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In the discussion thread: Some people think that Chris Christie is much too out of shape to effectively hold office... [View all]

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Fri Feb 24, 2012, 08:52 AM

Odin2005 (48,255 posts)

42. I'm a fat guy and I'm not struggling to breath like Christie is.

Being overweight does not necessarily mean one is very unhealthy, but he is very, seriously, unhealthy. I excerize 4 days a week and am quite active despite my weight, Christie looks like any hard work would kill him.

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Some people think that Chris Christie is much too out of shape to effectively hold office... [View all]	MrScorpio	Feb 2012	OP
Indeed. He is.	PDJane	Feb 2012	#1
Mentally or physically? ... Or both?	Bozita	Feb 2012	#2
Fits right in on a Jersey Beach.	Historic NY	Feb 2012	#3
I would say a good percentage of presidents were fairly rotund.	Muskypundit	Feb 2012	#4
Taft was up to 400 pounds during his bout of depression after his wife's death.	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#44
Stay classy, DU.	moriah	Feb 2012	#5
He's UNHEALTHY.	MADem	Feb 2012	#6
And his weight is relevant how?	moriah	Feb 2012	#7
Read the subject line of the OP. That's how it is "relevant."	MADem	Feb 2012	#10
But instead of attacking him for his policies, people make fun of his weight.	moriah	Feb 2012	#12
This is a world where appearance matters. We can say "awww, that's not nice" but it is reality that	MADem	Feb 2012	#20
But we should try to get away from that	treestar	Feb 2012	#101
We won't.	MADem	Feb 2012	#113
One other thing re: anorexia	moriah	Feb 2012	#14
You are welcome to start a thread and discuss those issues.	MADem	Feb 2012	#15
Compulsive overeating is an eating disorder, too.	moriah	Feb 2012	#17
I'd say it's a bit of both. Smoking isn't a "lifestyle choice" either, if you want to get down to	MADem	Feb 2012	#22
And bashing Christie for being fat is just like bashing Ted Kennedy for being an alcoholic.	moriah	Feb 2012	#23
Hell, booze wasn't the worst of Teddy's problems!	MADem	Feb 2012	#27
I find it interesting....	moriah	Feb 2012	#30
Bottom line--it's "fine" for any reason. If you don't like it, fight back.	MADem	Feb 2012	#38
So if he was black it would be fine to make fun of him for that? Because he's a jerk...	moriah	Feb 2012	#72
Are you actually saying what I think you are saying?	MADem	Feb 2012	#74
You were the one who said it was fine to make fun of him for whatever reason...	moriah	Feb 2012	#80
I am finding your racist comments, as well as your false characterizations, very troubling.	MADem	Feb 2012	#81
And how am I casting blame?	moriah	Feb 2012	#82
First, you equated obesity with being black. Then, you blamed	MADem	Feb 2012	#83
I didn't blame. The medications work BETTER on blacks than whites.	moriah	Feb 2012	#84
I can't continue with this discussion. I have to tell you that I am appalled at	MADem	Feb 2012	#85
Well, I'll explain why I said it. You said anything was fine to make fun of.	moriah	Feb 2012	#86
YOU were the one who brought up "making fun" and "bashing"--not me. YOU made those	MADem	Feb 2012	#92
The point is there are lines.	moriah	Feb 2012	#100
Well, if black people don't like dealing with racism, all they need to do	eridani	Feb 2012	#93
I thought a better response would have been ....	moriah	Feb 2012	#97
OK--I am hearing it the way I thought I was hearing it.	MADem	Feb 2012	#98
Take the joke about whales and the Jersey Shore from this thread....	moriah	Feb 2012	#107
I'm done with you. I don't care for your racist views, even if they are unintentional. nt	MADem	Feb 2012	#108
Good, because if a person can't see bigotry...	moriah	Feb 2012	#110
They are the logical equivalent of advice to Christie on this thread	eridani	Feb 2012	#126
Schizophrenia is a medical condition too	jberryhill	Feb 2012	#56
If people were making threads to do nothing but poke fun at him for schizophrenia...	moriah	Feb 2012	#68
Well, what about lack of intelligence, or presence of bigotry	jberryhill	Feb 2012	#89
So, to you, there is absolutely no difference	Union Scribe	Feb 2012	#19
Showing the effects of meth, yes, I think may be helpful. (Faces of Meth, anyone?)	moriah	Feb 2012	#21
I am not talking about "best practices" or "best approaches" here.	MADem	Feb 2012	#24
Yep. Very true. It's funny, when we see anorexic women who are literally skin and bones	CTyankee	Feb 2012	#46
