Posted on 01/31/2005 11:56:48 AM PST by F14 Pilot
CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted during a lunchtime speech Monday in Buffalo, New York, but revived and continued her scheduled appearances, aides said.
"Indeed, our senator fainted -- hadn't felt well this morning and had a full day," Clinton chief of staff Tamera Luzzato said in an e-mail.
The senator's press secretary, Philippe Reines, said Clinton was suffering from a stomach virus during her talk.
"She felt weak, needed to sit down and then fainted briefly," Reines said. "She received immediate medical attention at the site and is now proceeding with her schedule as planned."
Clinton, 57, was giving a speech for a Democratic group of 150 people at the Saturn Club in Buffalo, said Vincent Tracy, the club's general manager.
Colleen DiPirro, head of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, said Clinton told the crowd that she had a stomach virus or food poisoning.
She began speaking, asked for a glass of water, continued with her remarks and then asked to sit down, DiPirro said.
Clinton then left the stage for a few minutes, returned to try to finish her speech and passed out for about 30 seconds, DiPirro said.
Secret Service agents surrounded the senator, she said.
Clinton did not go to a hospital, and no ambulance was called, sources said.
There were no cameras in the room when Clinton fainted, a club spokesman said.
The junior senator from New York is staying in the Buffalo area and plans to carry out her scheduled appearances, Luzzato said.
"Based on what we know, all is well and these things happen," she said.
The former first lady appeared about an hour later at Canisius College, a Jesuit school in Buffalo, where she delivered a speech on health care, a college spokesman said.
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I heard someone say
there's nothing to see. Her aides
gather around her
before she falls and
all of them lower her down.
Cameras might be blocked.
God, her aides treat her like Castro's aides treat him. So sad!!
a blast from the past
ILLary’s former Chief of Staff is now enjoying a nice gig, here....
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/leadership/tamera-luzzatto
At least she’s among the living :)
She is NOT 57!!! More CNN lies!!
She was Born: Oct 26, 1947 (age 68) · Chicago, IL
Look at the date of the original post.
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