As you probably know by now, Hank Williams Jr made an Obama/Hitler analogy [actually, he did not compare Obama to Hitler, it was an 'opposites' analogy] while appearing on Fox & Friends earlier in the week. The Friends immediately appeared taken aback and immediately ‘disavowed’ his statement.
As a result of speaking his mind, ESPN ended their 20 year relationship with Williams and the Anti-Defamation League demanded an apology:
“Hank Williams Jr. should know better. He owes an apology to Holocaust survivors, their families, and the brave American soldiers who gave of themselves to fight the Nazi menace during World War II. The last thing we need is to enter another election cycle on a sour note tainted with inappropriate, tired and over-the-top analogies to the Nazis,” he said.
Aware that his comments had dropped his nether regions into the fire, Williams has apologized to ‘any and all’ who may have been offended:
His statement Tuesday went beyond his Monday statement, in which he said “my analogy was extreme — but it was to make a point.”
On Tuesday, the country singer stated: “I have always been very passionate about politics and sports and this time it got the best or worst of me.
“The thought of the leaders of both parties jukin’ [sic] and high fiven’ [sic] on a golf course, while so many families are struggling to get by, simply made me boil over and make a dumb statement, and I am very sorry if it offended anyone. I would like to thank all my supporters. This was not written by some publicist,” Williams wrote.
Where were these people when the name of Bush was synonymous with Hitler’s to the entire WORLD and nobody gave a shit??
I’m afraid that I agree with Jon Stewart on this one; this is fucking Hank Williams Jr, people… not the sugar plum fairy.
The ‘Friends’ asked for his opinion, he gave it, and suddenly he’s a monster. Bullshit. A country boy can – and will – survive and with no help from hypocrites.
IMUS on ‘Fox and Fiends’ throwing Hank under the bus:
Glenn Beck says pretty much the same thing…
5. October 2011 at 10:12 am
Herman is talking to
Glenn right now!!!! Love love love Herman.
I have lost my whole email address book in most recent system melt down.
email me please.
5. October 2011 at 10:16 am
Done. And done…! Turning on the radio…
5. October 2011 at 11:24 pm
It was okay for all of those lefties to call George W. Bush Hitler because Bush was governor of Texas! Don’t you know how lefties work? “Rules for thee and none for me.”
There is a reason I hope the somnobeechess start the shooting war while I can still handle a rifle.
6. October 2011 at 7:54 am
“Rules for thee and none for me.”
That’s how it lays out. Rat bastards.
6. October 2011 at 6:21 am
I don’t care much for Hank Williams Jr. but this sucked. He shouldn’t have apologizedc.
From NORTH CALIFORNIA to south Alabam…always liked that part…
6. October 2011 at 7:55 am
Well, that one up there is pretty much the only song of his I know… but I don’t think he should have apologized, either.
7. October 2011 at 2:40 pm
I do hereby apologize for everything I have said in the past and everything I will say in the future now go fuck yourself you lefty bastards
7. October 2011 at 2:57 pm