The boorish New Jersey governor called California's governor a "retread" (class act, eh?), and as you might guess the 74-year-old Brown wasn't going to take that lying down. "Not as much hair, I'm slowed down a little bit. But I have to tell you, I ran three miles in 29 minutes two nights ago," he told the United Food and Commercial Workers in L.A.  "I hereby challenge Gov. Christie to a three-mile race, a pushup contest and a chin-up contest. And whatever he wants to bet, I have no doubt of the outcome." Now that I'd pay to see. Video was posted by the union.



Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted 
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.