Ron Paul suffers possible stroke or medical issue during live stream

[Alex4Martinez]

This is sad to see for anyone.

I'm no fan of Ron Paul, I confess I wish this was happening to Trump instead but beyond that I just am sad to see this happen to anyone yet it's in the news and so I'm posting it.

Link to tweet

[Le Roi de Pot]

1. Dang I thought it was Rand Paul .. and hoped he joined the Devil

[samnsara]

13. i thought rand paul as well...

...dang that was hard to watch.

[Crunchy Frog]

62. That's what I had been thinking. A late covid manifestation.

In that case it would have been just desserts.

[Maru Kitteh]

2. Right brain stroke, left side affected.

you can watch the left side of his face fall in the video. This would be excellent educational footage, especially if more speech from before the stroke were included. It's quite dramatic.

[lunatica]

10. Yes. It looked like the left side was beginning to sag.

[csziggy]

68. In the video of him in the hospital, his face looks pretty even

So he must have gotten treatment quickly enough to not have serious damage, though he may still need physical therapy. That video was included in a different thread here on DU - https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14135731

[Maru Kitteh]

71. Must have gotten some TPA. Costs around 7K+ per vial.

Probably developed under some socialist medical research grant too. Ron should have sucked it up and endured his fate rather than give in to socialism.

[BSdetect]

3. Nah, he was doing an impression of djt

[LuckyCharms]

4. Sad to see.

[Trumpocalypse]

5. Look on the bright side

Maybe Rand will resign to care for his dad.

[DBoon]

9. Oh come off it. He's a libertarian

He's into the virtue of selfishness and thinks altruism is a character flaw.

[lunatica]

6. OMG!

I’m truly sorry that happened!

[redstatebluegirl]

7. Wow, I am no fan of his in the political arena but I hope he is ok.

This was difficult to watch. We just lost a friend a few days ago to a stroke than had no signs, she started speaking in a weird way and her head went back and she was gone. Wow....prayers for this man.

[Amishman]

45. yup, might not agree with most of what he says, but he is a rare Pub I can respect

He has always stood by his convictions even when his ideas are not popular (or in my opinion, not good ideas).

I can respect that, especially compared today's republican party of corrupt lying shitstains.

[janterry]

8. that's hard to watch

[hlthe2b]

11. I wish him well. I may not like his politics, though as a libertarian, there was sometimes common

ground between his and Democratic policy goals. There were surely worse RW Congressmen duing his tenure.

Now, his son.... well, I'll leave it there.

[liberaltrucker]

39. Yep. Ron is usually polite

Rand is a natural born asshole.

[Stallion]

42. As a Texan, I Think Ron Paul is about 10 Times more of a Whaco than his Son Rand

he's a lunatic nut-case that Texas has had to endure for decades

[Drunken Irishman]

12. The most articulate he's ever sounded.

[hlthe2b]

16. Sad. Ask any HCW who treats stroke, this is very hard to watch and the clock has begun to tick now

on his recovery/prognosis. At least he will get prompt intervention.

I'm not a fan, but I am not incapable of hoping he recovers.

[Drunken Irishman]

21. He's a racist and bigot. The world is worse off with him in it.

I feel bad for his family. It's hard dealing with a stroke victim. My grandfather had a massive stroke that left him paralyzed. He survived but it diminished his quality of life and ultimately led to his death seven or so years later.

I do not have much sympathy for Ron Paul and won't miss his bigoted bullshit. I don't wish death on him at all, and I pray he recovers, but I do hope this forces his retirement and we never have to see or hear from him again.

[hlthe2b]

24. You are very ill-informed as Ron Paul retired from Congress in January, 2013.

Your hatred toward him is self-defeating. He's gone from any influence in Congress and has been for nearly eight years.

I'd suggest you focus on those currently doing damage and let this old man ponder his own misdeeds and failures.

