[Joya]

You have done a thorough work here. Thanks again.

[HAL9000]

I found it - the smoking gun!

January 3, 2000 - Huckabee's Knees Need Surgeries After Freeper Inaugural Ball

It's so obvious now. Those dastardly FReepers broke The Huckster's knees on purpose! So that he could secretly get liposuction and a tummy tuck!

The only way he can prove that didn't happen is for him to take a barium enema and post the x-ray pictures here. If he fails to do so, that proves it's true!

[trisham]

Wow. Good work. I’m impressed. The “before” and “after” photos are striking. Usually when people lose weight they look younger; Huckabee appears to have aged 20 years.

[roses of sharon]

Who cares?

The more important issue is WHY Republican primary voters want a nominee with losing weight as a signature issue, AT A TIME OF WAR????

[Mrs. Plutarch]

The Drudge headline this morning exclaims that the Dems are holding fire from Huckabee until after the nomination because he is such an easy target. We must vet our candidate NOW so that we have a chance in the general election. If Huckabee has been dishonest about his weight loss, his character is suspect and he has been living a lie. And we would have to presume if he lies about this signature issue then, he will lie about anything. Great job Plutarch!

[OB1kNOb]

PING - The Huckster Chronicles deepen

DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE 'EASY KILL' IN GENERAL ELECTION

[kevkrom]

Not to defend the Huckster, but some years ago I was considered morbidly obese, went on Atkins (no diet drugs, no surgery, nothing but changing eating habits and then, as energy levels picked up, increasing exercise), and lost close to 100 pounds in about 4-5 months. After that, it slowed down considerably, taking another year to lose the next 50 pounds.

If you find the right diet for you and you are way, way overweight, a huge initial loss is not out of the question.

[SuziQ]

Good grief! Who the heck cares how he lost weight? If I were to consider voting for him, his weight, and how he lost it, would be the least of my concerns. As it turns out, I don’t like him because I don’t trust him on the issues, so he won’t get my vote in the primary. If he’s the last man standing as the nominee when the General election rolls around, then I’ll vote for him.

[redrunner]

Author a fraudulent “How I did it” diet book?

Or should it be called: "If I did it" diet book...

[redrunner]

[redrunner]

From my Huckabee post yesterday: " ...in 1998 to a "Baptist Convention" of Pastors, in the capacity of the former president of the Arkansas Baptist Convention... He wasn't speaking as the Governor of Arkansas or as the candidate for POTUS... It was correct and specific for that audience in 1998... He was motivating a group of Pastors to go and lead their congregations... Mitt Romney just told us this week that his religion is important and he would not change his belief... Mitt also said he wasn't running for head pastor... Mitt was roundly praised by everyone from Rush, Sean, and many in the MSM... Why would any of you be alarmed about a 1998 speech which reflects Huckabee's beliefs and faith... This is not germane to the issues of the Presidency in 2008... If you want to beat up Huckabee, beat him up on the issues... There are plenty to choose from... BUT NOT THIS.....

NOW THIS ONE WORKS...

[x]

How is weight loss his "signature issue?"

I don't remember him saying much about it during the campaign.

Resume items aren't "issues."

[Joya]

Allow me to reiterate: I commend you for your thorough and thoughtful work.

As I went through my workday, I reflected on your suggestion that Huckabee might have had gastric bypass which he has denied.

Never mind the primaries rigmarole, if Huck wrote a book on weight loss focusing on diet and exercise but somehow neglecting to mention that he had his stomach stapled in addition to the diet and exercise regimen, that book is FRAUDULENT.

Mike Huckabee totally makes my skin crawl. He gives me the creeps BIG TIME. So, if he actually has had surgical intervention to take off all that weight, that’s totally consistent with the lowlife used car salesman swindler my gut’s telling me he is.

Plutarch, thanks again for your insight into this small time corrupt politico who’s trying to make the big time at the expense of conservative America.

[Eric Blair 2084]

That is not only by far and away the best vanity post I have ever seen, it’s probably the best article I have seen anywhere in months. It shouldn’t even be called a vanity post, it should be in a major publication.

It’s much better researched then anything I have seen recently in Time or Newsweek. Extremely well written too.

Great job.

[Kevmo]

Thanks for the ping.

The first principle of diagnosis is the Law of Parsimony, a medical application of Occam’s Razor.
***I didn’t know that. Good enough reason to bump this thread.

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Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts

[Mr. Silverback]

Now that is some darn fine research.

[Mr. Silverback]

I just put your article on Digg.

[AliVeritas]

This could be easier, call the Ark. press or check Ark. blogs, they would know if it were gradual, downtime, exercise rituals in the duration, excess skin, how he eats, etc.

[SunkenCiv]

that’s one big-a** topic post.

Huckabee Bristles at Creationism Query
Associated Press | Liz Sidoti and Libby Quaid
Posted on 12/05/2007 2:44:21 AM EST by Plutarch
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934909/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Mike Huckabee’s Speech on Foreign Policy
The Council on Foreign Relations | September 28, 2007 | Mike Huckabee
Posted on 12/13/2007 2:36:39 AM EST by 2ndDivisionVet
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1938775/posts