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January 12, 2021
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Activists who caused mayhem trying to crash the joint session of Congress last week –- tragically leading to one shooting death and several other fatalities, including one policeman –- have been characterized in news reports as right-wing conspiracy theorists who identify with such groups as QAnon. It’s not the first time Trump supporters have been reportedly associated with QAnon, and when this came up once before, some readers wrote and asked us, “What is QAnon?”

Heck if I knew. Seriously, we had no idea. And those readers must not have known, either, or they wouldn’t have asked us. Judging from typical news accounts, though, Trump supporters are deep into this and other wild conspiracy theories, like the crazy belief that some people actually commit election fraud. Of course we know that’s nonsense, especially when applied to the 2020 election, which we’ve been assured was the most accurate and secure election in our nation’s history and that’s good enough for us. (Sarcasm alert.)

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And since news accounts are known for giving such keen and insightful depictions of Trump supporters –- how we think, what motivates us, what we like to buy at Walmart and order at the Olive Garden –- we were frankly a little embarrassed at our ignorance about QAnon. What kind of self-respecting Trump supporters were we, not even knowing what it was, let alone not believing whatever it was they were putting out there? So we did a little very basic research and tackled the question briefly in a months-old newsletter.

After the Capitol Hill riot last week, the topic of QAnon came up again, in a particularly sad context: Ashli Babbitt, the woman who was killed by a Capitol Hill officer inside the building, reportedly at least looked into it herself.

Here’s how the AP put it: “Her Twitter account promoted mainstream conservative views but also included references to the QAnon conspiracy theory, which centers on the baseless belief that Trump had been secretly fighting deep state enemies and a cabal of Satan-worshiping cannibals operating a child sex trafficking ring.”

Well, they kind of had us at “deep state enemies” but lost us at “Satan-worshiping cannibals.”

Please understand, we strongly condemn the foolish and destructive actions at the Capitol. Everyone involved should be ashamed of what they did and those who disobeyed Capitol Police, vandalized the building and led to the death and destruction should be prosecuted as fully as we called for that to happen to the Antifa and BLM rioters last summer. Their actions helped Trump’s adversaries wrongly paint the President and ALL his supporters as insurrectionists and even seditionists, giving the left an excuse to crush our civil rights, which they are now doing. Still, the AP report about Babbitt reads mostly like a hit piece, especially jarring since the woman had been killed just the day before. It includes a couple of nice remarks from her ex-husband Aaron, but otherwise paints her as a nutty Trump supporter who believed all those crazy things about the election and tweeted about gun rights and illegal immigration.

According to the AP report, “Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who identified as a Libertarian and supporter of the 2nd Amendment, frequently posted unsubstantiated views about election fraud by the President and his most extreme supporters –- activists whose conspiracy theories and unflinching support for Trump have attracted large numbers of online followers.”

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Babbitt was once charged with road rage, it says, but acquitted. She reportedly supported a recall drive against California Gov. Gavin Newsome, which is at least one testament to sanity and good judgment.

Again quoting from AP: “Brian Levin, Director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, said Babbitt will be remembered as a martyr by people with a wide range of grievances spanning from disbelief in the seriousness of the pandemic to beliefs in QAnon conspiracy theories.

“‘When you have people in an alternate universe, they will take a catalytic event and spin it in a way that is most appealing to their emotions and fears, irrespective of what the facts may end up showing,’ he said.”

Well, isn’t that special. I get the impression that to such a condescending person, gun rights and legal immigration –- and Trump support –- are right up there with a cannibalistic sex trafficking ring as crazy things to believe in. And many on the left eagerly lump us all into that same alternate universe.

I’d also say that anything called the “Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism” might want to focus just a little attention on the hate and extremism coming from the left, along with those wild conspiracy theories about Trump and Putin and Russian prostitutes. Bet they won’t, though. Because those examples are perfectly normal.

Another report, this from the AIR FORCE TIMES, refers to Babbitt as an “adherent" of QAnon.

