Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:42 PM
Original message
Poll question: Is Christie's weight fair game?
***I am asking on behalf of myself, not the moderators.
Poll result (79 votes)
Yes, he's a republican (7 votes, 9%) Vote
Yes, health is part of a candidates story and weight is part of health (37 votes, 47%) Vote
Yes, other (1 votes, 1%) Vote
No, it's bigotry (24 votes, 30%) Vote
No, other (10 votes, 13%) Vote
Not sure (0 votes, 0%) Vote
Other (0 votes, 0%) Vote
no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:44 PM
Response to Original message
1. Christie's an officerholder with policies that hurt the majority of the residents of NJ.
That's bad enough. Bringing his weight into the debate is spacious.
Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 01:01 PM
Response to Reply #6
30. I think age is fair game for the presidency or vice presidency.
It's a very stressful job. I know Reagan was able to do it, but the job has changed a lot on 30 years. Now the president is fully connected to the world. Technology changes faster. Events need immediate response. And honestly, none of us wants to live through a presidents passing.
livetohike (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:49 PM
Response to Reply #5
10. President Obama works out, despite his smoking/not smoking
I'm not aware President Obama has any breathing problems. Are you?
I do know that Christie has asthma and has been hospitalized for it. I also know that the man can't walk 100 yards, probably due to his asthma and other factors. So that is a concern, yes.
HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:47 PM
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7. It isn't a cut on overweight people - he's just a fat **** one KFC leg away from a heart attack.
You have to expect SOME level of health in the leader of a country - Cheney? Give me a ****ing break. And he was running the whole damn show!!!
Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:50 PM
Response to Reply #7
11. Michael Moore: fat ****?
Where's your cutoff?
HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:53 PM
Response to Reply #11
17. Yeah he's a fat **** - but he isn't running for office!
Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:55 PM
Response to Reply #17
18. How many chicken legs is that fat **** from having a heart attack?
Just curious, Doctor.
Aerows (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:51 PM
Response to Original message
14. I don't think so
It's still bigotry. We don't make fun of people for their gender, skin color, religion or sexual orientation, why are we picking on someone for something so personal?
Frankly, I dislike it nearly as much as I dislike Christie. There are plenty of reasons to dislike him on a political basis - we don't need to make it personal.
lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:52 PM
Response to Original message
16. Only if it works. n/t
pintobean (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:57 PM
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21. No - Gander
(http://strongerthandeathhq.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/ted-kennedy-sailor1.jpg)
[MIcheal Moore]
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Goose
libodem (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:59 PM
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25. My mom was fat
Mean talk hurts feelings. Cristie is a thug. He can take it. He's a mean fat ****.
Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 01:03 PM
Response to Reply #25
33. Your mother's fat****ness doesn't give you the right to call someone a fat ****.
Oh, sorry - did I call your mother a fat ****? Sorry.
no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:44 PM
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1. Christie's an officerholder with policies that hurt the majority of the residents of NJ.
That's bad enough. Bringing his weight into the debate is spacious.
Has Omaha Steve weighed in on that thread yet?
No pun intended, I'm sure. :-):whistling:
Can someone tell me if Bubba ever released any of his medical records?
Btw DUmbasses,how did O do in college,I am sure all his records that would indicate his intelligence were released. ::)
Hmmm,wasn`t there some records Effing Kerry promised were forthcoming too?
Seems that the only ones to hide things have a (D) after their names.
Yeah but... yeah but...He was so devious, he hid it on Dan Rather's desk. Sneaky, sneaky man.
BOOOOOOOOSH tried to hide his "fake but accurate" AWOL report!!!!111eleventy11!1 [/DUmbass]
TaupeDem (39 posts) Tue Sep-27-11 02:17 PM
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63. Knocking someone based on physical appearance is discriminating no matter how people
try to justify it. It makes me furious when women are treated horribly for their looks, and I was furious when people laughed at Hillary's cankles, and it's just as wrong to do this to men or people who are overweight. Fat bigotry seems to be the last acceptable form of discrimination and bullying left, and if people condone it they should be ashamed of themselves and have no right to call themselves progressives.
TaupeDem (39 posts) Tue Sep-27-11 03:43 PM
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68. Shameful poll results so far, I guess the only office DU would let me run for would be an Officer in
Chubby Chasers, other than that I should cover up in a muumuu when going out in public and should expect to be jeered if I dare tried to run for public office. Just throw us chubbies in a corner and throw a tablecloth over us or according to the results a tarp, we shouldn't be seen or heard.
TaupeDem (39 posts) Tue Sep-27-11 03:43 PM
Response to Original message
68. Shameful poll results so far, I guess the only office DU would let me run for would be an Officer in
Chubby Chasers, other than that I should cover up in a muumuu when going out in public and should expect to be jeered if I dare tried to run for public office. Just throw us chubbies in a corner and throw a tablecloth over us or according to the results a tarp, we shouldn't be seen or heard.
HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-27-11 12:47 PM
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7. It isn't a cut on overweight people - he's just a fat **** one KFC leg away from a heart attack.
You have to expect SOME level of health in the leader of a country - Cheney? Give me a ****ing break. And he was running the whole damn show!!!
I will accept your 'Fat is fair game' meme DUnces, when you are willing to call this person on her weight as well...(http://gobnf.org/i/tbn/ava_lowery.jpg)
that's not photoshopped? Wow, Ava's put on a few. :o
that's not photoshopped? Wow, Ava's put on a few. :oYes! Apparently a few hundred! :-)