If Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ departure as White House press secretary meant she would be leaving public life, I’d be toasting her goodbye this week. Unfortunately, since it probably represents only a brief pause in her now well-established history of sliming people, a firm marker should be laid down about her right now.
Sanders reportedly is considering following in her father’s footsteps and running for governor in her home state of Arkansas, where Mike Huckabee served from 1996-2007. With high built-in name ID and the benefit of riding President Donald Trump’s coattails in a ruby red state, she is already talked about as the favorite in the race, which isn’t until 2022. This says far more about the sorry state of our political system than it does about any merits she has as a potential candidate. The barrage of lies she told from the White House podium would disqualify her from any industry but politics.
Of course, a lot of politicians lie. Sanders, however, has participated in mean-spirited, personal and cruel lies that have hurt people. I know firsthand. It’s an experience I’m not eager to recall. But people need to know, especially potential Arkansas voters. She smeared me, she smeared others and, given the opportunity, she’ll most likely do it again.
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