If you had any doubt re: Chris Christie's karma at play, consider his debate prep "contribution"

[hlthe2b]

I'll let it speak for itself...

Link to tweet

[madaboutharry]

1. Yeah, he is a bad person.

Now he is in the hospital and it is not because they want to monitor his asthma.

[lagomorph777]

20. He has COVID, and morbid obesity is a big risk factor.

So sad.

[Evergreen Emerald]

33. He also has Asthma

thoughts and prayers.

[octoberlib]

2. He's a horrible person.

Do Republicans ever think about what this looks like from the audience's point of view? It looks like bullying and assholery and most people are turned off by that, as evidenced by Trump's poll numbers.

[lagomorph777]

22. Biden jumped 8 points after Turd's insane ranting during the debate.

[JI7]

3. Is that a recent pic of him ?

[hlthe2b]

4. I think so... He apparently did a Sirius interview the day Trump was diagnosed w COVID

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[Bluepinky]

5. He looks like a weeble: weebles wobble but they don't fall down.

[CaptYossarian]

10. Who would have thought we'd ever see Fred Flintstone all dressed up?

So if Biden were on crutches, the advice would be "trip him"?

Based on the going rate for haircuts in Trumpland, that would be worth at least $100K.

[struggle4progress]

6. "Proud to be a super-spreader!"

[Cha]

7. Didn't work asshole.. just made you &

trump look like the Buffoon bros with COVID.

[uponit7771]

8. What a fuckin asshole, Americans will remember these people

[BKDem]

30. And we don't even have to wait until they're dead.

[ResistantAmerican17]

9. Everything single thing these repugnant bags o shit do backfires. There's your karma!

[Le Roi de Pot]

11. And If I were to debate Chris Christie ...I will throw him donut each time he tries to speak

[Evolve Dammit]

21. just had some Homer Simpson imagry there (with sound)

[lagomorph777]

23. MMMMMMmmmmmm donuts!

[Hotler]

12. And on Sunday went to church and felt proud of himself..

for tossing a whole dollar in the collection plate instead of the usual fifty cents.

[Grammy23]

13. Thinking back to Bridgegate --

He was pretty much an asshole and bully. Big lot of good it did him. Notice he is not in the White House. Not even close. If he decides he wants make a run for president, his behavior during that time will come back to haunt him. Maybe he was not the best person to coach tRump on how to conduct himself during the debate.

[BKDem]

32. I believe he knows he's too widely despised to run for President.

But doesn't matter. He's unlike to survive, sniff sniff.

[Vivienne235729]

14. Christy is a piece of shit. So glad it backfired in their faces BIG TIME. KARMA doesn't agree

[Sloumeau]

15. Trump interrupted Biden so much that it was obviously intentional.

Many of us suspected it had something to do with either Biden's stutter or the fact that he sometimes gets angry about things, especially things like someone disparaging his son. It is obvious that Trump did not come to debate but instead came to sabotage Biden--and he failed at it miserably.

[calimary]

16. Christie, you detestable fat fuck!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. I have asked for and not received a reliable source for that allegation. Do you have one?

Some random twitter account is not exactly a reliable source.

[hlthe2b]

18. Perhaps you should show the tweeter is unreliable and also confront them with the allegation.

If you heard his Sirius interview and can attest that he did not say it then you should show the proof. Not make random accusations against others as an anonymous DU poster.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. No. It does not work that way. It is your claim, you have to support it

If you don't support it, then it remains a random twitter allegation.

That is widely recognized as a cheap debating tactic to make a wild claim and then demand that the other side do all the heavy lifting of evidence. It is the Number One tactic of Russian bots and the ilk they support. Join us and recognize it and refuse to indulge in it.

The other cheap debating tactic is to pose an unprovable negative and then demand that the other side prove it. What Sirius interview? When? Where is the link? At what time stamp? I'm not obligated to listen to a 10 minute / 20 minute / hour interview to find your evidence for you.

Finally, extraordinary claims demand extra ordinary evidence. Claiming illegal or unethical behaviour of a person is on the face of it extraordinary and demands proper supporting evidence. Apparently you have NO EVIDENCE.

It remains an unsupported random twitter allegation.

