We can put the Chris Christie rumors to bed. He's not running for president.
The New Jersey governor did the honors himself yesterday, holding a press conference and declaring, “Now is not my time.”
But there is something else that should be put to bed as well.
That would be the matter of Christie’s weight.
Let’s just say that the governor is not svelte. He openly admits his girth has been a lifelong struggle, one he continues to fight.
Only he gets to do it in the spotlight of the national media. That comes with the territory. For the most part, Christie has been remarkably affable at the late night comic’s harpoons.
But as talk of him being wooed by GOP powers to reconsider his often stated stance that he was not running, the matter of his waist has taken a more strident tone.
And I’m not sure why.
Some have gone so far as to say that Christie’s weight should disqualify him from moving into the White House.
Why?
We would never consider such a ban on a person because of their race, or ethnicity, or religious persuasion.
Why is it that a person’s weight suddenly becomes fair game. If politics is all about appearance, then maybe they have a point. I don't see it that way. Christie's weight has nothing to do with his peformance.
There was almost universal outrage when anyone dared mention that Hillary Clinton was anything less than a supermodel. And rightly so. Clinton was eminently qualified.
So why is Christie constantly harpooned simply because he is heavy. I happen to be thin. Some would say anemically thin. Should that keep me or anyone else out of the running for political office?
It seems that heavy people are the last outpost for scorn that is for some reason tolerated when other areas have become taboo.
I don’t expect it to change. I fully expect Christie to run for president at some time.
Think he’s not going to be questioned about his weight?
Fat chance.
The New Jersey governor did the honors himself yesterday, holding a press conference and declaring, “Now is not my time.”
But there is something else that should be put to bed as well.
That would be the matter of Christie’s weight.
Let’s just say that the governor is not svelte. He openly admits his girth has been a lifelong struggle, one he continues to fight.
Only he gets to do it in the spotlight of the national media. That comes with the territory. For the most part, Christie has been remarkably affable at the late night comic’s harpoons.
But as talk of him being wooed by GOP powers to reconsider his often stated stance that he was not running, the matter of his waist has taken a more strident tone.
And I’m not sure why.
Some have gone so far as to say that Christie’s weight should disqualify him from moving into the White House.
Why?
We would never consider such a ban on a person because of their race, or ethnicity, or religious persuasion.
Why is it that a person’s weight suddenly becomes fair game. If politics is all about appearance, then maybe they have a point. I don't see it that way. Christie's weight has nothing to do with his peformance.
There was almost universal outrage when anyone dared mention that Hillary Clinton was anything less than a supermodel. And rightly so. Clinton was eminently qualified.
So why is Christie constantly harpooned simply because he is heavy. I happen to be thin. Some would say anemically thin. Should that keep me or anyone else out of the running for political office?
It seems that heavy people are the last outpost for scorn that is for some reason tolerated when other areas have become taboo.
I don’t expect it to change. I fully expect Christie to run for president at some time.
Think he’s not going to be questioned about his weight?
Fat chance.
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