Huckabee jokes about gun aimed at Obama

Breit Bart/AP ^ | 16 May 2008 | AP

[af_vet_rr]

"Hearing a loud noise and interrupting his speech, Huckabee said: "That was Barack Obama. He just tripped off a chair. He's getting ready to speak and somebody aimed a gun at him and he—he dove for the floor."

[af_vet_rr]

Out of all of the stupid things to do for somebody who thinks they can be a VP on McCain's ticket.

[Huck]

Whoops.

[Badger1]

Add this to the long list of reasons why Huckabee is not fit for national office.

[wastedyears]

What a maroon

[laconic]

Huckabee tries to be too funny, and like many people who do, he seldom is.

[airborne]

Well, there goes any “shot” at VP!

[weegee]

Michelle Obama said it was dangerous for Barack to get gasoline at a station at night.

Meanwhile it is Hillary who claimed to be the target of snipers.

[greatvikingone]

Prescient, maybe. We all know either Dem. nominee will be the target of haters - it is not rocket science.

[af_vet_rr]

As soon as he said it, and didn’t get the response he expected, I’m sure he started thinking “maybe I shouldn’t make jokes about assassinations and Presidential candidates”.

[weegee]

And yeah, Huckabee is a moron. I voted Keyes in the Texas Primary.

[MeanWestTexan]

I am rather pleased.

The Huckster is a complete moron, and maybe, just maybe, this gaff, will keep the bufoon off the ticket.

(Still hoping for Fred.)

[aft_lizard]

God I am glad this loon is not going to be my President.

[Williams]

I think we should lighten up and jokes not be taken too serious - and I still think this was really stupid.

[MrLee]

There goes his political career.....

[SlowBoat407]

He should have said, “Hillary thought she saw another sniper”.

[I still care]

It was a dumb thing to say. These guys have to be aware everything is turned into a soundbyte. Jokes about assassination of candidates are off limits.

However, what’s not mentioned here is I think he was giving a speech at the NRA. Puts it a little more in context.

Huckabee too often thinks he is giving a sermon for laughing congregants. He’s trying to be a national figure, act like one.

[af_vet_rr]

Meanwhile it is Hillary who claimed to be the target of snipers.

Hey now, you have to understand something - when Hillary said "snipers", she misspoke - she really meant that she was the target of little girls wanting to read poems and give her flowers.

It's a common mistake we all make.

[dmw]

Now we gotta listen to the MSM rehash this for the next four or five days. Sheesh!

[af_vet_rr]

The Huckster is a complete moron, and maybe, just maybe, this gaff, will keep the bufoon off the ticket.

(Still hoping for Fred.)

Fred would be a good balance for McCain and might bring some Conservatives back to the fold. Since Huckabee took himself out of the running, you never know.

[Hoodat]

What a DumbAss!!! Just when things are starting to look up for the GOP, Huckabee opens his fat mouth. Please, oh please, go back to Arkansas and help Hillary's campaign there.

Way to go, Huckabee supporters. Not only did you allow McCain to get the nomination, you allowed Huckabee to show the world that the GOP stands for shooting African-Americans. The GOP really deserves to lose in November.