Mike Huckabee a Progressive?

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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee shot back on Thursday at recent claims made by Glenn Beck that he is a "progressive," a word that the conservative radio host often uses to describe some of his most prominent enemies.

Beck declared earlier this week that Huckabee was "John McCain" and a "progressive" because of his choice to defend First Lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity initiative while other conservatives were getting in on the fray.

Huckabee retaliated with a post on his PAC's website Thursday, standing by his support of the First Lady's program and even taking a few shots of his own at Beck.

Mike Huckabee: Glenn Beck 'Inept' For Calling Me 'Progressive'

Huckabee's full respone to co-fox host, Glenn Beck:

This week Glenn Beck has taken to his radio show to attack me as a Progressive, which he has said is the same as a “cancer” and a “Nazi.” What did I do that apparently caused him to link me to a fatal disease and a form of government that murdered millions of innocent Jews? I had the audacity—not of hope—but the audacity to give respect to the efforts of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign to address childhood obesity. I’m no fan of her husband’s policies for sure, but I have appreciated her efforts that Beck misrepresented—either out of ignorance or out of a deliberate attempt to distort them to create yet another “boogey man” hiding in the closet that he and only he can see. The First Lady’s approach is about personal responsibility—not the government literally taking candy from a baby’s mouth. He seems to fancy himself a prophet of sorts for his linking so many people and events together to describe a massive global conspiracy for pretty much everything. Sadly, he seems equally inept at recognizing the obvious fact that children are increasingly obese and that we now see clinical evidence of diseases in children that as recent as 20 years ago were found only in adults, such as Type 2 diabetes. The costs to our nation are staggering in increase health care expenses, but it even effects national security with now 75% of young men between the ages of 17 and 24 are unfit for military service primarily due to obesity! His ridiculous claim that John McCain and I collaborated and conspired in the 2008 campaign is especially laughable. Is he not aware that McCain and I were competitors---not cohorts? Beck needs to stick to conspiracies that can’t be so easily de-bunked by facts. Why Beck has decided to aim his overloaded guns on me is beyond me. But he ought to clean his gun and point it more carefully lest it blow up in his face like it did this time.

Dayumm. This is coming from a Conservative Republican.

Lmao, the whole thing is laughable. Mike Huckabee.. A Progressive?

I guess Beck thinks anyone who doesn't automatically start yelling socialism at the mention of the last name Obama, is a Progressive..

 

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More strife between the co-workers:

Glenn Beck struck back at Mike Huckabee on his Friday show, calling his fellow Fox News host "thin-skinned" and maintaining his charge that the former Arkansas governor was a "progressive." He also said that Huckabee should sit out the 2012 race if he couldn't take his criticism.

The feud between the two began on Tuesday, when Beck used the term to describe Huckabee due to his support of Michelle Obama's anti-obesity initiative. Huckabee responded by attacking Beck on his website and on the radio, saying that Beck is against Obama's programs "either out of ignorance or out of a deliberate attempt to distort them to create yet another 'boogey man' hiding in the closet that he and only he can see." He also said that the term "progressive" is the same as "cancer" and "Nazi" to Beck.

On Friday, Beck weighed in at length. He took offense to both of these charges.

"The only place that I've ever heard that kind of a smear is on George Soros' website, Media Matters," Beck said, adding that he only ever claimed that Nazis used tactics favored by progressives. "Interesting how you would go to Media Matters' talking points when you feel like it would benefit you, Mr. Huckabee. I've never said progressive is the same as Nazi. So, let's not try to twist this into me accusing you of killing millions of Jews."

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"If, sir, you are this thin-skinned about your politics, it might be best for you to stay on the sidelines," Beck said. "The last thing we need is someone challenging Barack Obama, not as President of the United States but challenging Barack Obama for his title as the most thin-skinned President in American history."

Glenn Beck: Mike Huckabee Is 'Thin-Skinned,' Shouldn't Run In 2012 (VIDEO)