How many rings can a circus have?
So, George P., eh?
(The scion of Jeb! has endorsed Trump, which seems rather unlikely given the way his father feels about the Volatile Vulgarian–unless one posits a Plot. Could be.)
The Trump camp is denying that Ailes has been brought on.
Which probably means that Trump has brought him on, but has not told anyone on his team yet. Or maybe he IS being brought on, and they’re just being sarcastic.
Biased media, reporting what the campaign team says, instead of the hidden meaning! Sad!
Trump really, really, really wants to sadistically endure a 19th amendment solution to make his presidential race to fail.
That letter raises a lot of questions.
It was made public back in December but is getting some press now due to the Trump campaign’s attempts to spread conspiracy theories about Clinton’s health.
The Trump letter not only contains the unprofessional language you mention (“test results were astonishingly excellent;” “the healthiest individual ever elected to the Presidency,” etc.)–but the physician isn’t even an internist or general practitioner. He’s a digestion-issues doctor!
And an apparently ignorant one, at that: he writes “Mr. Trump has had a recent complete medical examination that showed only positive results,” seemingly not knowing that “positive” has a particular meaning when discussing test results. You really do not want to have “positive” results for any tests administered.
So the questions naturally arise: Why is the letter from a digestion specialist? Why not a letter, written in language that won’t lead readers to wonder about the qualifications of the physician, offering specifics instead of bizarre superlatives? What is Trump hiding?
George P. is a Texas Republican politician. He can’t expect to move up into the exalted ranks above his current job, Texas Land Commissioner, unless he brown noses the party elders.
That is a reasonable explanation (of the endorsement).
However, I can’t help liking the Happy Lendevedder theory better. (Not that HL has signed off on George P. as son-of-the-third-apprentice, of course.)
Michael Moore says the Trump is sabotaging his own campaign because he never really wanted the job to begin with. Now, this is Michael Moore, so take it with a grain of salt, but it is an interesting read and, while he’s been known to put a spin on things, I don’t know that he’s ever outright lied. He claims to have inside information.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/trump-self-sabotage-campaign?src=newsletter1061977
Much more at the link above.
Maybe for fundraising purposes, in which case he only needs to appeal to pro-Trump voters.
The language leads me to believe that the letter was written by Trump himself, and the doctor merely signed it without even looking at it carefully. Other doctors who have seen the letter have actually laughed out loud at the language. This doctor needs some investigating
I suspect he wants to keep Ailes around to help him start the World According to Trump News Network.
The letter includes this gem: “His physical strength and stamina are extraordinary.” Is Trump supposed to be Bruce Wayne or something? The good doctor stops just short of regaling us with anecdotes of Trump’s incredible strength. I’ll wager the man can juggle motorcycles, pull train cars with his teeth, and win marathons with a backpack full of rocks. Simply incredible!
An interesting CNN historical perspective on presidential landslides, and why Trump just might find himself on the wrong end of one this year: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/16/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-landslide-loss/index.html
Also, the statement that Trump has “no history of ever using alcohol or tobacco products.” Honestly? So he sells vodka but never touches booze? Ever? Nary a beer with the guys? Not that I’d want to drink with him, but c’mon.
Yes, I’m looking forward to what may be disclosed. As you say, the likelihood is that Trump penned the letter and persuaded his gastro-guy to sign it.
As for what Trump may be hiding, there are reasons to wonder if the Alzheimer’s that runs in his family may be manifesting itself in Trump himself:
A complete medical workup for Trump, executed by respected professionals, seems a reasonable precaution. (And one for Hillary, too; why not?)
An interesting follow up is what are the ramifications if Trump just quits (complaining everything is rigged and just declaring victory or something), say in September, perhaps after a really bad debate performance? Maybe Republicans scramble to put Pence at the top of the ticket, and get him in place for a handful of states, but I think (perhaps wishfully!) that this would have a hugely negative impact on Republican turnout, and could turn a near landslide into a 60-40 election, with almost every state going D, and every downballot race that normally would be within 15 points going D as well, since a bunch of Trumpers just sit out the election in protest.
But probably wishful thinking.
In all fairness, a Gastroenterologist is not just a digestion-issues doctor. They are a specialist in the GI track and liver diseases. You wouldn’t see one unless you had health issues with those organs. A GP will usually refer a patient to a GI specialist for problems that aren’t treatable with just some anti-acid. So one has to ask the question if Trump has a chronic health problem with his gut. Or perhaps he simply ate someone that disagreed with him.
Two cannibals eating a clown and one says “Does this taste funny to you?”.
But, yeah. When I learned about this I wondered, “chronic ulcers, or what?” It wouldn’t be surprising. When little Donny doesn’t get his way immediately, he probably churns up a lot of acid.