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Huckabee "jokes" to NRA about assassinating Obama

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who has endorsed presumptive nominee John McCain, joked that an unexpected offstage noise was Democrat Barack Obama looking to avoid a gunman. "That was Barack Obama. Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor."

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  • ShemDaimwood, on 05/16/2008, -51/+188Making outrageous statements more palatable to the public is often first accomplished through humor.
    • culbeda, on 05/16/2008, -8/+62I hardly think that qualifies as humor.
      • ShemDaimwood, on 05/16/2008, -3/+21I agree. But the hateful sentiment can now be obscured with the claim of "I was just joking" or "it was just a joke, get a sense of humor."
        • masterm1nd, on 05/16/2008, -34/+9How was it hateful? Is it hateful when diggers literally wish death upon candidates? I just don't know how you could interpret what he said as anything other than a bad joke.
        • Topkill, on 05/16/2008, -4/+26Uh yeah, it is hateful when anyone literally wishes death on anyone.. are you ***** retarded?
        • LocalDocal, on 05/16/2008, -16/+8So saying 'somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor' is equivalent to 'I hope Obama gets killed'? I agree with Mastermind. I followed Huckabee's campaign and read on his history; overall, I do not believe he is a necessarily bad guy. I certainly would not believe he hates Obama to the point he would wish death upon him.

          But of course, most of Digg hates Huckabee, so I'm not really surprised.
        • masterm1nd, on 05/17/2008, -9/+3Topkill, so how is it then hateful when someone makes a bad joke? Tell me specifically what was hateful about it. Don't call me retarded if you can't see the reason I brought up actual death threats..
        • DavidBGie, on 05/17/2008, -15/+4Ok Libtards, I guess you need a book to explain a simple joke to you. The joke is about the fact that Obama will not show up at a NRA meeting because he is scared of the 2nd amendment and guns. One noise would make him jump. Of course, if it takes a liberal 15 mins to figure out a joke, it's not going to be funny to him! If you were smarter it would be humorous.
        • jebudas, on 05/17/2008, -1/+11If you knew anything about guns you'd realize that pointing a gun at someone is never a laughing matter.
        • maj0rm0j0, on 05/17/2008, -0/+8David your entire post = FAIL

          I think you saw the NRA members didn't think it was funny at all and would tell you pointing a gun at a human isn't funny and it actually shows how very little Huckabee really knows about the NRA and guns.

          The adults are talking here, try not to interrupt.
        • SpaceRibs, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2I agree, it wasn't exactly politically correct though, and he's a dumbass for saying it.
      • xxiao, on 05/16/2008, -16/+6He was a preacher???
        It's agreed that Satan could disguise as God, somehow I feel the God many people believe(of course, including this Mr.preacher) is phony and just a Satan agent, that's the only way to explain all these inhuman messes in the world, especially in US now.
    • krd1979, on 05/16/2008, -14/+4Way to be your own first comment... and is that supposed to be a quote or just your own opinion?
    • robthom, on 05/16/2008, -15/+3Thats partly true. I first noticed that when I wondered why there are so many Jewish comedians. But thats only one way to spread an agenda and not a primary one for right wingers since conservatives are far from known for their sense of humor.
    • caleb4mj, on 05/16/2008, -11/+7I blame racist white bread.
      • robthom, on 05/16/2008, -0/+11Always trying to keep the pumpernickel down!
        • MacEnvy, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4Barack is a marble rye.

          I love marble rye.
        • desmondray12254, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1lol awesome. and with great timing too
    • ZenMojo, on 05/16/2008, -6/+4http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zqh6Ap9ldTs&feature=rel ...

      He knows his audience.
    • tumatakuru, on 05/16/2008, -5/+14yes, the coward disguises his true intent in a joke
      • musicbear, on 05/17/2008, -0/+11And he is a coward... I would ask Mike to say that to the man's face... and see how funny it is... see if Obama gets the 'joke'. Do these out of touch fake politicians not understand yet that the internet works? Like no one would notice Republican Rep Davis of VA using the term 'tar baby' in statements about obama... what are you thinking? you want people to believe you are that proudly ignorant and racist... oh it's just a joke... yeah... because tar baby is something EVERYONE jokes with.
    • Flamancot, on 05/17/2008, -3/+8*hint* *hint* *nudge* *nudge*
      *****...
    • bty2047, on 05/17/2008, -4/+4If it wasn't for John Stewart who made Conan who made Colbert who made Huckabee this never would have happened
      • bman1984, on 05/17/2008, -1/+0uhhh... Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, and Colbert argued over which one of them gave Huckabee more of a bump. Close though.
    • univerio, on 05/17/2008, -5/+2Yes, and Hillary dodged a bullet in Bosnia.
    • Clouse, on 05/17/2008, -6/+3Why are these article titles always so misleading...
    • abCharlie, on 05/17/2008, -10/+0[culbeda] - "hardly think that qualifies as humor"

      digg would be cummimg in their pants if the joke was about john McCain.
    • WillisRR17, on 05/17/2008, -2/+1Making a jackass of yourself is often eaily accomplished by making ridiculous comments.
    • maj0rm0j0, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2With Huckabee being a religious man, I think we need to ask the true question of our time.

      What Would Jesus Do?

      First, he wouldn't joke about shooting someone at all, and second, but most importantly he to would likely dive to the floor if a gun was pointed at him! Well... Actually he would just vaporize the shooter instantly to Hell while running up the wall Matrix style dodging the bullets at the same time, you know... whatever works.
    • mrASSMAN, on 05/17/2008, -3/+5Guys.. I'm an Obama supporter and Huckabee is a moron, but I think the "joke" has been sensationalized and mis-characterized here at digg.

      It wasn't a joke about assassination.. it appears that what he was attempting to say was that Obama doesn't support the NRA as much as he does and that Obama would try to "duck" from an NRA man with a gun in order to avoid bringing up the issue of gun rights.

      I might be misreading it as well, but that's what I got out of it. I really don't think he meant that someone was trying to shoot Obama. That would be contrary to the preceding comment that "gun owners aren't more violent." Huckabee is notorious for making ***** up jokes on the whim and isn't prepared for how they sound to others.

      Feel free to digg me down but that's my interpretation.
      • maj0rm0j0, on 05/17/2008, -1/+4Seriously dude he wasn't thinking about all of that ***** on the fly. You give him way too much credit. He was just trying to be funny and take a cheap shot at Obama and clearly it wasn't funny.
      • mrASSMAN, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3I'm not saying it was funny, it was incredibly lame, I'm just saying it didn't have the intent that the digg headline suggests.
    • ABadPerson, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2first bush, now this.

      signs of things to come?
    • slevinkelevra, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Jesus wept.
    • Fordi, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Oh, come on. I'm an Obama supporter, personally think Huckabee was in the race to create a theocracy, and overall think the NRA is little more than a voting block made entirely of douches, and *I* thought it was funny.

      Oversensitive much? It was a cheap shot (excuse the pun), but it was chuckle worthy, and I doubt it was meant seriously.

      Besides, it came from someone who no longer really has the risk of having a powerful political position.
  • elamr, on 05/16/2008, -75/+14Something tells me that joke is going to be "right on target" with the Right-Wing, West Virginia, Apalacian types. Even black republicans will be laughing albeit with a bit of sweat on the brow.
    • stretch611, on 05/16/2008, -1/+12Something tells me you are dead wrong...

