Obviously, Govenor Huckabees comment was a huge gaffe. But I think it's apparent that his intent...

[trumad]

was---if you say it enough or imply it enough, hey, it might happen.

<snip>
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee drew cringes Friday when he made a joke at the National Rifle Association convention about Barack Obama getting shot at.

“We believe the government should get its hands off of us as much as possible, we don’t need that much of it, we’d like less of it and we darn sure would like for it to be less expensive but the reality is and I’m worried,” Huckabee said when he was interrupted by a loud thump from backstage.

The quick-witted Southerner looked behind him and said to the Louisville, Ky., crowd: “That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off a chair and someone pointed a gun at him and he dove for the floor.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/05/16/huckabees-obama-nra-joke-isnt-a-crowd-pleaser/?mod=WSJBlogprint/

[ShortnFiery]

1. How bout' Clinton/Huckabee 08' ... Because *shit happens* (Assassinations) to the front runners?

:nuke:

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. But then again, no rational person at DEMOCRATIC underground would do such a thing.

Would they?

[anigbrowl]

3. No responsible person in the DEMOCRATIC party would say such a thing.

[Pirate Smile]

4. Over the past week 1. Huckabee's "joke" 2. Georgia paper with Obama shown in the crosshairs on the

cover, and 3. RFK's assassination in '68 as a reason to not get out of the race.

There sure do seem to be a lot of people aluding to Obama getting shot.



Obama in Crosshairs — Wildly Offensive or Makes a Point?

A Georgia paper has hit the bullseye of controversy. This photo is the cover of the Roswell Beacon, teasing a piece about the rising activity level of white supremacist groups surrounding the possible nomination of Barack Obama. The story itself is a little tangly — it's hard to determine whether the criticisms that the story doesn't warrant such an inflammatory image are justified.

The editor says of the cover choice, "we knew we were on the provocative edge. But it's a very fair piece, a smart piece." The article was written by a freelance journalist who was curious how law enforcement agencies were handling the increased number of threats lodged against Obama by white supremacist groups, some of whom were local. Some of the details in the piece are surprising, like this from one of the interviews:

"Some idiot out there’s going to put a bullet in that silver-tongued devil, and then there’ll be a race war. There are some in our movement who are preparing for war, praying for it."

The paper might have had good intentions behind the cover. The editor is pleased that the controversy has "projected the story. We're hoping federal law enforcement takes notice." He calls it a valuable public service. It might be? Georgia has 42 active white power cells, ranking fourth in the country behind California, Texas, and South Carolina.

Did the story justify the cover? Is the image offensive regardless of the potential good intentions behind it? Would an Obama nomination incite white supremacists to violence?

http://www.citizensugar.com/1652308

[Blondiegrrl]

6. I think that's the main reason people are outraged ...

THREE TIMES in a week, with Hillary -- who supposedly is on our (the Dems) side -- bringing up the rear?

Imagine if Hillary Clinton were the target (no pun intended) of such frequent allusions. Would her supporters be wondering what all the fuss is about? I kind of doubt it.

[Medusa]

5. I expect crap like that from the GOP

but not from our own side. That's what made it so bad.