Of course I’m sick. I’ve been sick on and off for weeks. Who wouldn’t get sick at the pace I’m on? Oh, yeah, The Donald has had three times the campaign events I’ve had and he looks fine. But, that’s weird.
Maybe there is a silver lining, though. If I act sick a couple times I can use that later for many things like:
1) To save face. Pull out of race for “medical reasons” and not actually lose to The Donald.
2) To stay out of jail, or keep Clinton Foundation slush fund going. Pull out of race for “medical reasons” as part of a deal for immunity if/when more damaging emails come or an independent audit of Clinton Foundation finds irregularities.
3) Debate strategy. Help me act a little frail before/during the debates and call bullshit on The Donald when he attacks a poor woman who isn’t feeling 100%, then get totally checked out and have doctors say I’m fit for Election. Like maybe I caught Zika and then can be a stronger advocate. But a sickness that can be easily explained away like that would be best.
4) More debate strategy. Pull out of debates “for medical reasons” but for something totally fixable (Zika?) in time for elections. The debates don’t really help me if Trump can stay disciplined. Unfortunately, the more America sees me or learns about me, the more they distrust me. I’d be better off skipping debates if there’s a way to pull it off. It would be best if I could figure out a way to move the elections to next week.
5) Votes. This “faintness” episode can be blamed on heat, a virus, whatever … but could also be because I was just overwhelmed at the memories I have from the early days of the attack. Of the victims family. Just overwhelmed at the gravity of the occasion and horrific terror attack. Could make me seem more human. Like a melting of my icy heart. Could swing some voters my way?
I didn’t really want to be at the 9/11 ceremony anyway. Exhausting. Horrific incident, very tragic and just still bothers me. Sad time for USA and for me. I was there at Ground Zero so many times early on and do really care about the first responders, their families and all the people affected. Such a dark and difficult time for all Americans, too. Each 9/11 is a difficult day for me and many people, but especially for me
personally after being involved so closely 15 years ago.
But, just kind of inconvenient that the ceremony was on a Sunday. I really was hoping for a day of rest. And The Donald was there. And, people love him here in New York.
Yuck.
More later.