      I know it must be the "Below viewing Threshold" and large negative number on the line with your user name.
    • soulkitchen, on 05/17/2008, -0/+4You mean the types that can't spell Appalachian right?
  • blakecr, on 05/16/2008, -33/+93I do not know what to say...
    • lsumed, on 05/16/2008, -7/+46Don't say anything. Just let the Republicans shoot themselves in the foot.
      • culbeda, on 05/16/2008, -8/+2You forgot the *rim shot* and the "I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitress."
      • robthom, on 05/16/2008, -7/+2Lol. Thats funny because when its comes to someone shooting themselves in the foot, the dems are annie oakley.
    • IllBeBack, on 05/16/2008, -1/+6That is patently obvious.
    • Axxion, on 05/16/2008, -3/+3hmmm i think its pretty funny that he didn't say anything about that joke after he said it.... oh and i like how there were practically no laugh after that.
    • Browzer, on 05/16/2008, -4/+8Look on the bright side: Huckabee's chances of being McCain's VP just vanished into thing air.
      • DarkShroud, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3As opposed to the current VP who actually has shoot people.
    • flashback99, on 05/16/2008, -4/+4I know what to say. Huckabee is a *****, regardless of what he said about Obama or not.

      Remember, assasination only happens to people who are important.
    • junkwheel, on 05/17/2008, -0/+5If there's a god, he/she is going to have something to say if the Republicans get in again.

      Like GTFO.
    • fatrandy13, on 05/17/2008, -6/+1how about, "besides a bad joke, what a great inspirational speech that rings true even to this current administration"... but no, you "pretend liberals" are so damn ignorant you can't hear the words that man was trying to get across, just hold your breath and stomp your feet, your socialist hero will be here to ruin democracy soon enough
      • flashback99, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1oh no somebody highlighted some BS from my all-time hero, I know, i'll assume it must be those darn 'liberals' at it again. That will make it all better.

        *resumes sucking republican teat*
    • Papajohn56, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1then stop posting
    • itsfullofstars, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Elected officials KEEP forgetting about the "internets" and how we actually have a permanent record of them ***** up. Seriously. This ***** doesn't disappear. If he runs again... he has to defend this just like Ted Stevens will have to. I think it's funny they are that stupid.

      "Series of tubes" is an analogy used by United States Senator Ted Stevens (Republican-Alaska) to describe the Internet in the context of network neutrality.[1] On June 28, 2006, he used this metaphor to criticize a proposed amendment to a committee bill. The amendment would have prohibited Internet service providers from charging fees to give some companies higher priority access to their networks or their customers. This metaphor (along with several other odd choices of words) was widely ridiculed as demonstrating Stevens' poor understanding of the Internet. - Another IDIOT making policy on things he is ignorant on. HOW DID HE GET ELECTED!!!!!!!
  • Ridgeliner7, on 05/16/2008, -60/+241This submission is a part of the old politics of hate Barack Obama has denounced, and the person who submitted it, changing the headline from "Huckabee jokes about Obama ducking a gunman" to being about assassinating Obama, is lame, and not at all helpful to the campaign. I wish you amateurs would stop this *****....it does to us what Clinton and her people did to themselves. Get it? I realize you think this kind of stuff helps, but it doesn't. Check yourselves, okay?
    • ShemDaimwood, on 05/16/2008, -29/+17Your profile currently says you're a John McCain supporter. Quit spamming the same false-flag comment everywhere.
      • Warptera, on 05/16/2008, -2/+5Did you even look at his profile? He clearly prefers Obama.
    • PhQnix, on 05/16/2008, -11/+49I'm not particularly sure why this is getting Dugg down, the title of the article is "Huckabee jokes about Obama ducking a gunman." The word "assassinating" doesn't appear anywhere in the article, yet the submitter has used it in the title. He's using the word as an emotional tool, to provoke a certain reaction. This is exactly what Fox news is criticised for, but here it's ok?


      • ShemDaimwood, on 05/16/2008, -13/+6You're being deliberately daft. Why else would a gunman be aiming at Obama?
        • PhQnix, on 05/16/2008, -5/+2He could be talking about Obama's gun policies - really he could be talking about anything. The article is so short that we don't truly know the context of his remark.

          You had no reason to change the wording used by the author of the original piece, but you did - ask yourself why.
        • masterm1nd, on 05/16/2008, -5/+7Because Obama is trying to take their gun from them?
        • cesclaveria, on 05/16/2008, -2/+3I think here is "OK" because the submission was made by a guy from Texas, not by an official news agency that should have journalistic integrity.
        • largepork, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5Actually, CNN was the one that introduced the word "gunman," which obviously brings in the assassination connotation. That's called spin, and it obviously worked because the submitter grabbed the ball and ran with it all the way to the goal the original article was hinting at.

          Huckabee was not implying assassination; he was only making a joke (in poor taste) about how liberals are afraid of guns--and therefore opposed to the right to bears arms.
        • DanMiller, on 05/16/2008, -2/+1Yes, because conservatives aren't afraid of guns. Conservatives drink turpentine and piss nails. Go ahead and point a gun at them you'll just make them angry.

          Implying that someone is pointing a gun at ANY candidate for president is in poor taste. The implication is that someone is trying to shoot them. I am willing to give Huckabee the benefit of the doubt, perhaps his intention was something different but you have to be responsible for the things you say.
      • azpat, on 05/16/2008, -4/+8If a presidential candidate is shot it's called an assassination. If the submitter had made some comment about, say, drive by, to imply that Huckabee was being racist by trying to associate the gunman with gang violence and gang violence with blacks and because Obama's black thereby insult Obama and black people, then yeah, the submitter would be going out of his way to provoke emotions that are exceptional to what Huckabee was saying.

        But here Huckabee is talking about Obama avoiding a man aiming at him, and if a someone is aiming a gun at Obama its entirely appropriate to use the word assassination.

        Now, if Huckabee had simply been trying to insinuate that Obama is scared of guns in general, he could have done that without saying that someone was aiming a gun at Obama, and then use of the word assassination would be a stretch. For example, if he had joked about Obama ducking from a gun in a display case or something. That would not be related at all to assassination. But he was joking about Obama ducking from someone aiming a gun at him and that certainly does have to do with the word assassination.
      • makenshin, on 05/16/2008, -2/+6Joking about a gunman is about equivalent to joking about assassination and was in bad taste I would say. I'll take it to a bit of an extreme, but imagine the leader of North Korea joking about Huckabee dodging a gunman. I'm sure Huckabee wouldn't appreciate it, since it was coming from what would be considered a hostile nation or enemy. In this situation, republicans and democrats are considered enemies/rivals. The poster didn't have to use the terms assassinating, but it does not change the issue.
        Overall, the joke was in bad taste. I didn't exactly hear the crowd break out in laughter over it. Joking about guns being pointed at or used on presidential candidates has actually always been in bad taste, not just now. If it were a normal citizen and not Huckabee, he'd probably have the secret service interrogating him for making such a public comment.
      • qpdb, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Agreed the different titles for this story led me to believe that Mike Huckabee attacked Barack.
    • floppyparty, on 05/16/2008, -3/+43Come on people, bad joke. Remember when Huckabee DEFENDED Obama during after Reverend Wright's comments. I really think that helped Obama to contain the damage to his campaign.
    • Nanobe, on 05/16/2008, -2/+12I agree. I'm an Obama supporter, but I think Huckabee's joke was really more about Obama being rather unpopular among the types of people who attend NRA conventions. By the pause he made after the statement, I bet he was regretting his choice of words.
    • news22, on 05/16/2008, -4/+13I completely agree with Ridgeliner7, the only shocking thing about this is the way it was submitted to digg. How can you misconstrue Huckabee talking about Obama ducking a gunman to " Huckabee jokes about assasinating Obama?" People like ShemDaimwood prove how far liberals will go with their propaganda, even so far as to BLATANTLY LIE about and SLANDER anyone who they don't agree with, pretty pathetic if you ask me.
      • GhostyBoy, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Glad to see someone actually taking their candidates words to heart.
      • Xondar, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Why are you singling out "liberals" here?
    • XanKiran, on 05/17/2008, -0/+4No, this is more than a bad joke. I'd estimate there's a 10% chance that someone will attempt to assassinate Obama before November. With the number of firearm-related assassinations and attempted assassinations on presidents and presidential candidates in recent history (Regan, Wallace, Bobby Kennedy, Kennedy), this figure errs on the conservative side. Especially considering our country's racist history and present and the likelihood that Obama will win the next presidential election. Prediction markets put odds against McCain winning in November (http://www.intrade.com/)

