Campaign Crashers: Chris Christie Going to Iowa
- Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:30pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’s not running for president, but he’s still leaving an imprint on the 2012 Republican campaign as a potential kingmaker — and distraction.
The New Jersey governor will visit Iowa on Monday just days after other rumored candidates Jeb Bush and Rick Perry managed to make headlines.
Christie is swooping in to speak at an education conference in Des Moines and headline a political fundraiser for a congressman.
Although Christie has batted away the possibility of a 2012 run at every turn, some of the GOP presidential contenders have sought his advice and support.
“If he feels compelled that he can make a difference, he may endorse a candidate,” said Christie’s senior political adviser, Mike DuHaime.
Christie is inviting national attention at a time when GOP voters have been slow to embrace the field of announced candidates. His visit comes on the same day when two hopefuls, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, were scheduled to campaign in the leadoff caucus state ahead of an August straw poll.
“Any time Christie comes out here, he’s obviously going to take some air out of the room,” said Doug Gross, an influential Iowa Republican who has not committed to a candidate in the 2012 campaign. “He again creates this sense that the current field isn‘t complete or isn’t sufficient.”
The attention on Christie may ebb if Texas Gov. Rick Perry enters the race next month.
But efforts to court Christie have continued this summer even though he has said that his four school-age children and further goals in his first term make a White House bid out of the question.
This past week, Christie met with Home Depot co-founder Kenneth Langone, among the influential economic conservatives who want Christie to run.
In May, a meeting with Christie in Princeton, N.J., that was arranged by a group of Iowa GOP business leaders and donors made headlines as a sign of discontent with the GOP field. Iowa activists are accustomed to being courted in their own state.
The group’s leader, energy company executive Bruce Rastetter, had been impressed by Christie last fall when the New Jersey governor headlined a fundraiser for Terry Branstad’s gubernatorial campaign. Rastetter was Branstad’s top fundraiser in 2010.
Christie agreed during the May meeting to attend the education conference organized by Branstad and to stop in at the fundraiser in West Des Moines for U.S. Rep. Steve King.
It makes sense for Christie to stay in the good graces of Iowa Republicans, should he keep the door open for running for president in 2016, as he has.
The King event is in part out of gratitude for the congressman’s support for Christie at a congressional hearing two years ago, King adviser Chuck Laudner said.
Christie, then the nominee for New Jersey governor, faced pointed questioning at a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee hearing in the Democratic-controlled House about no-bid contracts he awarded as U.S. attorney in New Jersey. Christie’s star has risen quickly after he defeated a Democratic governor in a Democratic state just a year after Democrat Barack Obama was elected president.
But Christie’s national profile has continued to rise, in part for his frank and sometimes confrontational exchanges with media, captured on video and circulated on the internet by his staff.
He has drawn praise from fiscal hawks and loud complaints from public-sector unions for efforts to trim benefits for public employees as part of steep budget cuts in his first two years in office.
Christie is pursuing education measures aimed at abolishing indefinite tenure for teachers and establishing merit-based pay. Branstad said last week he will propose linking teacher pay raises to classroom performance.
Christie’s approval has begun to slip in public opinion polls from a healthy rating of roughly half of New Jersey voters a year ago to below 50 percent in recent months, while his disapproval has also inched higher to near 50 percent at the same time.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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Comments (131)
fancydancy
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:47pmPleae, no more Bushes in the White House and maybe not a governor from Texas at this time either. We need a CHANGE–someone people can get excited about…West, Rubio, Christie, and even Palin who is a fighter. They might say these folks don‘t have the experience but what we have now isn’t either so how could it be worse?
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:02pmAmen Fancy, I want Christie to go in there and shake things up. We need a real Conservative, not an ex-democrat that calls himself a republican. Take it from this Texan, I will vote third party before I vote perry. By the way, how did rick perry become a millionaire while holding office?
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:04pmRubio can’t run. Parents aren’t citizens. Or weren’t when he was born. Cuban immigrants. West won’t run this time around either. Perry should be a none stared. They will bill him as a bush
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:17pmFancy Right On..Right On…Right On! Keep Perry in Texas. We need a place to go when the United States implodes.
Report Post »CitizenVetUSA
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:20pm@ VRW CONSPIRATOR
Report Post »Not necessarily so as there are other factors available to qualify.
