In case you didn't see this last Sunday, The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Detroit Lions in the NFC wild card playoff game:
Face-down on the turf, Tony Romo pounded his hands into the ground.
Frustrated by yet another season-ending failure? Far from it. The Dallas quarterback was celebrating after giving the Cowboys the lead in a stirring playoff comeback.
Romo threw two touchdown passes to Terrance Williams, the second for the lead late in the fourth quarter, and the Cowboys rallied for a 24-20 wild-card win over Detroit on Sunday in their first playoff game in five years.
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Needless to say, the Cowboys fans and owners were thrilled - but who knew the Cowboys had such a fan in New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
"Governor Christie attended the game last night as a guest of Jerry Jones, who provided both the ticket and transportation at no expense to New Jersey taxpayers," Roberts said in a statement.
That travel, he said, included a private jet.
The Dallas Cowboys' newest good-luck charm has been attending games on the owner's dime.
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attended Sunday's playoff game between his beloved Cowboys and the Detroit Lions as a guest of owner Jerry Jones, Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts said.
"Governor Christie attended the game last night as a guest of Jerry Jones, who provided both the ticket and transportation at no expense to New Jersey taxpayers," Roberts said in a statement.
That travel, he said, included a private jet.
Christie, a potential 2016 presidential contender, hugged Jones after the Cowboys' come-from-behind 24-20 victory over Detroit at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
If you haven't seen the awkward hug, which really looks like the hug is being rejected, check it out here along with pictures of Christ Christie hobnobbing with the rich and famous.
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When I watched the video, I thought it was so odd that a sitting governor from a state with two NFL pro teams from his home state or from nearby his home state, would be seen on national television rooting for the Cowboys - known as "America's team." New York Giants fans, and Philadelphia Eagles fans HATE the Dallas Cowboys with a passion.
But clearly Christie is doing this all for political reasons, looking down the road for his soon to be announced run the GOP nod for president.
But fans of the Giants, Jets and Eagles are taking on Christie for his support of the Cowboys and really taking him to the woodshed.
Christie has taken considerable ribbing about his allegiance to the Cowboys, who are bitter rivals of the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants, teams favored by most New Jersey residents. Sunday's appearance at the game sparked a flood of questions about who had paid for Christie to attend.
Roberts cited an executive order, first established under Democratic former Gov. Jim McGreevey, that states governors "may accept gifts, favors, services, gratuities, meals, lodging or travel expenses from relatives or personal friends that are paid for with personal funds."
Meanwhile, Giants and Eagles fans have lashed out at Christie with their own Facebook page, you tube videos, etc. Check them out:
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You can even buy a Chris Christie Sucks T-Shirt:
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But I really did save the best for last. Chris Christie has taken on a part time job and this is too hilarious!
At least two media outlets in the Garden State have created less than flattering images of Christie as an actual cheerleader following his high-profile, highly awkward cheering for the Cowboys during the NFL playoffs. Christie, a longtime Cowboys fans, was spotted with Jones during the team's 24-20 win over the Detroit Lions in an NFC wild-card-game on Jan. 4.
Star-Ledger cartoonist Drew Sheneman depicted the Republican politician as a Cowboys cheerleader in an image that ran with the caption "Christie Does Dallas." Another Jersey paper, The Trentonian, featured a slightly more realistic approximation of Christie as a Cowboys cheerleader created by local graphic designer Robert Hazelrigg on its front page.
Check out the video pictures here and have a good laugh at Christie's expense.
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