{"id":5316,"date":"2016-09-12T08:37:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/janetheactuary\/?p=5316"},"modified":"2016-09-12T08:37:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:37:29","slug":"hillarys-health-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/janetheactuary\/2016\/09\/hillarys-health-again.html","title":{"rendered":"Hillary’s health, again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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First of all, some background and a few quick links to get readers up to speed as needed:<\/p>\n

Midmorning yesterday we first saw reports of an unusual incident at a 9\/11 commemoration in New York. \u00a0The first tweets were merely that Hillary Clinton left unexpectedly, and an eyewitness said there appeared to be a health scare. \u00a0Then two videos surfaced, here in an article at\u00a0The Federalist<\/a>. \u00a0She is leaning on a pillar, then needs to be helped\/carried into the waiting van, and appears to fall\/faint before Secret Service or others completely surround her.<\/p>\n

Shortly afterwards, the Clinton campaign announced she was \u201coverheated\u201d and taken to Chelsea\u2019s New York apartment. \u00a0And only later did they announce that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia<\/a>, though NBC News, at least, informs us that it\u2019s the so-called \u201cwalking pneumonia\u201d in which it\u2019s just fine to go about your business as long as you take your medicine. \u00a0And she\u2019s now cancelled a fundraiser<\/a> that had been scheduled in California, opting to literally phone it in, instead.<\/p>\n

Now, it wouldn\u2019t surprise you to learn that this isn\u2019t the end of the story for some on the far right. \u00a0The website Dangerandplay.com<\/a> tells us that pneumonia is a complication of Parkinson\u2019s, and points to a photo on twitter which the author interprets as a nurse administering a \u201csqueeze the doctor\u2019s fingers\u201d neurological test. \u00a0Zero Hedge<\/a> is skeptical that this is pneumonia at all: \u00a0\u201cIf Hillary has pneumonia, and passed out at an event, \u2013 why was she taken to her daughter\u2019s apartment and not a hospital? After all, she was as of today aware of her Friday diagnosis. \u00a0\u00a0After coming out of Chelsea\u2019s apartment, why did Hillary says she \u201cfelt great\u201d \u2013 as of this morning she was aware she had Pneumonia; why not admit the truth for once to the public?\u201d \u00a0(A commenter further says, \u201cShe was unable to initiate movement in her legs. That is some nasty dehydration. It\u2019s fucking Parkinsons. A little Sinemet boost at Chelsey\u2019s and she was good to go.)<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not all! \u00a0How did Clinton recover so quickly at Chelsea\u2019s apartment? \u00a0According to conspiracy theorists<\/a>, it\u2019s not because she rested and drank fluids. \u00a0It\u2019s because the woman leaving that apartment, announcing to everyone, \u201cI feel great,\u201d hugging a small girl and getting into the waiting van, was not Clinton at all, but a body double \u2014 these theorists (and not just at this site \u2014 google it yourself) dissect the facial features, the hair style, even the shoulder she carries her purse on, and cite the fact that, in this instance, the Secret Service is not anywhere near her.<\/p>\n

Oh, and I shouldn\u2019t forget the \u201cmysterious metal object\u201d! \u00a0Infowars<\/a> (and others) cite a clip that appears to show something falling from her pants:<\/p>\n

Internet sleuths noticed a mysterious piece of metal falls out of Hillary Clinton\u2019s pant leg while she was collapsing and being dragged into her SUV.
\nIs it part of a catheter? A clip which holds her ostomy bag? Part of a brace to help her stand?
\nNo one knows yet, but it\u2019s quite odd.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, look, I don\u2019t care for any of this, but the fact that the campaign began with \u201coverheating\u201d before, much later, blaming pneumonia for the fall\/fainting, is disturbing. \u00a0(Oh, and did I mention that her supporters then spent the evening tweeting that Clinton\u2019s schedule in the face of pneumonia shows a heroic determination that makes her more, not less qualified?) \u00a0There is a fairly significant likelihood that there\u2019s more going on than the Clinton campaign is letting on.<\/p>\n

The September 11th commemorations remind us that the president\u2019s job may, in its day-to-day peacetime routine, be relatively forgiving of periodic ailments \u2014 does it really matter whether you give your speech a couple days later, or change the venue from a high school gym in a swing state to the rose garden, or whether you postpone meetings with your policy specialists in trying to move forward a legislative proposal or an administrative action? \u00a0Reality is, for all that Obama is accused of being detached from the work of the president \u2014 preferring to golf and hobnob with celebrities \u2014 I\u2019ve never seen any claims that his failure to buckle down and get to work, rather than fundamental policy disagreements, is the core problem with his presidency. \u00a0But when a 3 AM phone call-type event occurs, we need a president that\u2019s able to manage the intensity of the situation.<\/p>\n

Yes, we have had ill presidents before.<\/p>\n

Roosevelt died in office, and Truman took on the duties of president in a seemingly-seamless way. \u00a0And, sure, we won World War II despite an ill president<\/a> \u2014 but at the same time, would Roosevelt have been better able to prevent the ultimate Soviet take-over of Eastern Europe had he been fitter? \u00a0No way of knowning. \u00a0And, though there is general consensus that Truman\u2019s decision to use the atom bomb was the right call, surely it would have been better if the man making that call had been the elected president.<\/p>\n

Kennedy? \u00a0Well, it\u2019s now known (e.g., this ABC News article<\/a>) that Kennedy had serious health issues, and was on a whole host of medications. \u00a0The author states, \u201cthere is no indication that the medications impaired JFK\u2019s judgment during crucial moments in U.S. history\u201d \u2014 but that\u2019s all a matter of hindsight. \u00a0Might a different set of actions have not set in motion the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the first place? \u00a0Could a different set of decisions results in a successful Bay of Pigs invasion, or none at all?<\/p>\n

And there are unanswered questions about whether Reagan\u2019s eventual Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis was already manifesting itself during his time in office; Reagan\u2019s son claimed this was the case<\/a>, but there are no particular actions that can be pointed to as proof, and, in any case, foreign-policy wise, the legacy of the later years of his presidency is undeniable, with the summits with Gorbachev leading to arms control agreements.<\/p>\n

A president\u2019s health is a big deal. \u00a0What\u2019s more, the American people have the right to be governed by the president they elect, not by de facto<\/em> regents who control decision-making behind the scenes. \u00a0And, to be honest, assessing the various alternative scenarios at this point, I\u2019m pretty much OK\u00a0with a \u201cPresident Kaine,\u201d all things considered, especially if the alternative is a president who is at risk of facing dual health and foreign policy crises.<\/p>\n

Or maybe it\u2019s a big nothingburger \u2014 but I\u2019d be much more comfortable if we didn\u2019t have to rely on Clinton campaign sources for assurance.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

image: \u00a0https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AHillary_Clinton_Testimony_to_House_Select_Committee_on_Benghazi.png; By C-SPAN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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