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

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

ABC | May 16, 2008 04:17 PM



Roughly five hours after making comments about someone aiming a gun at Obama during an NRA speech, Huckabee issued the following statement:

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."

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, Kentucky, when a loud bang was heard off-stage.

"That was Barack Obama," Huckabee quipped, "He Just tripped off a chair. He was getting ready to speak. Somebody aimed a gun at him and he...he dove for the floor."

Watch it:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/16/huckabee-talks-about-some_n_102178.html