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Jon Huntsman daughters say father did not get advance view of their parody video of Cain ad

By Shira Schoenberg

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 19, 2011

The daughters of Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman became an overnight YouTube sensation with a video. A mocking web ad put out by former candidate Herman Cain. Jon Huntsman didn’t get an advance viewing. The video was a response to a controversial spot by Cain, which featured his mustached campaign manager blowing smoke into the camera. The Huntsman girls, sporting their own false mustaches, made a similar parody ad, talking about their dad – and concluding with the three blowing bubbles instead of cigarettes.

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