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Governor Chris Christie undergoes weight loss surgery and enters White House race - Move will be seen for what it is, a declaration that he’s running in 2016 (IrishCentral)

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:48:31 PDT

Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat Christie (Photo: Reuters)The news that Chris Christie governor of New Jersey has undergone weight loss surgery makes clear he is running for the White HouseHe has already lost 40 pounds from the surgery according to The New York Post which revealed he underwent the procedure in FebruaryThe incredibly shrinking governor with Irish and Italian roots becomes an immediate front runner if a svelter, clean cut looking candidate emergesHe told The Post he was doing it for his kids and not his political future but I’d bet a corn beef sandwich that White House calculations played a huge part READ MORE

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

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:03:07 PST

By: Irish Voice Editorial

Controversy swirled last week over remarks made about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie that he is too fat to be president.

NJ Governor Chris Christie tells Barbara Walters he’s not too fat to be President - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:27:36 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

During her annual ‘Most Fascinating People’ report, Barbara Walters sat down with New Jersey governor Chris Christie to speak about his time serving during Hurricane Sandy, possible political aspirations, and, of course, his weight.

Chris Christie will run for re-election next year - does not rule out presidential campaign in 2016 (IrishCentral)

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:58:18 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie plans to run for re-election.

Anger towards Obama, Cuomo, Bloomberg in Irish Rockaways - President’s visit may trigger a hostile reception for governor, mayor too (IrishCentral)

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 04:45:58 PST

Governor Cuomo and Mayor BloombergNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo will accompany President Obama on his tour of ravaged areas in New York on ThursdayExpect a hostile reception especially in the Irish Rockaways, the people that New York forgot, in the aftermath of Hurricane SandyTalking to people there the sense of betrayal is very real “We feel utterly betrayed by the government” said one Rockaway Irish resident to me today READ MORE

Why Chris Christie bear hug will deliver White House to Barack Obama -- Did New Jersey governor deliberately snub Mitt Romney after VP diss? (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:00:52 PST

Chris Christie and Barack Obama speak during the President's visit to Hurricane Sandy hit New JerseyNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s bear hug embrace of Barack Obama during Hurricane Sandy will deliver the White House again to Barack Obama, I believeSince he did so the polls have moved perceptively to Obama, which should allow him to eke out a 51 per cent to 49 per cent victory in the popular vote I predictIt was an extraordinary moment and a dagger aimed at the heart of Republican contender Mitt Romney who had passed Christie over for the Vice President slot after originally indicating he was choosing him as Politicocom revealed READ MORE

Hurricane Sandy brings President Obama and Chris Christie together for a great moment in American politics -- Political rivals put America first down on the Jersey shore (IrishCentral)

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:16:04 PDT

President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov Chris Christie (Credit: AP)It was a great moment for American politics yesterday when President Obama and New Jersey governor Chris Christie strolled to the podium together after visiting the Jersey shoreIt was a remarkable moment, one that Americans starved of political grown-ups could favor It was state and federal working together READ MORE

NJ Gov. Chris Christie and Jimmy Fallon harmonize with ‘Thunder Road’ - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:50:57 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

New Jersey governor and recent Republican National Convention keynote speaker Chris Christie showed his Jersey roots this week when he sang a few lines of Bruce Springsteen’s classic ‘Thunder Road’ during an appearance on The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Why Mitt Romney needs to pick Chris Christie as running mate - GOP campaign needs the excitement and media pizazz of Christie (IrishCentral)

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 05:16:15 PDT

The Hollywood site TMZ had a Chris Christie video on Saturday showing the New Jersey governor angrily dismissing a heckler he met after buying an ice creamCan you honestly imagine any other GOP VP candidate attracting the attention of ultra hip TMZ? Governor?Romney needs him A well-placed media friend tells me me that Mitt Romney on the cover of a national magazine dooms sales for that week “They can fall as much as 20 percent “ she said READ MORE

Piers Morgan interviewed Chris Christie on vetoing gay marriage bill - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:29:25 PST

By: KERRY O’SHEA

New Jersey governor Chris Christie has fallen under some criticism after vetoing a bill to legalize gay marriage in his state. CNN host Piers Morgan interviewed the New Jersey governor about his views on the hot topic issue.

