Lieberman: I've Talked To Doctors, McCain "Will Live To 85 At Least"

Asked again on Sunday whether Sarah Palin is ready to be president, Sen. Joe Lieberman went one step further than he has in past remarks -- virtually pledging to voters that John McCain "will live to 85 at least."

In an audio clip of the Tampa, Florida, event obtained by the Huffington Post, Lieberman acknowledged that he has spoken "to doctors and insurance actuaries" about McCain's health, "because I get asked this question so much."

"People say to me, oh jeez, he's 72 and he's got skin cancer," Lieberman said, adding: "I can tell you he's been in remission for eight years. Secondly, I talked -- because I get asked this question so much -- I talked to doctors and insurance actuaries. And they tell me based on McCain's age, his health, including skin cancer, he'll live till at least 85. And probably longer."

Lieberman once again offered a prayer that Palin would not soon have to serve as commander in chief: "I believe that he'll be able to serve through his first term for which he's elected, please God."

Next, Lieberman noted that the GOP nominee has a 96 year old mother, and proceeded to relate a story in which he said she looked great, and she asked Lieberman if he was "trying to pick [her] up."

The source audio from the event is a bit scratchy, but clear enough.

An MIT study found that the 72 year old McCain would have just over a 5 percent chance of dying in his first term. Separately, the AP put the odds at 1 in 4 that McCain might die during an ostensible second term.

While talking with a reporter last week, Lieberman answered a similar question about Palin's readiness to serve as commander in chief by saying "thank God she's not going to have to be president from day one. McCain's going to be alive and well." Elsewhere in that interview, however, the Democrat-turned-independent said Palin could be ready to take over "if, God forbid, an accident occurs or something of that kind" struck McCain.

Comments

[LRF2]

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VOTE for change....VOTE Obama

[Rajul al Fudhi]

This is a clear message to anyone who may be persuaded to vote for McCain because of Lieberman (both of you): Lieberman knows the egregious error McCain made in selecting Palin. He has no faith in her and sees her as a potential disaster. Telling people that your candidate won't die in office is even more desperate than telling people to vote for your candidate so the other party's majority won't be as overwhelming.

[devinsbuddy]

Say it isn't so, Joe!

[aWatchmanOnTheWalls]

Funny ......No Country for Oldmen!

[Annieke]

Which witchdoctor can make such a statement?

There are no guarantees and anyone working in the medical profession would pledge to that.

The GOP and Lieberman are really becoming pretty desperate aren't they?

[ChewyToy22]

The stupid ones are those who believe it. I didn't know Joe Lieberman was God. I wonder if the other GOPers knew that before, and here I am calling them stupid.

What an inane statement to make. I can't stop shaking my head in despair at how pathetic these people are.

If McCain slipped on a banana peel tomorrow and broke his hip and had to be hospitalized for the rest of his life, he still could live to 85, couldn't he?

[Whinger]

Joe knows the Grim Reaper personally and has made him an offer he couldn't refuse!

[DrDemon]

Hey Joe (The Traitor) Lieberman;

How much longer do I have to live?

[LTinCali]

I am trying to figure out when Lieberman got a crystal ball that says that McCain will manage to avoid all car accidents, slips in the shower, sudden onslaught of illness. He talked to doctors? What doctors and actuaries did he speak with? I want names and contact info so I can talk to them as well because unless the "doctors and actuaries" have actually reviewed the thousands of pages of McCain's medical files, which I highly doubt, then how can they give an accurate summary of his medical condition?

[alembic54]

Joey L. Please go away.

[ramblingjohnny]

Screw is physical health and skin cancer I worry more about what goes on inside his skull! "My fellow prisoner!" is not all there if you ask me!

[NotMcCain]

"In remission for 8 years"?

Is that how it's described? I thought the term was "cancer free for 8 years".

Doesn't "remission" mean cancer is still present?

[HurryUp1212009]

Stage 2.5 melanoma is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS for recurrance!

[ohmetoo]

He needs to talk to an actuary, not some doctor out of a phone book. Former POW's life expectancy is greatly diminished due to malnutrition, stress, and physical as well as mental injuries. My recall is that the percentage is much greater for an early death compared to the general public.

[Vergadoce]

Trader Joe. Or is it Judas Lieberman?

[LeeCalif]

This guy tells way too many lies.

[RedNane]

Yeah, Joe, is that with or without all of his brain cells or will you be sharing yours with him? Sunnis or

Shiite you keep telling him about those groups, Joe.