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| Humayun Khan grave at Arlington draws thousands | |
| The grave at Arlington national cemetery of the fallen Muslim army captain whose father’s rousing speech at the Democratic national convention drew insults from Donald Trump has drawn thousands of people who leave letters and make other gestures of support, the New York Times reports: | |
| Since late July, thousands of people — veterans, relatives of fallen soldiers, even those with no connection to the cemetery — have made their way to Captain Khan’s grave, deep inside the cemetery, to bear witness and offer words of support. | |
| “We try to count the messages” left behind, Captain Khan’s father, Khizr, said in an interview on Friday. “We have exhausted number 4,000 and counted on.” | |
| Read the full piece here. | |
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| Fallon, the Clinton spokesman, corroborates a report that floated in People magazine earlier today, that many Clinton campaign staff, including campaign director Robbie Mook, had been knocked out in recent days by what sounds like a gnarly bug: | |
| Robbie Mook, Brian Fallon, number of senior staff have been ill with respiratory issues in recent days per @brianefallon | |
| People quoted an unnamed Clinton source saying “half a dozen senior staff were felled”: | |
| People Magazine: Illness that hit Clinton also hit several senior members of her campaign https://t.co/k6USK5DPB3 pic.twitter.com/clRIfecU2n | |
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| Clinton to release additional medical information, spokesman says | |
| Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon is on TV extending communications director Jennifer Palmieri’s earlier message: “we could have done better” in handling the information flow before, during and after Clinton’s collapse yesterday morning caught on video: | |
| "In retrospect, we could have handled it better in providing more information," Clinton spox @brianefallon says on MSNBC. "We regret that." | |
| "If it was up to her, she'd be traveling to California today," @brianefallon says of Clinton, but she is heeding doctor's advice. | |
| Clinton to release additional medical information in coming days "to further put to rest any lingering concerns," @brianefallon says. | |
| Fallon says that Clinton's medical records will show that she has "no other undisclosed condition" | |
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| After Fox News this morning allowed Donald Trump to devote minutes of airtime to talking about the grand opening of his new Washington, DC, hotel, Trump keeps up the advertising: | After Fox News this morning allowed Donald Trump to devote minutes of airtime to talking about the grand opening of his new Washington, DC, hotel, Trump keeps up the advertising: |
| Stopped by @TrumpDC to thank all of the tremendous men & women for their hard work! pic.twitter.com/oGcJL4N454 | Stopped by @TrumpDC to thank all of the tremendous men & women for their hard work! pic.twitter.com/oGcJL4N454 |
| First major party nominee to simultaneously run for presidency & actively promote personal biz interestshttps://t.co/BXuVxnuM5b | First major party nominee to simultaneously run for presidency & actively promote personal biz interestshttps://t.co/BXuVxnuM5b |
| You seem to forget Al Smith's Make America Wet Again derby hats from 1928. https://t.co/FEqYNXf7vp | You seem to forget Al Smith's Make America Wet Again derby hats from 1928. https://t.co/FEqYNXf7vp |
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| Woolsey: Bravo Zulu, Mr Trump | Woolsey: Bravo Zulu, Mr Trump |
| Former Ambassador R. James Woolsey, a CIA director for two years under Bill Clinton, has joined the Trump campaign as a senior adviser, the campaign announced. | Former Ambassador R. James Woolsey, a CIA director for two years under Bill Clinton, has joined the Trump campaign as a senior adviser, the campaign announced. |
| Woolsey says in a statement that he supports Trump’s plan to “reinvest in and modernize our military” and reverse “the harmful defense budget cuts” “while acknowledging the need for debt reduction.” | Woolsey says in a statement that he supports Trump’s plan to “reinvest in and modernize our military” and reverse “the harmful defense budget cuts” “while acknowledging the need for debt reduction.” |
| While Hillary Clinton “lacks the ability to lead her senior managers,” “Mr. Trump understands the magnitude of the threats we face and is holding his cards close to the vest,” the statement concludes. “Bravo Zulu, Mr Trump.” | While Hillary Clinton “lacks the ability to lead her senior managers,” “Mr. Trump understands the magnitude of the threats we face and is holding his cards close to the vest,” the statement concludes. “Bravo Zulu, Mr Trump.” |
| What an irony that Jim Woolsey, who only got the CIA directorship because Bill Clinton knew nothing about the CIA, has gone to Trumpistan. | |
| I have no power to assign @EliLake anything, but the people want an Eli column on Jim Woolsey, Trump's Neocon | |
| This throwback also endorsed Bob Dole in 1996. https://t.co/SM1sWzziHz | |
