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lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:03 PM Jul 2018

Somebody give Andrea (MSNBC) an oxygen tank

I'm guessing she is an ex-smoker... and the high country of Colorado is no place for someone with the beginnings of emphysema.

Her voice sounds horrible. And she is struggling to finish a long sentence.

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Somebody give Andrea (MSNBC) an oxygen tank (Original Post) lapfog_1 Jul 2018 OP
She's in high altitude, she's been talking nonstop, she could have a cold... nolabear Jul 2018 #1
I lived there for like 5 years. lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #3
Right? It takes time. She's old. I'd have oxygen if I was her! nolabear Jul 2018 #13
I am a fan. kstewart33 Jul 2018 #5
My wife and I commented just yesterday SCantiGOP Jul 2018 #21
She mentioned this morning (I think on Morning Joe) that the pollen was affecting her. demmiblue Jul 2018 #12
She seems like the stubborn type that won't call in sick. madaboutharry Jul 2018 #2
She's one tough broad. kstewart33 Jul 2018 #6
yes... if she has a cold or allergies... lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #7
Time to retire. oasis Jul 2018 #4
Ironic that she is in the clean air of Aspen. OnDoutside Jul 2018 #8
clean air... yes, but 8,000ft is also low in Oxygen lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #15
Yes, that's a great point. OnDoutside Jul 2018 #16
Technically, there's proportionately as much O2 in the air in Aspen as at sea level. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #20
I've been in the Rockies SCantiGOP Jul 2018 #23
I've been in a small unpressurized airplane at 10,000' The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #24
Even clean air isn't much use if you can't get enough of it. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #18
She referenced Goonch Jul 2018 #9
She is probably in Polly Hennessey Jul 2018 #10
She looks absolutely exhausted... I think it is a combination of that, the dry air & altitutude. hlthe2b Jul 2018 #11
yeah, I I lived at Copper Mountain every summer and lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #17
Elevation is 8000' - the air is getting pretty thin. kentuck Jul 2018 #14
Since there's no more Hillary to chase after to ask bs questions, oasis Jul 2018 #19
I'll enjoy revenge, how and when it presents itself. Paladin Jul 2018 #22
Millions will be hurting from Traitor🇷🇺Trump's policies for many years. oasis Jul 2018 #32
My sentiments, exactly. I'll never forgive them. (nt) Paladin Jul 2018 #34
Yeah, Clinton emails provided her sustenance for so long. Going back to real food is an adjustment. Garrett78 Jul 2018 #26
Andrea dialed down her tenacity for getting a "scoop" after Trump won. oasis Jul 2018 #33
Good one. Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #35
she's a breast cancer survivor, since 2011 bigtree Jul 2018 #25
She's hoarse but she wanted her fake glory for the interview malaise Jul 2018 #27
My 55 year old wife passed out getting ready to ski redstateblues Jul 2018 #28
Why is she in Aspen?? Did i miss something happening....? R B Garr Jul 2018 #29
annual security conference lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #30
Oh! Yes, that's right, thanks! I remember a couple interviews being R B Garr Jul 2018 #31

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
1. She's in high altitude, she's been talking nonstop, she could have a cold...
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:05 PM
Jul 2018

I’m not a fan but geez.

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
3. I lived there for like 5 years.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:11 PM
Jul 2018

and when my dad would come visit (before he died of lung cancer) he would be just like her right now.

Labored breathing, voice sounds horse, trailed off on a long sentence.

Nothing against her... but if she is an ex-smoker I hope someone has a tank of oxygen for when the camera is off.

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)
5. I am a fan.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:12 PM
Jul 2018

And you're right. Scored a huge story yesterday, and she made many, many in person and TV appearances. Her last live TV appearance was after 11 pm ET.

