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(60,289 posts)Imagine the reinforcement required for the stage.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)with it the transformation would be complete
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,159 posts)LiberalLoner
(9,760 posts)Us to focus so much on his weight. There is so much else about him to criticize.
CatWoman
(79,267 posts)don't "Marge Simpson" me.
I think it's funnier than hell.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)If he weren't a fat, freaking slob, it wouldn't be funny.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)Besides, people CAN control their weight. It's not like somebody's race or sexual orientation.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)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)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)"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)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.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)CatWoman
(79,267 posts)progress2k12nbynd
(221 posts)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)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)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.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Deep13
(39,154 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)CatWoman
(79,267 posts)I think it's hilarious
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)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.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)spanone
(135,586 posts)Segami
(14,923 posts)HOLY CRAPS!
ailsagirl
(22,833 posts)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
CatWoman
(79,267 posts)bwahahahahahaha!!!
ailsagirl
(22,833 posts)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????
canuckledragger
(1,631 posts)election fraud & voter surpression
Cha
(295,541 posts)about! LOL
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)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)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...
ailsagirl
(22,833 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)ailsagirl
(22,833 posts)ailsagirl
(22,833 posts)CatWoman
(79,267 posts)but this picture is funnier than fuck.
Don't like it? Move on to the next thread.
whathehell
(28,941 posts)ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)and Christie's obese
Ineeda
(3,626 posts)Edited to say that I'm probably considered obese, being a good 40 lbs overweight.
silverchair
(1,347 posts)OMG! I can't stop laughing. That is the funniest shit I've seen in a while!
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Though I think he should have gone with the red robes...
sad sally
(2,627 posts)"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
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)LMAO
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)And here I thought he weighed a half ton.
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)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)the last accepted form of bigotry, I guess
CatWoman
(79,267 posts)make sure you try the shrimp. and tip the waitresses.
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)CatWoman
(79,267 posts)BuddhaGirl
(3,582 posts)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)Thanks for the laugh I can't seem to stop!
Tribetime
(4,659 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)if there were any open flame around.
And that is a damned funny Photoship, Cat.
sadbear
(4,340 posts)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.
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)And insensitive, and rude.
CatWoman
(79,267 posts)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)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!
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,605 posts)Blue Owl
(49,739 posts)n/t