Though they’re technically New York teams, two teams play in New Jersey, the Giants and the Jets. NJ Governor Chris Christie isn’t a fan of either one. He’s instead a fan of the Giants division rival, the Dallas Cowboys. On Sunday the Cowboys beat the Detroit Lions 24-20 to move on in the NFL playoffs. Christie was in the owners suite with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the two had a hell of celebration including hugs and dancing. It was of course shown on TV and everyone went into attack mode.
Christie got bashed on social media for 1. being a Dallas Cowboys fan, 2. hanging with team owner Jerry Jones in his stadium suite, 3. dancing and hugging Jones to celebrate the Cowboys’ playoff victory, and 4. for being overweight.
Todd Christie, Chris’ brother had a message for the angry people. In a Facebook post on Sunday night, Todd Christie ripped those who had criticized his brother — taking particular aim at Eagles fans:
“To all of those non Cowboy fans who have their panties in a ringer because the Governor of NJ is a Cowboys fan — GET A LIFE !!! The Gov has been a Cowboys fan for his entire life and ALL of you would sit with the owner of your favorite team in a heartbeat if given the chance. I’m a Giants fan — we are sitting home for the fourth straight year. Eagles fans — possibly you should worry more about the fact that your sorry ass team has never won a Super Bowl and less about who’s rooting for which team. I mean crazy pathetic posts. And for every calorically challenged FB person who posts about the Gov’s weight — forget the magic mirror and look at yourself. Weight posts—really?”
