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Still no Medical Records from Palin; What's the Hold Up?
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.
October 29, 2008 in Palin, Sarah | Permalink | User Comments (1096)
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6 colleges in 6 years. Sometimes unexpected pregnancies/abortions cause people to move around. Could that explain her nomadic youth? What are you hiding Governor? Is that what's holding up your health records?
Posted by: mudge007 | Oct 29, 2008 1:40:55 PM
With the many holes in the history of Obama, he could not even get a job as a doorman in most citys. Why should he be allowed to lead a country? He couldn't even lead a community group without help from known terrorists and or thier supporters.
Posted by: RT | Oct 29, 2008 1:43:14 PM
NO MR INCREDIBLE
That is a fact I mean shes not the Brightest Star in the Sky Just listen to her Im convinced she has a Learning Disability
Posted by: Angie | Oct 29, 2008 1:44:32 PM
Come on. Anyone with a brain knows that if she is indeed 'healthy' as she claims to be, just release the records. She can say "Ha! I told you so!" in everyone's faces. By delaying it, especially with the election six days away, it's clear she is indeed hiding something.
Posted by: GWP | Oct 29, 2008 1:46:48 PM
Day 6: Obama birth certificate - Still waiting.
Posted by: Jan | Oct 29, 2008 1:46:51 PM
SillY Sarah is having one more baby
Posted by: rufus | Oct 29, 2008 1:46:58 PM
Do you know why there is no KHAILIDI TAPE
Because there is nothing there that is Important you lemmings, so move on to another lie thats all you Mccain supporters do is Mock Limbaugh And Hannity mock mock little parrots trying to lie for their gramps and pitbull!! But you know what ITS NOT WORKING!
Posted by: Angie | Oct 29, 2008 1:47:57 PM
McCain knew nothing of this woman when he picked her.Gadsssssssss ....
Posted by: NH voter | Oct 29, 2008 1:48:18 PM
Brian Yakman: "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?"
Obama has had his doctor's summary of his records released. Palin is welcome to do the same.
There was no thesis requirement during Obama's time at Columbia. It is somewhat unreasonable to be demanding the man kept every report he ever wrote to placate conspiracy theorists.
His birth certificate has been released and examined by numerous independent experts. His birth was noted in the local paper's birth announcement section the week he was born in Honolulu (available on microfiche archive).
Where's your embarrassment at asking such obvious questions with such a blatant bias? While the Republican party welcomes the ignorant, society at large prefers basic commonsense and minimal efforts at self-education.
Posted by: jhw539 | Oct 29, 2008 1:49:17 PM
I THINK I KNOW what Palin is hiding. The circumstances surrounding the birth of her youngest child are difficult to explain.
She flew to Texas to give a speech very, very late in the pregnancy against medical advice. Even after her water broke, she insisted on giving the speech and FLYING BACK HOME to Anchorage and went to Wasilla by car.
It makes me feel bad to say it, but I think she was trying to lose the baby.
Posted by: John | Oct 29, 2008 1:49:22 PM
Learning disability indeed!
It’s surprising that folks haven’t commented more regarding the quote that one of Palin’s handlers made while actually defending her rogue nature, i.e., that she’s “not good at process questions”. Just another example of how the “not ready for prime time” (to use a SNL term) so-called journalism major, who should be able to deal with those questions if not for the fact that she had to attend numerous colleges over many years to eke out a degree, simply doesn’t have the intellectual capacity, ethics, or tools to step into the job that actuarially she’d have a good chance of achieving, due to the age of her running mate. That total lack of awareness and hasty vetting on his part in choosing such a vapid, ethically challenged potential leader for this country renders him about as myopic as her. The only way to stop this madness is to send her home where she belongs – the world already perceives the Oval Office as a three ring circus – if we keep sending clowns there, we’re no better!
Posted by: Mike | Oct 29, 2008 1:50:47 PM
Attention LIMBAUGH HANNITY PARROTS
Instead of spewing your Limbaugh Hannity lies out of your mouth, Why dont you do something better for your Canidate like tell people what his policies are and how he will be as President Mocking Limbaugh and Hannity aint cutting it!
Posted by: Angie | Oct 29, 2008 1:51:07 PM
Expect a late Friday afternoon, embarrassing information dump.
Posted by: Truth Matters | Oct 29, 2008 1:51:10 PM
Maybe 4 pregnancies and not 5? Depression? On the surface she would appear to the healthiest of them all so why havent the records been released? Something is in there for sure.
Posted by: shyril | Oct 29, 2008 1:51:12 PM
Medical information is privileged. No candiadates private information should be made public. HIPPA rules apply to all americans, news media venues are no exception to the rule.
Posted by: Sparky | Oct 29, 2008 1:52:13 PM
Mack as to the Khalidi tape, did you know in the 1990's McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian Research Center which is co-founded by Khalidi? Check it out...so before McCain goes after Obama, the last minute to boot, in desperation, he'd better look at his own doings.
And where is Palin's medical Records? trying to hide something I'm sure.
Posted by: Barb | Oct 29, 2008 1:52:14 PM
MR INCREDIBLE
And we know you get your Information from the fat drug addict Rush just listen to yourselves you sound Just like the loser!
Posted by: Angie | Oct 29, 2008 1:52:24 PM
Oh, that's rich. ABC isn't too worried about Obama birth certificate are they? How many days has it been since that has been asked for? If you were going to be more one sided I beleive you would actually have to stop everything you are doing now and expend significant energy to becoming more lopsided.
Posted by: K | Oct 29, 2008 1:52:28 PM
So Kate -what's the big deal. I don't see you counting the number of days since O'bama was asked for his birth certificate... please. I think Brian Ross should do some investigative reporting and get to the bottom of that issue.
Posted by: Neal | Oct 29, 2008 1:53:09 PM
Where is Barack Hussien Obama's birth certificate?
Posted by: Adam | Oct 29, 2008 1:53:16 PM
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