Hillary is dealing with mounting health issues, new book claims

[Katashi_itto]

Hillary Clinton faces “mounting health issues” — and she’s secretly worried that she’s too sick to run for president, according to a new book.

The 67-year-old Democratic front-runner has been “frequently plagued” by “blinding headaches” and a series of strokes over the course of the campaign which have left her second-guessing her chances of winning in 2016, says the upcoming book “Unlikeable — The Problem with Hillary.”

Excerpts were published Tuesday by Radar Online.

“For the first time I’ve known her, she’s showing self-doubt about her strength and vitality,” a friend of Clinton’s told author Edward Klein, who has written about the Obamas and Kennedys in the past.

http://nypost.com/2015/09/22/hillary-is-dealing-with-mounting-health-issues-new-book-claims/

[virtualobserver]

1. Edward Klein is a writer of fiction

He has imaginary sources.

[Punkingal]

4. Actually, he isn't, but I have heard he stretches the truth.

I would not put much faith in this story, and i am no fan of Hillary. Also, I don't think it's a good thing to speculate about her having strokes. I found out a year ago that I had had 2 strokes, and i have no clue when they happened. It's a scary thing, and I don't relish a "has she or hasn't she" conversation about that.

[virtualobserver]

8. if you accept him as non-fiction, the list of things that you would be forced to believe are....

amazing

[Punkingal]

20. I am not defending him....i said he lies. but I own a bookstore, and his books aren't

classified as fiction, even though they are basically that. That is what I meant. They are filled with lies. I said the stuff about Hillary should not be said, nor should a lot oof other stuff he has said be in print.

[virtualobserver]

26. Sure, I understand that his books are categorized as non-fiction

I just meant that the content is literally fiction.

[Punkingal]

30. And i agree completely. He pretends to write non-fiction.

[virtualobserver]

32. it is like a private ATM machine for him.

[Tanuki]

55. Punkin, I wish you well and hope you are getting everything

you need to minimize the risk of any future strokes. It must have been scary indeed. It also puts your comment on another thread in perspective, and I understand now that your stated concern was sincere. We may disagree on some political points, but as one caring human being to another....

[Punkingal]

59. Thank you! I am not, as you know a Hillary supporter, but i am appalled at the stroke talk.

It should not be discussed here, in any fashion.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. The NY Post?

I'm not a fan of Hillary, but come on, the NY Post? That's a paper version of Faux "News" and truth is a foreign concept to them. And the author is Ed Klein, an infamous liar.

[sufrommich]

3. This is the same guy who claimed that Chelsea

Clinton was the product of rape.


Klein has been criticized for his biography of Hillary Clinton, titled, The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President, which was released on June 21, 2005. Politico criticized the book for "serious factual errors, truncated and distorted quotes and overall themes [that] don't gibe with any other serious accounts of Clinton's life."[9] The book was attacked not only by liberals, but by a neoconservative as well. John Podhoretz wrote in the New York Post, "Thirty pages into it, I wanted to take a shower. Sixty pages into it, I wanted to be decontaminated. And 200 pages into it, I wanted someone to drive stakes through my eyes so I wouldn't have to suffer through another word."[10] In National Review James Geraghty wrote, “Folks, there are plenty of arguments against Hillary Clinton, her policies, her views, her proposals, and her philosophies. This stuff ain’t it. Nobody on the right, left, or center ought to stoop to this level.”[11]

Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review asked Klein in a June 20, 2005 interview, "Why on earth would you put such a terrible story in your book...that looks to be flimsily sourced at that?," regarding his suggestion that Chelsea Clinton was conceived in an act of marital rape.[12] Facing criticism from both the left and right for making the claim, Klein eventually backed away from the insinuation in an interview with radio host Jim Bohannon on June 23, 2005[13]


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Klein

[lunamagica]

5. Watching her live for 13 hours dealing with attacks from Republicans

where she was sharp, brilliant, and didn't even break a sweat told me everything I need to know about her health.

[The Second Stone]

23. But that set of indisputable facts of holding up under extreme stress for 13 hours with great cool

control and performance disrupts the narrative fiction. So you must be Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

She kicked ass at that hearing. Who do you want facing down Putin? Clinton or Trump?

That was the best 13 hour televised Presidential debate of all time.

