09-13-2016, 08:18 PM
(09-13-2016, 08:00 PM)sally Wrote: What am I missing. How does this address hiding it? The only thing it addresses is her own judgment on whether she's well enough or not to attend a 9⁄11 memorial. You feel it would be ok if it was the common cold, but since it was pneumonia it's now a crime.
You're missing this:
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(09-12-2016, 03:33 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I think Clinton didn't want to take time off due to illness because she'd been away from the press for so long fund-raising, and Trump had already questioned her health and stamina. So, as usual, she tried to hide it...^ That clearly indicates that I think she concealed her illness, against better judgment, and carried on as usual because she was afraid her illness and time off would be used against her by her political rivals.
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(09-12-2016, 03:33 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: ... 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.^That (along with my subsequent replies to you) clearly indicates that I don't think it was a crime (or even a deal breaker) and I never said it was. It was a bad personal and political/strategic decision, in my opinion, and it backfired.