The Issue: NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s lap-band surgery, which he says he did for the sake of his family.
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NJ Gov. Chris Christie had lap-band surgery (“Weight Is Over,” May 7).
We’ve seen this before. The once corpulent coach Rex Ryan now finds his skinny self mired in a gangrenous franchise. Al Roker traded in his jolly TV persona for a more measured, banal being.
Losing weight often sucks the humor and passion out. Jonah Hill thinks he’s a matinee idol now.
I’d hate to see Christie’s panache and personality shrink with his appetite. Let’s hope the governor can still throw his weight around come 2016.
O
liver Mosier
Astoria
God bless Christie, and I wish him well, regardless of his reasons.
I believe in my heart that his first and foremost concerns are for his family. As someone who has gone through quadruple bypass and the installation of a defibrillator, I can understand the governor’s concern for his health and what it means to his family. I saw him last week, and he did look thinner.
As for the many comments relevant to his aspirations to run for president, all the more power to him. That is a decision that he, his wife and family will make when the time comes. For now, I continue to wish him the best of health.
George Coppola
Whippany, NJ