Mike Huckabee: Democrats Tell Women 'They Cannot Control Their Libido' Without The Government

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Huffington Post



WASHINGTON -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) is so fed up with the anti-Republican "War on Women" narrative that he went on a rant Thursday, accusing Democrats of trying to convince women they need the government to help them "control their libidos."

"Our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women and the capacity of women," Huckabee told his audience at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting in downtown Washington. "That's not a war on them. It's a war for them. And if the Democrats want to insult the women of America by making them believe that they are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control, because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it."

Huckabee, a former preacher and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, was referring to the provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires most employers to cover the full range of contraception in their health insurance plans. Many Republicans argue that employers should be allowed to refuse to provide such coverage on moral grounds, and conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh called one women's health activist a "slut" for advocating for contraception coverage.

Huckabee told GOP leaders on Thursday that women are "outraged" when Democrats paint them as nothing but "victims of their gender."


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Personally, I blame Bill Kristol.
Just yesterday, he was crowing that Huckabee was the GOP's great hope, and, seeing as how he's never right about anything, it's only natural that the Huckster would go out, say something stupid to offend half of voters and remind everyone what a vile, unelectable nutcase he is.

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. Up Your Ass Huckabee.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

48. if only that would make him pregnant.

He'd be looking at the world from a whole new perspective.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Funny, I've been a woman and a Democrat all my life and they never

told me I was a 'victim of my gender' or that I couldn't 'control my libido'.

P.S. Huck, I know how to 'fix' men so that women need not be concerned about getting pregnant. I'm an ex-veterinarian student.

[AsahinaKimi]

40. Woo!

This! Can we start with Mike Huckabee?

[TBF]

3. EarlG is going to have to update his graphic -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017171198

[tosh]

35. Indeed he is.

And that graphic WAS perfect.

[Nay]

4. You know, you have to wonder if EVERY Pub candidate is going to cut his

own throat a dozen ways before 2016. Who the hell are they going to have left to run? Jeb is the only one who has yet to put his foot in his mouth.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

6. it's really amazing isn't it?

That Dubya's brother is their best shot.
It just shows how far they've fallen.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

5. I wonder if Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock thought women should control their libidos

when rapists were doing what they thought was the Lord's work and impregnating their victims with "gifts from God"

[AtheistCrusader]

7. And the freakshow just keeps on delivering.

[polichick]

8. What a sicko!

[Enrique]

9. as a general rule

government officials should not be concerning themselves with people's libidos.

[iandhr]

10. I don't what is worse.

The outrageous statement. Or that it doesn't surprise me in the least.

[Squinch]

11. If Huckabee is their great hope, it's great news for us. Let's nod and pretend we agree with this.

Right up till about August.

[EileenFB]

12. Uncle Sugar

[MFM008]

13. Hucked Up

please run, please run, please run.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Condemn the TransVaginal Probe for starters. nt

[uppityperson]

15. Men can't control their libidos so women are responsible for being raped, and women can't control

their libidos so they should need to assistance in reproductive health? Oh. My. Word.

Twit.

Not to potential jurors, I am writing what he thinks, not at all what I do. hence "oh my word twit". Thank you.

[aggiesal]

16. WOW, crazy season is starting early this year. n/t

[onehandle]

17. If the DNC's campaign isn't woman-focused this Fall, I give up. nt

[jwirr]

18. Democrats give us the tools we need to control our own bodies. Get out of my bedroom huckabee.

[hamsterjill]

19. Say what???!!

n/t

[Solly Mack]

20. Fart noises.

[blkmusclmachine]

21. Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) has deep ties with the shadowy religious Cult known as "The Family."

Hillary Roddam Clinton is in with this group, too, according to the Jeff Sharlet's expose' "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism At The Heart of American Power" (2008, Harper Collins).

[Scairp]

22. What the fuck is he talking about?

He gets points for twisting the issue into a pretzel, but none for making zero sense. Just STFU Mikey-boy. You ain't gonna be president, not unless our country becomes a dystopian society such as that depicted in "The Handmaid's Tale".

[shenmue]

23. What an ignorant ass

[MsPithy]

24. ...and, republicans tell women they must control their libidos;

translation, if a woman enjoys sex, she is a slut/whore.

Good women only have sex to make babies, no contraception is needed. And even then, women never, ever enjoy it.

Is there any doubt that this social philosophy/religion was devised by men with tiny dicks?

[Swede Atlanta]

30. I'm sure Huck has a gherkin.......

These people never cease to amaze me.

I know you aren't very smart Huck but let me explain it to you.

