Some people think that Chris Christie is much too out of shape to effectively hold office...

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10. Read the subject line of the OP. That's how it is "relevant."

Look, I saw your post on another thread, asking how this "solves the problem" of obesity.

It's not our job to solve anyone's problem, here. Your insistence that people not mention how (f word deleted) people are because it might hurt feelings is just not living in the real world.

Let's not talk about anorexics, either, because that might offend them as well.

Let's pretend it isn't an issue, even though, just looking at the guy, it's plain that his unhealthy size which causes him to be unfit and wheeze, is the elephant in the room.

Should we not talk about what idiots smokers are for continuing to pursue a deadly addiction because their feelings might be hurt?

How about not mentioning heroin addiction, or meth heads with their funky teeth and ghastly grey skin, because it might make them uncomfortable and feel bad about themselves?

I see that you got a handle on your addiction, and good for you--you have every right to be justifiably proud of yourself. But a demand by you or anyone else that people pretend to not notice that a guy who is enormous and horribly unhealthy is just not realistic. The fact that he belongs to the party of greed and excess is, forgive the expression, icing on the cake.

Here's an opportunity for you to use that HIDE THREAD option Skinner gave us, if you don't like the tone or commentary in this thread. If you really don't like what I'm saying, or the OP's opinions, that IGNORE thing will work, too.

Censoring speech--particularly when it is not a personal attack, that is, an attack directed at you or another DUer-- is just not conducive to discussion. If you don't like the comments, you have the tools to avoid them. I encourage you to use them.