Hank Williams, Jr. Apologizes For That Whole Obama/Hitler Thing

Famed political polymath Hank Williams, Jr., widely known for his thesis on Americana entitled Football: Are You Properly Prepared To View A Game On Television? has posted a written apology on his website for the statements he made Monday on FOX and Friends. Williams likened John Boehner and President Obama's golf game to a hypothetical match between Hitler and Benjamin Netanyahu, and generally sounded like he had no idea where he was. "I have always been very passionate about Politics and Sports and this time it got the Best or Worst of me." Oh Hank, take a break from reading Dickens before you write!

He continues, "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 and I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone." Jukin and High Fiven aside, cut him some slack. Years of singing football jingles have rendered Williams incapable of describing discontent in anything other than stuff that happens shortly before and after a touchdown is scored. Besides, we can't recall any other president acting so callous on a golf course.

Hank signs off on the message with, "This was Not written by some Publicist." Good for him. It's a new day: from now on, Hank Williams, Jr. writes his own apologies.

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By Christopher Robbins in News on October 5, 2011 12:27 PM

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proudliberal1947

Eat Shit and Die, thats what I think of your half ass attempt to get back in. If your going to apologize,apologize, quit the Traitor, TURD, Anti American corporate OWNED republican ASS WIPE bull shit. Your a COWARD and a piece of SHIT, just like the TRAITOR COWARDLY party you belong to ASS WIPE.

estragon_nyc

This guy was abused as a child by his mom, developed serious drug and alcohol problems, and then sustained literal brain damage in an accident. Sure, I also think he's an idiot...but getting snarky about someone who is functionally handicapped and operating with diminished capacity seems a cheap form of entertainment at best. You could try showing Williams the compassion you wish he would show. OR you can be as crass and insensitive as he is...but with less excuse. Your call.

TimeDown

"I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone." That is not an apology. An apology would be "I am sorry."

robingee

Or, shut up and don't sing.

NYDirk

Shut up and sing

Roger_the_Shrubber

Hank never got the memo that it's only cool to call republicans nazis.

SPsGhost

When politicians exploit a national tragedy to rationalize an illegal war founded on falsified evidence and xenophobia, during the prosecution of which said political authorities sanction the torture and sexual abuse of civilians and children, then the comparison is actually factually appropriate.

ahardy55

No. When politicians kill 10 million people in mass genocide, then it's factually appropriate to call them Nazis. Until then, terms like "assholes" will work just fine.
Rule #1 for being taken seriously as a grownup, don't compare people you don't like to Nazis.

luke_1

Maybe he should have things written by a publicist.

Politburo

Yeah, I'm not Quite sure why Certain words got Capitalized.

Matthew

He's still thinking about Germans.

Spirit of 76

Now all he has to apologize for is giving rednecks a bad name.

Jessica Jones

Lest we forget:

http://semiskimmed.net/bushhit...

sairobi

FOX News is garbage and this dude is a moron

bggb

Off all the metaphors this man's incredibility intelligent brain could come up with, it was just chance that he compared our Democratic president to one of the worst mass murderers in history.

I SWEAR!

Apples/oranges
netinyahu/hitler

Tomato tomAH-to

Go away Hank.