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THE ROAD TO 2009

October 29, 2009

Fattest Human On Earth Chris Christie Challenges Corzine On Fatness Issue

by Jim Newell  

It's ba-ackHoly baloney, the “2009 Elections” are in less than a week! QUICK BRIEFING: Bloomberg will win, McDonnell will win, New Jersey is a toss-up, the end. The only issue that matters in the New Jersey governor’s race right now is about how astonishingly fat Republican candidate Chris Christie is and whether his insatiable, non-stop search for food will ever get so dire that he resorts to eating New Jersey children, en masse, from a Frito’s bag. His opponent Jon Corzine has been suggesting this as a possibility, and has risen in polls accordingly. Chris Christie is very sensitive about this, so he challenged Corzine to an honesty contest this morning on whatever new thing Don Imus is hosting.

The Republican nominee’s weight became an issue in September when Corzine launched a television ad that closes with a shot of Christie slowly stepping out of a car. Earlier in the ad, Christie is accused of “throwing his weight around” to get out of a traffic ticket stemming from a car accident that injured a motorcyclist.

Corzine surrogates have also frequently hinted at Christie’s weight, and when asked if he thinks Christie is fat during an editorial board meeting earlier this month with the Press of Atlantic City, the bald governor responded: “Am I bald?”

Asked about the television ad, Christie said it was “just silly” and “beneath the office” Corzine holds.

“If you’re going to do it, at least man up and say I’m fat,” he said. “Afterwards he wusses out and says ‘no, no, no. I didn’t mean that I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ Man up. If you say I’m fat, I’m fat. Let’s go. Let’s talk about it.”

Nice try, fattest man alive. It’s obvious that you’re trying to lure Jon Corzine into a face-to-face confrontation, just so you can eat him.

CHRIS CHRISTIE WEIGHS NINE MILLION POUNDS, EVERYONE!

Chris Christie: ‘Man up and say I’m fat’ [Politico (not a trend piece so whatever)]

{ 58 comments }

Noonan October 29, 2009 at 2:43 pm

You’re fat, Chris Christie.

Larry McAwful October 29, 2009 at 2:44 pm

I heard that New Jersey state law says that if the difference in the final vote count between the top two candidates is less than 1%, the election is settled by a doughnut-eating contest between them. Chris Christie, who has spent the past year practicing for this possible turn of events, would be the odds-on favorite, if it comes to that.

Scarab October 29, 2009 at 2:46 pm

Chris Christie, you ARE the Biggest Loser.

BTW, Chris Christie, Erick Erickson, Tommy Thompson? WTF is up with Republican names?

Great Old Ones Party October 29, 2009 at 2:47 pm

Should I bling this?…

oh, okay.

Snarkalicious October 29, 2009 at 2:47 pm

Corzine gwan smoke dat fatty.

captqitn October 29, 2009 at 2:48 pm

Oh, and now the New York Times is joining the dogpile.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/nyregion/30jersey.html?hp

For shame.

ManchuCandidate October 29, 2009 at 2:48 pm

I won’t say that you’re fat Chris, but you do have your own event horizon.

house of the blue lights October 29, 2009 at 2:51 pm

As a teacher of small children, all I have to say is, anyone who eats small children for snax gets my vote.

Paterlanger October 29, 2009 at 2:51 pm

Don’t the people of New Jersey realize what a bargain they get with Chris Christie? If they vote him in they get the services of his twin brother too! And they have their own scooters!

Larry McAwful October 29, 2009 at 2:51 pm

I won’t say that you’re fat, Chris, but even if you lose, they’re still going to assign you your own ZIP code. That’s just the way the Post Office works, so don’t worry.

S.Luggo October 29, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Of course you’re not fat, Christine. So take that chip off your shoulder, if you find where the chip’s wedged among those stupendous rolls of larded tissue.

Extemporanus October 29, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Lest we forget, Chris Christie is one of the big, fat, bloated faces of the GOP.

magic titty October 29, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Chris Christie is so fat he got baptized at Sea World.

Dangerous October 29, 2009 at 2:52 pm

I’m reminded of the movie Crazy People (Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah) where Dudley’s character, an burnt-out advertising exec, goes into an asylum to chill out. While there, the “truth” advertisements he had developed before going in are a surprise hit when they are mistaken produced and disseminated. (Reality isn’t that important in the movies.)

