Huckabee's Faux Pas

A quick note on the "joke" that Mike Huckabee made at the NRA convention this week. When a loud noise was heard offstage during his address he commented:

"That was Barack Obama. "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."

Indeed a tasteless comment, and the bad press it garnered does nothing to help shed the negative stereotype that many associate with the NRA and its members. To the credit of the audience, few if any laughs or applause can be heard after the comment - it seemed to be recognized as off color immediately. Especially when compared to the exuberant reaction to Huckabee's previous comment during the video, which related to keeping the government small and out of the people's business.

Video of the indecent can be seen on the LA Times blog. Also, note that Huckabee has since repeatedly apologized without caveat.