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WOW!! The RNC really went out of its way to welcome Christie (Original Post) CatWoman Aug 2012 OP
Did they have to let him in through the door used by circus elephants? liberal N proud Aug 2012 #1
I would love to see him in one of those elephant hats Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #4
Just a twinkie shy of a ton.... WCGreen Aug 2012 #2
Straight from New Jersey, the Hindenburg II arrives in Tampa. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #3
Can't stand him but I think it demeans LiberalLoner Aug 2012 #5
LOOK CatWoman Aug 2012 #8
It's funny because we're laughing at the fat person bigwillq Aug 2012 #14
I agree, this was funny. Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #24
Get educated. Not everybody can control their weight. And if they have trouble with Ed Suspicious Aug 2012 #27
I "AM" educated CatWoman Aug 2012 #33
Feel better now? Ed Suspicious Aug 2012 #36
on the contrary I feel perfectly fine CatWoman Aug 2012 #38
:golfclap: Ed Suspicious Aug 2012 #39
see response 34 CatWoman Aug 2012 #41
Get out of our fucking face... progress2k12nbynd Aug 2012 #53
Some of us can't lose weight even watching what we Fawke Em Aug 2012 #58
True enough BlueStreak Aug 2012 #48
Fair enough. I can respect that. n/t Ed Suspicious Aug 2012 #52
Not sure if serious or sarcasm... AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #43
What does that even mean? nt Deep13 Aug 2012 #51
Ditto. Not cool to make fun of overweight people. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #21
well CatWoman Aug 2012 #42
It would be even funnier if he were a paraplegic or blind! AND black! AND alcoholic! Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #61
I'm a fat guy and I thought it was hilarious. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #63
bwahahahahahaa spanone Aug 2012 #6
BWHAHAHAHAHA! Segami Aug 2012 #7
LOL! Raine Aug 2012 #9
Good one, CW ailsagirl Aug 2012 #10
" He's got all the charm of a dirty diaper" CatWoman Aug 2012 #11
Glad you liked it-- it just came to me ailsagirl Aug 2012 #12
That'd be.. canuckledragger Aug 2012 #16
Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' Cha Aug 2012 #13
Seems to work in Jersey. I'm not sure it would work so well elsewhere. BlueStreak Aug 2012 #49
And this type of attack is different than Rush Limbaugh calling the First Lady "fat", how? progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #15
He looks unhealthy obese.. HipChick Aug 2012 #17
Not good ailsagirl Aug 2012 #19
Christie doesn't apparently seem to be very concerned about it.. HipChick Aug 2012 #22
Well, he should be. Obesity is not funny (even though we joke about it here) ailsagirl Aug 2012 #23
Because they're attractive (and smart as the dickens) and he's a big, fat ZERO ailsagirl Aug 2012 #20
I am by no means a size 5 CatWoman Aug 2012 #25
+10..n/t whathehell Aug 2012 #44
because they're not ibegurpard Aug 2012 #54
It's different Ineeda Aug 2012 #62
LMAO! silverchair Aug 2012 #18
Baron Harkonnen is up to speak now! backscatter712 Aug 2012 #26
Dave's gonna' love that one. sad sally Aug 2012 #28
Now that is fucking funny right there! lonestarnot Aug 2012 #29
ROTFLMAOPMP!!!!! RoccoR5955 Aug 2012 #30
Damn, girl. That's just mean. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #31
ahhh bigotry toward the overweight BuddhaGirl Aug 2012 #32
thank you -- I'll be here all week. CatWoman Aug 2012 #34
Buh bye. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #46
see ya CatWoman Aug 2012 #50
making fun of fat people BuddhaGirl Aug 2012 #56
Okay, over the top, inappropriate, maybe but DAMN this is funny! classof56 Aug 2012 #35
If he farts it's all over Tribetime Aug 2012 #37
The place would go up like a blowtorch hifiguy Aug 2012 #59
They don't want to make him mad sadbear Aug 2012 #40
That's mean. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #45
then maybe you should post on other forums CatWoman Aug 2012 #47
Oh.My.God Oilwellian Aug 2012 #55
The point is that Christie wants OTHER people to cut, sacrifice, scrimp, reduce, trim, scrape by Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #57
Chris Christie: Untethered Blue Owl Aug 2012 #60

liberal N proud

(60,289 posts)
1. Did they have to let him in through the door used by circus elephants?
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:09 PM
Aug 2012

Imagine the reinforcement required for the stage.

