At least, that's how I interpret this. (Saw it on an AM show as I was waking up, finally found it online.)
MIKE HUCKABEE: There are more Pakistanis who illegally cross the border than of any other nationality, except for those immediately south of our border.
COWAN: Turns out, those numbers aren't quite right. According to the Department of Homeland Security, there were hundreds of Pakistanis who crossed into the US illegally, but they are hardly near the top of the list. In fact, they don't even rank in the top 25.
HOLT: I think some would argue that it was not your finest hour, your comments regarding Pakistan. You said that we should monitor our borders for illegal Pakistani immigrants and you said that Pakistanis make up the second largest group of illegal immigrants in the country. Do you kind of wish you had a do-over on those comments?
HUCKABEE: Well I was quoting from a Denver Post article and pointed out that there were 660 Pakistanis who had been apprehended by Homeland Security. And the point that I was making is still valid, and the fact is that the numbers are over a longer period of time than I had originally thought, but my point is that we don't have control of our borders. And if people go back to a speech that I made in September, it looks almost prophetic when I was spending a lot of time on Pakistan, talking about the danger that exists there. People scoffed at that, they said our issue is Iran, I said you better look at Pakistan. If we have another terrorist attack, it'll be post-marked Pakistan.
HUCKABEE: What they're looking for is authenticity; they're looking for is honesty. I didn't say "apologies." I said "we need to offer apol-- I mean," then I said. And it was like the reporters pounced on it. Lester, you and I both make mistakes when we make comments. What I don't make a mistake is a mistake of the heart. I know what I believe. I have convictions. People are looking for a president who isn't perfect, but who has at least a sense of direction in his own life and has clear and unmistakable ideas about what's right and what's wrong.
Yeah, Huck, that's what worries me...
More:
Oh dear. I only found this two places, Newsbusters and below...
http://www.proudtobecanadian.ca/index/resources/news/which I now see lists itself as: " PTBC is a conservative politics web site featuring conservative thought. With bite."
If you want to read the whole interview there rather than Newsbusters, you'll need to search for "Holt To Huck: Wish You Had a 'Do-over' on Pakistan Comments?" as the link takes you to Newsbusters.
They have the video also:
http://www.proudtobecanadian.ca/static/2007/12/2007-12-29NBCTSHuckabee.wmvObviously, I have a different spin on it than they do!
Tried the NBC site, but they don't seem to have it up yet.