I'm going to be a hypocrit: Christies Weight

[Deleted]

I hate it when women are judged for their hair/clothes/make up etc...

but has Christie gained weight. He didn't look healthy last night.

[LoveTrains]

H4s, really? did you have to go there today?

I hate Chris Christie but lets not make fat jokes about him.

[dylanite]

I don't know. I wouldn't put it past him to barge thru a Double Dare course at lightning speed for a Krispy Kreme.

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Aug 29, 2012 8:49:13 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

H4s, really? did you have to go there today?

I hate Chris Christie but lets not make fat jokes about him.

No intention to make fat jokes, just comment on how unhealthy he looks and that he looks a lot heavier than he did last year when he was "considering" a run.

[laurenpetro]

i didn't see this as a joke.

i think he has lately, but he had shed a couple (from what i've heard) and maybe he gained it back?

listen, i don't like this guy one bit. i can not like someone and be concerned about his health at the same time. i don't want anyone to drop dead from something preventable.

[Deleted]

Aug 29, 2012 8:57:12 GMT -5 @mrdobalina said:

I think a woman who was as fat as Christie would have a hell of a time getting elected. Has there ever been a comparatively obese woman as a governor/senator? Bailey Hutchinson was a little plump down there in Texas, but not to that degree.

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Kay Bailey Hutchinson is thin. Are you thinking of Ann Richards who was more "maternal" looking (BTW I saw her shopping at Talbots once. Swoon)

[mmmomof2]

I heard a speech of his on the radio (where he said CA could do what he did in NJ) and his breathing sounded off. It sounded really unhealthy.

[emmybean]

It certainly did nothing to credit his talk of restraint and respect.

[marie427]

He did look like he gained weight. I am sure losing weight is a struggle for him as it is for many other Americans, so I'm not going to judge.

Septimus can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think her point is more that if, say, Ann Romney looked like she recently gained 20 pounds, there would be much more discussion about it in the media.

[bqbride]

They dont want the govt. getting between a person and their doc, but they do want it entrenched between me and my lady bits? Got it.

[smock]

Aug 29, 2012 9:46:02 GMT -5 @bqbride said:

They dont want the govt. getting between a person and their doc, but they do want it entrenched between me and my lady bits? Got it.

Ah, I see the confusion here. The thing is, women aren't people. "Person" means "man." YWIA.

[bqbride]

Aug 29, 2012 9:54:15 GMT -5 smock said:

Aug 29, 2012 9:46:02 GMT -5 @bqbride said:

They dont want the govt. getting between a person and their doc, but they do want it entrenched between me and my lady bits? Got it.

Ah, I see the confusion here. The thing is, women aren't people. "Person" means "man." YWIA.

Right you are. Now, where did i leave my burqa?

[laurenpetro]

Aug 29, 2012 9:56:50 GMT -5 @bqbride said:

Aug 29, 2012 9:54:15 GMT -5 smock said:

Ah, I see the confusion here. The thing is, women aren't people. "Person" means "man." YWIA.

Right you are. Now, where did i leave my burqa?

at Staples with your girl pens.

[bqbride]

Aug 29, 2012 9:56:30 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Aug 29, 2012 9:46:02 GMT -5 @bqbride said:

They dont want the govt. getting between a person and their doc, but they do want it entrenched between me and my lady bits? Got it.

Maybe if your lady bits were bacon bits, Christie would be more invested in keeping the government out of it.

Oh snap! Lmao!

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Aug 29, 2012 8:59:46 GMT -5 @septimus said:

Are you thinking of Ann Richards who was more "maternal" looking (BTW I saw her shopping at Talbots once. Swoon)

Now I'm trying to figure out which came first: my love of Ann Richards or my love of Talbots.

As for Christie, really, I'm not going to judge without being privy to his full medical history. (The sweating thing, for example - my H is on a medication that has a side effect of excessive sweating. If you saw him sweating, you might assume that it's due to his weight, but he didn't have this problem before the medication.)

[ttt]

I'm not going to judge Christie's weight when there are so many other, more relevant things to judge him on.

That said, it is completely fair to point out that if he were a woman, his weight would have completely preventing him from getting anywhere near the national spotlight.

[ering1115]

I wasn't judging his weight as much as I was judging his ill fitting suit jacket. I liked his tie choice though.

His weight as an elected official could be a concern from the health aspect. He has pretty severe asthma and was hospitalized because of it in the not too distant past.

[epphd]

Interesting someone should mention Taft - he was known for being totally rotund, right? My MIL and husband were being dorky and trying to remember the order of all the presidents last night, and in looking up Taft, the few photos that existed reflect him as being quite overweight - obese certainly - but not all that shocking looking compared with many folks out there today. I'd be curious as to what his weight actually was.

ETA: this site www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g27.htm puts his weight at between 300-340 while in office. He was just shy of 6 feet tall. Pretty similar, actually, to my brother's size before he lost weight. TBH, I think Christie has him beat. Do I think his weight disqualifies him from being an elected official? ABSOLUTELY NOT. But, I agree that on a woman it would be career suicide.

[shadow]

We have Barbara Mikulsky here in MD. That's all I got. "Maternal" isn't exactly a nice term either. "She looked maternal" I get it, but really?

[Deleted]

How much does Christies health care cost the taxpayers of NJ every year?

[bqbride]

I don't think Taft would be elected in today's world of constant media coverage.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Aug 29, 2012 9:58:13 GMT -5 @bqbride said:

Aug 29, 2012 9:56:30 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Maybe if your lady bits were bacon bits, Christie would be more invested in keeping the government out of it.

Oh snap! Lmao!

Dying over here.

[shadow]

Aug 29, 2012 11:11:08 GMT -5 @bqbride said:

I don't think Taft would be elected in today's world of constant media coverage.

Video killed the radio star.

[copzgirl1171]

He just reminds me of someone who is always moist. MOIST I tell you. Like you can fell the humidity off of him.