He’s a former Republican state legislator. She’s given birth to 19 kids. Their family, as a whole, stars in the reality TV show “19 Kids and Counting.” And now they are getting applause for being “outspoken ambassadors for Christian values in the secular world.”
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar — and their brood of 18 (the littlest one will stay at home) — will receive the first-ever pro-family entertainment award from the Family Research Council when they travel to the upcoming Values Voter Summit in Washington.
“When you turn on the TV, most reality shows are not exactly family friendly, but the Duggars are consistently a successful show at the same time being real,” said Tim McClusky, senior vice president of Family Research Council Action, which is sponsoring the Values Voter Summit.
So what do accommodations look like for a family this large?
We’re told that the Duggars requested six adjoining rooms for their stay in the District at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, and that their bus is taking up five parking spots. Reminiscent of the Von Trapp family from “The Sound of Music,” the Duggars also play instruments. McClusky told Yeas & Nays the family is expected to play their violins for conference attendees.
The Duggars will appear alongside pols such as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., at the conference, which takes place Sept. 17-19.