Incidentally, this report tells us that Babbitt “was part of a mob that, after being incited by President Trump’s fraudulent claims of a stolen election, overran barricades and stormed Congress...” Hold on --- one timeline of events suggests the mob could not have been listening to Trump’s speech and get there in time to cause the chaos at the Capitol when it took place. We're checking into this, but It appears these people might not have even heard Trump speak, so I’m curious to know how he “incited” them.

Also, the event they were interrupting was an attempt by Republicans in Congress to present their evidence, which thanks to their idiocy, was not presented and never will be.

Apparently, Babbitt had posted a photo of herself in a “QAnon” shirt. We wish we could tell you more about this group, but we –- like most Trump supporters –- are just not into that. When President Trump was asked about it by incredibly rude town hall host Savannah Guthrie last year, he said he didn’t know anything about it. “I just don’t know about QAnon,” he said.

Guthrie argued with him (!), as she did repeatedly throughout the interview. “You do know,” she said.

He insisted he did not. Then he said they were against pedophilia, but it seems he was confused and really talking about Antifa. Apparently, even President Trump didn’t know what QAnon is, or had only a vague idea.

Here’s what the NEW YORK POST said about QAnon in a comprehensive report last October.

QAnon was supposedly named for “Q,” a shadowy figure who remains anonymous. But if some of those people who stormed the Capitol and dashed conservative hopes are members of QAnon, I say the “Q” should really stand for “Quixote,” as in Don Quixote, who famously tilted at windmills.

From this we get the word “quixotic,” which means “foolishly impractical, especially in the pursuit of lofty ideals.” Also, “Having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed.” That foolhardiness and its tragic end are all the “Q” represents to me.

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  • William Hunter

    01/12/2021 01:19 PM

    Hi Brother Huckabee! God Bless. You will probably be on the NO TRAVEL LIST by time of the Mediterranean trip! Appreciate all you do for Constitutional Conservatives.

  • Doug Arndt

    01/12/2021 01:17 PM

    If you haven't, check out x22report.com he quotes from Q rather often.
    However, he (x22report.com) makes more sense than anything else I'm hearing.
    Of course, that doesn't help either of us know more about "Q" ... but I'm not agreeing with the standard rhetoric either.

  • William Fuhrer

    01/12/2021 01:17 PM

    President Trump up until then tried to deal a full hand to law enforcement so no police positions would be over run. One day in Pittsburgh three policemen were murdered by one gun man. LIFE IS WORTH LIVING... when a family member who the family loves goes out and the family member has an inkling that they are going to get into trouble. What should the family do at that point? The Reverends who line up with youngsters who are inclined to get into trouble should Dr. Phil them instead of sayinG you OK and I'm OK. What is a Qhan? What is a Marxist? What ia s CCPer?

  • Anita F Larkin

    01/12/2021 01:14 PM

    A quote from today's newsletter: "Also, the event they were interrupting was an attempt by the Republicans in Congress to present their evidence, which thanks to their idiocy, was not presented and never will be."

    I am a supporter of President Trump. However, I do not endorse what happened at the Capitol. But I do not understand why the evidence of fraud if present still cannot be investigated (even though it would not changed the outcome of 2020 election). Republicans in Congress owe it to the American public to fully investigate this issue so we can understand what happened and to put it behind us.

    Thank you,
    Anita Larkin

  • Remedios Cruz

    01/12/2021 01:12 PM

    I f do o not like rioting but I believe in free expressions!!! That’s freedom! But Governor, do you believe that the election we just had was the most honest election America had ? I don’t as this I believe is the most fraudulent one our country ever had !!! Right under our nose , right in front our eyes it happened ! But honestly I know it’s all ( the fraud as Biden said it’s in place and that’s why he never really put too much effort on the campaign ), been brilliantly put in place by the Democrats and it’s allies! Since day “ zero “ they’ve been trying to get rid of our President Trump.

  • Billy Miller

    01/12/2021 01:12 PM

    133 million voters...74 million vote Trump...59 voted Biden...and Biden won????

  • Misti Morgan

    01/12/2021 01:07 PM

    I have been hearing all kinds of reports about martial law, Black outs, President Trump staying in office with an insurrection act etc. I postponed my foot surgery tomorrow because my kids didn’t want me to be stuck at home alone 4-6 weeks with no protection.
    I pray that it’s true from Mike Lindell that President Trump will overcome this!
    PLEASE inform us in your emails.
    Your emails are the only social media I have to rely on!