      It's repugnant. Millions of racist Americans wouldn't be sad to see Obama killed. Some were in the crowd to which Huckabee played. Huckabee's message: Obama has to fear run owners. Yeah, Huckabee is an idiot and it wasn't thought out, but it was a chilling and despicable joke.
      • MisterRik, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3"I'd estimate there's a 10% chance that someone will attempt to assassinate Obama before November"

        By estimate you mean 'pulled a number out of my ass', right?
      • curtisag, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1If the crowd wanted Huckabee dead, don't you think they would have laughed at bit at the joke? This is a ***** non-story.
    • dkkaple, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2I'm an Obama supporter as well, and if I could I would digg this comment up more. The reason I support Obama is that he seems to me to be one of the first politicians in a long time that is making a sincere effort to NOT participate in tactics of provocation. When these disgraceful tactics have been used against him, he has shown an amazing ability to counter them with clarity and dignity. Lets not support him by running contrary to his example.
    • cambob76, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3The headline makes it sound like Huckabee joked about himself assassinating Obama. Obviously that's not the case. He made a really lame joke about Obama being a coward... which was completely stupid. Like anyone enjoys having a gun pointed at them.
    • mrASSMAN, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1I completely agree and I already made comments above about this. His joke has been mischaracterized to create a more sensational headline.
    • jmkiii, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Buried as inaccurate.
  • moolaismyfriend, on 05/16/2008, -36/+122Why does John McCain support domestic terrorism?

    Will he denounce the comments by the pro-domestic terrorist Mike Huckabee?
    • abran1984, on 05/16/2008, -3/+10I expect that he will. Any chance Huck had at that VP spot is gone now
    • psiege, on 05/16/2008, -14/+5But YOUR candidate is "friendly" with an admitted, known, domestic terrorist/murderer (Bill Ayers). But hey, that's ok, right. You're all sheep, bah, bah (yes Obama, yes Obama). It amazes me that any political figure would align himself with an admitted domestic terrorist and still have support.

      Go ahead, start explaining it away.
      • orangedude, on 05/17/2008, -3/+4You are a ***** retard. Bill Ayers didn't kill anyone. The only deaths caused by the Weather Underground were of their own members when an explosion occurred in their factory.
      • benjam326, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0Good point orangedude, also note that the Weather Underground always issued warnings in advance and only targeted empty office buildings at night. They were criminals to be sure, but I think "terrorist" is too strong a label for people that put a lot of effort into avoiding the loss of life.

        Also, psiege, moolaismyfriend was obviously kidding. No one actually thinks Mike Huckabee is a terrorist, he just made an incredibly inappropriate joke.
  • lsumed, on 05/16/2008, -18/+37Why am I not surprised?
    • 4d669, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1This comment is posted on every single story that deals with an anti-Obama quote.
  • cricket7, on 05/16/2008, -28/+71This makes me sick to my stomach
    • krd1979, on 05/16/2008, -3/+7Maybe you should take a Tums or something...
      • BrendanSheehan, on 05/16/2008, -4/+3Ah shut you fool krd1979. Enough with the ***** sarcasm already. This is serious ***** that just went down. Serious ***** *****.
      • PRlME, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1was that sarcasm?
    • mordochai, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3The rest of the speech is quite good.
    • fatrandy13, on 05/17/2008, -3/+5besides for the joke which i admit was in bad taste, everything he said was so true and inspirational. its no surprise that you obama ***** lovers missed the whole meaning of it over a bad joke...
      • lharrod, on 05/17/2008, -1/+4So, if I joked that your mother was a whore, and then continued with a brilliant speech, you would overlook the offensive joke.
    • meeztered, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Your stomach is weak...
    • Emnsta, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1We got lots of sensitive babies on Digg don't we?
  • isparadiselost, on 05/16/2008, -33/+25While I think pHuckabee is a complete moron, the title of this story is completely false and libelous.
    • Mandragon03, on 05/16/2008, -5/+5I concur. All of the pseudo intellectuals here are making this something it is not. The empire continues to crumble...
  • bridgetact8, on 05/16/2008, -29/+207This is awful and not funny- lets digg this up.

    It is sick and typical of Huckabee who is an idiot. “That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off a chair, he's getting ready to speak,” said the former Arkansas governor, to audience laughter. “Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor.”

    How is that humorous?
    • unicronband, on 05/16/2008, -2/+19It may have met some definition of being comedic if it was Hillary he was referring to (Bosnian sniper fire incident), but no, this wasn't even Dane Cook funny (which is to say not funny at all).
    • heyblue, on 05/16/2008, -3/+25I agree it's not funny and a horrific thing to say. However, I'm going to *shudder* try to get into his mind and figure out what Huckabee was thinking here:

      I think the joke is supposed to be that Obama is some sort of scaredy-cat. That if Obama was at that NRA convention he would be diving for the floor all day long, because he's scared of guns or gun owners. Either that, or Huckabee thinks that there were people at that show who want Obama dead and that's somehow funny. Either way, with one flip comment Huckabee has suddenly proven himself to be a horrible human being.
      • dexter411, on 05/16/2008, -5/+3EXACTLY. It doesn't mean someone is trying to assassinate Obama. It's a meeting of gun owners who show off firearms and the joke is that Barack is so afraid of gun owners that he would dive for the floor when one was pointed at him (i.e. not targeting him).
        • getbusyliving, on 05/16/2008, -3/+9I wonder what that ***** coward Huckabee would do if somebody pointed a loaded gun in his face. I'm sure he would ***** his pants.
        • dexter411, on 05/16/2008, -3/+5Hahahaha! SO FUNNY.

