Christie's $85K Official Portrait Costs More Than 3 Predecessors Combined

[DonViejo]

By Associated Press | April 19, 2018 10:13 am

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s official portrait will cost $85,000, which is more than taxpayers shelled out for paintings of his three predecessors combined.

The Record reports that Australian artist Paul Newton will paint the portrait of the Republican who left office after eight years in January. The cost detail was obtained through an open records request.

Democrats Jon Corzine, Richard Codey and Jim McGreevey spent a combined $74,500 for theirs. None served for two terms.

The Christie painting will likely be more formal than one of his best known images of him after he was photographed sitting on a beach closed to the public due to a budget stalemate last year.

Christie appreciated luxury, watching the Dallas Cowboys from owner Jerry Jones’ box and going to Jordan on the King Abdullah II’s dime.

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[tblue37]

1. They had to use a lot more paint and canvas, maybe? nt

[fleur-de-lisa]

2. There is more Christie, so yep, more canvas and paint.

[SummerSnow]

9. I was going to post that but I thought people would start throwing

things at me

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. If they just gave him a high colonic his portrait would fit on a postage stamp

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. That was my thought

[Ohiogal]

3. I hope they didn't paint him sitting in a beach chair, LOL

[Autumn]

4. His portrait may have to be way bigger than his three predecessors?

[Adrahil]

5. And.... here come the fat jokes...

But it's okay to make fun of him being fat as long as he's a bad guy. Good fat people should not be offended.

[genxlib]

6. You beat me to it.

And the other posters beat us both.

[NurseJackie]

10. I'm not offended.

[Adrahil]

15. Great. I am.

I wish I weren't. But I struggle with my self image. Have all my life. What I hear when someone attacks Christie for his weight, is that I start in a hole. And if I slip up, then my weight becomes fair game.

<Shrug> I'm asking people to refrain from attacking people using such terms. I'm not demanding it.

[A HERETIC I AM]

12. Or maybe its just that hes full of shit

[spanone]

7. republicans are frivolous with money when it's the taxpayers

[marble falls]

8. Not even a New Jersey painter?

[dembotoz]

14. did not know hitler was still doing portraits

to capture the true christie

[TheBlackAdder]

16. It must be difficult to brush out those flaws, when you're working with such a poor subject.

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Typical Republican, overspends on a painter--one who isn't even American!

What happened to all of that "Bring it back home" shit?

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