Now that Hillary Clinton has blamed her collapse at the 9/11 memorial today on complications from pneumonia — which she kept hidden from America — here are 10 of the hottest hot-takes we’ve seen so far helping to spin for the Democratic nominee.
1. Variety’s Kristopher Tapley thinks it will make her eventual win “awesome”:
https://twitter.com/kristapley/status/775097149797183492
2. Upworthy’s Parke Molloy thinks it’s OK she kept it a secret:
https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/775096198021644288
3. Former Al Jazeera host Wajahat Ali blames the “right wing”:
Glad we have Twitter and right-wing investigating important matters like Pneumonia-Gate. #HillarysHealth
— Wajahat "Abu Khadija" Ali (@WajahatAli) September 11, 2016
4. Feminist Laurenn McCubbin wants her to infect Donald Trump:
Now I want Clinton to go find Trump & lick his eyeball. See who recovers from pneumonia first.
— Laurenn McCubbin (@laurennmcc) September 11, 2016
5. Comedian Sara Benincasa thinks it’s the consequence of being a “busy” woman:
https://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa/status/775095991095525376
6. Actor James Morrison thinks it’s no big deal:
https://twitter.com/JamesPMorrison/status/775095743191261185
7. Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar thinks it’s a “witch hunt”:
It's pneumonia, not a big deal. But continue along with your witch hunt
— Devindra Hardawar (@Devindra) September 11, 2016
8. Jet’s Raymond Sultan plays the Hitler card:
https://twitter.com/RaymondSultan/status/775094729306415104
9. Journalism professor Dan Kennedy blames the media:
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https://twitter.com/dankennedy_nu/status/775094198886342656
10. And our favorite is from Business Insider’s Josh Barro — it’s “humanizing”!
It shows her doing her best to grit her teeth and work hard even with pneumonia. And it's humanizing, relatable.
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) September 11, 2016
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