Is New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie too fat to be President of the United States?

Of course Brian Cowen & Mary Harney were hippos as well but didn't they do a great job in office...

William Howard Taft, president and chief justice of the United States was no lightweight either, I've read histories that questioned his policies but none that say his weight affected his job. John Adams, one of our Founding Fathers, was called "His Rotundity" behind his back.

George Washington's wooden teeth is a myth.

No correlation. For example, we have a skinny incompetent in the White House right now.

There should be no physical test to hold any public office in the US, just as there is nor religious test. We can only recall how Nancy Pelosi was ridiculed for her appearance as she became speaker of the house, although I always thought she looked quite good for a person in her 70's. I felt the real reason for the attack on her was the unwritten rule that women should know their place, and not reach for such lofty offices.

Well, guv666-tie too much of anything to become President! I voted against him the first time. Unfortunately, now no longer living in The Garden State. Unable to vote in opposition for the 2nd time. However, would find it interesting for him to run on numerous levels for various reasons. Nevertheless,I would like him to run as that way I will be sure to vote against him again! he is the most disgusting person ever! he should be a poster boy on what happens when . . . At any rate, when the fatal heart attack does finally occur, he will then serve as as the one to avoid looking and eating like for generations to come.

It seems to me that the liberals will stop at nothing when it comes to finding fault with a competent conservative leader.

It's not "the morons in the media" perpetuating this story but the moron in Trenton making "fun" of the problem scarfing a glazed donut on Letterman and belittleling those concerned with his weight. As someone whose father (based on his family history and doctors' warnings) took at least 20 years off his life by refusing all assistance to keep his weight under control, it is beyond offensive to see a putative political leader not only setting a bad health example but glorying in it. Times have changed since the days of William Howard Taft - both in political philosophy ('though you'd never know it from our Neanderthal governor who tries to balance his budgets on the backs of the school children of the state) and health knowledge. This is NOT "adding another requirement" to becoming President. It is about rational voters looking at ALL the aspects of a candidate in making their choices of who to support. There are solid practical reasons why every presidential candidate since Eisenhower has released health records. If voters chose to support a vice president like Cheney, they had a right to KNOW about his cardiac history (some voters may have relied too much on it). If I agreed with Christie on a majority of issues beyond his admittedly good handling of "Sandy" storm damage, I'd support him if he weighed a hundred pounds more than he does - IF he were taking a responsible position leading practical health awareness. With his current attitude, a responsible voter shouldn't support him if he were right (more than merely right wing) on almost ALL of the issues.

John Taft died at 72 and was of similar stature as Chris Christie. Christie, presently 50 years of age with our present health care should have no problem serving as president should he be elected. Sounds like the doctor just wanted 15 minutes of fame and made an unnecessary and unwanted "political" comment about a potential presidential candidate. Why the media would bother to continue this story line is as absurd as the media attention given to Ted Stugent (Nugent). Who ever heard of either of these two fools before this ?

President Taft was morbidly obese, so why can’t a President Christie be fat? The waistline has nothing to do with leadership abilities.

I can't believe the morons in the media that keep perpetuating this story. It is a non-story. As Mzaz said, weight has nothing to do with his ability to do the job. But now that that has been said, we should run a story..."is the media too stupid to cover news objectively?"

Weight has nothing to do with a person's ability.