  • Topper Baker

    01/12/2021 01:06 PM

    I think this whole country has lost its mind. America is gone and we might as well face it, we will never see America come back from the endless democrats' stupid actions, impeachments, blithering idiots like AOC, etc. We have definitely seen the death of America. Now, we just wait for the antichrist to come, probably from the democrat party, and he will doom the balance of America and the rest of the world.

  • Lars Schroeder

    01/12/2021 01:00 PM

    In October of 2015, my candidate of choice ran an ad calling for the burning down of the Washington political machine. I loved it! I shudder to think what lawsuits or other political consequences he would have had to pay had one or more supporters actually taken a propane torch to a DC government building(?). Political speech is just that. It's DNA is hyperbolic. Phrases such as "We're going to fight," "in the crosshairs," "Bring a knife/gun," or even "nuclear option," are purposely charged with very violent terms. But I guess that will all have to change in 2021. Because who knows what could follow a statement like "We're not going to stand for this, you have to be strong, we're going to throw these guys out, these people are going to be slaughtered in the next election cycle." Beware of your hate speech, you insurrectionist conservatives, or someone will actually be thrown under the bus, and you will be held responsible.

  • Linda Rich

    01/12/2021 12:57 PM

    I.looked this group up on the internet and was still confused. I am a Trump supporter but I do not belong to.this group. This is the lefts way of trying to dismiss almost 80,000 people as nuts.

  • Liz Benage

    01/12/2021 12:53 PM

    Gov Huckabee,
    Q was a character in the Star Trek series. He was a being who played havoc with the universe, but when his father would figure out what he was doing he would pull him home and Q would act like a spoiled child protesting all the way. Now I don’t know if whoever coined the phrase Qanon had that in mind, but that’s what came to mind for me when they first appeared on the scene. Just my best guess.

    Hope this helps. Stay safe and well. God Bless. Liz Benage

  • Cheryl Briggs

    01/12/2021 12:48 PM

    I’m so upset at what is going on in our country. The election was stolen (there is evidence). My heart breaks for what they are doing to our President

  • Jayne Norman

    01/12/2021 12:43 PM

    I heard about Q Anon a long time ago and even after researching (what little was available) I still didn't have the slightest idea what the heck it was. And didn't understand what they were talking about. I doubt seriously that most MAGA people have even heard of it.

  • Lawrence Foster

    01/12/2021 12:42 PM

    Governor Mike,

    Please get one of you researchers to dig into QAnon a bit deeper. I have no contact with the group and have never even bothered to look them up on google, but I do know many on the conservative side love to troll the left, and get them to display their lack of any sense of humor.

    Besides, I happen to have it on good authority that most of the deep state are worshippers of Baal. :)

  • Nancy B Krupp

    01/12/2021 12:34 PM

    New topic: Tech companies.
    Betsy Macaughey presents a good solution.
    Copy & paste: https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/twitter-facebook-tech-giants-tyranny
    Please pursue.
    Thank you for all you do,
    Nancy Krupp

  • John Day

    01/12/2021 12:27 PM

    Tell us Mike, definitively, where u stand on QAnon?
    Do u know who the illuminati is?
    Do u know who the illuminati backs?
    Have u heard of the great reset?
    Do u believe?
    OR is it ok to traffic, rape, and murder people to include infants?
    Don't turn a blind eye. Dig. It is happening right now this second.
    I really don't matter that much, but u know who does matter, the one keeping score? God, I Am.

  • Karen Jones Cody

    01/12/2021 12:13 PM

    Dear Governor Huckabee, thank you so much for being calm and informative. In the current climate, I wake up wondering if I really am crazy and if the whole world I grew up in and everything I believe in is wrong. Then I read something from you, and know there is craziness on all sides - but peace with Jesus. Please keep putting out plain truth and encouraging words!

  • Sharon Smith

    01/12/2021 12:13 PM

    I fully agree that those that were violent were not all Trump supporters and never heard the President's speech. The timeline was wrong and also most of the people who were supporters and heard the speech were not even aware of the violence. I believe it was staged by the left to disrupt what was going on in Congress. How in the world did we ever get here? Oh, yes, the lefts hate for Trump caused evil.