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| Henry J Gomez, who writes about national politics for cleveland.com, says he has received an unusually large number of hateful communications this election cycle: | Henry J Gomez, who writes about national politics for cleveland.com, says he has received an unusually large number of hateful communications this election cycle: |
| Call it bigotry. Call it racism. Call it xenophobia. As a writer – especially one who covers national politics – you chalk it up as coming with the territory, as hurtful and as menacing as it can be. This year, though, it is coming far more frequently. There is no mystery why. | Call it bigotry. Call it racism. Call it xenophobia. As a writer – especially one who covers national politics – you chalk it up as coming with the territory, as hurtful and as menacing as it can be. This year, though, it is coming far more frequently. There is no mystery why. |
| Maybe you don’t believe Donald Trump is a bigot. Or a racist. Or a xenophobe. But the Republican nominee for president certainly has won the support of people who are. | Maybe you don’t believe Donald Trump is a bigot. Or a racist. Or a xenophobe. But the Republican nominee for president certainly has won the support of people who are. |
| “Sadly, simply being a Gomez is enough to make you a target,” Gomez writes: | “Sadly, simply being a Gomez is enough to make you a target,” Gomez writes: |
| I was born, 35 years ago this week, in Youngstown, Ohio. My mother was born in Youngstown. My father was born in Youngstown. You have to go back four generations – to great-grandparents on both sides of my family – to find relatives born in another country. | I was born, 35 years ago this week, in Youngstown, Ohio. My mother was born in Youngstown. My father was born in Youngstown. You have to go back four generations – to great-grandparents on both sides of my family – to find relatives born in another country. |
| Click through to read further from Gomez on the hatred that has come his way in the year of Trump. | Click through to read further from Gomez on the hatred that has come his way in the year of Trump. |
| @HenryJGomez Big balls on Hank huh? Since we're stereotyping maybe we should start asking to see your green card. You a spic or a beaner? | @HenryJGomez Big balls on Hank huh? Since we're stereotyping maybe we should start asking to see your green card. You a spic or a beaner? |
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| Axelrod takes a swing at the Trump campaign now for lack of transparency (see earlier): | Axelrod takes a swing at the Trump campaign now for lack of transparency (see earlier): |
| Transparency works BOTH ways, @KellyannePolls! Where r @realDonaldTrump tax returns? Health records? Secret plans? https://t.co/RaNWQ0CJAC | Transparency works BOTH ways, @KellyannePolls! Where r @realDonaldTrump tax returns? Health records? Secret plans? https://t.co/RaNWQ0CJAC |
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| Trump to roll out health details on TV show of doctor discredited by peers | Trump to roll out health details on TV show of doctor discredited by peers |
| Amanda Holpuch | Amanda Holpuch |
| Donald Trump will respond to calls to discuss his medical records this week in a television appearance with Dr Oz, a popular physician who has been shown to endorse medical treatments that have not been proven effective by evidence-based science, writes the Guardian’s Amanda Holpuch: | Donald Trump will respond to calls to discuss his medical records this week in a television appearance with Dr Oz, a popular physician who has been shown to endorse medical treatments that have not been proven effective by evidence-based science, writes the Guardian’s Amanda Holpuch: |
| Oz shot to fame after appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show, but has lost luster in the medical community in the seven seasons he has hosted his own television show. | Oz shot to fame after appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show, but has lost luster in the medical community in the seven seasons he has hosted his own television show. |
| Congress questioned Oz about weight-loss product fraud in 2014 and the head of a network that syndicates Oz’s show once wrote that Oz was “full of shit” in 2013 (Sony Pictures Television chairman, Steve Mosko, said in the same email that Oz was also “smart as hell”). | Congress questioned Oz about weight-loss product fraud in 2014 and the head of a network that syndicates Oz’s show once wrote that Oz was “full of shit” in 2013 (Sony Pictures Television chairman, Steve Mosko, said in the same email that Oz was also “smart as hell”). |
| And last year, a group of prominent physicians wrote to the Columbia University medical school dean asking him to fire Oz, a faculty member. “Dr Oz is guilty of either outrageous conflicts of interest or flawed judgments about what constitutes appropriate medical treatments, or both,” the doctors wrote in a fiery letter. | And last year, a group of prominent physicians wrote to the Columbia University medical school dean asking him to fire Oz, a faculty member. “Dr Oz is guilty of either outrageous conflicts of interest or flawed judgments about what constitutes appropriate medical treatments, or both,” the doctors wrote in a fiery letter. |
