Chris Christie's favorite team just lost.

[trumad]

[The Shredder]

1. The ultimate irony, is that the Ethics Committee are going to investigate him anyway

and find impropriety and cancel Jerry Jone's contract with PA.....

[misterhighwasted]

3. This makes Christie a Loser

[George II]

31. Christie also gave Roger Staubach (Mr. Squeaky Clean) a $12M contract too!

[Coventina]

2. YAYYYYYY PACKERS!!!

My favorite team in the NFL

[pangaia]

25. +1000000000000000

[TheBlackAdder]

69. Bricker-Bracker, Firecracker, Sis-Boom-Bah! Cowboys, Cowboys, Rah-Rah-Rah!

http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20150108/the-first-fan-of-dallas-why-its-nj-gov-chris-christie

&maxh=400&maxw=667


Awww. someone's luck ran out. Ya gotta rub the belly for good luck.

[Half-Century Man]

88. Thank you for the nightmare I now anticipate having.

You have a evil imagination, sort of like Dark-side Disney.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

98. Sometimes Photoshop falls into the wrong hands...

[JackInGreen]

106. Gonna have to pick up that game

next week if they want to deal with the LEGION OF BOOM.
But I was glad to see christie have to eat a plateful of crow.

[Thespian2]

109. Packers, YES!

I remember the ICE BOWL in Green Bay...Packers always my favourite, especially when they beat "America's Team."

[malaise]

4. Bwaaaaaaaaaah hahahahaha

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026072654

[herding cats]

5. Huh, i guess his mojo turned out to be the toxic kind.

[Cha]

76. Yeah, how does Jerry Jones feel about his good luck charm being there now?

[PeaceNikki]

6. Go Pack Go!!!

[Blue Owl]

7. Bask in his reflected dejection

[PeaceNikki]

8. Drive home safely, Packers fans! I am sure Christie is trying to shut down 41/45 in retribution.

[C Moon]

18. :D

[Cha]

79. Damn straight point Nikki! Christie who "politicizes" EVERYTHING.

[Dr. Strange]

9. Cowboy hating?

That's a rec.

[PCIntern]

10. Double Rec from this Eagles fan. Nt

[Jack Rabbit]

17. K/R from a 49ers fan

A 49ers fan has two favorite teams every week: the Niners and whoever happens to be playing the Dallas Cowboys.

[Cha]

81. LOL

[villager]

101. This 49ers fan would agree

A rooting strategy I've had since the 70's, actually...

[leftynyc]

115. Same for this NY Giant's fan (n/t)

[undeterred]

11. Don't come all the way to Wisconsin in January

and expect your favorite team to beat the Packers.

Not gonna happen!

[The Wizard]

14. The Giants did that and went on to win the Super Bowl (NT)

[undeterred]

23. There are no Gants in the NFL.

[pangaia]

26. AND Rogers did it on one leg.

OFFENSIVE LINE !!!

[CTyankee]

12. Hubby, a WI guy, is one happy fella right now...and so am I...that Chris Christie's

balloon got popped! And I hope New Jersey football fans will greet him at the airport with some rude jeering...

[meow2u3]

13. K & R from this Giants fan

Especially sweet given that Christie is a loser Cowboy fan in Giant country. BWAHAHAHA!!!!

[C Moon]

15. HOOOOORAY! Nothing against the Cowboys/fans, but I'm so glad that crook was there to see it.

[Gothmog]

16. Are there pictures of Christie with Jerry Jones?

I would love to see photographic evidence of these two people being sad

[ReRe]

21. I watched most of the game...

... (rooting for GB) and I didn't see one photo of the luxury box party. As a matter of fact, I never gave Jones and Christie a thought until I saw this thread. Go Green Bay!

[Gothmog]

22. I found one picture of Christie on the sidelines

[malaise]

49. Here's why

http://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2015/01/11/chris-christie-tv-green-bay-cowboys/21591777/
<snip>
Another break from previous weeks: Christie didn't dominate the television broadcast of Sunday's game, so nobody saw awkward hugs if they occurred. Fox director Rich Russo had warned the network was unlikely to feature antics of Christie and Jones because of camera access logistics in Green Bay and weather considerations.

"It may very well be impossible to see (what's happening in the owner's box),'' Russo told the New York Daily News.

[ReRe]

95. No expense would have been spared...

... had Jones wanted to repeat last week. It would definitely have been a double fail tonight, since the Cowboys lost.

