[nfb-talk] Blindness: New Challenges for Clinton and Voters

[Kenneth Chrane]

Is this an April Fools joke?
Someday, we may have a totally blind president in the white house.
It is certainly possible.
Ken Chrane
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From: "Jennifer Aberdeen" <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
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>I wonder if it's really true, although I don't believe that being blind
> should affect her ability to run a country, especially with all the 
> advisors
> etc.
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> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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>
>> Okay, who got this one going?
>>
>> Sherri
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael Bullis" <mabullis at hotmail.com>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:39 AM
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Blindness: New Challenges for Clinton and Voters
>>
>>
>> Blindness
>> New Challenges for Clinton and Voters
>> AP--Washington D.C.
>> April 1, 2008
>> 10:31:00 EST
>>
>> In a startling turn of events, Hillary Clinton, the democratic candidate
>> for
>> President, announced this morning that she has retinal atrophy and will,
>> in
>> all likelihood, be totally blind within three years.
>>
>> How this announcement will effect her campaign to be the Democratic
>> nominee
>> is unclear.  Flanked by her opthalmologist, Dr. John Freemont, she said,
>> "This campaign goes on as usual.  If a blind person can be the Governor 
>> of
>> New York, a blind person can be President."
>>
>> Reporters were clearly taken aback a bout how to ask questions and not
>> seem
>> patronizing.  Niels Gunard of the Economist asked, "Do you think that 
>> your
>> blindness will create problems?"  Clinton answered that she has been a
>> problem solver, "all of my life" and, "I'll solve the problems my lack of
>> sight may create."
>>
>> April fools.
>> Mike Bullis
>>
>>
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