Huckabee: I have a Theology Degree; Oops - I don't!

Former Governor Huckabee "believed" he had and told people that he had a "Theology" degree. He must have been disappointed to learn from his campaign that he does not have a Theology degree. Dropping out doesn't count except maybe if your from Hope, Arkansas. Clinton dropped out of the military and was pardoned by Predident Carter. Hucakbee does have two honorary degrees - do these count? Hat tip to Power Line for clarifying that Hucakbee does NOT have a Theology degree:

Power Line: "He's not a doctor of theology, he just plays one on tv": In a post-debate interview with CBN News last month, Mike Huckabee claimed that he is uniquely qualified to lead the war on terror because he has a theology degree. Huckabee said: "I’m as strong on terror as anybody. In fact I think I’m stronger than most people because I truly understand the nature of the war that we are in with Islamofascism. These are people that want to kill us. It’s a theocratic war. And I don’t know if anybody fully understands that. I’m the only guy on that stage with a theology degree. I think I understand it really well."

The notion that a theology degree constitutes a special qualification for fighting the war on terror is only marginally more coherent than Huckabee's joke in which he substitutes a night at the Holiday Inn Express for foreign policy experience. Moreover, Huckabee's comparison of Iran to a wayward family member in need of dialogue and respect tends to undercut his claim that he possesses special insight into the theocratic nature of the war on terror.

But now Huckabee is denying that he has a theology degree. His staff corrected Jim Geraghty, who understandably thought Huckabee had such a degree. The Huckabee campaign stated: “Governor Huckabee doesn’t have a theology degree. He only spent a year in seminary.” . . . Now that it no longer seemed in Huckabee's interest to have the theology degree, the campaign revealed that he lacks one.

In any case, Huckabee's background as a student of religion -- whatever its scope -- seems more relevant to his ability to hold his own in a discussion of religion with the New York Times than to his ability to conduct foreign policy.

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