Mike Huckabee Calls 'Eye of the Tiger' Lawsuit 'Vindictive and Almost Unbelievable'

[IDemo]

Source: ABC News

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is being sued by the co-writer of the song "Eye of the Tiger" after the song was used at a rally that the former governor spoke at when Kentucky court clerk Kim Davis was released from jail back in September. Davis spent a week in jail after refusing a judge's order to issue marriage licenses, including to same-sex couples.

The former Arkansas governor told ABC News in Iowa that he was stunned by the lawsuit.

“The lawsuit makes it sound like I went and picked out music to say 'hey, play this song,' and obviously that didn’t happen," Huckabee said.

Huckabee said his campaign made an effort to avoid the lawsuit, but believes the plaintiff in the suit, Rude Music Inc., which is owned by the guitarist Frankie Sullivan of the band "Survivor," is trying to get publicity off of this.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mike-huckabee-calls-eye-tiger-lawsuit-vindictive-unbelievable/story?id=35324687

[trueblue2007]

2. HA HA HA huckabee you creep. It sucks don't it !!!!!

[6000eliot]

3. "How dare they not let me use their music to endorse my ugly candidacy?"

[azureblue]

4. Mikey

your are, to some degree, a musician (admit it- you are a lousy bass player), so you were quite aware from the beginning that you were stealing a song and using it without the writer's and publisher's permission. But you, in your role as entitled the rules don't apply to me Republican idiot, went ahead and did it anyway. Pay up and shut up. Being Repub means never having to say you're sorry..

[uhnope]

5. Huckabee = brown eye of the tiger

[eggplant]

6. What a crappy comment.

[uhnope]

21. heh

[BlueStater]

7. Stop complaining, Fuckabee.

Your hate-filled, bigoted ass is actually getting some press for once.

[immoderate]

8. Huck-baby, the song should not be associated with the bigoted creepiness you presented!

This is not just a political rally. It's a staged hate fest.

--imm

[NCjack]

9. GOPers are rip-off artists. /nt

[trusty elf]

10. "Huckabee said he wonders whether Sullivan has something against conservatives."

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[jmowreader]

31. And where, Mr. Huckabee, did you GET these squirrels?

I'm pretty certain Ouachita Baptist University doesn't condone squirrel hunting on campus...and come on dude, didn't you have a meal plan?

[Geronimoe]

11. Now when I hear the song

I can't help but see released prisoner Kim Davis and Huckabee rejoicing in her refusal to issue marriage licenses.

[William Seger]

26. Yes

For many people, Huckabee has forever linked that song to one of the most disgusting displays of pandering to bigots that I have ever seen. He isn't being sued for nearly enough.

[C_U_L8R]

12. Apparently Chucklenuts is anti-capitalist

but only when he personally stands to profit.

Yup he's a republican.

[Grassy Knoll]

13. The Problem Is Huck Used The Wrong Song......

[IDemo]

16. Or:

[Justice]

14. The rally was staged to get Huckabee publicity!

His people pushed Cruz off stage!

Now he whines about band seeking publicity!

Heck, I am buying song on ITunes and urge all to do so.

[keithbvadu2]

15. When someone uses your intellectual property,

you should be able to use their intellectual property or image to promote your own cause.

So what if your cause does not agree with their cause?

[JudyM]

17. 'Vindictive and Almost Unbelievable' -- take a look in the mirror, sir. Nt

[Monk06]

18. Stop complaining and go in, " For the kill with the skill to survive." Or whatever that means

[Martak Sarno]

19. Lost in the shuffle?

You have to wonder if the song was from purchased CD or downloaded legally or otherwise. If it was dl'd illegally, then by whom. There are a lot of kids and young adults still paying heavy fines for doing that.
Where is the RIAA police?

But...

Is it okiyaar?

[NastyRiffraff]

20. Does he not understand

The concept of intellectual property? Or copyrights? Typical Republican entitlement, thinking everything is theirs to do with as they wish.

[PatrynXX]

22. I bet RIAA backs this though

use the song illegally.. hey if they go after the little guys they certainly will go after the big guys. what publicity that song is a calling card

[Vinca]

23. Huckabee would be the first one to sue if someone was dumb enough to plagiarize his books.

[lastlib]

24. ...And if ANYbody knows "vindictive" and "unbelievable", it's our buddy--

Fucklebuns!

[Jesus Malverde]

25. Too funny

[LiberalAndProud]

27. Mike knows how to spin the shit.

I wish he would pretend to understand copyright law instead.

[dembotoz]

28. his next history dvd clearly shows jesus wrote the tune and gave him permssion to use it

[wordpix]

29. "makes it sound like I went and picked out music"---well someone approved it

The Idiocracy of the GOP on full display this year

[crim son]

30. SOS. They tout personal responsibility until it comes back

and bites 'em in the ass.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

32. "Vindictive and Almost Unbelieveable"

That's some weapons-grade projection there, Hucklebunny.

The Derp is strong with this one....