What's your take on the Corzine ads attacking Christie's weight

[Hawaii Hiker]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/nyregion/08fat.html?_r=1&hp

Yeah, it's mean i guess....But it isn't nearly as bad as the ads Bob Corker ran against Harold Ford in their 2006 senate race basically portraying Ford as a playboy who will run around w/white women...

[Brickbat]

1. I think it's uncalled for, m'self.

I don't like it, and it makes me think less of Corzine.

[Le Taz Hot]

5. A friend of mine worked VERY

closely with him during his campaign for governor. According to her, he's a total sleazeball. Very ambitious and doesn't care who he shits on to get there. I'd say this pretty much confirms her assessment.

[MNDemNY]

2. Well christie IS a fat-fuck.

[Le Taz Hot]

7. Which is relavent

how . . . ???????

:wtf:

[MNDemNY]

8. The ads are factual.

[Le Taz Hot]

14. Do you not understand

the definition of the word "relevant?"

I ask again. How is this relevant?

[NYC Liberal]

17. He "threw his weight around" to avoid traffic tickets..

is what the ad claims.

[MNDemNY]

19. It's obvious

everyone knows that fat-fucks make lousy Govs.!:o :shrug: :hide:

[asjr]

3. Christie will immediately call Jenny Craig

and get an advertisement of his own out of it.

[LiberalEsto]

4. I think what was done to Max Cleland

was far worse.

Frankly, as an overweight person, I don't like it. But it's small potatoes compared to the nasty shit repukes do in their campaigns. And besides, this is New Jersey.

[Hawaii Hiker]

10. Good point - I totally forgot the sleaze ball campaign

Saxby Chambliss ran against Max Cleland....That was despicable....

And of course, who can forget the Swift Boat Drunks & that awful campaign against John Kerry in 2004...

[geek tragedy]

6. Politics is a rough, nasty business.

Those too squeamish to play hard should stay in the bleachers.

[chrisa]

18. So, you're saying it's okay to.

Publicly humiliate an opponent because they're fat? What's next? "He's an ugly son of a bitch! Vote for me!"

[MNDemNY]

20. Only when they are a fat-fuck.

[geek tragedy]

22. When was the last time we had a fat guy get elected

President? People judge others by physical appearance.

[OregonBlue]

9. I just watched the ad and I think it's very good. This guy is a sleaze. I think it aims at his

sleazy behavior as much as his weight so I have no problem with it.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. The ad merely depicts chubsy wubsy getting out of his chauffeured truck?

What's the problem?

[Jim__]

12. The ad linked to from the NY Times story doesn't seem to emphasize Christie's weight.

I'm not in the NJ area, so I haven't followed this campaign. But, just based on that ad, I didn't see anything out of line.

[rvablue]

13. Can you post an excerpt from the article? n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

15. I'm surprised that Corzine's research team found it would be effective

Especially given the large number of overweight Americans.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

21. The article says "fat" is a non-prompted response from focus groups.

I imagine the extra weight wouldn't bother people too much but when you couple it with his "Boss Hog" type behavior it might work.

[petronius]

16. Just from the article, my response is that Corzine's coy little non-denial is more of

a negative than Christie's weight. If he wants to be snarky, he should at least have the spine to take ownership of it...