The asylum residents then help him develop other ‘truth’ advertisements, including one which is, in essense:

“If you look like this you’re fat. In fact, you’re a fat slob. But you don’t have to be. Call XXXX and stop being a fat slob. And don’t forget to ask about the FREE plant.”

Someone please send Chris Christie his free plant.

shortsshortsshorts October 29, 2009 at 2:53 pm

Oh Imus! You cute little racist, you!

digibal235 October 29, 2009 at 2:55 pm

If Christie releases a statement to the press that he has, in fact, eaten a baby, he would win by a landslide.

Extemporanus October 29, 2009 at 2:56 pm

[re=446479]magic titty[/re]: Convenient, being that he’s on a see-food diet and all.

bitchincamaro October 29, 2009 at 2:59 pm

Chris Christie is a human pork store.

PabaBritannica October 29, 2009 at 3:00 pm

I know nothing of New Jersey so I’ll chime and say instead that if the Creee (yes, that’s how he pronouces his name) Deeds people call me one more time trying to get me to give up more time to help him lose by 15 points then I’m voting for McDonnell b/c hey, not like it makes a difference?

Good job on running a campaign solely based on women’s reproductive rights in the south, democrats.

sra October 29, 2009 at 3:02 pm

Even if it’s not a Politico trend piece, you’re still giving them more hits!

Larry McAwful October 29, 2009 at 3:03 pm

I don’t think Chris Christie is fat. I’ve only ever seen pictures of him, and the camera adds ten pounds. So if Christie could have his picture taken with only one camera on him instead of nine or ten at any given moment, all this would be a non-issue.

Great Old Ones Party October 29, 2009 at 3:05 pm
le petit mort October 29, 2009 at 3:06 pm

HUUUUUUUUUUUGE

ChernobylSoup v2 October 29, 2009 at 3:06 pm

If I was a fence-sitting New Jersey voter, here’s how I’d decide: If Christie dies in office the state would have to pay for his funeral. The cost of the casket alone would bankrupt the state. Fiscal conservative fence-sitter that I am am voting for the non-fatty.

doxastic October 29, 2009 at 3:09 pm

Ugh, Politico, why do you make us face such an awful Hobson’s choice? On the one hand, your articles are so terrible that they are always and forever the funniest on the internet. Nearly every single Politico ARTICLE illustrates why politics should never ever be seen as a serious or legitimate business.

On the other hand, people actually seem to give a shit what you think. This is infinitely terrifying in a way that cannot be funny at all.

You’re like the Glenn Beck of journalism.

V572625694 October 29, 2009 at 3:10 pm

If he changed his name to Christ Jeebus or Christly Savior, or Jesus H Christ, people might be more sympathetic. Except for the Jews and muslins, but he’s probably already lost those votes.

donner_froh October 29, 2009 at 3:11 pm

When Chris Christie is sitting around the house he is sitting AROUND the house.

gurukalehuru October 29, 2009 at 3:17 pm

Not familiar with this Crispy Christ character. Is he like Mike Huckabee fat or full blown Rush Limbaugh fat?

Cape Clod October 29, 2009 at 3:18 pm

Fat governors are an American tradition. Just ask Mike Huckabee.

Cape Clod October 29, 2009 at 3:19 pm

Which reminds me, does Chris Christie have any pictures of him and his fat family in matching striped shirts?

proudgrampa October 29, 2009 at 3:24 pm

[re=446472]ManchuCandidate[/re]: and Light cannot escape his gravitational field…

pondscum October 29, 2009 at 3:25 pm

Does the back of his neck look like a pack of hotdogs?

problemwithcaring October 29, 2009 at 3:27 pm

[re=446471]captqitn[/re]: Wonkette’s picture of fat blogging guy looks like morphing of the two NY Times pic. Or am I late?

PrairiePossum October 29, 2009 at 3:28 pm

“…[A]t least man up and say I’m fat,” Christie said.

Kinda like Hopey turning to the wingnuts and saying, “I triple dog dare ya to call me a nigga!”

bitchincamaro October 29, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Kris Kristie Kraves Krispy Kremes. Say it 5 times, fast.

