time to....bail out!
Fox News reporter: Hillary Clinton left 9/11 ceremony with 'medical episode'
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Actually she's from Chicago
RPGCrazied
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Stay far away from Fox News, you know they are going to air this at nauseum.
Lord Frieza
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But will that make Trump's polarizing views and attitude, as well as his total alienation to key minority groups he needs, simply go away?
PeakPointMatrix
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Are we reading the same thread?
From less than an hour ago:
Like I said, thread's going to be hillaryous in November.
valkillmore
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That's why they didn't suppress JFK's illness before the election right? Because he wasn't a woman.
Does this really even need to be said?
Dr. Feel Good
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What? Franklin Roosevelt's declining health was deliberately hidden from the public to avoid people from thinking he was going to die. Health of a president is a big fucking deal.
BouncyFrag
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He also demands an obstacle course.
of course it would, come on
on that note, who could have expected that the republican party's new core demographic would be /pol/?
Tarkus
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They care much more about emails and hammer-smashed phones. Kreygasm
bangbang i'm a timpani
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this and that video of her coughing up pills or whatever are really not good signs
hairygreenpeas
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Even though I highly doubt that something similar would even happen to her in the midst of a nationally televised debate, she should definitely keep herself super hydrated - especially when she gets around to flinging the shit she has on Trump. God knows how long that list would be.
excelsiorlef
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A Link to the Past
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Yes it is, but has any recent president been targeted to this extent for their health? Inevitably, one of them has to have coughed or sat down at one point or another.
No, which is the only thing that still gives me any confidence. I'm just worried about a perfect storm scenario for Trump, and shit like this doesn't help the fear.
Chinese Cartoons
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Yep so true mate up vote.
lol they are probably assembling a who's who of quack doctors to come and diagnose hillary with every ailment under the sun. hillary has already lost next week so she might as well make herself very visible to damage control as much as possible. also we can almost guarantee trump will make some unforced error as well if he feels emboldened by this.
BreezyLimbo
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Tranqueris
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Some of this straight up nonsense.
"Hillary's too weak and old! And what about the debates?! We need a replacement!"
Yes let's ignore the full year of campaigning all over the fucking country and constant debates where she didn't faint or have health problems beyond a stray cough.
"Hillary's too weak and old! And what about the debates?! We need a replacement!"
Yes let's ignore the full year of campaigning all over the fucking country and constant debates where she didn't faint or have health problems beyond a stray cough.
SchrodingerC
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Christ people, everyone needs to shimmer down a bit. Yes it is unfortunate Hillary got sick and had to leave, thus reinforcing the stupid narrative Repubs have been spouting, but Hillary is in no way in danger of losing this election, or dropping out. Of course if this becomes a repeating problem, THEN we can all freak the fuck out.
A Link to the Past
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I'm not terribly worried. While I do think this has the risk of hurting Democrat turnout, I think that strong campaigning from Barack, Michelle, Joe, and Chelsea can do wonders to at least ensure that she wins.
At this point I've not much hope in seeing South Carolina, Missouri, Georgia, or Arizona go blue, but I think that Hillary can still get Obama's EV total from 2012.
TheCochese
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A guy fainting I would think would be a much worse look in the narrative, particularly if these were two men.
But this is my exit. Y'all have fun.
Rentahamster
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Ouch. This look will not look good for her poll numbers. Confirmation bias IEDs just went off in a lot of people's heads.
Mostly because Sarah Palin was the VP...
CoffeeJanitor
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i think people are talking about perceptions here
I don't know if there are any videos of candidates from other elections fainting on the campaign trail. Legit discussion on if this will affect her chances IMO. Plus, she fainted.
Some parts, agreed. But, this is where we stand now, and this will be used as ammo against her. I don't imagine a video of Obama fainting/stumbling would have done well to dispel any notion that he was sickly. They are saying that shes sick.. then this video happens. Just a bad look.
... holy shit
that's another +1/+2 Trump right there.
Bernie and his Communist/Socialist "Baggage" lookin' really attractive now.
excelsiorlef
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Only because they were dead scared of Palin taking over.
A Link to the Past
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McCain was a cancer survivor, older, and as Kev pointed out, President Palin is scary, President Kaine is not.
Not to say that it was okay, but the health conversation had a lot more substance to it.
Bernie is 75, he would be the oldest President ever. If he never coughed or sat down once on his campaign, they would find something to pin a health crisis onto.
So if Trump had a 4 minute coughing fit, then this episode... You would react how?
Please tell me.
Tell me that you would think it's a non-issue and defend it as "happens to everyone!".
It's really hard for me to imagine a Democratic voter who would've gone for Hillary staying home on Election Day because she fainted on an 80 degree day.
TemplaerDude
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A zombified Clinton would be a better choice than Trump.
I don't think this is true though.
There was a lot of, "Mccain is a ghost who is going to die in office"-talk around that election. But yeah Palin killed him in the end lol.
Yeah, low voter turnout for democrats, due to lack of enthusiasm is a worry. Even though I think a lot of people will want to show up to vote against Trump. Still hoping AZ can turn blue this year, would be nice to have my vote have some weight towards the president this cycle!
This your first election?
valkillmore
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This GIF is glorious. Even more so in this instance as he's pointing right at the word 'woman.'
A Link to the Past
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Let me rephrase.
What I meant to convey was soft Democrats/independents/anti-Trump Republicans who could be turned off of her by these """health scares."""
BreezyLimbo
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I would imagine that in any other country, if a candidate for the highest office fainted, they would be seen as weak. Its not a US exclusive thing.
Have you heard of John McCain? One of the main arguments against him was he was old and could die at any time.
Bro, do you even faint?
Serious question to those dismissing it or calling it sexist, if a fainting episode happened to your grandparent, would you or would you not be concerned for their health?
NyMartin90
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New video before the fainting
I don't really remember McCain's health/age becoming a major talking point until after she picked Palin as his running mate, but I could be wrong.
I think a Republican nominee following an extremely unpopular Republican president, paired with a batshit running mate and reassuring everyone that the foundations of the economy were strong a week before it collapsed probably did him more than any questions about his health did, anyway.
I think a Republican nominee following an extremely unpopular Republican president, paired with a batshit running mate and reassuring everyone that the foundations of the economy were strong a week before it collapsed probably did him more than any questions about his health did, anyway.
Stereogatari
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Politicians are Humans too. Unfortunately the populace wants them to be Gods.
I think someone earlier was asking about presidential candidates and health. Off the top of my head, George H.W. Bush famously vomited on the Japanese prime minister and fainted, George W. Bush choked on a pretzel, and there's Reagan, but I'm not sure if he was displaying signs of Alzheimer's by the time his re-election bid started. Either way, their health wasn't major talking points of campaigns as far as I can remember. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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