Abortion is just like the Holocaust, says death penalty lover, because he's a schmuck

In his keynote address to the Republican Party of Iowa's Celebrate Life event last month, Mike Huckabee'former governor of Arkansas, failed candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, and now a host of his own talk show on Fox "News"'compared abortion to the Holocaust.

It's not remarkable that he did so; forced-birthers have long been fond of oh-so-casually comparing a legal medical procedure to the religious genocide of millions. In fact, there is absolutely nothing remarkable about his speech, filled with standard anti-choice bile and nonsense'which is precisely what makes it remarkable. This is the "pro-life" movement, and Huckabee, who has for far too long been given a pass by the media as one of the "nicer" conservatives because he delivers his hate with a jolly smile, is one of its most prominent leaders. If you want to understand just how twisted, how hateful, how blatantly wrong and downright evil this movement really is, you need look no further than Huckabee's speech. Just be sure to keep Huckabee's own words in mind:

I actually carried out the death penalty 16 times more than any governor in my state's history.

Now head below the fold for Huckabee's impassioned plea for "life."