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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Wow, Bill Clinton is really starting to look old! Like elderly old... [View all]restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)83. many veggies/vegans are thought to be ill when they are not
they typically carry much less body mass than onmivores, and some are quite lean. plus, he used to be heavy, as you mentioned. add in older age, and the wrinkles are popping all over the place.
al sharpton also lost a lot of weight on a veggie diet. in the right light (or wrong), he could be described as looking gaunt. be he says he is quite healthy.
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Wow, Bill Clinton is really starting to look old! Like elderly old... [View all]
ViseGrip
Feb 2016
OP
He lost that weight years ago, right after his attack. I've seen him many times since.
merrily
Feb 2016
#58
Bill Has Significant Cardiac Disese ... Poor Heart Function Will Make You Look Old REAL FAST!
CorporatistNation
Feb 2016
#3
Its hard to believe his doctors okayed his involvement as its so stressful.
snagglepuss
Feb 2016
#12
I know many 69 yr olds who don't look as old as him. He looks older than his years to me.
ViseGrip
Feb 2016
#6
Well, he's no Patrick Stewart or Raquel Welch (they're in the septuagenarian club) but their
MADem
Feb 2016
#15
I think the gaunt look of raw food vegans (I don't mean Bill, obviously) really is a sign of
thereismore
Feb 2016
#106
Are you kicking your own post for ageism or kicking the idea of a Clinton passing away?
onehandle
Feb 2016
#11
Of course you wouldn't like to hear anything bad about the royal American Aristocratic family.
rhett o rick
Feb 2016
#17
You know if we mentioned how old and hunched a certain other gentleman in the news looked,
MADem
Feb 2016
#18
He is very ill, he has heart disease. I heard him speak. To continue living, no meat or dairy. Ever.
ViseGrip
Feb 2016
#100
The physical difference between Bill and Bernie is stunning, and Bernie's older!
ViseGrip
Feb 2016
#103
It's a very odd thing for anyone to do. But hey, if that's how we're going to play it....
MADem
Feb 2016
#26
Kick for exposure of ageism or giddyness over the bad health of a former Democratic President.
onehandle
Feb 2016
#21
I think he looks fabulous and in excellent health. Far healthier than Bill. n/t
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#53
Why, thanks for that report, Doctor! When will you be posting their respective physicals?
MADem
Feb 2016
#59
It has been done already, after the rodent creature Brock started a vicious smear.
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#63
JFK was on painkillers, amphetamines, B-12 shots, steroids, and was sick as a dog.
MADem
Feb 2016
#42
Bernie Sanders ran for governor and US Senator in the 1970s but wasn't elected then. NT
Eric J in MN
Feb 2016
#113
They subtitled the ad because he still talks "Little Rock." He's got a strong accent, and
MADem
Feb 2016
#60
What is the relevance of this supposed to be? I see none. You should self-delete.
Vattel
Feb 2016
#74
It's embarrassing that so many people on this thread are pretending they don't hate him.
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#101
I think he looks unhealthy. His palor is not good and he looks frail and tired.
in_cog_ni_to
Feb 2016
#81
I'm risking the wrath the vegetarians, but the guy looks like he needs to eat a steak.
Vinca
Feb 2016
#105
I think he's Vegan, but since he had heart bypass surgery, it's his heart that worries me more.
in_cog_ni_to
Feb 2016
#107