Salon: Fox stars battle over Michelle Obama's liberty-crushing plot to make our kids play outside

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Huckabee trashes Beck over "progressive" slur
Fox stars go at it in battle over Michelle Obama's liberty-crushing plot to make our kids play outside
Alex Pareene

Yesterday, Glenn Beck called former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate (and potential 2012 candidate) Mike Huckabee a "Progressive," which, in Beck's world, means "Nazi."

Huckabee's crime? He supports Michelle Obama's anti-obesity initiative, because modern-day culture-warrior right-wingers do actually think encouraging healthy behavior for children is an infringement on liberty. And because of that suppot, Huckabee is clearly a left-wing Nazi Progressive -- "like John McCain" -- who conspired with McCain to ... sabotage the Romney campaign, in 2008. (???)

Beck and Huckabee are actually both in the same business -- TV and related marketing ventures -- and, for now at least, hustle on the same channel. Huckabee is a Fox talk show host, (the fact that he seems to enjoy being a Fox talk show host may yet save us from his presidency) and Beck is soon leaving his daily hour-long history lecture and therapy session.

So Huckabee responded to Beck with a post on his PAC's website. And it is a very entertaining response. It does not really pull any punches: http://www.salon.com/news/glenn_beck/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/04/21/huckabee_beck

[bulloney]

1. If everyone's outside and being active, they can't watch TV and listen to their bullshit, can they?

[NICO9000]

2. Hear, hear!

:yourock:

[Jefferson23]

3. That was very good..seems as though Beck has placed himself

so far out in crazy land that any potential Republican candidates may follow suit
and distance themselves.

Huckabee's statement goes a lot further than I would have anticipated..when you click
on the link..it is indeed a pleasant surprise.

[Shallah Kali]

4. is that Beck's purpose in general - to make theocratic Huckabee look resonable?

Huckabee Wants A "Faith-based" Constitution
http://crooksandliars.com/2008/01/15/huckabee-wants-a-faith-based-constitution

...even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

[Jefferson23]

5. Huckabee is nuts, but he recognizes a sinking ship..Beck's, and

prefers not to be dragged down under. No, I don't think there is evidence
Beck is consciously trying to help Huckabee if that is your concern.

[Shallah Kali]

6. no, I know beck is out for himself. I mean the gop/right wing ptb want people like him out spewing

their crap because each time beck, palin or another spits out another lie it moves the political world a bit more to the right. they keep expanding the range of bat shit crazy politics. what is the term? overton window - the keep widening the range that 'moderate' gop can go. consider how Reagan would be considered a lefty these days by the MSM things have been moved so far.

[Jefferson23]

7. Oh ok, certainly true about Reagan..he would be considered a turncoat today. n/t

[classysassy]

8. Stars are bright

those two are faded candles.