(CNN) – Conservative talk show host Mike Huckabee said Mitt Romney's campaign was not authorized to use his voice in a new web video released Monday.
The ad, "Huckabee," featured quotes from the former Arkansas governor's radio show last week when he called on Republicans to stop criticizing Romney's corporate career at Bain Capital.
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"This in no way is an endorsement of any candidate," Huckabee said in a statement Monday night. "Any attempt by anyone to imply an endorsement of a candidate or opposition to a candidate is not true."
The 2008 Republican presidential candidate added that he will not offer support for any candidate until the Republican nomination has been clinched.
Huckabee was quoted in the ad saying it was "surprising" to see Republicans pounce on Romney's experience as the executive of a private equity firm that bought and streamlined companies.
"They ought to know, that if downsizing can turn around a failing company, then at least it prevents all the jobs from being lost, and sets up a stronger company that can grow and start re-hiring,” Huckabee said in the ad.
While the spot shows images of Huckabee, it does not clarify whether or not the conservative heavyweight was supporting Romney.
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We don't care what you think, Huckabee. You are irrelevant!
Why is this in the news?
amazing! only a year with GOP control of the house and the economy is improving. 4 years with the dems were on a downhill slide. im switching to the rep
Mike Huckabee get a real job !
So he took Huckabee out of context just like he did with Obama, with the obvious intent of twisting the words to his advantage. Romney is bad news for EVERYBODY. Wake Up!
Did jobs get shipped to China or not, thats the darn question.
romney will do or say anything to get the nomination we need to really look @ the other candidates
Mitt Romney has very cleverly turned the conversation from one of questioning his claims of 100,000 created jobs to a broad based attack on capitalism. People are not attacking capitalism. People are attacking Romney's claim that he created 100,000 jobs, which is clearly false. Huckabee's remarks are actually in support of Romney's projecting the debate in a new direction away from Romney.
It is definitely true that the Bain issue was a mistake to bring up by Gringrich and Perry. They are certainly getting desperate when they attack capitalism.
This is incredible. Gingrich can't figure out how to get on the Virginia ballot, Romney can't make a video with proper permissions – can the GOP nominees do anything properly?
Maybe it was Gomer Pyle's voice they sound just alike.
All I know is the personal scale used to determine if things are going in the right direction. Am I better off now than 3 years ago? No, lost 1 job, got another, but at lower pay.
I'm a lot better off han 3 years ago - my children came home from the war. That's what matters most.
@cd in az – Don't switch too fast. The Republican controlled House has done nothing but blockade bills. Nothing has been passed. What you're seeing is the economy's reaction to the economic stimulus pushed by the Federal Reserve. There are also uncontrollable cyclical economic forces at work as well.
If you attribute this to a political party, it's probably a good idea to take an Economics class or two so you can actually have an educated viewpoint on the economy prior to letting it be the sole influencer of your party affiliation.
I know of a lot of folks who lost their jobs 3 years ago and are now working today.
So what else is new....Mittens taking someone else's comments and using them to his advantage...doctored or not. Although he will be the nominee, he is being badly damaged. All this information about his busines dealings, etc will be hammered home during the general election campaign and he'lll have nowhere to hide
Telling their big supporting corporations not to hire while Obama is in office does not improve the economy. The American people should be livid at the sorry politicans in this congress. I hope they all get fired from their jobs and lose their mansions to foreclosure, like many families who have lost their homes, and I hope they have to embarrass themselves scrambling for food and other necessities to care for themselves and their families, and they have to remove their children from their private schools, etc.; they need a taste of the same medicine they have dished out to the American public.
"What you're seeing is the economy's reaction to the economic stimulus pushed by the Federal Reserve."
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Man, I REALLY hope you're wrong. The only thing that the Federal Reserve can do is affect the money supply. If there is any more qualitative easing on their part, there is great risk of inflationary pressure. In other words, more dollars in circulation makes the ones already there worth less.
Who care what this "has been" thinks!
Go away Huckabee – you are no one
"You can't use my voice from my radio show, it's copyrighted and I need paid for it. After all I ran for office so I could make money like my good friend $arah.
12.Gurgi
All I know is the personal scale used to determine if things are going in the right direction. Am I better off now than 3 years ago? No, lost 1 job, got another, but at lower pay.
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Babe don't whine.Your team says that if you're not gainfully employed it is YOUR fault. Count your blessings: you would've just remained unemployed 3 1/2 years ago with your unemployment insurance running out if not completely out. You've got a job. Get some add'l training/education under your belt and re-create yourself and your destiny. Please.
Ooops! That was Pat Buchanan that got the ax. Sorry Huck!
So Mike does not want to throw his support behind any candidate until a candidate has won the nomination. In other words, Mike wants to sit on the sidelines until other people decide on a nominee. Mike must either believe that there is no difference in the candidates – on balance, they are equally good or equally bad. Basically, Mike will ride the horse he is given and essentially support anyone who is against Obama. If his candidate loses, well, it wasn't Mike's choice in the first place. And people call this man a pundit!
Why is Huckabee important to the 2012 campaign? Why does he receive any coverage? He chose not to run. He is irrelevant. Why does the media make him appear to be relevant?
