It is not the idea that he did/may have had the surgery, it is the deception and ridicule he has dished out and forced on Arkansas, which he plans to do nation wide if elected.
a human-interest story, to which Huckabee added a public policy angle by also touting his anti-obesity public health initiative called Healthy Arkansas
Use his weight loss as a model for Government anti-obesity efforts
They don't call him Hucka-Nanny for nothing.
I could care less if he had the surgery, but ...
He is also using his success story to wage war on junk food in public schools in hopes of targeting childhood obesity rates.
Following his lead, the state Legislature required public school students' weights to be assessed using the BMI, or Body Mass Index, scale. It also formed an advisory panel to institute a campaign to target rising childhood obesity rates in the state.
Read all about it here.
Huckabee sets healthy standard for state
Healthy Arkansas is a comprehensive effort to clearly define specific areas where behavioral changes can lead to healthier citizens.
Tobacco use, obesity, and physical inactivity are the three primary causes of these and other serious chronic conditions.
No cradle to grave health care nanny state!