[Travis McGee]

I think the point is that if he’s lying about this ad, his Christianity is not the main feature of his character. I haven’t seen the ad myself, so I don’t know.

Thanks for reminding me to link the video. Looking at a still photo capture doesn't reveal the perfect manipulation of the cross effect by the use of the moving camera tracking dolly.

VIDEO HERE

[broncobilly]

I don’t have the time to read through this whole thread to see if someone points it out, but I don’t think this video was made with a camera tracking dolly. If it were, the angle on Huckabee would be changing as the background shifted. I think Huckabee and the background were filmed separately and the background added to Huckabee after the fact — as a shifting background.

The end conclusion. The apparent cross was deliberate.

Is this bad? It only means that Huckabee is trying to play up the Christian aspect of his candidacy as compared to his competitor. For example: He says his religion defines him. He points out he is a “Christian Leader.” The WOT is a theological war and only he has a theology degree. “I won’t say if the other guy is Christian.” “Anyway, doesn’t the other guy believe Jesus and Satan are brothers.”
Huckaabee is playing the religion card and claiming he isn’t. It is that simple.

One problem with that strategy is that his political liberalism is not the major faction in the GOP. The SBC is not the majority of Christians in this country. And Huckabee has identified himself with the minority position in the conservative/modernism split in the SBC.

So, as voters bring him sharply into focus, playing that card, he can’t help but come out the loser.

[Steve_Seattle]

I think the video REFUTES your point. As the camera moves, the widow pane/cross DISAPPEARS behind Huckabee’s head.

[nkycincinnatikid]

Oh.. My...God..., If you look really close, there appears to be a CHRISTMAS TREE in the video as well.