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Originally Posted by Jamie89
I get what your saying, I still don't entirely see the need for it if I'm being completely honest, but if it's a fair playing field and the same rule applies for everyone then that's all fair enough really. I suppose the thing that's bothered me about all the health talk is the way I feel it's been used to drive an agenda unfairly against one of the candidates, rather than it being about politics. That's the way it's appeared to me anyway. It's all been turned into just another thing to distract from the politics and make this election appear even more of a farce [emoji23]
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It is a distraction at worst. Local offices, when relevant to the position, share this information readily though and there's usually nothing made of it. That's probably why it seems so bad in this case... but something very common because the average citizen considers this information to be relevant to their elect-ability.
This election has gone to the level of ridic, but we can largely blame the media for that (I blame the media for a lot when it comes to our politics tbqf). Most people don't think that much of it and it's just something to further sensationalize an already nasty election cycle. You and I click the articles and talk about it here, so clearly
it works.
What bugs me is how easily some people believe some of the "controversy"... my grandmother (she's pro-Trump, though not rabidly) asked me what I thought of Hillary's "illness" (as if to discredit it). Even if there was more going on. I don't think she would honestly with-hold the information in order to put one over on the public. A lot of these politicians are very loyal to the party and she has benefited very much from her place there, both financially and socially, in having those connections. Bill made lots of money on speeches and she's only been able to get into office using her connections there, so I don't think she would willingly sabotage her own party just so she can have her 15 minutes... Hillary may be questionable on some of her policies, but I don't think she would intentionally be an
anarchist.
She is nearly 70 years old, so it's only normal she would have some issues. You and I go to the doctor for issues and are told we are OK until something unfortunately comes up. Just because we saw the doctor a little bit more than we used to doesn't necessarily give us reason to believe our bodies will start to fail at the worst time. Our medical system, as corrupt as it is financially speaking and even if she were diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure, you can live a long time before really seeing a major decline in health... as long as you follow doctor's orders and take medication and watch diet
as prescribed. A lot of people don't watch their hypertension and as time goes on, it weakens the heart muscle... even without being diagnosed CHF, it will eventually lead to that issue.