[Drunken Irishman]

28. Ill-informed on what?

Are you saying the man in the video was not Ron Paul? Who was it? And if it is Ron Paul still speaking about the free market, he clearly is out there pushing his bullshit and therefore, even if retired from congress, still hasn't retired from spreading his bullshit hate.

[hlthe2b]

30. Despite his being retired for nearly 8 years, you stated you wished this would force him to retire.

So, yeah, that is ill-informed. And yes one who is retired can still give a speech now and then should they be invited to do so--whether at the local community forum or a recorded event.

[Drunken Irishman]

32. My apologies.

I didn't realize that wasn't Ron Paul in the video.

[hlthe2b]

35. Apparently you are about to pull the tactic of our opponents and claim black is white, truth is lie

Ron Paul
Paul's congressional career ended on January 3, 2013 with the swearing in of the 113th Congress.
Founded: Foundation for Rational Economics a...
Spouse: Carol Paul
Born: August 20, 1935, Pittsburgh

Ron Paul - Wikipedia

[Drunken Irishman]

36. No. You're just being silly.

I never claimed I wanted him to retire from congress. You're the one who decided that was what I was talking about. Clearly he has not retired from public life as evident by the fact he was giving a political speech when he started babbling (more than normal). I only said I hope this retires him for good so I don't have to hear or see anything more about him. I never said I hoped he would retire from congress. You're just being purposely disingenuous there.

But yes, it's me that's ill-informed lmao

Have a nice day.

[hlthe2b]

37. Thank you for proving my point.

[Drunken Irishman]

38. You have no point. Nothing to prove.

[hlthe2b]

43. Your own posts prove differently. We can go back and forth all day. I realize it is not only our

opponents who will not apologize for a mistake they've made and just move on-- or try to call the moon the sun and argue when proven otherwise, but it is no less disconcerting and credibility-destroying.

[Drunken Irishman]

48. Nope. I never said anything about him retiring from congress.

You're the one who inferred that. Plenty of former congressmen and senators are not retired from public life and still parade their bullshit around. One is Newt Gingrich. He's been out of congress for as long as I've been alive it feels like and yet he's hardly retired.

You knew exactly what I was talking about. You just wanted to reply with a mean-spirited post about how ill-informed I was because you don't like the fact I'm not upset or praying that someone as awful as Ron Paul recovers fully so that he can continue some of his awful attacks.

Well enjoy that. I don't care. I wasn't ill-informed and I still hope this retires Paul so I don't have to ever hear another thing about him.

Have a good day.

[hlthe2b]

50. We all cringed at the use

(from even one of our own) of "depends on what the meaning of "is" is"... yet apparently some learned some bad lessons from it.
Sad, indeed.

[marie999]

52. You need to take a course in reading comprehension and a course in manners.

[hlthe2b]

53. and you need to not attack other posters.

[marie999]

56. And your posts were a definite attack on Drunken Irishman.

[hlthe2b]

57. It was a rebuttal to his claim, plain and simple

Keep attacking me though.

[marie999]

58. It was rebuttal to his claim,

but was written in such a way as to put him/her down. Answer this post if you want but I won't see it because I am now going to ignore you so I won't have to read any more of your childish posts.

[cwydro]

25. He's 85 years old.

I imagine your hopes will be realized, so there you go.

[Drunken Irishman]

29. Let's hope.

[cwydro]

31. "Let's" means let us.

I don’t care for him, but don’t include me in your death/disability wishing, thanks in advance.

[Drunken Irishman]

33. Fine. Let me hope this means we never have to hear from his racist ass again.

Better?

[SouthernCal_Dem]

63. LOL. nt

[renate]

14. Oh my gosh, that was horrible

Awful awful awful. I don’t see anything on CNN about it yet; I hope he got to an ER quickly and makes a full recovery.

[csziggy]

70. He looks much better in a later video

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14135731

[onecaliberal]

15. I shouldn't have watched that.

My husband had a massive stroke almost 4 years ago. This triggered me. 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[renate]

18. I'm so sorry

That experience must have been beyond traumatic for you, especially if you were with him when it happened.

