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Topic: ´That´s ridiculous!´ Chris Christie defends his heft after Barbara Walters con- fronts him over his weight |
´That´s ridiculous!´ Chris Christie defends his heft after Barbara Walters con- fronts him over his weight
Daily Mail [UK], by Meghan Keneally
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Posted By:Attercliffe, 12/12/2012 8:19:06 PM
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| Barbara Walters asked New Jersey governor Chris Christie about his weight during an interview for her annual Most Fascinating People special. She asked the governor and possible Republican presidential nominee if he agrees with the criticism that he is too fat to run for the position of Commander in Chief. ´That´s ridiculous, I mean that´s ridiculous- I don´t know what the basis for that is,´ he said in the interview. One of the concerns often cited by his critics is that the 50-year-old politician´s obesity increases the risk of health problems like possible Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain
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Comments: That was a rude, crude and socially unacceptable question. Okay, not so much these days.
We ought to bring back that remark.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
SheikYerBooty, 12/12/2012 8:21:51 PM (No. 9062413)
Let´s make a deal Barbara, you don´t talk about me being fat and I won´t talk about you being ugly.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
CEP, 12/12/2012 8:31:37 PM (No. 9062423)
Remember Barbara is really old and doesn´t remember the norm of how to talk with and treat people.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals, 12/12/2012 8:50:44 PM (No. 9062444)
Sure, let´s ban the fat people. But first let´s ban the smokers starting with the current resident. Then maybe we can see if the Second Coming is near so we can fill the office with Jesus Christ himself.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Hermoine, 12/12/2012 8:53:02 PM (No. 9062448)
He should´ve said, "Does a speech impediment mean that you shouldn´t have the position of media journalist or ´interviewer extraordinaire´?"
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 12/12/2012 9:36:31 PM (No. 9062496)
Same Barbara that was offended when somebody made fun of her over ´tweet´ at a roasting ?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
ocjim, 12/12/2012 9:46:16 PM (No. 9062511)
At least she didn´t ask him, if he were a tree, what kind of tree would he be. Time for Baba Wawa to hang it up... silly, vain speech impediment and all.
´´The unusal way I tock is my twademock´´
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Garage Logician, 12/12/2012 9:53:08 PM (No. 9062524)
He´s a slob, and he would remain a slob if he was at his optimum weight.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
leftcoastmom, 12/12/2012 9:55:14 PM (No. 9062526)
I don´t care what he looks like.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
gollyneds, 12/12/2012 9:57:28 PM (No. 9062529)
hey babs, ya wanna see fat, just look down the sofa at whoopi. ps she´s also ugly and stupid
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 12/12/2012 10:01:07 PM (No. 9062539)
Well, "ridiculous" is your problem too, Chris, when it comes to sitting for an interview with this old has-been.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Charactercounts, 12/12/2012 10:10:27 PM (No. 9062559)
He should have said, "If you can make it in television with that face and that speech impediment, I can be a politician with my weight."
I´m not a big Christie fan, but her question was, to use Leftists´ favorite word, offensive.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
secondtimelucky, 12/12/2012 10:35:22 PM (No. 9062596)
she should have asked him the tree question.
Governor Quisty - if you were a twee...
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
saraguay, 12/12/2012 11:26:23 PM (No. 9062648)
i don´t care about any of the interviews walters gives. and, i especially don´t care about this one with christie. he has lost my interest and respect because of his behavior during hurricane sandy when he paraded around with obama undermining romney´s momentum. even though i agree with much of what he´s said, i´m now finding him a coarse, arrogant and unpleasant man. i hope he doesn´t run for president.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
pilot222, 12/12/2012 11:32:06 PM (No. 9062656)
I have no respect for any repub or conservative that sits down with this nitwit. I dont care how much the media treats her like some journalistic icon. Just some old broad pushing the last line of liberalism. Sick!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
bob913, 12/12/2012 11:53:21 PM (No. 9062669)
Ah.. Chris, you are fat. You are 3 times wider then most people.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
MinnesotaWild(man), 12/13/2012 12:02:37 AM (No. 9062678)
No respect for anyone who sits down with this nitwit? How soon we forget. Sarah Palin sat down for an interview with Barbwa in 2010.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
KimoSaavy, 12/13/2012 12:21:47 AM (No. 9062694)
Fair question but coming from a bad place as if wanting to humiliate. She asked what many wonder about. I think he handled it well. He is too young to be obese like that. He should consider bariatric surgery or a strong regimen to help him drop the weight before his heart gives out on him. By now he should have some zingers to throw at people who use his weight for fodder as in this case.
This woman is a vile creature on a vile show with vile cohosts. Why these guys appear on this show is beyond me. Considering how they throw softballs at dems and play hardball with their opposition is cause to avoid this show altogether.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
anonymous, 12/13/2012 12:23:45 AM (No. 9062696)
I would rather have a fat, competent President than a skinny, out-of-his-depth one.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Country Boy, 12/13/2012 12:34:25 AM (No. 9062702)
At least he has a real Birth Certificate.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
PChristopher, 12/13/2012 1:58:40 AM (No. 9062737)
You can lose weight, but you just can´t lose stupid.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Pinchem, 12/13/2012 2:07:15 AM (No. 9062742)
Based on some crude remarks here indicates they are too stoopid to look at the pictures of some of our former Presidents who were quite rotund.
Speaking of handicaps, how about FDR governing from a wheelchair? Would that be tolerated by the hypocritical anti fat folks?
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
LanieLou, 12/13/2012 3:12:37 AM (No. 9062769)
Remember before Mooch declared herself the Surgeon General.... Obozo appointed a woman as Surgeon General... and she IS Obese !.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Judith, 12/13/2012 8:19:36 AM (No. 9063035)
Perhaps Christie could have pointed out the dangers of osteoporosis for scrawny women?
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
civilservant, 12/13/2012 9:09:50 AM (No. 9063142)
#21, the wheelchair did not stop......Eleanor from governing. ;)
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