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Is it wrong that the first thing I said was, "I'm not surprised he nearly had a heart attack after watching Bush's acceptance speech."
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3.9.04
Friday, September 03, 2004
Is it wrong that the first thing I said was, "I'm not surprised he nearly had a heart attack after watching Bush's acceptance speech."
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I have a heart condition and one of my lungs has collapsed twice before. It wasn't my heart or my lungs that almost gave out ... it was my brain. I think I felt several spots short circuit at certain points. When listening to Dubya, I think it's necessary to override logic so that you don't black out completely.
9/05/2004
Like all health risk issues, it's a relative thing. What's more dangerous--listening to loud music or W's speeches? My guess is the latter. Loud music has potential health benefits, after all, since there are stress relief benefits.
9/05/2004
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