Out of all of the stupid things to do for somebody who thinks they can be a VP on McCain's ticket.

Whoops.

Add this to the long list of reasons why Huckabee is not fit for national office.

What a maroon

Huckabee tries to be too funny, and like many people who do, he seldom is.

Well, there goes any “shot” at VP!

Michelle Obama said it was dangerous for Barack to get gasoline at a station at night.

Meanwhile it is Hillary who claimed to be the target of snipers.

Prescient, maybe. We all know either Dem. nominee will be the target of haters - it is not rocket science.

As soon as he said it, and didn’t get the response he expected, I’m sure he started thinking “maybe I shouldn’t make jokes about assassinations and Presidential candidates”.

And yeah, Huckabee is a moron. I voted Keyes in the Texas Primary.

I am rather pleased.

The Huckster is a complete moron, and maybe, just maybe, this gaff, will keep the bufoon off the ticket.

(Still hoping for Fred.)

God I am glad this loon is not going to be my President.

I think we should lighten up and jokes not be taken too serious - and I still think this was really stupid.

There goes his political career.....

He should have said, “Hillary thought she saw another sniper”.

It was a dumb thing to say. These guys have to be aware everything is turned into a soundbyte. Jokes about assassination of candidates are off limits.

However, what’s not mentioned here is I think he was giving a speech at the NRA. Puts it a little more in context.

Huckabee too often thinks he is giving a sermon for laughing congregants. He’s trying to be a national figure, act like one.

Meanwhile it is Hillary who claimed to be the target of snipers.

Hey now, you have to understand something - when Hillary said "snipers", she misspoke - she really meant that she was the target of little girls wanting to read poems and give her flowers.

It's a common mistake we all make.

Now we gotta listen to the MSM rehash this for the next four or five days. Sheesh!

The Huckster is a complete moron, and maybe, just maybe, this gaff, will keep the bufoon off the ticket.

(Still hoping for Fred.)

Fred would be a good balance for McCain and might bring some Conservatives back to the fold. Since Huckabee took himself out of the running, you never know.

What a DumbAss!!! Just when things are starting to look up for the GOP, Huckabee opens his fat mouth. Please, oh please, go back to Arkansas and help Hillary's campaign there.

Way to go, Huckabee supporters. Not only did you allow McCain to get the nomination, you allowed Huckabee to show the world that the GOP stands for shooting African-Americans. The GOP really deserves to lose in November.

I think we should lighten up and jokes not be taken too serious - and I still think this was really stupid.

People get investigated by the Secret Service for making jokes and comments about assassinations/assassination attempts.

Stupid comment by a man who will never hold national office.

Somewhere Earl Butz is smiling.

He might have quipped about Hillary and “sniper fire” and gotten away with it but this one is will not play well

Fab...ulous! The Huckster just blew any chance of being VP. This is turning out to be quite a good news day. ;)

This doesn't just hurt him, but it hurts the reputation of responsible gun owners by suggesting that anyone at an NRA convention would do such a thing.

It reminds me of him doing this before when he went on a turkey or quail shoot in IA and took a shot over the heads of the reporters.

Well, no VP for you!

Talk about stepping on his own member.

Just another example of why Huckaboob isn’t fit for national office.

Why he continues is Arkansas is mystery enough, but those voters can decide who they want for governor.

Now we gotta listen to the MSM rehash this for the next four or five days decades. Sheesh!

There, fixed it for you.

Incredibly stupid remark.

LOL!

Headline news for the next week, I reckon

Stupid comment by a man who will never hold national office.

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Twenty to one says Sec. DHHS.

This man, Huckabee, is a moron.

Best to have this side of Huckleberry prominently displayed BEFORE he’s on anybody’s ticket for anything more than “Dogcatcher in Chief.”

Thanks Huckabee you dope.

I was afraid McCain was going to pick you for veep and therebye seal his loss to Obamessiah.

I think you can go back to Arkansas now. Your 15 minutes of fame is over, dufus.

Now we gotta listen to the MSM rehash this for the next four or five days. Sheesh!

Make no mistake - they'll tag McCain with this since McCain was there and addressed the same group.

okay, maybe so

But certainly not ~elective~ office.

Huckabee just had to do his best to divert attention away from Obama's appeasement remarks and today's Bush Derangement Disorder breakdown. Unfathomable stupidity, especially for someone angling for the VP spot.

The Secret Service takes such jokes very, very, very seriously.

Yep. I think he can kiss the Veep spot goodbye with that bit of stupidity.

Really, really, REALLY dumb.

1) not even funny

2) plays into hands of MSM

3) denigrates not only himself but also NRA

Not ready for prime time.

Memo to McCain: take this one off your VP list.

Bush could have been referring to the Obama aide who resigned or was fired last week when it became common knowledge that he had been meeting with the leaders of Hama on a regular basis. That’s what he did for Obama, advise him on the Middle East, so maybe Bush was directing his remarks to Obama, but he could have just as easily been thinking of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid or any of the Baghdad Boys. Maybe he was referring to the Democrats in general. Obama just had a guilty conscience over Malley and he was afraid that it would become the next example of bad judgement that caused a media frenzy.

This doesn't just hurt him, but it hurts the reputation of responsible gun owners by suggesting that anyone at an NRA convention would do such a thing.

It reminds me of him doing this before when he went on a turkey or quail shoot in IA and took a shot over the heads of the reporters.

That is a huge side effect of this - it does hurt us - similar to when Cheney shot one of this friends and they acted like it was no big deal. Meanwhile the liberals and media are painting us with the "these people are dangerous and crazy" brush.

Earl Butz was a good man, I presume you remember his famous comment (which was SUPPOSED to be “off the record” but some scumbag reporter reported it anyway)?

Ed Rollins was overheard bragging that his guy had a lock on the VP slot. I wonder what he says now?

Hucksterbee is a loose cannon and a doofus.

Bush said he was talking about Carter.

No surprise. Bye bye.

"What a Maroon"

not only was this a stupid statement, it WAS NOT EVEN FUNNY!!!!!

It could be forgiven if it were at least funny. But I can’t make out a punchline in the abortion of a joke. Huckabee apparently laid an egg which is okay with me cuz I don’t want his name to be associated with anything in D.C. in the future other than ‘Faith Based Initiative Director’.