Whirled Peas
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:42pmVRW Conspirator said:
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:04pm
Rubio can’t run. Parents aren’t citizens. Or weren’t when he was born. Cuban immigrants. West won’t run this time around either. Perry should be a none stared. They will bill him as a bush
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Little Dick Turbin told a congregation of illegals they could be President some day, so why couldn’t Rubio be president in 2012? That’s some day, is it not?
Report Post »http://www.theblaze.com/stories/sen-dick-durbin-tells-group-of-illegal-aliens-you-could-be-president-one-day/ (do a cut and paste if the link won’t work) Wait, it isn’t a link… just text
the hawk
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:51pmA WEST- RUBIO TICKET WOULD BE GREAT ! Now wake up! Perry -bachmann?
Report Post »really I think the Corporate World HAS chosen Perry So the FIX iS iN !
dumboldcontractor
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 8:19pmWasn’t he seen going to the “Meeting in Switzerland” where they were Building Burgers;-)?
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 8:51pmUntil Perry explains his doings with the Bilderbergers, I would cast my vote elsewhere! One puppet in the WH is enough!
Report Post »Profx72
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 9:58pm@ Whirled Peas: I think you are mistaken. Having been born in the United States (Yes, Miami, FL, is still part of the United States, though it is often unrecognizable as such…just saying) automatically makes Marco Rubio eligible to be President of the United States. (See the 14th Amendment – “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”) This is also true of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindall. Had he been born in Cuba and then immigrated here with his parents, you would be correct; however, his birth being recorded in Miami, he is eligible. Now, I‘m personally glad that he’s not pursuing that at this time as his service in the Senate is far more imperative, but that doesn‘t mean that he’s ineligible.
Report Post »http://www.maverickvoice.com
USAMama
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 9:59pmVRW CONSPIRATOR
I don’t think it matters as long as HE was born here. And if anyone wanted to say otherwise bring it on, let’s go ahead and open that can of worms!! After all Obama wouldn‘t qualify either so let’s have that debate! Maybe the court would rule him not eligible, but then they’d have to do the same for Obama!
Report Post »Profx72
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 10:00pmSorry, that reply should have been addressed at VRW Conspirator. My bad.
Report Post »TheCenturion
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 10:10pmNo, no, no! Christie is NOT the conservative you think he is. He looks conservative because he’s in Jersey, but where does he stand on immigration, Obamacare, schools, etc?
Please, Palin, Bachman, Rubio, or West.
Report Post »southernORcobra
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 11:30pmwould not support him he has too much bad about him that out does the good.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 7:27amI’d vote for Rubio in a heart beat. The young man has his **** together.
Report Post »one years food ration like glenn says
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 9:02amStay home you fat bast@rd… RINO..
Report Post »kdncrafts24
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 9:25amJust wanted to answer the post by sicboy. Perry was a cotton farmer…cotton farmers make good money in Texas…made money in real estate and wrote several books. Governors don’t make much money. Our president was a senator and is now a millionaire. As for another presidential candidate from Texas, why not. Are we never to elect another one from Arkansas, Massachusetts, Georgia, California. We need to elect the best qualified candidate no matter where is from.
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 10:02amAbsolutely correct @TheCenturion…Christie is no Conservative!!! Stay away from this one trick pony…..He is solid Anti-2nd Amendment…has an Abortion Rights Lt. Gov…made a political Kowtow by appointing a Muslim Judge in Passaic County, and just green lighted Medical Marijuana.
Report Post »HippoNips
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 11:03amVote for the most conservative candidate
IN the general electoion , vote for the most conservative candidate
NOW is not the time to sit out the general election because the only conservative running THAT CAN WIN is not as conservative as you like
Third party votes help the leftists take over.
Report Post »Hemingway in Cuba
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 11:14am“Rubio can’t run. Parents aren’t citizens.”
Marco Rubio was born in Miami. Parent were Cuban refugees – according to US law at the time – instantly became citizens.
He is eligible to be president.
Report Post »Spudd
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 4:42pmI’m with you fancy ….
Report Post »Hollywood
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 5:36pmTRUST me,it can be. Obama again,in 2012!
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:25pmThis MAN would certainly put up the fight that is about to take place if there is to be any victory against Obama.
I seriously doubt Obama will be able/capable/available/(golfing) to show up for any of the presidential debates this time around.