          Douche.
        • DanMiller, on 05/16/2008, -0/+7Isn't the NRA about responsible gun ownership? Pretty sure rule #1 is don't point a gun at something you don't want to kill....
        • leetninja, on 07/16/2008, -1/+1id love to point one at you ... lets put a smile on that face :)
      • Radica1Faith, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1Thats pretty much exactly the impression I got. Seriously this really isn't all that big of a deal. Like no one has ever said a dead baby joke. Yes it wasn't funny at all but I fail to see why this is so controversial. Digg me down, but I think this is an overreaction. Get over it people.
    • IAmTheGuy, on 05/16/2008, -11/+5Well sure it wasn't funny. But I'm sure you never made a joke that was hilarious to yourself but no one laughed. I don't think there's really any story here. Huckabee, who is normally a decently funny guy in the public spotlight slipped up and made a joke that completely bombed. Big deal.
    • sulthernao, on 05/16/2008, -3/+18I actually watched the video and the silence that followed that "joke" was deafening.
    • woofers07, on 05/16/2008, -2/+5It's funny to racists, bigots and rednecks who actually wish it were true if even just a little bit. Anyone with any sense what so ever would have realized how over the line that comment was. Great, wouldn't suprise me now if some ultra-conservative nutjob actually thinks Huckabee is endorsing the action.
    • AimlessAbyss, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3I totally agree. I don't know if Huckabee had planned to say that ahead of time for such an occasion, or if he is just hateful toward upstanding men like Barack Obama. I feel sorry for anyone who laughed at that despicable remark.
    • hergs, on 05/17/2008, -1/+5Anyone at that NRA meeting who laughed at that, I can only assume was thinking:

      "OBAMA IS AFRAID OF GUNS, 'CAUSE HE'S A POLITICALLY ACTIVE BLACK PERSON, HAHAHAH"

      Which is sickening. I wouldn't be able to handle that crap if I were Obama, I'd be lashing out like there was no tomorrow. Then again, maybe that's why he's running and I'm not.

      It must be hard to stay above the fray when these idiots go so low.
    • Libssuck, on 05/17/2008, -4/+0The point of the joke is obama would never speak at nra because he is a pure socialist and would repeal the second ammendment in a minute if he could
      • benjam326, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Since when are socialists against gun ownership? Throwing labels around without knowing what they mean makes you look ignorant.

        Not to mention Obama was a professor of constitutional law; I'm pretty sure he's in favor of upholding the constitution, unlike, say, the current administration. But it's okay when Republicans throw out our liberties, right? As long as we're still allowed to have guns, everything is fine!
    • atticus8, on 05/17/2008, -0/+6This is an attempt at right-wing humor, and that's what right-wing humor sounds like. Sorry to generalize, but it must be said. Right-wing humor, when it is attempted (which is rarely), is always a variation on "may death come to our enemies" or "it'd be funny if our opponents were somehow destroyed" or something to that effect. That "humor" is rarely actually funny, which is why you rarely see right-wing comedians really dominating the comedy scene. There are few at all.

      Do you remember that Ann Coulter comment a while back where she said "John Edwards is a *****"? The right-wing views Ann Coulter as a comedian, a hilarious comedian, and saying stuff like "John Edwards is a *****" is hilarious right-wing humor. Any reasonable person, Repub or Dem, might argue that that isn't a joke - it's a slur - and you'd be correct. Slurs CAN be in joke form, but there must be a joke in there somewhere. But that isn't how right-wing humor works. Right-wing humor is always based upon the premise of your enemies being lessened or destroyed; it can never laugh about itself or view another group in even a neutral fashion. Do you remember when Coulter said we should poison Supreme Court Justice John Stevens' food? When people got mad about it (just like they're getting mad at the Huck on this board right now), she just laughed at the uproar, saying "Relax guys, it was a JOKE." See? Did you miss the right-wing "joke" there? It works very mechanically: suggesting the death of your enemies - and an enemy is defined as someone who disagrees - is the cornerstone of right-wing humor. It's "clap at it" humor, not actual "laugh" humor, you know the difference?

      I have quite a few Republican friends, and they all watch Daily Show or Simpsons or South Park because it's funny, even if they are staunchly and unequivocally against any "lefty" points those shows might make from time to time. It's because they have a good, actual sense of humor, and - without admitting they are even partially wrong about anything - can laugh at their own points or political traits. But purely right-wing humor must always be based on attacking the enemy first. In fact, that's the joke. Hence, threatening Obama with assassination is viewed as a funny joke. You'll see more and more of this stuff as the "everything on youtube" era continues. We're going to see more "bom-bom-bom, bom-bomb Iran" stuff, where suggesting bombing foreign countries is announced publicly, you know, for laughs.
  • bridgetact8, on 05/16/2008, -21/+5Oh and anyone would do that if a gun was aimed anyways!

  • papipablo, on 05/16/2008, -46/+317Funny how these Jesus-lovers care so much about a fetus, but treat human life so cavalierly.
    • raeshao, on 05/16/2008, -10/+25I swear, for most bible toters that also love their guns a little too much, blacks are sub-human. And it seems nothing will change their minds on this. Actually, let me rephrase that. Anyone who doesn't look or think like they do is sub-human. I can't wait until the day that viewpoint disappears from this planet. I'm pretty sure I won't be around to see that happen.
      • ladn3k, on 05/16/2008, -2/+5the robots will have taken over by then.
        • MortalynFlux, on 05/16/2008, -1/+5Robots WILL one day be as smart as humans, but only for a short time.
        • raeshao, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3Heh, by that standard, "human" won't mean much.

          Long live skynet! :)
      • MrWhite7, on 05/16/2008, -6/+6The viewpoint of lumping people together and passing broad-based judgments? Yeah, it would be nice when that disappears wouldn't it.
        • MaxD, on 05/17/2008, -1/+5Gah! This really irritates me.

          People see a broad generalisation and instantly dismiss it as being irrelevant because they can site cases where it doesn't hold. This is not the case. Allow me to demonstrate.

          If I put forward the premise, "on average, men are taller than women", then I think we can all agree that this is statistically true (pluck one man randomly from a group of men and pluck one woman randomly from a group of women more than 50% of the time the man will be taller than the woman). It also a useful description for talking about men/women as a whole (it's not a naive statement, or an incorrect one).

          Where it breaks down is when we start looking at individuals. If we randomly pluck one man from our population, we are ALMOST CERTAINLY going to be able to find a woman who is taller than him, if we search through the population we are comparing to (god bless normal distributions), so instantly people say "Aha! The statement 'men are taller than women' is obviously incorrect because I can cite an almost infinite number of contradictions that refute it" (conveniently forgetting the quantifier 'on average' or in the case of the parent 'most' which tells us we're specifically looking at groups).

          So in summary, broad based assertions/judgments whatever, are useful, are worthwhile and should not disappear so long as people remember we are talking about groups and that their usefulness breaks down when we start looking at individuals.
        • Xondar, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2But the generalization is very much incorrect when you use THE WRONG GROUP to apply it. It's like saying "most men are taller than woman" then using a sample of a man compared to a five year old girl.

          American Fundamentalist Christians does not equal all the Christians on Earth.
        • MaxD, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1For what it's worth, I assumed that the grandparent post was talking about American Fundamentalist Christians, specifically those that _really_ like their guns (which does imply a reasonably specific demographic). I 100% concur with your seniment that it does not hold for all Christians on Earth.
        • flashback99, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1It only holds for Christians who follow the bible and believe it to be true, in the face of contradictory evidence.
    • Skywise, on 05/16/2008, -32/+7Funny how these Obama-lovers claim to love "truth" so much but happily digg up false statements...
      • booshack, on 05/16/2008, -5/+3Digg headlines are overly sensational, live with it. Some are so to the point of outright inaccuracy, this was not the case here.
    • masterm1nd, on 05/16/2008, -18/+15He made a bad joke, he didnt murder someone...
      • Rodalli, on 05/16/2008, -7/+10That was more than a bad joke. He insinuated gun violence against the first electable black presidential candidate in American history, at the forefront of what is sure to be a racially-charged presidential election.

