The man who discovered CTE thinks Hillary Clinton may have been poisoned

[CarrieLynne]

wow - just....wow.....I hope they check her.....just to rule it out....

Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who has made the NFL so uncomfortable with his discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of deceased players, suggests that Hillary Clinton’s campaign be checked for possible poisons after her collapse Sunday in New York.

Omalu, whose story was famously told in the movie “Concussion,” made the suggestion on Twitter, writing that he advised campaign officials to “perform toxicologic analysis of Ms. Clinton’s blood.”

I must advice the Clinton campaign to perform toxicologic analysis of Ms. Clinton's blood. It is possible she is being poisoned.

— Bennet Omalu (@bennetomalu9168) September 12, 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/09/12/the-man-who-discovered-cte-thinks-hillary-clinton-may-have-been-poisoned/

[underpants]

1. I have to say this crossed my mind. We are dealing with Russians here

I'm just saying

[malaise]

7. Putin - you forgot the Ricin attacks during the Bush/Cheney nightmare

There are enough locals capable of this

[Wilms]

9. Seriously. This whole Putin fixation is creepy. n/t

[malaise]

10. Creepy and pathetic

I don't get it

[yuiyoshida]

54. I had that funny feeling too

and wouldn't put it past a Trump supporter.

[zentrum]

18. ^^+1^^

[Crash2Parties]

35. Let's not forget Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko

...and Alexander Litvinenko
...and Vladimir Kara-Murza
...and so on.

It's amazing how many of Putin's enemies die of poisoning.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/world/europe/moscow-kremlin-silence-critics-poison.html?_r=0

[left-of-center2012]

2. And her hair

Hey. I watch real crime shows on TV. Some poisons can only be detected in hair samples.

[librarylu]

3. And let's see that Foley catheter

and the colonoscopy bag. Inquiring minds want to know.

Are there any YouTubes of Donald Trump shapeshifting into a Reptilian?

[Initech]

6. Or his parents who might possibly be orangutans?

[librarylu]

14. Or worse!

http://digg.com/video/donald-trump-cthulhu

[Initech]

26. Is Donald Trump Chtulu? We don't know!!!

[librarylu]

33. Many people are saying that.

I don't know. You tell me.

[Mercurian]

41. Of course not

Cthulhu has class.

[catbyte]

43. ...

[lpbk2713]

15. "Right turn, Clyde."

...

[lonestarnot]

27. I saw that live. Lip licking reptile.

[Maven]

4. I actually thought of this too when I heard the news. Putin up to his old tricks?

Since the new ones didn't get him far enough?

[ScepticD]

5. 15 Years after 9-11. Coincidence?

Who would poison her though?

[justiceischeap]

8. To hear some tell it, who wouldn't?

She's the evilest evil of evilers.

[Divine Discontent]

11. when you've got one of their deplorables at the values voters summitt saying his 9 children may have

to have their blood spilled!??! Then you can see where there might be some crazies out there who would more than happily do it.

These people happily punch, kick, spit and throw protestors at Trump rallies....

I told my brother minutes after hearing she was wobbly that they should check for that strong steroid cream that drops you if you use too much.

[calimary]

21. Welcome to DU, ScepticD!

Who knows? But stranger things have happened. I have no special insights - except to say I trust the republi-CONS about as far as I can throw my house.

[melman]

12. For this to be true

it would mean her doctors are lying or they don't know pneumonia when they see it. Neither seems likely(or good)

[niyad]

25. some of us thought this before her doctor said it was pneumonia.

[melman]

28. That was then

this is now.

[niyad]

42. nice way to miss the point.

[CentralMass]

13. He has a point there but if he keeps a hat on no one will notice

[davidn3600]

16. Well her doctors say it's pneumonia

So, I dont know of any poison that causes pneumonia.

I understand many want to go back to the cold war and blame the Russians for everything that goes wrong now. But this looks like nothing more but crazy speculation.

[niyad]

24. it wasn't the russians who crossed my mind, but der drumpfenfuhrer. I would not put anything

past that disgusting piece of filth. and that was simply a first thought, before her doctor's comments.

[wildbilln864]

17. K & r & thank you. n/t

[Cryptoad]

19. I put nothing pass Putin and Trump!

Trump is freaking out as it becomes clearer that he going to lose......Check it out,,,,, better safe than sorry.

