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Mike Huckabee held a press conference after jamming with a rock band, being introduced by his wife, Janet Huckabee, and giving a speech to more than 300 people at the Elks Lodge #251 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday.
He answered questions about a negative ad that he pulled before it was broadcast in Iowa and his upcoming appearance as a non-musical guest on Jay Leno’s television show in Burbank, California.
In this video, former governor Mike Huckabee responds to questions about his recent television commercial that he played for the press, but decided not to air.
Iowa Independent reporter Jay Wagner had the story on the ad pull yesterday.
With a big smile, Huckabee assured the press corps that they wouldn’t miss him while he was doing the Leno show. He also hailed the program’s importance; it will be the first Leno show to be taped since a writer’s strike put the late night talk program (and others like it) on hiatus.
The multi-talented politician played three songs with his ad hoc band before his speech and press conference.
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