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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 08:31 AM Sep 2016

Hillary Clinton Isn’t Sick. You Are. - by Eleanor Clift

Older men look distinguished. Older women, well…The deck is stacked against Clinton here. All the more reason to get it all out there.

ELEANOR CLIFT

09.12.16 6:40 PM ET

When Hillary Clinton began mapping out her presidential campaign, she knew that clearing the hurdle to become the first woman commander in chief would be paramount. What she didn’t know or fully understand 18 months ago was how her age would work against her in subtle and cruel ways, and how ageism and sexism can combine in a double whammy undermining her candidacy.

Unfounded rumors spread by Donald Trump and his allies about Clinton’s allegedly poor health and lack of stamina found their mark Sunday in a video gone viral that shows Clinton stumbling as aides help her into a waiting car. Her doctor’s statement released several hours later revealed Clinton had been diagnosed the previous Friday with pneumonia, a common and treatable condition, but which takes longer to recover from if you’re over 65; Clinton is 68, soon to be 69.

CNN covered Clinton’s near collapse all afternoon, bringing in Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the network’s chief medical correspondent, to recall Clinton’s 2012 concussion and her history of blood clots. NPR’s Cokie Roberts said on Monday’s Morning Edition that Democrats were discussing “sotto voce” how to replace Clinton as their candidate should that become necessary. Joe Biden is their top choice, she said, and he’s five years older than Clinton with a history of brain aneurysms.

It’s worth pointing out that Trump is 70 and while he doesn’t have pneumonia, he’s not exactly a picture of health. The point is that we as a society give the guys a lot more leeway than we give the women. We’re accustomed to older men in leadership positions. John McCain and Bob Dole were both over 70 when they ran for president. The media didn’t obsess over it, though we rightly scrutinized their vice-presidential picks, and McCain’s choice of an obviously unqualified Sarah Palin cost him votes.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/12/ageism-and-sexism-yes-but-a-lack-of-transparency-too.html

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Hillary Clinton Isn’t Sick. You Are. - by Eleanor Clift (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2016 OP
Good read and absolutely true. The double standard is alive and well in the 21st century. Arkansas Granny Sep 2016 #1
good read EdditJones Sep 2016 #2
welcome to du niyad Sep 2016 #5
Love Eleanor... Satch59 Sep 2016 #3
And McCain already had a history of cancer when he ran in 2008. bullwinkle428 Sep 2016 #4
k and r for this excellent read. niyad Sep 2016 #6
Oh, and don't forget, MRAs go on and on about how wimmin live longer than men Nay Sep 2016 #7

Satch59

(1,353 posts)
3. Love Eleanor...
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 09:27 AM
Sep 2016

Got to meet her last year when she thought Trump was a joke and I told her I was worried about what Trump is stirring up with his supporters...

I trust that Hillary will break through and finally show that women in high power is a great thing!

Nay

(12,051 posts)
7. Oh, and don't forget, MRAs go on and on about how wimmin live longer than men
Tue Sep 13, 2016, 12:47 PM
Sep 2016

because they don't "do hard jobs," and that's sooooo unfair, but it's OK to slam Hillary because she's OOOOLD while Trump is 2 years older and Hillary statistically has more of a chance to outlive him. It's always a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation with all these GOPers.

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