It appears Big Mouth Chris Christie will be the GOP Keynote Speaker

[WI_DEM]

"The word is going out quietly to Republican activists across New Jersey: If you're going to the GOP convention in Tampa next month, be sure to be there by Tuesday night, Aug. 28, because Gov. Chris Christie is going to be giving the keynote speech that night," the New York Post reports.

Said one party activist: "We've been told that's the night to be there, that's when the governor is going to speak. They're saying he's the keynoter."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/07/18/christie_pegged_for_keynote_speech.html

[ananda]

1. Puke

Don't worry, I won't be watching.

[NightWatcher]

2. Wow they're really steering into the crazy swerve

I wonder if Mitts going to pick a boring VP or be pressured to go all Tea Baggey and pick a foaming knuckle dragger to appease a batshit crazy base.

[maryellen99]

5. I'm pretty sure I'll be donating to the President during his speech

I donated 4 years ago during the keynote by giuliani plus I also donated when snowflake snooki made her acceptance speech.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. If Christie's not going to be selected as a running mate, then

I guess this is his compensation prize.

[Johonny]

4. Someone as unlikable as Mitt Romney

nice choice.

[CTyankee]

6. I remember when the NYT hired Stephen King to attend and write on the Republican Convention

where Pat Buchanan gave his famous speech. It was perfect! He said Buchanan looked like he had just eaten a good meal, "a child perhaps." He described Reagan as "looking like an iguana." I nearly fell out of my chair laughing...

I wish they'd get King to do it this year. Only Stephen King is able to describe these hideous people...

[hifiguy]

14. The late, great Molly Ivins had the best zinger from that convention

"I'm sure his (Buchanan's) speech sounded better in the original German."

[Panasonic]

7. After looking at the fat boy

I just have to know:

How tall is Christie?

[bongbong]

12. Gravity

Christie is like a black hole, so massive that his personal gravitation has shortened him. He used to be 7 feet tall.

[1-Old-Man]

8. Then you may reasonably expect that he will be the 2016 Candidate.

[Ineeda]

9. Yep.

Gives him four years to recover from gastric bypass or lap band surgery. Or a coronary. I find him amusing and horrifying in a revolting Snookie train wreck way, and am pretty sure he'll never be president.

[Lizzie Poppet]

10. They'd better reinforce the podium.

Yeah, yeah, I know...cheap shot.

[bongbong]

11. Text of his speech released

"You low-lifes making less than $10,000,000 a year need to SHUT UP RIGHT NOW"

[hifiguy]

13. Fred Flintstone

was the first thought I had seeing that picture. A loudmouthed fat guy. All he's missing is Fred's leopard (?) tunic.