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To: bentway who wrote (630017)	9/30/2011 3:35:29 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576308

FAT CHANCE The prospect of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as a presidential candidate must vex the liberal media. From out of nowhere, a lavish discussion of Mr. Christie’s weight has erupted in the press, providing a veritable smorgasbord for journalists intent on proving that (a) Mr. Christie would be physically incapable of holding the job, (b) voters would be turned off by a First Fat Guy and (c) chubby people can’t control themselves and therefore can’t control the country. Hm. Consider that our 27th president, William Howard Taft, tipped the scales at 332 pounds and later served as chief justice of the United States. Also remember that 75 million adult Americans are obese, a sizable potential voting bloc. An online Los Angeles Times poll, in fact, revealed that 70 percent of the respondents said Mr. Christie’s weight didn’t matter.