[liberalmuse]

20. I thought about this...

just because, you know, Putin. It's interesting I'm not the only one here.

[fleabiscuit]

30. Yup, you're not the only one. K&R

[Omaha Steve]

22. The Secret Service checks and rechecks her food and liquids before she gets them

Meds too I would think.

And to quote others commenting on those that have talked about her health of late, he hasn't examined her.

Edit for clarity.

[niyad]

23. glad to know I am not the only person who has thought this a possibility.

[lonestarnot]

29. May have crossed my mind, then I thought of Alex Jones and came back to reality.

Creepy alright.

[fleabiscuit]

32. We know we're talking about bat-crap-crazy. That kind of leaves all doors cracked open.

[lonestarnot]

34. Well good luck with your doors.

[LanternWaste]

47. Same thing happened when I toyed with the idea that the US traded weapons

"then I thought of Alex Jones and came back to reality..."

Same thing happened when I toyed with the idea that the US traded weapons with the Israeli government in exchange for the release of U.S. hostages in Iran.

Thank goodness there are men of constancy like yourself whose skepticism remains without deviation from the advertised norm.

[Warren DeMontague]

53. if pooty-poo hadn't taken such an interest in this election, I'd agree with you.

but we are living in weird-ass times.

[CanonRay]

31. Normally I'd think that is nuts

But I'd listen to this guy, plus the whole Russian thing.

[Bonx]

46. It's still nuts.

[CanonRay]

50. Not as nuts as her having a body double

What a crazy freaking election.

[MynameisBlarney]

36. I hope like hell he's wrong.

This would be one of those "shit hitting the fan" type events.

[Historic NY]

37. I'm pretty sure her Dr did blood work...

[CountAllVotes]

40. Blood work does not always shows toxic poisoning

Esp. if it is already systemic -- it can often be too late sadly.

I wish Mrs. Clinton a safe and speedy recovery!

This has been horrible for her to say the least!

Get well soon Hillary!

[REP]

49. Tests do show poisoning, if the right tests are ordered

Heavy metal poisoning (arsenic, thallium, selenium, etc) is rare so those tests are not routinely done. Cyanide and ethylene glycol produce distinct symptoms (poisoning with ethylene glycol makes the victim appear initially to be drunk) and also require specific tests to detect. There are other, even less common agents used to poison victims, but unless there is known ingestion, known threat, distinct symptoms or a very alert doctor, tests for poisons are rarely done PRE-mortum.

[CountAllVotes]

58. I know all about poisoning

My cat was poisoned and died recently. $1,000+ worth of tests were run on her and nothing showed up as the substance that killed her had traveled to her brain where it slowly but most certainly killed her. Before it got into the brain it was in the fat cells and has she died, the fat was being used to keep her alive as she'd stopped eating and the less she ate the more of the poison was released thus killing her.

It was a horrific thing to witness and it damn near killed me too. My heart is broken.

I sincerely hope that Mrs. Clinton was not poisoned!

[HereSince1628]

38. Well, that would require a conspiracy... literally making his suggestion a conspiracy theory

As presented not worth buying.

[JonLP24]

39. I highly doubt the Russians would do this

But would make for a convenient scapegoat. I'm curious though how he came to that conclusion, he is very intelligent in his field.

[icymist]

44. Well, some of Trump's deplorables have been calling for her imprisonment and execution

That, along with all the Putin worship.

[Megahurtz]

45. Why blame it on Putin

when there are countless deplorables here in our own country that are obviously perfectly capable of the heinous act?

[B2G]

48. This is right up there with the body double thing. nt

[Old and In the Way]

51. Given that a lot of senior Clinton campaign offi ials are also having symptoms with pneumonia,

I would certainly do full bloodworks on all of these people.

[Warren DeMontague]

52. All things considered, screening for toxins like that might not be a bad idea.

I wouldn't put anything past certain people.

[madokie]

55. That was the first thing I thought

upon hearing the news that she became ill.

Fact: You can't trust the republiCONs as far as you can throw one. sooner we learn that the better us Dems will be.

[bigwillq]

56. That would be interesting, and criminal, if true.

I am going with what the doctors said, and what Team Clinton reported. They would not lie to us.

[AngryAmish]

57. Think about what this means.

If she was poisoned it is an act of war, an act of war that is covered up, an act of war by a country that could kill 50% of our population.