memeorandum: Hillary Clinton's health is now a real issue (New York Post)

11:15 AM ET, September 12, 2016

Top Items:

Pneumonia Bug That Struck Hillary Clinton also Seriously Sickened Several Members of Her Staff — The illness that sickened Hillary Clinton with pneumonia and caused her to have to be escorted away from September 11 ceremonies in New York on Sunday also struck down several members …

Discussion: Mediaite, alan.com, Infowars, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, The Week and Independent Journal Review

Damon Linker / The Week:

Why did Hillary Clinton lie about her health? — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign just made a massive error. We'll know within the next few weeks if the error will prove to be catastrophic. — On Sunday, Clinton abruptly left a Manhattan ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Infowars, Mike Cernovich Presents … and The Gateway Pundit

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

Press rips Clinton campaign's handling of health incident — NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton's campaign is coming under fire for failing to disclose that she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, and for saying she simply got “overheated” at the 9/11 memorial service in New York …

Scott Adams' Blog:

The Race for President is (Probably) Over — If you are following breaking news, Hillary Clinton abruptly left the 9-11 memorial today because she was reportedly “overheated.” Her campaign says she is fine now. — You probably wonder if the “overheated” explanation is true …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Hill

Melissa Batchelor Warnke / Los Angeles Times:
Opinion Hillary Clinton's worrisome wobble

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, twitchy.com and BizPac Review

Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Rockin' pneumonia: A unifying diagnosis

Discussion: alicublog and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Kyle Olson / The American Mirror: Hillary embraces child — despite contagious ‘pneumonia’

Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
How Sick Is Hillary? — No doubt about it, Hillary Clinton's …

Discussion: New Urban Legends

Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:

Secret Service followed atypical protocol with Clinton's early departure from Sunday 9/11 event — The U.S. Secret Service followed atypical protocol with Hillary Clinton's early departure from Sunday's commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at Ground Zero.

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, CNN and Hot Air

Bloomberg:

Trump Plans to Keep Quiet on Clinton's Health Issues — At least at first, the Republican nominee and his surrogates will hold their fire on Clinton's medical troubles. — JenniferJJacobs — kevcirilli — Donald Trump's strategy for handling the news about Hillary Clinton's spell …

Discussion: The Week, Political Wire, Washington Post and Mediaite

New York Post:
Hillary Clinton's health is now a real issue

Discussion: Associated Press

Abby D. Phillip / Washington Post:
Clinton falls ill during 9/11 memorial service in New York

Discussion: Bearing Drift, Townhall.com, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Real Clear Politics and twitchy.com

New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Doctor Says Pneumonia Led to Abrupt Exit From 9/11 Event

Emily Saul / New York Post:

Sniper takes out ISIS executioner from a mile away — More On: — A sharpshooter killed a top ISIS executioner and three other jihadists with a single bullet from nearly a mile away — just seconds before the fiend was set to burn 12 hostages alive with a flamethrower, according to a new report.

Fox News:

Trump to release results of physical, calls candidate health ‘an issue’ after Clinton incident — Donald Trump told Fox News on Monday he plans to release “very, very specific” details from a recent physical, as he declared candidate health “an issue” in this campaign following a medical episode …

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, Mediaite and Refinery29

Fred Imbert / CNBC:

Donald Trump says he'll release detailed report on his own health this week — Trump on Clinton's health: 'It's quite sad' — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump weighs in on Hillary Clinton's bout with pneumonia and the rigors of the campaign trail. Also Trump talks about tax reform.

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, NBC News, AOL, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Associated Press and BuzzFeed

Maggie Fox / NBC News:
Does Hillary Clinton Have a Classic Case of Walking Pneumonia?

Discussion: Washington Post, Reuters, Guardian, Scared Monkeys, Althouse, Vox and New Urban Legends

Paulina Firozi / The Hill:

Trump Jr. and top supporter share White nationalist image on social media — ally, and Donald Trump Jr. have shared a White Nationalist symbol on Twitter. — The two were responding to Hillary Clinton — 's recent controversial comment about half of Trump's supporters falling into a “basket of deplorables.”

Discussion: RedState, The Federalist, Washington Post and Mediaite

Caitlin Yilek / The Hill: Mark Cuban, Keith Olbermann call out Trump son over image of Florida rally

Eric Martin / Bloomberg:

Want to Know How Trump's Doing? Just Look at Mexico's Peso — Currency has moved inversely with Trump electoral probability — Peso reaches 2 1/2-month low as Clinton suffers from pneumonia — Polls? Who needs 'em. — If you want to know how Donald Trump is doing, all you need to do is check the Mexican peso.

Discussion: AOL and The Week

Hanna Trudo / Politico:

Trump releases new ad hitting Clinton for ‘deplorables’ remark — Donald Trump released a new television ad attacking Hillary Clinton's gaffe that grouped half of the Republican nominee's supporters into a “basket of deplorables.” — The 30-second spot, which Trump's campaign circulated …

Discussion: Washington Post and The Week

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Obama's soaring approval numbers are very good news for Hillary Clinton — The last time that President Obama's approval rating in Washington Post-ABC News polling was as high as it is in our new survey was six months after he took office. At 58 percent, Obama's approval is 15 points higher …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Political Wire, The Week and The Daily Caller

Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Hillary's media is torching its standards to cover the election

Discussion: Betsy's Page

Marist Poll:

9/11: Trump and Clinton in Close Contests in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire — With a combined 37 electoral votes hanging in the balance in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine and Republicans Donald Trump and Mike Pence …

Discussion: Independent Journal Review

Kathie Obradovich / Des Moines Register:

Jill Stein in Iowa: I would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden — Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party's candidate for president, said Sunday in Iowa that she would not have assassinated Osama bin Laden but would have brought him to justice for his role in the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

Discussion: CNN, Hot Air, twitchy.com and The Daily Caller