I like Huck:-)Huck for VP!!!

McCain/Huckabee 2008!!!

That was just stupid. If somebody aimed a gun at anybody they would duck too. I suppose somehow it was to imply Obama was scaredy-cat but as stated Huckleberry looks like an idiot. How was that appropriate or even funny? I didn't think he was mean but there is mean-intent in it?

You know, Huckabee is a very likeable, friendly kind of guy. Reminds me of an insurance agent.

If he wasn't so conservative, I could easily work/vote for him.

Then he does something like this to prove what an idiot he is. We only have to look back to 1968, when we lost both Martin Luther King, Jr. and a very promising presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy, to think of how easily things can change. Imagine how different the 70s would have been with RFK as President!

I certainly hope Mr. Huckabee apologizes for this ASAP, and vows to never again utter such words. In the meantime, McBush should distance himself from Mr. Huckabee. Though I must admit that I'd expected to hear this kind of thing from McBush.

This has to be taken very seriously. The assassination of any political leader is something we should deplore and work hard to prevent rather than encourage as Mr. Huckabee did today.

Obama 2008 -- Yes, WE CAN!!!

Huckabee should not only apologize, but also turn down any possible offer of VP slot after this preposterous remark!

Oh, and resign as pastor of a church that preaches loving one's enemies...

It almost seems like everyone should apologize but Obama. A joke is a joke and Huckabee can make all the jokes he pleases. Didn't the Obamabots call Hillary all kinds of names? Who was calling for apologies then? Obama is not above anything infact he has nothing on his resume other than winning caucuses and superdelegates to give him that special status. There is no need for Huckabee to apologize

A slot at the bottom of the ticket, how appropriate, the bottom is where both he and McBush belong.

Not to funny Huck you of all people should know better that is a childs prank......

I felt Huckabee was the most honest and forthright of all the Repub candidates. I really liked him. But joking around about shooting a presidential candidate, from the other party, the first black candidate in history, in front of the NRA is criminal, not to mention sinful. As a preacher, He has to know that God is not smiling.

No, BO would not take the dive, he just gets behind his staff as usual.

Huck has always been quick with the jokes, after all, he is one.

Obama should shove that comment down the repig's throats
Obama should use video footage of his daughters and Michelle, then play the sick twisted voice over of Huckabigot.
Republicans own your label..MEAN SPIRITED!

This is not a joke. If this was said about a sitting President, he would already have been arrested, this type of humor has no place in politics today. Huckleberry is finished.

This is outrageous coming from a man of God and for him to think this was a joke. Unbelievable. In this political climate this is unconscionable.

It was a tasteless joke. Not even funny to me. I could see how a gun totin' bigot would think it was funny.

Voter,

I really hope you're not as stupid as your comment portends. Huckabee's "joke" was way eerie. There's a huge difference between harmless campaign-trail humor and what Huck said today. Furthermore, he made the entire NRA look like the bunch of redneck, socially inept retards that they're stereotyped as being.

I think it is true in a way. Obama tried to hide behind Hillary during debates, he tried to hide behind MO, he tried hiding behind Wright first and then also tried hiding behind Bill Clinton. There is no originality in this guy. Including the Hamas comment that he took from Carter. Huckabee is a lot of fun and can keep you laughing. Instead Obama's comments about meeting Hamas should be taken more seriously.

Very Christian of you, Huck.

It is never funny to joke about guns and presidential candidates. Poor taste doesn't even begin to describe this.

To defend it is also fairly outrageous. I am frankly more disgusted with the people posting in here who think it was in any way appropriate or even remotely funny.

With the nuts cases that the US breeds, no politician should make a joke or otherwise about shooting a presidential candidate.

Talk about reckless.

Huckabigot just cut his own political throat, he won't ever be given a VP or cabinet position, or TV commentator, or speaking tour.
What a fitting outcome for a dumpy little squirrel munching bible thumper who advocated putting people with AIDS in CAMPS,

karma is a b*tch...Huck

Maybe somebody was afraid that Obama's tenth cousin was in the room (Mr. Cheney).

So this is a JOKE?

In the country where King and the Kennedy brothers were shot dead, and Reagan almost was?

Huckabee, please leave the national stage after offering your sincere apologies.

If I aim my rifle at Huckabee or McCain, let's see what happens.

I like Huckabee but this comment was STUPID.

Doesn't he remember the assasination of MLK, JFK, and RFK?

Huck's crappy humor goes way beyond Wright.

Mike Huckleberry Hound Dog is a weak weak man. Mindless Moron!

Let's not forget the wonderful sight of Obama giving his female rival the finger, and brushing his shoulder off like his most favorite rap song.