Report Post »llotus
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 9:05pmtelepromoternchief……..the big O can always have his double stand in for him on any debate. Clinton loves the being in the spotlight. That guy loves a camera. Lotus.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 9:06pmA Texan here that does not want another Bush or Perry – Perry is just a political insider who wheels and deals to make money only for himself!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-1bC
Report Post »Bald1
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 11:27pmLotus – I think Cornel West would make an ideal stand in for Barry. Really do not think many would notice the difference…and if they did the Dems could say the Barry did not have time to get a trim. The kool-aid drinkers would be jumping up and down with joy.
Report Post »one years food ration like glenn says
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 9:06am@PROFX72.. So I guess you’re in favor of the anchor baby syndrome , right ? You must be a liberal at heart and don’t even know it.. Or maybe just a RINO..
Report Post »PITMASTER
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:19pmThe Republican Party MUST go with a true Reagan Conservative. When the GOP nominates “moderates” we lose every single time. A Bachmann or Cain but not a Romney and I’m not sure about Perry, I‘ve read where he’s a RINO. The nominee MUST use a Constitutional argument to show what America should be again versus this convoluted combination of American Exceptionalism and Marxism. It is unsustainable because the cancer Obama and earlier progressives have done is eating away at everything we have or had.
Report Post »tomdb62
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:04pmWe NEED another Ronald Reagan……PLEASE
Report Post »LoisLane1951
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:19pmMarco!
Rubio!
Marco!
Rubio!
Marco!
Rubio!
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:42pmVery cute.
Report Post »bcshealy
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 8:37pmWhen we see what qualifications BHO had when HE became president, Rubio had more qualifications when he was BORN (and aren’t all babies born in the U.S. automatically citizens, regardless of their parentage?)! Gosh, we’ve got some explosive possibilities to unseat BHO!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 9:44pmMarco!
Polo!
Marco!
Polo!
Marco!
Polo!
Report Post »olddog
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:18pmChristie has fallen for the Global Warming scenario just by reading a few articles, also there Are No true conservatives in NJ.. Lets just stick with what we know..Christie’s helped with the school problem but any honest person with common sence could do the same. Remember all it takes, Honesty and Common Sence…You want find much of that in Washington..
Report Post »Patti Momma Ewok
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:42pmThere are true conservatives in NJ…just not in office.
Report Post »Utahcatholic
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 11:59pmOlddog,
“there are no true conservatives in NJ”. There are some olddog but……..
most of them over 50 have left, including this one. If Christie was a true conservative he could never have been elected in NJ. NJ has a hugh welfare state and immigrant population as well as a hugh public employee population which makes it nearly impossible for conservatives to win elections…… Christie has challenged the public unions strongly which is his claim to fame.
Report Post »whereareyourbrains
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:12pmI wrote Christie…living in Fl. He responded that he is not going to run. I said the United States needs you, which includes Jersey. He wants to make Jersey priority. I said all of AMERICA needs you. We really need a guy like him. Preferably him…darn. I prey that he runs.
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:10pmDon’t care who it is at this point.
Glad to see Mitt peaked (again) and Huntsman Jr. losing momentum from a slow start.
Buh bye.
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 10:12pmNot Romney, anybody but Romney!! If we get a choice of Obama or Romney you may as well flip a coin cause we’re screwed either way!
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:08pmIf Christie ran, I’d support him in a heartbeat. Sure I disagree with him on some issues but we need problem solvers not more of the same, which is how it’s been since Reagan left.
Report Post »checkit
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:06pmOh and Jeb Bush… NO! sorry no more Bushes or Clintons or car salesmans.
We need a R E A L person. NO MORE BS!
No Romney’s, No Huntsmans, No Cristie’s, etc…
not in any order…
Cain
Palin
Bachmann
Allen West
Rubio
Sorry if I missed any REAL people…
maybe Perry but he dissed the AZ governor on the illegal bill they passed in AZ, so I have my doubts about him, and he barely re-won his own state. In the past has done some typical RINO acts, may be another Bush? unknown at this time.
Report Post »psadie
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:20pmAmen, brother.
Report Post »stevoschmidt
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:06pmWe need a president ready to call out the fed. reserve and the un and Ron Paul is the only consistent candidate willing to take up against the major beaurocracies.
Report Post »Lesterp
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:11pmNo chance. If people vote for Ron they may as well pull the lever for Obama!
