Post by jean on May 3, 2018 9:16:10 GMT 1
The point of comparison between these two isn't what promises may or may not have been made or kept.
(Keeping promises is of course not a virtue in itself, if it turns out that the promises had better niot have been made in the first place. But all that is irrelevant to this thread.)
It is the more or less convincing appearance given by each of them of being not quite compos mentis.
(We now know of course that the 'astonishingly excellent' health enjoyed by the President is his own estimate, not his doctor's.)
To Whom My Concern:
I have been the personal physician of Mr Donald J. Trump since 1980. His previous physician was my father, Dr Jacob Bornstein. Over the past 39 years, I am pleased to report that Mr Trump has had no significant medical problems. Mr Trump has had a recent complete medical examination that showed only positive results. Actually, his blood pressure, 110/65, and laboratory test results were astonishingly excellent.
Over the past twelve months, he has lost at least fifteen pounds, Mr Trump takes 81 mg of aspirin daily and a low dose of a statin. His PSA test score is 0.15 (very low). His physical strength and stamina are extraordinary.
Mr Trump has suffered no form of cancer, has never had a hip, knee or shoulder replacement or any other orthopaedic surgery. His only surgery was an appendectomy at age ten. His cardiovascular status is excellent. He has no history of ever using alcohol or tobacco products.
If elected, Mr Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.
Harold N Bornstein, MD, FACG
Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
As was noted at the time, the style of the letter was suspiciously similar to Trump's own, and the only surprise was that Dr Bornstein initially insisted that he really had written it himself - which he now denies.
Here's an analysis of the style of the letter.