• 21 Jul 2011 at 11:43 AM

If Chris Christie Were To Theoretically Run For President, He Could Theoretically Count On Money From Paul Tudor Jones, Stanley Druckenmiller, Et Al

By Bess Levin

Earlier this week, Ken Langone invited 50 hedge fund managers and other financial services employees to his office. The occasion? A sit down with with Chris Christie, who the Home Depot founder apparently forced to discuss the possibility of running for president. Here’s what the New Jersey governor had to say:

I’m not running, but I came because Langone is so aggressive, he basically just physically shook me into doing it. I’ve weighed this carefully; I didn’t dismiss it out of hand. There were four considerations:

1) One question was: Where’s my wife? She’s not enthused.
2) The second is: I looked ahead at the potential for two years of running, and not seeing my kids. If I won, six years of not seeing them. If I won a second term, 10 years of not seeing them. Missing my kids growing up is a big deal to me, and it was a big reason. The wife was the biggest. The children were the second.
3) I’m staying in New Jersey. I am not just going to quit halfway through my term. The people trusted me, and I feel like I owe that trust and faith some fidelity.
4) And fourth: Could I win? Could I really do it? I think I would win – not saying I would win, but I could win.

I recognize that not all of you would immediately commit, but it certainly makes me realize that if I were to run, and had this group were behind me, I certainly wouldn’t have any problem raising money.

Despite Christie’s insistence he won’t run, attendees, which included Paul Tudor Jones and Stanley Druckenmiller were apparently left wanting more, having been impressed with CC’s “emphasis on family and commitment, and flashes of disarming humor.”

[Politico via BI]

Comments (35)

  1. 1
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    What they hell does Ken Langone Bench?nn-these questions need answersu00a0

  2. 2
    Posted by generic salesperson | July 21, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Personally, I’ve never been able to think past consideration #1.

  3. 3
    Posted by FATFATFATFAT | July 21, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    Gov Krispy Kreme for prez? BWAHAHAHAHAH!!!

  4. 4
    Posted by Fatsosrollingdownthehill Org | July 21, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Time to break the bacon ceiling.

  5. 5
    Posted by Ooooh Yeah! | July 21, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    “And that’s when I said, ARISTOFATS!!”

  6. 6
    Posted by WallStreetFatCat | July 21, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    If PTJ says its going to happen, its going to happen. Just watch his documentary.

  7. 7
    Posted by Asd | July 21, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    FAT

  8. 8
    Posted by early hominid | July 21, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    u00a0I like the cut of his jib. u00a0Made a nice dress shirt out of it.u00a0

  9. 9
    Posted by CurrencyTrader | July 21, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    Can we really trust a man who hasn’t seen his dick since the Clinton Administration was runningu00a0amok?

  10. 10
    Posted by CurrencyTrader | July 21, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    I’d say examine your motives but it appears Chris Christie has ate them all.

  11. 11
    Posted by Financial_Servicer | July 21, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    I call bullshit. Nobody could physically push Chris Christie around.

  12. 12
    Posted by Doctor Yes | July 21, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    No, it’s TV, man. Camera adds a couple… hundred pounds.nn–T. Boy

  13. 13
    Posted by JohnThain | July 21, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    u00a0Hey Chris I recommend sucking on Kenny Langone’s shriveled old cock on a regular basis. Worked out well for me.nn—Dick Grasso

  14. 14
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Langone can bench Spitzer

  15. 15
    Posted by 2012 Will Be A Joke | July 21, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Chris, now follow me on this.u00a0 You’re in Airforce One, landing on a Little League field, and the crowd cheers.

  16. 16
    Posted by Need a little wind here | July 21, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Hey Gilligan, did you eat the skipper?

  17. 17
    Posted by Ivy League degree | July 21, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Chris Christie = No Ivy League degreennNo Ivy League degree = not getting elected president

  18. 18
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    That scenario seems unlikely. Air Force One is a Boeing 747, and as such has a maximum takeoff weight capacity of only about 735,000 lbs.

  19. 19
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Most presidents didn’t go to ivy league schools, Reagan went to Eureka College for christ sake…..now please go fuck yourself.

  20. 20
    Posted by Assburgher | July 21, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Wrong.

  21. 21
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Yeah, he sure did WEIGH all his options, AMIRITE GUYSu00a0nnnu00a0u00a0nnnu00a0- guy who did what you see there

  22. 22
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    I couldn’t see my dick either during that time. u00a0Thing wasu00a0buriedu00a0in more holes than a groundhog in early spring.nn-B. Clinton

  23. 23
    Posted by trojan | July 21, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    this decision was probably the only thing Christie has weighed in a long time

  24. 24
    Posted by The Observer | July 21, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Last consideration:u00a0 Should I fess up to what everyone is smelling right now?

  25. 25
    Posted by The Observer | July 21, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Quit playin with your dingy

  26. 26
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    So how come Kenyans can be President, but Kalifornians do not?nn-A Schwarzenegger

  27. 27
    Posted by Guest2 | July 21, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Most presidents? Maybe you should check your history a little better. Now please go fuck YOURSELF.

  28. 28
    Posted by Not Guy Above | July 21, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_by_educationu00a0Count and do the math. So please continue to go fuck yourself.

  29. 29
    Posted by in love with pmco avatar | July 21, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Christie cannot count calories

  30. 30
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Wow, I learned something today,,, but ivy guy does have a point. u00a0The ivy league has the majority compared to any other section of schools and for some reason alot of mid-ohio schools,,, I am more confused nownn-guy who thought he got it, and is yet again, now confused

  31. 31
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    He’s angling for a VP bid.u00a0 He’s got the credentials, the money, the girth plus experience as a governor (not a senator).

  32. 32
    Posted by Guest | July 21, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    The math is 28% of presidents received a degree(undergraduate and graduate) from an Ivy league school. Ivey League degree definitely needs to go fuck himself.

  33. 33
    Posted by Mjmiller89 | July 21, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    someone physically shaking Chris Christie? u00a0Watch out Japan.

  34. 34
    Posted by Ltea | July 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    fave Christie retort: I’m big, but i’m not Government BIG!

  35. 35
    Posted by guest | July 22, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    There’s a lot of fatties (like me) who’d vote for this guy.u00a0 I hope he goes for it.

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