SCantiGOP

(13,855 posts)
21. My wife and I commented just yesterday
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:31 PM
Jul 2018

That she looks great for 71.
And I think she is as sharp as ever or she wouldn’t be able to keep up her schedule on TV.
I’m a fan of hers; just hate to think she has to sleep next to that mummified carcass at night (i.e., Alan Greenspan).

demmiblue

(36,742 posts)
12. She mentioned this morning (I think on Morning Joe) that the pollen was affecting her.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:16 PM
Jul 2018

Plus the other variables you mentioned.

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
7. yes... if she has a cold or allergies...
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:15 PM
Jul 2018

altitude sickness is also sneaky... and while Aspen isn't like 12,000 feet... it is still pretty high (8,000 feet).

She does look tired... I'm sure the interview she did yesterday plus all of the after interview spots she did for the rest of the MSNBC hosts probably took it out of her.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
20. Technically, there's proportionately as much O2 in the air in Aspen as at sea level.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:30 PM
Jul 2018

Air is about 20% O2, regardless of altitude. The problem is that as altitude increases, air pressure, which is is basically the total weight of the air above a specific area, decreases. When you breathe in air at sea level, the atmospheric pressure (about 14.7 lbs./sq. in.) causes oxygen to easily pass through your lung membranes into the blood, but at high altitudes, the lower air pressure makes it more difficult for oxygen to enter your system.

SCantiGOP

(13,855 posts)
23. I've been in the Rockies
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:33 PM
Jul 2018

Just try jogging up a small hill. 200 feet later you feel like you’ve just finished running a mile.

Polly Hennessey

(6,745 posts)
10. She is probably in
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:16 PM
Jul 2018

the early stages of laryngitis with a little respiratory problems in the mix. Not a fan, but she has been on air a lot and is at the conference in Aspen.

hlthe2b

(101,701 posts)
11. She looks absolutely exhausted... I think it is a combination of that, the dry air & altitutude.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:16 PM
Jul 2018

She may not be out there to ski/hike or other exertion, but the advice I always give visitors to come in a day or more early and at least acclimate a day or so at "Mile High" altitude, should apply to quite a few of these reporters as well, especially if the have any health issues. Even worse if they are not accustomed to drinking lots of fluids.

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
17. yeah, I I lived at Copper Mountain every summer and
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:20 PM
Jul 2018

spent a few weeks in the winter there too (while otherwise living in Denver the rest of the time).

I would tell everyone to come early, don't plan to do a lot for a day or so.

Paladin

(28,202 posts)
22. I'll enjoy revenge, how and when it presents itself.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:32 PM
Jul 2018

Chuck Todd deserves some "thin air" troubles as well, for the same sort of hatchet job he did on Hillary.

oasis

(49,150 posts)
32. Millions will be hurting from Traitor🇷🇺Trump's policies for many years.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:54 PM
Jul 2018

I have a ton of pity for them. Those in the MSM who "unwittingly" aided his election victory are guilty of professional negligence. I've no pity for a single one.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
26. Yeah, Clinton emails provided her sustenance for so long. Going back to real food is an adjustment.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:39 PM
Jul 2018

malaise

(267,787 posts)
27. She's hoarse but she wanted her fake glory for the interview
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:41 PM
Jul 2018

so she showed up. She should have stayed home.

redstateblues

(10,565 posts)
28. My 55 year old wife passed out getting ready to ski
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:43 PM
Jul 2018

Shattered her shoulder in Vail. The only explanation we could come up with was the altitude and lack of oxygen

R B Garr

(16,919 posts)
29. Why is she in Aspen?? Did i miss something happening....?
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:50 PM
Jul 2018

Or is it vacation. All those people traveled there to be on her show, so I must have missed something going on there??

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
30. annual security conference
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:52 PM
Jul 2018

government and ex-government types meet to exchange ideas and network about world security

R B Garr

(16,919 posts)
31. Oh! Yes, that's right, thanks! I remember a couple interviews being
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:53 PM
Jul 2018

done from there, but didn't connect Andrea right away, lol.

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