Hank Williams Jr. sorry if Obama-Hitler comparison “offended anyone”

Country music singer Hank Williams Jr. issued a statement Tuesday saying he was sorry if his recent comment comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler "offended anyone."

"I have always been very passionate about Politics and Sports and this time it got the Best or Worst of me," Williams said in a post on his website. "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."

In an earlier post, titled "A statement from Hank Williams, Jr.," Williams had stopped well short of apologizing.

"Some of us have strong opinions and are often misunderstood. My analogy was extreme – but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me – how ludicrous that pairing was. They’re polar opposites and it made no sense. They don’t see eye-to-eye and never will. I have always respected the office of the President," he wrote. "Every time the media brings up the tea party it’s painted as racist and extremists – but there’s never a backlash – no outrage to those comparisons… Working class people are hurting – and it doesn’t seem like anybody cares. When both sides are high-fiving it on the ninth hole when everybody else is without a job – it makes a whole lot of us angry. Something has to change. The policies have to change."

Williams controversial comments came on Monday morning on the Fox News show "Fox and Friends." Williams called a June golf game between Obama and House Speaker John Boehner "one of the biggest political mistakes ever."

"Come on, come on," he said." That'd be like Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu. Okay. Not hardly."

CNN reports that by Monday night, ESPN had decided to pull Williams from the opening of Monday Night Football, where his performances have become a staple.

In a statement, ESPN said that while Williams "is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to 'Monday Night Football.' We are extremely disappointed with his comments and as a result we have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast."