A Q&A with Mike Huckabee

National Journal's Linda Douglass sat down with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. This is a transcript of their conversation.

Q: I want to welcome Governor Mike Huckabee, who is one of the Republican presidential candidates and is creating a lot of buzz out there on the trail right now. Welcome, Governor Huckabee.

Mike Huckabee: Thanks Linda, pleasure to be here today.

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Huckabee warns of obesity epidemic

BILOXI, Miss. - Republican presidential candidate and self-described "recovering foodaholic" Mike Huckabee told Southern governors Saturday that an obesity epidemic could cause serious problems for the American economy, and even for national security.

"Today we hear a lot about the war on terror, how we need to fight it," said Huckabee, who lost 110 pounds several years ago when he was governor of Arkansas. "Let me ask this question: Who's going to fight it in the future if we're a generation so sick that we don't have the capacity to show up for work?"

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Comments from the Owner: Is this guy running for President or Chief Nanny?

Huckabee Shares views on Politics, War, White House

ROVIDENCE — Anything passed to you through a car window probably isn’t real food, says former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a spokesman for wellness who lost more than 100 pounds and took up marathon running.

He’s running a much more difficult race now, as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.

At Rhode Island College yesterday, Huckabee addressed the closing ceremonies of Shape Up RI, the wellness competition started by Brown University medical student Rajiv Kumar.

Huckabee spoke about Southern fried food and the lifestyle change he underwent to lose weight and become an athlete.

In a private 10-minute interview before the event, Huckabee discussed politics, war and his prospects for the White House.

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Huckabee says GOP not above character issues

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Former President Bill Clinton could be owed an apology by some Republicans if they don't take character issues in candidates' personal lives seriously in the upcoming presidential election, former Gov. Mike Huckabee says.

Without naming names, the GOP presidential hopeful complained that some in his party —particularly Christian evangelicals — "talk as if, in this election cycle, Republican candidates aren't going to be held to a standard of personal accountability and responsibility for their personal lives."

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Owner Comments: Is Govenor Huckabee out of his friggin mind? We don't owe Former Presidential Slimeball Clinton an apology for anything. He disgraced the Presidency and himself.

Huckabee says he will not challenge Pryor

WASHINGTON - Despite modest fundraising that continues to trail well behind Republican frontrunners, Mike Huckabee said Friday he remains focused on his 2008 presidential bid and will not challenge Sen. Mark Pryor next year.

"The rumors have been out there and I need to put them to bed. I don't see it happening," Huckabee said of the possibility he would drop out of his run for president to take on Pryor, a first-term Democrat.

"There are no ifs on this one. I have a race I'm in, and I'm committed to it."

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Owner's Comments: Considering the previous article posted on Govenor Huckabee and the Food Network perhaps he should consider the Senate instead of the Presidency.

Mike Huckabee Talks Obesity on Food Network

Move over Rachael Ray and Emeril Lagasse, and make room for Mike Huckabee.

The Republican presidential candidate will be featured on the Food Network Saturday night in a segment focusing on childhood obesity.

Huckabee, who lost more than 110 pounds after being diagnosed with diabetes, focused on childhood obesity during his term as Arkansas governor and pushed for regular screenings of the body mass of school children.

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Owner Comments: The Food Network?? Talking about Obesity?? What in the in the name of Conservative Politics is a Presidential candidate doing talking about something that is NONE of the Govt's business!

Huckabee: Conservative view will prevail

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - A blip in most of the early polling, GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Saturday he believes his conservative views will prevail.

"Sometimes when people say, 'When you get traction, I'm going to be with you,' my answer is, 'You are my traction,' " the former Arkansas governor told The Associated Press.

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Mike Huckabee Signs 'Taxpayer Protection' Pledge

LITTLE ROCK -- Republican Mike Huckabee delivered a no-tax pledge Wednesday to a national activist group in Washington, his campaign said.

The former Arkansas governor signed the Presidential Taxpayer Protection Pledge for Americans for Tax Reform after announcing his intentions last week at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

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Mike Huckabee Signs 'Taxpayer Protection' Pledge

LITTLE ROCK -- Republican Mike Huckabee delivered a no-tax pledge Wednesday to a national activist group in Washington, his campaign said.

The former Arkansas governor signed the Presidential Taxpayer Protection Pledge for Americans for Tax Reform after announcing his intentions last week at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

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Huckabee seeks blessing of religious conservatives for '08

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee today named himself the standard bearer for religious conservatives. He says he believes the religious right will be a major player in next year's elections.

Huckabee is the third presidential hopeful in just over a week to visit Colorado. A week and a half ago, Democratic Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico held a fundraiser, and on Thursday, John Edwards held a rally with students at a local college.

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Please note that in a "News" article about Govenor Huckabee's visit to Colorado the reporter felt compelled to mention that John Edwards and Bill Richardson had both visited Colorado recently.

Getting A Clear Picture Of Presidential Candidate Huckabee

Mike Huckabee hats and stickers as well as campaign signs are popping up in South Carolina. That’s where the former governor is now focusing his campaign efforts.

"Well, I’m going to be focused on what's going to happen out there in the future rather than what has happened,” says Huckabee. “There's no doubt there have been some breakdowns in the way government has functioned.

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The 'other' man from Hope

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee might provide the best combination of social and fiscal conservatism in the presidential race this year.

Conservatives surveying the front-runners in this year's race for the GOP presidential nomination are a little depressed.

Neither of the most bandied-about names, John McCain and Mitt Romney, constitute the total package of fiscal and social conservatism.

McCain has opposed a federal amendment banning same-sex marriage, while Romney campaigned for gay rights and abortion rights in his Senate and gubernatorial bids.
Another presidential hopeful, Rudi Giuliani, also supports both abortion and gay rights.
As crazy as it makes liberals, knowing a candidate believes in the sanctity of God, the nuclear family and human life goes a long way with conservative voters.

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