Churchill watched FDR hide his polio infirmity, and in 1953 Churchill decided to hide his stroke (at age 78, in his 2nd term as PM).
Watch a great PBS movie called “Churchill’s Secret,” about that.
I do not like Hillary. But she probably has people feeding her these and other historical justifications for pushing on.
But you agree it is something more serious than pneumonia?
“Churchill’s Secret” was on PBS last night. It was good.
Were you the one who originally suggested it here??
One of these days I have to find out why he wasn’t re-elected. To me he seems to be wonderful.
Best quote: Lady Astor (an American in Parliament) couldn’t stand the guy. She said to him “If you were my husband, I would put poison in your tea. He replied, “If you were my wife, I would drink it.” LOL! He was fabulous.
BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS ARE OUT WHEN SHE LOSES. LIKE OUT OUT. BIG OUT. ALL THE WAY OUT. WE WILL OWN THE WHITE HOUSE, THE SENATE, THE CONGRESS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF GOVERNORSHIPS AND STATEHOUSES.
Why do you think the RINOs wanted Yeb!? Because he would lose gracefully and yet perhaps maybe just barely keep the Senate?
THE LEFT IS SKEERED ABOUT BOBO HAVING DONE IN HIS OWN PARTY IN 8 SHORT YEARS AND DOUBLE SKEERED ABOUT WHAT WE IS GONNA DO WE WHEN WE HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL, ie, name 3 of the most conservative SCOTUS picks we can find.
The difference between Roosevelt and Churchill and Hillary is that Hillary’s secret is exposed, probably because there are more cameras and independent sources of news and opinion now.
Same could be said of Bill and Monica and Juanita, etc.
The problem he didn't realize is that polio may wreak less cognitive damage than a stroke (I'm not a doctor/nurse, so I may be wrong.)
In that respect, it is easier to hide a polio infirmity than a stroke. FDR can made calm, rational decisions from a wheelchair. But not after a stroke.