chick-fil-a store in california. but his hate and intolerance wasn't against gays but it was against chick-fil-a and some hot heed in tucson thought he would really show everybody by ordering a free water and then proceeding to bully the young female server at the drive-thru window. now, for reasons that are known only to the man adam smith, he foolishly taped his childish behavior and then posted it on the internet. [ laughter ] >> mike: as if the rest of the country appreciates a seemingly grown man treat a young lady with some sexist condescending tirade. for his infantile bemaveor he got promptly sacked by his employer. that is where he had been the cfo. i guess the company wanted to employ adults instead. well, they might want to hire the young lady whose name is rachel. her calm demeanor and gracious

response and sweet spirit in the face of hateful and hurtful anger was a case study in class dignity and respect for others. even when they didn't even deserve it. on my radio show i named her one of my huck's heros and she was asked about it on an appearance that she had on your world hosted last week by stuart vascular any. >> chick-fil-a is about treating people with honor, dignity and respect. we don't treat any one differently no matter what their background is or their political decisions or anything like that. i don't know if i'm a hero. i'm just a service worker doing my job. >> mike: well, even in the face of a compliment she deflected praise directed toward her and is spoke up for her company. if she represents hate and intolerance, then dear friends we need a lot more of it. [ applause ] >> mike: i see very little value in substituting volume

for having a rationale thought and to scream labels rather than to have honest differences. lot of us respect that some strongly disagree with the the position that people like me hold about changing the definition of marriage. it is not because i'm homophobic or hate people or i'm intolerant. i'm not a bully. i don't yell at people. i don't belittle them. even when they are powerless and especially when they are powerless to respond. i hold the views that i do because like it or not frankly i do believe the standard of the bible is greater than the collective feelings of an ever evolving culture. voters may -- [ applause ] >> voters may some day change the law and i will have to accept that but i'm not going to demand that god conform to the culture. i'm still going believe that the culture ought to conform to god. [ applause ] >> mike: i'm quite tolerant of the views of others. i'm not the least bit

threatened by them and don't even really lose sleep when i'm ridiculed for the stand that i take. but don't plan on standing by in silence when people are bullied, hated, shown disrespect, and told to shut up. because their views make somebody uncomfortable. everyone deserves respect whether it is the president of the company, or even just a young girl working at the drive-thru window. we all deserve respect. that is my view. [ applause ] >> mike: well, we are going to talk about how the decision that was made today by mitt romney to name paul ryan as his running mate is going to affect the ticket in the election and i'm delighted to have joining me somebody who has been down that road before. senator rick santorum. great to see you, senator. we both spent a lot of time in iowa before. let's talk about, first of all, were you surprised by this

selection? >> i was pleased by the selection. i think this moves a lot of very important issues front and center in this race. issues that frankly have been sort of pushed on the sideline as president obama has run this personal smear campaign against mitt romney and has sort of been stuck on this distraction in my opinion. now, paul ryan's nomination as vice president is going to force is those issues to be discussed because the left thinks that taking responsible positions to control the size and scale of government and doing things to put our fiscal house in order and doing things to trust people and believing in them instead of government is something american public doesn't want. and i think governor romney has done a great service to the country by putting those issues forward with paul ryan and i think he has done a great service for his own campaign. forink it is a good move tore it.

>> mike: people have been saying before that the safe bets were tim pawlenty or rob portman, both of whom would have been wonderful selections but viewed aurora a paul ryan a little bit of a risk because of the budget that paul ryan has put before the house. i'm not sure i see it as a risk as i do a great opportunity to say we have specific things we will put on the table. >> interesting. the election in wisconsin, the recall election of governor walker. i think if you want to point to one thing that may have -- i was not in governor romney's head but may have been the deciding point for him i think you to look at that election and say if a state like, wisconsin, can overwhelmingly really in the case of this, overwhelmingly reelect governor walker in the face of taking tough stands, things that you would think in the state like that would just be -- would make you unelectable, and do it and do it and stand up and win,

i think it encouraged him to go out and say you know what, we need to go out there and be authentic. we need to go out there and tell the truth and let people know what -- what needs to be done. >> mike: i think governor romney was saying we believe the american people are adult enough to hear the truth about the fiscal shape that this country is in. the 16, almost $17 trillion we have in debt and that we can't just do business as usual and expect somehow to pass on a decent america to generations. his pick said that. >> his peak said i want this campaign too be issues and i'm willing to go out to the american pub live and be an adult with them and have an adult discussion in is stead of playing class war fare and hate politics which is what this president is doing. >> mike: we will have more with senator santorum when we come back. stay with us with more live from iowa. [ female announcer ] caltrate's done even more to move us.