[George II]

34. Somewhere I read this morning that Fox (of course!) would go out of their way to NOT show them!

[Gothmog]

19. I found this picture

https://ph.she.yahoo.com/photos/jersey-governor-chris-christie-stands-sidelines-nfl-divisional-photo-175301154.html

https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/f_ZR0MFbVu2SSqZIegR8nQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0zODY7aWw9cGxhbmU7cT03NTt3PTUxMg--/

There have to be some better pictures

[Omaha Steve]

20. My life long pro favorite won that game!!!!

HIGH FIVES!!!!

[rpannier]

24. I figured out the Christie mojo

It requires someone else footing his tab

[George II]

35. Yes, he's superstitious about spending his own money, and today it proved to be unlucky

[Sissyk]

27. Go Geen Bay! hehe

And I don't care who is a fan of the cowboys! The are the team I Love to Hate!.

Not really hate, but it's a sports thang as you know.

[riversedge]

28. @PRyan: .@GovChristie, do you need a hug now? #GoPackGo

I am NO Paul Ryan fan-but in the spirit of the game--good comment from Ryan!





NPR News ?@nprnews 45m45 minutes ago

A brief sports report: RT @PRyan: .@GovChristie, do you need a hug now? #GoPackGo #WinninginWisco pic.twitter.com/lJy80ZEzB3

[LynneSin]

42. At least Paul Ryan supports the team that the people who he represent supports too

And for that I will give him a bit of respect.

New Jersey is loaded with fans of the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles. Hell half the players of those teams probably live in New Jersey and yet Christie spits on them and their fans.

I understand that he is a lifelong Cowboys fan. Guess what I am a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan but I still don't go spitting on the Philadelphia Phillies. I've learned to be fans of both and check my attitude when the two teams meet up. Of course the Phillies vs. Reds isn't anything like an Eagles/Cowboys or Giants/Cowboys game. But when Christie could have shown class and respect for the people of New Jersey instead he pissed on them. But he does that alot yet they vote for him. He should be grateful his elections were in off years.

[Enthusiast]

107. I can't give Ryan any respect.

He wants to voucherize medicare. Among other things.

[LynneSin]

114. To be honest the amount of respect there would fit on the head of a pin

which is more than I would ever give to Chris Christie.

[proverbialwisdom]

62. More.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-01-11/paul-ryan-trolls-chris-christie-after-cowboys-lose-to-packers

[Chasstev365]

29. Jet and Giant Fans Take Note

Chris: You failed politics 101: Don't Piss Off local Sports Fans! Ha Ha!

[calimary]

52. Welcome to DU, Chasstev365!

Glad you're here! I know very nearly NOTHING about sports, but even I know enough to realize one ought to support ONE'S OWN LOCAL TEAMS. Or, in absence of one's own team, then at least root for your "next-door neighbor's" team. Doesn't he have Pennsylvania teams or New York City teams to cheer for? They're a lot closer to New Jersey than a team from DALLAS, forcryingoutloud. Especially if one aspires to win a lot of votes for a big job roughly two years from now. I wouldn't think one would DARE consider doing otherwise. Shouldn't he make sure he's seen and making a big deal about it - at, say, Princeton games or something? Or, hell, hold off and wait for basketball season.

[Borchkins]

30. YAY!!!!!

Go Pack!

[totodeinhere]

32. As a long time Cowboys fan I want you to know that not all Cowboys fans are like

Christie. I hope that you aren't rooting against the Cowboys just because Christie is a fan. That seems pretty petty to me.

[LynneSin]

39. Most of us already hate the Cowboys and we hate Chris Christie

So this is just fun.

The fact that like 90% of his state is either NY Giant fans or Philadelphia Eagles fans goes to show this guy will step on the people who counts to get what he wants.

He is an asshole.

And he wonders why Bruce Springsteen won't return his phone calls. Maybe because Bruce knows a phony when he sees one.

[Jamaal510]

99. I thought

his reasoning for not supporting the Giants was sort of odd. He said something like he didn't support his dad's favorite team (the Giants) at the time because he didn't want to be sitting around crying or something. Basically, he seemed to get into football by rooting for whoever that is a winner.

[LynneSin]

112. I use to be like that too

Then I turned 14.

Actually I was a Cowboys fan until the moment they fired Tom Landry. I realized Landry's time as the Cowboy's head coach was coming to an end. But Landry was such a longtime institution to the Cowboy's they should have done something else other than fire him - he deserved better respect than that. A classier owner would have bumped Landry upstairs or allowed Landry to 'retire' himself. But one thing Cowboy's Jerry Jones is not and that is classy.