        Let's not forget that this is also one of the most xenophobic eras in our nation's history, with everything that's occurred after 9/11 and the immigration and border issues.

        You'd have to be at least one of two things to make a comment like this in this kind of political environment:
        1) Politically, morally and ethically irresponsible
        2) Mentally retarded and thus incapable of being held accountable for your words and actions

        You pick one.
      • masterm1nd, on 05/16/2008, -4/+5He was alluding to the fact that Obama wants to take away their guns! Not that he wants to assassinate Obama! It was a bad joke, and it was poorly executed. To interpret what he said as "He insinuated gun violence against the first electable black presidential candidate" is a number 2 from your list. It was the NRA not the KKK. I think you were the first idiot to bring race into this... I'll say it again, he was referring to the reality that Obama wants to take away their guns, not that he wants to kill him for being a black president...
        • Rodalli, on 05/16/2008, -3/+6I fully understood everything that occurred and I still fail to see how Obama calling for gun control and someone pointing a gun at him in response is an acceptable situation to make a joke about. The political climate is what it is, and no politician goes out on a stage and says something like that without thinking unless they are # 2.

          Furthermore, I didn't "bring race into this," and even if I did I was not "the first idiot to do so". Race is in this regardless of how uncomfortable it makes you or anyone else. It's a rich, Republican white man...at an NRA meeting...talking about pointing a gun at a black man with opposing political views...who also happens to have a strong chance at achieving the highest office in this country. You don't just walk out on stage and make a joke like this off your ***** cuff. Open a god-damn history book, hell open a present-day social or economic professional journal, and stop pretending that we don't live in a racially charged country. Think about it, man. The writing is on the wall and we can no longer afford to look the other way.
        • masterm1nd, on 05/16/2008, -2/+2"I fully understood everything that occurred and I still fail to see how Obama calling for gun control and someone pointing a gun at him in response is an acceptable situation to make a joke about."

          First of all no one actually pointed a gun at him. It wasn't an acceptable joke, but your wording sounds like you now agree that the obvious intention was a joke and not a death threat, right? I am only defending him as far as people are purposely misconstruing what he said to make him out as a racist guy who wants to kill Obama, I don't find that acceptable either.
    • stretch611, on 05/16/2008, -6/+5For some reason, they also want to kill everyone with the death penalty, and are the last ones to want to die themselves to prove their faith in order to finally meet their maker.
    • masterm1nd, on 05/16/2008, -6/+11Bad Joke = Killing babies. Fair enough.
    • AvidPreatorian, on 05/17/2008, -3/+4wow you people are really trying to blow this out of proportion. i'm a obama supporter from the start but to claim that Huckabee in some way joked about Barack's assassination is just ridiculous. he barely made a bad joke with bad taste at an NRA convention where the word gun just jumped out his mouth. relax and buy some brain cells.
    • spookyttws, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Outlaw Abortion! That way no one will ever get one again, and if those pregnant girl's do get an illegal abortion let's throw them in jail! Makes sense to me. Weed is outlawed and I haven't heard of ANYONE smoking out.

      And I totally agree, this Huckabee business was lame, but come on, get over it.
      • lowe0, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1Better yet, here's my solution to the abortion issue: they should be not only legal, but MANDATORY. 60 or 70 years later, the whole abortion problem will just disappear on its own.
    • lharrod, on 05/17/2008, -1/+6I feel the same way about Conservatives and Darwinism. They hate the idea of evolution to the point where it offends them, yet they practice Darwinism in their daily lives. They don't feel sympathy for the poor or anyone one in need, because they consider them weak and lazy, and they think that the rich and powerful should be rewarded for being what they consider strong.
    • demenzia, on 05/17/2008, -3/+3Thank you for this blind generalization of Christians.
    • Locke23, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3It's not the Christians... It's the Republicans... A fetus is a fertile young mind that they can twist and shape whichever way they want to suit their Machiavellian needs.
    • Xondar, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3It's not "Jesus lovers" who hold that view, it's "American Fundamentalist Christians." Most Christians of the world do not hold their twisted viewpoints on human life.
      • Starznhl, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0But they're the only ones who get air time in the western media. Therefore their values are transfered unto all of the western world. It only takes one rotten apple to ruin the whole bunch .. the rotten apple being Fox News of course.
    • 808ethan, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Fetus = population = increased Aggregate Production = more profit for those who are already rich
    • Starznhl, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1you nailed hypocrisy on the head
  • exronin, on 05/16/2008, -37/+61It almost sounds like he is encouraging an assassination attempt on Obama, that is just plain disgusting. I disagreed with Huckabee on everything, but I respected him for standing up for what he believed in. Turns out he is just an ***** and a douchebag.
    • masterm1nd, on 05/16/2008, -10/+4He didn't encouraging it. He simply alluded to the reality that Obama wants to take their guns, and they don't want to give them up.
      • BrendanSheehan, on 05/16/2008, -3/+6I disagree. There's bound to be some racist bum out there who says "that's a good idea actually." Huckabee, that was an inexcusable, shameful thing to do.
        • masterm1nd, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2How does one person misinterpreting what he said change his intended meaning? I hate to be an ass, but you are retarded if you think he was publicly encouraging the assassination of Obama because he is black.
      • benjam326, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0If that were true, he then could have made a joke about Obama taking away their guns, not him ducking an assassination attempt. Joking about someone pointing a gun at a presidential candidate isn't appropriate in any case, but there is a lot of fear that Obama could be the next JFK, making Huckabee's remark especially beyond the pale.
    • stretch611, on 05/16/2008, -4/+4Maybe he should get a visit from the secret service.
    • geroldf, on 05/22/2008, -0/+0The whole sick spectacle looks premeditated to me. I think he was inciting violence, and as stretch notes, should be interviewed by the Secret Service. He had at least one other accomplice too - the guy who produced the noise - and all the co-conspirators need to be identified.
  • Moetownslick, on 05/16/2008, -18/+86possibly the unfunniest joke i've ever heard.

    seriously.
    • 4d669, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3You must be new here.
    • ligyron, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Huckabee is always trying to be funny. Looks like a tasteless joke slipped out while he was trying to be witty
    • XanKiran, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1And yet so many in the crowd laughed.
      • sleepwalkers, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1I'm not sure how many were in the crowd, but it hardly seemed like a majority of the crowd was laughing once he cracked the "...someone was aiming a gun at him..." part.
    • Hrodrik, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0The problem is that this is plausible. Imagine how many crazy guys with access to guns will want to kill the first "black" president in the united states. And imagine how the right wing will take advantage of that fact. The scapegoat might be a racist/nazi instead of a communist...
  • ambiguus, on 05/16/2008, -10/+33What commentary on American politics does this promote when our potential leaders make statements like this? Why do most of our elected leaders turn out to be so ignorant when they should be serving as positive role models?
    • xedd, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1Unfortunately,

      1.) it is a commentary on more than just American politics...

      2.) Role models? Think about it: aren't we ALL "role models"? Heck, he shouldn't feel pressured to be better behaved because he is a "role model", he should be hung by his testicles (figuratively of course), for joking about something ethically and morally repugnant. "Joking" like this should be considered just as socially unacceptable as "joking" about ***** someone else's mother, etc...
    • ironsam, on 05/17/2008, -2/+1It was a joke.
  • kabuso, on 05/16/2008, -16/+46Way out of line on this one
  • abran1984, on 05/16/2008, -33/+17As a Huckabee supporter, I'm totally embarrassed about this comment. Come on Huck!

