underemployment rates
Underwood, Gary
undocumented immigrant
undocumented worker
uniformity
demand for
diversity code for
United States
constitutional protections
corporate taxes
economic freedom
innovation
lagging behind
spiritual history
underemployment rates
USA Patriot Act
VA. See Veterans Affairs
Variety
Verizon Communications
Veterans Affairs (VA)
Wall Street
bailouts
as casino
OWS
wizards
Wall Street Journal
war crimes
War on Poverty
Warner, Mark
Warren, Rick
The War for Late Night (Segelstein)
Washington, D.C.
drunk with power
egos in
island unto itself
politics
property values
public school exodus
Washington, George
Washington Post
Washington Redskins
WD-40
Weakest Link
Wealth: Is It Worth It? (Cathy)
Weaver, Sigourney
Weiner, Matthew
Weinstein, Harvey
welfare
Arkansas governor and
spending
When Did White Trash Become the New Normal? (Hays)
White, Ron
Who Really Gives (Brooks, A. C.)
Who’s Your Daddy
WIC. See Women and Infant Children program
Williams, Hank, Jr.
Williams, Tex
Williamson, Kevin
Wilson, Woodrow
wind power
Wolfe, Tom
The Wolf of Wall Street
women
in combat
Democratic Party and
empowerment
Republican Party and
Women and Infant Children program (WIC)
World Economic Forum
World War II. See also Nazis
Holocaust victims
Pearl Harbor attack
Worley, Jo Anne
“Wrecking Ball”
Xi Jinping
Yelton, Hunter
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
zero-tolerance policy
Zuckerberg, Mark
ZZ Top
ALSO BY MIKE HUCKABEE
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A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories That Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit
A Simple Government: Twelve Things That We Really Need from Washington (and a Trillion That We Don’t!)
Can’t Wait Till Christmas! (Illustrated by Jed Henry)
Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America
From Hope to Higher Ground: My Vision for Restoring America’s Greatness
Character Makes a Difference: Where I’m From, Where I’ve Been, and What I Believe
Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle
Living Beyond Your Lifetime: How to Be Intentional About the Legacy You Leave
Kids Who Kill (with Dr. George Grant)
Character Is the Issue: How People with Integrity Can Revolutionize America
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas, 2008 presidential candidate, and the host of the #1 weekend show Huckabee on Fox News. He is the author of eleven previous books, including several New York Times bestsellers. He and his wife, Janet, live in Florida and still spend time in Arkansas. They have three grown children and four grandchildren.
GOD, GUNS, GRITS, AND GRAVY. Copyright © 2014 by Mike Huckabee. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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“A Country Boy Can Survive” words and music by Hank Williams Jr. Copyright © 1981 Bocephus Music, Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Made in U.S.A. Used by permission.
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First Edition: January 2015
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