At the time I had moved to the Philadelphia area and was dating someone from a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan (along with a family of huge Eagles fans) so it was just natural that I moved to supporting the Eagles. Before I had switched I had kinda downplayed to him and his family that I was even a Cowboy's fan. It was like how i was with the Reds and Phillies where I liked both teams but when no one was around I'd cheer on the outside team. (but then again no rivally against the Cincinnati Reds here in Philly).

Today I am still a huge Reds fan (I even survived Marge Schott who was a huge asshole but never ever as bad as Jerry Jones but pretty darn close) but I love the Phillies too. But I can't stand the Cowboys and honestly, it's due to Jerry Jones.

[Oilwellian]

63. I've hated the Cowboys since...

Jerry Jones treated Tom Landry like a dog...and I'm originally from Texas. My hate for the organization goes back a long way.

[Frank Cannon]

108. That whole "America's Team" bullshit turned me off.

Plus Jerry Jones being one of the biggest assholes on the planet.

But I DO admire the players. They can't help that they are surrounded by jerkoffs.

[LynneSin]

113. Same exact way

I doubt any fan of the Cowboys including myself, who was a fan way back when, would argue that Jones should have kept Landry around. The team was doing poorly and Landry' glory days were long behind him. But Landry was a legend and deserved better than what Jones had done. A classy owner would have found a way to replace Landry without firing him but but moving him into a special 'upstairs managment position' or at least giving Landry the option to retire first.

I had no loyalties to the Cowboys and I was living in Philadelphia Eagles terratory surrounded by friends and family who were big fans. The switch was a no-brainer.

[SMC22307]

70. I grew up on 1970s Steelers.

Nuthin' petty 'bout that. Pretty or otherwise...

[totodeinhere]

117. No, support whatever team you want and hate whatever team you want.

What I was objecting to was hating the Cowboys because Christie happened to be a fan. I wish we could keep politics out of sports.

[seabeyond]

33. that was not an incomplete pass. i do not like the cowboys and have a greater dislike for jones.

but, that pass was a completed pass.

bad call.

otherwise

carry on.

[George II]

36. He didn't have control of the ball before it hit the ground, then popped out of his hands.

[seabeyond]

38. he did have control, and the ball moved in his hand and bicep all the while staying in place.

it was pretty clear.

[trumad]

55. it doesn't matter if you have control in the air

You have to have control when you hit the ground.

He did not.

[seabeyond]

71. i disagree. i saw control all the way and on the ground. as i said, the ball moved position, yet..

he maintained control all the way.

[trumad]

77. control in the air is differnt than control on the ground

[aggiesal]

45. Are you serious? ...

He had so much control that he switched hands to extend the ball,
trying to reach thd goal line.

That play was no different than a running back losing the ball extending
for the goal line, and saying the ground can't cause a fumble.

That was a horrible call, and I'm no Cowboys fan.

[trumad]

56. no...

When he hit the ground he lost control. That's the rule.

[aggiesal]

64. He didn't lose control making the catch, ...

He lost control being tackled after making the catch and extending
for the goal line. And yes, extending for the goal line is a football move.
It happens every game.

That call was so bad that I'll bet that the NFL will change the rule for next season.

It's a stupid rule, and a stupid process.

But nothing will change the call so enjoy your tainted victory.

And I'm no Cowboys fan. I just want to see a well played game with proper calls.

[George II]

68. It was just explained twice during halftime of the second game....all the analysts agree...

....that it was no catch.

[aggiesal]

97. All the analyst agree? ...

Coach Cower said it was incomplete, while
Tony Gonzalez said it was a bad call and that it was completed.

Pretty disingenuous.

[seabeyond]

73. my son said something about a football move and i said the same. extending football to goal line

is a football move.

further. even hitting ground, the ball jolted and still he well had his hand on ball and bicep holding it in place. control in my book.

[PeaceNikki]

80. Your son is wrong. It was a good challenge and good call. Bad rule? Maybe. But it's the rule.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6073133

[trumad]

78. no control when he hit the ground.

[H2O Man]

66. We need rules.

I'm shocked that there are people here advocating that the Cowboys should not be subject to the rules of a civil society.

[PeaceNikki]

40. It's referred to as the "Calvin Johnson rule"

The reason it’s not a catch is you’ve got to control the ball when you hit the ground. To the ground.

http://www.si.com/nfl/audibles/2013/09/09/calvin-johnson-still-doesnt-understand-the-calvin-johnson-rule-and-hes-not-alone

I would have been pissed if we were on the other side of that call. It may be a shitty rule, but it's the rule. And because it is a rule, it was a very good challenge and a good overturned call.

