. Huckabee appeared, joined by Ms. Davis. He stuck close to her side as she approached the reporters, and again when she took the stage, and cast her fight as a choice of tyranny or religious freedom.
Buzzfeed's Chris Geidner, meanwhile, captured Cruz's expression as he watched Huckabee and Davis on stage.
This is like Death to Smoochy but with presidential candidates. I can see this movie starring Steve Martin as Ted Cruz... but who would play Huckabee? Mel Brooks? Rick Moranis?
The story is hilarious but I am so skeeved out by the look on Huckabee's face in that photo. And after much thought, I finally figured out why it is so disgusting. You know those purity ball father-daughter pictures? The ones where the dads have that glean in their eyes that's a little bit perverse? That is what he looks like. Like he's so proud of this lady's godliness that he's getting a bit of a hard on.
Post by ChillyMcFreeze on Sept 9, 2015 12:37:16 GMT -5
Lulz. Listen, they're both deplorable in every way, but Ted Cruz really is a Johnny-come-lately to this. Huckabee has been ride-or-die for Kim Davis from the beginning. Find your own martyr, Teddy.
The story is hilarious but I am so skeeved out by the look on Huckabee's face in that photo. And after much thought, I finally figured out why it is so disgusting. You know those purity ball father-daughter pictures? The ones where the dads have that glean in their eyes that's a little bit perverse? That is what he looks like. Like he's so proud of this lady's godliness that he's getting a bit of a hard on.