A mistake the media continues to make also about Palin's relevancy.
the BAIN issue is NOT going away anytime soon.....this is just an attempt by the Mitt Morney folks to hide his record, just like he did with destryoing his MA gov. records by buying up computers & destroying hard drives, and his refusal to release his tax returns!
What does Myth MorNey have to hide? Oh, he Flips and Flops on every majoy issue!!
He should stick to bible-banging!
Where are the jobs the GOP/Teaparty house of Representatives promised the American people? How long does it take to create one job?
@Fair is Fair, It's true. Inflation rates have been moderate during 2011, averaging around 3.4% compared to 1.6% in 2010 and -0.4% in 2009 (deflation). So yes, if we stay the course printing money, borrowing and reducing interest rates, we will start to see a fairly sizable qualitative shift in the US dollar in the coming years potentially pushing our inflation rate much higher.
3.4% isn't in and of itself alarming. There have been higher rates of inflation in the past, in fact 2008 saw an average rate of inflation of 3.8%. But if the rising trend continues, and given where we are with our current monetary policy – it might, then we may be in for some alarming inflationary pressures.
Romney will say anything to get elected.
Corporate raider Romney's career is catching up with him now.
Mike, as you work for the "Unfair and Imbalanced" network, you should be aware of an FCC policy called the "Fair Use Clause". This allows others to do what Faux does all the time – take quotes from people totally out of context in reference to whatever point you want to make. This is like Gingrich complaining after building up the Super PACs about being hit by them.
How can anyone say that the Republicans have had anything to do with the improvement in the economy?!! Talk about wearing blinders. They caused the meltdown, then have tried everything they know to keep it going simply for their own political gains! They are traitors to America and only care about themselves and their wealthy lobbyists and donors. Pres,. Obama and the Democrats have fought tooth and nail to help regular working people in this nation, and continue to support Social Security and Medicare, health care reform that will help all of us and stand up for the real principals of Christianity- help those less fortunate and take care of the planet and its wildlife. The Republican deny science, support continued polluting from burning oil and want to take away EPA standards for air and water. What planet do they think they will live on once ours is destroyed? They must think they will have robbed us all of our wealthy and will space hip themselves and their families somewhere else to survive. They are pretty nutty after all
Thank you Supreme Court for destroying the election process by doing exactly the opposite of what should have been done. You have now made it possible for people with no integrity nor intelligence to buy elections with PAC ads that lie. Where did the US lose it's way? As stated on t.v. last night – you have stronger controls on food commercials than election ads – that's just wrong!
Linda, you're so right! The Republicans have no interest in the economy improving before Nov. 2012. Did you hear what Huntsman said when he announced his support of Romney? "He is the best qualified to defeat Obama in November". Not "he is the best qualified to be President". Every Republican should be charged with treason. If a Republican wins in Novemebr, the rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer, our air will be worse than Mexico City's, our waterways worse than China's, we'll be at war with Iran and Syria, we will antagonize every ally we have in the world, SS and Medicare will be cut in half to pay for the wars and make up for taxes the rich and oil companies won't pay. Go ahead morons, vote Republican and then answer to your children and grandchildren. Those that survive the wars.
excitizen - Thank you Supreme Court for destroying the election process by doing exactly the opposite of what should have been done. You have now made it possible for people with no integrity nor intelligence to buy elections with PAC ads that lie
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But this is EXACTLY how Obama got elected and that happened before the USSC decision. Their decision hasn't changed anything. ANd not sure why leftist always want to stop others from getting their message out while they expect to waltz freely and spread their lies. Ever hear of freedom of speech? It's an all or nothing deal bucko. Thank God the USSC said WE HAVE FREEDOM.
cd in az-what a joke! What a lie! The majority of the House’s bills have not made it to the President’s desk for a guaranteed veto because they cannot even clear the Senate! The GOP/Teahadists have done NOTHING except obstruct. I will bet a mortgage payment (not a Romney 10K) that the House will once again have a Democratic majority. Can you say, “Welcome home, Madame Speaker; we missed you?” I knew you could!
Glad that's clarified. I have been wondering who the pope was rooting for too.
To Truth and Nothing but the Truth: with every comment you post on these blogs it becomes more evident that you are uneducated, not very bright, and probably a person who hates the fact that our President is black. Wow! that pretty much describes a conservative Republican supporter, doesn't it?
Instead of making a fuss over this, he might spend his time in a more productive way, such as by going on a diet.
rick
To Truth and Nothing but the Truth: with every comment you post on these blogs it becomes more evident that you are uneducated, not very bright, and probably a person who hates the fact that our President is black. Wow! that pretty much describes a conservative Republican supporter, doesn't it?
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Such an enlightening and deeply profound expose on the thinking process of the liberal mind.
Truth and Nothing But the Truth.....you are the typical REPUBIC
rick - To Truth and Nothing but the Truth: with every comment you post on these blogs it becomes more evident that you are uneducated, not very bright, and probably a person who hates the fact that our President is black. Wow! that pretty much describes a conservative Republican supporter, doesn't it?
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Gee, more libtard name calling and the usual racist accusation directed at Obama opponents, some thing will never change huh?
Allow me to clue you in... highly educated, far above YOUR intelligence level for sure, and hate failure, class warfare and lies no matter what the color of the snake oil salesman is hocking it.
@truth and fair,,,,Hilarious guys! And accurate!