Sounds like Hank Williams Jr. is ready for some apologizing. Wait, make that a lot of apologizing.
The clearly chastened country singer has offered yet another mea culpa, after a comment he made comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler prompted ESPN to pull his intro from "Monday Night Football."
In the apology, published on the singer's website, Williams admitted that his comment was "dumb," adding, "Sorry if it offended anyone."
Williams still contended, however, that he wasn't thrilled about the concept of Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner golfing together.
"I have always been very passionate about Politics and Sports, and this time it got the Best or Worst of me," Williams writes. "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."
In an earlier statement, Williams admitted that his comment was "extreme . . . I have always respected the office of the President."
Williams made his inflammatory statement on Fox News talk show "Fox & Friends." Grousing about Obama and Boehner playing golf together over the summer, Williams said it was like "Hitler playing golf with [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Benjamin Netanyahu."
Elsewhere during his appearance, Williams referred to Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as "the enemy."
Williams' comments were enough to make ESPN yank its regular opening, which features Williams singing "All My Rowdy Friends," from this week's "Monday Night Football."
"We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast," ESPN said in a statement.
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