Christie tells National Guard leader to slim down; anybody else think this is hilarious?

Gotta set standards as leaders. The GOV is civilian and not held to our standards but the General is.

I was stationed at Ft. Stewart GA in the early 80's when MG Schwarzkopf was division CG. The weight program was just started. The General was slightly over standards. He put out a division memo that NO ONE under his command would be put on overweight program until he met standards

Lead from the front HOORAH you cannot correct some e when you are Fat as F______ so get to PT

A fat dude tell another fat dude to slim down..... but the first fat dude is the governor and the second fat dude is General under the command of the Governor .... so the actual context is, a superior telling one of his subordinate to slim down.

funny and then no longer funny. LOL

well he is the governor but at the same time that is pretty funny.

Although it is funny being told you are fat by a person fatter than you, the funny factor decreases when you are an officer (generals included) in the military. It is my understanding that every officer has to conform to military regulations. Obviously his staff doesn't have the courage to ensure he is within weight standards and has a current PT test on record, so his "Commander" had to correct him!

We have military standards for a reason. The fact that he has not been meeting these standards and has created an image poor enough for his Governor to call him out is quite alarming. These are not actions of a leader, and as a General, he knows better than most what is seen as right and wrong in the US Military. I don't think it's funny at all, I think it's an absolute shame that he has been able to lead for the last three years while dodging standards so openly and without anyone within his chain of command, be it above or below, doing something about it. This man has been in the military since 1982, so the change towards fitness did not come at him like a brick like it may have for some who joined just as the "fit-to-fight" mentality began within the Air Force.

What's even less funny is that within this very same organization there is a strong perception of racial bias being held by General Cunniff and his deputy. I'm really not sure how he is still the State Adjutant General, but I think that speaks volumes about Governer Chris Christie, as well.

Sound advice from Gov Chris "Crispy Creme" Christy!

He is the CinC for the NJ National Guard. It would be prudent for him to listen or submit his papers, then comment about hypocrisy. Different set of rules for military than civilian overseers. President Taft weighed in at 340.

"Im gonna help you make room for lunch, bacon boy. DROP DOWN AND GIVE ME 25 SITUPS NOW!! COUNT EM OUT!!!"