If elected, john mccain would be the oldest first term president in the history of the united states.
If elected, john mccain would be the oldest first term president in the history of the united states.
This isn't inherently bad, except for the fact that john mccain has had repeated bouts of cancer and is quite possibly exhibiting signs of early onset alzheimers and dementia.
Given what is known of john mccains health history its altogether reasonable to question his ability to fully serve as commander in chief.
According to a panel of over 30,000 doctors he might currently have a type of melanoma that has a survival rate of less than 2 years.
We, the voting public, need to know the state of john mccains health and fitness, both physically and mentally, in order to consider voting for him.
The problem is that john mccain is unwilling to release any of his health records.
He has over 1,000 pages of medical records that are currently under lock and key, and that he won't release to the public or the media.
If senator mccain is fit to serve as commander in chief he would then have no reason to hide his medical records.
If he wants to prove to the american people that he is mentally and physically fit he should release his health records immediately.
According to medical actuarial tables and given john mccains history of health problems there is a 25% chance that he's suffering from early onset alzheimers, and a 50% chance that he wouldn't actually be able to serve his entire first term.
If he releases his medical records he'll be able to show whether the public should or should not be concerned about his physical and mental well-being.
Please forward this on in order to pressure the media and the mccain campaign to release john mccains health records.
Thanks,
Moby
of course this is relevant
If for no other reason than the time when we elect his successor is now as well. The proverbial one heartbeat away from the highest office in the land in McCain´s case lies with gulp...Sarah Palin whose recent rallies are only missing a giant bonfire in the middle with books being thrown in it.
We need to know McCain´s medical history so that we can tell how likely it would be that he wouldn´t live out his term and we would end up with the ¨pitbull with lipstick¨ as our Commander-In-Chief, God forbid...
Devil's Advocate.... sort of ;)
I think everyone has the right to medical privacy. Where's the source to this 1,000 page history of reports being kept from the public? I mean.... the man is running a campaign here. Let the dems get ahold of his records and god what a shit storm that could be. We've already lost sight of what's important enough already.
I understand that our presidential candidates should be in good health, but the fact that he's teetering on the edge of death isn't a reason to smite him (other than his running mate, god help us).
Not only that, and this is written with a smile, if there was something that huge to hide, wouldn't they have just lied about it already with fake medical records? ;)
Isn't this age discrimination?
If elected Barack Obama would be the first African-American president in our country's history. African-Americans have a higher incarceration rate than the general population meaning we'd be electing a criminal to the White House.
Of course what I wrote is absolutely absurd and racist and I don't believe it. I also don't believe it's okay to belittle McCain because of his age and age-related illnesses. That's not a reason to vote against someone. There are plenty of other reasons not to vote for McCain.
I think it's different when
I think it's different when it comes to a president. Their health IS a concern because they're running the country, and he hasn't exactly picked someone who would be qualified to take over if something DID happen to him. And I'm sorry, but a person of his age is a higher risk than a person younger than him. And especially with his medical history. It isn't ageism. It's just cold, honest facts. That's why presidents go under such intense medical scrutiny because it's so important that they're healthy and up to the job.
Moby Gratis & 7th graders
Dear Moby,
I'm a middle school teacher in Maryland. I teach a 7th grade film class. My students sent in requests today to Moby Gratis (using my account) for songs to use in films they're creating.
I was wondering if you would consider doing a SHORT SKYPE video conference call with one of my classes about Moby Gratis. I'm trying to get them to understand copyright, and how to appropriately use sounds and music in their films. It would be great to actually have you Skype into my classroom and talk with us about this issue and Moby Gratis.
If you are open to a Skype conference call with my 7th grade class (ANYTIME from 8am to 9:30 EST)that would be awesome.
my e-mail is-> thelongfellow10 [at] gmail.com
THX! George