Mike Huckabee Questions the Obamas' Parenting, Praises Duggar Family as "Wholesome and Wonderful"

Former Arkansas governor can't understand how "doting" political couple finds "lyrical content and choreography of Beyoncé" to be "suitable" for teens

By Rebecca Macatee Jan 13, 2015 6:51 PMTags
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Mike Huckabee might not agree with Barack Obama politically, but he can recognize the president and First Lady Michelle Obama do a pretty good job raising daughters Sasha and Malia.

But the former governor of Arkansas has some concerns, telling People, "I don't understand how on one hand they can be such doting parents...yet they don't see anything that might not her suitable for either a preteen or a teen in some of the lyrical content and choreography of Beyoncé, who has sort of has a regular key to the door" of the White House.

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For reference, Huckabee, who is considering a run for president in 2016, has some major issues with Queen Bey and Jay Z. In his new book titled God, Guns, Grits and Gravy, he questions if Hov "is arguably crossing the line from husband to pimp by exploiting his wife as a sex object?" Um, what?!

In any case, Huckabee doesn't seem to approve or Mrs. Obama taking 13-year-old Sashaand 16-year-old Malia to Beyoncé's shows or her inviting the Carter family to her 50th birthday bash.

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There is another high-profile family, though, that Huckabee approves of: The Duggars! "I've pointed them out as an example of something that's wholesome and wonderful," he tells People of the 19 Kids and Counting stars, "and I've known them since Jim Bob [Duggar] was in the legislature when I was governor."

The Duggars campaigned for Huckabee back in 2008. "Should I run, I'm hoping they'll do it again," he says. "And now there's more of 'em!"

He added jokingly, "If I can get 'em registered in each of the states, I'm going to win just by virtue of their votes!"