LiberalLoner

(9,760 posts)
5. Can't stand him but I think it demeans
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:22 PM
Aug 2012

Us to focus so much on his weight. There is so much else about him to criticize.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
14. It's funny because we're laughing at the fat person
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:08 PM
Aug 2012

If he weren't a fat, freaking slob, it wouldn't be funny.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
24. I agree, this was funny.
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:34 PM
Aug 2012

Besides, people CAN control their weight. It's not like somebody's race or sexual orientation.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
27. Get educated. Not everybody can control their weight. And if they have trouble with
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:43 PM
Aug 2012

it, and are unsuccessful... so fucking what? Why do we need to be so cruel to people with weight issues? We're supposed to be the big tent party. I guess we're only kind and welcoming to people who don't take up too much room under the big-top.

CatWoman

(79,267 posts)
33. I "AM" educated
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:10 PM
Aug 2012

and I'm perfectly aware of the control issue.

I suffer from it myself. I have gallstones and high blood pressure. I had to confront my health issues and do something about it.

Over the past 2 years I have shed 40 pounds.

Each and every pound lost was a fucking control issue.

who the fuck are you???

get out of my fucking face.

I can laugh at self serving, fat assholes as much as I want.

And you can't do a fucking thing about it.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
36. Feel better now?
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:18 PM
Aug 2012
"who the fuck are you???

get out of my fucking face.

I can laugh at self serving, fat assholes as much as I want.

And you can't do a fucking thing about it."


Wow. Nearly as rude as your OP.

CatWoman

(79,267 posts)
38. on the contrary I feel perfectly fine
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:22 PM
Aug 2012

LOL - Like you would damper my spirits.

btw -- I still want to toss another obligatory "fuck you" your way.

and I'm still laughing at fat ass self serving assholes like Christie.

 

progress2k12nbynd

(221 posts)
53. Get out of our fucking face...
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:34 AM
Aug 2012

My god. Want to make fun of fat people? There's sites for bullies like u and this isn't it...

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
58. Some of us can't lose weight even watching what we
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:29 PM
Aug 2012

eat.

I'm not a big eater by any stretch of the imagination and I don't tend to eat fast, greasy, over-produced food, either. I walk on the walking trails at work every day - rain or shine.

And, yet, I don't lose a pound.

Luckily, I'm not hugely overweight, but it is depressing to try and try and never lose weight. To beg doctors to put you on Metformin, but they won't because your blood sugar isn't THAT bad (even if diabetes of both kinds runs in your family AND you had gestational diabetes).

That said, I do find some of the "fat jokes" regarding Christie funny, but I don't think DU should participate in going over the top on them, particularly when his policies are much worse than his girth.

Be nice, now.



 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
48. True enough
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:19 AM
Aug 2012

But he has been actively promoted as Presidential timber. That wasn't his job tonight, so I can agree with the admonitions about making fun of the fat guy.

But if he were seeking the presidency, his morbid obesity would very definitely be an issue. Not something to make fun of, but it is an obvious health concern.

And I agree many people have trouble controlling their eating. Many people have anger problems. Many people have drinking problems. Those are all things of concern when considering a person for the most powerful position in the world.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
61. It would be even funnier if he were a paraplegic or blind! AND black! AND alcoholic!
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 08:41 PM
Aug 2012

You are a very unkind person. I am soooo glad I am not you.

I say that on behalf of a couple of my friends who are morbidly obese, my dead mother (who was obese), my older sister (who is obese). It's genetic in part and a very sad condition. It's no funnier than having any other disease.

When you grow up, you'll understand. And you will get kinder with age, as your afflictions start to mount up.