| Trumps’s appearance is scheduled for Thursday. | Trumps’s appearance is scheduled for Thursday. |
| Oz said he has also invited Clinton to the show but is waiting to hear back from her campaign. | Oz said he has also invited Clinton to the show but is waiting to hear back from her campaign. |
| So far, Trump has only released a four-paragraph letter on his health written by his doctor of 35 years, Harold Bornstein. He said Trump “will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency,” in a letter he later admitted was written in five minutes while a limousine sent by the campaign waited outside his office. | So far, Trump has only released a four-paragraph letter on his health written by his doctor of 35 years, Harold Bornstein. He said Trump “will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency,” in a letter he later admitted was written in five minutes while a limousine sent by the campaign waited outside his office. |
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| Obama: Eid Mubarak | Obama: Eid Mubarak |
| Would a Trump administration issue one of these? Here’s a statement by Barack Obama on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, via the White House: | Would a Trump administration issue one of these? Here’s a statement by Barack Obama on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, via the White House: |
| Michelle and I extend our warmest wishes to Muslims across our country and around the world who are celebrating Eid al-Adha. This special holiday is a time to honor the sacrifice, resolve, and commitment to God demonstrated by Abraham. It marks the end of the pilgrimage of Hajj performed each year by millions of Muslims who journey from all corners of the world to Mecca as a testament to their faith. It is also a celebration of the ways faith can transcend any differences or boundaries and unite us under the banners of fellowship and love. | Michelle and I extend our warmest wishes to Muslims across our country and around the world who are celebrating Eid al-Adha. This special holiday is a time to honor the sacrifice, resolve, and commitment to God demonstrated by Abraham. It marks the end of the pilgrimage of Hajj performed each year by millions of Muslims who journey from all corners of the world to Mecca as a testament to their faith. It is also a celebration of the ways faith can transcend any differences or boundaries and unite us under the banners of fellowship and love. |
| During this time, Muslims from all walks of life join their neighbors and friends at their local mosques, community centers, and homes to pray, give alms, exchange gifts, and recommit to helping others. Food and money are distributed to those in need as men, women, and children reflect on their fortune and look towards the next year. | During this time, Muslims from all walks of life join their neighbors and friends at their local mosques, community centers, and homes to pray, give alms, exchange gifts, and recommit to helping others. Food and money are distributed to those in need as men, women, and children reflect on their fortune and look towards the next year. |
| As we mark Eid al-Adha this year, we are reminded of the millions of refugees around the globe who are spending this sacred holiday separated from their families, unsure of their future, but still hoping for a brighter tomorrow. And as a Nation, we remain committed to welcoming the stranger with empathy and an open heart—from the refugee who flees war-torn lands to the immigrant who leaves home in search of a better life. | As we mark Eid al-Adha this year, we are reminded of the millions of refugees around the globe who are spending this sacred holiday separated from their families, unsure of their future, but still hoping for a brighter tomorrow. And as a Nation, we remain committed to welcoming the stranger with empathy and an open heart—from the refugee who flees war-torn lands to the immigrant who leaves home in search of a better life. |
| May the spirits of community togetherness, principled service, and compassionate generosity bring good tidings to those celebrating Eid al-Adha. From our family to yours, Eid Mubarak. | May the spirits of community togetherness, principled service, and compassionate generosity bring good tidings to those celebrating Eid al-Adha. From our family to yours, Eid Mubarak. |
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| Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is on Twitter this morning hammering Hillary Clinton for what Conway says is a lack of transparency: | Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is on Twitter this morning hammering Hillary Clinton for what Conway says is a lack of transparency: |
| Lack of transparency is an overarching theme. https://t.co/8nzkWd7l7T | Lack of transparency is an overarching theme. https://t.co/8nzkWd7l7T |
