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Republican wows crowd with humor, humility — and hot licks on his bass guitar at FGC.
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee plays bass with local rockers Tuesday night at FGC. (CAMERON VINING/Special to the Reporter) -
Columbia County GOP chairman Hunter Peeler fires up the crowd before Huckabee takes the stage. (CAMERON VINING/Special to the Reporter) -
Retired Circuit Judge Vernon Douglas, left, who served as master of ceremonies, also joined the band for a few numbers. (CAMERON VINING/Special to the Reporter) -
Columbia County Republican Party Event Chair Kimi Roberts, who was instrumental in getting Huckabee to come here, addresses the crowd. (CAMERON VINING/Special to the Reporter) -
The crowd of about 400 found Huckabee funny, moving and inspiring throughout the evening. (CAMERON VINING/Special to the Reporter) -
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee won the crowd with easy humor punctuated by fiery passion. (CAMERON VINING/Special to the Reporter)
In early fall of last year, when Kimi Roberts, the event chairperson for Columbia County’s Republican Executive Committee, starting planning for the organization’s first event of 2020, she made a…