BTW, I'm not fat at all. I'm in my 50's, look 30-something, won a couple of beauty contests, still turn heads when I dress up. So if anyone SHOULD find fat pics funny, it would be someone like me. If I were an unkind person. But I'm not only attractive outside, more importantly I'm attractive inside.

ailsagirl

(22,833 posts)
10. Good one, CW
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:39 PM
Aug 2012

THAT'S supposed to be the next GOP presidential hopeful??

UGH!!

Is being a thoroughly repugnant and slimy individual the main requirement? Must be. Each candidate is more and more grotesque than the previous one.

He's got all the charm of a dirty diaper

ailsagirl

(22,833 posts)
12. Glad you liked it-- it just came to me
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:04 PM
Aug 2012

But I find him to be loud, foul-mouthed, and boorish

And, in general, thoroughly disgusting

There's no charisma there-- how could he possibly win????

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
15. And this type of attack is different than Rush Limbaugh calling the First Lady "fat", how?
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:17 PM
Aug 2012

Sadly.. after all the years here on DU, the only bullying and name calling that seems to be okay, is fat jokes. I guess that everyone on DU is a size 5. Just don't even complain when Limbaugh and the others go after Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton for their body shape and size.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
17. He looks unhealthy obese..
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:23 PM
Aug 2012

Having nursed someone through cardiac surgery, a triple bypass - only to see them going back to a diet of pizza,fried food and generally food they need to stay away from..as much belly fat as he is carrying, can be indicative of underlying conditions...I saw him walking across the beach yesterday, he was panting with every step...

CatWoman

(79,267 posts)
25. I am by no means a size 5
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:36 PM
Aug 2012

but this picture is funnier than fuck.

Don't like it? Move on to the next thread.

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
62. It's different
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 08:51 PM
Aug 2012
because they're not fat. On the other hand, Christie is fat. I think it's a legitimate issue of health rather than appearance though. He's the bully, and I won't excuse him because he's a fat one, and a mean, angry one.

Edited to say that I'm probably considered obese, being a good 40 lbs overweight.

sad sally

(2,627 posts)
28. Dave's gonna' love that one.
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:44 PM
Aug 2012

"I think Chris Christie is a good choice for the keynote speaker. I mean, is there a better symbol for belt tightening than Chris Christie?" –David Letterman

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
31. Damn, girl. That's just mean.
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:59 PM
Aug 2012

Not that I didn't laugh, because I did.

Still, he's obese, and he's the type that's not going to do anything about it. Couple that with his temper and it really is a recipe for death. Which made me feel bad for laughing.

Just call me a ball of conflicting feelings. It's true enough. Or, better yet, ignore my mixed feelings. I'm kinda like the pattern in the wallpaper of DU. I add background appeal, but don't really matter.

Don't get me wrong, I get the post and am not getting on your case. I'm of two minds on it.

Maybe I'm having GOP convention overload already? LOL!

BuddhaGirl

(3,582 posts)
56. making fun of fat people
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 11:09 AM
Aug 2012

is so elementary school, isn't it? Kind of like when you made fun of the kid with glasses, or the poor kid with the hand-me-downs.

But if it makes you feel good, have at it

classof56

(5,376 posts)
35. Okay, over the top, inappropriate, maybe but DAMN this is funny!
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:17 PM
Aug 2012

Thanks for the laugh I can't seem to stop!

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
59. The place would go up like a blowtorch
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:30 PM
Aug 2012

if there were any open flame around.

And that is a damned funny Photoship, Cat.

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
40. They don't want to make him mad
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:36 PM
Aug 2012

They're afraid he might attack Raymond James Stadium with his marshmallowy hands and then they'll have to cross the streams. It would be a great mess, and they'd have to get Rush Limbaugh out from under his bridge to clean it up.

CatWoman

(79,267 posts)
47. then maybe you should post on other forums
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:11 AM
Aug 2012

can't take the heat?

then stay the fuck out of the kitchen.

again, I won't be Marge Simpsoned.

That photo is hilarious to me.

and it appears to others too.

Oilwellian

(12,647 posts)
55. Oh.My.God
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 09:56 AM
Aug 2012

Cat, I'm laughing so hard, tears are streaming down my face. You have got to stop it! At my age, it's becoming more difficult to get up off of the floor!

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