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america is more than just a place, though. america is an idea. >> yeah. >> it is the only country founded on an idea. our rights come from nature and god, not from government.

>> mike: we are back with senator rick santorum. you know, it was refreshing to hear congressman ryan make clear that our rights come from god not from government. thou tthat was glad i heard a couple of candidates talk about that in the past. >> mike: and look where we ended up. [ laughter ] >> okay, next question. look, that is one of the fundamental issues at stake here. this is a big election about big things. and what paul talked about is where our rights come from and what are our responsibilities of freedom. and those are foundational issues that i think the american public is ready to have a real discussion on and what kind of country would it be? do it we want to be western european secular society where government basically tells you what to do and when to do it tore do we really still believe in limited government and god given rights and personal

restraint because, of course, as you know the more we restrain ourselves the more free we are because the less government we need. [ applause ] >> mike: that is not an issue that is a political issue. it is far bigger than that. i'm comforted that paul ryan has a 100% prolife voting record. i think that governor romney kept his promise to prolife people by appointing someone to this slot. let's talk about why is that so important to guys like us? i think a lot of people in america hear us say we want a prolife candidate. i want people to understand why that matters to us. >> before i answer that. let me just say have you heard the democrats talk about we have toster a prochoice candidate? it is a given on the other side that that is what the other person is going to be. the media will never even discuss -- when is is the last time the last time i even heard of a prolife democrat speaking at a national convention was is almost 20 years ago.

and yet you know somehow or other we are the ones that have this litmus test. the bottom line is is that our -- again, founding principles, the declaration of independence rights what are they. life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. a lot of folks focus on liberty. very important. but if you are not alive it is not worth much. and so those are basic rights. [ applause ] >> mike: paul ryan also is a person who i think comes from a very different background. he is a blue collar kind of guy. worked his way up the hard way. i think that is a real plus for governor romney's ticket. >> like i said, i really like the is selection. you know, paul is someone who comes from very modest means. comes from, has that nice midwestern twang which you guys don't know that you have. but it is great.

>> mike: what would you say about a southerner? i want to know. >> it is great. i real little think it is a great selection because he is a solid conservative. he is young. yet i have heard some people talk knocks at his experience. served a lot of years in the house. chairman of the budget committee. showed leadership at a time where there wasn't leadership in large supply in washington, d.c. and so i think he has got the requisite background and leadership ability and he is a smart guy who understands policy and can articulate it. i am really looking forward to the vice presidential debate. that is going to be a lot of fun. >> mike: you know who is not looking forward to vice presidential debate? joe biden is not looking forward to that night. paul ryan i think is one of the most ash tick late members that we have in the house. not easily rattled. doesn't get upset when people crawl all over him about things

and say vicious things and he will hear a lot of that in the next few months. >> the only question mark for paul is he has never been through a race this highway profile. not in a senator's race or governor's race and didn't run for president although a lot of people encouraged him to do so. he will be tested. i think he has strong foundational beliefs and he is a disciple jack kemp which i think is the huckabee smiling face of conservativism. that is true. it really is. and that is something i struggled with during the campaign. the smiling face of conservativism. and i found that when you are out there talking positively and a you are not just talking about how bad things are but talking how good things can be and how we can in fact turn this country around. i think paul has got a plan. paul has got a vision. he has that kempian optimism. i think it will be an exciting

time and i think a lot of republicans will be pleased that he was the pick. >> mike: i think so. rick santorum, thank you. what a pleasure to have you here. thank you. rick santorum. one of the leading prolife profamily voices in the country. his perspective is an important one as we evaluate this pick this weekend by mitt romney. so what is the first thing that a romney/ryan administration might need to do? we will talk to, well, why not senator charles grassley. after all he happens to be the senator for iowa. so i think we will just bring him on and talk to him when we come back. stay with us. [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity... to drive a car filled with as much advanced technology as the world around it. with the available lexus enform app suite, you can use opentable tmake restaurant servations... search wi bing... and listen to pandora. presenting the 2013 lexus gs, rx and the all-new es, the leading edge of the leading edge.

