Claim: Mike Huckabee cited a bloated statistic, claiming obesity disqualifies three out of four young Americans from military service. The actual total is closer to one in four. The former Arkansas governor  was on "Fox News Sunday" on Feb. 27, explaining why he has defended First Lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign against attacks by some fellow Republicans. Huckabee: What Michelle Obama has proposed is that we recognize that we have a serious obesity crisis,
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Verdict: mike huckabee cited a bloated statistic, claiming obesity disqualifies three out of four young americans from military service. the actual total is closer to one in four. the former arkansas governor  was on "fox news sunday" on feb. 27, explaining why he has defended first lady michelle obama's anti-obesity campaign against attacks by some fellow republicans. huckabee: what michelle obama has proposed is that we recognize that we have a serious obesity crisis,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2011-02-28T20:10:31