[hlthe2b]

25. It is not my claim

You are being very foolish and combative. Please do keep it up.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. It's your claim because you asserted it here. You have NO EVIDENCE & neither did the other thread.nt

[hlthe2b]

27. Please keep up your combative attacks.

I'm sure all here appreciate your desire to protect/defend all the Trumpists against our candidate.

[thesquanderer]

35. I agree with you.

One should not be quick to believe (much less redistribute) unverified and unsourced accusations. It's tempting when they reinforce your world view, but this kind of stuff can come back to bite you if and when it's shown to be false... the other side uses it to "prove" the dishonesty of their opposition. Is this one true? Maybe. But I wouldn't assume so or pass it along without evidence.

And yes, it can even be part of Russian or other disinformation campaigns to try to sow even more division in our country.

If you post something, show that it's true, don't ask others to prove you wrong. "Prove me wrong" is so ridiculous, it's become a meme of its own.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

43. Nailed it: "One should not be quick to believe (much less redistribute) unverified ...." . . . nt

[dalton99a]

19. Pretty big risk factor

He's screwed.

[czarjak]

28. So...

Break the rules? Yeah, Republican!

[rainin]

29. Is there a source for this?

[hlthe2b]

31. He clearly alluded to this strategy in his interview immediately post debate

https://www.nj.com/politics/2020/09/christie-helped-trump-prep-for-first-presidential-debate-but-said-result-was-hotter-than-expected.html
“I think that the advice was for the president to be aggressive, but it was hotter than it was planned to be,” Christie added. --snip--

But the former governor had even harsher words for Biden, saying the former V.P. did not deliver a “reassuring performance” to the American people and that he’d be “very concerned his problems can’t be fixed."

“He looked very shaky at many, many times at this debate,” Christie said. “His numbers were way off. He would wander off in mid-sentence. And he used lots of name-calling and insulting language. That’s not rising above it."

“If you’re not up to being able to stand up there for 90 minutes and be consistently coherent, people are gonna wonder whether you’ll be able to do that when you’re sitting behind the desk in the Oval Office," the ex-governor added.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

34. Word "stutter" or subword not mentioned once in whole article. No evidence of your stutter claim

It's not evidence of your claim you pose in the OP by asserting the tweet that claims it.

Christie's statements only allude to the long-standing on-going bogus attack on Biden's mental state. Nothing more or less.

[hlthe2b]

36. I realize you want so much to defend Christie. Perhaps his COVID-19 diagnosis has you so upset.

Please accept my empathy.

Perhaps he is a friend/mentor of yours?

[rainin]

39. What? I second Bernardo de La Paz's comment. As much as I'd love for it to be true, at this point

there's no evidence it's true. As democrats, evidence matters. We shouldn't engage in spreading rumors, no matter how juicy or tempting.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

40. Nothing I wrote defends Christie. I defend critical thinking and oppose unsupported allegations.

Period.

I'm not defending Christie. But people who believe in the truth do not misquote others including opponents.

Christie is so despicable there is no need to propagate unsupported claims and then when called on it, offer as evidence something that provides no evidence for the claim.

Everything I wrote was about your claim that you own because you endorsed it with an Opening Post.

You are attacking me personally because you got called on your unsupported claim that Christie coached exploiting stutterer's problems. Please stop. Address the issue.

[rainin]

37. He didn't mention stutter, disability, speech patterns, anything that supports

that claim. I don't doubt he did it, but Christie is too disciplined to say anything like that out loud. So, we can't make the claim

[hlthe2b]

38. Awww...

It will be ok. All those Trumpsters will survive to try to own the Libs again. I'm sure your concerns are noted.

[rainin]

41. Being rude doesn't make your evidence compelling. In fact, if your evidence were compelling

you could just stand on that. I'm amused at the irony, though...how you argue brashly and rudely while trying to call out Christie's unethical tactics. LOL

[Bernardo de La Paz]

42. You have stated the situation well. . . . nt

[Gothmog]

44. I am surprised that my dislike of Christie could grow

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I stuttered until 4th grade. I have met Joe twice at fund raisers and got to discuss stuttering with Joe. I am the proud recpient of a Biden hug and Joe told me about the 20+ young people he calls about stuttering.

I susptected that Christie and trump were trying to trigger Joe's stutter.

Link to tweet

My dislike of trump and Christie have grown. I did not think that this was possible

[Gothmog]

45. Joe has a support system because he has supported others

Link to tweet