The offensive thing about this ad is not the ad. I am a Jew and not offended by the cross AT ALL. The point of the ad was to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and the cross is a symbol of Christianity. Fine ad.
What is offensive is how Huckabee MOCKED the people who mentioned the cross. “It’s a bookcase. A BOOKCASE!” Then he made a joke saying that he would admit that if you played the ad backward, it said “Paul is dead; Paul is dead” like the old 60’s Beatles subliminal rumor.
He is lying about his own ad! He could have said something like “Wasn’t that a lovely effect? It reminded me of the Reason for the Season.” He could have owned it. What was there to be ashamed of? But Huckabee chose to lie about it and mock those who asked him about it. What else will he lie about?
“He is lying about his own ad! He could have said something like “Wasn’t that a lovely effect? It reminded me of the Reason for the Season.” He could have owned it. What was there to be ashamed of? But Huckabee chose to lie about it and mock those who asked him about it. What else will he lie about?”
EXACTLY.