NYT: Besides "heart stopped cold and replumbed," Clinton's "finger-wagged"

NEWS ANALYSIS
Unblame the Victim: Heart Disease Causes Vary
By DENISE GRADY

Published: September 11, 2004

Apparently, it is not enough that former President Bill Clinton has had his chest sliced open, his breast bone sawed through and his heart stopped cold and replumbed. He must also suffer the finger wagging and I-told-you-so's of those who say he caused his heart disease by indulging in cheeseburgers, cigars and too much work.

A television crew even reported on Mr. Clinton's eating habits from a restaurant in Chappaqua, N.Y., as if it were the scene of a crime. Mr. Clinton himself seems to have bought into the theory, confessing his dietary sins in interviews before doing penance on the heart-lung machine.

But experts differ as to whether it is scientifically valid or fair to assume that Mr. Clinton, who has a family history of heart disease, brought on his illness....

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/11/health/11clinton.html

Yeah, too dern bad he ain't HEALTHY like Srubya, innit? Hell, that boy ain't worked a day in his life, and look at 'im.

::laughs::

Yeah, the cheeseburgers and cigars probably didn't HELP, but so what. If anybody deserves a good burger and a good smoke at the end of the day it's Big Bill and I'm not going to begrudge him that a bit.

Heart disease is one of those things that just shows up sometimes. The Governator had heart surgery a few years back. It's not a character flaw.

Apparently his heart damage was a symptom of steroid abuse.

oh, that's right, he was PRESIDENT.

ugh. nytimes is a bunch of clueless assholes or paid-off scumbags. or both.

is on Bill's side here.

(as he was eating pork rib after pork rib), then did a tasteless talk to Clinton's heart monitor skit.
I agree with the article - it's been disgusting!

The media makes me so sick....what a country huh ?

some time in their life? COME ON!