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>> mike: well, we are back and we are in waukee, iowa. really enjoying this fantastic

group of people who are with us on this live broadcast. [ applause ] >> mike: and i'm especially delighted to be able to welcome to our show senator charles grassley of iowa. >> thank you. >> mike: senator, you have seen politics many, many years and every presidential candidate has to come through iowa if he or she ever wants to make it to the big show. mitt romney has now become our nominee and made his selection today. paul ryan is going to be the vice presidential pick. your reaction? >> i cheer it because of the condition with the trillion and a half dollar debt, the national debt, $15 trillion. we have got to have somebody like mr. ryan, congressman ryan who can bring to the eye tension of the american people -- to the attention of the american people how bad this is for the entire economy and plans to get it ahead and particularly the emphasis upon the 44% of the budget that is entitlements like social security and medicare and medicaid.

>> mike: senator, you are beloved by the people of this state. [ applause ] >> mike: and the reason i know that is because i spent a lot of time here and i always said god help the pour soul who ever says anything unkind about charles grassley in iowa. because you understand this state so well, iowa is going be a critical swing state must-win state for whoever is going be president. what are the keys for mitt romney and paul ryan winning, iowa, in november? >> i think show at least some understanding towards agriculture. it is a very important industry in our state. you don't have to pander the farmers of iowa but you at least got to show an understanding of it. i think secondly, show the people what you are going to do about the economy and jobs. now, that isn't any different in iowa than it is the rest of the country. if fact, maybe a little less so because only 5 and 2/10% unemployment here. but the economy and the jobs are the most important thing.

and show people how you are going to do that. and be very clear in it. >> mike: huh frustrated are you as a member of the senate, harry reid has not allowed a senate budget bill to come on the floor are since april 23 of 2009. do you sometimes just wish that you could see something brought to the floor and how critical is it to get a republican senate to work with the administration? >> the best way for me to answer your question is what senator mcconnell our leader has said to me he and other republicans several times. he says we haven't had this budget for three years, the law requires it. it is absolutely needed. it as good discipline. and he says you know, when we take over the united states senate we are in the majority, we are going to have a budget every year and he says you know there is tough votes that come come on a budget and you better be ready to make the tough votes. >> mike: a lot of people in america aren't even aware that president obama will be the

first president in american his tore arery that will not have signed a budget in his entire four year term. so i mean it is a remarkable kind of opportunity i think for paul ryan and mitt romney to say you may not like our budget but we will at least lay one out there in front of you. >> think of the difference between a republican controlled house and democratic controlled senate and somebody like ryan being chairman of the budget committee. they have produced a budget every year that he has been chairman of the committee and we haven't had a budget in the 1159d states senate for 1149 years -- 1159 days so far. >> seems like years. >> it does. >> mike: senator, one of the challenges that this country faces. the president has apparently take ten upon himself to challenge the religious conscious of people whether catholics or whoever. i tend to think that will be a big issue as the government sort of said this is the limit of your conscience and how you can practice is. is that going to be an

important issue in states like iowa? >> absolutely it is going to be an important issue. we believe that the government should not get involved in religion but we don't believe the government should attack religion and we don't believe the government should promote secularism. >> mike: senor charles grassley, one of the significant senators who has always been a clear voice of conscience. i want to tell you how much we appreciate your being able to be with us here in iowa and when we come back, i want you to see some interviews that i had the opportunity to tape just a few hours ago when i was in new york. you are going to see just you how the obama administration is kick the coal mining industries. and then later we will talk about the justice department raiding an american company with guns? for what? you won't believe it. stay with us. we'll be he right back. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain.

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obama. at the time that was over 100,000 workers and voters. that is voters and workers that obama could count on. but this year, the umwa has not endorsed president obama. in fact, members have been vocal that this administration's epa rules are killing their industry. >> america wouldn't have had an industrial revolution if not for coal. for over a century he coal mining has been a vital part of the u.s. labor force and economy. today, nearly half of all electricity is still generated from coal. the united states has more than 600 coal plants in 25 states across the country. with estimates of up to 250 billion short tons in reserves, coal is our most abundant and least expensive fuel source. in other words, coal is to america what oil is to saudi arabia. but now due to an increase in epa regulations, many coal mines are being forced to shut down, leaving thousands of miners unemployed and that has

