In Mike Huckabee’s, Gods, Guns, Grits, and Gravy, he describes and puts emphasis on topics he believes to be important. He talks about everything from Jay-Z to gay marriage and his stance, as well as experiences, with the topic. By reading his story, readers can really take his views against their own to see if they agree and to what extent. For example, he is completely against gay marriage, and even threatened to leave the republican party if they chose to support gay marriage as they hadn’t done before. However, before going crazy, one must look at why he thinks this way. This is ultimately the government playing into the lives of the citizens. He questions how much the government can play into this decision, as well as to what extent. For example, he is found saying “Are such variations normal? Which ones? …show more content…
He is trying to understand what is going on between all sides of people, as government should aim to do. He is found noting that “To be clear, I am not equating all gay men with pedophiles; I'm just relating how this particular person was my introduction to the then-unfathomable concept of same-sex attraction.” With this the government must reconsider many things such as questions he is also puzzled on. He is puzzled, finding himself saying “Shouldn't a bisexual be able to have both a male and female spouse? Wouldn't restricting that person access to both genders be denying the bisexual his or her marriage 'equality?’” As well as looking at the role of the government in the lives of the citizens, he looks as what the citizens are free to do. He makes it clear he pays major attention to pop and social media. He analyzes everything he can. For example, he is found questioning the exploitation of bodies. He finds Miley Cyrus to be a terrible role model, making disgusting dance moves and going in the exact opposite direction the media should be going