  • Betty Ridgill

    01/12/2021 12:13 PM

    I need to mention one more thing. And, I recognized your sarcasm. I think that anybody with the least bit of common sense knows that there was an overwhelming amount of fraud in the general election and the Georgia runoff. Just my thoughts!

  • Jesse Tomblin

    01/12/2021 12:12 PM

    While I agree with most of what has been said by Governor Huckabee I must correct one thing he said. He said a Joint Session of Congress what he left out was that it was an UNCONSTITUTIONAL session of Congress. See the CONSTITUTION CLEARLY STATES THAT CONGRESS SHALL NOT CONDUCT BUSINESS IN SECRET. The FACT that this session was doing the most important business this Nation has means it is should have had the most Citizens in attendance. Yet the Democraps(named thus for the WORTHLESS FECAL MATTER overflowing their otherwise empty skulls), PRETEND REPUBLICANS( McConnell, Graham, and those that did not support the STOPPING of this FRAUDULENT ELECTION FARCE), and the three RINOS(Romney, Collins, and Murkowski)closed the Capital Building thus VIOLATING not only the CONSTITUTION but the oath they swore when they got into office. Combine that with those I listed being on Soros’s payroll along with the DOMESTIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ANTIFA and BLM who started the rioting. Which was met with LETHAL FORCE despite the other riots Soros paid for had little to not force at all shows just how ANTI-America and American Congress is at this time in History. Once the PEDOPHILE is declared UNFIT and they enthrone the PROSTITUTE America will be DOOMED.

  • Betty Ridgill

    01/12/2021 12:10 PM

    Well, I may be a member of the QAnon and not even know it! I thought as I was watching last Wednesday, that some of those flags that were being shown did not look like something that our President would have had anything to do with. I DO NOT believe that a "true" patriot would ever desecrate our flag the way those were, not even to make a point. I felt sadness that anyone would do this. So, I guess what I'm trying to determine is, "Were those people even a part of the protest group listening to President Trump?" The need to investigate who these people were (are), but I don't think if they discovered "paid plants", that we would ever hear anything about it.

  • Sandi Quinn

    01/12/2021 12:08 PM

    Watch The Fall Cabol on YouTube, it explains what or who QAnon is, and what they believe.

  • Carol MacMillan Godsey

    01/12/2021 12:08 PM

    Since the radical left seem to be the only ones who know what or who QAnon is, I believe its a bogus organization they invented to counter criticism of BLM and Antifa. When Snitty Savannah asked POTUS about it, we had no idea what she was talking about and it was obvious he did not either. The left has gone certifiable!

  • Amy Judd

    01/12/2021 11:49 AM

    Did I read this correctly? Are you saying you see no cheating in the 2020 election? You called this a "crazy belief"...I kept reading thinking you would explain yourself.... But you seem to be under the crazy belief that you can trust the main stream media and the democrats....Sad to say good bye.

  • Beverly Holloway

    01/12/2021 11:46 AM

    I am so happy to read your article this morning and see that you are not among the idiocy of French Hill and Tom Cotton and we don’t even know what John Boozeman thinks. Yesterdays receipt of French Hill’s email using all the same words as everyone else that’s got a microphone in front of their face that states Trump called for the riots blah blah blah. With that being said, I’m never voting Republican again. I’ll vote for Sarah for governor, if she runs on the Republican ticket, but likely a Patriot ticket would be my choice. I was one of the foolish people that thought that Pence would do the constitutional correctness of not excepting fraudulent vote and electoral votes from states that didn’t even follow their own laws. That was topped off for me by seeing him do a masonic handshake. Calling someone else your “most worshipful master” doesn’t sound like a good Christian man to me. Have non if these people heard his speech? Thank you for noting that those that were listening to the speech didn’t even have time to get to the capital to commit Harry Carey. Why are our Republican’s not hearing us say that we wanted the dead people votes, duplicate votes and illegal votes thrown out and then, if Biden still won, so be it? God help us and God help our country. Right is still right and wrong is still wrong.