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On October 21, Obama took to the Rose Garden to address the status of a glitch-ridden HealthCare.gov. During the speech, a woman standing behind the president, Karmel Allison, nearly fainted. The president and others turned to help Allison, who was later revealed to be a Type 1 diabetic and pregnant -- conditions that may have contributed to her unsteadiness.
Shortly thereafter, Alex Jones and his website Infowars.com pounced on the incident, baselessly claiming that Allison faked her fainting spell. Not only that, the website claimed that Allison is just the latest in a long line of Obama's fake fainters. In an article titled, "Was Fainting Woman at Obamacare Speech Staged?," Infowars.com reporter Steve Watson wrote that the "President has used the fainting woman spiel many times before to play crowds"
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/24/fainting-truthers-from-alex-jones-to-fox-news/196583
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Sarah Palin Mocks the Pregnant Diabetic Who Fainted at Obama's Speech
Here: http://www.politicususa.com/2013/10/24/house-democrat-calls.html
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Archae
(46,345 posts)I especially took her to task for her whining and screaming if someone calls her child a "retard," but it's ok for Sarah Palin to use wackadoodle bloggers like Sludge to "back up" her accusations that the fainting was "staged."
47of74
(18,470 posts)Sarah Palin is like most chickenshit teabag trolls. Palin talks big and tough behind a keyboard or when she is sure that she has a friendly audience. But she doesn't like it very much when she gets confronted.
Archae
(46,345 posts)The fact is Palin herself may have read it, and a few of her groupies may have.
PDJane
(10,103 posts)Pregnant women do faint; it's a fact of life. Diabetic pregnant women certainly faint. It's nice that these people have their health....and, of course, a medical degree.
I'm getting old, and tired....and losing patience with this kind of stuff, and the discussions about what is or isn't civil. This kind of reaction is neither civil nor sane. I have no idea why Alex Jones or Palin are on the air. Jones might actually be right once in a while; I don't think Palin ever is.
Rex
(65,616 posts)YET!
madokie
(51,076 posts)they're both ignorant
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)I saw the video and it looked real to me.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)Head has not exploded yet? Whats taking so long????
47of74
(18,470 posts)And fuck you John McCain for inflicting the Alaska snow grifter upon all of us.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)I think he and Cindy should have to spend holidays and vacations with the Palins.
47of74
(18,470 posts)If I was mean I would suggest send the McCains on a trip to Europe with the Palins. Sure that would be comedy gold, but I'm not mean enough to want to inflict either family on Europe.