| The public knows far more about Clinton, of course, than about Conway’s candidate, who has not released his tax returns, or his medical records; who lies serially about the sizes of his businesses and his debts; whose very manner of doing business can so rely on deception that he stands accused of criminal fraud; who demands that everyone who works with him sign non-disclosure agreements he then attempts to enforce with $10m lawsuits; and who will not so much as comment on investigative reporting showing that he has misrepresented or flatly lied for years about his charitable giving. | The public knows far more about Clinton, of course, than about Conway’s candidate, who has not released his tax returns, or his medical records; who lies serially about the sizes of his businesses and his debts; whose very manner of doing business can so rely on deception that he stands accused of criminal fraud; who demands that everyone who works with him sign non-disclosure agreements he then attempts to enforce with $10m lawsuits; and who will not so much as comment on investigative reporting showing that he has misrepresented or flatly lied for years about his charitable giving. |
| In contrast to HRC, Trump has been less transparent than any nominee in modern history. https://t.co/Q50oHK85wQ | In contrast to HRC, Trump has been less transparent than any nominee in modern history. https://t.co/Q50oHK85wQ |
| The latest blockbuster report on Trump’s charities scam ran in the Washington Post over the weekend. Here’s a few paragraphs from the core of the piece, by David Fahrenthold, which deserves to be read in full: | The latest blockbuster report on Trump’s charities scam ran in the Washington Post over the weekend. Here’s a few paragraphs from the core of the piece, by David Fahrenthold, which deserves to be read in full: |
| The Donald J. Trump Foundation is not like other charities. An investigation of the foundation — including examinations of 17 years of tax filings and interviews with more than 200 individuals or groups listed as donors or beneficiaries — found that it collects and spends money in a very unusual manner. | The Donald J. Trump Foundation is not like other charities. An investigation of the foundation — including examinations of 17 years of tax filings and interviews with more than 200 individuals or groups listed as donors or beneficiaries — found that it collects and spends money in a very unusual manner. |
| For one thing, nearly all of its money comes from people other than Trump. In tax records, the last gift from Trump was in 2008. Since then, all of the donations have been other people’s money — an arrangement that experts say is almost unheard of for a family foundation. | For one thing, nearly all of its money comes from people other than Trump. In tax records, the last gift from Trump was in 2008. Since then, all of the donations have been other people’s money — an arrangement that experts say is almost unheard of for a family foundation. |
| Trump then takes that money and generally does with it as he pleases. In many cases, he passes it on to other charities, which often are under the impression that it is Trump’s own money. | Trump then takes that money and generally does with it as he pleases. In many cases, he passes it on to other charities, which often are under the impression that it is Trump’s own money. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
| Update: | Update: |
| Transparency works BOTH ways, @KellyannePolls! Where r @realDonaldTrump tax returns? Health records? Secret plans? https://t.co/RaNWQ0CJAC | Transparency works BOTH ways, @KellyannePolls! Where r @realDonaldTrump tax returns? Health records? Secret plans? https://t.co/RaNWQ0CJAC |
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| If American voters (or journalists) still expect their candidates to be – in the words of a popular musical – young, scrappy and hungry, they have not been paying attention, writes Richard Wolffe for the Guardian: | If American voters (or journalists) still expect their candidates to be – in the words of a popular musical – young, scrappy and hungry, they have not been paying attention, writes Richard Wolffe for the Guardian: |
| The primaries have left us with two nominees who are rather geriatric, stiff and well-fed. | The primaries have left us with two nominees who are rather geriatric, stiff and well-fed. |
| But as Joe Biden (73 years old) likes to say: don’t compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative. | But as Joe Biden (73 years old) likes to say: don’t compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative. |
| In this case, the alternative is an overweight 70-year-old man who loves fast food, and whose gastroenterologist declared that he would be the healthiest president ever. [...] | In this case, the alternative is an overweight 70-year-old man who loves fast food, and whose gastroenterologist declared that he would be the healthiest president ever. [...] |
