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madinmaryland

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55. His weight does have statistical correlation with many diseases that shorten life.

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 08:54 PM

Feb 2013

No. No one can say for sure it will shorten his life, but statistically the chances are much higher, assuming you believe in statistics.

Even Gov. Christie's doctors have told him he needs to lose weight. Why do you think they are telling him that?

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So does Christie really believe that he is not overweight [View all] malaise Feb 2013 OP

No. immoderate Feb 2013 #1

what i want to know is Catherine Vincent Feb 2013 #2

When you go on TV celebrating being overweight malaise Feb 2013 #25

I thought his playing in to Letterman's joke Ilsa Feb 2013 #69

No hard feelings - is what Christie said when he ate the donut fadedrose Feb 2013 #75

Why should anyone care? HockeyMom Feb 2013 #3

True but the man is unhealthy and malaise Feb 2013 #27

I agree about the special concern about POTUS, but really BlueStreak Feb 2013 #81

Valid point malaise Feb 2013 #83

Agree quinnox Feb 2013 #4

I believe malaise Feb 2013 #29

I know a kid who is 17. Big, very big. Smokes and drinks as well. Parents claim he has wake.up.america Feb 2013 #89

Here's what he has to say about it jberryhill Feb 2013 #5

the doctor didn't merely say he was overweight dsc Feb 2013 #6

Exactly. Smacks of Tom DeLay trying to diagnose Teri Schiavo from a video tape Iris Feb 2013 #12

That was Bill Frist but exactly dsc Feb 2013 #13

Wasn't that Frist?? Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #15

haha! Yes! Look up! Iris Feb 2013 #28

After awhile they all sound alike ............. Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #37

No kidding! Iris Feb 2013 #38

Look and smell alike too. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #72

Well, I will have to disagree with you on this... madinmaryland Feb 2013 #17

No she said he would likely die dsc Feb 2013 #22

It was an inarticulate way of saying what she did. Actuarily speaking, a 50 year old man, who is madinmaryland Feb 2013 #42

If you want person x to become healthier you go to person x dsc Feb 2013 #48

Christie has been talking about his weight for a while and has made it a public issue. Don't we madinmaryland Feb 2013 #53

And Teri Schivo's condition was public dsc Feb 2013 #61

Not sure what the statistical chances are for someone who is clinically dead and has been madinmaryland Feb 2013 #66

Terry Schiavo was a private person who never asked to be in the public eye. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #70

Christie is a very good looking man. Just imagine what he could look like wake.up.america Feb 2013 #92

And that's the point malaise Feb 2013 #35

I would do the same thing he did liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #44

haters? malaise Feb 2013 #46

Huh? Morbidly obese is a medical diagnosis. NOT HATRED. madinmaryland Feb 2013 #54

people don't discriminate based on high blood pressure, they discriminate based on weight liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #56

I'm obese. laundry_queen Feb 2013 #67

truth! +1 auntAgonist Feb 2013 #90

OK but marions ghost Feb 2013 #91

unless you know his cholesterol and blood pressure you don't know that he is more likely to have liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #47

His weight does have statistical correlation with many diseases that shorten life. madinmaryland Feb 2013 #55

that is between him and his doctors. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #65

Exactly right. And I thought Republicans were all about Personal Responsibility R B Garr Feb 2013 #71

Husband's doctor told him he was obese HockeyMom Feb 2013 #19

Your husband can eat smaller portions, cut out sugar and fats, and exercise more. Tx4obama Feb 2013 #23

Actually, I don't think anyone should eat "diet" food. nobodyspecial Feb 2013 #51

This happens laundry_queen Feb 2013 #68

Your husbands Doctor is a moran. trumad Feb 2013 #88

Well I told some friends that he's unlikely to make it to 2016 and I'm no medical doctor malaise Feb 2013 #30

Not the point. This doctor doesn't even practice in NJ, so what's it to HER? WinkyDink Feb 2013 #39

That doesn't matter - he went on TV stuffing a donut into the mouth of that malaise Feb 2013 #45

Wow, humor-impaired? Again, WHAT'S IT TO HER OR YOU? Planning to marry him? Vote for him? WinkyDink Feb 2013 #57

In 2013 "being way overweight" is not considered a great thing goclark Feb 2013 #58

My rear is smaller than hers, and that's saying something. SORRY if that is non-PCDU. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #62

Michelle Obama is a role model because she leads by example not by fat shaming liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #63

Obama made it and he smoked. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #7

Any 40 something smoker can make it malaise Feb 2013 #31

he knows he is overweight , but he was saying based on his own doctor JI7 Feb 2013 #8

Sorry he's a RETHUG malaise Feb 2013 #32

No. He said that he knows that he has a problem on Letterman. Mass Feb 2013 #9

exactly. Does she know what his cholesterol or blood pressure is? liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #16

Don't tell him. Maybe he won't notice until he collapses after winning the GOP Primary. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #10

I was a little surprised to see how big he was ecstatic Feb 2013 #11

as someone in NJ -when Christie ran against Corzine it was neck and neck graham4anything Feb 2013 #14

Question for you, graham... madinmaryland Feb 2013 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author graham4anything Feb 2013 #21

the most Progressive Governor in the country. nt madinmaryland Feb 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author graham4anything Feb 2013 #26

I will vote for the Democratic candidate in 2016. Whomever she is.(Hillary,Eliz,Janet) graham4anything Feb 2013 #43

I, also, will vote and support whomever the Democratic Candidate is in 2016... madinmaryland Feb 2013 #50

BTW-it is possible to be overweight, but have good other numbers graham4anything Feb 2013 #18

or to have normal blood pressure BainsBane Feb 2013 #34

We should ask the DU medics malaise Feb 2013 #40

exactly liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #52

of course he knows he's overweight BainsBane Feb 2013 #33

DUH. He was simply commenting that one should MTOB if they haven't examined him. Do you WinkyDink Feb 2013 #36

Hillary is not morbidly obese and any doctor worth his or her salt malaise Feb 2013 #41

I didn't know the qualifier "morbidly" was in play. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #49

Maybe he has one of those mirrors they have in carnivals in the House of Mirrors Cleita Feb 2013 #59

His weight has nothing to do with why I would not vote for him. Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #60

weight is a non-issue for me too. His attitude and policies are definitely the real issue. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #64

Respectfully, what would Ruby Bridges or ML King say to a thread like this? -nt- Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #73

He's fine. He should be encouraged to eat more. jsr Feb 2013 #74

ROFL malaise Feb 2013 #84

It's like smokers. They don't smoke around me - that's their business... wake.up.america Feb 2013 #76

Should we really be sticking our noses into the health decisions made by ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #77

I think he's painfully aware of it, malaise -- and I've no doubt it gateley Feb 2013 #78

He's just "big boned"! rdharma Feb 2013 #79

I saw the clip of the doctor earlier today fujiyama Feb 2013 #80

Agreed. He' taking a huge risk at his present weightage. But, you never know wake.up.america Feb 2013 #82

Are you suggesting that he should smoke as well? malaise Feb 2013 #85

I had a friend who once claimed that. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #86

That simple malaise Feb 2013 #87