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Still no Medical Records from Palin; What's the Hold Up?

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October 29, 2008 1:20 PM

ABC News Kate Snow reports:  Governor Palin's campaign still has not released any information regarding her medical records despite frequent requests from the news media and the campaign's own assertion that they would release this information soon.

On Sunday morning, Palin spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt told ABC News that the campaign had planned to release information on her medical history early this week.

Today is Wednesday.

ABC News has asked every day this week about the status of the release of information and received no updates from the campaign.  It is unclear what is holding things up.

"We are working on this and it will happen sooner than later," Schmitt said on Sunday.

Aides suggested privately that there was nothing to hide in the records, but that it was simply taking a while to call doctors and round up the appropriate information to release.

But an entire week?

It was last Wednesday that Governor Palin said she would be "fine" with releasing her records.

She is the only one of the presidential or vice presidential candidates who has not released any health information about herself.

Palin did suggest that releasing her records could be fodder for political attacks of some kind.

"So be it, if that will allow some curiosity seekers, perhaps, to have one more thing that they can either check the box off that they can find something to criticize, perhaps, or find something to rest them assured over.  Fine.  I'm healthy, I'm happy, had five kids.  That is going to be in the medical records.  Never been seriously ill or hurt.  You will see that in the medical records if they're released," Palin told NBC's Brian Williams.

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What is she trying to Hide?

Posted by: Angie | Oct 29, 2008 1:27:30 PM

Where's the Khalidi tape?

Posted by: Mack | Oct 29, 2008 1:30:45 PM

Could it be she never seeked treatment during the time of the "birth" of her last child? Hmm

Posted by: jen | Oct 29, 2008 1:31:31 PM

Is there some psychosis or depression or something that's being hidden?

Posted by: Bob | Oct 29, 2008 1:31:54 PM

So what? She should just release a one page report from her doctor like Obama did. I notice ABC, or any other mainstream media outlet, is not griping about that.

Posted by: Michael E Smith | Oct 29, 2008 1:32:32 PM

Are you hiding a October surprise Gov. Palin?

Posted by: wshunt | Oct 29, 2008 1:32:33 PM

There still trying to clean them up and remove all the references to being a wacko!

Posted by: Thinking | Oct 29, 2008 1:32:55 PM

plastic surgery

Posted by: Jeremy | Oct 29, 2008 1:33:33 PM

To Angie,
What is Hussein Obama hiding, He won't provide supposed required info about his history or birth. How did he get this far. You may want to look up who paid for his education at harvard.

Posted by: RT | Oct 29, 2008 1:33:42 PM

Why do I get the feeling that the medical records will contain anti-depression, anti-anxiety medications? It seems to me that these would be the only potentially damaging revelations.

Posted by: Rick | Oct 29, 2008 1:33:56 PM

The delay to get records for release excuse is pure B.S. just like the income tax records. They've known since Aug 29th that they were necessary...What's being hidden?

Posted by: Bob | Oct 29, 2008 1:34:18 PM

RT
Lay off Rush Limbaugh

Posted by: Angie | Oct 29, 2008 1:36:31 PM

Who cares? I think I speak for both parties when I say that if McCain is elected it's his health we will all be praying is strong, not hers.

Posted by: jhw539 | Oct 29, 2008 1:36:34 PM

Well, I'm not so sure with the 5 kids?? Maybe 4, and Bristol is pregnant with her second?

Something stinks of cover-up again.

Posted by: Truth Reigns | Oct 29, 2008 1:37:04 PM

Where's Obama's medical records? Where's Obama's college thesis? Where's Obama's birth certificate? Where's the press, and why aren't they doing their job for the American people? You can't continue to be one sided, and expect to have the American people believe that you are a valuable source of information. American's know the press is nothing more than an extension of the Obama campaign, and the democrats as a whole. You can't continue to do business like this and expect to survive, you'll see.

Posted by: Brian Yakman | Oct 29, 2008 1:37:10 PM

Maybe The Gov had to go for a series of Mental Evaluations and Treatments!

Posted by: Angie | Oct 29, 2008 1:37:38 PM

Oh you mean like Obama's releasing his medical records? Which was a hand written note from his doctor, without a even a date on it, that’s a total joke. Bigger issue: When Nobama produces his real birth certificate maybe we can talk then. And why hasn't the media been doing it's job. Obama's so called Birth certificate from Hawaii says his Father was African American, but back then it would have been Colored or Negro. No one back then was an "African American". So it's obviously a fake, or if it's not then just show us the real one, silence the skeptics! But he wont show us the real one because it doesn't exist! And if he isn't showing it to us just to spite us, well then there goes the theory that he's the great uniter that all you left-lib-wackos claim. Put up or shut up I say, SHOW US THE DOCUMENT!

Posted by: KPL | Oct 29, 2008 1:40:13 PM

Where's the Khalidi tape? Your time is better spent elsewhere, ABC "news". America is counting on you.

Posted by: Mack | Oct 29, 2008 1:40:34 PM

It's time to play "Whose Baby is that Anyway". This is a multi-faceted game that game that can be used to deduce who (a) is the birth mother of the youngest Palin and (b) who is the actual father. The winner gets a sneak peak at Palin's medical records ... but only a redacted version.

Posted by: FactCheck | Oct 29, 2008 1:40:45 PM

Mr Incredible
Maybe Palin has a learning Disability I mean 6 years and 4 colleges and she still doesnt know the Constitution

Posted by: Angie | Oct 29, 2008 1:40:47 PM

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