beyond that he knew he would get a ton of publicity and this is after all, politics.
Pick one answer. Can't have both. Either it's just a bookshelf, aw shucks, what cross? Or else it's intentional and he's just using it to get publicity. Which one is it?
Huckabee supporters do not want to pick one. The first one makes Huckabee look stupid and the second one makes him look like a self-promoting hustler who will exploit Christian symbols for his own gain and then lie about it.
Now I, for one, don't think Huckabee is stupid. I think he thinks we're pretty stupid, however.
Its an intentional bookcase that looks like a cross.
What part of campaign politics don’t you understand?