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Photo 1 of Former Gov. Mike Huckabee Addressing the Iowa Freedom Summit
January 24, 2015--Former Gov. Mike Huckabee was last to speak.  He started off talking a bit about his show at Fox, which he left three weeks ago ("it wasn't just so I could go deer hunting every Saturday, I can assure you of that.")  Among other topics, Huckabee touched on the threat posed by Islamic jihadism, he explained his support of the FAIR Tax, he put forth the idea of what he called a "maximum wage," and he advocated term limits for legislators and for judges,  Huckabee strongly rejected the notion that he supports Common Core, stating that it has "morphed into a frankenstandard that nobody including me can support."  "Education is not a federal function; it is a local function," Huckabee stated.  Huckabee likely lost the PETA vote  when he stated, "And folks there are a lot of people in America who want the sausages, they don't want to kill any pigs.  We need to do some pig-killing to get to the sausage."  [transcript]
Photo 2 of Former Gov. Mike Huckabee Addressing the Iowa Freedom Summit
Photo 3 of Former Gov. Mike Huckabee Addressing the Iowa Freedom Summit
Photo 4 of Former Gov. Mike Huckabee Addressing the Iowa Freedom Summit
Photo 5 of Former Gov. Mike Huckabee Addressing the Iowa Freedom Summit
Photo 6 of Former Gov. Mike Huckabee Addressing the Iowa Freedom Summit
After his speech Huckabee did a book signing for God, Guns and Gravy at Hoyt Sherman Place.  Earlier in the day he did a signing in Ames, and the next day he did signings in Lenexa, KS, Cedar Rapids, and Windsor Heights.  On hand from Huckabee's team were Chip Saltsman, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Alice Stewart.  [more photos]
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