| But with Hillary Clinton’s off-the-cuff remarks about the bigotry of Trump’s supporters, we have officially reached the point of no return. This deplorable election, featuring a deplorable candidate, is now circling the drain because the only respectable candidate expressed her disdain for racist voters. | But with Hillary Clinton’s off-the-cuff remarks about the bigotry of Trump’s supporters, we have officially reached the point of no return. This deplorable election, featuring a deplorable candidate, is now circling the drain because the only respectable candidate expressed her disdain for racist voters. |
| Voters hold an unusual amount of respect in any election. We may have lost our respect for politicians, sports stars, religious leaders and just about every profession, but voters remain sacrosanct. So Clinton’s comments have crossed a line: an unforced error that reveals how flawed a campaigner she is. | Voters hold an unusual amount of respect in any election. We may have lost our respect for politicians, sports stars, religious leaders and just about every profession, but voters remain sacrosanct. So Clinton’s comments have crossed a line: an unforced error that reveals how flawed a campaigner she is. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
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| Donald Trump will release “very, very specific” results of a physical examination soon, the Republican presidential candidate said on Monday, a day after the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, was revealed to have pneumonia, writes the Guardian’s Martin Pengelly: | Donald Trump will release “very, very specific” results of a physical examination soon, the Republican presidential candidate said on Monday, a day after the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, was revealed to have pneumonia, writes the Guardian’s Martin Pengelly: |
| “This last week I took a physical and I’ll be releasing when the numbers come in,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News. | “This last week I took a physical and I’ll be releasing when the numbers come in,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News. |
| Trump has so far released only a short letter from his personal physician, which the doctor in question subsequently said had been rushed. Clinton last year released a longer doctor’s note, written by the same physician who on Sunday released a statement saying that the nominee had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday. | Trump has so far released only a short letter from his personal physician, which the doctor in question subsequently said had been rushed. Clinton last year released a longer doctor’s note, written by the same physician who on Sunday released a statement saying that the nominee had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday. |
| “I hope she gets well soon,” Trump said. “I really don’t know what’s going on. Like you, I say what I see. [Clinton’s] coughing fit was a week ago” – at a Labor Day rally in Cleveland – “so that was pneumonia also, I think it would have been, so something’s going on. I hope she gets well and gets back on the trail and we’ll be seeing her at the debate.” | “I hope she gets well soon,” Trump said. “I really don’t know what’s going on. Like you, I say what I see. [Clinton’s] coughing fit was a week ago” – at a Labor Day rally in Cleveland – “so that was pneumonia also, I think it would have been, so something’s going on. I hope she gets well and gets back on the trail and we’ll be seeing her at the debate.” |
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| Trump ad hits Clinton for 'depolorables' | Trump ad hits Clinton for 'depolorables' |
| A new Trump campaign ad highlights a Hillary Clinton attack on his supporters. | A new Trump campaign ad highlights a Hillary Clinton attack on his supporters. |
| The ad features part of a few lines that Clinton delivered at a Friday fundraiser: | The ad features part of a few lines that Clinton delivered at a Friday fundraiser: |
| You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic – you name it. And unfortunately, there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. | You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic – you name it. And unfortunately, there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. |
| The ad uses the word “you” a lot, inviting the viewer to identify with the person Clinton is impugning. | The ad uses the word “you” a lot, inviting the viewer to identify with the person Clinton is impugning. |
| “Speaking to wealthy donors, Hillary Clinton called tens of millions of Americans “deplorable,” the ad says: | “Speaking to wealthy donors, Hillary Clinton called tens of millions of Americans “deplorable,” the ad says: |
| People like you, you and you: deplorable. You know what’s deplorable? Hillary Clinton viciously demonizing hard-working people like you. | People like you, you and you: deplorable. You know what’s deplorable? Hillary Clinton viciously demonizing hard-working people like you. |
| What do you think, does it work, for its intended audience, which judging by ad buys are potential Trump supporters in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina? | What do you think, does it work, for its intended audience, which judging by ad buys are potential Trump supporters in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina? |
