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Armed with junk science and old photos, critics question #HillarysHealth
The Washington Post ^ | August 8th, 2016 | By David Weigel

Posted on 08/08/2016 12:41:01 PM PDT by Mariner

The first week of August was a rough one for Donald Trump's campaign; by coincidence, it was also a busy one for Trump supporters, who see a media coverup protecting Hillary Clinton. Over the weekend, the Trump campaign released a Web ad that mocked Clinton's admission that she "short-circuited" by giving a misleading answer about the investigation into her emails.

"She took a short-circuit in the brain," Trump said at a Saturday night rally. "She's got problems. Honestly, I don't think she's all there."

At the same time, the Drudge Report, WorldNetDaily and a small army of would-be Twitter sleuths tried to build the case that the Democratic nominee for president has serious health issues and only they had noticed. Clinton's age and health had been subject to parody by some conservative media, but the new speculation was completely serious.

None of the evidence, often shared (or sent to reporters) with the hashtag #HillarysHealth, held up. In every case, a Clinton moment that had been captured by the media was reinterpreted and wrenched out of context. The highest-profile #HillarysHealth discovery came at the American Mirror, an obscure conservative news site with what it packaged as a scoop — "SHOCK PHOTO" — but had been aggregated from Twitter.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; clinton; crookedhillary; davidweigel; drudge; drudgereport; hillary; hillary2016; hillaryhealth; hillaryhealthphoto; hillaryshealth; hillarywpsuperpac; madison; toddmadison; wnd
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To: Mariner

All of the mocking and dismissals by the Washington Post won’t make Hillary any healthier. She still looks and acts real sick...any everyone knows it.


121 posted on 08/08/2016 2:50:05 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: ToxicMich
Well, to be fair, the Drudge photo is indeed 6 months old ..

Your 'concern' fits their MO precisely.
Squawk and squawk and squawck about 'WHO hacked the emails?' while absolutely stonewalling the real issue > their actual content.

When the flak is heavy, you're in the right neighborhood .. and the whores at the Compost KNOW IT.

122 posted on 08/08/2016 2:50:56 PM PDT by tomkat (PC > we kill it, or it kills US)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

It was not only FDR, but also JFK. His Addison’s, his drug use..


123 posted on 08/08/2016 2:51:25 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: Mariner; Jane Long; hoosiermama
Notice the added shoe grippers ...


124 posted on 08/08/2016 2:52:29 PM PDT by maggief
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To: Mariner

Weigel interestingly enough did NOT mention the multiple reports of the Diazepam pen


125 posted on 08/08/2016 2:53:11 PM PDT by montag813
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To: All

The old msm is in a losing fight against the new media led by Matt Drudge.


126 posted on 08/08/2016 2:56:59 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Mariner

“At the same time, the Drudge Report, WorldNetDaily and a small army of would-be Twitter sleuths tried to build the case that the Democratic nominee for president has serious health issues and only they had noticed. Clinton’s age and health had been subject to parody by some conservative media, but the new speculation was completely serious.”

They got the facts wrong as usual. The conservative media has been questioning Hillary’s health for sometime. But it was Danger and Play that first posted, yesterday, the photo from February of Hillary being escorted up the stairs seemingly have issues walking.
http://www.dangerandplay.com/2016/08/07/hillarys-health-hillaryshealth-cannot-be-ignored/

Then The American Mirror posted it and Drudge’s team posted that link after they put the pictures up on the page in the heading. The photos come from Getty Images and Reuters.
http://theamericanmirror.com/shock-photo-grandma-hillary-helped-stairs/

World Net Daily, Breitbart, Lifezette, and other sites got involved after that. Now the issues really got ramped up after a July 23rd alleged seizure on camera by Hillary then later at the Democratic Convention by her movements and some spot on her tongue. So conservative sites have been already investigating her health again.

It was Danger and Play again that then was investigating who the black man was who was one of the men escorting Hillary up the stairs and later by Hillary’s side as part of her security team.
http://www.dangerandplay.com/2016/08/07/who-is-hillarys-handler-doctor-stroke-seizure/

Then twitter users and the twitter accounts of the various conservative sites got involved. It lead to the uncovering of that mysterious handler carrying a Diazepam pen.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/08/oh-hillary-handler-carries-diazepam-pen-seizures/

World Net Daily had a well done article but it came out before the Diazepam pen was uncovered.
http://www.wnd.com/2016/08/unstable-hillary-gets-help-climbing-stairs/

Breitbart’s article on the photos:
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/08/07/hillary-clinton-needs-help-getting-stairs/

Lifezette’s article:
http://www.lifezette.com/healthzette/hillary-healthy-enough-lead/

Inquisitr had a article published yesterday on Hillary’s health as well.
http://www.inquisitr.com/3393152/hillary-clintons-health-did-she-have-a-seizure-on-camera/

Even Freedom Outpost did an article.
http://freedomoutpost.com/what-is-going-on-with-hillary-clintons-health/

