Huckabee Goes Machiavelli On Red Eye: ‘I’d Rather [America] Be Feared Than Liked’

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by Frances Martel | 1:19 pm, March 26th, 2011

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Mike Huckabee tends to define himself as a candidate on his social and domestic issues, but despite appearing as a Fox News personality and not 2012 presidential candidate on Red Eye, he took the time to delve into foreign policy. Discussing recently polls showing America’s popularity around the world surging under President Obama, Huckabee disapproved of what he classified as an apologetic foreign policy, and instead proposed America be “feared rather than liked.”

The poll showing America topping popularity polls also showed the U.S. straggling at sixth place under the Bush administration, the results of which left host Greg Gutfeld wondering just how relevant America’s popularity around the world is to the state of the nation. While other panelists seemed apathetic towards America’s popularity– musician Jeff “Skunk” Baxter in particular noted that among the things that made America popular around the world was the show Baywatch– Huckabee seemed concerned by it.

Huckabee made it abundantly clear he couldn’t care less what the rest of the world thought: “I’d rather us be feared that liked,” he told Gutfeld, adding that “I don’t want everybody to love us and like us if they’re still going to pick on us and kick sand in our eyes.” The fear versus love dichotomy, of course, is an allusion of The Prince, though he later articulated support for some sort of brinkmanship: “I’d much rather them be so afraid that the U.S., with its power, would ever use it, that we never have to use it.”

Of course, Huckabee didn’t get out of making this statement unscathed, with Gutfeld jokingly agreeing that “peace through fear” is the solution and, later, Andy Levy pouncing on his strongarm philosophy during the Halftime Report. Pretending to confirm his accurate recitation of Huckabee’s comments, Levy asked if he would be right in saying Huckabee had declared, “When I’m the glorious leader of America and there are no more elections, you’re going to see some big changes around here.” Huckabee, of course, confirmed the quote.

The segment via Fox News below:

America, Andy Levy, Baywatch, fox news, greg gutfeld, Mike Huckabee, obama, popularity, red eye, Skunk Baxter

notsofast

Barry announced today the the no-fly zone in Libya had saved or created over 2 million people.
BadGenome

notsofast said:
Barry announced today the the no-fly zone in Libya had saved or created over 2 million people.

Then he eulogized Geraldine Ferraro, saying she and her racism will be deeply missed.
http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

I’m sure Jesus felt the same way!
skyfet

That is why he is a preacher.
glenn113

Ok Huckster. Go ahead and get your combat boots. I’ll hold your coat.
jjay7381

Yeah, Mike. You’re right because that approach worked out so well for us under Bush…..
same2u

“I’d Rather Be Feared Than Liked”

That is what despicable dictators say.
TampopoLoco

Isn’t that what the North Koreans say?
skyfet

notsofast said:
Barry announced today the the no-fly zone in Libya had saved or created over 2 million people.

Considering your low standard, this one is pretty awful, stupid and typical crap you can expect from someone that calls himself ‘notsosmart’.
TampopoLoco

The only thing that would instil fear from Huckster is the fear of going out of business when he brings his family to the AYCE buffet restaurant.
LibertySister

Since Huckabee is the leader contender for president now.
The liberials and sites like this will eat there own and kill anyone in there way to diminish him and call him and his family every name in the book. they will go to there usual patterns.

They dont care how good of a person he is or if he is more qualified. They already Hate his guts and cant sleep at night knowing there are good moral and value people out there like him.

Just see above like with basement Moron ” TampopoLoco” .
illusive man

Why does it have to be one or the other?
Who gives a shit what the world think’s.
TampopoLoco

LibertySister said:
Since Huckabee is the leader contender for president now.
The liberials and sites like this will eat there own and kill anyone in there way to diminish him and call him and his family every name in the book. they will go to there usual patterns.

They dont care how good of a person he is or if he is more qualified. They already Hate his guts and cant sleep at night knowing there are good moral and value people out there like him.

Just see above like with basement Moron ” TampopoLoco” .

I got the devil in me, man who calls himself libertysister. I need savin’! Praise Jesus!!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Glackin/100000892011713 Joseph Glackin

LibertySister said:
Since Huckabee is the leader contender for president now.
The liberials and sites like this will eat there own and kill anyone in there way to diminish him and call him and his family every name in the book. they will go to there usual patterns.

They dont care how good of a person he is or if he is more qualified. They already Hate his guts and cant sleep at night knowing there are good moral and value people out there like him.

Just see above like with basement Moron ” TampopoLoco” .

You go, LibSis, how dare people QUOTE the Rev. and then REPEAT HIS WORDS!
If that isn’t “Gotcha!” journalism, I don’t know what is.
Next, They’ll try to say that politicians actually MEAN what they SAY!
Absurd idea, eh?
http://www.heartland.org/environmentandclimate-news.org/ClimateConference4 Just Tex

glenn113 said:
Go ahead and get your combat boots. I’ll hold your coat.

You couldnt carry the buttons, let alone the entire “coat”.
kvon

notsofast said:
Barry announced today the the no-fly zone in Libya had saved or created over 2 million people.

Republican leaders said the support of pro-Democracy rebels was an obvious endorsement of Socialist and Communist theories as well as material support of Islamic radicals.
fenngibbon

Has anyone here actually read The Prince? Expecting peace by getting others to love you is to build on sand because love is fickle. Fear tends to be a more secure basis for peace, so if you have to choose one or the other, fear is the more logical choice.
notsofast

BadGenome said:
Then he eulogized Geraldine Ferraro, saying she and her racism will be deeply missed.

