Chris Christie Calls WaPo's Eugene Robinson an Ignoramus: 'Guys Like That Shouldn’t Have a Platform to Speak'
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday called Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson an ignoramus for criticizing his weight last year.
Appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe, the Governor said, "As far as I’m concerned, guys like that shouldn’t have a platform to speak because they’re so ignorant” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Towards the end of a lengthy segment, co-host Mika Brzezinski complimented the Governor for going on Oprah Winfrey’s show to discuss his weight problem.
Christie responded, “It is a struggle. It’s been a struggle for me for a lot of years, and so I hope that other people in the country understand."
The Governor continued, "And I appreciate what you all have been doing when ignoramuses like Eugene Robinson get on your show and start saying stuff that they say about weight, and someone should have a salad and take a walk. I mean, you know, as far as I’m concerned, guys like that shouldn’t have a platform to speak because they’re so ignorant.”
For those that have forgotten, Robinson wrote a column last September called "Chris Christie's Big Weight Problem" wherein he said, "Whether or not he lets himself be persuaded to run for president, Chris Christie needs to find some way to lose weight."
Robinson did take some heat at the time for his insensitivity, although he certainly wasn't the only media member trying to disqualify Christie as a potential presidential candidate because of weight.
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guess what?
Submitted by ladeflippinda on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:02am.
In the end, skinny or not, we all die anyway.
God love him
Submitted by CO2Maker on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:04am.
Chris in a slap down with Eugene. God love him.
And Mika, what can you say about her? How condescending: "I don't agree with you on anything but I want to applaud how you talked about being fat." Geez.
Gee, Mika, ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:00pm.
... I don't agree with you on anything, but I want to applaud how you prove everyday that morons can earn a living in America.
Mika Excitedly talks about Chris Christie being Obese!!
Submitted by mytwosense on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:35pm.
Dear Chris Christie,
I don't agree with you on anything.
Not on your girth; or your tantrums; or your jumping down your constituents' throats; or your Mafia-like demeanor....but I do like it so much, when you talk about how fat and flabby you are.
Because, then I can show off how thin I am, which is so necessary to my ego and to my vanity and my superficiality and my mirror.
Thanks again Chris.
Love, "Ditzy Brzezinski"
Marble's mouth is protected
Submitted by Tomorama on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:05am.
"Whether or not he lets himself be a protected racist, Eugene Robinson needs to find some way to get some class".
Never happen, he will always be a POS racist.
That's it! I have been trying
Submitted by inquiringmind on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:47am.
That's it! I have been trying to figure out what Robinson sounds like with his speech pattern. It sounds like he has a mouth full of marbles!
Well...
Submitted by amyshulk on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 8:51pm.
I see/hear patterns and it seems to me there are 2 types of "elite" black pundits. The fast talking eliders and the mush mouths, who use big words in a poor attempt to sound intelligent.
Eugene added his personal tics to stand out from these IMHO.
Ronald Reagan
⇒ Thank you Chris Christie
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:09am.
Great soundbite.
And we should also congratulate Bubbles for admitting she is an idiot. At least she knows that much.
In spite of all the evidence that she is
Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:08pm.
Mika not smart enough to realize she's an idiot, she actually thinks she's a real einstein
You cut the video too soon
Submitted by Conservator on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:12am.
We didn't get to hear Willie Geist's (co-host of Morning Joe) pronouncement that we love Eugene Robinson after Christie stated, "And I appreciate what you all have been doing and when ignoramuses like Eugene Robinson get on your show and start saying the stuff they say about about weight and someone should have a salad and take a walk." Wasn't that sooooo very PRECIOUS?
Hate speech
Submitted by Galvanic on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:04pm.
Christie should've said that Robinson's recommendation that Christie eat a salad and take a walk is "what the liberals call hate speech."
I can hardly watch him speak
Submitted by ROSSMAN on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:54am.
eugene should see a dr.!! maybe he can write, but he stutters, and has a breathing disease. He finds nothing good from us white flolks who voted for OBAMA. If I dont vote for his second term, I will be a racist. I marched with MLK!!! Never again!!!
