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Former 'Idol' Taylor Hicks on 'Fox & Friends'

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    Singer talks about his RNC performance

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I'm -- in a much better -- -- -- and -- you're -- aren't the -- last night he got and delegate.

Figure -- American Idol winner Taylor Hicks right way to -- get my friend and the best dancer American.

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-- back what do you think we're you -- that.

-- what a great honor got the call a couple of weeks ago to to do this RNC and it was just one of those things it's it's one of those bucket lists that you just.

You never think in a million years that you actually grace.

-- convention stage in this country.

You know we don't talk to some -- -- As some of officials from here in Tampa and they said you know we've hosted bowl games is super balls what -- but this is so much bigger than all that other stuff and then you.

That the media outlets what and it's an honor I'm I'm really you know they're thrilled to be down here in Tampa and and to.

Share in the revelry of this great country and and what -- -- convictions stand for whether they be Republican or Democrat -- did you change the fun.

I think it was a no brainer I think obviously it was one of my benchmark songs off of American Idol and that I think bailout -- joblessness.

To get everybody off -- their feet in that in the forum.

And -- light a spark and now.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- day you know governor Crist who say you know I I was you surging crowd the last date those get off you know show more enthusiasm.

-- -- -- -- -- It was.

What you know it was a great a great night after all and and I'm just you know was super thrilled to be part of it.

Absolutely -- let me ask him about this because you're a professional show folk and -- I'm interested in your take on Clint Eastwood because he came out.

And you know -- he's a political guy he's one of the out loud conservatives in Hollywood some people said he was brilliant crowds seem to love the -- -- I'm I'm look at some of the -- It's just embarrassing when -- thing.

I thought it was funny I think he was a -- that the very entertaining obviously.

It he's an icon and and the whole mess where -- -- just 82.

And yet it -- is he's -- he's an icon pat and I think some of his rhetoric obviously but without the teleprompter which is that I gave ruled that wasn't us prompting.

-- have I.

All right so you right here harmonica.

Along and it definitely using you -- -- -- premier performing you know I've I've been.

Bring it -- -- as a kid because I knew if I ever sat in with -- it would be easy to hop on stage is supposed to.

Carrying guitars are -- -- spent time and usually -- do the backs them and I think this might be.

You have to do get back into this video and it is day.

And every time I got coveted but maybe I'll do it on the way out of some one of the -- Democrats -- well maybe we'll see that -- -- Mississippi.

I don't -- doesn't want to -- may have to resume now he's a little tired this that we could actually do it -- this evening get your politically supporting Romney Ryan on the ticket you.

And I've -- -- do with the old fashioned way keep my vote right now for.

Group firfer not -- would -- for somebody not.

You know I think give.

If you have a if you don't like what you see can use your vote.

To change it.

Yeah -- Taylor Hicks always a pleasure thank you so much for doing so early adversity nonetheless think he's going to have a good -- to the headlines.

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