Mike Huckabee is a self-righteous Bible thumper. Natalie Portman, on the other hand, is absolutely the bee’s knees. If she has a baby without benefit of husband, that baby will not require governmental assistance.
Nevertheless, I believe I understand what Huckabee, in his inept way, is trying to say. If you could pick one indicator for childhood poverty, it would not be educational level, race or ethnicity, religion, or geographical area. It would be that the child has a single mother.
Of course, one way to reduce single motherhood is to abstain from sex. That’s probably what Huckabee would preach. Another more realistic way would be to make abortion safe, available, and affordable. In any case, I don’t think we should demonize single mothers. Nor do I think we should glorify the idea.
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