Mr. Christie is correct; does
Submitted by John21 on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:01pm.
Mr. Christie is correct; does weight in Mr. Robinson limited mind mean lack of intelligence or lack of ideas or is it just his personal bias and prejudice. Before his next foolish statement he may want to look at history and he will find that most of our senior leadership has not terribly physically fit. The political correctness of our elitist media is beyond understanding, they just like to throw BS out into scene and see if anyone is still paying attention to them. Someone employed by the Washington Post must do this at the rate that paper is losing subscribers just to ensure that they have a job tomorrow. He doesn’t want to lose his elitist status and join the Obamas growing numbers.
⇒ Tru Dat, John
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:15pm.
I wonder what Robinson has to say about those individuals who fail to attempt a climb out of poverty. There is, after all, a genetic predisposition to some obesity
OK, I don't really wonder.
If only!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:08pm.
If only other conservative political figures would take a lesson from Chris Christie and fight back against the dumb ass liberals who continually heap scorn on their personal life.
Forget policy disagreements. That's what politics is, but liberals have given up on winning those arguments and gone into the fifth grade bully mode of "teasing" conservatives about their appearance, their kids, etc.
FIGHT BACK and show the world what a pack of cowards they really are.
Jesus said "turn the other cheek." After that it's up to us to figure out how to handle the third attack.
Eugene is just another effete, elitist and hypocritical snob.
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:13pm.
Every time he opens his mouth on MSNBC, it becomes evident that he is out of touch with the communities he purports to represent. He is too busy with his soft life of TV appearances, cocktail parties and other social functions to do anything more than write his screed a few times a week. More than likely, he has a few "research associates" who ghostwrite for him as is standard practice for many of these dead tree media types.
If any liberal lurking here really believes that Eugene would have anything to do with someone like a working-class Mexican family living in el barrio and working at a landscaping business, the only thing he would have to say to them is "prune the rhododendrons and make sure you pick up all the clippings" as he drove away in his expensive car. Other than that, he would not deign to go through "those" neighborhoods.
⇒ I disagree, drsam
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:18pm.
I don't see that Eugene does much more than stroke the covetous grievances of the liberal entitled.
Like I said, he has a soft life.
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 2:48pm.
With staff to handle the work for him. There is no way he would ever associate with anyone not on the Beltway "A" list. Everyone else is beneath his self-importance.
ignorant
Submitted by angelann1 on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:15pm.
robinson shows his ignorance all the time, whenever he writes or speaks !! pulitzer prize ? So what, obama got a peace prize and he didn't deserve that also !!
Anybody Remember why this idiot was given a Pulitzer.
Submitted by Redrowan2000 on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:28pm.
Notice I said given not won .
"Eugene Robinson captured the prize for commentary for his writing about the campaign that led to Barack Obama's election."
What a surprise.
"Robinson said he did not wrestle with being a black journalist covering a black presidential candidate because "the great thing about a column is that you have a license to feel" and "I tried to allow myself to go with those feelings at times when it was appropriate."
He really considers himself a journalist not a water carrier for the left and specifically Obama.
He's a left wing shill and calling him a journalist is like calling Joe Biden an intellect.
Hey where is Joe? They must be hiding him so he doesn't stick his big toe in Obama,s eye.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Biden's in the...
Submitted by adamsmith on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:00pm.
White House basement again. He's in a chair with his arms tied behind his back, legs tied to said chair, with a ball gag and a hood over his head. Just in case he blurts out, "Jeez, give communism a chance, can't you all see how Barry is helping all of us with this new Marxist plan? Oh, Jeez, what am I saying?" Yeah, Ol' Joe is in the basement all right, he's just to damn honest......
Robinson's "Pull it Surprise"
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:33pm.
Robinson was recognized by the Pulitzer Committee for:
"eloquent columns on the 2008 presidential campaign that focus on the election of the first African-American president, showcasing graceful writing and grasp of the larger historic picture."
Robinson, along with Larry Sinclair, received the "Pull It Surprise" in separate private meetings with the President.
