Obama to release medical records. Will Hillary do the same?

[hokies4ever]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/23/obama-campaign-to-release-report-on-his-personal-health

Time for Hillary to put up or shut up. Is she really in it to win it? Time for reporters to at least ask her if she will release her medical records. I'd love to hear her response. :rofl:

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

1. I would like to see her mental health records

I don't care what's in her ugly pantsuits.

I want to know what the hell's wrong under her hat.

[izzie]

8. I do not think any thing is wrong. It is just ego to get to the top.

The A-type person. Both men and women have it. We seem to put up with it when a man will do any thing but not when a women will or when she acts like a man to do it.

[hokies4ever]

15. Not to make fun of Hillary

but one has to think that she at least considered counseling at one point in time. 90% of people would after some of what she's been through.

[murielm99]

2. Oh boy. Another pissing contest. n/t

[hokies4ever]

3. Is it sexist to ask for her medical records?

I know that sounds like a question in jest (which it isn't), but I could see a reasonable path toward making that a debatable argument. For example, I think that it should be considered offensive to publicly ask has Hillary gone through menopause. If a political pundit said this, I think Hillary supporters would be standing on firm ground with their complaints.

The most effective argument though would probably revolve around the speculation of future misuse of the records by the media and the pundits. Only problem with that argument is that it involves speculation about misuse, not documented misuse. Not exactly an easy argument to win.

I think my original post is getting at a bigger issue though. Is Hillary willing to sacrifice what Obama and McCain have sacrificed in their stake at the presidency? Nobody wants their medical records rummaged through. Something tells me that if a reporter asked Hillary about her medical records, she'd be forced to spin the answer so much she might have to sit down from making herself dizzy. There's no good answer for her to this question. Her acknowledgment that the odds are stacked against her doesn't mesh well with her campaign's insinuations that the primary race is neck and neck.

[murielm99]

7. I don't know if it is.

I don't think it is worth it to pit Obama and Clinton against each other on this, or to challenge them to release their records.

McCain released some information about his records, but not the records themselves. We should be honing in on what is contained in those records. Given what we know about his medical history, his health is much more of an issue than either of our candidates' health.

[hokies4ever]

9. I'm still not completely comfortable with the use of McCain's records.

so I'm still split on the issue. On one hand, I think it's perfectly reasonable and borderline necessary. He did have skin cancer more than once over this past decade. It seems reasonable to ask about the chance of recurrence. On the other hand, I think it leads to revealing the worst in some people. Just watch the pundits this week as they try to make feeble jokes about his health. Probably will start with his vertigo and ask if he was too dizzy to vote for the GI bill, or something like that.

I think my point about Hillary is valid though. You're either in this race or not in it. I'm calling out her campaign's ambiguous message concerning the closeness of the primary race. She's the one claiming to be leading in the popular vote and equating seating FL delegates to the struggles of slaves, women's suffrage, and the Civil Rights movement. Sorry, but I'm not in favor of a showdown at the Convention. If Hillary needs to be thrown under the bus in July in order to keep McCain from getting a 3rd term for Dubya, then under the bus she goes. For me, she has until the end of June to make all of her arguments to stay in.

[MonkeyFunk]

4. It doesn't say he's releasing his medical records

He's releasing a "summary" written by his doctor. Using Obama fan logic, I'll ask: What's he hiding?!

[hokies4ever]

5. then just change it to 'summary'

the question still stands. It's still invasive on a privacy level. It's clearly obvious that the real invasion is not the records or summary themselves, but the discussion in the media about it.

Congrats, on your gold star. Nit-picker award. :rofl:

[hokies4ever]

6. Why not also point out that McCain didn't release his medical records

but instead just allowed people to view them. Technically speaking, the records weren't released to the public.

[MonkeyFunk]

18. OK

McCain didn't release his medical records. He allowed people to view them. :shrug:

Now what? Does that change the fact that the OP was incorrect? Is Obama letting people see his medical records, though? Or just the summary written by his own doctor?

[TexasObserver]

10. She won't. She appears to have arthritis, and won't want to disclose that.

[woodsprite]

11. They are applying for the most important job in the country

and we are the employers. I think all candidates should release their records. I can't get a job driving a delivery truck without peeing in a cup and answering a very thorough employment application. I would expect a more thorough screening for the highest office in our land.

[hokies4ever]

14. Great point, but where would you draw the line?

What do you think would be too invasive, if anything at all?

[Perry Logan]

12. Medical records? Just wait till the Rezco stuff hits the fan.

[hokies4ever]

13. Is there more than just that 1 photo with Bill and Hillary?

I hope you're wrong about this. Hopefully Rezko doesn't take down the Clintons. I heard he was close friends with Marc Rich. :rofl:

[slinkerwink]

16. I'd like for him to put it online. McCain didn't put his online.

[my3boyz]

17. She will say that she will release them after she gets the nom which is never. nt

[NeedleCast]

19. Oh Who Cares!?!

Glad to see Democrats focusing on important issues...

[Swamp Rat]

20. Will McCain do the same?

What he did last Friday did not count. A few select reporters got to look at 1,100 pages at 1/9 page/minute. So, we really do not know the state of his health other than his apparent feebleness, and outbursts of insanity.