Huckabee Defends Ad: The "Floating Cross Is A Bookshelf.... It's Just Beyond Ridiculous"

Mike Huckabee is making the talk show rounds trying to explain that the floating cross in his Christmas ad is just a bookshelf. He even got conspiratorial on "Today" this morning when he was interviewed by Meredith Vieira. He attempted a joke about looking for coded messages in Morse code when he blinks his eyes as he lamented the uproar of the bookshelf-turned-cross.

That floating cross is a bookshelf.... People are looking for anything in the world. It's so politically incorrect to say "Merry Christmas" anymore.... It's just beyond ridiculous. You can't even say "Merry Christmas" without people getting all sensitive about it.

Watch:

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Comments

[RonGenise]

I find it funny that he mocks those who might think he was blinking in morse code some subliminibal message. Don't religious FREAKS find subliminable messages in rock music when played backwards. Yeah, I think so.

[lagunabeach]

Huckabee insults the founding fathers of our democracy. He misses the whole point of our constitution. His ignorance is terrifying.

[roger3815]

He's doing nothing more that trying to portray himself as a "persecuted Christian.­" He knew exactly what he was doing and how it would play out. And the criticism plays right into his hands.

[christinev]

No way that was not on purpose. Huckabee is a lying sos.

[DavidE]

Who cares. It was an openingly religious add. It's not as if putting a cross in a commerical is illegal. If he wanted a cross, he could have put it in with big flashing neon lights and the words, "Jesus died on the cross so Huckabee could be president.­"

[JMEB]

"You can't even say "Merry Christmas" without people getting all sensitive about it."

BULLSHIT.

This is the Republican version of PC-ness -- feigned victimhood. They constantly imagine that Christianity is under attack. NO ONE CARES IF YOU SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS OR HAPPY HOLIDAYS. Imagining that torch-wielding villagers will descend upon you at the mere utterance of Merry Christmas suggests you have a wildly distorted view of reality.

This guy is a disaster in all possible ways.

[SkippyJones]

It seems Mr. Huckabee is already quite practiced in the art of plausible deniability, huh?

[Kreskytim]

He's either lying or an out of the loop idiot.

[evahartselftlanguages]

TO: Ex-gov Mike Huckabee and the Question of the Cross in Video Film. December 19, 2007

One can see some round balls on what is a shelf. What if it is a Cross because what is wrong with a Christian addressing the Christians in America with a Cross. Radio station as KGO have athiests mostly and they don't like Christians. Christians have the Right to particpate in Public Policy debates and to listen to other Christians on TV,radio,n­ewspapers.

Furthermore, let me make a slight correction of the above post I just posted titled The Christmas Embers of December. Proverb 29:14,"A King Keeps His Throne Forever If he Cares for the Rights of the Poor." The word kind is similar but the word Rights is used however.

Moreover, in reference to above post titled The Christmas Embers of December is where I have the manner in which a town was developed in Providence, Rhode Island. I want to state that on the Bell Tower of the First Baptist Church established in Providence, Rhode Island is this inscription of the town and how it is developed and the words from it are as follows:

"For freedom of conscience the town was planted,

persuasion,not force, was used by the people,

This church is the eldest and has not recanted,

Enjoying and granting Bell,Temple, and Steeple." Eva Hart Christian Army 62-70 670 Eddy St. Sfc 94109

[BadBrad]

Anyone that has made a film, knows beyond any doubt that the image of the cross in the background was on purpose.

The lighting, the angles... NO DOUBT it was intentional.

But the image of the cross in the background is not the story, the REAL story is the Preacher running for President outright lied about it.

[moneljhomero]

Hey, the little wretch learned from the Great Propaganar's "Mission Accomplished" banner. Make it so obvious that you have to act surprised that it was obviously done. Oh, and always have a patsy around to pin the blame on. Its the republi-fascist way!

[mariano]

Oh, btw, it really is just a shelf. In a form of a cross where Jesus watches and knows who's bad or good so be good for goodness sake. Nothing subliminal, it's designed intelligently.

[mariano]

You think we're idiots? We're supposed to believe it's not a cross? You can dance around it, Huck, but it's an obviously scary image. Let's call a spade a spade.

[scottarino]

Plausible deniability.

[A Meat Beetle]

There are no accidents in advertising.