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In reply to the discussion: Is Trump's letter from his doctor about his superman health a fake? It may well be: [View all]napkinz
(17,199 posts)15. We don’t just need to see Trump’s taxes — we need a real medical report on him
Donald Trump isnt just a bloviating fraud, he might truly be physically unfit to be president
SOPHIA MCCLENNEN
AUG 10, 2016
There has been a recent flurry of news media coverage that has focused on whether or not Trump might not be well, whether he might suffer from dementia or Alzheimers, and whether or not his thin skin and uncontrollable temper might be a problem for a president. Even more disturbing we learned of his inability to understand why we should not nuke Europe. Thenafter all thatwe get the frightening and unhinged 2nd Amendment comment. Clearly we have reason to question whether or not he has the ability to do the job.
Anticipating that concern, Trump released a letter from his physician back in December attesting thatif elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. When the letter was first released many laughed it off. It seemed like yet another sign of a bombastic and surreal campaign. But now that we are only months away from the general election it is time to return to that letter and wonder if it is further proof that Trump is scamming the US public.
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The letter does not uphold even the flimsiest medical standard and it uses hyperbolic language that has no connection at all to facts. Aside from making the outrageous and completely unverifiable claim that Trump would be the healthiest president ever, it makes other odd statements. We read, for instance, that he has had a medical exam that revealed only positive results. In the medical community a positive result means a bad prognosis. What we want are normal results. The letter uses the word excellent twice in relation to medical testsanother oddity since again the standard would be to say normal. The letter also states that Trumps only medical issue was an appendectomy but there is no mention of the bone spur, which kept him from serving in Viet Nam.
Apart from the lack of scientific rigor, the letter starts with To Whom My Concern. It is worth pausing to worry that the physician who has been taking care of Trump since 1980 has such a poor command of the English language. In fact, the language in the letter mirrors the same sort of bombastic language common to Trump-speak. The writing was so bizarre that it led Robert Reich to wonder if it had been written by Trump himself.
read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/08/10/we-do-not-just-need-to-see-trumps-taxes-we-need-a-real-medical-report-on-him/
SOPHIA MCCLENNEN
AUG 10, 2016
There has been a recent flurry of news media coverage that has focused on whether or not Trump might not be well, whether he might suffer from dementia or Alzheimers, and whether or not his thin skin and uncontrollable temper might be a problem for a president. Even more disturbing we learned of his inability to understand why we should not nuke Europe. Thenafter all thatwe get the frightening and unhinged 2nd Amendment comment. Clearly we have reason to question whether or not he has the ability to do the job.
Anticipating that concern, Trump released a letter from his physician back in December attesting thatif elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. When the letter was first released many laughed it off. It seemed like yet another sign of a bombastic and surreal campaign. But now that we are only months away from the general election it is time to return to that letter and wonder if it is further proof that Trump is scamming the US public.
-snip-
The letter does not uphold even the flimsiest medical standard and it uses hyperbolic language that has no connection at all to facts. Aside from making the outrageous and completely unverifiable claim that Trump would be the healthiest president ever, it makes other odd statements. We read, for instance, that he has had a medical exam that revealed only positive results. In the medical community a positive result means a bad prognosis. What we want are normal results. The letter uses the word excellent twice in relation to medical testsanother oddity since again the standard would be to say normal. The letter also states that Trumps only medical issue was an appendectomy but there is no mention of the bone spur, which kept him from serving in Viet Nam.
Apart from the lack of scientific rigor, the letter starts with To Whom My Concern. It is worth pausing to worry that the physician who has been taking care of Trump since 1980 has such a poor command of the English language. In fact, the language in the letter mirrors the same sort of bombastic language common to Trump-speak. The writing was so bizarre that it led Robert Reich to wonder if it had been written by Trump himself.
read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/08/10/we-do-not-just-need-to-see-trumps-taxes-we-need-a-real-medical-report-on-him/
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Is Trump's letter from his doctor about his superman health a fake? It may well be: [View all]
cali
Aug 2016
OP
My blood pressure IS that low, and holds steady. But I suppose if anybody could boil it up,
calimary
Aug 2016
#14
A doctor didn't write that letter. It's got Trump's tiny fingerprints all over it.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2016
#6
Considering that he ALWAYS accuses his opponent of those things HE IS MOST GUILY of...
63splitwindow
Aug 2016
#16
I thought it was bogus from the beginning. No actual M.D. would use superlatives like
catbyte
Aug 2016
#18
An obvious fake playing to his cult. And smokescreen for Hannity's attack on HRC.
SleeplessinSoCal
Aug 2016
#26
there is NO physician, NO veterinarian, no nurse nor dentist who would not know POSITIVE results
hlthe2b
Aug 2016
#32
probably not fake. The 'rich & famous' like a Doctor who enables them & are also 'rich & famous'
Sunlei
Aug 2016
#35
Probably fake. The long-dead father's name is still listed on the letterhead. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2016
#59
I still don't understand why this in itself didn't get Trump laughed out of the GOP primary.
tanyev
Aug 2016
#68
It was released in December, when the GOP was absolutely, positively, 100% sure he'd never win....
Moonwalk
Aug 2016
#90
Watch him when gets off a plane he has a death grip on railing with head down to see the next step
FreeStateDemocrat
Aug 2016
#70
And don't forget that Trump originally trumpeted the name of the DEAD FATHER, Jacob,
pnwmom
Aug 2016
#71
But what about his baby hands doc? His tiny little fingers, they are like vienna sausages!
Rex
Aug 2016
#86
This thread exists because the press is investigating this fraud: Newsweek, Salon. Read OP. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2016
#119
Here's some fun. Before they "fixed" it, Trump referred to his doctor by his long dead father's name
nolabear
Aug 2016
#109
Trump probably confused it with the dead doctors's million dollar letter to Trump's draft board
pinboy3niner
Aug 2016
#110
I sure hope this becomes an issue since he's pushing Hillary's legitimate doctor's report
world wide wally
Aug 2016
#117
it is- albeit anemically. But you are right. This should have been covered the moment
cali
Aug 2016
#132
The sig extending past the sig line is no big deal. People who sign big do that.
uppityperson
Aug 2016
#138
Is Dr. Bornstein actually a doctor at said hospital? Answer, "Trump lies again."
Coyotl
Aug 2016
#155