As much as I hate to agree with a group of bigots like Donohue’s Catholic league, and as much as I would like to feel a little bit of Schadenfreude about this as a Jew who has been routinely slandered by him and his little hate group, I have to agree with him here.

The Catholic bashing letter sent by the incredibly aptly named Huckabee Supporter Reverend Rude saying, “Huckabee is an evangelical. He has not learned how to speak to evangelicals; i.e. Bush 41 & 43. He is one of us. I know Senator Brownback converted to Roman Catholicism in 2002. Frankly, as a recovering Catholic myself, that is all I need to know about his discernment when compared to the Governor’s. I don’t if this fact is widely known among evangelicals who are supporting Brownback“.

It would appear that Tim Rude got his ordination from a cereal box, and his sense of right and wrong from either Father Coughlin or William Donohue himself.

It would be nice to dismiss him as just a crank supporter, but he is more than that. He is a campaign volunteer.

If Governor Huckabee is serious about disavowing this, he needs to take two steps:

• Kick the person off the campaign immediately.
• Get this person to publicly apologize.
• State clearly that no speeches or political events will be held at the Walnut Creek Community Church in Windsor Heights.