Hank apologizes for ‘dumb’ Obama-Hitler comment
October 5, 2011 10:17AM
DUBUQUE, IA - NOVEMBER 3: Hank Williams, Jr. performs in support of Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at a campaign rally at the Grand River Center November 3, 2008 in Dubuque, Iowa. Palin and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) continue to campaign in battleground states the day before the election. (Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)
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Updated: November 16, 2011 9:06AM
Hank Williams Jr. is apologizing for using an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama that prompted ESPN to pull his classic intro song to “Monday Night Football.”
Williams said in a statement posted on Facebook and his website Tuesday that his passion for politics and sports “got the best or worst of me.”
In an interview Monday on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Williams, unprompted, said of Obama’s outing on the links with House Speaker John Boehner: “It’d be like Hitler playing golf with (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu.”
Asked to clarify, Williams said, “They’re the enemy,” adding that by “they” he meant Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
Williams backed off Tuesday.
“The thought of the leaders of both parties jukin and high fiven on a golf course, while so many families are struggling to get by simply made me boil over and make a dumb statement,” Williams said. “I am very sorry if it offended anyone.” AP
