Hillary Clinton: Hey, Paul Ryan’s Had Three Concussions

Following yesterday’s nonsensestorm about whether presumed 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is holding a walker on the upcoming cover of People (it’s a chair) comes this nugget published by POLITICO’s Mike Allen, in which Clinton reveals Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) has had three concussions to her one.

“You didn’t write about the injury in the book,” People’s interviewer points out, alluding to the concussion she suffered in 2012 that recently had Karl Rove speculating as to whether she’d suffered brain damage. “Any lingering effects?”:

Clinton replied:

“No. I did have a concussion and some effects in the aftermath of it, mostly dizziness, double vision. Those all dissipated. Blood thinners are my continuing treatment for the blood clot. It was funny: At the inauguration for President Obama’s second term, I was standing [with] Paul Ryan. I said, ‘Congressman, I read that you’re a great athlete. Have you ever had a concussion?’ ‘Oh, yeah. Three at least.’ I said, ‘Were they serious?’ He said, ‘One was really serious. I’m so grateful to my mother, because she said, “You’re grounded. You’re going to rest until it goes away.” And of course it did.’”

[h/t POLITICO / Talking Points Memo]

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