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Time Cover Story On Christie: 'THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM' (Original Post) onehandle Nov 2013 OP
Ought to be careful with these weight jokes LittleBlue Nov 2013 #1
Exactly Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #12
And Morning Joke with the bonus commentary!!!11 tridim Nov 2013 #2
Alfred Hitchcock returns from the grave. n/t IllinoisBirdWatcher Nov 2013 #3
That's what it reminded me of too. Beacool Nov 2013 #11
Same Capt. Obvious Nov 2013 #15
No they didn't! Xipe Totec Nov 2013 #4
unfortunate title to be sure nt steve2470 Nov 2013 #5
Thank God all those Dems supported him! joeybee12 Nov 2013 #6
WOW Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 #7
This is something from the Onion, right? TheCowsCameHome Nov 2013 #8
Tacky. The tea baggers are apparently terrified of Christy. And "Gods of Food" above his head. anneboleyn Nov 2013 #9
Please tell me that's not a presidential profile. Beacool Nov 2013 #10
Fat Cat would have been as subtle n/t malaise Nov 2013 #13
Come on, people. Stop assuming the worst. Captain Stern Nov 2013 #14
NAE, EU, and IAPP are really upset MindPilot Nov 2013 #16
 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
1. Ought to be careful with these weight jokes
Thu Nov 7, 2013, 03:20 PM
Nov 2013

Sure, voters could laugh. But there is also a risk of sympathy and anger.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
6. Thank God all those Dems supported him!
Thu Nov 7, 2013, 03:51 PM
Nov 2013

That support and his easy victory certainly didn't raise his national profile!!!!

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
9. Tacky. The tea baggers are apparently terrified of Christy. And "Gods of Food" above his head.
Thu Nov 7, 2013, 04:13 PM
Nov 2013

He is far too centrist for their views --I am not saying for MINE of course -- I am not trying to argue for Christy. I have noticed that the tea baggers really dislike Christy; they genuinely seem to be terrified that a "New Jersey" type, the "New Jersey governor," will get the nomination over their beloved Rand Paul or Rubio.

Captain Stern

(2,197 posts)
14. Come on, people. Stop assuming the worst.
Thu Nov 7, 2013, 04:23 PM
Nov 2013

Time is obviously making a clever play on words....since the Elephant is the Republican symbol.

It's not at all about weight....right?

 

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)
16. NAE, EU, and IAPP are really upset
Thu Nov 7, 2013, 05:01 PM
Nov 2013

The National Alliance of Elephants, the Elephant Union, and the International Association of Prehensile Proboscises have all issued statements criticizing Time for comparing Chrisco Christie to their species.

"One of us is a huge, loud, lumbering animal, and the other is an elephant" said Sally Trunk, NAE spokeselephant, "we resent being compared to Republicans and other lower life forms."

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