[Skwmom]

33. Thought it was 11 hours and a good chuck of that time was spent by

her supporters coming to her aid rather than asking questions. n/t

[emulatorloo]

34. Interesting spin.

[lunamagica]

68. OK, 11 hours. Not enouugh for you? And she SHONE. Even her deteactors had to admit it. None of the

other candidates, NOT ONE THEM, has h endured, much less passed such test.

[cali]

6. Don't post that shit here. Klein is a serial liar pos

This is right wing conspiracy crap. It is shameful to post it.

[Katashi_itto]

9. They wanted it to be an issue, lets make it an issue for both.

[cali]

19. Not from this source or this piece of shit

[Katashi_itto]

22. True. but look at all their wonderful activity here!

[Agschmid]

13. Thanks Cali.

Appreciate this.

[cali]

24. Of course. Klein is particularly putrid

[emulatorloo]

41. One of the worst. I do not understand why these partisan hacks are used as "truth tellers" here

just because they are anti-HRC. These right-wing tools will be more than happy to lie about Bernie and smear him once he's won IA and NH.

[BlueMTexpat]

7. The NY Post ... puhleez!

Every one of us deals with "mounting health issues" - especially as we grow older.

Edward Klein, tabloid writer and gossip columnist - anything to sell copy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Klein

It would be nice to raise the level of DU above Free Republic. But lately, I wonder if that's even possible anymore.

[synergie]

44. Too many freepers seem to have invaded.

[Warren Stupidity]

10. I think this is bullshit.

Consider self delete.

[vanlassie]

28. This Bernie fan agrees. Delete this stinking bullshit.

[Hiraeth]

45. I smell a load of bull shit, too. Agree. The OP should consider deleting.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Res ipsa loquitur

First The New York Post:

Murdoch ownership[edit]
In 1976, Rupert Murdoch bought the Post for US$30.5 million.[23] The Post at this point was the only surviving afternoon daily in New York City and its circulation under Schiff had grown by two-thirds, particularly after the failure of the competing World Journal Tribune. However, the rising cost of operating an afternoon daily in a city with worsening daytime traffic congestion, combined with mounting competition from expanded local radio and TV news cut into the Post's profitability, though it made money from 1949 until Schiff's final year of ownership, when it lost $500,000. (The paper has lost money ever since).[5] Under Murdoch's watch, the Post veered sharply to the right editorially, in accordance with Murdoch's views.

In late October 1995, the Post announced plans to change its Monday through Saturday publication and start a Sunday edition,[24] which it last published briefly in 1989.[25] On April 14, 1996, the Post delivered its new Sunday edition at the cost of 50 cents per paper by keeping its size to 120 pages.[26] The amount, significantly less than Sunday editions from competitors The Daily News and The New York Times, was part of the Post's efforts "to find a niche in the nation's most competitive newspaper market".[26]

In December 2012, Murdoch announced that Jesse Angelo had been appointed Publisher.[27]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post

Then Edward Klein:

Criticism
Klein has been criticized for his biography of Hillary Clinton, titled, The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President, which was released on June 21, 2005. Politico criticized the book for "serious factual errors, truncated and distorted quotes and overall themes [that] don't gibe with any other serious accounts of Clinton's life."[9] The book was attacked not only by liberals, but by a neoconservative as well. John Podhoretz wrote in the New York Post, "Thirty pages into it, I wanted to take a shower. Sixty pages into it, I wanted to be decontaminated. And 200 pages into it, I wanted someone to drive stakes through my eyes so I wouldn't have to suffer through another word."[10] In National Review James Geraghty wrote, “Folks, there are plenty of arguments against Hillary Clinton, her policies, her views, her proposals, and her philosophies. This stuff ain’t it. Nobody on the right, left, or center ought to stoop to this level.”[11]

Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review asked Klein in a June 20, 2005 interview, "Why on earth would you put such a terrible story in your book...that looks to be flimsily sourced at that?," regarding his suggestion that Chelsea Clinton was conceived in an act of marital rape.[12] Facing criticism from both the left and right for making the claim, Klein eventually backed away from the insinuation in an interview with radio host Jim Bohannon on June 23, 2005[13]

The British newspaper The Guardian pointed out a number of verifiable factual errors in Klein's 2014 book Blood Feud.[14]

Questions of credibility of sources in work[edit]
Klein has also come under fire for his use of anonymous quotes, purported to be from the subjects of his books, which he claims he received from anonymous insiders. The credibility of such quotes has been questioned by writers such as Joe Conason,[15] Salon's Simon Malloy [16] and conservative commentators Rush Limbaugh[17] and Peggy Noonan.[18] "Some of the quotes strike me as odd, in the sense that I don't know people who speak this way," Limbaugh said of Klein's work, describing the sources as "grade school chatter."