1. Sex feels good. Since your God can do no wrong She created the orgasm and packed it with a pleasure punch! (Thanks for that). Now you may argue She did that so that we would hump like rabbits and make lots of babies. But if She is so smart she would have realized that eventually mankind would figure out that ejaculation combined with ovulation leads to pregnancy and some people may want to avoid the risk of a pregnancy every time they have an orgasm. If She didn't want people to do it unless they were going to make babies She would have turned off the pleasure spots when She knew they didn't want to have a baby.

2. Women enjoy sex and they should but sex seems to be a compulsive thing with men. Women certainly do initiate sex with a partner or this is by mutual agreement but it is often initiated by a man who cannot control his libido.

3. Because men don't like to wrap the whopper (because it is not as sexually stimulating) and they fear tying their tubes, it is left to women to prevent unwanted pregnancies. If the woman is married or partnered the decision to not have another child is usually by mutual agreement. But if she is single she is taking responsibility for herself to not get pregnant.

4. Since today only women can get pregnant and she can never count on her partner to agree to use a condom, she takes RESPONSIBILITY for not getting pregnant if she does not want a child or could not afford to care for the child.

5. Since men like to have sex with women and only women can get pregnant, it follows that as a society we should ensure that women have the means to prevent pregnancy. After all it is not only protecting women from pregnancy but also the men who get them pregnant from having to support the child.

As a gay man I guess I am spared all the drama because neither I nor my partner can get pregnant without Her help.

[Jack Rabbit]

25. Huckabee fires a shot across the bow in the Republican war on women

Sorry, governor, but no one is going to put the genie of free love back in the bottle. Not even God.

[Berlum]

26. Lie about it all they want. It's still a stinkin Republicon WAR ON WOMEN

And the only ones being suckered by the Republicon lies, are the sheep.

[Deep13]

27. I'd call him an asshole, but it seems so inadequate. nt

[dem in texas]

28. Mike Huckabee learned about "Lady Parts" at the same school as Rush Limbaugh

Remember when R. Limbaugh was on a rant against Sandra Fluke? Said she wanted free contraception pills so she could have more sex. Both of these idiots don't understand that the pill has nothing to do with how much sex a woman has.

But I say let them talk, more the crazies talk, the better it is for the Democrats.

[Gothmog]

38. Huckabee's statement is really in line with Limbaugh's views

Limbaugh and Huckabee are two sides of the same coin. There is no real difference between their positions, i.e., that women should either forgo sex or pay for their own birth control

[hollysmom]

29. the pill has a medical reason for being prescribed as well as birth control.

The only reason to prescribe Viagra is to get an erection - which men consider a medical necessity for them. But that is a good thing, nothing to do with libido.

How is saying this respecting women? does he even understand that statement? Why doesn't he just say women using birth control are sluts and maybe witches!

[Skittles]

31. republicans are "warring for women"

[lastlib]

32. what an asswipe!

Akin, Mourdock, and now Huckabee: the New Three Stooges. (apologies to Larry, Curly, Moe, and of course Shemp.)

.

[oldandhappy]

33. repub men are terrified of women

Sick comments just keep coming. Women with brains and sexuality are way more than they can accept.

[JDPriestly]

34. I don't think this argument is going to sell to women. It's more of the women are temptresses. It's

all the fault of women. It's simply false, and every woman and normal man knows it.

Women are not more sexual (read sinful in right-wing language). That is the fantasy of men.

It may be the hope of some men, but the fact is that birth control is everybody's business and everybody's responsibility.

[cosmicone]

36. You can't make this shit up

What is wrong with these men that they actually believe the stupid comments that they utter?

First Todd Akin, then Richard Mourdock, then Rush Limpballs and now Suckabee

I can just shake my head in utter disbelief.

[Gothmog]

37. What war on Women

The GOP really believes that they are not waging a war on women and that women should be happy to either forgo sex or pay for their own birth control. Huckabee is making the exact same statement as Limbaugh

[tanyev]

39. Gosh, Huck, last I checked a woman who "couldn't control her libido" only needs contraception

when there is also a man involved who "can't control his libido".

[TwilightGardener]

41. Yeah...ever since the Affordable Care Act, women are going from merely horny to totally nympho.

WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?? FREE PILLS? LOCK UP YOUR SONS, AMERICA!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!

[Blue Owl]

42. Fuckabee's a real panty-melter, that one...

[Half-Century Man]

43. I think they are waging a "war on electability".

I swear they think the pill or pregnancies are like Viagra, one kid/pill per event.

