Posted on 02/19/2020 11:25:36 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, whose campaign was sidelined last fall when he suffered a heart attack, says he won't release his full medical records -- going back on a promise he made four months ago.
At a town hall event in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night, Sanders said he doesn't intend to publicize any more of his health records -- adding that he has so far released more than any other Democratic candidate.
"I think we have released a detailed medical report and I'm comfortable on what we have done," he said. When asked if he will release more, he added, "I don't think we will, no."
Sanders, who will be 79 by election day, was hospitalized on Oct. 1 after leaving a campaign fundraiser in Las Vegas with chest pains. Doctors said he had a heart attack and Sanders remained in a hospital for several days, effectively suspending major campaign activity in the interim.
The Vermont senator released three letters from physicians in December that described him as being in good health.
His refusal is an about-face from his position last October, when he said American voters "have a right to know about the health of a senator, somebody who's running for president of the United States -- full disclosure."
If he's elected, Sanders would be, by far, the oldest candidate to win the presidency. Trump is presently the oldest, as he was 70 when he won the White House in 2016. In fact, no U.S. president has ever occupied the White House at any time at Sanders' age. The eldest, Ronald Reagan, ended his presidency at age 77.
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But he believes Trump’s tax records should be completely open and public. Hypocrisy, anyone??
Neither did Clinton....................
A simple and pertinent question:
What is Bernie trying to hide from his potential voters?
Mental illness?
Bernie is one event away from a nursing home or a funeral home.
I am so surprised. /s
In 1992, then front-runner Paul Tsongas said the same thing, that he was cancer-free. The Clintons began a whisper campaign over Tsongas' health and he ended up dropping out, with Clinton ultimately winning.
Tsongas died 7 years later from a recurrence of his cancer, in what would have been his second term.
-PJ
He always looks like he just got rolled in an alley.
All I remember about Tsongas, was when Al Franken portrayed him in the classic SNL skit where all the Democratic candidates were speaking at a Star Trek Convention.
Billy Joel had a song about this:
“Workin’ too hard can give you
A heart attack (ack)
You oughta know by now (oughta know)
Who needs a house out in Hackensack” https://youtu.be/XJoZe5vkxws
Our system provides for a vice president for a reason.
Bernie isn’t looking for a job doing push-ups.
He’s probably more mentally agile than any other serious Democratic candidate.
Yes, Bernie has some costly ideas, but Congress will approve every federal bill he could ever get to sign into law.
Cardiologists can manage heart disease pretty well nowadays.
I don’t blame him. Unless every candidate releases all their medical records I would tell them to FO.
If you are worried about it don’t vote for them.
Yep, died at age 55, Sanders health is going to be a major issue if he beats out mini mike.
Bernie missed the opportunity to say he’d release his medical history as soon at Trump released his tax returns :-)
But the job of President is a man killer and always has been, even more so in today’s world. You have a guy with heart problems with stents already and will be 79 if he takes office. He won’t last a year in the job.
He has never been in any kind of CEO job, run any kind of business, etc., and yet people think this man can run the Government. He can’t.
But he'll have to add that he is still being investigated, by his doctors.
.....and IIRC, Zer0 got away with just a note from his doctor
The release of full medical records should be a requirement of all presidential candidates.
There is no excuse to not release such records.
Was it signed “Epstein’s Mother”?....................
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