HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT

[HairOfTheDog]

So, as usual, she tried to hide it and the consequences of so doing are way worse than if she'd simply been forthcoming and announced that she and other campaign staff were sick.

It's annoying me that people are saying that. I believe her when she said that she didn't think it was a big deal and felt fine until she got out in the heat. Just because she didn't feel the need to tell the world she had pneumonia doesn't mean she was purposely hiding it. There may be many reasons not to trust her, but I don't think this situation is one of them. She felt good enough to go and then got sick from the heat. Big fucking deal.

I understand your point and your annoyance.

I thought it was silly that so much focus was placed on a coughing jag, which Clinton attributed to allergies.

And, I probably would have felt the same way about the 9 / 11 incident as you do if Clinton had ignored doctor's orders and carried on her busy schedule with a common cold or allergies or something like that.

But, Clinton's not an idiot -- she understands that pneumonia is serious if not treated, especially for older people. It was poor judgment to ignore her doctor's order and not to tell her surrogates about the diagnosis and her intent to keep her busy schedule anyway.

So, to me, taking that unnecessary health risk was again poor judgment (and it backfired), which is concerning for someone looking to lead the country. It's not a deal breaker, but it's part of what I see as an annoying pattern. Plus, she handed the Trump campaign a huge gift by handling it as she did.