Posted on 12/24/2004 3:04:18 PM PST by No Surrender Monkey
Bill Clinton showed his doctors yesterday that he knows how to follow orders — stopping by the hospital that diagnosed his heart problem and wowing the crowd with his stunning weight loss. As these photos show, there was a lot less of Bill Clinton on display at Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla, where the ex-president cut the ribbon on a new cardiac center.
Just four months ago, Clinton flashed his best greasy-burger smile at a Post photographer during an outing to the Central Park Zoo. But yesterday, he was a shadow of his former self, thanks to a strict regimen.
After the heart scare in September — when doctors performed a quadruple bypass after learning that the 42nd president's heart arteries were 90 percent clogged — Clinton was put on a strict diet and ordered to lose weight.
Clinton has credited the South Beach Diet for helping him trim down — but yesterday, he thanked the doctors who saved his life.
"I am a clear beneficiary of quality care," Clinton told the beaming staff.
"I feel deeply indebted to the people here and to the people who do this work around the country."
As he made the rounds to thank cardiac unit director Dr. Anthony Pucillo and his team, Clinton told them how the publicity surrounding his near tragedy had brought increased awareness of heart issues to the public.
"This may have affected more people than anything I did when I was president," he quipped.
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Now there's a comment I thought could never be accurately made.
Someone suggested here yesterday that the man has AIDS. I don't think that this is entirely out of the question.
While I don't entirely think that is out of the question, his present weight is probably due to his heart surgery.
Obviously, he doesn't have a staff person doing his hair anymore.
Wow... he looks really bad. It's like he's aged ten years in one year.
I never thought I'd say this, but I truly missed Bubba this last election season.
I wish the SOB well.
Clinton was around this electon year. Everyone he endorsed lost. The "Clinton Kiss Of Death" as my friend Marty calls it. Still, his daughter loves him, so I'll hope he gets better for her sake.
"I did NOT have arterial relations with that cheeseburger, the Whopper; I did not ask for supersize fries, not a single time, never!"
He's one messed up man, but he loves Webb's daughter.
""This may have affected more people than anything I did when I was president," he quipped."
No sh*t.
He looks a lot thinner but DAMN, does he look older! He looks like he could be Jimmy Carter's twin brother.
Yikes!
I don't know about AIDS, but he definitely does not look well. He's become useless anyway -- it's Hillary we have to watch out for.
Except for black syph, herpes, etc etc he's doing great.
Remember when this turd wouldn't devulge his health condition, during his presidency? Not a peep from his MS media conspirators on that administrative black out, the whole time. ... probably because his heart was about to explode.
Real 'transparent' govt there, from the RATs.
(Can you imagine the uproar - if W flatly refused to reveal his health condition?)
I hate those jerks
I think the AIDS suggestion is closer to the truth ... he not only looks old, but sickly old.
Yep. That was our president for 8 miserable years.
Oh my god. The internist's-eye vew.
Chelsea's new hairdo and makeup look quite pretty. Bill looks poorly, though.
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