a ripple effect on other businesses that rely on miners that have jobs. since january, 2009, this has been a net loss of nearly 4,000 jobs in coal mining throughout the united states. 122 mines were shut down in 2009 alone. due to the government's heavy hand there are thousands are hard working americans, many whose families have been in this industry for generations, finding themselves jobless with few options to rescue them from this reality. west virginia leads the nation in underground coal production with coal found in 53 out of 55 counties. 20% of all coal miner employment comes from west virginia. joining me now is bill la moloney. he is right now the republican candidate for governor in west virginia. bill, thanks for being here and great to have you. i wanted again first of all, let's talk about the big news of the day is mitt romney's

pick of paul ryan to be his running mate. good news for people in the coal industry? >> i think it is great news. this guy comes from a business background. a fellow contractor. he was a little different but he understands business. though hass it takes to actually create real jobs and sign the front of a pay check. what we need in washington and in our country. a great pick. >> mike: let's talk specifically the coal mining industry. devastatedve been tiv in your state. 2,000 people have lost jobs just in west virginia. no real likelihood a lot of those jobs is going to come back. what has been the sing the greatest hit to the coal industry the last few you years? >> i have been involved in the coal industry for 30 years. you had natural gas and coal and gone back and forth with price but never had the government in the middle of the equation like they are now. common sense regulation is one thing. what is going on especially from the epa and mr. obama and joe biden's attack on coal is totally over the top. i mean reality has left the

equation. we have to get common sense back and get people that understand we have abundant natural resources in our are country. especially west virginia. we are the saudi arabia of our country but need to utilize the resources in a responsible manner. we have lost almost 3,000 jobs, direct coal mining jobs this year and translates into almost 20,000 job overall around you go to southern west virginia and get on the ground where i have been the past few weeks and people are fed up. we have a convicted felon that got 40% of the vote for president in our primary? we will win this and get our state back. >> mike: west virginia has coally been blue blue the issue has changed things. you mentioned a convicted felon got 40% of the vote in the democratic primary. people weren't saying we would love to have a convicted felon to be our governor. that is illinois that does that they go ahead and pick them there. but that was a protest vote. do you think the administration

and the democratic party are they getting the message yet? >> no. in fact, our elected leaders in west virginia sit there taking it. we are the second state in the nation to implement obama care yet we say we are trying to fight back. we are not fighting back. guys like governor perry in texas are fighting back. we are sitting there and taking it. and it is killing our way of life. coal powers our nation. that was our best kept secret in west virginia our low coast abundant energy. we are losing six coal fired plants this year. china is building new ones going on line. something is wrong with the picture. >> i want to address the fact that the coal industry loses jobs directly but talk about how it affects other businesses in west virginia communities that are not direct coal producing or coal mining businesses? >> well, you look at equipment suppliers and hotels and restaurants. i have a friend in beckley with 230 employees.

had to lay off 67 in the past two weeks. really hurts and i mean it is tough. you don't want to lay off anybody but you have to survive and what is going on coming out of washington is killing our way of life in west virginia and we have so much potential. and that word can is in my vocabulary. i was involved in the chiliian mine rescue. it is time to rescue like we did in chile. there is a brighter future for our state and nation. from the top of the ticket down in west virginia we have great folks running. not just me. it will be a great year and we can turn our nation and state around with great leadership. >> mike: thank you for joining us and best of luck in this election. >> thank you for having me, governor. >> mike: we will talk to coal miners in west virginia and ile ask them what has to be done to happen in order to save their jobs. we will talk about it with them, when we come back. ♪

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in america, we celebrate people who are smart and try and make themselves smarter and people who work hard and use their hard bork work to try and create a better future for themselves and their kids and grand kids. that is who we are. a nation which has been built on people reaching for achievement and excellence. striving. that is the nature of america. >> mike: we are talking about the uncertain future of the coal industry. thanks tcrippling epa regulatit into effect by the obama administration it has been hard to be in the coal business. dick jarrell an electional foreman and joshua nelson and his dad mark. both miners. mark laid off two months guy. gentlemen, welcome to our show today. great to have you here.

joshua, you you come from a long line of coal mining families. i wanted you to talk about how the coal mining industry and your jobs have been affected in this recent obama administration? >> absolutely, governor. i graduated from liberty university and with the job market the way it was i went back home like dad and granddad and great grand daddy to go to work in the mines to take care of some of that college debt and i have a wife and a one-year-old who is now working on two. we are very worried about it. there was before all this started to happen there were probably 4,000 people or so employed in boone county where we are from in the coal industry or directly related to the coal industry and when all of the talks of layoffs and what have you started to happen, obviously everybody is really worried. we have had a lot of involvement. we had people getting more involved in the governmental process than we ever had. that is actually why i got my hat in the race for local level

