Watch Huckabee's joke at the NRA Convention Friday. (starting at 0:50).
(CNN) – During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention Friday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee - who has endorsed presumptive GOP nominee John McCain - joked that an unexpected offstage noise was Democrat Barack Obama looking to avoid a gunman.
“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.”
Obama supports extending the assault weapons ban, limits on gun sales, and a national law against carrying concealed weapons, with exceptions for retired police and military personnel. John McCain – whose legislative record was awarded a C+ rating by the NRA in 2004, but has received a perfect score – will address the group later Friday afternoon. His speech will include remarks "on the issue of unconditional negotiation with state sponsors of terror" that aides tell CNN’s Dana Bash are a direct response to Obama’s comments earlier Friday.
UPDATE, 8:28 PM: Huckabee released the following statement regarding his comments Friday, according to the New York Times website:
During my speech at the N.R.A., a loud noise backstage, that sounded like a chair falling, distracted the crowd and interrupted my speech. I made an off hand remark that was in no way intended to offend or disparage Sen. Obama. I apologize that my comments were offensive. That was never my intention.
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Wouldn't a normal person take cover if a gun were aimed at him?
I don't get the joke.
That is not funny AT ALL. He should apologize immediately.
I am a hiliary supporter still!!!!! but who cares about Huckabee was he missing the news folks talking about him
Huckabee, that was an uncalled for remark. I'm supporting John McCain but those kind of foolish statements do not help him.
What in the world???
That was not funny in any way, shape or form.
Huckabee, you are a total idiot.
"Unconditional"???
He might have had an argument had he left that word out.
Um...sorry...I don't understand. Did you mean Hillary????
Obama is a coward, an appeaser. He has stated this himself, that he would talk (talk, talk, talk!!!) to all heads of state including those who are likely planning attacks on our country. This is cowardice. Don't want it! Don't need it! Don't gimme it!!!!
cnn must have made an error on this report. Nobody especially a once serious candidate would actually be that stupid to say that. On top of that a Christian one.
I don't how old Huckabee is – but, I think our nation's sorrowful history makes these comments distasteful. Huckabee is the good humor man; but is way off base with his remarks.
Governor Huckabee's remarks just aren't funny.
In this day and age a comment like that is not even funny. Shame on you Huckabee.
Huckabee you are disgrace.
Somebody aimed a gun at him??????????????????????????????
What is the matter with Republicans?
That joke was not in good taste. I am disappointed in Huckabee. If someone tries to shoot Obama, it will be because this joke embolden them.
Wow! Unbelievable.
I think Cheney should take Huckabee out duck hunting.
Shame on you Huckabee. And you call yourself a preacher or was that a panderer.
Somebody arrest Huckabee and throw him in jail.
I see nothing funny about someone aiming a gun at a presidential candndidate or any other human bieng for that matter. With the current tones in the political cycle comments of this type are uncalled for . What would Gov. Huckaby do if a gun was pointed at him?
Not funy at all. Absolutely inappropriate! I hope the media does its job and holds Huckabee accountable.
We should ban guns. How many more kids must die before american address this problem. People are shooting up college campus, shop mall and everything else. We needed to address this problem. Please wake up American and stop hidding the truth. I will be voting for Obama because he tells the truth more than McCain or Hilliary and the rest of the jokers. They are trying to play you.
Go Obama
That's about as stupid a joke as any.
Huckabee normally shows a pretty good sense of humor, but jokes about shooting at candidates are not funny.
It doesn't fit with the overall mentality the NRA should be promoting either; that of solving problems or disagreements with bullets.
Mike (LOSER) HUCK OR BEE that was not funny, you are as bad as your hating party members that why your standing in the spot you are in a loser and Sen. Obama is where he is.
Typical ..........hating white man, that cling to his Gun, his religon and hating other that he don't understand are don't want to understand.
Please ask God to forgive you tonight before you go to sleep.......because he knows and hear ALLLLLLL.
That is actually not funny.
What an idiot