OMG -

Did Obama apologize for that? NOOOOOO

He doesn't have to.

As far as I am concerned, that was a HATE GESTURE AT A FEMALE

I demand Obama apologize to Hillary Clinton and every women in this country for his demeaning gestures.

No jokes about Obama allowed!!! Jay Leno can't make jokes about him. No one can say anything that isn't florid praise and gushing because, if you do, you're a racist. This is so tiresome. I can't wait until this election ends and BO gets out of our faces. I wanted Hillary to get it, but now I'm a liberal democrat for McCain. Let's get this party started!

What a shame. some politician are at the lowest point ever. NO respect is left even for themselves!
Huckabee,after a bee stings it dies! Watch out!

Mike Huckabee was making a joke. Many jokes were made about Cheney in his shooting accident, jokes were made about other candidates, I won't repeat, but much worse than this. Late night talk shows are full of jokes about all of the candidates. If Obama wants to play the game, he needs to thicken up his skin. Why is everything fair game for the other candidates, and with Obama we can't say anything for fear of having it "taken in the wrong context?" If he wants to be treated as everybody else, thn let's have the media stop coddling him.....

YOu all are sad excuses for human beings. How on earth do you equate "dusting" your shoulders to someone making a joke about SHOOTING a political figure???? I dont care if it was said in regards to Clinton, McCain or even this current POS pres Bush...you JUST DO NOT do something as disgusting as this.

disguisted...

Can you give me a link to the middle finger photo? Oh, that's right...it didn't happen. Go back to feministville where the world is full of misogynists, and that's the reason why your life is as unfulfilling as it is.

The only people that this joke was funny to are, bigots, racists, mean spirited and perputraters of violent acts against others. NRA nuts are influence by this kind of talk..The only people that are not sensitive to the assassination King and Kennedy are heartless, and calous. Those people are the kind that would love to bring slavery back. I must say they are of same character as George Wallace, governor of Alabama in the old south.

I really liked Huckabee. But I'm ever so disappointed in him. And this has nothing to do with politics. What a thoughtless and tasteless remark. No one should joke about a posible assassination attempt especially in our current political climate. Huck, I now don't know what to make of you. Sad.

This coming from a former Minister just shows me how crazy people can be. I wonder what it would look like if Rev. Wright said this. No wonder you did not even make it to the top. Which president could talk like this and act like it was meant to be a joke. Could be he would want it to happen in real life! Who knows!

Disgusted in Illinois--

He did NOT give her the finger. He was touching his face. If you watch him, he does it all the time. In fact, I have noticed a lot of people do it. The shoulder brush, it was funny and well deserved.

And talk about not apologizing. Has Hillary ever apologized for voting to approve the war in Iraq? NO. She makes excuses. In fact, I have never heard her apologize for anything up to and including LYING about Bosnia.

You have a serious chip on your shoulder about being female.

I can't believe Huckabee just threatened a presidential candidate. IT's an insult to the United States and cannot go dismissed.

RACISM !! RACISM !! RACISM !! This is not acceptable !! Next thing you know someone will say the word "rope" in any context!! Another HATE CRIME!! We must not let these WORDS be spoken by white people!!!

Jennifer Chege: If Rev. Wright suggested that any political figure was ducking gunshots - they'd have him arrested, tried, found guilty and administered lethal injection before dinner time.

Its so sad.

What makes me sick are people using other excuses for hating OBama, other than the fact, he is black, example some women feminist.

For those saying Obama can't take a joke--His campaign has declined to make a statement regarding this.

The outrage is from reasonable people who understand the historical implications of this sort of "joke."

hahahaha...are you kidding me? Some of you really need to lay off the Kool Aid. This is supposed to be intentional? Or a "hate gesture?"

http://www.break.com/index/obama-gives-hillary-the-finger.html

I also hear that Obama keeps a basement full of virgins that he rapes and then sacrifices nightly...

Wow. First "lynching" Michelle Obama, now making a "joke" about someone shooting the first black candidate for president in the history of the United States. And you want to compare this to someone who may have given the finger to Hillary Clinton? No. Obama would've have had to make a "joke" about Hillary not making an appearance somewhere because of an ovarian cancer screening to match the tastelessness of this crap remark by Huckabee. This is not a joke.

People can joke about Obama and many have. Hucklebee's joke wasn't funny. I saw Cheney tell jokes at a dinner and while I'm no fan of his, some were pretty funny. I'm sure Hucklebee eats chilli and jokes to the cook "this looks like ground fetus." How funny is that?

Huck...... Well at least you believe in God. That's the real JOKE!

