Issa Attacks Christie Weight While Defending Rubio

U.S. Congress Representative, Darrell Issa, speaks during a press conference at the U.S embassy in Abuja Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. The United States is ready to provide military training to help Nigeria's batt... U.S. Congress Representative, Darrell Issa, speaks during a press conference at the U.S embassy in Abuja Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. The United States is ready to provide military training to help Nigeria's battle against Islamic extremists, the leader of a U.S. Congressional delegation said here. Nigeria's military is not outgunned by Boko Haram and needs training, not arms, to defeat the insurgents blamed for the deaths of thousands in three countries, said Rep. Darrell Issa. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga) MORE LESS

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) attacked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s weight (R) when asked by Boston Herald Radio on Monday to defend Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) stilted debate performance.

Issa said Rubio didn’t give his list of accomplishments because he wasn’t directly asked about them.

“He was told in a sort of domineering fashion by a slightly older, slightly overweight governor. OK, he wasn’t slightly, he’s a lot overweight. I’m in a position to understand that,” Issa said. “The fact is, if he’d been asked a question he’d have answered it.”

Issa added Rubio didn’t take “the bait” of “cheap shots.”

“I respect his being Reaganesque and instead of attacking back his opponent and berating him, he started talking about what he thought mattered,” he said.

Issa said Rubio would have been attacked even if he answered four different questions with four different answers.

Issa also repeated Rubio’s repeated phrase: “President Obama, he knows what he’s doing.”

Listen to the entire interview.

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  1. There you go again, Darrel.

  2. defense of a lightweight by attacking an overweight’s weight by another lightweight?

  3. Avatar for oofda oofda says:

    So sayeth a car thief and arsonist. He was so lucky not to have been court-martialed while he was in the Army- and that would have saved the country a lot of grief.

  4. The douchebag calling the bidet white

  5. If Issa thinks that a fat joke is an effective way to defend the indefensible, he’s even dumber than Rubot.

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