HOUSTON — Republican Mike Huckabee on Tuesday defended his Christmas ad amid suggestions that the ordained Baptist minister had gone too far mixing religion and politics.
The ad, airing in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, shows Huckabee in front of a Christmas tree as he says, “At this time of year, sometimes it’s nice to pull aside from (politics) and just remember that what really matters is the celebration of the birth of Christ and being with our family and friends.”
Huckabee said the ad was a harmless holiday greeting even though it excludes other religions.
“If we are so politically correct in this country that a person can’t say, ‘Enough of the nonsense with the political attack ads. Could we pause for a few days and say Merry Christmas to each other,’ then we’re really, really in trouble as a country,” Huckabee said.
The Associated Press