So true! Those lib thugs tried to turn her into a racist.

Shame on them, the cowards.
notsofast

skyfet said:
Considering your low standard, this one is pretty awful, stupid and typical crap you can expect from someone that calls himself ‘notsosmart’.

Go back to your sewer, son.

AND TAKE YOUR FLIES WITH YA!
notsofast

skyfet said:
That is why he is a preacher.

And you, a loser, son!
BFD

Huckabee likes people being afraid.

That’s why he released all those murderers from prison.
CosmosDan

Oh Oh, the drums have stopped, that bad sign.

Why, what happens now?

Bass solo!
glenn113

Just Tex said:
You couldnt carry the buttons, let alone the entire “coat”.

Chickenhawk
glenn113

Just Tex said:
You couldnt carry the buttons, let alone the entire “coat”.

Is that the best you got?
Davo

Alarm……..Alarm!! There’s a Republican in the news! All Dims spring into action and attack. If you can’t see the target, just spin around in a circle and fire wildly……………….you might hit something. Never let these people get a word out in public that you don’t challenge and disrespect. This is WAR!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Glackin/100000892011713 Joseph Glackin

Davo—
Is that the best you can do when one of your front-runners, on home turf, makes a comment GUARANTEED to send every talk show staff into overtime making jokes about it? Your boy stepped in it. Like it or not.
Davo

Joseph Glackin said:
Davo—
Is that the best you can do when one of your front-runners, on home turf, makes a comment GUARANTEED to send every talk show staff into overtime making jokes about it? Your boy stepped in it. Like it or not.

Well, Slackin’, he ain’t my “boy.” But he has a point. The world was a much nicer and more polite place after the bombs exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Peace only comes through overwhelming strength.

Now, you Liberals have the opposite concept about peace, and the results have been unfortunate. But Liberals never learn from your actions………………otherwise, you would be Conservatives.
glenn113

Davo said:
Well, Slackin’, he ain’t my “boy.” But he has a point. The world was a much nicer and more polite place after the bombs exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Peace only comes through overwhelming strength. Now, you Liberals have the opposite concept about peace, and the results have been unfortunate. But Liberals never learn from your actions………………otherwise, you would be Conservatives.

http://www.nhgazette.com/chickenhawks/
bundesheer

It’s a bit embarrassing watching this guy try to do comedy. Adding a video of a random youtube cat, doesn’t make it funny. He has no sense of timing or relevance.

And the Russia thing >.> terrible. Stick to what you are good at, hard news. Leave the comedy news to TDS.

Yes it was sarcasm.
glenn113

When is the Huckster going to play this song on his next show? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTAqUwYHnec
glenn113

TampopoLoco said:
Isn’t that what the North Koreans say?

LOL
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Hubble/100001340708758 caconservative

We no longer speak softly we………get Kinetic? What the hell is that?!!
CarmanK

And the type of bravado that Huckabee exhibits clearly indicates he is incompetent to govern/lead a democracy. Republicans don’t have the patience for democracy, it is unwieldy, accountable to real people not the “paper persons” created by the SCOTUS and endowed by their creator with superior rights to flesh and blood humans. The world needs leadership, the world needs peace and that takes hard work, wisdom and real committments to democracy which the republicans have no tolerance for. Witness: establishment of a plutocracy in the US; a government of, by and for the UBER RICH who feel entitled and the international corporations who think they should be able to rob, steal and cheat the american people with inpunity.
glenn113

Hey, libs or conservatives. Check out this video. It’s a 1950′s public information video warning kids about watching out for homosexuals. Since we’re on Huckabee’s article anyway… http://www.kaotic.com/8814_Watch-Out-For-Homosexuals–50s-Public-Information-Film.html
Armageddon T Thunderbird

Huckabee is just another typical tea bagging Republican. Self righteousness, arrogance, hypocrisy, twisted political views mixed with twisted religious views and a complete lack of personal integrity all rolled up into one. Yup…this is your typical Registered Republican. People like this will say and do anything to get elected and there is an entire country full of idiots who love being told what to think by those like Huckabee. This charlatan is living proof that most ministers are simply crooks without any personal integrity and that anyone can call themselves a minister and then run for a public office.
murphy0071

Huckabee is filled with hatred like most Baptists.
X-3

Huckabee Goes Machiavelli On Red Eye: ‘I’d Rather [America] Be Feared Than Liked’

If you’ve GOTTA choose only one, I agree with Huck.
george L

Who has attacked us on our own shore? Al Qaeda. Why? Because we chose fear over “love.”
george L

When Machiavelli said that thing about fear vs. love, he was writing about the monarch’s own people. A prince is by definition a dictator appointed by God. If he is incompetent, he will not be loved but he can keep his job and his head if he is feared.
Like the bible, “The Prince” is full of contradictions. There is another part where Machiavelli says “The strongest fort is the love of your people.
my dogs gone

Huck,
If you’d rather be feared than liked, how do you explain that cheesy, quasi-Christian show you do?
Are you looking to replace Mr. Rogers? Do you want to me my neighbor?
As President, the idea itself is amusing, I don’t think you’d frighten anyone, except maybe at Halloween.