[Oilwellian]

110. That pic says it all

Thanks for posting.

[Bluzmann57]

43. Dallas should have never even been in Lambeau

The zebras picked up an obvious flag against Dallas vs. Detroit last week, costing the Lions a win. So screw the Cowboys. GO PACK!

[Union Scribe]

47. Amen and Solidarity friend. nt

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

105. AMEN! End of discussion, you win!

Thanks Bluzmann, after last week this is just karma.
Now cowboy fans have to endure what we have here in Detroit.

[trumad]

59. rule states he has to control it on the ground.

He did not.

[LynneSin]

37. He is such a jackass. To say he cares about New Jersey and to be a fan of the Cowboys

He can go fuck himself.

I'm glad the Packers won

[Initech]

41. The working class once again prevails over the billionaires!

[2naSalit]

44. That's Karma, baby.

[Kingofalldems]

46. Here's one from a few years ago:

[americannightmare]

48. Not that I need another reason...

but this is now the only reason I need to root against the Cowboys!

[madinmaryland]

50. Un-recced. Though I am not going whine about the Peckers winning like

a lot of haters did last week.

[trumad]

53. uhhh...that's whining.

[madinmaryland]

58. Uhhh, no. That's just making observations. Just sayin!

[trumad]

60. nope...

You're whining.

[madinmaryland]

85. Since trumad says I am whining, then I guess it is set in stone...

[trumad]

86. still whining

[dembotoz]

51. a bridge to far....

[calimary]

54. DUzy!!!!!!!!

[jmowreader]

57. Oh, come on...

While I am glad the Cowboys' season is over, it would have been LOTS of fun to see Richard Sherman pick-six Tony Romo and Kam Chancellor throw Terrance Williams like some kind of overpaid rag doll.

[Oilwellian]

61. He was their biggest cheerleader

?w=1000

[B2G]

65. Unrec for politicizing football.

It used to be my last bastion...

[Fearless]

67. You'd figure the Jets losing wouldn't be news anymore

[pnwmom]

72. Darn!

I wanted Seattle to finish them off!

But congrats to the Packers on a job well done.

[catbyte]

74. Ha ha ha. As a Michigander, I am pleased.

I hated to see those NFL refs acting like SCOTUS, determining the outcome of the Lions game.

[PeaceNikki]

83. The Lions players are trolling the Cowboys on Twitter pretty good.

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/1/11/7528829/cowboys-lions-twitter-lolololol-u-mad

[catbyte]

94. LOL, that's hilarious. Thanks for the link!

[Cha]

75. Does this makes us

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!? I was actually hoping in advance this would happen?

thanks Trumad

[DinahMoeHum]

82. Well, Karma sucks, don't it?

Remember last week? The Detroit Lions and their fans sure do.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

84. WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!!!! Listen to Aaron Rodgers after he see's Cristie ahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/-new-york-bozo---oh--to-whom-could-aaron-rodgers-be-referring--182724582.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=fb

[napkinz]

87. :)

[truebluegreen]

89. Good. No more pics of him as a Dallas cheerleader.

One was enough for any lifetime.

[Calista241]

90. why anyone gives a shit what NFL team Christie roots for is beyond me.

posting juvenile pictures, and making fun of someone's weight. We look real mature

[trumad]

91. OK Dad.

[madinmaryland]

96. trumad loves to bring his sports threads into GD where the sports haters can

pile on.

[trumad]

103. still whining

[VA_Jill]

111. Get over it

We need to make fun of Chris Christie and in any way we can. He deserves EVERY kind of opprobrium.

[Laxman]

92. Here's A Priceless Look On Christie's Face....

when the Dez Bryant catch was overturned.



And just for the record, none of this has anything to do with what team Christie roots for and everything to do about a sitting public official accepting a gift with a value of over $100,000-add to it a gift from someone who does business with an agency that public official exercises some degree of control over. Maybe that explains the look on his face.

[kydo]

93. or after the game

link

[malaise]

104. Here's your great post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026074161

[Jamaal510]

100. So I guess CC's orange shirt

isn't as lucky as he and some of the TV talking heads made it out to be last week.

[Spirochete]

102. Just as well -

I don't want that dipshit coming to my state next weekend, anyhow.

[GusBob]

116. kick for the win

[napkinz]

118. :)