Report Post »psadie
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:24pmI am not sure that Ron Paul could win BUT I would like to see him become Secretary of the Treasury. That would shake up a whole lot of people. Whoever is President is fine as long as they are conservative and follow the Constitution. Their cabinet has to consist of the BEST people available i.e. Christie, Giualiani (security), John Bolton (UN), Rubio, Paul Ryan etc.
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 8:47pmWe cannot split the Vote……..we must vote for the person who holds the lead, period. Or you will get the Obamas again.
Report Post »jkduh
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:04pmHope The video of him saying he was shutting down all the coil mines is still out there..
Report Post »He’s all about the Global Warming..just saying…
fastfacts
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:03pmHE WON”T BE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT BUT…
He will be a powerful backer for any Presidential candidate for the Primary Election. He has already said he would back Romney, Pawlenty, Bachmann, etc. He still hasn’t chosen but when he does that will give that candidates a huge boost
He has shown his greatness in clips like these: http://url2it.com/gccs
Report Post »checkit
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:01pmSorry Chris Cristie is only for east coast Republicans, the middle left to far left Republicans. Most consider him a RINO.
Report Post »whereareyourbrains
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:16pmReally!!!!!!!!! !!!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:23pmI’ve never seen a RINO take on union thugs like Christie
Report Post »98harley
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 7:45pmjust because you take on Unions does not mean you are not a RINO…Christie is a RINO if you follow the definition but I would take his so called support of Global Farce…remember its politics and sometimes they say things that are not significant…Cain, Bachman and Palin, in my opinion, are TRUE Conservatives and I would take all three of them…but do like Christie as well as Rubio and West if they ran…WEST would be my choice hands down!
Report Post »BlesstheJews
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:00pmWest/Christie, Cain/Bachman, Perry/Palin, but please G_d, not IslamObama again…..
Report Post »mensaman62
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:59pmI like Cain/Rubio or Bachman/Rubio…West isn’t running (that’s sad.)
Christie supports the global warming idea and instilled an Islamic Superior Court judge in Jersey and has not denounced the Ground Zero mosque.
Report Post »stevoschmidt
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:56pmMy mind is made up Ron Paul with Gingrich or Cain as VP. I believe Newt would be a great VP, but Herman could be big in garnering the support to win more of the swing vote. But, Christie needs to fix New Jersey I just hope that Delaware could get a real governor. I wish Christie wouldve stayed here after his graduation from UD. What a waste of time and money for him coming here for any schooling i pity the students and parents that send thier kids to this dead end.
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:14pmWashington’s stuck in the mud and in need of atypical leadership. I’m a Ron Paul fan as well and think Cain would be an excellent running mate.
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:47pmHear Hear!
Report Post »Crakaveli
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 8:36pmI don’t see Ron Paul teaming up with Gingrich or Cain.
I‘m interested in Chuck Baldwin as Paul’s running mate.
Report Post »mawmawsandra
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 3:50pmYou must be crazy if you want Gingrech to be Pres. or Vice. He voted for Elana Kegan for Supreme Court.. He also is a Rhino. We need Allen West, Palin or Bachman. Rubio would also be a good choice. Forget the others that are running. Ron Paul would also be good, because he is the only one wanting to do something about the Fed Reserve ( whom are the real problem ).
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:55pmGood……I knew you had it in you to help your party, sometimes we must sacrifice things we love for the greater good……..our America, needs men like your self to help pull this country back from those who would harm her. Thank you.
Report Post »jacquecustard
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:53pmChris Christie , RINO and no fan of the 2nd Amendment, that’s all I need to know.
Report Post »checkit
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:59pmagreed posted below other items. Good guy but… more of a middle to left Republican, east coaster/
Report Post »MightyInfantry
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:12pmI’m with you guys. He’s a Scott Brown Republican. Looks like a conservative because he’s in a very liberal state, but in reality he’s just a RINO. As soon as I found out he believed in global warming and that we should do something about it I didn’t need to know any more.
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:51pmEven if people like Christie or Perry or Palin decide not to run and even if Ron Paul has no chance to win We NEED to hear their ideas and keep the others on track. We cannot let the media frame the issues. No more debates on CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS or PBS unless we have a moderator like Krauthammer or Shepard Smith (special guest appearance). If you watched the CNN debates you saw the moderator present questions as if there was only ONE reasonable option and that was to maintain the status quo or do some “harebrained conservative thing”. These are false choices. ANYBODY but a liberal, no RINOs either. I would like to see a purge of the Murkowskis, Snowes and Collinses who always find a way to support more spending and give the “cover” of “reasoned thought, bipartison efforts”. As if the other conservative senators are unreasonable whackjobs.
