A day after making the controversial comments to Fox News making an analogy of President Obama’s golf summit with House Speaker John Boehner to a golf match between Hitler and Israeli Leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Hank Williams, Jr. has apologized. Writing on his website, Williams called his comments on Fox & Friends, “a Dumb statement” and emphasized that he wrote it, not his publicist. In the wake of the controversy, ESPN pulled his iconic “Are You Ready For Some Football” open from last night’s Monday Night Football game and made a short statement.
Williams apologized today. The statement is taken verbatim from his website and has not been edited.
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 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. I would like to Thank all my supporters. This was Not written by some Publicist.” — Hank Williams Jr
No statement from ESPN on whether the open will return next Monday.
