Chris Christie Addresses Columnists Who Say He’s Too Fat to Be President
- Posted on December 5, 2011 at 7:43pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Since barreling onto the national the scene in 2009 by unseating incumbent New Jersey Democratic Governor Jon Corzine, weight has always been bearing down on the public image of Chris Christie. The issue came up once again when the larger than the life politico was speaking at an event in Washington Monday hosted by the Washington Post and Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Governor Christie was one of seven recipients of the Top American Leader award. In addition to sharing his insights on leadership philosophy and offering blunt opinions of leaders in Washington, the Post reports that Christie’s weight became a subject once again.
Christie told moderator Mary Jordan that columnists, some of which write for the Post, are “idiotic” to say he’s too overweight to be president. Speaking of commentators‘ open criticism of Christie’s physically fitness and allusions that it means that “he’s undisciplined,” Christie said it is still very much an issue in this country and “It is one of those last remaining vestiges of prejudice and stupidity.” Listen to Christie address comments made about his weight by “allegedly respected columnists:”
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Comments (113)
Darla_K
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:43pmI like the way Christie does his talking points and his weight does not matter to me. I don‘t agree with all his political ideas but there isn’t anyone that is perfect. All I know is that anyone is better than Obummer. :)
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:47pmObama is too stupid to be President, he can’t talk from the heart (he needs the teleprompter), he has zero experience, no one knows his real background, he doesn’t understand economics, he’s a racist, he’s not any kind of a leader, he’s never owned a business, he’s associated with communist radicals, he IS a communist radical and he’s a douche bag.
Plus, Nancy Pelosi’s ugly mug causes mass erectile dysfunction among men.
Any more questions?
Report Post »http://www.congressinsiders.com/2011/11/did-congress-actually-think-the-super-committee-would-succeed/
chazman
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:56pm… Gov. Christie’s weight is none of my business, but I know it’s still not healthy. I want him to be around awhile without having to be concerned about him when I see him in his present state …
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:00pm@Gold Coin & Economic News—Gheeeez, don’t hold back.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:32pmChristies’ life expectancy is seriously in doubt, beyond that no issue. Means you’d have to have a good VP ready to go. Example Biden. He is dumber than Obama, but not by much.
Report Post »ConservativeCharlie
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:53pmIm not really a fan of Chris Christie., im a bit tired of the moderate repubs getting all the attention. For instance Newt Gingrich, I hope he gets found out. Here is a great song about Gingrich.. “Your a mean one Mr Gingrich” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMmGSL4NIFs
Report Post »TheCoffinMaker
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 10:45pmQuestion is: How did I deduce just by looking at Christie’s picture that he is for amnesty for illegals?
Answer: When he sits at the kitchen table eating enough food to feed ten men, he knows it would take an army in the field to keep up with his grotesque passion.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 11:41pmThis is about the tenth article I’ve read in the last year about Christie talking about his weight, comments from the media about it, and so on.
It‘s not his weight that’ll keep him from being president…it’s his lack of guts to answer the call. Like Coulter said, “I think if we don’t run Christie, Romney will get the nomination and we’ll have another 4 years of Obama.”
Thanks Chrisitie…I won’t be voting for you in 2016 or 2020 either.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 2:13amLet’s vote for akmanutjob for prez. since he’ll be better than bummer according to DARLA_K.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:03amObama has “stick legs” and bad posture yet no one says a word about that …
Report Post »000degrees
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:47amand the prez smokes….all just distractions….policy matter to anyone?
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 12:02pmYou know, this is a two way street. I think the ‘columnists’ are too stupid to make such statements. So, now where do we go from here?
It’s obvious from our present “president” that the press doesn’t do its own job. Or can’t. So why are listening to these bozos, again?
Report Post »mils
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 12:36pmfat or stupid…hhmmmm
okay, i’ll take chrisie fat over obama stooped…
anything to tear a person down is ridiculous. at least christie talks back..which is unusual for a republican
Report Post »Leader1776
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:55pm@TheCoffinMaker
Report Post »And when BHO sits in his kitchen scheming to take ten men’ earnings to place into unproductive hands, he sits back and orders another cheese burger and fries …………….. then attempts to wipe the mustard from his chin and shirt. BHO …………… a sorry excuse for an American and human being.
abbygirl1994
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:32pmIt doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that being overweight has nothing to do with brains.. the columnist is the one lacking in brains, not to mention common sense.. If Chris Chrsitie would run for President I certainly would vote for him in a New York minute.. because what we have now isn’t any better than what we had to choose in 2007.. God help us!
