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riversedge

(70,004 posts)
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:17 PM Aug 2016

WikiLeaks Plays Doctor, Gives Hillary Clinton Fake Disease

Source: dailybeast



WikiLeaks Plays Doctor, Gives Hillary Clinton Fake Disease
With conspiracists and Trump surrogates pushing the ‘Clinton is dying’ story, WikiLeaks decided to wade in with an old email citing ‘decision fatigue’ as evidence of illness.



Ben Collins


08.25.16 12:00 AM ET

On Sunday, after combing through Hillary Clinton’s publicly released emails for any signs of illness, WikiLeaks stumbled upon what appeared to be a hidden diagnosis. Clinton was even looking into taking pills to fix it.

“Clinton & ‘decision fatigue.’ 2 months later looked into wakeup pills,” WikiLeaks tweeted. The Twitter account then pointed to two of Clinton’s emails, which have been searchable on WikiLeaks’s website since March.

The organization doubled down on its “discovery” on Monday morning. “Clinton looked at drug after suffering from ‘decision fatigue,’” it tweeted.

In the email, sure enough, Clinton responds to a New York Times article about the sometimes paralyzing “decision fatigue.”

“Wow that is spooky descriptive,” .............................

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/25/wikileaks-plays-doctor-gives-hillary-clinton-fake-disease.html





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WikiLeaks Plays Doctor, Gives Hillary Clinton Fake Disease (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2016 OP
OFFS Person 2713 Aug 2016 #1
I never thought they'd get less relevent sharp_stick Aug 2016 #2
I'm truly and genuinely embarrassed that I used to take Assange seriously. Chakab Aug 2016 #3
Meh what you call "collateral murder" I call a "collateral fubar" but we both agree I believe that cstanleytech Aug 2016 #11
That's not what I called it. That was named that Wikileaks released the video with, and it is what Chakab Aug 2016 #15
Still the point is the military tried to sweep it under the rug and the cstanleytech Aug 2016 #16
He fucked that up, too. Edited it. Stephen Colbert pointed out what a phony he was..... msanthrope Aug 2016 #17
That was the name of an article, not a self reflection. Wikileaks points that out! Good on 'em. Festivito Aug 2016 #4
Yeah, whatever. She's "suffering from" the name of an article. OilemFirchen Aug 2016 #6
"Do You Suffer from Decision Fatigue?" IS the name of the article, question mark and all. eom Festivito Aug 2016 #7
And, in response, Wikileaks decided that, yes, she IS "suffering". OilemFirchen Aug 2016 #9
And for all of those that though wikileaks was the grandest thing not long ago - how about now? tonyt53 Aug 2016 #5
They Didn't REALize then that they were being DUPED as are the low-Info/Educated Trump Supporters REALforever Aug 2016 #8
So it wasn't enough to just accuse her of murder last week... Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #10
Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd maxrandb Aug 2016 #12
We may have reached STUPID criticality ... GeorgeGist Aug 2016 #13
Wikileaks should stick to what it does best, which is... randome Aug 2016 #14

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
2. I never thought they'd get less relevent
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:31 PM
Aug 2016

but all that hiding out in an embassy seems to be playing with Assanges sense of reality. Maybe a quick trip to Sweden is in order.

 

Chakab

(1,727 posts)
3. I'm truly and genuinely embarrassed that I used to take Assange seriously.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:37 PM
Aug 2016

Releasing that "collateral murder" video is about the only worthwhile thing that Wikileaks has ever done.

cstanleytech

(26,202 posts)
11. Meh what you call "collateral murder" I call a "collateral fubar" but we both agree I believe that
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 03:14 PM
Aug 2016

it was a major fuck up and the ones at fault for it should have been punished rather than sweep it under the carpet which is what military did.

 

Chakab

(1,727 posts)
15. That's not what I called it. That was named that Wikileaks released the video with, and it is what
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:46 PM
Aug 2016

it was commonly referred to in the mainstream media.

cstanleytech

(26,202 posts)
16. Still the point is the military tried to sweep it under the rug and the
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:49 PM
Aug 2016

person who leaked it was right to do it I just wish the same could be said for the rest of what they leaked out.

Festivito

(13,452 posts)
4. That was the name of an article, not a self reflection. Wikileaks points that out! Good on 'em.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:40 PM
Aug 2016
https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/767920614241951744

Two months later she might have tried a Red Bull. The article surrounding this wikileaks revelation is pure bull.

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)
6. Yeah, whatever. She's "suffering from" the name of an article.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 01:40 PM
Aug 2016

A rather large proportion of the respondents to that tweet sure love them some Trump, though.

Good on 'em, eh?

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)
9. And, in response, Wikileaks decided that, yes, she IS "suffering".
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:51 PM
Aug 2016
Clinton looked at drug after suffering from ‘decision fatigue'.

Your dancing has left you with "Podiatric Pinhole Syndrome". Not that there's anything wrong with that...

REALforever

(69 posts)
8. They Didn't REALize then that they were being DUPED as are the low-Info/Educated Trump Supporters
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 02:14 PM
Aug 2016

I'm getting tired of those that are willing to push those that report what one WANTS to believe, as to what is actually REAL..

Same goes for that Snowden BS IMO

maxrandb

(15,265 posts)
12. Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 03:31 PM
Aug 2016

will provide more details on Clinton's potentially debilitating "Decision Fatigue" coming up on Meet the Press.

What is she trying to hide....ehhhhh?

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
14. Wikileaks should stick to what it does best, which is...
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 04:15 PM
Aug 2016

Never mind. False premise.
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The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
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