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

[MADem]

22. I'd say it's a bit of both. Smoking isn't a "lifestyle choice" either, if you want to get down to

it--it's a nicotine addiction. Nor is alcohol addiction. Or drug addiction. That doesn't mean we should pretend not to notice these people with these issues for fear of "hurting their feelings." That's called ENABLING in some quarters.

Just because someone has a "medical condition" doesn't mean that they don't have any capacity to change their circumstances, either. They have TV shows (The Biggest Loser) devoted to people, with their own individual willpower and adherence to a fitness and eating regimen, changing their "medical condition." After all, you managed it. Why should Christie be any more "special" than you? He's not powerless. The tools are out there and that bastard probably has better health insurance to tackle his weight issues than any of us on this discussion board. If he doesn't want to be noticed for his obvious excess weight, he can do something about it. He, more than many who don't have access to medical care or healthy food choices, has the power to fix his "medical condition."

I seem to remember that a crowd of "Smoking Nazis" were all over Obama for his nicotine addiction--they wouldn't let up, they hounded him mercilessly. They refused to "be nice" or "not mention it"--they were vicious, many of them.

Why should Christie get a pass, when Obama didn't?

Human beings will notice the appearance and behavior of other human beings.

It's just what we do.