Gov. Christie is taken to hospital after having difficulty breathing

[jefferson_dem]

Source: NJ.com



SOMERVILLE — Gov. Chris Christie has been hospitalized at Somerset Medical Center, according to his office.

He was having difficulty breathing and was taken "out of an abundance of caution," said spokesman Michael Drewniak.

Drewniak said he has asthma and is "doing fine" and having more testing.


Read more: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/gov_christie_is_taken_to_hospi.html

[elleng]

1. Too bad. I have trouble breathing in jersey sometimes, too.

Sorry daughter lives there (except for the great tomatoes.)

[roguevalley]

45. he looks ill. he's a clock waiting to break its main spring.

[dgibby]

2. Well, we knew it couldn't be heart trouble,

since he doesn't appear to have one.

[arbusto_baboso]

3. Sure, anyone would have trouble breathing....

if all that spewed out of their mouth every day was bullshit. Kinda hard to breathe thru that stuff.

[brewens]

4. Probably just having his first heart attack! He'll get used to it. n/t

[Demonaut]

5. walking to helicopters is strenuous...nt

[Ishoutandscream2]

6. Isn't It nice to have government provided health insurance?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. +1,000,000!! For pointing out the hypocrisy of the ReTHUGs!!! n/t

[badhair77]

7. at least he has insurance

an advantage many don't have. He doesn't need to worry about the cost while he's ill.

[hlthe2b]

8. As they say in the South, I should find something "nice" to say...

but in lieu of that.....


crickets

[asjr]

12. As a Southerner I could say

Bless his heart but we know he has none.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

22. As a fellow Southerner, I would say "nicely done"!! n/t

[dgibby]

17. In Va,

we say, well I wouldn't wish that on anyone, but as long as it had to happen, I just so happy it didn't happen to anyone I like.

[roguevalley]

46. what is the lt. gov like?

romney has to take him off the vp list now

[rurallib]

9. Radio says he suffers from asthma

Hey, dummy, why not do something to clean up the state's air?

[Patiod]

33. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative sound a little better now, CC?

Coal pollution triggers asthma attacks and kills thousands of people a year.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/05/gov_christie_to_announce_nj_pu.html

Having said that, I hope he is okay for his family's sake. Better he quit or be defeated vs. dying of something as awful as an asthma attack.

[onehandle]

10. Which is exactly why no serious person should ever pretend that he could become President.

He's clearly not a healthy person and for the exact reason you are thinking of.

[gateley]

11. I hope he's ultimately okay, but hope he's so scared he experiences

a near-death-experience type of life review and sees what a piece of shit he's been thus far and comes out preaching his new progressive life outlook. :7

But that never happened with Cheney, so I'm not holding my breath.

[PatSeg]

16. Glad you're not holding your breath Gateley

Sadly life is not a Frank Capra movie and even if it was, Mr. Potter was still a dick at the end of the movie. I'm afraid the only transformation we could hope for with this guy is possibly a crash diet.

:hi: :hi: :hi:

[gateley]

25. HI!!!!!!

How are you?

:pals: :hug:

And you're right, some people are just dicks from the moment they're born 'til the moment they die. Life lessons? Not a chance.

[PatSeg]

35. I'm good!

Always nice to see you around the boards.

Yeah, there's something about this guy that says "super prick". The way he snapped at that woman who asked about his kids going to private school gave us glimpse into what he's really like.

I think he has a really nasty temper and probably suffers from sleep apnea due to all that weight. Not a good combination. He shouldn't be trusted with any major responsibility.

:toast:

[Seedersandleechers]

13. If he suffers from asthma

then he should have had an inhaler handy.

[jzodda]

14. Such a temptation to say somesthing mean (sigh) but

I won't fall to the level of the right wingers.

Hope he feels better....

[Roy Rolling]

26. I agree

this is not the time to bash him because he is in the news for health problems. You could say, though, that Mitt Romney's short list just got a little shorter...

[bif]

15. Perhaps if he lost a couple hundred pounds

He wouldn't have such a hard time breathing.

