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December 20, 2007 11:24 PM

"It's a tragedy when a sixteen year old who is not really prepared for all the responsibilities of adult life is gonna now be faced with responsibilities of honest to goodness adult life," said Iowa GOP frontrunner, former Arkansas Governor and Baptist minister Mike Huckabee.

He was talking about Britney Spears' younger pregnant sister Jamie Lynn.

"I respect that apparently she's going have the child," Huckabee continued, per ABC News' Kevin Chupka. "I think that's the right decision, a good decision and I respect that and appreciate that.  I hope its not an encouragement to other 16 year olds to think that that's the best course of action."

Concluded Huckabee about the star of Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101," "At the same time I'm not going to condemn her -- there will be plenty of people in line to do that and I'm looking for the shortest lines," he said. "I just hope that she will make another right decision and that is to give that child all the love and care and kindness that she can."

MTV, meanwhile, wonders if this unborn child's conception was legal, given boyfriend Casey Aldridge's advanced age (he might be as old as 19).

-- jpt

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Seems to me Huckabee should be worried about something more important than what's going on in little Spears abdomen. She's rich, I'm sure her kid will do much better than most. Teens have been having babies for a million years. I'm sure Huckabee thinks that just being an adult makes a good parent. LOLOLOLOLOL What a hoot.

Posted by: tkscott | Dec 21, 2007 12:12:45 PM

"Finding that no religion is based on facts and cannot therefore be true, I began to reflect what must be the condition of mankind trained from infancy to believe in error." --Robert Owen.........."Good people do good things, bad people do bad things, but to get good people to do bad things, that takes religion." Anon

Posted by: Ronin | Dec 21, 2007 11:56:46 AM

He's a liar and a hypocrite. Plain and simple.

Posted by: Scott | Dec 21, 2007 11:51:01 AM

it is so hypocritical of some of you people to try judge someone because they became pregnant. She isn't the first 16-yr old to get pregnant and she won't be the last. Our country has more serious issues to worry about than Jamie Lynn Spears. Its not our responisibilty to judge other people, when we all have issues of our own!

Posted by: Brijuhn | Dec 21, 2007 11:47:04 AM

Mike Huckabee is a Baptist Preacher! Our country can ill afford and may not survive another religious nut as president. Preachers, priests, rabbis and mullahs should NEVER hold public office in America. They are infesting Federal, State and Local government because they live subsidized lives and do no real work. They are parasites that do not belong in public office.....

"The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy."--George Washington…...."The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries." -- James Madison…......"A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side." -- Aristotle, 343 B.C……..
HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING SINCE ARISTOTLE?

Posted by: Ronin | Dec 21, 2007 11:45:53 AM

You liberals need to chill! Not to mention be mindful of the fact you are bashing one of Gods chosen! It is my perception that God is is exactly what this country is missing! "One Nation Under God"....ring a bell? Prayer out of schools, 16 year old girls getting pregnant, AIDS epidemic, Columbine, Virginia Tech, Ten Commandments taken out of establishments...all of this is a sign of this nation forgetting who oversee's this great nation! I for one applaud Gov. Huckabee for his comments. We sometimes need to hear what we dont want to hear.

Posted by: Jason Capps | Dec 21, 2007 11:38:32 AM

How can he be against a woman's right to choose an abortion and say that her pregnancy is a tragedy? Why don't some of these candidates found a way to make the Father's of these babies stand up and take responsibility instead of putting the judgements and pressure on the young girls??????? As someone else stated - I don't think women have made any progress at all.----Hillary for President 2009!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: JUDY | Dec 21, 2007 11:36:55 AM

I question why he bothered to answer the question with more than a couple words................ like who cares? maybe?

The argument that he knew nothing about the NIE is very legit and shows how inept this guy is. I can't believe that people are stupid enough to vote for someone simply because he says the name God. You are one sick bunch!!!!

Posted by: dk | Dec 21, 2007 11:36:43 AM

At least she didn't kill her unborn child for her own selfish reasons like so many pregnant mothers do. Looks like the proud papa might have to do time for statutory rape. I doubt he can claim that he didn't know she was underage.

Posted by: TexBork | Dec 21, 2007 11:35:11 AM

Oh and BTW...everyone else is commenting...why shouldn't Mike?

Posted by: LeighAnn Cariker | Dec 21, 2007 11:34:44 AM

Hmmm... for someone who is not going to win the nomination his numbers sure look good...

Posted by: LeighAnn Cariker | Dec 21, 2007 11:33:19 AM

Gag me. Is there anything this family won't do for publicity?

Posted by: Sara B. | Dec 21, 2007 11:31:41 AM

Please correct me if I'm wrong - but as a supposed "religious" man - isn't he aware of the fact that Mary was about 15 when she gave birth to Jesus.

It would be hard for me to believe that this country could go any further downhill than it has in teh past several years - but a Huckabee or Romney presidency seems like it could actually make things quite a bit worse.

Posted by: Chris Sullivan | Dec 21, 2007 11:19:22 AM

Huckabee needs to learn when to keep his mouth shut. He can't be a Baptist preacher and a presidential candidate.

Posted by: Benjamin | Dec 21, 2007 11:19:13 AM

Sorry Libs.... Your dream come true will not happen. It will not be Huckabee as the GOP nominee. I am sure the Clinton Camp would love it... but it ain't gonna happen.

Posted by: LB Tartagliaa | Dec 21, 2007 11:17:49 AM

I'm sick of the Spears and all the other idiot celebrities who make their way into national news. Keep them on the entertainment pages please!!! The more they are considered newsworthy, the more this country declines into the abysmal depths of depravity.

Posted by: j | Dec 21, 2007 11:17:04 AM

You guys have lost your mind. I am not a Huck fan, but it is the media that drives this crap, not him. I don't know the context, but it does not sound as though he prepared a speech about this topic... it seems as though he was ask...

Posted by: RockStar | Dec 21, 2007 11:15:30 AM

If this is a tragedy (Huckabee's words), what is Iraq? What about falsely convicted Death Row inmates all over the country? Or the environmental pillaging that is endemic in this country? Let's get a grip here.

Posted by: Roger | Dec 21, 2007 11:08:13 AM

After that comment, even if I had the slightest inkling to vote for him, forget it. How dare he says something so vile. The girl is having a baby. So she's 16. It happens. He was a Baptist minister. All life is precious. Sometimes I think women have made no strides.

Posted by: Kathy | Dec 21, 2007 11:04:09 AM

Greg- kind of off topic.... My question is; Why was it ok to marry and conceive at 14yo back on the 1930's and now its considered a taboo or a tragedy? I wish her and the baby the best life has to offer.

Posted by: MarinesCallmeDoc5 | Dec 21, 2007 10:59:49 AM

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