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Williams Jr. sorry for remarks, but his MNF future is unknown

Hank Williams Jr. is apologizing for using an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama that prompted ESPN to pull the country-music star's classic intro song to "Monday Night Football."

Williams said in a statement posted on Facebook and his website Tuesday that his passion for politics and sports "got the best or worst of me."

In an interview Monday on Fox News' "Fox & Friends," Williams, unprompted, said of Obama's outing on the links with House Speaker John Boehner: "It'd be like Hitler playing golf with (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu."

Asked to clarify, Williams said, "They're the enemy," adding that by "they" he meant Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Williams backed off Tuesday.

"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," Williams said. "I am very sorry if it offended anyone."

ESPN had no further comment. It isn't known if the intro, synonymous with "Monday Night Football" since 1989, would be used again.

Williams' song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night" was replaced by a highlight montage of the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before Monday's game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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