blackaroni
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She's campaigning with pneumonia???? She really needs to take a couple of days off and get some rest. Let Trump make an ass of himself.
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Clinton has pneumonia
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JoeyJungle
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Man I had pneumonia in both lungs back in HS. Parents thought I was faking sick so I could stay home from school, till I mentioned night sweats and finally they took me to the hospital. I don't remember it being as painful as bronchitis or strep throat, but I do remember playing In My Time of Dying a whole bunch so it must've been a whole lot worse than I remember it.
I can't believe the health scares were simultaneously 100% wrong and totally accurate.
She'll probably just be resting till the debates, it takes a couple weeks to recover from.
I can't believe the health scares were simultaneously 100% wrong and totally accurate.
She'll probably just be resting till the debates, it takes a couple weeks to recover from.
cloud_sleep
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she looks deathly
They could just get Tom Petty to do her public appearances while she rests up.
FDR arguable one of the best presidents was in a wheelchair
Yet calvin coolidge history's greatest monster was fit and trim.
OdysseusVA
Banned
So who do I vote for now?
ColdLasagna
Member
And stay all night before the game gambling like she was the mascot in a Kenny Rogers theme park?
I think not.
Jordan still the GOAT.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Anyone but the idiot.
Look on the bright side, what can Trump say other than "Well wishes" that wouldn't paint him as unsympathetic? By putting this out in the open they've basically stopped one of Trump's potential methods of attack.
At least I hope this is the case. The levels of stupidity in some people can be surprising.
At least I hope this is the case. The levels of stupidity in some people can be surprising.
DrForester
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Sad that in any other year (or if she was a man) she could have just come out a week ago, said, "Caught an illness, taking a week off", and no one would have thought anything of it.
SmackAttack
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One of my mom's "friends" on Facebook posted a meme with her coughing and asking if there's a doctor in the house. The next image was of Jack Kevorkian. So yeah.
Here's hoping she makes a full, healthy recovery.
Lazy vs Crazy
Member
She really should have announced this when she was diagnosed.
Clockwork5
Member
If she has pneumonia she should be resting, not campaigning.
She has had this cough for quite some time now, I would think top doctors would ensure things like today's scare wouldn't happen.
badcrumble
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Campaigning with pneumonia has to be unbelievably brutal. Props to her for doing that and I hope she didn't make the situation worse.
On the other hand lol at all of the people who said it's perfectly normal for everyone to faint when it's 80 degrees out
On the other hand lol at all of the people who said it's perfectly normal for everyone to faint when it's 80 degrees out
The Dr.Oz that got busted peddling fake drugs? That dr.oz
TheGreatMightyPoo
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She'll take a few weeks off in all likelihood.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Get well soon
That's an order
That's an order
RustyNails
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Trump can class himself and offer her a quick note of quick recovery. Will he or wont he?
metalslimer
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To be honest as pneumonia is completely treatable, I don't really see how this was anyone else's business.
Yeah I was in the hospital for a week. I'm honestly amazed she managed to do a couple of fundraises, campaign rallies, and a forum with it.
Clockwork5
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Nope. Trump doesn't care about appearing unsympathetic.
Yeah, this really shuts that right down.
Darryl M R
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CNN sent out that confirmation push
It's in the OP.
StopMakingSense
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2 days ago? Eh, it's a push.
KeyBladerXIII
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Caught pneumonia in both lungs during a Halloween event in Florida while I was in high school. I could not stop coughing and I felt like the grim reaper was throttling me Homer Simpson-style. Hope Clinton recovers soon.
I recommend she stay in bed all day playing Transformers games, worked for me.
I recommend she stay in bed all day playing Transformers games, worked for me.
Neuromancer
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This is fine.
NullPointer
Member
I don't think Trump cares about appearing sympathetic here. If he does wish her well, it'll have an obvious angle to it.
It's not surprising she has still been active despite her diagnosis. A lot of people have a hard time relaxing. It's something that bothers the shit outta me because I know like 3 of them personally. A go getter like Hilary is the type to keep pushing things until she's got no choice but to sit down. Maybe this incident has shown her she's got to take it easy. Hope she gets better soon.
Already Torn
Banned
How can we be sure it's pneumonia and not advanced dimensia? Old people don't get pneumonia unless there's something else wrong. Maybe she should have deleted those microbes like she deleted those emails!
I'm not sure how independents on the fence would be swayed by this.
Non-political independents:
"well umm... im not sure but...umm... she got sick n she could die i guess...??"
Anti-establishment independents:
"Bro, both parties are the same, bro. It's all run by the lobbyists, bruh. Vote Gary Steinson."
Conservatives that claim to be independents:
"I'm not racist but, Trump is the only logical choice if she's going to succumb to illness."
Non-political independents:
"well umm... im not sure but...umm... she got sick n she could die i guess...??"
Anti-establishment independents:
"Bro, both parties are the same, bro. It's all run by the lobbyists, bruh. Vote Gary Steinson."
Conservatives that claim to be independents:
"I'm not racist but, Trump is the only logical choice if she's going to succumb to illness."
Doesn't care doesn't mean it won't hurt him. Kicking someone when they're down (or, in this case, when they have a horrible illness) is almost universally considered cowardly and just generally poor behaviour. Further questions or insinuations that her campaign is lying/covering something else up will just make him seem like a conspiracy nut.
Megalosaro
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Lying Hilary? More like dying hilary
Clockwork5
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You think?
ebullientprism
Member
Stopped?
Lol you are delusional if you think that. He is gonna pound on it till you are sick of hearing about it. Especially now that he has been "proven" right.
Since when does Trump care about sounding sympathetic? The guy took shots at parents who lost their kid in a war. He does NOT give a fuck. Watch him double, triple and quadruple down on his "Hillary is sick" narrative. And watch media run wild with it.
Gaf lives in a bubble I swear.
As could many people with pneumonia.
... Shit, this is serious. Hope she recovers ok.
teruterubozu
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So she went to Chelsea's pool after? What is she doing? Stay in bed!
Yeah, Trump will definitely use this to attack her. Luckily he's incompetent enough that it'll blow up in his face anyway.
I didn't say he wouldn't say anything about it, but right now he really needs to appeal to people other than his core base and doubling down on the health conspiracy narrative will do the opposite. It stops that method of attack by making it very ineffectual at doing the task he's supposed to do.
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