lol assassination

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24673570/

YouTube video

this is appalling....oh wait...its a republican? oh then lol its just light hearted humor.

I don't see the problem with it.

My prediction is that if Obama wins he'll be killed anyway.

Nothing funnier than joking about someone being killed.

I was really very surprised by this. Despite my disagreements with him, Huckabee always seemed like a nice, decent guy, and I do think he is. This was just a really really dumb joke that he probably immediately regretted when he realized what he said and what was implied.

I don't think he meant what came out, and he has apologized, so I think he deserves the benefit of the doubt.

And Blax, that's exactly what is problematic with this statement. That's something that's kinda in the back of EVERYONE's mind, that Obama stands a very real chance of being murdered. As everyone who champions on inspiration and hope always seems to end up on the wrong side of some crazy somewhere, and this 'joke' brought those feelings into the limelight and could possibly be the fuel needed by some nutjob to go after Obama.

Wanna know whats funny? Another thread made by a tight assed democrat attacking republicans..hillaaaarious!

Originally posted by KidRock
Wanna know whats funny? Another thread made by a tight assed democrat attacking republicans..hillaaaarious!

get cancer

Originally posted by BackFire
I was really very surprised by this. Despite my disagreements with him, Huckabee always seemed like a nice, decent guy, and I do think he is. This was just a really really dumb joke that he probably immediately regretted when he realized what he said and what was implied.

I don't think he meant what came out, and he has apologized, so I think he deserves the benefit of the doubt.

And Blax, that's exactly what is problematic with this statement. That's something that's kinda in the back of EVERYONE's mind, that Obama stands a very real chance of being murdered. As everyone who champions on inspiration and hope always seems to end up on the wrong side of some crazy somewhere, and this 'joke' brought those feelings into the limelight and could possibly be the fuel needed by some nutjob to go after Obama.

i dont know. this kinda goes beyond a blanket statement of "sorry of i offended blah blah". i mean, wow that was ****ing dark considering, as you said, obama probably has the highest chance of any candidate besides lincoln of meeting a bullet (and less then john and bobby kennedy)

Oh snap! *snaps*

Originally posted by Schecter
get cancer

Go die in a fire.

Originally posted by KidRock
Go die in a fire.

no problem. as long as you rot from the inside

Originally posted by Schecter
get cancer

i dont know. this kinda goes beyond a blanket statement of "sorry of i offended blah blah". i mean, wow that was ****ing dark considering, as you said, obama probably has the highest chance of any candidate besides lincoln of meeting a bullet (and less then john and bobby kennedy)

I agree a more personal apology should be issued.

But, this was at the NRA. And it sounded like everyone was kinda making fun of Obama as it was obviously a very republican gathering. So, when that chair fell over I think Huckabee probably attempted to ad lib a little joke about both guns (since this was the NRA) and Obama (since everyone was making fun of him) and it just came out really really realllllly bad. Huckabee really doesn't strike me as a guy who would purposely do something like this.

i dont know if i share that hopefullness. its kind of hard to stumble upon an assassination joke imho, especially at an nra convention minutes after going on about how guns do not promote violence and murder. i mean, how hard is it to avoid a gag about a presidential candidate being shot?

He dove for the floor? WHAT AN IDIOT!

Great joke. Really knows how to tell 'em.

Originally posted by Blax_Hydralisk
I don't see the problem with it.

My prediction is that if Obama wins he'll be killed anyway.

cant possibly remember the number of times people have said, in jest or otherwise, that Bush should be assassinated, on these forums

irony?...hypocrisy?...or is it just that Huckabee is a public figure that bothers people?

Originally posted by jaden101
cant possibly remember the number of times people have said, in jest or otherwise, that Bush should be assassinated, on these forums

irony?...hypocrisy?...or is it just that Huckabee is a public figure that bothers people?

Nominee for post of the year.

Getting your panties in a bunch and making a big deal about making an assassination joke yet having "LOL RAPE" above your name at the same time.

Oh wait..your a liberal? Never mind..just hypocritical bullshit as usual.

I don't think it's unreasonable to hold politicians to higher standards than some random douchebags on a movie message board. Maybe that's just me, though.

so what constitutes a "higher standard" in relation to sense of humour?

just curious

and from your comment i gather that the joke itself isn't what bothers you...just who said it?

i get the distinct impression if it had been a democrat making a joke about Bush then this thread would most certainly have a different tone to it....just from what i've read on the forum over the last few years

No politician should joke about another politician being shot/killed. Democrat, Republican; doesn't matter. Just a dumb and tasteless thing to say.

Again, the reason why it's doubly problematic in this case is because most people feel that Obama does have a heightened danger about him, with his message and aura and all - what with championing on hope AND being the first black man who may actually become president, the number of people who may WANT to kill him may increase because of both of those factors.

But again, it is entirely wrong for any politician to joke about another politician being shot.

And it's both who said it and the joke itself. You expect shit like that to be said on message boards and the like because people say stupid shit on message boards because of the anonymity that the internet warrants. However, it still would have been in poor taste and ultimately a stupid thing to say. The fact that it came from a politician just makes it worse.

Hehe, you said ass...twice.