Yep, it's less acceptable to make fun of anorexics, though.	moriah	Feb 2012	#73
Yes, you are right. Anorexia is almost admired by some people who are ignorant about eating	CTyankee	Feb 2012	#79
I agree, that is beyond stupid	treestar	Feb 2012	#102
+1 nt	Javaman	Feb 2012	#50
what's with the statue next to CC ?	JI7	Feb 2012	#18
Heh heh!	MADem	Feb 2012	#25
Taft used a helicopter	Politicalboi	Feb 2012	#26
if anybody doubts that christie's enormous obesity isn't an expression of serious emotional	Gabi Hayes	Feb 2012	#28
Those links are ... instructive!	MADem	Feb 2012	#29
there is a huge number of rightwing cesspools that make free republic	Gabi Hayes	Feb 2012	#31
Allen WEST??? At least those guys have a sense of humor...n/t	renie408	Feb 2012	#36
Taft looks a lot like myself.	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#45
He has a bit of a bay window, but he looks like he's got a goodly amount of muscle.	MADem	Feb 2012	#65
He requires a taxpayer funded golf cart to to travel 100 yards	tabbycat31	Feb 2012	#54
I'm disgusted that a jury voted to keep this thread.	TheWraith	Feb 2012	#8
Oh, that's silly...	MrScorpio	Feb 2012	#9
So is bigotry, no matter what the criteria.	NWHarkness	Feb 2012	#52
When paralysis could be mitigated by personal behavior, you might have a point.	MADem	Feb 2012	#11
Then we all do	treestar	Feb 2012	#105
That guy is not just "big," though. You are not taking MY point.	MADem	Feb 2012	#111
Er, so is he fit to serve as governor of NJ?	treestar	Feb 2012	#118
The argument is, though, that one SHOULD NOT talk about "it."	MADem	Feb 2012	#122
It is not trying to shut anyone up, just giving an opinion on whether it matters or not	treestar	Feb 2012	#136
You will have to point me to "protests" about "Gramps" McCain.	MADem	Feb 2012	#140
I'm fat and I wasn't offended at all. In fact, I laughed my ass off.	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#47
To me	libtodeath	Feb 2012	#53
Maybe Christie can hold an aspirin whith his lips.	Hassin Bin Sober	Feb 2012	#66
That's a good point	treestar	Feb 2012	#106
And what is interesting - we DID have a paralyzed President	treestar	Feb 2012	#103
Who should not have served his last term.	MADem	Feb 2012	#114
The Presidency is a desk job	treestar	Feb 2012	#116
No it isn't. It's a job that requires movement. Just boarding AF1 at Andrews requires	MADem	Feb 2012	#123
Climbing up a long flight of stairs to get on AF 1 is not a major point of the job	treestar	Feb 2012	#137
Yes, it is. A President who cannot travel is an ineffective President.	MADem	Feb 2012	#141
Fat people can travel	treestar	Feb 2012	#142
Good for you. Unless you are Chris Christie, your anecdotes are meaningless.	MADem	Feb 2012	#144
They can certainly adjust a thing like that!	treestar	Feb 2012	#148
He's not "disabled." He just needs a trainer and a diet.	MADem	Feb 2012	#150
Query	treestar	Feb 2012	#143
Wow, way to "out" yourself! Pat yourself on the back!	MADem	Feb 2012	#145
Why?	treestar	Feb 2012	#147
Pregnant women, unless they have other unusual health problems--and most do not--	MADem	Feb 2012	#152
I hope I live long enough to see the first grossly obese president.	limpyhobbler	Feb 2012	#13
Yeah, I too find the wisest political analysis printed on t-shirts	Union Scribe	Feb 2012	#16
I think he's too out of shape to RUN for president	Sedona	Feb 2012	#32
Some people?!??!?	Liberal_Stalwart71	Feb 2012	#33
So it's OK to make funny of Chris Christie for being overweight	renie408	Feb 2012	#34
The DU is such a joke on this topic! Making fun of weight is never ok!	Logical	Feb 2012	#35
I think weight as it regards a candidate's LITERAL 'fitness' for office is a valid	renie408	Feb 2012	#40
+1	MADem	Feb 2012	#41
And is posting threads to make fun of him for it actually discussing the issues?	moriah	Feb 2012	#70
Nooo....that's my point.	renie408	Feb 2012	#76
sorry -- and check my edit, I wasn't sure if you were stil on ;)	moriah	Feb 2012	#78
Well, saying he is "round" is not a constructive post. h	Logical	Feb 2012	#88
It's HARD for gay people to be attracted to someone of the opposite sex	eridani	Feb 2012	#94
5-1, no less.	moriah	Feb 2012	#71
The self discipline argument	treestar	Feb 2012	#104
Wow, what a clever fat joke! Congrats!	Logical	Feb 2012	#37
Tired.	Brickbat	Feb 2012	#39
I'm a fat guy and I'm not struggling to breath like Christie is.	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#42
My friend told me last year that they have signs on the beach in New Jersey.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#55
