Posted on 09/11/2016 12:17:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The Democratic nominee dogged by rumors of her deteriorating health after footage emerged of her coughing and gasping for air for nearly five minutes and suffering what seems like a seizure had another ‘medical episode’ on Sunday.
Hillary Clinton nearly collapsed on Sunday morning abruptly being swept away from a Ground Zero ceremony to commemorate the 15th anniversary of 9/11 with a half dozen staffers holding her up to prevent her from slamming head first into the pavement as she was dragged into a black van.
The video, posted on Twitter, shows the former Secretary of State wobbling back and forth almost uncontrollably reminiscent of the notorious seizure footage in which Hillary Clinton suffered uncontrolled spasms for 30 seconds in front of a pool of press reporters, leading to a horrified look on one AP journalist’s face, before regaining her wits and being shuffled off by staffers – an incident that has gone viral, but went unreported at the time.
Failing to stay on two feet at the 9/11 memorial service will be hard for the Clinton campaign to downplay coming at a time when Democrats are already clamoring for Bernie Sanders to come back into the fold after Hillary’s statements to wealthy donors discarding millions of Americans as “irredeemable” and what she calls a "basket of deplorables" highlighting what her opponents say is her elitist views. It now raises the question whether Democrats have a Plan B should Clinton be unable to fulfill her campaign duties with Hillary’s running mate Tim Kaine likely lacking the star power necessary to fend off the insurgent bid of bombastic billionaire Donald Trump.
Many Americans are also left to ask whether a vote for Hillary Clinton may ultimately be a decision to make the relatively unknown Kaine the nation’s Commander-in-Chief. Highlighting the chaos in Democratic Party circles is a statement by Bakari Sellers, a Hillary Clinton surrogate and CNN political contributor who openly said "Does she need to prove more [medical records]? That is a legitimate question to ask."
Political reporter for Time Magazine reports that the former Secretary of State will be temporarily removing herself from the campaign trail in light of the most recent incident and returning home to Chappaqua after being rushed to her daughter Chelsea’s apartment following the incident.
Although Clinton emerged saying that she "feels great" and her campaign has gone into damage control mode suggesting that the incident was merely a bout of dehydration, Hillary may soon be fending off calls by her own party to drop out of the race leaving the door wide open for either Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden to replace her. Democratic Party bylaws stipulate that in the event that a presidential nominee drops out due to health related or other reasons, a special meeting would be called by the chairperson to find a proper replacement. It is also possible that Congress could move to delay Election Day in the event that the decision occurs too close to November 8. To date, a nominee for a major party has never withdrawn or died prior to an American election with the closest historical corollary being Vice President James Sherman who died of kidney disease six days before the 1912 election – his name remained on the ballot and the election proceeded. Watching the video below, it is hard to know whether or not the Democratic nominee may be the first to bow out in history.
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The rats picked this dog...
I disagree. Hillary Clinton made herself the candidate. There would be no other. She wouldn’t have it. It was her turn and come hell or Whitewater she was the chosen one. So now we get to be spectators to the Fall of the House of Clinton. Will Bill go before Hillary? Hillary before Bill?
I’m sure there’s a sports betting site somewhere that has the line on these two grifter’s demise.
Cankles fleeing the country would be way too good.
There is no way she can get through the debates. We all know that now. I am betting the pressure is enormous for her to resign for health issues before she collapsed or seizes up in public during the 90 minute debates. I think she has a wasting disease with very rapid onset.
Maybe the United Nations could turn the U.S. over to an administrative trustee while suitable leadership can be found.
There's nothing in the Constitution about primaries. Nothing about parties. Nothing about candidates. Nothing about nominees, or being nominated. Nothing about being on the ballot. Nothing, for that matter, about Presidential elections (except an oblique reference in the terribly worded XXII Amendment).
The Constitution says that all 50 states may appoint electors, in whatever manner they see fit, and that those electors meet in their state capitols on a day set by Congress and choose the President and Vice President.
So, on December 19, 2016 the electors will meet and choose a President. Presumably they cannot choose someone who is dead. Other than that, they are free to do what seems best.
This is why the electors designated by the two parties are morons, for the most part.
Which part of the Constitution says anything about candidates?
There would be a lot of whining, but once the ballots are done that is the candidate. You could have a write in campaign. But if she, God forbid, were to get elected; then the DNC could put anyone they wanted in, right up to the inauguration (electoral college meeting actually I think). They would only have to meet the Constitutional requirements for age, etc. After the inauguration it would be the normal line of succession.
At least that is what seems to be the rules.
If she vacated, it would be the popular DNC which decides. If she vacates after Nov. 8, it would be the electoral college. If she is not available on Jan. 20, it would be Kaine.
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It could be that the electors could choose a deceased candidate if that candidate had finished in the top three of the electoral votes determined by the popular vote of Nov. 8. It’s just that no one has thought of voting for a deceased candidate in this situation before.
Kaine, Sanders, Kerry, Warren, Warner, or hey: Claire McCaskill.
ROTFLMBO! That’s halarious!
LOL
This is why I was asking.
I’ve been working long hours these days, and this is my first day off. Haven’t had the time to dig into and research it.
I asked here to see if anyone else might know.
the D party bosses basically stole the nomination from Bernie the Red, so they owe it to him now. But, don’t hold your breath. Even tho (IMHO) Bernie would still be the strogest of the visible potential D replacement candidates,
I think the D party bosses will still give it to someone else (that passes their Puppet-masters’ (Soros/IslamoNazi dictators Moslem mid-east).... approval test...
Biden? the FakeInjunSquaw? I think not, as both are VERY weak candiates (the HocusPocusPocahantus being almost a zero=vote getter... and Biden too prone to embarrassing incidents)
Hillary’s VP candidate, what’s his name, has already passed the Soros approval test. That, and the lack of time to put anyone else forward, means he’s probably gonna be the D nominee. imho
This thread has me on the floor......such irreverence that I find side-splitting. I guess that’s because I’m in the deplorable basket. Keep it coming folks.....;)
When Hillary fainted and got her concussion, they claimed it was dehydration causing it. You’d think she would start drinking more water.
She’s the nominee. They won’t change it now.
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