Posted on 10/22/2007 9:01:35 AM PDT by pissant
WASHINGTON — Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has a message for Americans: Quit digging your grave with a knife and fork.
Huckabee shed more than 100 pounds after being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 2003. He has taken his personal health kick to the next level by running marathons and writing books like "Quit Digging Your Grave With A Knife And Fork."
He is also using his success story to wage war on junk food in public schools in hopes of targeting childhood obesity rates. Other states, under pressure to encourage healthier eating habits for children, are developing similar school programs.
But some critics argue that it’s not the state or federal government’s job to regulate food and beverages in public schools. School boards and communities are more in tune with the needs of their schools, said Radley Balko, a CATO Institute policy analyst.
“I don’t think the federal government has any business telling them what to do,” Balko said. “I think it should be done at the local level.”
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“He is also using his success story to wage war on junk food in public schools in hopes of targeting childhood obesity rates.”
It’s always someone else’s fault.
“He is also using his success story to wage war on junk food in public schools in hopes of targeting childhood obesity rates.”
I kind of have to agree that junk food should be taken out of public schools. When I was in school, I always use to think it was a bit of a mixed message for me to have to take Health and P.E. which promoted eating right and exercise, but then had junk food vending machines all over the school.
Let the school boards and PTA deal with this.
“Let the school boards and PTA deal with this.”
I would agree with that...however remember who holds the purse strings.
I grew up with some junk food - the dreaded cup cakes and candy and I’m not a diabetic! It was with MODERATION. Junk food was not my sole DIET.
I think the football team is going to rebel over the spinach souffle and tofu salad. I can see the cafeteria food fight now!
It is the responsibility of the PARENTS!
I don’t see a problem with this. In fact, I agree. That’s the way it was done when I was in school and I’ve never understood putting junk-food vending machines into schools. But there is a line here. I still think that kids and parents can bring in anything that they want to bring in for the kids to eat. As long as this prohibition is only against which vending machines are allowed in the schools, then yes, I think he’s correct. And lunches that are purchased at the school should be healthy as well.
My PTA once had a vending machine with Junk food IN THE SCHOOL to raise money.
Next the government will be in our kitchens, looking for food they deem unhealthy,
Thanks for the post. The MSM is pimping the Huckster to take down Fred and elect Giuliani. Nevermind the fact that the guy barely raised $1 million in the 3Q despite the free publicity he earned from the Iowa Straw Poll.
Tell me about it. I CRINGE when I read the support Huckabee gets on this very website - he is by far the biggest nanny-stater running from either party. It reminds me of how small children talk about what they would do to make society perfect - nobody would be allowed to be fat, nobody would say bad words, etc. He's got the smooth folksy delivery down, uses the right language, and harbors the right sincere political leanings on an important selection of conservative issues (pro-life, etc); just the right combination to deliver unto liberty a fatal dose of poison.
I'd almost prefer Giuliani...and the more I learn about Huckabee, the more I lean against eliminating that qualifier.
He also wants the Feds involved in prohibiting smoking. If he wants to save lives, he should deal with the fact that more Americans are killed by illegal aliens than in Iraq and bring with them contagious disease. Yet he supports amnesty. He is for the nanny state and his support if illegals reveals he has no love for this country.
Oh! And. Fred is never refered to as “folksy”?
Yes, just what we need, more smoke nazis...
In Arkansas, the governor and potential presidential candidate has made the health of Arkansans a primary issue in his lame duck term. Gov. Mike Huckabee said during the recently concluded legislative session that he would sign legislation to ban restaurant smoking in the state if presented to him.
http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/06/12/DennisByrd/322911.html
“junk Food”. The Global Warming conservatives can get behind.
And who is it that decides what's healthy.
ROFL. Not this conservative.
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