Gupta on McCain: CNN 10/08/08

Sanjay Gupta on John McCain
"CNN Newsroom" 01:42pm
Commentary

TOPIC: McCain health

TRANSCRIPT:
SANJAY GUPTA: When questions come up about his age, 72 year old John McCain likes to point to point to his mother Roberta

MCCAIN: people will judge uh, will judge by the vigor and the enthusiasm associated with our campaign

GUPTA: according to actuarial tables, a 72 year old man can expect to live another 12 years, and McCain has some advantages, like good healthcare and good genes

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the biggest issue for McCain is cancer, specifically melanoma

they gave us three hours to pour through more than 11,000 pages, they only covered the last eight years and there was no way to determine what might be missing. That same day in a conference call with reporters McCains lead doctor John Eckstein gave the candidate an unequivocal thumbs up.

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But that didnt silence critics just this month, a liberal activist group Brave New Films ran a full page ad in the New York Times. This petition, signed by more than 2700 doctors. It calls on McCain to release his medical records to the public everyone, not just a few reporters

DOCTOR: this is a skin cancer that can kill people. And thats what we need to find out, we need to know, did this melanoma spread, or didnt it?

LABEL: SG JM CNN 10-08-08 13.45 (MS#20) UDd

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