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Klein

[Agschmid]

12. Oh boy...

Unrec.

[Codeine]

14. This is the same POS that said Chelsea was the product of marital rape.

You should be ashamed.

[zazen]

17. that's awful--yeah, I don't like her record but this is really inappropriate n/t

[tammywammy]

15. Ed Klein?

[JanetLovesObama]

16. Unadulterated

B U L L S H I T........

[Sheepshank]

18. Bumping, to try and keep the second of two ludicrous posts on the same page, from this op. Nt

[Katashi_itto]

25. Waves!!

[emulatorloo]

21. nypost: "Bernie ... He's a diehard Communist"

Dont be fooled by Bernie Sanders - he's a diehard Communist"
http://nypost.com/2016/01/16/dont-be-fooled-by-bernie-sanders-hes-a-diehard-communist/

That must be true too, I read it in the New York Post! <sarcasm>

You lie down with Ruport Murdoch dogs, you get up with fleas.

[cali]

27. There is no one more putrid than Klein

[Blue_Adept]

29. anything to win, eh?

you become what you hate

[Katashi_itto]

38. Naw, I cant get as low as

Camp Weather-vane already has.

[Blue_Adept]

40. You're certainly putting in the effort to try at least.

[Katashi_itto]

42. Thanks! It is an effort to even come close. I had to dig around for this.

[Lil Missy]

31. Bullshit alert!! Bullshit alert!!

[zappaman]

35. I don't read Free Republic so never would have seen this!

Thanks for bringing it here.

[Thinkingabout]

36. More RAG information, I read some time back Hillary was not going to win the presidency

on a rag in the check out line, I knew it was time to get behind her, if they say it then the opposite is true. As we see these "news" articles are not nice to either candidate.

[HereSince1628]

37. Considering the sources credibility, but sorry for her if that's true.

Anxiety and insomnia are fierce partners with the effects of both potentially making the other much worse.

Other stories about low energy and memory problems are not outside the possibility of effects of insomnia.

If that's been a problem I hope she has that behind her and wish her best health.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

39. You really should delete this.

To say Ed Klein is not a reliable source is an understatement. He makes shit up.

[leftofcool]

43. From the same guy who said Chelsea was a product of rape?

Jesus fucking christ on a crutch!

[tammywammy]

46. Last night I also saw

Someone link to Daily Caller and an Ed Klein written article on NewsMax to question Clinton's health.

[Beacool]

65. Yes, that's the guy.

His 2005 book about Hillary was so repulsive that even conservatives chastised him.

[OKNancy]

47. Wow - another embarrassing post

So many today I can't keep up. What is wrong with you people. Resorting to Ed Klein?

I hope that you will support Hillary when she wins and that we can bash Republicans again.

[MADem]

54. It's getting all flopsweatty hot in here!

People may not be taking off all their clothes, but they are showing their posteriors a bit....!

Touting Freeper fare is kind of sadly old school.

[catnhatnh]

48. I dislike the woman

This source is shit and I renounce it. The OP should pull the post...

[sadoldgirl]

49. Please, let us not step into that kind of chess pool.

I think all of our candidates are healthy.

OTOH, I would like to see a psychiatric evaluation
of Trump and Cruz.

[Agschmid]

50. You going to self delete this tripe? Or let your flag fly?

[Bobbie Jo]

64. That flag has been flying for awhile now. nt

[restorefreedom]

51. ed klein is scum. but unfortunately, she opened the door

to the health issue when she let her superpac buddy brock float bullshit about bernie's health and the so called demand for his records.

if she wants to cut ties with brock, then i am fine with letting the health issue play out as it normally does in a campaign.

unfortunately, she keeps company with scumbags. their dirt tends to rub off.

[MADem]

52. Ha ha ha! Why didn't they just entitle it "She's a POOP and I Don't LIKE Her-So THERE!!!"

They're Very Afraid if they're going to the trouble of creating Hit Piece Tomes to pass out at rubber chicken fundraisers!



