On September 11th while attending a 9/11 memorial ceremony, Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton abruptly left the ceremony, appearing to be faint or fainting while waiting for her motorcade.
No big deal, right? It happens to everyone. But of course, people had to take the issue too far.
It was disclosed after this incident that Hillary Clinton had been recovering from a recent pneumonia diagnosis, and was weakened from the illness, causing her to feel faint. In fact, she has stated that she never even lost consciousness, but that she felt dizzy, stumbled, and recovered quickly while in the car.
However, people were not buying it. They wondered how exactly someone could be diagnosed with pneumonia and be present at a ceremony just days later, seeming greatly recovered (minus the fainting incident), especially for someone of her age. Pneumonia usually knocks someone’s immune system and body out for a long time, yet here she was, present at a ceremony just days later.
That led many people to play doctor and “diagnose” Clinton with something else. Seemingly out of nowhere, the idea that Clinton really has Parkinson’s disease instead of pneumonia popped up. People have claimed that Clinton was not actually feeling faint, but that she was having a seizure, a sure sign of Parkinson’s.
Whether you choose to believe what Hillary Clinton says, or that she really is hiding something is ultimately your choice. Not every medical detail about a president or presidential nominee is our business. If Donald Trump got a head cold and had a sore throat, should we care? No. However, if Hillary Clinton has a debilitating health issue that impacts how she would perform as the President, than it most certainly is our business to know. We would not want to vote someone into office who could not perform well or would have to step down soon after inauguration.
However, no President has been perfectly healthy. Franklin D. Roosevelt had polio. John F. Kennedy had Addison’s disease. And Ronald Reagan had multiple health issues. If Hillary Clinton feels faint one time because pneumonia weakens her, fine. If she felt faint because of some underlying condition that is more dangerous, then there is no doubt that that will be made public, and we can choose from there how to feel about the Democratic nominee. As of now, spreading rumors or supposed information about a presidential nominee online will not knock her out of the race. If it could, Donald Trump would have been history by now.
(Disclaimer: I am not making ANY political statement here. I am just making a point that spreading useless rumors about a presidential nominee is a waste of time. Focus on something more important, like what a nominee’s views on war or the environment is-not whether one, tiny dizzy-spell means someone has Parkinson’s disease. Educate yourself on what is important, and then we can vote for a president based on the real facts. If Clinton’s health becomes an issue, then we will know for sure-until then, there are BIGGER issues to be looking at).
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