Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee set off a firestorm of controversy Saturday with disgusting anti-Asian tweet so he could criticize companies that have been critical of a new voter suppression law in the state of Georgia. The passage of that legislation has led Coca-Cola, Delta — both of whom are headquartered in the Peach State — to express concern and even resulted in Major League Baseball pulling the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta.
In response, Huckabee posted this:
I’ve decided to “identify” as Chinese. Coke will like me, Delta will agree with my “values” and I’ll probably get shoes from Nike & tickets to @MLB games. Ain’t America great?
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) April 3, 2021
That set off a wave of revulsion and anger on social media, with many reminding Huckabee that for a so-called “Christian,” the former governor sure does love to traffic in hate and division:
You need some of that good ole conversion therapy you seem to think works. Turn you from a fucking racist asshole into a decent human being.
— Y’all hurry up🏳️🌈🇺🇲 (@catfishyak) April 4, 2021
Wow is this appalling.
Six Asian American women were massacred on March 16. Last weekend, an Asian woman your age was beaten and kicked in NYC and is still in hospital with broken bones and a concussion. Every day Asian/AAPI people are victimized by hate crimes. Delete this.— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) April 3, 2021
Really appreciate the Christian witness, Mike.
Look forward to watching you explain your politics and tweets like this (= opposit of the good Samaritan or anyone’s definition of Christlike) on judgment day. Should be good.
— Jinx in TN (@grrenshaw) April 4, 2021
Hey Mike Huckabee, I asked around and Coke likes me, Delta agrees with my values, I wear Nikes and my hometown Dodgers won the World Series.
But it’s not because of my ethnicity. It’s because I’m not a sh*thead like you who is adding fuel to anti-Asian hate.#StopAAPIHate https://t.co/Zs9spYu9GL
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) April 4, 2021
Well, you just identified yourself as a flaming racist. And not for the first time. As a direct result of racists like yourself, I have to report stories of mass brutality against Asians/AAPI people like this one.#StopAsianHate https://t.co/IeZ0gNQ8N0
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) April 3, 2021
Here’s a suggestion for Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter: Ban Mike Huckabee from your platform. He’s a hateful, divisive fake Christian who spews lies and vitriol. The world has enough of that dreck already.
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