HipHopOpotamus October 29, 2009 at 3:30 pm

On the plus side, if Chris Christie ever sat on a rainbow, New Jerseyites would have a never-ending supply of Skittles.

queeraselvis v 2.0 October 29, 2009 at 3:31 pm

Chris Christie is so fat he got hit by a parked car.

norbizness October 29, 2009 at 3:33 pm

“Isn’t it true that your husband consumed a ten-pound bag of flour when no other food was available?”

Great Old Ones Party October 29, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Uncle Joe October 29, 2009 at 3:37 pm

He don’t measure no mo
from head to toe
than he do from side to side.

Sharkey October 29, 2009 at 3:38 pm

Chris Christie has sucked the jelly out of a jelly doughnut, and filled it with chocolate swirl ice cream.

Human-Animal Hybrid October 29, 2009 at 3:40 pm

[re=446471]captqitn[/re]:
Fat Boy, especially in the Times photo, always reminds me of Bobby Bacala from The Sopranos

Extemporanus October 29, 2009 at 3:44 pm

[re=446520]Cape Clod[/re]: His a picture of his wife, Chrissy Christie.

Some say she was ZZ Top’s muse back in the early ’80s.

couchbound October 29, 2009 at 3:58 pm
queeraselvis v 2.0 October 29, 2009 at 4:05 pm

[re=446563]Extemporanus[/re]: Jeebus Christie Kremes, must unsee!

PoignancySelz October 29, 2009 at 4:17 pm

Does the health care bill cover stomach stapling?

Come here a minute October 29, 2009 at 4:29 pm

The “man up” part should really appeal to New Jersey women.

Come here a minute October 29, 2009 at 4:34 pm

[re=446520]Cape Clod[/re]: Here he is with his fat family, http://www.cpgop.com/images/chrischristiefamily.jpg, but really he’s the only fat one and they’re not wearing stripes, so DISAPPOINTMENT.

lawrenceofthedesert October 29, 2009 at 4:41 pm

Why isn’t Chris running against Mike Huckabee (for Cholesterol Commissioner of the GOP)?

Cassawary October 29, 2009 at 4:45 pm

Cindy McCain is going to be soooo pissed!

sprankles October 29, 2009 at 5:09 pm

don imus still gets to do his own show?

oh…fox business…gotcha

PoignancySelz October 29, 2009 at 5:11 pm

[re=446610]Come here a minute[/re]: Yeechs, family discount for stomach stapling anyone?[re=446573]queeraselvis v 2.0[/re]: Must unsee, indeed!

user-of-owls October 29, 2009 at 5:51 pm

[re=446465]Larry McAwful[/re]: Wow! So Joey Chestnut is going to be the next governor of New Jersey?

Jukesgrrl October 29, 2009 at 6:28 pm

People of Jersey be advised, if you vote for this man he will move the Governor’s Mansion to The WindMill in Long Branch and you will have to drive to Belmar to get inferior dogs.

Bruno October 29, 2009 at 7:42 pm

If got fat the europeean way of drinking a gallon of red wine a night, he’d be OK with me otherwise he’s a fat USAmrican slob

Mr Blifil October 30, 2009 at 12:47 am

His family including his wife and children are all pretty hefty as well, so there may be something to this science of genetics after all, you fat Darwin-banning prig who probably likes scat play with whores.

zhubajie October 30, 2009 at 1:11 am

[re=446623]lawrenceofthedesert[/re]: Because he can’t run?

LowerdPeninsula October 30, 2009 at 3:48 am

[re=446563]Extemporanus[/re]: My God, it looks like that woman is stting atop two giant Queen ants.

[re=446610]Come here a minute[/re]: I always love the family photos. They essentially scream at you “Look, I can sexually (as opposed to asexually, of course) reproduce! Vote for me because of this!”

BTW, just looking at this race from afar, Corzine seems like a complete dick, someone who’d make you feel ashamed to be a Democrat, really. And, Christie seems aggresive and angry in situations that don’t necessarily call for it. I thought fat dudes were supposed to be jolly, and shit. Guess I’ve been wrong, all along.

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