    As tasteless as this remark was, it was not a call to arms against Obama.
    • ParaSwarm, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Ah, Huckabee.The ol' religion ticket to President.
    • anogenic, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3As a Huckabee supporter you should go shoot yourself.
    • twrife, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1As much as I dislike you, you are right and I'm going to get dugg down for agreeing with you.
      He's not telling people to go kill Barack Obama, it was just a very very very off color joke.
  • sensualspace, on 05/16/2008, -20/+108I think Cheney should take Huckabee out duck hunting.
    • Dylson, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1I think you are right.
    • PunkRampant, on 05/17/2008, -3/+1Aha! So you support the assassination of Huckabee! ...Oh... you were making a joke about Cheney's aim? Well Huckabee was making a joke about Obama's position on guns.

      It's just too obvious that you're a hypocrite when you call out a politician for making a bad joke with violent undertones, and then do the SAME THING yourself.
      • rand0mm0nkey, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2sensualspace was not running for president.
    • augustcandi, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2hahahhahaha!
  • airwalkery2k, on 05/16/2008, -13/+28I guess Huckabee's not an expert at impromptu jokes.
    • xedd, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2On the other hand, he is an expert at being a total ass-idiot.
      • DanielAzarc, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1I have to admit I've never heard that used before.
        • lharrod, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2You can be an ass but not an idiot, and you can be an idiot but not an ass. Being an ass-idiot is being both rolled into one. It's quite an accomplishment.
        • DanielAzarc, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2In that case, I applaud his accomplishment.
    • bcars, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1***** IT. We'll do it live
    • 5celery, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1He's got more experience at speaking to crowds than all the other candidates combined - and this was the first thing that came to his mind.
      Frightening, really.
  • eminiguy, on 05/16/2008, -17/+15Well, I miss Reagan dearly. While his joke about launching nukes on the Soviet Union did cause some consternation among his aids, at least he did not say it in public. Or did not intend to. A smart politician should know that some things should never be uttered in public no matter what he thinks about them.
    • christopheles, on 05/16/2008, -5/+7Reagan had aids?
    • ajb2015, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4reagan just made everyone feel good, but he was a terrible president.
    • garywilliams, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
  • CaptainTex, on 05/16/2008, -6/+75Classy.
  • NoDrama, on 05/16/2008, -11/+50Not funny. Not even remotely funny.
    • ironsam, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3I somewhat agree, the joke wasn't that funny. What is funny is how people like you are getting so upset by it. Proves to sane people how many of you socialists aren't familiar with reality.
      • andrewrs, on 05/17/2008, -2/+1lol... the guy just said it wasnt funny. How the hell does that make him an upset socialist who's out of touch with reality?
  • oxthemoron, on 05/16/2008, -23/+24There goes the Republican party...
    • raeshao, on 05/16/2008, -4/+9I wish it were true, but if you haven't noticed - they have and will get away with anything they want. Do not be so quick to write them off. People that laugh at "jokes" like this while not thinking of the repercussions are sick and twisted. They also love their republican leaders, even if those leaders go against all the core republican values. That is unless the republican core values are still -

      God
      Guns
      Gays

      Add to that -

      Blind patriotism
      Hatred for all things liberal - ANYTHING that doesn't fit into their world view
      Rule the world by force alone
      Be feared instead of respected
      Need to pour all money into the military - regardless of the results produced
      Skeptical of anything that questions their faith - especially science
      Belief in the rapture... and the hope that they'll see it in their lifetimes

      on and on, it never ends.

      Maybe I'm just seeing the bad apples, but the rot has spread far and wide over the past 7 years. Sorry for the screed, but these peoples delusions need to be taken seriously. Too bad they don't promote small government and less regulations like they used to.
      • fatrandy13, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1you may be the most gullible idiot I've ever come across in my life... you truly are retarded
        • ParaSwarm, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Actually, that sounded pretty accurate to me. I think you proved the "hate anything that doesn't fit their world view" part.
      • Starznhl, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0< Insert obligatory Ron Paul reference here >
    • hivoltage815, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2THIS is the nail in the 08 political coffin for the republican party? Not the Bush administration or having such a weak candidate in the next election, or losing more and more house seats - it's this.
      • oxthemoron, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0Of course! It is this single event. I think the republican party "went" a while ago -- not just in the 08 race, but in general.

        But yes, this event is what caused everything and the republicans to lose the 2008 election. *sarcasm*
  • dinot, on 05/16/2008, -19/+15And to think the other day I thought that Huckabee was alright.
    • Browzer, on 05/16/2008, -1/+5I don't know whether to down-vote you or up-vote you.
    • xedd, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2A bit slow on the uptake, huh, dinot?
      • dinot, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1I was one of those "I like Huck, but his policies suck" people.
  • Homerr, on 05/16/2008, -15/+32I fear for the worst about the response the NRA gave the joke. Somehow I doubt they booed him.
    • sulthernao, on 05/16/2008, -0/+7They weren't laughing.

      http://www.breitbart.tv/html/97143.html
    • Browzer, on 05/16/2008, -0/+19They didn't laugh. Contrary to popular belief, most responsible gun owners don't find humor in aiming guns at each other.
    • malex, on 05/16/2008, -0/+8Yeah, it was a pretty awkward silence. Huckabee was probably the first to realize that he didn't think that joke through.
    • franklymister, on 05/16/2008, -0/+18I'm an NRA member, and I would have booed him off the stage. There's nothing funny about pointing a gun at anyone, least of all is there anything funny about pointing one at a presidential candidate.

      Huckabee owes Obama an apology, and he owes the NRA an apology as well.
      • hivoltage815, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2he did apologize.
      • Synova, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2He did apologize tonight, so I guess I give him a little credit for realizing how foolish his attempt at a joke was.
    • Butros, on 05/17/2008, -0/+7The NRA would never find a joke about pointing a gun at someone funny. Safety is taken really REALLY seriously with those folks.
  • tcbishop12, on 05/16/2008, -10/+28He was the 44th governor of Arkansas, but doesn't presently hold elective office so there is no official body - like the Arkansas legislature - to censure him. I guess that leaves it up to us. Mike Huckabee, are you out of your friggin' mind? Geezus H, Governor, whatever you have ever stood for in your life, you just lost.

    Rule #1 from now on for you until the end of time: Sit down and shut up.

    Rule #2 - refer to Rule #1.


    • hivoltage815, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1I love the double standard - a poorly thought out joke that he apologizes for and he is supposed to lose his right to be a public servant. But all the corruption and lies of everyone else is okay. What about the news of Obama calling a female reporter "sweety." Many have been offended by it, should he drop out of the race?

      I personally think it's ridiculous to base someone's entire political careers on what they accidentally say.

      ...but I really should stop participating in this community, it lacks reason.
  • zephyr42, on 05/16/2008, -6/+10this reminds me of 24 for some reason....
  • soot, on 05/16/2008, -11/+7What's the punch line? I don't get it.
  • PolishLogic, on 05/16/2008, -13/+10Huckabee should leave those jokes to Chris Rock and George Lopez. They had much funnier versions dealing with the assassination of black presidential candidates.