It's uncanny! How did I know before investigating that Robinson's claim to that award had something to do with Barack Obama being Black?
Nice line,
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:39pm.
Nice line, Cool....................and didn't Larry Sinclair die (mysteriously, in an auto accident) recently??? Sort of like those other couple of guys who were 'offed' a while ago, with little reporting.
Whenever I've read anything by Robinson, it hasn't been hard to figure out where he's coming from..........and given the types of people who have received these much heralded 'prizes' (including the Nobel, as well as the Pulitzer), I don't hold them in any particularly high regards - given who they are, and who the people are that choose them.
I've STILL never bought into that 'first African-American' president crap...............for starters, he might be 'African', but he sure as hell ain't American. And, given his bloodline.................are we talking about the 1/8 'black', or the 3/8 Arabic (moooooooooslem). And WHY - since he is 50% 'white', why is that never mentioned??? Black and White and RED all over.................with a healthy dose of moooooooooooooooooooooooslem.
'sides, ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:47pm.
... Bubba Clinton be da first Affican Amurcan Pres-E-dent.
Da Rev say so, yo.
⇒ Not yet, killa
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:50pm.
Reports of Sinclair's untimely death are somewhat exaggerated.
But there is a rumor that GM wants to provide him with a Chevy Volt.
OK....I saw something fairly
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:00pm.
OK....I saw something fairly recently about that - but as you well know, you can't believe everything that you read on the internet, and I give myself as proof of that!!! But I've got to believe that the guy lives a very paranoid life...................there does seem to be some credibility to the two other guys (gays) who 'expired' back during the campaign - or shortly thereafter.
I guess if he just did the simple act of parking his Volt in his garage, he would be at risk of dying in a housefire, huh??? I've had conversations with some libs over here about these battery powered cars, but they just can't seem to see beyond the fact that they aren't burning 'fossil fuel'.........even when proven otherwise. Plus, battery production and battery disposal - and batteries themselves - are some of the most caustic and anti-environment substances known to man.
Brzezinsk is such a
Submitted by cristo on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:35pm.
Brzezinsk is such a blabbermouth. Who cares she doesn't agree with Gov. Christie? Only she cares. If she used her married name, she's be waiting table someplace.
I've never seen the show - I
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:43pm.
I've never seen the show - I just read what is posted here - but I listened to this little audio/video clip, and I have to say that she sounds and talks as dumb, or even dumber, than when I read the transcripts. I've coached teenage soccer girls who had more intelligence than this bimbo does.
Hell, Koach.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:48pm.
I've used soccer balls at practice that were smarter than Ditzy Britzy. (Thanks to mytwosense for the name idea!)
Hell, bubba, I used practice
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:04pm.
Hell, bubba, I used practice cones that made more sense than this airhead.............aside from her last name, how else do you think she got that job??? Dumb question???
Could you imagine an interchange between this dimwit and Megan Kelly???
Could you imagine.......................uhhhhhhhhhhh, never mind.....................
And
Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:11pm.
The soccer balls are bigger than her breast size too
Times 100!!!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 2:26pm.
!
That's why
Submitted by adamsmith on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:10pm.
I've been calling her Mika Brzbimbo for awhile now. She is quite possibly the stupidest woman on TV.
Consider
Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:09pm.
Even using her maiden name she should be
Geno said the same thing about Moochie...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 3:22pm.
...and her big ol' caboose, didn't he???
"Pull It Surprise" for Geno, "No Bell Peace Prize" for Baracko...ROFLMAO
bravo Governor, bravo!
Submitted by peteski on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 8:19pm.
way to put that liberal P-MSNBC ditzoid, Mika Blowhead-iski, in her place....and her place should be the kitchen.....or least waiting tables at some hole-in-the-wall bistro in Manhattan or L.A.....
Tell me folks
Submitted by David Kramer on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:48pm.
would you rather be overweight or of lower intelligence. The old saying goes, at least someone overweight can slim down, but no matter how hard you try, you cannot fix stupid.