This pairs nicely with Turd Blossom's frantic anti-Hill commercial that's airing in IA!

[MineralMan]

53. Please Self-Delete This Nonsense

The source is beyond unreliable. This is nothing more than a fact-free slur on Clinton.

It does not belong on DU.

[in_cog_ni_to]

56. If this is true, and I'm not saying it is, because I don't know, but if it is true, her health is

More important than being the POTUS. Stress is the worst thing for anyone with major health issues. If this is true and she continues to campaign and has a stroke at a rally or at a fundraiser...she'll be done. Personally, I hope it isn't true. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
If it's true, she has no business running for President. That's just wrong.
Being POTUS is stressful!


PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[hrmjustin]

57. And you guys accuse us of scrapping the bottom of the barrel.

Keep up the good work!

[Nonhlanhla]

58. Did I get lost

and ended up in Free Republic?

[baldguy]

60. No - It's just the nu DU

All RW propaganda ... ALL THE TIME!

(Just as long as it's directed only at the Clintons & the Democratic Party!)

[Warren Stupidity]

66. Please note the many requests from sanders

supporters in this thread for the op to delete this mess. View that in contrast to the complete lack of criticism from Clinton supporters here over the despicable attacks on Sanders age and health yesterday that motivated this op.

[baldguy]

72. I eagerly expect to see your criticism of the next Arkansas Project thread.

Last edited Sun Jan 17, 2016, 09:34 PM - Edit history (1)

Or when when someone unironically posts Darrell Issa's latest conspiracy theory about Clinton's emails.

[Warren Stupidity]

73. I see. Yeah when the facts don't fit move the goalposts.

[baldguy]

74. Who's moving goalposts here?

It's OK on DU to accuse Clinton of using RW smears - even when they're nothing of the sort,

But when Bernie supporters use actual RW attacks actually thought up by actual lying RW propagandists, they are not to be questioned.

Since when is clinging to destructive, hypocritical double standards a progressive value?

[Beacool]

63. There is no longer any difference between both sites.

Not when it comes to attacking the Clintons. This place has become a disgrace and a cesspool. It has ceased to be a "Democratic" board.

Sickening.........

[Beacool]

61. ARE YOU FOR REAL????????????

You post an article from the NY Post about a book written by Ed Klein???????????

Am I on Free Republic? Do you even know who that vile man is??????

Here's an article form the same NY Post discrediting Klein's 2005 book.

'On page 202 of his new tome – just out yesterday – Ed Klein writes, “Greed seemed to be the only explanation for the outlandish book deal.” Klein is referring to the $8 million advance Hillary Clinton received for her autobiography.

These are curious words to be publishing in 2005, when Klein and the world know that her book “Living History” was a phenomenal success and has earned its author more than the $8 million in royalty payments advanced to her.

Curious and revealing. Because if any book in recent memory reads as though it has been written out of greed – a greedy hunger to separate millions of conservative book buyers from their hard-earned 25 bucks – it is Ed Klein’s “The Truth About Hillary.”

This is one of the most sordid volumes I’ve ever waded through. Thirty pages into it, I wanted to take a shower. Sixty pages into it, I wanted to be decontaminated. And 200 pages into it, I wanted someone to drive stakes through my eyes so I wouldn’t have to suffer through another word.'

http://nypost.com/2005/06/22/smear-for-profit-new-hillary-bio-is-just-trash/

[yardwork]

62. I'm glad that you posted this and the other thread.

Nothing demonstrates better that so-called Bernie supporters are getting their talking points from FreeRepublic.

Really says a lot about the integrity of your candidate. Or maybe that's the plan. Hm?

[wilsonbooks]

67. Crap article about a crap book by a crap author.

[Sheepshank]

69. Bumping this idiotic, one of two memes by same poster. Nt

[loyalsister]

70. This speculation was inevitible

And we can dread much more of it to come. It's an obvious line of attack given the ages of the 2 most competetive Democratic candidates. I'm not a proponant of demanding health records, etc. The candidates word is good enough for me. But we should have some numerical sense about what getting older means when the party begins the process of looking for candidates.

[Green Forest]

71. Hillary "is often confused" said her longtime aide Huma Abedin said in an email.

Hillary is pushing 70. And we all know about Ronald Reagan...