[Thinkingabout]

44. The government needs to control lying lies of the GOP.

Why do they think they should be in bedrooms controlling everything women do or think. If he wants to join the Taliban he should move to a country where Taliban laws are already in effect And to think this is what we hear from "men of God".

[gtar100]

45. I'm sure they have no problem controlling it around you, Mike.

I'd laugh at what he said but people take this nut seriously, like he's one of the "smart" conservatives.

[Mr.Bill]

46. I sincerely hope he is the Republican nominee.

I can't think of a Democratic candidate who wouldn't rip him apart in a debate. Hillary would beat him by double digits. Hell, California has an open primary. I may vote for him just to contribute to the demise of the Republican party.

[TNNurse]

47. I wish I believed in a God

Who would come down and strike these idiots dumb so they can no longer speak such ignorant thoughts. He could explain to them how they are wrong about race, sexual identity and punishing poor people for being poor. He (or she) could throw in a few thoughts about caring about all those children AFTER they are born.

Alas, I do not believe that is going to happen. It would be pretty cool though.

[brett_jv]

49. Is it even POSSIBLE to come up with a more twisted and illogical 'argument'? I think not ...

I'll tell you who this 'argument' appeals to: Right-Wing women who fear/dislike sex ... and perhaps right-wing males with deep seated sexual issues ... and that's about it. The one's who don't WANT anyone's birth control paid for because they have no need for it themselves. For the women, it's probably because they are either post-menopause, or they want their disgusting right-wing husbands to stay off of them anyway. And for the men, it's because the women who use BC don't want anything to do w/having sex with them.

The tone-deafness of idiots like Huckabee could not possibly be more pronounced and obvious. They continue speaking to the 'base', the people who'd already vote for them, (apparently) completely oblivious to the fact that they're just disgusting to everyone else.

All I have to say is ... keep it up, morons. Keep it up, cause you're just gonna keep losing with this angle ...

[dicksmc3]

50. WOW!! HUCKELBERRY IS OFF HIS ROCKER!!

After I saw the clip this afternoon on MSNBC where Huck is giving a Conserv think-tank (oxymoron) a talking to about women's libido's I now know that this guy is a prime example why we need birth control!! Mike, the best part of you ran down your old man's leg!!!

[shenmue]

51. It's early, but he's in the running for Jerk of the Year

What an asshole.

[bucolic_frolic]

52. Don't put words in our mouths, Idiot!

Lunatic

[nikto]

53. IF...

If Republicans want to stop being accused of waging war on women with their attitudes and policies,
then they are going to have to stop waging war on women
with their attitudes and policies.

[ancianita]

54. The political end of millennial-long sexist projections against women:

1. THEY are the whores, not we who get the ball-draining crazies and feel goddamned guilty about it. Rape is okay. It will become a "tradition." WE WILL NOT GO BEGGING FOR RELIEF ANYMORE!

2. Make THEM the problem -- not our ball-draining craziness -- make them meat puppets, call them names, organize legal, social, economic rules for their extended submission -- on pain of violence and death.

3. Remind them every goddamned day of their inferiority.

4. Call it god's will.

[sendero]

55. Gee Mike..

... if all men had your sparkling qualities, I'm sure it would be a lot easier for women to control their libidos!

[uppityperson]

57. Denying women prescription medicine is a "war for them"? We need contraception because of our

libidos? Bull. Shit.

[greatauntoftriplets]

58. But "Uncle Sugar" pays for men's Viagra! Wonder if he thinks that's okay?

[uppityperson]

59. Uncle Sugar pays for blood pressure and cholesterol medicine for men who can't control their

appetite too.

[greatauntoftriplets]

60. Looks like a double standard to me.

[Gormy Cuss]

61. Prolly believes in vagina dentata too.

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Teh wimmen, always making teh menfolk lose control.

[phleshdef]

62. People shouldn't HAVE to control their libidos. Republicans see otherwise.

I'm married. Me and my wife don't want children. We enjoy sex. She needs birth control anyway because of problems with her cycle and cysts. But even if that weren't the case, we like to have monogamous unprotected sex as a faithful married couple. So fuck him. That's human nature and providing easy access to birth control is part of enabling that human nature in the most choice favoring way possible... oh and by the way, it reduces unnecessary abortions significantly, something he should be happy about.

[47of74]

63. God, Mike Huckafuck makes me sick.

[PoliticalBlogger]

64. Fox News and this guy Huckabee are the Same

Until Fox News shuts up and guys like this stop jabbering, we are all going to feel like our
annoying neighbor just won't leave... http://usavoterinfo.blogspot.com/2014/01/fox-news-has-gotten-worse-and-there-is.html