Posted on 12/31/2007 6:00:00 PM PST by Checkers
Jonah, that Powerline blogger you link to does make an excellent case that Huckabee's 110-pound weight loss in a year, and other physical changes are more consistent with bariatric surgery than unassisted diet and exercise. I had wondered about it, but am always happy to believe it is possible to do it without the surgery. From everything we now know about obesity, however, while it is possible to overcome, it is pretty difficult for someone with the dread "fat gene" to keep it off for a long time without constant vigilance. (Indeed, recent pictures suggest that campaign life is taking a toll on his waistline. Or was that just the hunting jacket?)
So, if Huck had the surgery, I for one, would not blame him or think any less of him. (That would be true even if I thought highly of him.) I regard it as a radical but increasingly common solution to a persistent problem. No more or less. Nor do I really think it is anyone's business, though, like plastic surgery, it isn't so easy to hide and unless you are exceptionally vain, you will probably be happier admitting it. At least that applies in private life. It's a different ballgame now that he wants to be president. In that case being honest is warranted, since it is a serious operation, with ongoing health implications.
Even if he did it for pure health reasons, he would have had to consider the fact that his career could not progress without the weight loss, however effected. Because, as is clear, fat is the last taboo in the upper reaches of American power. The days of 300-lb. presidents Grover Cleveland, William Howard Taft are over, if only because whatever intelligence, wisdom, and energy they might bring to the task, the ubiquitous, angle-loving camera would do them in before they got off the ground. And, in our morally challenged culture, physical fitness is considered a proxy for moral fitness, regardless of the individual truth of the matter, or the general justice of the equation.
In Huckabee's case, acknowledging the surgery (if true), would also, unhappily for him, deprive him of moral credit for what is, in his own telling, his signal personal accomplishment. He has made much of his victory over the flesh, and spent much time cajoling the population of Arkansas and the rest of us to follow suit. His health care policy, for heaven's sake, is based on having all of us lose weight and get exercise so we don't need insurance or medicine. If he had the surgery, his preaching is based on a deep deception about the road to health. Not so good.
My heavens, even the dog’s ugly.
Wow! Verticle stripes DO make you look thinner
It's well worth reading HERE.
The dog may be crying out.
Bunk is what he came up with.
As I stated earlier, Operah lost 67 pounds in 4 months.
Why every day to stay in shape...
Governor Huckabee takes a walk around his boys!!!
Fat? Oh, no.
Governor Huckabee's not fat.
He's just...fat.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1937730/posts
With absolutely zero evidence, they go after Huckabee on the dumbest issue ever.
You sound like you don’t take the Arkansas Governor at his word?
You know, until tonight
my campaign was prepared to show a TV ad here in Iowa
revealing Governor Huckabee to be the syphillitic Arkansan rube
and hideous man-pig that other people say he is.
But I forbid them from broadcasting it because I was appalled.
I was shocked even, embarrassed and disgusted...
Here, have a look, if you dare, and tell me whether I made the right decision...
lol
Arkansas maybe but the Ozarks is too large of an area for any one face.
By the way, can anyone venture a guess as to Hillary’s actual weight? . . and no jokes, be serious. This guess will go into your permanent record. I’m guessing about 165 lbs. . . anyone else? . . oh, and I know - it’s none of my business.
Huckabee Begs For New Taxes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pLOC4krZI4
Huckabee Caught Lying About His Tax Hikes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYrGlfkvRV0&feature=related
Huckabee is a pro-illegal, pro-Amnesty, tax raising, big government loving, socialist/liberal, violent criminal pardoning, terrorist appeasing, false prophet. In other words Huckabee is really a Democrat.
Under no circumstances will I ever vote for this liberal/communist con man.
The Huckster Huckabee or Hillary will let in hundreds of millions of 3rd world socialist illegals.
The Huckster or Hillary will surrender to Iran and let Iran build a nuclear arsenal.
The Huckster or Hillary will raise taxes and increase the size of government putting the U.S. on the road to socialism which will destroy our way of life, destroy our economy, destroy our civilization.
If you think I'm exaggerating look at Huckabee's record and into the dangers of socialism.
But hey , the idiot Huckster lies and says he is pro-life so that makes all of this ok huh?
Mike Huckabee disses Americans, Mexicans, promotes illegal immigration
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/005609.html
Christians Need To Beware Of Mike Huckabee
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071102.html
While Gov. of Arkansas, Huckabee was AGAINST proving citizenship in order to register to vote. He called those who were in favor of this racists..
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050218/news_lz1e18perkins.html
Huckabee fought hard to kill an Arkansas bill which would have cut off social services for illegal aliens. Huckabee called the bill, anti-Christian and un-American...
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/01/28/News/316347.html
Huckabee supported in-state tuition for illegal aliens...
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/03/11/News/318458.html
Huckabees opposition to the illegal aliens bill:
http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/000718.html
Chuck the Huck and deport this traitor:
I am smack dab in in the middle of Indiana, and I second your sentiment. After Carter and Clinton the last thing we need is another group of hilljack goobers*** in the white house.
***Would have said Six Toed Red Neck Booger Eating Inbreeds, but hey... that wouldn’t be nice, so just like Huck not airing that attack add... I am not going to say it.
Jeez Huck, buy the kids a football or something to keep them away from the Twinkees.
I'm from as far due south of Little Rock as you can go without swimming in the Gulf - and I concur. The only thing about Huckabee that seems better than Bill Clinton is the lack of a shrew wife with heavy-duty political ambitions of her own.
How’s Oprah doing on that 67 pounds these days?
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