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[claytp1]

Originally Posted by Michael Psycle

For the record, it was probably not MS and more likely either polio or Guillain-Barré syndrome that caused FDR's paralysis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankli...alytic_illness

Good catch, I do believe it was polio. My father contracted it about the same time as FDR.

As far as Christie canceling public works programs, I guess it's silly of a state gov't official to not spend money the state doesn't have.

[Smegger 21]

FDR had polio. The most obese president we ever had was Taft.

And yes Christie vetoed same sex marriages, but he's still doing a good job as gov.

[Casey0211]

Originally Posted by compressor#v

"The fat man might as well become the Democrat he's striving to be these days."

This kind of thinking will be why the pubs can stack their losses on top of each other. A guy like Christie who showed he truly cares about his people, all of them no matter what party affiliation, would get my vote in heartbeat. This country needs cooperation, not ideology.

Originally Posted by thrasher

Exactly. People like Christie because he is doing all he can to take care of business and get NJ back on its feet and he's doing a good job of it. Thats called cooperation and the people will remember this in 2016.

(Sssshhhh. Will you guys please stop talking common sense? Some of us are trying to build a socialist paradise here)

Listen up -- Wingnuts. Compressor and Thrasher are just trying to fool you. If you'd only selected Michelle Bachmann as your nominee, you'd have won the White House back, and they know it. Do not compromise. On the contrary, take some political viagra and harden those Right Wing views. It's your only hope. Christie is a traitor to the cause. He said something nice about Obama ...

[Fred1369]

the Key to Success : Paul Ryan and Michelle Bachmann in 2016. Take the country back.
Please.

[Fred1369]

Originally Posted by compressor#v

used condom. Mitt makes another crazy statement that Obie bought his votes. Like his 47% BS, this guy will say anything.
From hero to zero in a couple weeks, and he was gonna be our savior?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politic...y-out-the-door

so, you are saying that you doubt if he will become an "elder statesman" for the party like Gingrich and Dole?

[NJ Rider]

Originally Posted by thrasher

I wouldnt think it would hinder his ability to make rational decisions. His weight does bring up an interesting question though: when was the last time we had an obese POTUS? Have we ever? Why?

I think Taft weighed in at 325lbs,

[NJ Rider]

Originally Posted by Michael Psycle

I don't think I could at this point ever vote for Chris Christie for dog catcher let alone President. The reason is mostly personal but also political. Last year the New Jersey legislature voted to allow same sex marriage and he vetoed the bill. He should have known better by now. He came down on the side of bigotry and discrimination. And he has made a jerk of himself in vetoing some public works projects that would have built a better rail connection between NYC and New Jersey. It was his reasoning here that galled me. You can Google all the details if you are interested.

Christie vetoed the public works project (Hudson Rail Tunnel) because NJ would have paid for most of it, while NY would have gotten most of the proceeds from it.
In the last several months, Christie has turned himself around a bit, no more fighting with reporters on the boardwalk, been less of a bully, and distanced himself from the Republican party. The 'pubs here even went so far as to place Romneys defeat on Christie.
His handling of the teachers union was poor (in my opinion), but his handling of Sandy got him my vote if he runs in 2016.
I spoke to several people that were wiped out in Sandy, (including some from Ocean County HOG, lost their bikes in the flood) and they all had nothing but praise for Christie and Obama in the aftermath of the hurricane.

PS: SNL pokes fun at him for his weight, and he jokes about it.

[Michael Psycle]

Originally Posted by NJ Rider

I think Taft weighed in at 325lbs,

I would guess that Christie exceeds that, and may even be close to 400 lbs. The weight issue would not stop me from voting for a candidate I otherwise liked.

[NJ Rider]

Originally Posted by Fred1369

the Key to Success : Paul Ryan and Michelle Bachmann in 2016. Take the country back.
Please.

I'm still having trouble with the picture of her eating that corn dog.

[Michael Psycle]

I've said it in other topics and I'll repeat it here. There is going to be a battle for control of the Republican party. In this past nominating season, there was no moderate Republican in the field. I believe next time the Republican voters will have a real choice between the ultra conservative candidates and the moderate candidates. It will be interesting to see who if anyone tries to straddle these two positions. And the battle will probably center around social issues and not fiscal or economic issues.

[pcarrell]

An interesting conversation here. It seems the Republicans are the minority here, and since I usually go that way, let me throw my hat in the ring.

I voted for Romney, mostly because I don't agree with Obama on almost everything. That said, Romney wasn't perfect either. My own views are quite conservative, but I realize I can't expect everyone to live to the standards I hold for myself. That being said, a more moderate Republican would be a welcome thing I think. The trick is, what issues are they more moderate on, and where do they just draw a line? That's the sticky point.

[MadCity]

Originally posted by pcarrell
It seems the Republicans are the minority here, and since I usually go that way, let me throw my hat in the ring.

I think if you look back through the Religion and Politics forum posts you'll see that the opposite is true.

[pcarrell]

True....I was speaking of this thread really.

[BOUTYM]

Originally Posted by Michael Psycle

I don't remember which ones but I remember seeing some pictures of obese presidents in the 19th century.

Does anyone know if Christie has spoken publicly in this issue?

Yes, he has talked about it publicly.

[thrasher]

Originally Posted by claytp1

Exactly as Dan said, they proved themselves to be far more stupid.

Yeah y'all keep thinking that Clay and lose again in 2016.