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In food fight with Palin, Michelle Obama finds unlikely allies
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Dec 27, 2010 05:31pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Julian Pecquet |
| News Date | Monday, December 27, 2010 11:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sarah Palin has come under fire from the right for her attacks on the first lady's anti-obesity campaign.
The conservative opinion page of The Wall Street Journal, which frequently criticizes the White House, on Monday hit Palin over her attacks on the first lady. This followed criticism by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who like Palin is thought to be mulling a 2012 presidential run.
In an editorial, the Journal pointed out that the first lady’s efforts to date are in keeping with what Palin herself has supported in the past.
"Health-care reform on an individual basis is often just this simple: we could save a lot of money and a lot of grief by making smarter choices,” Palin said in her 2009 State of the State address, according to the Journal. "It starts by ending destructive habits and beginning healthy habits in eating and exercise.
"Mrs. Obama's campaign is grounded in similar sentiments, and in that sense is unusual for this White House in emphasizing personal responsibility," the editorial continues. "Mrs. Palin would be more effective if she made some distinctions among the Obama policies that really are worth opposing."
Huckabee, who rose to fame in part by shedding more than 110 pounds as governor and championing anti-obesity legislation, said Palin misunderstood Obama's initiative. |
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