All the Cool Kids Are Doing It

by: Rosi Efthim

Wed Oct 05, 2011 at 08:14:07 PM EDT

Now, Palin's an attention-hog. But I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that her announcement took up less oxygen, and less time than Gov. Chris Christie's announcement yesterday - which clocked in at an astonishing 54 minutes.

Political operative Joshua Henne, who speaks for One New Jersey, the advocacy organization whose non-disclosure (similar in structure to non-disclosure groups serving Christie) I've expressed issue with as has Sen. Loretta Weinberg here, drew up a comparison between the Christie marathon and some other critical events in world history:

Shorter Than Christie's 54-Minute Vanity Press Conference

1.  17 minutes: Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
2.  44 minutes: Ronald Reagan's final State of the Union
3.  5 minutes, 16 sec: Lyndon Johnson tells America he won't seeking re-election
4.  2 minutes: Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
5.  10 seconds: Time it took Christie to veto millionaire's tax
6.  22 minutes: Time it takes to steam 5 lb. lobster (which multi-millionaires will be able to eat a lot more of since Christie vetoed the millionaire's tax)