Report Post »stevoschmidt
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:02pmWell, we were all fooled last go around the Palin/McCain ticket was exactly what Soros wanted he pulled the strings the whole time to make sure he got what he wanted after trying to influence previous elections. You can’t forget that McCain supports Soros written legislation for example the Feingold/McCain bill. McCain should’ve stepped out of public service when he cheated on his wife and family. Atleast, Sen. Ensign has some dignity.
Report Post »victoryblaze
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:51pmHe would make a great running mate for Palin
Report Post »or Michele.
welovetheUSA
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 8:49pmWOW…………Could we ever get that lucky!
Report Post »cdavis411
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:46pmit does seem that the one’s strong enough to withstand what is sure to be a vicious election are not even in the running ( Palin, Perry, Bush, or Christie)
Report Post »Darron
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:43pmChris Christie has the spine to say what needs to be said and actually institute change, unlike the current moron in the White House. Also, maybe he can teach the large group of RINOS in Congress a few lessons in doing what’s right for the country!
Report Post »checkit
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:58pmHey Darron,
I agree Cristie has some good moments, but he would not win the primary if he ran, and most tag him as a RINO. Why? if you get time to look it up…
He is for illegals.
SUPPORTS REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE
Believes man made global warming
Refuses to join the lawsuit to appeal obamacare
Refuses to end sanctuary cities in New Jersey
Is against America drilling for oil off OUR SHORES
Is against building nuclear power plants
Is for gun control, not as far as the left but it is there.
Donated money to Planned parenthood
There is a lot more… But that is NOT the stance of a Republican, at least not a solid Republican, he would never win the beltway or western states.
Sorry he is GREAT for East coast Republican liberals, but for the majority, nope. He does appear to be a good guy but not to lead us as a nation, He is good for New Jersey.
Report Post »Ashley
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:42pmI may be the only one not sold on Chris Christi. His stance on coal is definitely concerning. We do not need another anti-coal, green movement President. I would prefer Bachmann, Cain, West, or Palin to be the nominee. However, with that said, I would vote for “Donald Duck”, if he were running as a Repbulican over Obama or any other Democrat. But, I truly want a REAL Conservative to vote for in November 2012 and I don’t want to have to compromise for the “so, so” candidate.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:49pmI agree with you Ashley— I don’t want to have to settle. But with such a broad base on the right, the moderates will win and we’ll end up with someone who is right-center and not full on conservative. That is better than the alternative, but not really satisfactory.
Report Post »Ho hum.
TNT1
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:55pmDonald Duck you kidding me.He‘s Hollywood so at worse he’s a progressive at best he’s a RHINO
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:08pmAshley if you “truly want a REAL Conservative to votr for in November 2012”, that’s easy because there is only one REAL Conservative running. Ron Paul.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:38pmThis story is four or five days old. Way to stay current.
Report Post »psst
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:52pmYou are correct. Old story.Blaze is Not cutting edge.
Report Post »I read Drudge for up to date stuff.
NHABE64
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:34pmChris Christi, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, ANYBODY but Obama please. The one particular good thing I like about Herman Cain is at least is not a politican. Damn I can not believe politicians anymore. I mean I really need my faith renewed in a few of them because what we have been seeing is absolutely disgraceful and shameful. Does ANYBODY have any guts and balls out there to do the right thing and truly support and defend the United States of America without stealing ? Lord, please help us. God bless this Christian Nation.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:46pmNHAB.. I agree with you. Even the guys I “want” to win, I can’t entirely trust. I wish there were a few out there that did what was the right thing to do because it was the right thing to do and for no other reason. Where is the next George Washington??
Report Post »Dale
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:47pmHave to disagree with you on Mitt. I know he is the supposed front runner – but they seldom finish first.
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:50pmAllen West, that‘s all I’m saying.
Report Post »BONETRAUMA
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:34pmRun Chriss RUN!
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:44pmHe won’t. And the window on jumping in is slowly starting to close. If you’re not in the race by Sept or Oct, then you’re not going to be getting in.
Report Post »stevoschmidt
Posted on July 24, 2011 at 6:04pmmaybe to only lose a couple lbs.
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