[cwydro]

23. Yes, this is awful.

85 years old.

I wish that on no one.

[crickets]

27. I'm so sorry.

[MuseRider]

17. That was awful to see.

I hope he is able to recover from that.

Not nearly a favorite person of mine but you gotta have compassion or you lose your own humanity. YMMV

[Sugarcoated]

19. Omg...

Hope he's okay...I'm sure he's getting quick treatment which is so key in blunting the damage of a stroke

[dalton99a]

20. Fox News says he has been hospitalized for "precautionary" reasons

Probably tPA treatment.

So, no, he ain't dead.

[crickets]

22. Oh, that's awful to see.

I hate to see that happen to anyone. I hope he has prompt treatment and a good prognosis for recovery.

[LakeArenal]

26. Would he have the empathy for me that I feel for him and his family.

This is not a political issue. Good that he has Cadillac insurance.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

34. Wow, that was dramatic. I didn't know they happened that fast.

Speaking of fast:

Stroke Symptoms
By learning and sharing the F.A.S.T. warning signs, you just might save a life from stroke.

I'm sure he knew just what was happening.

[Docreed2003]

40. Jesus, that's awful

Regardless of how I feel about his atrocious politics and his personal beliefs, that is just awful. Truly sad watching that happen in real time. Some may be wondering why he continued talking but in gibberish, it's because whatever neurologic event he just sustained affected the Broca's area of the brain which creates a type of aphasia where the individual is cognitively aware of what they want to say and can understand speech but they can't vocalize it, which I can only imagine is a nightmare.

[WePurrsevere]

41. I dislike most of his political beliefs but I hope he recovers okay...

and learns more humanity and empathy from the experience.

::sigh:: This was hard for me to watch and brought about a bit of a flashback. My mother had horribly debilitating strokes when I was very young that left her barely able to walk, unable to talk or write well at all (the last one killed her). Since then, as a nurse and an in-law caregiver, I've taken care of stroke patients and my heart aches for some of the worst ones.

[UTUSN]

44. His doctor son is sure to deny anything wrong and say no treatment is needed

[dalton99a]

46. Dr. Trump disagrees, prescribes hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine cures all ails

[kimbutgar]

47. My Late Grandfather had a stroke in front of me when I was a kid and it sounded the same

I ran and told my Dad who told me to not panic and keep speaking to him while he called the EMT. I kept talking to him asking him questions and he came out of it. He recovered and lived another 6 years and died at 91.

[NCjack]

49. Did the price of -- sorry, I wasn't watching the markets -- gold just tumble?

[KWR65]

51. Thank goodness he has Medicare and a hospital stay won't bankrupt him

Unlike the people that have a medical emergency with no insurance that he thinks should suffer & die. Medicare for All.

[Klaralven]

54. Message from Ron Paul: "I am doing fine. Thank you for your concern."

Link to tweet

[MR. ELECTABLE]

55. Obligatory post

[tblue37]

59. If he's lucky it could just be a TIA. That happened to me 15 years ago, but since it was

a TIA (transient ischemic attack), I recovered fully sitting a few hours.

My right side went floppy, and my speech was garbled.

For his sake I hope it's a TIA, despite my dislike of the man and his evil spawn.

[Alex4Martinez]

65. I'm glad you've recovered!

[tblue37]

67. Thanks. Me, too. It was scary for awhile there. nt

[SKKY]

60. This is sad to watch. I hope it turns out to be nothing serious...

...and he recovers.

[RandiFan1290]

61. Not pleasant to see but important

Everyone should know the warning signs and what to look for.

[JI7]

64. That is sad , but I thought it was referring to Rand at first

and I don't think that would have made me feel as bad .

[bdamomma]

66. sorry for him

but I wish it was someone else.

[MustLoveBeagles]

72. I honestly feel bad for him

I hope he makes a full recovery.