Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Huckabee In The New York Times -UPDATED
Nicolas Kristof’s piece in The New York Times today about Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas is a good one and it is generating quite a bit of attention among bloggers on both sides of the aisle.
The article describes Huckabee's national crusade against obesity and for positive health lifestyle choices. The article also asks an important question that we have addressed here before-- What kills more: obesity or terrorism?
HINT: We did the research and uncovered the answer to this question HERE.
Obesity also costs more than the war on terror (a LOT more).
The Times makes you pay for access to the article if you are not a hard copy subscriber, but here's a sampling of bloggers' reactions so far (keep checking back for updates!):
Starbucker from Ramblings of a Glass Half Full says: The basic issue is the almost-epidemic spread of diabetes and the novel way one politician is dealing with it. The best quote – “Imagine if Al Qaeda had resolved to attack us not with conventional weapons but by slipping large amounts of high-fructose corn syrup into our food supply. That would rouse us into action”
Joe at JoeTrippi.com says: "...the most creative steps under way in America at any level of the political process.”
Lefty blog EternalHope says: "While almost the whole community would disagree with Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on just about everything, one thing we would totally agree with him on is that there is a huge obesity crisis here in America [and] Huckabee has done what many other states have not -- actively encourage healthy lifestyles through actions instead of lip service."
The Daily Mindbender has the entire article HERE.
Health & Fitness Blog says: "Thanks to Mr. Kristof for taking a break from his normal political reporting and columns to bring us a refreshing update on Huckabee's efforts to fight obesity and improve the health of America in the bargain."
Agen at Cracks in the Facade says: "Globe-trotting NYTimes columnist Nicholas Kristoff takes time out of his travels to Pakistan and Sudan to visit Arkansas, where Rebublican Governor Mike Huckabee is coming up with some creative incentives to get people to reduce their health risks, which in turn reduce health spending by the state."
Strategyunit says: "Its good to see Gov. Huckabee leading the way with Kristoff bringing this up in the media, hopefully more leaders, politicans and pundits will follow suit."
Lime.com says: “Obesity is reducing not only the quality of life of Americans, but also the fiscal soundness of our government and the competitiveness of our businesses. Doesn’t that qualify as a crisis worthy of a presidential counter-offensive? One Republican who’s championing the cause of healthier habits is Mike Huckabee."
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The article describes Huckabee's national crusade against obesity and for positive health lifestyle choices. The article also asks an important question that we have addressed here before-- What kills more: obesity or terrorism?
HINT: We did the research and uncovered the answer to this question HERE.
Obesity also costs more than the war on terror (a LOT more).
The Times makes you pay for access to the article if you are not a hard copy subscriber, but here's a sampling of bloggers' reactions so far (keep checking back for updates!):
Starbucker from Ramblings of a Glass Half Full says: The basic issue is the almost-epidemic spread of diabetes and the novel way one politician is dealing with it. The best quote – “Imagine if Al Qaeda had resolved to attack us not with conventional weapons but by slipping large amounts of high-fructose corn syrup into our food supply. That would rouse us into action”
Joe at JoeTrippi.com says: "...the most creative steps under way in America at any level of the political process.”
Lefty blog EternalHope says: "While almost the whole community would disagree with Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on just about everything, one thing we would totally agree with him on is that there is a huge obesity crisis here in America [and] Huckabee has done what many other states have not -- actively encourage healthy lifestyles through actions instead of lip service."
The Daily Mindbender has the entire article HERE.
Health & Fitness Blog says: "Thanks to Mr. Kristof for taking a break from his normal political reporting and columns to bring us a refreshing update on Huckabee's efforts to fight obesity and improve the health of America in the bargain."
Agen at Cracks in the Facade says: "Globe-trotting NYTimes columnist Nicholas Kristoff takes time out of his travels to Pakistan and Sudan to visit Arkansas, where Rebublican Governor Mike Huckabee is coming up with some creative incentives to get people to reduce their health risks, which in turn reduce health spending by the state."
Strategyunit says: "Its good to see Gov. Huckabee leading the way with Kristoff bringing this up in the media, hopefully more leaders, politicans and pundits will follow suit."
Lime.com says: “Obesity is reducing not only the quality of life of Americans, but also the fiscal soundness of our government and the competitiveness of our businesses. Doesn’t that qualify as a crisis worthy of a presidential counter-offensive? One Republican who’s championing the cause of healthier habits is Mike Huckabee."
