Christie Should Be Judged on Politics, Not Pounds
It is distressing to see the media herd galloping around the possible Chris Christie run for President and the “issue” of the Governor’s weight. This is not an issue appropriate at this stage of the Republican race for President. This country is full of age prejudice, sexism, ethnic prejudice, and now poundage, which is pure bigotry. The columns, comedy, and satire in the last few days has been disgraceful.
If Christie decides to run, he will be judged on his candor, confidence, consistency, and yes, humility under fire. I have never see a person elected President without a certain amount of humility. Christie’s hero, Ronald Reagan, delighted the American public with a commanding but self-deprecating style. In that respect, the usually swaggering and uncompromising Christie seemed to soften up in recent weeks, and his New Jersey approval ratings went up!
His issues are his issues. His policies are public record. His contempt for the media is pretty clear but unreasonable considering that he’s gotten a fair shake. His view on foreign affairs is still emerging. Whether he runs or not, Chris Christie must be judged on what he stands for, not how he looks. Now, if health threats are uncovered, that’s a different story, but attacks on his weight at this point are out-of-bounds.
PERRY “HUNTING” FOR TROUBLE
The Rick Perry camp is in a daze about a controversy that could shake his foundations. In question, is the name of a family hunting camp , a derivative of the “N” word . People like fellow candidate Herman Cain want to know why it took the Perry family so long to take it down from a rock at the entrance to the hunting lodge. . Herman Cain, seizing on the issue Sunday, saying there “isn’t a more vile, negative word than the N-word.”
“For him to leave it there as long as he did, until before, I hear, they finally painted over it, is just plain insensitive to a lot of black people in this country,” Mr. Cain, who is black, said yesterday. It is interesting that other candidates in the race have not touched the issue. Are they afraid that rejecting racism will hurt them? What’s going on here?
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