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Hillary Clinton’s illness will raise questions about 2016 run -- Age and health her two most vulnerable areas to attack

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012 at 05:34 AM

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Hillary Clinton's age and health for the Presidential Race 2016 comes into question
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Hillary Clinton’s illness will raise questions about the most vulnerable aspect of any 2016 presidential run for her – her age and health.

She will be 69 when, and if, she runs, and the health and age issue was bound to surface at some level as she went closer to deciding to run.

Considering that only Ronald Reagan has run at a similar age and he was suspected of suffering from early Alzheimer’s during his second term, it could become a major issue.

This latest illness, especially involving a potential blood clot, will raise such questions to a higher level. The White House is no place to be for a less than healthy occupant.

Clinton has looked exhausted in recent months, and it has been attributed to an incredibly taxing travel schedule but a campaign is also an exhausting marathon as Clinton herself can attest to after her 2008 experience.

Read more: Hillary Clinton taken to hospital with suspected blood clot

During her most recent trip Clinton spent two days in Ireland and it was obvious that not only she, but also her staff were at the limits of their endurance.

The Benghazi affair also added to the pressure and it was clear during her Dublin and Belfast leg that a new term for Obama and her replacement as Secretary of State was something she was greatly looking forward to.

She talked about reading books, relaxing, helping with the Clinton Foundation, but mostly just taking a long rest from the backbreaking schedule.

At a dinner at the Residence Restaurant in Dublin surrounded by close Irish friends, Clinton finally looked relaxed and sipped a beer as she went around the table, asking how everyone had been faring.

It was a brief glimpse of the old Hillary, the very warm private person who holds friendships dear.

But clearly something was amiss on that trip and soon after she came back she fainted and received a concussion and now comes news of the blood clot.

It is far too early to say if there will be any long-term impact on her health but with 2016 speculation already bubbling it will bound to be a matter of intense conversation over the coming days. See more: Irish Democrats

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wizardofoz | Jan 26, 2013, 08:03 AM EST

"She is the best-qualified person in America to be president" She most certainly is. Like her husband, Billary has ALL the qualifications to be the next president of that criminal, Zionist hell-hole USA. Of course it all depends on how well she kisses Jewish ass. So far she has proved first-class at brown nosing the Jews. So maybe, for once, you are correct.

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wizardofoz | Jan 26, 2013, 08:01 AM EST

Can't handle the heat O'Dowd....eh. Your brain is a reflection of your dick...small and insignificant. Your auld mammy has a lot to answer for, but I guess small little members run in your family. LOLOLOLOLOL....Pinhead!

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wizardofoz | Jan 26, 2013, 08:01 AM EST

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Madeliene | Jan 06, 2013, 03:05 PM EST

Never with TRAITOR & BENGHAZI burned forever on her forehead!

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Smyrnian | Jan 02, 2013, 09:20 PM EST

Ephraim - You are going to get a stroke if you keep this up. It absolutely is a body, your personal OPINION aside. Aborted children certainly have bodies. Ever seen a late term or partial birth abortion Ephraim? I doubt it or you would not be clap trapping like you do.

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jamieLM | Jan 02, 2013, 12:49 PM EST

She's said more than once that she's not interested in running. I believe her.

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EphraimKibbey | Jan 01, 2013, 06:14 PM EST

Smyrnian - That is EXACTLY my point! The embryo is not a "BODY" in its own right UNTIL it can survive OUTSIDE of the womb. Until then, it is just another organ of the women's body and it is hers to do with as she chooses. "Chooses" being the operative word in "pro-choice." If she dies, the embryo dies too, just like her bladder and her kidneys. Do you think that a bladder or a kidney should have the same rights as a human being? Maybe we should stop all modern operations that save peoples' lives. Yea, maybe you think we should go back to the days when Rome forbade doctors from dissecting cadavers. Maybe we should deny that the climate is not warming because of our use of fossil fuels. Smyrian and jetsnoone of the dark ages and THEIR KIND, that want to turn back the clock and deny humanity all the benefits of science and medicine, need to be VIGOROUSLY and CONSTANTLY fought as they are the shackles of ignorance that hold back humanity from its true potential. THEIR KIND have held back humanity for centuries by forcing THEIR religious beliefs on society and it MUST STOP NOW!

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seanomelb | Jan 01, 2013, 04:34 PM EST

Domer wants a seat with the bottom feeders!! you are welcome.

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Smyrnian | Jan 01, 2013, 11:30 AM EST

Ephraim - with all of your so called scientific education you conveniently missed the fact that the woman's body is not the only body in the equation. You had best pull out those old bio books and study up as you were clearly missing from class they day that subject was taught; and yes, Hilary is well known for her pro abortion views.

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Towngate | Jan 01, 2013, 07:51 AM EST

Lookit, Niall! Your personal admiration of this friend of yours clouding from you the fact that she is dangerously past her sell-by date and should now lie down in a darkened room, and spare the timerous world any more of her 'fainting' malarkey!

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abdullh | Jan 01, 2013, 04:33 AM EST

Each year, the prettiest , oh Mudawi candle, and I lost my time and years every year and you are i ... In my life and my heart and psychiatric = - = - = ~ }}} { { { ~ = - = -= Hey you holidays throughout life you well .. Come you to the most beautiful bouquet an esthetic slides..OK, your body that sha Allah you from disease in you the most beautiful of the first

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Searlit | Jan 01, 2013, 12:03 AM EST

Happy New Year Everyone!

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seanomelb | Dec 31, 2012, 11:41 PM EST

hate!! the food for fools and bottom dwellers

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EphraimKibbey | Dec 31, 2012, 10:42 PM EST

jetsnoone - A women's body is her own to do with as she chooses. God gave us all free will and we answer for our actions only to Him/Her and not to YOU! Mrs. Clinton is pro-choice and not pro-abortion as you falsly state. This is also my stance on the issue. I have my BS in Biology, my Masters in Education and I taught biology, anatomy and physiology (including embryology) for 35 years and never once in AMERICA was there a belief that the embryo was a PERSON until it was viable outside the womb. In AMERICA we count a person's age from the moment of birth not from conception as is done in some other cultures. Perhaps YOU and YOUR KIND would be more comfortable living in such a culture many of which deny their citizens the FREEDOMS of belief and person that YOU wish to suppress here in AMERICA. Here in AMERICA you are guaranteed the right to follow your own beliefs but you are not given the right to force your beliefs on others. YOU and YOUR KIND are UNAMERICAN.

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jetsnoone | Dec 31, 2012, 09:19 PM EST

me too, as an American I'll hate whoever I want to and that ain't none of your business.

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