News August 06, 2013

Video: Chris Christie opens up about the 'lowest moment' of his life

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tells a story about Ilene St. John Monday, July 29, 2013, in Morristown, N.J., at a ceremony naming the Morris County clerk of the board's office after St. John. St. John was the clerk when Christie was a Morris County Freeholder. Later Monday, the democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, labor leader Milly Silva, said Christie's associations with conservative politicians is "cause for alarm." The Christie campaign says Silva is unqualified to be governor. Credit: AP

Meredith Jessup

And before the Christie-haters start conjuring up fat jokes -- no, it has nothing to do with his weight.

Via the Washington Examiner:

Gov. Chris Christie revealed the lowest point in his life during a Las Vegas conference, recalling a moment with his mother after she learned she had three large brain tumors.