Then the attacks began from the left.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/08/cnn-will-trump-follow-drudges-lead-and-question-hillarys-health-video/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3728708/Right-wing-websites-share-old-picture-Hillary-Clinton-claim-bad-health.html

http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/08/media/drudge-report-hillary-clinton-fall/

Other sites reporting:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/08/rumor-check-photo-of-clinton-being-helped-up-stairs-goes-viral-but-theres-more-to-the-story/

http://ijr.com/2016/08/667958-drudge-stunned-his-readers-with-pic-of-hillary-being-helped-up-stairs-just-one-problem/

https://regated.com/2016/08/hillary-clinton-revealed-serious-health-issues-possible-brain-damage/

P.S. As of the moment the Regated article is not appearing but the main headline on the site.


127 posted on 08/08/2016 2:58:28 PM PDT by Mozilla (Truth Is Stranger than Fiction.)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast
And their biggest problem is that they will have to hide her away completely now.

That is the plan. Just attack Trump along with plenty of help from a some high profile RINO's. Vote against Trump, he is a crazy Misogynist, Sexist, Racist and will cause a Nuclear war. No appearance by Hillary required.

128 posted on 08/08/2016 2:59:58 PM PDT by itsahoot (Trump kills PC--Hillary kills USA--Pick one.)
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To: Mariner

How can they be old photos. This would mean they were reported on the first time. They were not reported on. It is therefore news about photos the MSM didn’t want reported on back in the bettor the year.

Hillary is cracking up and the MSM is covering up.


129 posted on 08/08/2016 3:00:02 PM PDT by Flick Lives (TRIGGER WARNING - Posts may require application of sarcasm filter)
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130 posted on 08/08/2016 3:00:56 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: BenLurkin

“eventually it will be “old news”.

Freepers were complaining that Drudge’s photo happened in Feb of this year, therefore it was old news.


131 posted on 08/08/2016 3:04:23 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ((My passion for freedom is stronger than that of Democrats whose obsession is to enslave me.))
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To: Grampa Dave

“Freepers were complaining that Drudge’s photo happened in Feb of this year, therefore it was old news.”
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Yeah, I didn’t understand the panic over that. If it were a one off I might agree, but Hillary’s health problems is an ongoing issue.


132 posted on 08/08/2016 3:08:18 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Mariner

Hey Journolist Dave Weigel - did you run this article by the DNC first, or just the Hillary campaign managers?

Inquiring minds want to know!


133 posted on 08/08/2016 3:08:35 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: Flick Lives; LS; jazusamo; P-Marlowe

That is an excellent point.

Those photos have not been reported on before. How could they be old?


134 posted on 08/08/2016 3:08:38 PM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: T-Bird45

Hillary’s Center Fuel Tank exploded spontaneously.

And if we like our doctor, we can keep our doctor.

We must always trust Democrats.


135 posted on 08/08/2016 3:09:43 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: FReepers
Here's a thought that I absolutely love:

With all this coming out, everyone who pays any attention to this story will now be watching her every movement like a hawk, looking for more evidence of infirmity.

And the beauty is that the evil bitch has to know, now, that literally millions of eyes will be watching every single move.
Cloistering may be the only effective remedy for it, which would deliciously confirm everything the presstitute lapdogs are desperate to deny.

This time, Hitlery, just because you're paranoid means that they ARE out to get you !

It's Schadenfreude a la mode .. best served cold !

136 posted on 08/08/2016 3:10:29 PM PDT by tomkat (PC > we kill it, or it kills US)
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To: Radagast the Fool

As an ethical physician (and an eminent practitioner in his specialty for many years), Dr Carson would never offer a public opinion on HRC’s health. But I’d bet he could nail the diagnosis in under five minutes, based on the video alone.

On a somewhat related note, it’s no secret that the world’s major intelligence agencies devote significant resources to the assessment of the health of global leaders. It is an inexact science at best. Back in the 80s the doctors working for the CIA assessed that Soviet leader Yuri Andropov was in good health just months before he died from long-term health issues (kidney problems, as I recall). And Osama bin Laden was said to be a death’s door for years before Seal Team 6 took him out.

HRC better hope her doctors are more security-conscious than she is, because various foreign Intel services have their own medical assessment t teams and probably have their own theories on her condition(s), if not the actual diagnosis.


137 posted on 08/08/2016 3:15:54 PM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: cpdiii
AMEN !
138 posted on 08/08/2016 3:21:07 PM PDT by tomkat (PC > we kill it, or it kills US)
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To: Jane Long; hoosiermama; LucyT
This ain't no junk science. :o/


139 posted on 08/08/2016 3:23:36 PM PDT by maggief
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To: Mariner

What does the WaPo say about her myoclonic seizure? That was some pretty hard evidence. Not junk science.


140 posted on 08/08/2016 3:23:38 PM PDT by Yaelle (Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
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