Michelle Obama to Appear on Mike Huckabee's Fox News Show

By: Brian Montopoli
Topics: Michelle Obama

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First Lady Michelle Obama will appear on Mike Huckabee's Fox News program this weekend, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Huckabee, the past and possibly future Republican presidential candidate, is having the first lady on to discuss her efforts to fight childhood obesity. Huckabee has struggled with weight problems and wrote a book entitled "Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork: A 12-Step Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle" after losing more than 100 pounds.

The former Arkansas governor had kind words for Michelle Obama for taking on childhood obesity. Speaking to U.S. News, he said it "is not a left/right, liberal/conservative, Democrat/Republican issue. This is an issue that falls beyond what I call the 'horizontal' issues of left and right and rises to the 'vertical' level of up or down."

Huckabee, whose show does not exclusively focus on politics, added that obesity isn't something "that government can fix and shouldn't attempt to regulate people's behavior, but rather to follow the same framework that has marked other significant cultural shifts in health behavior."

He said the government role is "not to regulate personal behavior and private business but to regulate itself and its institutions."

The first lady's anti-childhood obesity initiative, "Let's Move," is focused on (1) helping consumers make nutritious choices by working with food companies to place nutrition information like calorie counts on the front of packaging; (2) making the meals offered in schools healthier, with fewer fats and more produce; (3) finding ways at school and home to help kids exercise at least 60 minutes a day; and (4) improving access to healthy and affordable food in underserved areas through tax credits and incentives.

The appearance will be Michelle Obama's first on Fox News. Obama and Huckabee also plan to discuss other issues, including life in the White House.

Brian Montopoli
Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
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by gkoogler February 21, 2010 9:10 PM EST: I am listing to Governor Huckabee and Michelle Obama. I am shocked to hear that Michelle see areas with so call food deserts We live southern Missouri not many miles from the Arkansas line in a rural area and it is 20 miles to the closet grocery stores and we we have no taxi cabs, trains, or bus to get to them. We do have cars or trucks and some even use horse and buggy to get there. We love it here and do not won't the government to come in and put in stores or any thing else. If we won't to live next to a store we would move to be there. Why do people thing we are poor or unfortunate to live in such an area? Why don't they come down into this area and talk to local people? I am sure we are as happy as they are.

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by bumpedoff1 February 17, 2010 11:52 PM EST: Hope he asks about her taxpayer paid personal staff of 22 at 1,591,00
the most any frist Lady has had was 3 but this one needs 22.; Reply to this comment


by jxknowles February 17, 2010 10:26 PM EST: Good deal. Huckabee is a stand-up guy. I will be tuning in to watch.; Reply to this comment


by giantrobot2 February 17, 2010 10:10 PM EST: Governor Mike Huckabee is the World's Greatest Communicator.

He is courageously lifting this country back up to higher ground with his vertical politics bringing people together. His outstanding ability to communicate will allow him to unite this country from both sides to bring positive and prosperous years.

Thousands of Huckabee Fans from all over the country, in 50 States and over 500 Counties continues to expand it's Gigantic network at a blistering pace. Check it out for yourself, just google the words:

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by ribbie014 February 17, 2010 7:55 PM EST: This is off-topic, but ask someone from Arkansas how shady Huckabee was as their governor. He makes Clinton look like Mother Theresa.; Reply to this comment