| The Trump campaign has lied about former Fox News chief Roger Ailes having a role in the campaign, but the ad, which evokes a siege mentality and seems to distort Clinton’s voice while playing on a sense of victimization and / or wounded justice – the ad feels like Fox. | The Trump campaign has lied about former Fox News chief Roger Ailes having a role in the campaign, but the ad, which evokes a siege mentality and seems to distort Clinton’s voice while playing on a sense of victimization and / or wounded justice – the ad feels like Fox. |
| Meanwhile, speaking of deplorables, elder Trump son Donald Trump Jr celebrated on Instagram at the weekend that he was included in a graphic with the alt-right neo-Nazi mascot Pepe, Sandy Hook and 9/11 conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and others: | Meanwhile, speaking of deplorables, elder Trump son Donald Trump Jr celebrated on Instagram at the weekend that he was included in a graphic with the alt-right neo-Nazi mascot Pepe, Sandy Hook and 9/11 conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and others: |
| A friend sent me this. Apparently I made the cut as one of the Deplorables😂😂😂 All kidding aside I am honored to be grouped with the hard working men and women of this great nation that have supported @realdonaldtrump and know that he can fix the mess created by politicians in Washington. He's fighting for you and won't ever quit. Thanks for your trust! #trump2016 #maga #makeamericagreatagain #basketofdeplorables | A friend sent me this. Apparently I made the cut as one of the Deplorables😂😂😂 All kidding aside I am honored to be grouped with the hard working men and women of this great nation that have supported @realdonaldtrump and know that he can fix the mess created by politicians in Washington. He's fighting for you and won't ever quit. Thanks for your trust! #trump2016 #maga #makeamericagreatagain #basketofdeplorables |
| A photo posted by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on Sep 10, 2016 at 7:18pm PDT | A photo posted by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on Sep 10, 2016 at 7:18pm PDT |
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| Axelrod: Clinton has 'unhealthy penchant for privacy' | Axelrod: Clinton has 'unhealthy penchant for privacy' |
| Political strategist turned academic David Axelrod, who really made his career by helping Obama beat Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, describes what he sees as the central problem for Clinton, in the current conversation about her health, and before that: an “unhealthy penchant for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems”: | Political strategist turned academic David Axelrod, who really made his career by helping Obama beat Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, describes what he sees as the central problem for Clinton, in the current conversation about her health, and before that: an “unhealthy penchant for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems”: |
| Antibiotics can take care of pneumonia. What's the cure for an unhealthy penchant for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems? | Antibiotics can take care of pneumonia. What's the cure for an unhealthy penchant for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems? |
| If there were an emoticon for “private basement email server,” Axelrod might have used it. | If there were an emoticon for “private basement email server,” Axelrod might have used it. |
| Here’s someone who agrees: Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway: | Here’s someone who agrees: Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway: |
| Whoa. Well said. https://t.co/GeCfN5jKAN | Whoa. Well said. https://t.co/GeCfN5jKAN |
| What do you think of the way the Clinton campaign has handled her illness? Meaning their decision not to announce her diagnosis on Friday and then the silence and two statements Sunday? If she had announced she had pneumonia on Friday and not turned up for the 9/11 memorial event... well what does your crystal ball of counterfactuals say? | What do you think of the way the Clinton campaign has handled her illness? Meaning their decision not to announce her diagnosis on Friday and then the silence and two statements Sunday? If she had announced she had pneumonia on Friday and not turned up for the 9/11 memorial event... well what does your crystal ball of counterfactuals say? |
| Update: Clinton’s communications director says “we could have done better”: | Update: Clinton’s communications director says “we could have done better”: |
| We could have done better yesterday, but it is a fact that public knows more about HRC than any nominee in history. https://t.co/Q50oHK85wQ | We could have done better yesterday, but it is a fact that public knows more about HRC than any nominee in history. https://t.co/Q50oHK85wQ |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump has expressed hope for a speedy recovery for Hillary Clinton following Clinton’s abrupt and physically shaky departure Sunday from a 9/11 memorial event. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump has expressed hope for a speedy recovery for Hillary Clinton following Clinton’s abrupt and physically shaky departure Sunday from a 9/11 memorial event. |
