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Cillizza/Washington Post: Hillary Clinton’s Health Just Became a Real Issue In The Presidential Camp
Washington Post ^ | September 11 at 11:44 AM | By Chris Cillizz

Posted on 09/11/2016 9:00:39 AM PDT by drewh

Hillary Clinton falling ill at a memorial service on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Sunday morning will catapult questions about her health from the ranks of conservative conspiracy theory to perhaps the central debate in the presidential race over the coming days.

"Secretary Clinton attended the September 11th Commemoration Ceremony for just an hour and thirty minutes this morning to pay her respects and greet some of the families of the fallen," spokesman Nick Merrill said. "During the ceremony, she felt overheated, so departed to go to her daughter's apartment and is feeling much better."

What that statement leaves out is that a) it came 90 minutes after Clinton left the ceremony b) reporters -- or even a reporter -- were not allowed to follow her and c) the temperature in New York City at the time of Clinton's overheating was in the low 80s. (A heat wave over the eastern United States broke last night/this morning.)

Whether Clinton likes it or not, her "overheating" comes at a very bad time for her campaign. Thanks to the likes of Rudy Giuliani and a small but vocal element of the Republican base, talk of Clinton's health had been bubbling over the past week -- triggered by a coughing episode she experienced during a Labor Day rally.

That talk was largely confined to Republicans convinced that Clinton has long been hiding some sort of serious illness. I wrote dismissively of that conspiracy theory in this space last week, noting that Clinton had been given an entirely clean bill of health by her doctors after an episode in which she fainted, suffered a concussion and then a blood clot in late 2012 and early 2013.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hillarycollapse; hillaryfaintingvideo; hillaryfaints; hillaryhealth
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To: savedbygrace

I din’t see it that way. Her knees buckled. She may or not have lost consciousness but she became unexpected dead weight to him.


101 posted on 09/11/2016 4:05:11 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: shhrubbery!

Actually, it was more than three months before the election. Eagleton only lasted 18 days as the VP nom, after it was revealed he had electro-shock treatments and several hospital stays for depression. “Finger on the nuclear button” was the buzz-line that ended it for him.


102 posted on 09/11/2016 4:10:05 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: Publius; kristinn

Just quoted your excellent post on kristinn’s article on The Gateway Pundit.


103 posted on 09/11/2016 4:23:32 PM PDT by Lazamataz (It is The Deplorables against The Deportables.)
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To: Lazamataz

Always appreciated, Laz.


104 posted on 09/11/2016 4:24:10 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Betty Jane

Her knees buckled while she was still leaning on the post. He grabs her arm and then watch when his foot steps down off the curb. That’s when his legs buckled from the weight of her and THEN she collapses, and he takes her weight and keeps her from going to the pavement.

She didn’t go falling forward until he was surprised by stepping off the curb and buckled a bit.


105 posted on 09/11/2016 4:35:30 PM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: shhrubbery!

Sorry, I misread your post, and didn’t need to correct anything.


106 posted on 09/11/2016 4:36:34 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: Publius

Mentioned you by screen name there, too.

Yours is simply the very best post I have seen on the topic.

If any of this comes to pass, beef it up and post it as a editorial. It’s that good.


107 posted on 09/11/2016 4:39:28 PM PDT by Lazamataz (It is The Deplorables against The Deportables.)
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To: drewh

Ya think!?

Doesn’t matter. I’d bet 47% of voters would vote for a corpse. Just look at MO and the widow Carnahan.

5.56mm


108 posted on 09/11/2016 4:39:35 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Lazamataz
Thanks. I've been complaining about vanities to JimRob for a while, so I would look hypocritical if I posted it as a two paragraph vanity. Besides, this is a typical Publius vanity.
109 posted on 09/11/2016 4:42:06 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Publius

tl;dr.

LOL

Tell you what, should any of this come to pass, I will rewrite it and credit you as the source.


110 posted on 09/11/2016 4:43:18 PM PDT by Lazamataz (It is The Deplorables against The Deportables.)
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To: Lazamataz

Cool. I can see the comment: “Laz would hit that elector.”


111 posted on 09/11/2016 4:44:17 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: shhrubbery!

Every state is different!

That’s the genius of our system.


112 posted on 09/11/2016 4:47:03 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
I want Trump running against this BITCH, Trumps WHOLE campaign IS AGAINST HER!!! If she is forced to drop out WE could be in trouble!!!

I agree with you.

113 posted on 09/11/2016 5:13:00 PM PDT by Maceman (Screw the Party. Save the Country.)
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To: shhrubbery!

McGovern backed Eagleton 1000%. For a few days.


114 posted on 09/11/2016 6:02:55 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: NonValueAdded

Death Becomes Her.


115 posted on 09/11/2016 6:06:48 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Publius
Note that we have some precedent. In 1872, the Democratic presidential nominee died right after the election. The DNC notified its electors by mail that there had been a change of ticket, and Democratic electors voted for the new ticket in December. It was just a formality because Grant and the Republicans had won in a landslide.

I'm glad that I finally read your post, because we are about to witness a second almost identical precedent!"

116 posted on 09/11/2016 6:13:05 PM PDT by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

Trumps campaign is against the Uniparty. Bush41 and Bush43 are enemies of the U.S. along with Obama and both Clintons. Notice that 41 and 43 are not supporting Trump. They should all hang—that is, EVERY President since Reagan should hang.


117 posted on 09/11/2016 6:28:16 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Reily
"Beats me, but I am sure state ballot access laws allow for replacement if candidate is dead or incapacitated."

Like everything, "it depends". Remember that John Ashcroft was beaten in the Missouri Senate race in 2000 by Mel Carnahan -- who was dead.

But I don't think Clinton would voluntarily relinquish her position on the ticket. I'd be suspicious that the story is bogus.

118 posted on 09/11/2016 6:28:22 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Every nation has the government it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: goldstategop

Humidity was 39%.


119 posted on 09/11/2016 6:34:33 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: drewh

Notice that when “conservative conspiracy theorists” are proven to have been correct ALL ALONG, they are still “conservative conspiracy theorists.” Only the status of the ISSUE changes.


120 posted on 09/11/2016 6:40:01 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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