As more and more evidence of her bizarre behavior and mannerisms on the campaign trail surface, questions surrounding the health of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have multiplied.
Does Hillary have a brain tumor? Has she been experiencing seizures related to a brain injury she sustained in a fall three years ago? Has Clinton contracted syphilis from her philandering husband?
Many news outlets have chosen to focus on the peculiar behavior and faces Clinton made at the Democratic National Convention when she was joined onstage by her husband Bill to approving cheers by paid seat-fillers.
The peculiar tics and expressions on her face at these moments have raised eyebrows among the public, medical professionals and political observers who have watched the videos of her from this event. (If you want to see still images, you can perform a Google Image Search on “Hillary Clinton seizure.”)
Some people have commented that it seemed as if Clinton had taken a dose of psychedelic drugs and it “kicked in” at the moment of her sudden expressions. But if it was psychedelic drugs, that might have been at least a little comfort to those who worry that Clinton may have a serious, long-term health problem that could affect her capacity to act as the nation’s leader.
The odd faces at the convention were not the only indications of concern that Clinton has given. In a scene that seemed nearly straight from a horror movie, Clinton again made downright bizarre facial movements expressions when surrounded by reporters at a campaign stop in Washington, D.C. on June 10.
One reporter had just asked Clinton a question about her endorsement by President Obama when the former First Lady acted taken aback, throwing her head back repeatedly in a series of convulsive movements that startled the reporter and others who were crowded around. Clinton then even more bizarrely said, “You guys have got to try the cold chai. It is delicious!”
The Clinton campaign later explained the candidate’s movements were made to mimic “shock” at being asked such a softball question, and her totally irrelevant answer was meant to downplay the query, but replays of video of the incident have left other viewers not so sure; some claim Clinton blacked out after the question was asked and was covering up a seizure reaction.
Between that event and another incident in February, when Clinton was captured on camera needing support on either side of her as she attempted to climb stairs outside an addiction treatment center in South Carolina, there’s been discussion about possible recurring complications from the blood clot she sustained in her brain following her January 2013 concussion.
In May of this year, former President Bill Clinton told news reporters that it took Hillary “six months of very serious work to get over” the accident, a much longer recovery time than had been reported previously.
In 2005, Clinton fainted while giving a speech in Buffalo, New York. At the outset of the speech, Clinton said she was feeling queasy and sat down in a chair instead of standing. But even then, at some point, Clinton could not continue and had to leave the room. Upon returning to her podium some minutes later, she fainted and required medical attention.
Clinton has refused to give press conferences for most of her campaign, instead giving one-on-one interviews to single news reporters. Some people have said that, as with people who suffer from epilepsy, too many people crowded around the candidate could possibly “trigger” a seizure. Perhaps this could explain Clinton’s behavior in Washington in June?
Clinton has also misspoken on numerous occasions during tele-prompted speeches, giving rise to a now-familiar excuse that she “short-circuited” on such occasions. GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has jumped on this response, saying, “anybody whose mind ‘short-circuits’ is not fit to be our president.”
Clinton has had moments of long, inexplicable coughing fits during many of the same speeches when she’s had to stop for as many as 90 seconds to catch her breath, a worrying sign that she may have an undisclosed condition.
During the CNN Democratic presidential debate of December 19, Clinton took an extended bathroom break that saw her still offstage when the network returned to the debate from its commercial break some minutes earlier. After a few moments, Clinton finally reappeared, leaving many to wonder what she was doing away from the stage for so long at such a critical moment.
Close observers of the candidate have recently noticed a man that stays close to Clinton at all times who is not a Secret Service agent, offering “reassurance” to her and helping to guide her at various times. There’s an unconfirmed report that this man constantly carries a Diazepam auto-injector pen — a device used to combat acute seizures.
Photos of the man carrying the device while walking next to Clinton at the Democratic Convention can be seen online by Google Image Searching “Hillary Clinton Medical Handler.” Some have speculated this man is actually a plainclothes personal physician for the former First Lady.
Doctors who have examined video of the incidents and who are aware of Clinton’s medical history have said it’s possible that Clinton is suffering from subcortical vascular dementia caused by narrowing of the arteries which provide blood to the brain. Symptoms of the dementia include changes in mood or personality, clumsiness, unsteady walking, gaps in speaking and forgetfulness.
Close-up video of Clinton speaking at the Democratic Convention show a mysterious dark spot on Clinton’s tongue as she gives her speech. Some physicians say this could be evidence of syphilis, which is certainly possible, given Bill Clinton’s alleged serial affairs with mistresses, campaign workers and call girls in his years prior to, during and after living in the White House.
Certainly, these are all strong indicators that Hillary Clinton is not in the “excellent physical condition and fit to serve as President of the United States” as her physician had described last year at the beginning of her campaign.
Greater press scrutiny and further investigation of Clinton’s medical records may yet bear this out. Conservatives can only hope that the truth about Hillary’s health will emerge in time, prior to Election Day in November.