Report Post »Chappy123
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:44pmExcept for the fact he endorsed Mittens.
If Mittens gets the nomination, Chris will be his VP mate.
Tit for tat.
Someone else should have jumped on the endorse me and you will be my running mate ticket.
Sorry, but I dont care for Mittens.
Report Post »SkiTuna
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:03pm@Abbygirl1994
Report Post »Please explain, What is a New York minute? Does it mean ya’ll act before you think or does it mean you folks have some kind of intuition that allows making a decision so fast that the results are always good?
grayling646
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:15pmSaint Peter was minding the Pearly Gates when forty people from New York City showed up.
Never having seen anyone from the Big Apple at heaven’s door, Saint Peter said he would have to check with God himself.
After hearing the news, God instructed him to admit the ten most virtuous people from the group.
A few seconds later, Saint Peter returned to God breathless and said, “They’re gone!”
“What? All of the New Yorkers are gone?” asked God.
“No!” replied Saint Peter, “The Pearly Gates!”
That’s a New York minute.
Report Post »ConservativeCharlie
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:55pmMitt, Chris, Newt, Perry.. all the same. Here is a great song that explains Newt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMmGSL4NIFs Based off of the Grinch.
Report Post »sooner12
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:59pmGood Job Graling646
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 10:23pm@grayling 66, thanks that is funny.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 2:23am@SKITUNA. It takes New Yorkers a minute to think when it takes the rest of the country a second to think, sir.
Report Post »countryfirst
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 7:56amOur government is to fat, that is the problem we are faced with. Chris keep eating what you want and making the difficult governing decisions. It will get you ready for hopefully 2020.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 8:27amThe good thing is its hard to bang the interns when your that fat…. He should lose some weight, cuz ots fun to bang the interns !!! Ask Billy Boy !
Report Post »KSherrell
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:30pmThe video that I’m getting is the one with Gingrich and Trump…not Christie. BLAZE COULD YOU LOOK INTO THIS PLEASE
Report Post »kcinco
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:30pmThere were several ethics charges filed against him relating to some speaking gig he had or something like that. Only one charge stuck and Gingrich had to fork over several hundred thousand dollars. That’s old news. If Pelosi really wants to bring it up, then her recent insider trading extravaganza should be brought up too.
Report Post »Bro Geo Too
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:25pm`
Economy in the tank, unemployment in some cities at record numbers, Fast & Furious Obama/Holder debacle, Iran has our drone, Obama’s AWOL again, another vacation, Obamacare, Occupiers in Obamavilles, Solyndra, Pelosi’s insider trading, Corzine’s malfeasance, and on and on and on. And the only thing the media snobs can produce is drivel about Gov. Christie’s weight?
What a sorry state of affairs when the media investigates pounds rather than pound the investigation into all the above.
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:37pmTook the words right out of my mouth! Thanks
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 6:13amWhy aren’t these so called journalists investigating Obumblers past. Where are his school transcripts. exactly what did he do in Chicago as a community organizer?
Where are Woodward ands Bernstien when you need them?
This President is a racist, he is trying to change the constitution to suit his vision of America. He and Holder were involved in Fasty and Furious in an attempt to ban certain firearms.He refuses to let us drill or build a pipeline to carry oil from Canada. Where they can drill they can’t get enough people who want to work.
He has ruined our economy, increased unemployment (where I live there are helicoters and boats that service the off shore rigs, many people who work on the rigs) and is to busy running for reelection to do the job he was elected to.
OMG
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:24pmHe is… an Anti-Gun/Anti-2nd-Amendment… Progressive!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 6:14amand fat
Report Post »Miami
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:23pmTo fat?
To smart?
To right on the Issues?
Uses to much common sense?
Refuses to go down the Socialist/Marxist path that has ruined this nation and state governments …
Report Post »jcannon98188
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 10:02pmNot to be a grammar Nazi, (My grammar is far from perfect myself) but it is “too” not “to”
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 10:18amYes Miami…..you missed (NOT too Politically Correct too), a fresh of breath air Christie is!
Report Post »The10thAmendment
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:23pmChristie’s fondling of Mitt Romney is enough to make him unelectable.
Report Post »jaylew
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 11:31pmdid you mean unerectable?
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 2:33amYou ain’t aisian is ya?
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:21pmWho ever said that Christy is too fat to be President, is too stupid to be a columnist for a newspaper.
Have you notice that it is the left who are prejudiced against those who are not size 0 to 4 if you are a woman and a 30-32 waist if you are a guy. For the group that cries discrimination all the time are the ones discriminating.
