Today Show Portrayal Of NJ Governor Chris Christie Has Presidential Overtone

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by Colby Hall | 10:35 am, October 20th, 2010

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie often seems larger than life, and it’s not just because of his “rubenesque” body type. Christie has a knack for connecting with his constituents because of his remarkably candid, and yes, sometimes combative, way of communicating. On The Today Show, Jamie Gangel filed a glowing report on the New Jersey Governor with a clear and optimistic theme of a presidential bid in the future.

Conservative blogger Cubachi sets up the clip:

This is a positive profile of republican Governor Chris Christie, which is rare by Today Show standards. This gets into more about who the governor is, his family, and profiles his popularity among people of all political persuasions (with the exception of many union members). They even interview democrat Newark Mayor Cory Booker on why he has such a good relationship with the governor.

So is Governor Christie running? Well, according to the profile, it’s more likely you’ll find him singing Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” than see him run for the presidency in 2012. We’ll see.

Knowing how political media relations’ offices work, there is no doubt that Mr. Christie was well aware of the presidential overtone, and was all to happy to comply with the big wet kiss Gangel and her Today Show producers gave him. But seeing Christie alongside his political ally, Democratic Mayor of Newark Cory Booker, one can easily see how voters and the media alike have been charmed by the sitting Governor of New Jersey.

Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Cubachi, Jamie Gangel, NBC, Today, Today Show

Big Eddie

Impressive guy . Booker , too .
Azarkhan

“Rubenesque”? Christie is fat, not rubenseque. This woman is rubenesque:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-482665/Voluptuous-Nigella-spills-dress.html
http://politicsofdestruction.com/ Bobomatic

I wish he would run… he would send Obama’s ass back to reverend wright.
CosmosDan

Seems like an honest guy and I can respect that.
Hugo Daun

Bobomatic said:
I wish he would run

Christie wishes he COULD run!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
tatboy

A report about a conservative that is anything but negative from the Today Show? Well, Ted Kennedy is making snowballs right now.
The Real Royal King

Azarkhan said:
“Rubenesque”? Christie is fat, not rubenseque. This woman is rubenesque:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-482665/Voluptuous-Nigella-spills-dress.html

I enjoyed the link, and I understand your post. I think you are, in a strict sense correct. But, Christie’s girth is not like say John Goodman’s hard, packed weight. Christie is soft, pasty, curvy, very feminine in a perverse sort of way. I find it very off-putting. I suppose those who find Christie appealing are of the Julius Caesar sort, at least as represented by Shakespeare in Act I, Scene 2:

Let me have men about me that are fat;
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o’ nights:
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.

I tend to go with those with a hungry look, given to thinking too much.
The Real Royal King

Hugo Daun said:
Christie wishes he COULD run!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

If I used “LOL” I would say LOL.
lane

mayor Booker and Gov. Christie remind you that some politicians can be effective, bipartisan, and straight-shooters. Gov. Christie is saving New Jersey from decades of corrup and wasteful politics, I wish he’d run for president some day! I think he’s being honest, so looks like 2016 at the earliest.
Azarkhan

The Real Royal King said:
Christie is soft, pasty, curvy, very feminine in a perverse sort of way. I find it very off-putting.

I don’t think he’s into you either. I think he likes women.
Penguin60

The Real Royal King said:
Christie is soft, pasty, curvy, very feminine in a perverse sort of way. I find it very off-putting.

I find this post very off putting, in a perverse sort of way.

Hugo Daun said:
Christie wishes he COULD run! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Actually, that was a good one.
ZoneDaiatlas

The Real Royal King said:
I enjoyed the link, and I understand your post. I think you are, in a strict sense correct. But, Christie’s girth is not like say John Goodman’s hard, packed weight. Christie is soft, pasty, curvy, very feminine in a perverse sort of way. I find it very off-putting. I suppose those who find Christie appealing are of the Julius Caesar sort, at least as represented by Shakespeare in Act I, Scene 2:

Let me have men about me that are fat;
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o’ nights:
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.

I tend to go with those with a hungry look, given to thinking too much.

What the hell are you talking about? Gov. Chris Christie would Obama’s black ass out of the White House in 2012. Now your 5 minutes are up. Go back downstairs to Grandma’s basement and clean your room, and make sure you hug Grnadma for me…
ZoneDaiatlas

ZoneDaiatlas said:
What the hell are you talking about? Gov. Chris Christie would Obama’s black ass out of the White House in 2012. Now your 5 minutes are up. Go back downstairs to Grandma’s basement and clean your room, and make sure you hug Grnadma for me…

What the hell are you talking about? Gov. Chris Christie would kick Obama’s black ass out of the White House in 2012. Now your 5 minutes are up. Go back downstairs to Grandma’s basement and clean your room, and make sure you hug Grnadma for me…
roxsteady

This black ass begs to differ! And since I live in New Jersey I can tell you that this piece is bullshit. I’ll give Fatty Arbuckle credit for not lacking in self awareness. He’s not running because he couldn’t win against Obama. He’s a fat, doughy, slob who sounds more like a Longshoreman than a Govenor. In 1909 William Howard Taft was probably the last fat ass President to get elected and he once got stuck in the Whitehouse bathtub. Govenor Crispy Creme should be careful with Cory Booker. He became friends with Rachel Maddow while at Stanford and like Rachel is a Rhode Scholar of Oxford and has a Yale Law degree. This is the kind of pedigree that could ascend to the Presidency. The only thing Christie may have in common with 2012 is likey his weight!
http://none pyrope

We could do a hell of a lot worse.
http://none pyrope

roxsteady said:
doughy, slob

I take that as a racist remark.

How would you like Charles Payne as your next president?
Hugo Daun

roxsteady said:
The only thing Christie may have in common with 2012 is likely his weight!

Some funny shit, right there.
Penguin60

roxsteady said:
This black ass begs to differ! And since I live in New Jersey I can tell you that this piece is bullshit. I’ll give Fatty Arbuckle credit for not lacking in self awareness. He’s not running because he couldn’t win against Obama. He’s a fat, doughy, slob who sounds more like a Longshoreman than a Govenor. In 1909 William Howard Taft was probably the last fat ass President to get elected and he once got stuck in the Whitehouse bathtub. Govenor Crispy Creme should be careful with Cory Booker. He became friends with Rachel Maddow while at Stanford and like Rachel is a Rhode Scholar of Oxford and has a Yale Law degree. This is the kind of pedigree that could ascend to the Presidency. The only thing Christie may have in common with 2012 is likey his weight!

You must be a teacher.
http://none pyrope

Penguin60 said:
You must be a teacher.

Judging from the academic performance of our high school students, maybe “teacher” is too high praise–can we just say “member of the teachers’ union?”
http://none pyrope

roxsteady said:
is a Rhode Scholar of Oxford

Is that anything like a “Rhodes scholar?”
http://www.facebook.com/people/Aaron-J-Spetner/1068458968 Aaron J Spetner

There is also an online petition urging Governor Christie to run at http://www.petitiononline.com/us4chri/petition.html – kind of sparse in signatures, though