politics for the west virginia legislature. takes a huge hit. makes it difficult for families wondering where meals are are going to could come from and affecting our entire community, governor. >> mark, you are josh's dad and you have been in the coal mine business for all of your life. two months ago you got laid off from that job. what are the prospects for finding something else to do there? >> i put applications in everywhere that is accepting and not getting any results at all so. i'm a dozer operator. mobile equipment operator. everybody is out trying to find a job. and it just keeps getting worse and worse. really to be honest with you as of right now there is no hope. >> mike: that is such a sad thing. we have a president who said he was running to give us hope and was going to bring change and what you just said, it touches all of us. no hope. when your community and your whole world is built around

coal mining, vick, let me bring you into this. as an electrical foreman at a local mine. not only impacted but but your son and daughter and law and his family have had to move in with you to make ends meet. talk about how to impacted yourou outlook as you look towards the future and that of your family. what is your thoughts? >> well, governor, i saw a young man he is 22 years old now. he is starting in the coal industry about two and a half years ago. and just a year ago he was a young man filled with hope and prospects for the future. him and his wife were looking for houses and land and just planning for his future to raise his children and now like you said he is moving in with us. he has been mate decembercy de.

breaks my heart. just humiliated. he put in several job applications. he can't find work. mowed yards and worked on people's vehicles to try to survive and finally just gave up. still looking for work. he will make it and he will find a job but it has been tough. it has been i seen a young man with just a year ago full of hope and now he is going through a rough time and put tremendous stress on his relationship with his wife and it has been tough. it has been tough on all of us. >> that is the side that people need to understand. not just economics. the human touch. lives being forever affected. joshua, people in coal mines work very, very hard. it is hard work. >> absolutely. >> it is tough work but also work that pays pretty well and people it is not just a job. it is a way of life for so many people in west virginia. and every time i have been there people can talk about the generations of folks in the mines.

why do you think that this administration has put such a target on the coal industry? what is it about the coal industry that upsets this administration and the president so much? >> well, i'm -- you know, it is a lot of people, governor. and they have this unsound science that people have come up with that is not proven that coal is causing tall damage to the environment and this and that. it is a proven fact that where coal is a major factor in a country's economy life expectancy goes up. people forget the fact that our military technology electronics being powered, our nursing homes where our grandparents spent their last days, a lot of that is powered through coal. put us through two world wars and we won both of them because of coal. just a little fact -- [ applause ]

>> 400 of me and the rest of miners in west virginia in one coal mine in one day can dig enough coal out o of the mine that will equal more electricity when converted to electricity than every single solar panel and wind mill in the united states combined. that is a lot. >> mike: one final question. you are union coal miner. a lot of folks in west virginia are. unions typically vote democrat. is that going to happen this time in west virginia? >> no, sir,, by no means. we can't endorse somebody that is trying to take our lives and livelihood away. it will not happen. >> mike: gentlemen, i want to thank all of you. it is a pleasure to visit with you and i hope things turn around for your industry. not only affects you and your family it affects the rest of us. all of america depends upon having our own domestic resource and coal is a big part of that and for you to be targeted is to target every one of us. our utility bills and way of

life and i appreciate your sharing the human side of your story here today. thank you so much for joining us. well, it is not just goal that environmental is stranging. the iconic gibson guitar factory was raided by an armed s.w.a.t. team. why? because of the way they improperred the wood to make the guitars. the stung and disturbing story next. if it can happen to this country, let me tell you, it can happen to any country in america. we'll be right back. >> i would love to hear from you. go to mike huckabee .com and click on the fox news feedback section or sign up for my facebook page and follow me he on twitter. find a link to that and more at mikehuckabee .com.

>> mike: guitarists will tell you ther with the wood the better the guitar. at the gibson guitar company had been using imported rosewood from india to make the fret boards. the fret board this part right here. they have been doing this until one day last august when of all things the federal government raided the factory in nashville and confiscated the supply of rosewood. claiming the wood was imported illegally according to the feds the wood should have been finished by workers in india and then sent over rather than sending the wood unfinished and letting american workers freight the fret boards right here. criminal charges were threatened but never filed. the company stood its ground hoping to get the wood back. this week gibson's ceo ended the ordeal bissetleing with the justice department. you wonder why is the government clamping down on