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:29pmExcuse me, I am a Republican, and I do NOT care if Chris is a size 0. The facts are, he is a middle aged man, and he IS morbidly obese. He is also in a high stress field. Medically speaking, he is in a high range category for a heart attack. It may or may not happen, but there is always an if. I know the Dems have certainly been tactless in the way they point out his weight, but then you are looking at people with an intellect of a 10 year olds.
Report Post »762x51
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 11:22amIt is the leftists who are prejudiced against EVERYTHING. They are the ones spreading discrimination, who segregate people into groups, fat/thin, white/non-white, male/female/TG, straight/gay, capitalist/socialist, Christian/rest of world. Once you recognize the insidious nature of the evil embodied in liberalism you will be able to see that they cannot be reasoned with or bargained with and absolutely NEVER be trusted. They lie, they cheat, they steal, they corrupt and co-opt anything and everything they touch. They are the most racist, vile, foul, sub-human creatures on Earth and must be dealt with accordingly. They are rabid skunks, nothing more.
Report Post »nation in decline
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:18pm…and so using the logic of fat=undisciplined is the opposite true? fit=disciplined? because using that logic, the very fit, marathon running, bearded Jon Corzine —the same Jon Corzine who can’t account for 1.2 Billion dollars and who drove MF global to bankruptcy—would then be considered disciplined The logic doesn’t work?
Report Post »iwrk2live
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:18pmWoW only because he is a Republican. if he was a Democrat.He would be a Victim of the Corp Fast food Giants out to poison the world. Smokers like Myself and Obama do not show the damage we do to our Bodies that Eaters do!
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:34pmJust the carbon-monoxide brain damaged has caused Obama bin ladin to make major stupid mistakes. No entire apartment complex has ever died, because a fat person fell asleep with a piece of pie in their hand.
Report Post »Juniemoon
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:17pmI can have a fat president or one that is a Marxist pig, who snorts coke and hangs out with George Soros‘ and the Muslim Brotherhood’s hands up his butt. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm gosh, who would I rather have?
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:12pmHmmm, interesting. So if a person is heavier than what some media outlet says is acceptable that inplys??? Lack of self control? Christie gave his answer on this stupid question! JFK had to deal with the Catholic thing. (Rommney is facing the Mormon thing). Andrew Jackson was one of the first to deal with the Divorce thing…
Report Post »Clinton binged…but no matter what his weight, he still got his jollies in Our Nation‘s Oval Office now didn’t he???
A very unscientific observation is this. I’d rather have a well fed person in charge of ANY Public Office rather than a Micro-Managing Starved brain cell person (gee, Pelosi ring a bell?)
Honestly, if a person’s weight is a prerequisit for holding Public Office-there are way too many people with way too much time on their hands.
KangarooJack
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:24pmI would like to add.
I’ve dated real skinny guys, healthly buff guys, and a few big guys.
It’s the big guys who are gems. They don’t give you that panicked look if you order more than a salad and a water (with lemon). They already got the $$$ to actually BUY the food. They don’t give you grief if you would prefer to NOT walk up 8 flights of stairs (in heels) because it will give MY calves a workout. Big guys will let you be you, give you all the space you need, but By God, if someone messes with you? It’s the big guys that will protect you!
So, as a Nation would I prefer some tightazz opinionated small man syndrome weasle?
Report Post »So, as a Nation would I prefer some Glitzy, never passes a mirror opportunity, self important, hollow man?
So, as a Nation would I prefer a person who doesn’t give a **** what others think, does what needs to be done, and PROTECTS those he loves???
ddg7
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:09pmBecause Christie pays attention to what the press says he should never be President. If the press were not the propaganda arm of the Obama administration this country would be a lot better off. The press…..spituii!
Report Post »kandeman
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:06pmThese libs are so obsessed with race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, body image and looks and everything superficial, anything but character and core beliefs.
Report Post »IT TAKES A BIG MAN TO DOA BIG JOB !
IMAWAKENOW
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:05pmunfortunately a lot of the voting public is THAT superficial. I still think obummer got 70% of his vote based on his voice.
