Yesterday, I put up an entry about how bad Wolf Blitzer was during the debate last night. Also, I made some comments that I wouldn’t be surprised if he had some extremist television executive telling him to insert completely ridiculous, way-far-left questions into the debate throughout the course of the night. Below is a great example of this and it also happens to be one of the most eloquent, thoughtful responses that I’ve ever heard any one give about the dumb “evolution vs. creationism” debate which seems to exist in .0001% of the nation’s schools.
MR. FAHEY: Thank you. Governor Huckabee, at a previous debate, you and two of your colleagues indicated that you do not believe in evolution. You’re an ordained minister. What do you believe? Is it the story of creation as it is reported in the Bible or described in the Bible?
MR. HUCKABEE: It’s interesting that that question would even be asked of somebody running for president. I’m not planning on writing the curriculum for an eighth-grade science book. I’m asking for the opportunity to be president of the United States.
But you’ve raised the question, so let me answer it. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth.” To me it’s pretty simple, a person either believes that God created this process or believes that it was an accident and that it just happened all on its own.
And the basic question was an unfair question because it simply asks us in a simplistic manner whether or not we believed — in my view — whether there’s a God or not. Well let me be very clear: I believe there is a God. I believe there is a God who was active in the creation process. Now, how did he do it, and when did he do it, and how long did he take? I don’t honestly know, and I don’t think knowing that would make me a better or a worse president.
But I’ll tell you what I can tell the country. If they want a president who doesn’t believe in God, there’s probably plenty of choices. But if I’m selected as president of this country, they’ll have one who believes in those words that God did create. And as the words of Martin Luther, “Here I stand. I can do no other.” And I will not take that back.
MR. BLITZER: Governor, but — but — (applause) — I think the specific question — the specific question is do you believe literally it was done in six days and it occurred 6,000 years ago?
MR. HUCKABEE: No, I did answer that, Wolf. I said I don’t know. My point is, I don’t know; I wasn’t there. (Laughter.) But I believe whether God did it in six days or whether he did it in six days that represented periods of time, he did it, and that’s what’s important.
But, you know, if anybody wants to believe that they are the descendants of a primate, they are certainly welcome to do it. I don’t know how far they will march that back. But I believe that all of us in this room are the unique creations of a God who knows us and loves us and who created us for his own purpose.
I love Huckabee’s responses. From the very first sentence to the very last one, this is the absolute best I have ever heard any political candidate for any political office come out and say, “You idiot – what are you asking me about something that has nothing to do with the office for which I’m running for!?!? Damn, you’re dumb!”
Excellent job, Governor Huckabee. For that response alone, you go way up in my book, sir.
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