Neil
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The topic titled "Why not realease his mediocal records?, Obama that is" prompted me to start this thread.
I have no idea just how long it has been since the voting public has started to show an interest in a presidential candidates medical history but let me tell you why I think it should be of interest to the voting public.
The following is a quote from the December 2002 issue of the Atlantic titled "The Medical Ordeals of JFK."
"Kennedy's charismatic appeal rested heavily on the image of youthful energy and good health he projected. This image was a myth. The real story, disconcerting though it would have been to contemplate at the time, is actually more heroic. It is a story of iron-willed fortitude in mastering the diffi-culties of chronic illness."
For those that were around when JFK won the election to be President you would remember that he won by a slim margin over Nixon. It makes one wonder if he would have been able to beat Nixon had his medical records not been so secretive.
To read the full article see. The Medical ordeals of JFK from the December 2002 issue of the Atlantic
Sorry this is a long article, it runs six pages, but well worth the reading. I guess one thing that concerns me is that if a candidate is not truthful about such a simple well documented thing as their medical records what else will they not be truthfull or secretive about.
For those that don't make it to the end of the sixth page I will quote the last paragragh.
"Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy before the President's medical ailments could. But the evidence suggests that Kennedy's physical condition contributed to his demise. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was, as always, wearing a corsetlike back brace as he rode through Dallas. Oswald's first bullet struck him in the back of the neck. Were it not for the back brace, which held him erect, the second, fatal shot to the head might not have found its mark."
For those that made it to the sixth page, I am sorry.
I have no idea just how long it has been since the voting public has started to show an interest in a presidential candidates medical history but let me tell you why I think it should be of interest to the voting public.
The following is a quote from the December 2002 issue of the Atlantic titled "The Medical Ordeals of JFK."
"Kennedy's charismatic appeal rested heavily on the image of youthful energy and good health he projected. This image was a myth. The real story, disconcerting though it would have been to contemplate at the time, is actually more heroic. It is a story of iron-willed fortitude in mastering the diffi-culties of chronic illness."
For those that were around when JFK won the election to be President you would remember that he won by a slim margin over Nixon. It makes one wonder if he would have been able to beat Nixon had his medical records not been so secretive.
To read the full article see. The Medical ordeals of JFK from the December 2002 issue of the Atlantic
Sorry this is a long article, it runs six pages, but well worth the reading. I guess one thing that concerns me is that if a candidate is not truthful about such a simple well documented thing as their medical records what else will they not be truthfull or secretive about.
For those that don't make it to the end of the sixth page I will quote the last paragragh.
"Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy before the President's medical ailments could. But the evidence suggests that Kennedy's physical condition contributed to his demise. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was, as always, wearing a corsetlike back brace as he rode through Dallas. Oswald's first bullet struck him in the back of the neck. Were it not for the back brace, which held him erect, the second, fatal shot to the head might not have found its mark."
For those that made it to the sixth page, I am sorry.
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