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 1:28amI agree with your statement and would like to add that women very often vote for the best looking man in the race. Pathetic, but true. And if Hillary runs they will vote for her.. I have asked so many women why they voted for Obama and they all fessed up it was his looks and his charm. I asked the same women if they would vote for Hillary rather than a republican and they all said ” Yes.” They think that she is intelligent, knows foreign policies and would represent women and their rights. I asked if they knew her positions on the economy, immigration, Israel, our dependency on foreign oil, and socialism. I asked them if they knew that she was a Progressive. None had ever heard of the Progressives or what they are. They had no clue. These women hold good jobs, are considered middle class, ( their household income is approximently 125,000 dollars) and have small children. Most of them said that they only read the news paper and watch CNN occassionally. They think The Tea Party movement is crazy, FOX news is evil, Glenn Beck is a joke, and the Ows are patriots. They read the Tabloids and record The View and are huge Oprah fans. They think that I am a nut case and wasting my time worring about the future of our country. They all proudly announce that they are good citizens and vote. So that tells me that until hard times hit them, they won’t bother to take the time to educate themselves.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 6:29amso if you are old, frumpy and have a squeaky voice you don’t have a chance?
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:01pmRidiculous!
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:06pmSo Obummer is too dumb to be President?
Show us those Haaaardvaard Grades—–ROFL
Report Post »Morris
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:08pmObama is to stupid to be President,but he is??????????????????????????????????
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:11pmGingrich and Trump require no defense.
Report Post »citizenoftexas
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:00pmWhat would Snow Leopard think?!?!?!? I’m confused.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 7:59pmI don’t care how fat my president is.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:10pm….Only how thin he/she would make the government.
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 7:58pmWhat is Obama’s excuse? I guess a malnourished guy didn’t have enough white brain matter due to being skeletal? Christie has the brains to be president, but my concern would be that he could have a heart attack, because he is not just slightly overweight, he is morbidly obese. As for Ginrich saying that Reagan was just and actor or acted with chimpanzees, he is an idiot. Reagan had a degree in economics, and he was at the top of his class. Also, he was governor of California. He had the credentials to be President of the USA, unlike Ginrich, who is nothing more than a career politician. I was going to vote for Ginrich, but there are some prejudices on his part, and a huge ego that has concerned me so much, I may look at Bachman or Santoro. Sorry if I mistype names. I do not have their names in front of me.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:02pmPelosi’s trading was legal (they all do it) and what Gingrich did was NOT legal — $300,000 he had to fork up. I wonder about Gingrich’s campaign skills, much less his presidential skills:
Gingrich Campaign Fails To Qualify For Missouri Ballot
According to the Missouri Secretary of State’s office, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich failed to file the appropriate paperwork to qualify for the state’s primary. As a result, Gingrich’s name will not appear on the ballot on Feb. 7, 2012. Many claim this is a sign of the campaign’s structural problems and organizational deficiencies, while Gingrich claims that he chose to deliberately miss the primary in the Show Me State.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/…07WO_blog.html
Another sign is the papers he filed in New Hampshire. His papers were sloppily written in pen and he fell 13 short of the required 40 delegates.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 7:54pmI do wish he would lose some baggage he is carrying around….
but then
I wish I would lose some baggage (and extra weight) I am carrying around.
Easier said than done, folks… unless you are on drugs………… then, it’s easy…….but at what price???
PRAY for Gov. Christie. PRAY for me. We both can use it. Don’t know about the Gov., but I’d bet he would pray for you. I surely will.
GOD BLESS!
Report Post »RossPoldark
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:38pmI think he would make an excellent president, but the job is incredibly stressful. I would just be concerned that he could have a heart attack. Heck, I want him around for years to come.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 9:05pm@RossPoldark—If he were to run it kinda makes his Vice Presidential appointment real important.
Report Post »Drill baby drill comes to mind.
Exrepublisheep
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 7:48pmToo fat for president? Not at all. Too stupid? Hmmm…
Report Post »HeidiTreadwater
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:03pmWhat proof do you have that Chris Christie is “stupid?” Apparently speaking truth is less valuable to you than being cute. Unfortunately, your comment reflects neither quality. Whether you agree with him or not, he is a brilliant man. You should try using your brain occasionally and see what happens.
Report Post »Zoe
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 10:35pmStupid people are everywhere. I was looking for some stupid people in my back yard just the other day. Got locked out of the house…………
Report Post »762x51
Posted on December 6, 2011 at 11:13amGov. Christie is a member of the only group left on Earth that is approved for discrimination. He is an overweight, white, christian, conservative, straight, non-handicapped, male. The guy has no chance of catching a break from the enemy in the liberal media.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 7:47pmbogger = bigger
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 7:47pmWell using that logic Hillary should never be considered for President ever again!
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 7:47pmTaft was bogger, but then, he was before the TV age.
Just sayin’.
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