America doesn't know the difference between Kirstie Alley and a Christie ally

Kirstie Alley
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The internet is a marvelous place, isn't it? One New York Times alert on your phone about a Chris Christie ally and suddenly an actress whose heyday was more than two decades ago is a top-trending Twitter topic:

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Even Kirstie Alley herself weighed in.

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You could chalk the momentary blip up to the internet being the internet, our soft spot of early '90s pop culture, or Kirstie Alley's zeitgeist resilience. But if I were a part of Chris Christie's would-be presidential campaign, I'd be reaching out to Alley's people for a collaboration. When given the choice between Christie and a Kirstie, well, the people have spoken.

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Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.