Chris Christie calls gay rights struggle 'theater' (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:45:17 PST

Yesterday New Jersey's Senate approved marriage equality for same sex couples The bill passed by a wider than expected marginBut Governor Chris Christie has promised to veto it when it comes to his desk on Thursday, contemptuously calling the vote ' a bunch of good theater'Theater? To who, Governor? Not to the tens of thousands of people living in your own state READ MORE

Governor Chris Christie cares little about civil rights (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:15:16 PST

NJ Governor Chris Christie (Photo: AP Photo)New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made the headlines last week for suggesting that those participating in the civil rights movement in the 1960s could have spared themselves a lot of “fighting and dying on the streets” if they’d only opted for a public referendum rather than opting for public protestsProminent leaders of the civil rights era were quick to take him, very deservedly, to the woodshed for that bit of insulting nonsenseWhen so many African Americans were already being denied the right to vote in the first place what does the governor imagine would have happened? Does he really think the majority white community would have suddenly come to their senses and seen the error of their ways?Christie had reluctantly brought up the whole question of civil rights in the 1960s to explain why he wanted the public to vote on whether to grant marriage equality to gay couples in New Jersey now“It was our political institutions that were holding things back,” Christie told Philly READ MORE

Governor Chris Christie says majorities should vote on minority rights (IrishCentral)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:15:23 PST

This week New Jersey Governor Chris Christie claimed that the civil rights movement in the 1960's should have opted for a public referendum on equality rather than resorting to public protests, which led to them - he said - 'fighting and dying on the streets'Honestly, they could have spared themselves the mess, according to our esteemed historianI imagine the leaders of the civil rights era would have an unmistakable response to Christie's contention, and I imagine much of it would be delivered in quite strong language A plebiscite in the late 1950's or 1960's that would have overturned Jim Crow? Really Governor?It's insupportable, in fact it's craven nonsense to contend that the majority community in the south would have done anything other than denied African Americans civil rights at the ballot box READ MORE

Why Chris Christie should not run -- the media just want someone else to tear down (IrishCentral)

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:10:07 PDT

Chris Christie is coming under intense pressure to throw his hat in the ring for the 2012 presidential raceThe New York Times is reporting that a high- level gathering of Christie aides are meeting this weekend to plan a strategyThe Times reports that those pushing Christie to run include the media mogul Rupert Murdoch, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Nancy Reagan and the conservative columnist William KristolTo which I say don't run Chris READ MORE

Chris Christie will only help elect Rick Perry as GOP prez candidate if he runs (IrishCentral)

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:40:07 PDT

Rick Perry is the latest false prophet for many Republicans and they want to stop Mitt Romney at any costThey think Chris Christie is the answer -- but he's notIronically, if New Jersey governor Christie gets into the race he may well ensure Perry's nominationPerry polls weakest against Obama and is the GOP worst nightmare READ MORE

Obama, Chris Christie, Biden big winners in 2010 -- losers include John McCain, Rahm Emanuel (IrishCentral)

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:40:03 PST

We all have our own ideas of the big winners and losers of 2010 in politics Here is my choice:Winners:1 Barack Obama Written off after the mid-term elections, a few weeks later he glides, if not exactly walks, on water READ MORE

Chris Christie is the one Democrats and Obama fear most in 2012 (IrishCentral)

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:25:04 PST

Is Chris Christie the one we have been waiting for?You know the chosen one like Obama was in 2008 when the world essentially genuflected before himDemocrats are running scared that the New Jersey governor is indeed the dark horse who can get to the wire ahead of Obama in 2012The idea of a governor only in power one year becoming president might have seemed fanciful in other timesBut these are no ordinary times and Christie has the Democrats distinctly nervous READ MORE