american companies that just want to produce the best product possible and for heaven sakes make it in america instead of overseas. joining me this this first interview since the settlement is gibson guitar ceo. henry, the story i remember when it happened a year ago. i was stunned. the federal government barged into the factory in nashville. tell me what happened it. >> well, it was pretty surprising. and you know it was the second time they did it. they had done that approximately two years before and while we were in the process of being investigated and discussions they came in again on an entire early different issue which was the indian wood. they came in with 30 s.w.a.t. attired people with automatic weapons. >> into your factory like you were making drugs or something? >> into three factories. they he came into three factories and evacuated all of

the employees into the parking lot and turned off the video surveillance and then seized a lot of goods. guitars, hard drives. i had four people in my office with guns that wouldn't allow me in. it was pretty nightmarish. >> mike: what was the big issue? shepard smith said ththey saidt board wasn't finished right? >> well, in both cases of investigation there was wood from madagascar and then wood from india. the wood from india was endorsed by the ford stewartship council. we have an environmental third-party ngo that comes in and certifies that we are doing everything right. and so it was shocking that the

government would seize on something that was the whole pint of this that we were being investigated under. so, you know, there was nothing wrong with it. and the government's case revolved around something that is a nonlegal issue which is the tariff code that was applied to the finger boards. and in our settlement they agreed there was no problem with importing wood from india nor the way that we were doing it and they are returning the finger boards they seized. >> mike: so basically after all of this time, guns ablazing in your face and everything they have done to virtually scare the daylights out of your employees, a year later they say well, nothing is really wrong but you end up having to settle with them just to get them off your back be? >> yeah. and a even further we have not been able to import from a major supplier which is india

since they did it the raid. and so we had to replace all of the raw materials they seized and then we have to substitute other materials with no notice and so it was enormously disruptive. >> mike: and you had to pay a settlement to the justice department. how much of that? >> the settlement was $350,000 with another piece of it but frankly that is you know, small potatoes. to date, since the first raid we have spent $2.4 million just in legal fees addressing this issue. >> mike: good heavens. >> and we haven't been charged with anything. there is no trial. had we gone to trial, legal fees would have been $5 million, $6 million minimum. >> mike: that is a lot of guitars you could have been selling.

today, governor romney, i personally hope he will be the president, but -- he named paul ryan to be his running mate. i think both these guys have a different attitude toward business than maybe what you have experienced with the obama administration. are you optimistic that things would change if we have a change of administration? >> i think it would considerably improve. you know, my feeling and a lot of the people i talk to that are in businesses that you know the current administration just does not like business guys. especially successful business guys. >> mike: yeah. >> and it doesn't matter what business you are in. and there is a general distrust of what is happening in washington at this point. >> mike: , well, there ought to be. if somebody from the government of the united states can walk into your business, shut you down, mess with you for a year, cost you millions of dollars that you can't get back, for

reasons they can't even explain and eventually walk away from their own charges but still leave you holding the bag, if that can happen to you it can happen to every business owner in america. and if that is not a reason to scare the daylights out of people. henry, thank you so much. great to have you. >> thank you. people we rely on in the morning can rely on dulcolax laxative tablets overnight. they give you predictable overnight relief to help get you feeling like yourself again in the morning. dulcolax laxative tablets. keep you moving. ♪ feeling free. ♪ to experience the lexus performance line... including the gs

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>> thanks all of you joining us on the special live

broadcast. our thanks to the family leader and all of the wonderful people who joined us tonight. we thank you for getting a chance to talk to you not only for the mitt romney selection of paul ryan for vice-president but to talk about the critical issues the idea that businesses are targeted by the federal government ought to share the daylights out of all of us. from iowa, this is mike huckabee, good night and god bless. >> the ticket is set as governor mitt romney selected paul ryan roin to be his running mate. he was unveiled as

vice-presidential nominee earlier this morning. we'll get exclusive reaction from former vice-president dick cheney. we'll look at the highlights and governor mitt romney's introduction began with a hicup. let's take a >> join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan. ♪ >> every now and then i am known to make a mistake. i can tell you who is going to be the next vice-president of the united states. >> this is a crucial moment in the life of our nation and it is absolutely vital that we

select the right man to lead america back to prosperity and greatness. that man is standing right next to me. he is mitt romney and he will be the next president of the united states of my dad died when i was young and he was a good and decent man and certain things he said always stuck with me. he would say son, you are either part of the problem or part of the solution. well regretably president obama has become part of the problem and mitt romney is the solution. approximate -- it is full speed ahead . congressman ryan who has been thrust in the spotlight. we go to dick cheney. former vice-president and he joins