    Oddly, nobody was outraged when those jokes were made.
    • moolaismyfriend, on 05/16/2008, -13/+6A Southern Governor joking about an assassination attempt on a black presidential candidate is not a joke you anti-American scum bag.
      • PolishLogic, on 05/16/2008, -5/+4Wow, I thought you'd have been shot by the NYPD by now.
        • moolaismyfriend, on 05/16/2008, -8/+2You are just a little coward. It's spineless bottom feeding scum like you that hold our society back.

          You are a disgrace to this country and the men and woman who have fought to preserve it.
        • PolishLogic, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2As Sean Bell once said: ouch that hurt.

          (actually, no it didn't)
    • BeatPunchbeef, on 05/16/2008, -1/+6That would just further the stereotype that George Lopez is funny.
    • W00DR0W, on 05/16/2008, -3/+7Well Chris Rock and Lopez are probably pro-Obama (or at the very least pro-democrat), where as Huckabee is anti-Obama. So you see it's perfectly normal to not be out-raged at Chris Rock.

      Figuring stuff out is not hard if you Think.
      • PolishLogic, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4First off, you say probably. I find that an interesting way to start this discussion..speculation...but oh well.

        Whether they're pro or anti doesn't change the fact that it's still a joke about the same subject matter. So in your eyes it would be offensive for a comic who is a republican like Nick Dipaolo to make a joke at a democrats expense, and you'd find it offensive for a comic like Marc Maron to make a joke at a republican's expense?

        Apparently you didn't bother thinking enough to figure that when two people tell a joke about the same premise, it's ludicrous to be offended at one and not at the other.
        • benjam326, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1So, Mike Huckabee can say the n-word because Chris Rock says it? Come on, there is a different standard for minorities than for white people, especially southerners. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, to be clear, but it is a fact. I'm not sure why you're surprised that Huckabee saying what he said is much more offensive than a black comedian talking about similar subject matter.

          Also, Chris Rock and George Lopez are comedians known for making potentially offensive jokes. Mike Huckabee recently ran for president of the United States, and finished second in his party. That's more than a minor difference.
        • ergobliss, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0CASE...*****....CLOSED.
    • basefx, on 05/16/2008, -1/+0I'm not sure what you were expecting, an orchestra of jeers and hisses? The crowd who was heard clapping earlier were dead silent after that murder on joke street.
      • ironsam, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1I agree, but that "dead silent" pun was hardly amusing considering the weight of this horrific situation.
    • croush1211, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3Whether you agree with it or not, hearing Chris Rock or George Lopez, or any other professional comedian, saying that is vastly different from someone who wanted to be a President, and is a prominent representative of the government.
  • moolaismyfriend, on 05/16/2008, -15/+55Well I guess Huckabee can't blame evolution for him being so stupid, God made him that dumb.
  • peticsu, on 05/16/2008, -8/+18what a douchebag
  • DaDrake, on 05/16/2008, -16/+22Honestly, It seems like Huckabee was "thinking on his feet" when he heard the noise and tried to make a joke. If you listen to his debate, he is always trying to make jokes. The fact that he quickly moved on shows that he realized it wasn't funny. Would have been funnier to say "obama saw a lawful citizen carrying and dove down" instead of "someone pointed a gun at him and he and dove down".... my guess is he was thinking along those lines and just said whatever came out of his head.

    So yea.. bad joke but not anything news worthy.
    • tumatakuru, on 05/16/2008, -4/+1no, your version is not funny either
      • chiefbandit2200, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1It's not funny, but at least it makes sense...
      • desmondray12254, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1in essence he was trying to prove a point not make a joke. it would have been funnier to say " my balls smell of sweat and your face does too" see it isn't funny at all to you since the inherent sarcasm that is abound in the air some can't latch onto.

        "Wait.. what?" exactly.
    • sleepwalkers, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2How about not bother mentioning Obama at all?
      If you're a politician, especially one actively speaking to voters, you should expect that your words are under criticism and avoid saying stupid things like what he did.
    • userperson, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1But I want to blow things WAY out of proportion, wave my arms, and pretend I'm more righteous than everyone else -- can I still do that?

      I think they're all douchebags.
      Though Huckabee's speech, not that he believes it, was good, save for his misfired joke, but nobody's listening to that... or nobody here anyway.
    • Mardala, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1The fact is, its another lying piece of ***** republican who spews hatred, masked in Christianity. When will people stop believing these farces?
    • letherial, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0To many people jumping on the hate wagon. I would never vote for huckabee and because of his rather extreme religious views i dont think he belongs in office, with that being said I dont think he is a bad person. This was simply a moment of bad judgment call, everyone has one.
    • geroldf, on 05/22/2008, -0/+0I don't think the remark was spontaneous. It looks completely staged, including the mysterious noise from backstage.
  • frontporsche, on 05/16/2008, -14/+8Stupid line by the idiot Huckabee. ShemDaimwood shouldn't have exaggerated Huckabee's comment by saying "assassinating", though.
    • ShemDaimwood, on 05/16/2008, -3/+4Could you kindly tell me what else a gunman would be aiming a firearm at Sen. Obama for?
    • ExRe, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2Agreed, buried as inaccurate, nowhere does he even remotely say anything about assassination.

      Personally, I wouldn't mind if McCain and Huckabee died (I'd be happy), but this is just plain BS. I can't believe all the ***** morons digging this and commenting without even watching the video.
  • un5table, on 05/16/2008, -11/+11What a moron! I'll bet Huckabee would just stand there if someone pointed a gun at him.. you know cause god is protecting him.
  • DeadPlasmaCell, on 05/16/2008, -16/+22Probably wasn't the smartest thing of him to say, but to be fair, he never said anything about "assassination"
    • ShemDaimwood, on 05/16/2008, -3/+4What else would a gunman be aiming at Sen. Obama for?
      • ligyron, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2He misspoke. It was a water pistol
      • hivoltage815, on 05/17/2008, -3/+0Because he is a democrat and they are republicans. A little Looney Tunes style political humor, not a serious hint at assassination. Again, poorly spoken, but not bad intent.
  • akamurph, on 05/16/2008, -23/+5It was a joke... lighten up diggtards, you guys whine about everything if it isn't "GO GO GO OBAMA!!"
    • derekcannon, on 05/16/2008, -2/+2I agree.
      • theapplegod, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0I agree.

        Thought it was funny actually if there are that many holes in his security detail at this point ( I assume by now he has a detail right?), if not, we really have a problem here in the US.
    • theapplegod, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0Digg loves Obama. Might as well get in bed. Ron Paul or Obama. Doesn't matter as long as they have a sausage!
  • arlok789, on 05/16/2008, -13/+13There is a good reason this man is not the nominee. That reason is mental retardation. Damn thats a dumb thing to say, hurts his entire party.
    • Browzer, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Yes. A retarded person clearly could never be president.
  • lokee73, on 05/16/2008, -15/+53HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!
    Oh! Stop! My sides are hurting! Republican's have the greatest sense of humor! And that ***** is a laugh-frigin'-riot!

    *****.
  • kenedamick, on 05/16/2008, -11/+23What's the big deal guys? That's totally what Jesus would have said.

    /sarcasm
    • rblancarte, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2See, now Huckabee should take note of this - this is FUNNY.
      Kenedamick - funny.
      Huckabee - not funny.
    • vlad43210, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1"Did you know Jesus and Moses used guns to fend off the Romans?" (FG)
  • kyzel, on 05/16/2008, -4/+7That's always an awkward feeling during a speech when your joke gets relative silence
  • banderwocky, on 05/16/2008, -11/+7The sad reality is that this "humorous" scenario is a reality of Obama wins the election. Fear, hate, and racism seem to be taking strong roots their now.
    • HotSaucePanCake, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3Really? I have yet to meet a black person who isn't voting for Obama
      • hivoltage815, on 05/17/2008, -1/+0What do black people voting for Obama have to do with anything? I think he was referring to the whole Rev Wright stuff - who knows?
    • damnyooneek, on 05/16/2008, -2/+1huh? aren't you canadian? stfu
  • MisterChirish, on 05/16/2008, -14/+7Okay, okay... Wait a minute. It wasn't really a great comment, and certainly not front page noteworthy...