To think that this moron wanted to be the president of united States makes me shiver!!

To the guy that says obama never has to apologize didnt obama have to apologize for calling some one sweety lol

Hopefully, Huckabee wouldn't duck.

NRA anmd Gun Safety?

Typical, stupid Republican remark! Tasteless humor is their stock and trade!

Hanny, I guess I missed the Jay Leno joke about shooting Obama, when did it air? Or did it comes from your own sick, sad mind.

This would be like a white racist telling his rebellious teenager, "listen it would be a lot better if we could get rid of the blacks, of course, they would probably be using the "N" word. Then the kid goes out and randomly kill a black person, and end up in some high security prison for the rest of life or this recent situation involving a teenage on "my space" being told the world would be a better place without her in it and she commits suicide. So don't tell me these kind of comments do not have consequences.

This just goes to show the REAL thoughts of a man that wanted to be President of the Unites States. Cruel/Tasteless/Vulgar and beneath contempt !!!!!

Take a hike, a joke is a joke. Why everyone is so boneheaded. If you cannot have a sense of humor, you think you'd have the audacity of a president?

Huchabee, you have already stepped down the national stage by loosing to Maccain.
Obviously you want to get back on stage right? With a foolish comment like this you made yourself roll off the stage again, flat on your face!
It was a very stupid joke.

Hey Disgusted in Illinois,

You need to change your name to "DISGUSTING" in Illinois!

You can't even stay on topic you fool. What the Heck has this got to do with that Hillary loser anyway? Go to all the blogs today and try and even find a story about her... Can't huh? That is because she is irrelevant now....

Pretty funny I'd say.

Hope to hear more along these lines as the race gets going.

Please open the eyes of the BO world.

Is Hussein offended?
Are you offended?
Well, you and your cronies offend me!
And, none of us has a constitutional right to not be offended. Lighten up!

Guys! This is NOT something that happened spontaneously!

This is the NRA convention!

It was a SET-UP for Huckabee and planned in advance!

Do NOT discount the possibility that these guys are really trying to get a preacher to get some poor uneducated rural guy to get all worked up and think he will become a hero IF he actually assasinates Obama for the good of the white race!

I live in the south and let me tell this is NOT something to dismiss!

I believe the NRA will be more than likely high a reasonable probability of making a loony NRA member to actually pull it off!!

Do anyone think the NRA will actually allow a black person like Obama to ever become president in 2008! I am not black and I can tell you that this is why I believe I understand the strong sentiments of the gun-toting crowd in the south, the ones who are very very upset about someone like Obama becoming President because of a bad economy and Iraq. They really think this could happen now and would not happen 4-12 from now when the economy recovers and we pull back significantly from Iraq.

They see this as a critical time window and wish to close it fast!!

I like Mike Huckabee and I think, in spite of his recent "joke", he is still the best choice that John McCAIN (not McBush!) could choose as his running mate! Besides there is not one person in this whole world who has not said or done something stupid at one time or another! We are all human, including Mike Huckabee! He is allowed to make mistakes just as we are! I think he should apologize and we should forgive him and move on!

You people are unbelievable. He didn't make a threat. He made a dumb joke. The fact that Obama would even be at an NRA meeting is funny in itself.

some of the comments in here are actually pretty scary. Proof that this kind of comment is dangerous. There are some seriously sick minds out there and in here.

It isn't funny under any circumstances based on the history of this country.

Nic, what the hell are you smoking?

That's what Obama's wife said:
'I want to rip (Bill Clinton's) eyes out. Kidding!'
Ripping eyes is much more crazy than shooting. Why noboday ask her and Obama to apologize?

The real joke is the lives of the people excusing Huck's comment on here.

I wonder if Huckabee's children or wife had a gun aimed at them, would he expect them to stand and take it or would he hope they would duck?
Would he still make jokes out of that too? Its always all right when the shoe is on the other foot.

Huckabee by his comments has sunk to a new low. Shame on him.

Threatening racist remark from a born- again crude hillbilly. What do you expect from white trash in a suite speaking to insecure overweight white males, whose organizational membership has been shrinking. He won't apologize he isn't a big enough man to do that. I sure hope McCain annoints him VP candidate. One more reason the loosers will loose this election!

JR,I can't respond to you since you're obviously on your knees in front of his majesty Barak the KING of the whole world who knows everything and thinks we're all afraid and must follow him. Anyway, Obama is looking like an idiot on the news right now and it's pretty fun to watch. Gotta go!

Uh, I'm not a Barack supporter (Hillary, then probably McCain), but that was INCREDIBLY offensive. When I saw the video my mouth dropped open.

