# Does Hillary have a body double? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 14, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935 "2016-09-14T15:14:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935/61 "2016-09-15T01:37:31Z")
> [@Fretful\_Porpentine](#): > > Dude, you do realize this sort of thing is why Hillary is winning, right? I’m still voting for her, but her campaign _did_ stall and hedge about the pneumonia disclosure in ways that raise legit concerns about transparency. A sensible opposition party would focus their message on _that_ point, and hammer it hard. Instead, what we’re getting are proliferating (and mutually contradictory) theories about body doubles, robots, catheter bags, and whether the pneumonia is a cover for MS / a seizure disorder / a stroke / Parkinson’s / end-stage syphilis / all of the above. It makes Trump supporters look, from a normal person’s perspective, like a pack of wacky conspiracy-mongers who are totally disconnected from reality. Pretty much all they had to do to make hay from this was sit tight and NOT start going wild with the conspiracy theories, but apparently they just can’t help themselves. Exactly what I said in another thread about how Trump and/or his supporters could overplay their hand. Even if Trump has restraints, his vocal supporters don’t. Talk about reinforcing existing narratives! ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935/62 "2016-09-15T01:45:19Z")
She may be wearing body armor in some of the pictures. That would explain apparent weight gain and loss. Or possibly medical equipment related to her alleged secret illnesses. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935/63 "2016-09-15T02:13:01Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > … just as the press is speculating about her death. This part actually happened: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpR6BKuGkyQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpR6BKuGkyQ) ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935/64 "2016-09-15T02:25:00Z")
> [@thirdname](#): > > Or possibly medical equipment related to her alleged secret illnesses. Or an electronic exoskeleton synchronized to her nervous system that gives her super powers. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935/65 "2016-09-15T10:56:57Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Even if she had a body double for security purposes, which I doubt, there’s no way she’d let a double go out and speak for her. She would if the doubles were actually clones. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935/66 "2016-09-15T11:38:33Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Though I will add that a body double can also be someone who looks like the person well enough from a distance, or when filmed from the behind. Or when you need a closeup of multiple body parts (besides the face). It’s not always nude scenes. Everyone is nude under their clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935/67 "2016-09-15T12:43:03Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Why does everybody insist on using the term “body double” when they mean simply “lookalike”? Hillary doesn’t have a “body double” unless somebody is taking her place for nude scenes in a movie somewhere. Indeed. \*Body Doubles \*are usually used in nude scenes–where the actor’s face is \*not \*shown. Hence: “Body double.” No speaking is involved. Film also uses _Stunt Doubles_ for dangerous bits & those requiring serious fighting skills. (Other skills can be “doubled”–like playing an instrument or dancing.) _Stand-ins_ are the same size & shape as the stars–so they can stand around while lighting & camera angles are adjusted. _Impersonators_ play up physical resemblances to stars & make appearances. Some of the [Elvii](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=elvii) are pretty good–and can even perform. (\*Dave \*is a movie about a part-time presidential Impersonator–called to bigger things.) Whoever began using Body Double for this particular rumor has _deplorable_ language skills. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935/68 "2016-09-15T15:00:09Z")
In reality its the body double who keeps getting sick. That’s why the secret service was willing to break its cardinal rule about never waiting for transportation in an exposed location. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-have-a-body-double/765935.md?page=3)