Christie: I’ll Be President If Americans Think I’m ‘Huggable’

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Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that if Americans found him to be “huggable,” then he would be the next President.

Christie said at the CNN debate that he would make his Secret Service name “True Heart.”

CNN “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper told Christie that the Care Bear, “True Heart” is known for being “huggable.”

“They’re kind, affectionate, attentive, and obviously very huggable. I don’t know if you have any response to that. But we found that an interesting note,” Tapper told Christie.

Christie did have a comment on the subject.

“If you agree I’m huggable and the American people agree I’m huggable then I’m going to be the 45th president of the United States,” Christie replied. “I don’t think there’s going to be any doubt about that.”

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  1. And, if you had a shred of ethics, compassion, or competence, you’d be happy being Governor of New Jersey. But, since neither hypothetical is true, it’s a kinda non-issue, dontcha think?

  2. Alice Kramden, to Ralph:

    I can’t even put my arms around you!

  3. bad news for FatBoy… no one likes to hug bullies…

  4. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    “I don’t think” says it all about CC.

  5. Avatar for azjude azjude says:

    Yeah, you are about as huggable as an alligator!

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