By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--September 28, 2016
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Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s coughing fits are at least five years old.
Clinton’s video-taped coughing fits are not exclusive to the 2016 Election Campaign. Clinton had the same coughing fits when she was Secretary of State back in 2011.
In fact, in her own words, then Secretary of State Clinton, who had been depicted with her hand covering her mouth in the iconic White House photograph of President Barack Obama and his top advisers watching live footage of the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, Clinton was “stifling” a cough.“Mrs Clinton can be seen with her hand to her mouth in what looked like anxiety over the outcome of the operation. “But Mrs Clinton later said her expression may have been nothing more than her efforts to stifle a cough.”In other words, Clinton was plagued by coughing fits as long as five years ago, and was “somewhat sheepishly concerned that it was my preventing one of my early spring allergic coughs” while being photographed in an iconic photo that went viral.
“She said on May 5: 'I am somewhat sheepishly concerned that it was my preventing one of my early spring allergic coughs. 'So it may have no great meaning whatsoever.'
“When the TV reporter asked if her recent visit to Libya had anything to do with Gaddafi's downfall, the Secretary of State quipped: 'No,' then rolled her eyes before adding 'I'm sure it did.'
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“Mrs Clinton was preparing for interviews in Kabul, Afghanistan, when top aide Huma Abedin handed her a BlackBerry with the first news of Muammar Gaddafi’s capture. 'Wow,' the secretary of state exclaims. ‘Unconfirmed reports about Gaddafi being captured.’She then hands the phone back to Abedin, the wife of disgraced lawmaker Anthony Weiner. “As others hover around her, she reminds them the report is not yet confirmed, saying, 'We’ve had a bunch of those before. 'We've had him captured a couple of times.' “Mrs Clinton had paid an unexpected visit to Tripoli earlier in the week and pledged millions of dollars in new aid to the stricken country. “Officials said the fresh aid brought by the U.S. Secretary of State totals around $11million and will boost Washington's contribution to roughly $135million since the uprising against Colonel Gaddafi began in February. “Addressing leaders of the National Transitional Council, Mrs Clinton vowed that NATO would continue to protect civilians as long as threats remained in Libya. “She said: 'I am proud to stand here on the soil of a free Libya. “'The United States was proud to stand for you in your fight for freedom and we will continue to stand with you as you continue this journey. “'This is Libya's moment. This is Libya's victory and the future belongs to you.' “Mrs Clinton was in Libya just two days ago to praise leaders of the revolt against Gaddafi's forces, as well as to pledge the U.S.'s support.”Eleven months later, U.S. protection was not there to save the lives of four courageous Americans in the Benghazi, Libya scandal. Gaddafi’s 2011 fall was followed by the installation of six different leaders leaving Libya in a most unstable state. Seems that Clinton misses a lot during her persistent coughing fits.
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