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Published: Thu, 8 Oct 2009
Description: Author sounds off on ads in N.J. gubernatorial race making fun of Chris Christie's weight
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" Who's independent price tag for governor and we can change New Jersey from her."
" A couple of guys down they're still need rescuing full story in both cases -- threw his weight around this US attorney and got off easy."
" Throwing his weight around us is this -- about pounding issues or just pounds so New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie is a big -- What the hell does that have to do with taking on the State's big aces. Now LaMont says not a damn thing at all she's author of that so and a member of the national association. To advance fat acceptance you know I've seen these in many. Many other ads now on on on on -- particular arguing here on the right on the left. They have nothing to do with the issues and everything to do -- his way which I think is another. View of prejudice that apparently is except."
" Yes this really is a bipartisan form of bigotry and I -- one wouldn't vote for a bigot. Whatever the party I don't like to look at what people's policies and ideas are. And oh we're really suffering as a society if we allow weight discrimination and pretty much every profession and industry. Then we're losing out on the economic contribution of -- smart."
" Talented top people."
" Well until leaving aside the fact that some in our kids our our -- el -- city New Jersey there are quite a number in that category. I'm wanting it to boomer -- send end and why ads that focus on -- guys Garth had anything to do with the guys. Positions."
" Well they don't. Fat people are not necessarily lazy or stupid but people who promote those kinds of stereotypes are. If they have coming. And substantive to say about a candidate. I would hope that they would focus on that rather than pandering to what currently people indulge him as a former prejudiced people look at a fat person and think they know something. About how we eat or how disciplined we large is certainly not true and also about health. I I would argue that people all sizes can enjoy good nutrition regular exercise when you."
" I didn't even -- I know I'm not that I know with the fire and I'm not even making a statement on now third lack thereof I just think it's. If we apply this to races -- sexes we'd be dragged news but you know into court. But that that did this designed to -- list except to former prejudice that Corzine campaign there."
" There are there other accepted forms but certainly if you don't mind I didn't want to get a little argument you're right."
" The Corzine campaign did put out a statement lesson that the -- Is very clearly about -- having one set of rules himself and another for everyone else to references to -- repeatedly using his position as a US attorney. That's traffic stops to get out of situations the average New Jersey resident. Would not be able to get that out including being allowed to drive off with no registration and proof of insurance -- always somebody right there have been Jon -- about anyone. And driving and and automobile use in general not wise but I'll just let that one got -- my only point I would hope."
" This I don't know. New Jersey residents are smart enough to see through that cover story and clearly these ads are attacking a person because she's. I did a fat person and that's not okay we shouldn't accept that."
" All right but we do have a long history. Of fat. Politicians have done okay on you know gold mine here was not -- he. But I think it's fair to say that as leader of Israel during a very. Very difficult period she developed a good job on Winston Churchill. Again I don't think Bruce Jenner but I do think probably one of the greatest leaders of the last century so. Why do we keep going."
" Also let you keep you ahead Clinton's expense when he was president we keep him because people laugh at fat jokes instead as. Standing up and saying that's not okay around me I'm I'm a fat person. And my fat and then friends don't laugh at fat jokes because they respect me. So as long as any of us puts up -- that it continues I think it's great that you're not putting up -- And I hope that people in New Jersey refused to put up with that this isn't about a person's health or persons intelligence that's about a form of bigotry."
" And then your argument and Arafat or to and it's it's it's it's just offensive but obviously politicians feel the heat though because many of them do go on diets. Bill Richardson in New Mexico. Lost a lot of weight gain some back Mike Huckabee wrote a book about. How much weight he lost them and if they obviously feel the societal pressure. You know to be ten to sort of help do whatever you wanna set. But today also feel the political pressures do they feel that if they don't lose the way. On they're gonna get the -- treatment."
" Well I think in our society in any field especially if field that's where you -- publicly visible. Weight discrimination comes into play and instead of bending to that pressure I would really respect leaders to stand up to it and say. Look everyone in this country is a different high bit differently at different skin color we have to be our best shelves and move forward together rather than be divisive."
" Well I hear. You know people look at this politically at all I just say you know you've got more important things to do them instead of the -- because of the way we -- in tough times --"
" I don't know weight discrimination here right in the -- and -- and it's a huge cost burden to sound tough for them. I don't need it thank you very very much into."
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