[Ganja Ninja]

19. Maybe try walking from the helicopter to the ballpark instead of taking the limo. n/t

[crazylikafox]

31. LOL. Good one

[CTyankee]

32. The sad thing is that it'll probably take a heart attack to scare him straight

and get him to lose the appropriate amount of weight. I remember how gaunt I thought Clinton looked after his massive surgery...what he had gone through! I'm sure his doctor has spoken to him about his need to lose excess weight, but sometimes people don't get it until something bad happens...my husband lost 30 pounds after he had just a stent. But those 30 pounds could mean his life...

[immoderate]

34. My weight ballooned a couple of years ago. Breathing was only one of the problems.

But it was the most alarming.

I lost 75 pounds. All my physical problems disappeared. I could do commercials, if there were a product called "Eat Less!"

Some people seem to thrive being heavy. I thought I was dying.

--imm

[JI7]

38. but for you it was was unusual to have gained that much weight

my guess is Christie has always had weight issues.

maybe if he experienced the benefits of losing weight it might motivate him to stay there more.

[immoderate]

40. It's those early bird specials.

Stay away!

--imm

[NJCher]

48. actually

He was losing weight earlier this year. There were a number of stories in the news about his weight loss. When asked about it, he said he was doing it for his family.

However, I see the weight has not continued to come off, which is what it's like for most people who try to lose.


Cher

[PatSeg]

36. Whether he has asthma or not,

all that excess weight will make it difficult for him to breath. The health consequences of that much weight is really frightening. Not being able to breath is also a symptom of heart problems.

[jwirr]

18. I am assuming that New Jersey has had that humid heat wave that

went through MN about two weeks ago. It was very hard to breathe under those circumstances. Warnings were given that we should keep the elderly and disabled inside. Maybe that is what happened to him.

[EC]

20. I would guess that at his size he always has trouble

breathing.

[FarLeftFist]

23. The reason he's not running for Prez is the "running" part. n/t

[Roy Rolling]

27. not running

Maybe not running for president, maybe a mosey for the office of president.

[russspeakeasy]

24. I think I'm going to cry....nope, false alarm...

:nopity: :shrug:

[seabeckind]

28. I sure hope it's not too painful.

My wife just yelled at me cause of my insensitivity.

I pointed out that it's really hard to feel sympathy for azzholes. Some just deserve it.

[MadMaddie]

29. Pointing out the obvious

Christie is running around with the Koch brothers and other Right Wing dumbasses that attack Mrs. Obama's effort to get the healthy living message out.

Obesity + no exercise + extreme stress (of which he caused himself) = Heart Attack or worse


I am not obese but I am struggling with my weight and a stupid arthritic left knee. I am exercising and starting to monitor my calorie intake.


Hope he realizes that he needs to get his weight under control or he won't be around for his kids.

[JI7]

39. his situation reminds me of Tim Russerts, and Christie is almost 50 years old

which means it will just get worse for him unless he changes.

the guy has 4 young kids, he should at least try to get better for them and his wife.

[demigoddess]

30. panic attack nothing more, as they say

only the good die young. Many more years ahead for him.

[JI7]

37. not at that weight

[BigDemVoter]

41. Oooh! Did fat ass have a coronary? :):):):):):)

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[Doctor_J]

43. This fat pig is using taxpayer-funded health care

pull the plug

[LeftyMom]

44. Update: The ER splashed some water around his blowhole and tried to push him back out to sea. nt

[The Stranger]

55. Holy shit, that was funny. Really got me laughing . . . can't stop msdkf;slf lskj d;flkj

[underpants]

47. Christie Kreme

no surprise

[ellenrr]

49. damn - I thot 'finally some good news' ,,, then I read he is doing fine. n/t

[goforit]

50. Possible CHF??

[Hassin Bin Sober]

51. Go to the light, Chris! Go to the light.

Hossa.

[kestrel91316]

52. Repig fatcats have trouble breathing because they eat far too many

steak dinners at Ruth's Chris Steak House and the like, IMHO.

I do believe that man has at least 2 chins.

[Zorra]

53. He needs to resign immediately, for health reasons.

That is all.

[The Stranger]

54. Walk towards the light, Chris. Walk towards the light . . .