Cheryl,

Unfortunately, I'm out of good pot...otherwise the idiotic opinions of people assuaging Huckabee's remarkably crude "joke" would be a lot funnier.

REAL CLASSY GUY THE OL HUCKSTER >>>YES INDEEDY CHRISTIAN MAN

Max,

Michelle Obama's comments about ripping Bill's eyes out was stupid, I'll give you that.

However, based on the assasination of RFK, JFK, MLK, this comment, to say the least, was in very poor taste.

It is not the same.

You tasteless idiots who respond to this bad joke by saying Obama needs to apologize for some imagined gesture or that he can't take a joke, please understand no one in the room when the joke was make laughed. There was shocked silence. Obama has made no comment. People who have a problem with this are just decent Americans with a sense of decorum, not to mention a knowledge of our history. I am so surprised at Huckabee that I am willing to accept that it was a very bad off the cuff joke that he would never have made had he thought about it. I am sure before too long he will issue a genuine heartfelt apology. I am equally sure that Obama will graciously accept it and then forget about it.

The United States does not need a president that embarasses the American people. Both McCain and Huckabee have made brainless remarks that are damning to us. McCain singing bomb Iran to the Beach Boys tune, Huckabee the above.
Obama is by far the most articulate of the candidates.

"It almost seems like everyone should apologize but Obama. A joke is a joke and Huckabee can make all the jokes he pleases."

Yeah, and if a Democrat said that about Bush, you GOP lapdogs would be enraged and Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh would talk about 'hateful, violent liberals' for weeks on end! Give me a break!

Shame on you Huackabee. What kind of pastor are you? May God forgive you!

Did NObama apologize to Hillary for giving her the finger? ... or did he deny that he did? ... and snubbing her on the Senate floor? ... no sweetie ... none of these!

Uh, thanks, Bridget. Of course you like Huckabee. You both share an IQ of 5.

Stupid SOB. No wonder he's on the losing team.

Obama ~ For sanity

I usually like Hucakabee, he seems to be one of the few republicans that actually has some common sense. But that was a tasteless comment especially coming from a man of god. I wonder how he would feel,if something where to happen to Obama. Cause I'm sure its a toothless,cowardly,redneck out there just waiting to put an end to the black candidate.

I guess this is the type of campaign the republicans will run over the next 5 and 1/2 months. At least these rednecks will give the world a chance to understand why Reverend Wright has so much disgust and hatred for White America.

There is nothing even remotely funny about having a gun pointed at you. Hucksters is losing his bearings now.

Hucks a frickin moron, just like the rest of his party. The Repugs are a disgrace and the party in going DOWN.

After November's blood bath, the party will be laid to rest.

Obama 2008!

If I made such a comment on this Blog the Secret Service would be at my door before the night was out.

I was a fan of Huck during his campaign. He's a really smart man with a seemingly nice personality...but this remark was just stupid, tasteless...and random. He should have just stuck to the script of his speech...because I don't think it was funny.

I used to like this man. He just crossed the line. Guns and safety are no joke. I am glad he is no longer in the race.

It's been interesting to read some of the previous posts, especially the one about huckabee reminding them of a nice insurance agent. Bottom line is, he had his moment in the lights and now his true self is coming out...the Hukaprankster!

The Messiah needs love and protection
---by Brent

Shelter him from rain.
Protect him from strain.
Spare him of pain.
If one's not sure he's fragile
love him with no condition.
He can't take any criticism
for he only knows how to feign.

"Huckabigot"
Posted by: mark | May 16, 2008 6:12:00 PM

ROFLMAO!! That was funny!

What a silly mindless thing to say! He will soon apologize sincerely.

What do you expect from the 'gays, guns and Jesus' crowd? Has Huck's fat son tortured any more dogs to death recently? Take a look at a picture of that family some day and you'll see they apparently never heard gluttony was a sin, too!

Personally, I think it's creepy that Michelle Obama first raised the possibility of something that I can't even bring myself to name.

I shuddered when she said it and still can't imagine what on earth possessed her to say it.

Sad commentary, especially coming from a supposed 'man of cloth'. But this is also typical Republican ideology and I'm sure the NRA crowd thought it was funny. Truth of the matter is, it isn't funny and Hucklebee owes Obama and the American people a sincere apology.

Frightening that this ignorant hick actually got people to vote for him during the early primararies.This "preacher" is no different from the Haggee's,Wright's,Falwell's. Together the message is hate and intolerance for all not like them.They have twisted and corrupted Christianity.They are an abomination to God.

I love the way the republikkkans and the NRA plan to recruit