My ex-fiance' punched out a kid in the lunch line....	moriah	Feb 2012	#115
I'm so impressed.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#124
Neither was I.	moriah	Feb 2012	#127
It's weird that you are talking about your ex-fiance in this thread.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#129
Actually, my ex was pretty rail-thin at the time.	moriah	Feb 2012	#130
Let me give you some advice about threatening people here at DU.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#131
Not a threat, more an observation.	moriah	Feb 2012	#132
Usually they do.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#133
Huh?	Bonobo	Feb 2012	#139
The fact you think it's acceptable to call a politcian a "beached whale" is a sign of your bigotry.	moriah	Feb 2012	#146
No, it's not.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#149
I should have known better than to argue with a bigot.	moriah	Feb 2012	#153
Chris Christie is an anti-gay Republican Romney supporter who is nuts.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#159
I think that it is also reasonable to mention her experience	Bonobo	Feb 2012	#160
Yay! You addressed his policies!	moriah	Feb 2012	#162
Of course you'll continue, you're obsessed with Chris Christie.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#163
No, I dislike bigotry in all it's forms, and hypocrisy.	moriah	Feb 2012	#164
+1 nt	MADem	Feb 2012	#60
Prediction-	elfin	Feb 2012	#43
because lack of self-discipline is the only thing that causes obesity?	Kali	Feb 2012	#58
CC said that's his problem.	MADem	Feb 2012	#63
And would a person who goes to rehab not be "self-disciplined", or one who takes Antabuse?	moriah	Feb 2012	#69
I think the Chris Christie bashing has been totally mean. Go, round!!	BlueIris	Feb 2012	#48
It's a fair object for discussion. He's a likely candidate for a massive heart attack.	HopeHoops	Feb 2012	#49
Bullshit - please cite the probability of heart attacks for obese people from a reputable source	dmallind	Feb 2012	#61
Okay...	HopeHoops	Feb 2012	#95
By this measure, no one (in hindsight) should have voted for FDR.	LanternWaste	Feb 2012	#67
Most people didn't even know FDR was in a wheelchair.	MADem	Feb 2012	#77
True but that's not just because the press kept it under wraps	onenote	Feb 2012	#87
Good? Bad? It was what it was.	MADem	Feb 2012	#91
I agree on that count to some degree. It is still a valid issue for discussion.	HopeHoops	Feb 2012	#96
We do have a provision for replacements, though	treestar	Feb 2012	#119
Fair enough - but he's still an asshole.	HopeHoops	Feb 2012	#120
The people have a right to know before an election	aint_no_life_nowhere	Feb 2012	#156
Oddly enough, it mattered not at all	treestar	Feb 2012	#157
Body Size Bigotry	NWHarkness	Feb 2012	#51
I don't care about his weight, I care about his policies.	Jennicut	Feb 2012	#57
Which of his duties is he not performing?	dmallind	Feb 2012	#59
Never mind that. I want to know if he would fit in William Howard Taft's chair	yellowcanine	Feb 2012	#62
Oh c'mon itudbe a barrel of fun	flamingdem	Feb 2012	#64
I wish people would just call it what it is.	Dreamer Tatum	Feb 2012	#75
Pointless button pushing.	SomethingFishy	Feb 2012	#90
HIDE THREAD is your friend! nt	MADem	Feb 2012	#99
Fat jokes are okay on DU3	Rex	Feb 2012	#109
Apparently racism is still wrong.	moriah	Feb 2012	#112
What's next? Tyrannosaurus Rex jokes.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#125
Smart move!	Rex	Feb 2012	#151
Actually I'm thinking of going to Kentucky.	Major Hogwash	Feb 2012	#158
CHristie is a useless bag of skin NO MATTER the size of him,,,,,	benld74	Feb 2012	#117
Lots of inaccurate info in this thread.	Texasgal	Feb 2012	#121
In which way does Christie's weight limit his ability to be governor?	Beacool	Feb 2012	#128
I find Christie's world view disgusting;	greiner3	Feb 2012	#134
He will probably die young because of his condition, so he'd better get cracking...	Honeycombe8	Feb 2012	#135
"Some people" said the same about FDR.	Cerridwen	Feb 2012	#138
He looks morbidly obese - health certainly is an issue in an election	aint_no_life_nowhere	Feb 2012	#154
he's losing weight like crazy. might by skinny by the convention	Liberal_in_LA	Feb 2012	#155
Sadly, if he does, he may not keep it off.	moriah	Feb 2012	#165
speaking as a sleep technician....	rppper	Feb 2012	#161

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