Huffington Magazine Issue 25 | Page 7

Enter POINTERS CHRIS CHRISTIE STAYS IN THE LIMELIGHT FROM TOP: AP PHOTO/JULIO CORTEZ; OLIVIER DOULIERY/POOL VIA BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES; DAVID LIVINGSTON/GETTY IMAGES 2 3 4 HUFFINGTON 12.02.12 About a month after his state suffered the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced he will run for another term. “It would be wrong for me to leave now. I don’t want to leave now,” he said. Christie, who said the Garden State faces more than $29 billion in damages from the storm, has garnered a surge of popularity in the polls for his response to Sandy. His blue fleece, which he donned during his recent SNL appearance, is by now a well-known trademark. AMERICANS PREDICT: ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL ACT ‘LIKE SPOILED CHILDREN’ In a new CNN poll, two-thirds of Americans said that Washington officials will act “like spoiled children” instead of “responsible adults” in dealing with the upcoming budget negotiations. If elected officials do not reach a deal, 45 percent of respondents said they would fault Republicans in Congress, while 34 percent said President Obama would be to blame, the poll found. TWO AND A HALF MEN STAR TO VIEWERS: ‘STOP WATCHING’ A year and a half after Charlie Sheen had a public meltdown and called Two and a Half Men a “pukefest,” the actor who plays the “half” on the CBS hit show is speaking out. In a video posted on a religious website, 19-year-old Angus T. Jones tells viewers: “Please stop watching it, please stop filling your head with filth.” Jones, who earns about $350,000 an episode, says the show is at odds with his religious beliefs.