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Postman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 10:58 PM
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John McCain's medical records should be public.
What kind of medication is this man on?

He has anger issues. There are alot of Vietnam vets who didn't go through 6 years at the Hanoi Hilton who are on some sort of medication because of their experiences.

I want to know what this guy is on and in what dosages.....

This is a man, IMO, that should not be anywhere near the levers of control over the US military.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 11:06 PM
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1. No they shouldn't. He has a right to medical privacy just as every other American does.

This is a political race, we are not buying livestock.
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magellan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 11:24 PM
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4. Are you kidding? We are more than buying livestock
We're deciding who we're going to hand the keys to the most powerful country in the world to. That person will affect not only our lives but the lives of countless others around the world. We most certainly DO have a right to know the mental and physical state of the potential candidates...especially after the lesson of the last eight years.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 11:27 PM
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5. No such right exists, if a candidate doesn't want to share their medical history
you can take it into account when choosing who to vote for but you have no right to anyone else medical records.
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magellan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 11:53 PM
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6. It matters not whether the right exists, it SHOULD exist
We are not buying livestock or hiring someone to sell tupperware door-to-door. How anyone can argue that we shouldn't have full medical disclosure on candidates for the most powerful post in the world is beyond me.
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Fire_Medic_Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 11:09 PM
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2. Maybe Bill gave Hillary syphilis and she's going mad.
I guess we need her records too. I hope I don't need to put a sarcasm tag here.

David
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-17-08 11:16 PM
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3. What would medical records show that you didn't already describe?
He has a long reputation for having a short fuse. Noone needs a note from his doctor saying, yeah, he's a hothead, to use that as a reason not to vote for him.
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