On Monday's 'Hardball' on MSNBC, host Chris Matthews said Hillary Clinton's health scare on Sunday illustrated her secretive nature, and her desire to "release news only when releasing it had grown to be the only option."



"Are voters willing to accept... Hillary Clinton’s instinct for rigidly controlling information about herself?" he wondered. "Are they ready to accept what’s called in politics, rolling disclosure, admitting to the truth only when the truth is out in the public already. For example, when there’s an iPhone video airing that shows you being lifted into a car."





CHRIS MATTHEWS, MSNBC: It wasn't until Sunday evening, however, that the campaign disclosed that Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday. To tamp down concerns, of course, her doctor put out a statement that the clinton was "recovering nicely."



The episode raises two questions, one I think can be resolved with quickly if dealt with honestly. The first is Hillary Clinton's health prognosis. If her pneumonia is of the type that can allow her to continue her campaign at the robust pace that's needed, can it or not? Is it okay for her to get out there and being a candidate? That's a question for the doctors themselves.



The other question yesterday’s incident raised can only be answered by the voters’ attention to the candidate.



Are [voters] willing to accept her instinct — Hillary Clinton’s instinct for rigidly controlling information about herself?



Are they open, given her other strengths as a possible president, to live with her propensity to release news only when releasing it had grown to be the only option?



Are they ready to accept what’s called in politics, rolling disclosure, admitting to the truth only when the truth is out in the public already. For example, when there’s an iPhone video airing that shows you being lifted into a car.