Huckabee apologizes for quip about gun aimed at Obama during speech

iht.com     May 17, 2008            

Former Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him. Hearing a loud noise and interrupting his speech Friday, Huckabee... [read full story]                    

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Huckabee jokes about gun being aimed at Obama

salon.com     May 16, 2008          

Let's hope, for his sake, that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won't be crushed if he doesn't get his party's vice-presidential nomination, because a crack he made while speaking at the National Rifle Association's convention today certainly won't help his cause. At one point during Huckabee's...                    

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Mike Huckabee's Hilarious Joke About Assassinating Barack Obama [Whoops]

gawker.com     May 16, 2008          

Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is a slick, smooth, charming guy. He would've been a dangerous nominee, because he's TV-friendly and quick-witted in a folksy, unthreatening way. But he's actually a rar-right nutcase. And sometimes his jokes fall flat. As in the clip above. If you...                    

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Huckabee Jokes About Gun Aimed at Obama

theledger.com     May 17, 2008          

LOUISVILLE, Ky. | Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him. Hearing a loud noise and interrupting his speech, Huckabee said: “That was...                    

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Christian family values on parade

es.wordpress.com     May 16, 2008          

Isn't Mike Huckabee supposed to be some kind of big pious Christian? What part of the Bible says it's okay for a politician to joke about the assassination of another politician? I wonder what kind of "no harm, no foul" bullshit excuse/explanation/apology is going to be given for this? During a...                    

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Jeffrey Feldman: For Assassination Joke, Huckabee Should Be Off TV

huffingtonpost.com     May 17, 2008          

Having joked less than a year ago about killing Mitt Romney (and his supporters), former Republican candidate for president, Mike Huckabee, has now made light of assassinating Sen. Barack Obama. (from CNN PoliticalTicker.com) As Huckabee transitions from presidential candidate to media pundit,...                    

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Huckabee Talks About Someone Aiming A Gun At Obama During NRA Speech (VIDEO)

huffingtonpost.com     May 17, 2008          

ABC News' Kevin Chupka Reports: Former GOP hopeful and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is back in the news this week, making a splash when he took a hit at Senator Barack Obama during the annual National Rifle Association meeting. Huckabee made an off-color joke during his speech in Louisville,...                    

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Huckabee at NRA Meeting: Jokes about shooting presidential candidates are funny!

crooksandliars.com     May 16, 2008          

Actually, they’re not. Seeing that this is what passes for “conservative humor” nowadays, is anyone surprised that “The Half Hour News Hour” was an abject failure? You don’t have to answer that. Download | Play Download | Play CNN: During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention...                    

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Barry Yourgrau: Mike Huckabee: Minister and Street Thug

huffingtonpost.com     May 17, 2008          

So Mike Huckabee today makes a wisecrack at the NRA convention about Obama frantically trying to get away from a gun being pointed at him. This is what passes for a Christian man of peace today in this charming country we find ourselves in. Spy Magazine ran a marvelous caption years ago, I...                    

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Huckabee's Obama Joke Falls Flat

washingtonpost.com     May 17, 2008          

By Michael D. Shear LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- He was known as a presidential candidate with a sense of humor. But Mike Huckabee's joke at the National Rifle Association convention Friday was a dud. Appearing in front of about 6,000 gun rights activists, Huckabee's speech was interrupted by a loud noise....                    

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Huckabee jokes to NRA of gun aimed at Obama

reuters.com     May 17, 2008          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, interrupted on Friday by a loud crash as he spoke to the National Rifle Association, joked that the noise was Democratic candidate Barack Obama falling off a chair as he dodged a gun aimed at him.                    

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