    This is one of those instances where a politician spoke before thinking (ohhh... surprise there) and chances are he'll be on CNN apologizing for his error in judgement... I think Obama has heard worse in the last 6 months, and I doubt he'll even bother to comment on this... For cryin' out loud - it was at an NRA convention!

    But on a side note, didn't Eddie Murphy have a bit about the first black president delivering speeches? Now that was funny stuff!
  • techweenie, on 05/16/2008, -18/+57KKKlass act
    • TonyLocNE, on 05/17/2008, -1/+4Where are you getting a race issue out of this? This is just about as retarded as everyone crying about t-shirts. It would seem to me that Democrats are more racist than the people they try to brand.. Grow up. This has nothing to do with race whatsoever, *****... when I look at Obama, I don't see a black man, I see the Democratic Presidential nominee, and the latter was who the joke was aimed at.
    • hivoltage815, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3yeah because it was clearly all about race - isn't everything?
    • sleepwalkers, on 05/17/2008, -1/+3What you said was just as tasteless at what Huckabee said.
  • ccoch97, on 05/16/2008, -14/+9that just pisses me off
  • booshack, on 05/16/2008, -13/+5Oh my jesus christ monkeyballs.
  • atomicrobot, on 05/16/2008, -24/+19I agree it was in poor taste, but if someone said this about Bush, you would all be cracking jokes.
    • briankoenig03, on 05/16/2008, -5/+6Our candidate wouldn't make that joke, even about a hated political opponent.
    • Rodalli, on 05/16/2008, -4/+7Well, I don't think anyone would crack jokes, per se, but you might get quite a few "where do I sign" comments. Then again, no one has ever assassinated a rich, white, neo-conservative good ol' boy.

      However, we have had two civil rights-minded presidents and a black civil rights leader assassinated. So, you do the social math, mm'kay?
      • malex, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Hey, Rodalli? There's a Leon Czolgosz for you on line 2.
        • dudeguy1234, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2Hey malex, there's a Lee Harvey Oswald (among others) on line 3, a James Earl Ray on line 4, a John Wilkes Booth on 5, and a Nathuram Godse on 6. I think you've got quite enough calls already, I'll leave it at that.
        • malex, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1Tell them they have the wrong number then. I wasn't suggesting that socially progressive figures aren't often targets for assassination, just countering the historical inaccuracy of "no one has ever assassinated a rich, white, good ol' boy." (Neo-conservative is a bit of a cheat, since the philosophy didn't even exist until recently.)
    • dakbonsa, on 05/16/2008, -1/+10Actually, last time a high school student joked about that, he was arrested by the secret service.
    • psiege, on 05/16/2008, -9/+3You're right, YOUR candidate is "friendly" with an admitted, known, domestic terrorist/murderer (Bill Ayers). But hey, that's ok right. You're all sheep, bah, bah (yes Obama, yes Obama).
      • dudeguy1234, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2YOU CAN FIX ACCIDENTAL PLUS DIGGS NOW?! YES! DUGG DOWN *****!
      • sugarazor, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1And George Bush is a domestic terrorist/murderer. See, I can make silly claims too!
  • dexter411, on 05/16/2008, -32/+42"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 dove for the floor."

    Echoing a few others, this is not Huckabee saying someone is trying to assassinate Obama. He's just joking at that Obama is so afraid of gun owning Americans that he would duck and cover anytime one was pointed in his direction (i.e. imagine someone at a gun show picking one up to show and him jumping to the ground.
    • ShemDaimwood, on 05/16/2008, -8/+18"Aimed a gun at him" is very different from "pointed in his direction," and you know this.
      • dexter411, on 05/16/2008, -2/+6That's the damndest thing about off-the-cuff comments; you don't always word them just right. Have a sense of humor though; he was obviously not joking about Barack Obama being assassinated and you know it.
      • cjshamrock, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Nope. In this day and age these remarks are just racist. Yeah, a lot of Americans are afraid of Obama. ***** them.
    • Darksoul, on 05/16/2008, -7/+6Your a moron he isn't anti guns he is for making it harder for inner city kids to get their hands on them illegally which I agree with the gun laws we have now are just fine its the ones selling guns in the back of vans and out of alleyway's that needs to be fixed and Obama knows that. Stop trying to be a tool.
      • dexter411, on 05/16/2008, -2/+1"Your a moron" (sic)

        That basically says it all. Also, try breaking up thoughts into sentences in the future; it does wonders for reading comprehension.
      • personalj, on 05/16/2008, -2/+3Banning licensed concealed carry and "assault weapon" bans is as anti-gun as they come.
    • aelias, on 05/16/2008, -6/+6I would duck if someone pointed a gun in my direction. I would push anyone around me to the floor while I'm at it. Call me a pussy, but that's how tragic headlines start.

      Why the ***** do we care about what some ***** says at a convention for other assholes?
    • franklymister, on 05/16/2008, -4/+16"Anytime one was pointed in his direction."

      You must not be a gun owner, because if you were, you'd know that you NEVER point a gun in anyone's direction, even when you're "sure" it's unloaded. Idiot.
    • junkwheel, on 05/17/2008, -2/+3Yeah, cos if a random person aims a gun at you you're supposed to smile. Optional "pull the trigger" statement is optional.
    • greenwald, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2It pisses me off that the person who submitted this story couldn't have just accurately described what Huckabee literally said in the subject . The statement was outrageous at face value with out making the statements subtext being portrayed as what Huckabee actually said. It would have gone ballistic anyhow on Digg because of the sensitivity to this issue and the stupidity of the joke. Why discredit a good submission by inaccurately titling it so it gets flagged as inaccurate.
    • IIAmusedII, on 05/18/2008, -1/+1Oh, since you explain it THAT way, it totally makes sense. What a clever remark.



      Idiot.
  • cheeseysynapse, on 05/16/2008, -8/+6yawn.........i wish it was as funny as huckabee wished it was............

    anyway - now i know how nader voters felt in sept 2000 - www.bobbarr2008.com - never has throwing my vote away felt so good
    • dagnome1984, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Bob Barr the dog ***** of the Libertarian Party.
      • cheeseysynapse, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1I'll take dog ***** from a libertarian over McCain any day of the week
  • ShaggyForever, on 05/16/2008, -19/+38Maybe the noise was his own campaign hitting rock bottom.

    Or his wildebeest wife's mating call.
  • warlokaz2004, on 05/16/2008, -8/+11I can't wait till Obama's Elected...it'll be the start of a new era.
    • Hoogs, on 05/16/2008, -3/+3He won't win, although it will be close.
    • cheeseysynapse, on 05/16/2008, -2/+2I remember when i was 18...........and not a cynic
  • Brawesome, on 05/16/2008, -7/+2maybe obama shouldn't have been appeasing hitler....
    • Taciturn, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Barack Obama: Secret time-traveling Nazi Muslim.
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