| Clinton is resting at home in Chappaqua, New York, after canceling a two-day fundraising trip to California on the advice of her doctor, who said the candidate had been diagnosed Friday with pneumonia. | Clinton is resting at home in Chappaqua, New York, after canceling a two-day fundraising trip to California on the advice of her doctor, who said the candidate had been diagnosed Friday with pneumonia. |
| While Trump said Clinton’s health was “an issue”, he seemed on Monday morning to prefer to attack his rival on different grounds, over her characterization at a fundraiser Friday of half of his supporters as belonging in a “basket of deplorables” – “the racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, you name it”. | While Trump said Clinton’s health was “an issue”, he seemed on Monday morning to prefer to attack his rival on different grounds, over her characterization at a fundraiser Friday of half of his supporters as belonging in a “basket of deplorables” – “the racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, you name it”. |
| Speaking to Fox News, Trump repeated his assessment that the comments were “the biggest mistake of the political season”. Critics pointed out that his campaign is built on a chassis of racial hatred that could be considered worse. | Speaking to Fox News, Trump repeated his assessment that the comments were “the biggest mistake of the political season”. Critics pointed out that his campaign is built on a chassis of racial hatred that could be considered worse. |
| On Clinton’s health, Trump said: “I just hope she gets well and gets back on the trail and we’ll be seeing her at the debate” in two weeks. The Republican nominee said he had recently had a physical and would release “very, very specific numbers” when he had them, probably “this week”. | On Clinton’s health, Trump said: “I just hope she gets well and gets back on the trail and we’ll be seeing her at the debate” in two weeks. The Republican nominee said he had recently had a physical and would release “very, very specific numbers” when he had them, probably “this week”. |
| Trump has not released medical records apart from an absurdly hyperbolic note from a doctor who later admitted he simply had scrawled what he thought Trump would like. Clinton has released a two-page letter from a doctor written in 2015 that experts say is lacking. | Trump has not released medical records apart from an absurdly hyperbolic note from a doctor who later admitted he simply had scrawled what he thought Trump would like. Clinton has released a two-page letter from a doctor written in 2015 that experts say is lacking. |
| On Sunday morning, Clinton stumbled while leaving the memorial event: | On Sunday morning, Clinton stumbled while leaving the memorial event: |
| Clinton was taken to her daughter’s apartment, about three miles away. The campaign said she “felt overheated” at the event. Clinton emerged from the apartment after less than two hours, told journalists she was “feeling great” and was driven to Chappaqua, about 35 miles away, leaving press behind. | Clinton was taken to her daughter’s apartment, about three miles away. The campaign said she “felt overheated” at the event. Clinton emerged from the apartment after less than two hours, told journalists she was “feeling great” and was driven to Chappaqua, about 35 miles away, leaving press behind. |
| Late on Sunday the campaign released a statement by Dr Lisa R Bardack saying Clinton had been diagnosed on Friday with pneumonia: | Late on Sunday the campaign released a statement by Dr Lisa R Bardack saying Clinton had been diagnosed on Friday with pneumonia: |
| Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies. On Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule. | Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies. On Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule. |
| While at this morning’s event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her and she is now rehydrated and recovering nicely.” | While at this morning’s event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her and she is now rehydrated and recovering nicely.” |
| Lesson for the next 4 years: whatever the question is, never believe the first answer from the Hillary Clinton White House. | Lesson for the next 4 years: whatever the question is, never believe the first answer from the Hillary Clinton White House. |
| Clinton on Saturday expressed regret over her statement that half of Trump’s supporters belonged in a “basket of deplorables”. The Democratic presidential nominee repeated in a statement that she had been being “grossly generalistic” but expressed regret for “saying ‘half’”, adding: “That was wrong.” | Clinton on Saturday expressed regret over her statement that half of Trump’s supporters belonged in a “basket of deplorables”. The Democratic presidential nominee repeated in a statement that she had been being “grossly generalistic” but expressed regret for “saying ‘half’”, adding: “That was wrong.” |
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