Posted on 11/12/2013 5:18:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Those sophisticates at Time magazine made a funny. They put Chris Christie on their cover with the headline, "The Elephant in the Room." Get it? Elephant. Christie. Time magazine did a junior high fat joke right there on its cover. Time's executive editor Michael Duffy explained the cheap shot this way: "Well, he's obviously a big guy. He's obviously a big Republican. But he's also done a really huge thing here this week."
The "huge thing" wasn't only winning re-election as New Jersey's governor, but doing it by appealing to a broad range of voters in a very blue state — not just to his conservative base.
But, hey, no harm no foul. Time isn't even a newsmagazine anymore. It became a liberal journal of opinion a long time ago. So you can just hear those wild and crazy journalists at Time sitting around the conference room table giggling about how they'd get away with their fat joke because, well, in the world of politics, the word "elephant" isn't a synonym with "fatso."
But do you think the gang at Time would ever say Barack Obama is a "dark horse." In the world of politics "dark" doesn't mean "black," right?
Time's cover doesn't necessarily mean that Chris Christie is the GOP frontrunner for 2016. It's way too early for that....
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Lose with Cruz (although I don’t believe loss is likely).
As for Christie, run him and say hello Madam President Clinton for certain.
The Republican Party should demand a panel at each debate: RATS pick GOP picks two.
I’m with you. I’d put my money on Cruz and Rubio.
Understanding of world history... when Rome fell the Church filled in the void and Christianity exploded.
Even Russia has begun to reverse it’s population implosion and started to move in the right direction since the fall of the USSR.
On the other hand... the slow decline of Japan and China is going to be ugly at a whole new level, as their average age tops 50 and then 60.
Doesn’t appear we’re going to gain much support here, does it?
Christie isn’t a winner for POTUS.
Period.
You believe China is in decline?
CC can’t win his own state in a presidential election.. I like the way he handles the press, I like the way he handles the unions and I like the way he stands up for his people but they will never vote for him for president.
Same would have happened with Rudy. It would have been closer in NY but he would not have given the republicans an electoral advantage.
False choice. Burnie Goldberg should be ashamed of himself for playing that game of using logical fallacy to push his point of view.
How much better positioned is Cruze for the presidency today than Barak Obama was three years before the 2008 election...when virtually nobody knew who he was, and nobody took him seriously.
Walker, governor of Wisconsin is the better selection. He can energize the base enough to run a superb ground game. Christie took about 3% of people who would have shown up and voted for him and turned them into ‘no way’ voters. 3% of people who vote is HUGE, and also a guestimate on my part.
The only people Walker has alienated has been Liberals.
Walker supports Illegal Alien Amnesty....did not cut big pying admin/executive govt positions in Wisconsin....and Reniece Preibus piggybacked on Walker to run the GOP. Walker is another stealth PhonyCon
Cruz can win the general election as GOP nominee...he is the only one that can energize the large conservative base...something missing in the last 7 election
i reject the premise of the question.
try again.
kind of alan grayson-ish if ya ask me.
News story Crisy Cream can’t win in America. Only NE.
Hey Guliani was Americas Mayor but didn’t play well outside the NE.
Yes, it's rather extreme ;-)
An important question not being asked.... Will the GOP nominee have coat tails .... to swing and win more conservative seats...and governorships...
Having the WH is damn near worthless without controlling both houses since we have the media as a third opponent ... In any election...
Could I vote for Christie ...?
I held my nose for the last two chumps...probably can’t do it again...
Honest: Would You Rather Win Lose with Chris Christie or Lose Win with Ted Cruz?
Fixed!
Is that bad? Yes, that’s bad...but hilarious.
The message is ‘You will BOW before your Northeast overlords!’
Eat another RINO crap sandwich, no thanks, I’ll take a Ted Cruz...
If Cruz runs he has my vote and support. As will other RINO hunters nation wide. Looking forward to election night 2014 like I haven’t since 1980.
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