just saw a clip of McCain from today - his left eye is drooping

[eShirl]

His left eye is noticeably lower than his right eye now, and it wasn't that way during the RNC. There is something seriously wrong with him.


unless it's a botched botox job, but he doesn't seem like the botox type

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. So is the left side of his lip.

He's all sorts of fucked up.

[glinda]

4. it wasn't my imagination then

I thought I saw it also. I do think he has had skin tightening treatments though.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. Mild stroke?

[pleah]

46. Very possible. n/t

[blossomstar]

3. That growth thing on his jaw is also much larger.

I noticed the the eye looked droopy today too. I really don't think he is well. I know he is mentally insane, but physically, he doesn't seem well either. It's the stress.

[LaurenG]

5. Stroke? no. Stress, I think.

I just keep thinking of all the people about to get caught with their pants down and I'm afraid Mr. McCain is in this up to his eyeballs. It makes me wonder if he can't take the strain of what's about to be revealed about him.

[KitchenWitch]

11. Wasn't McCain asssociated with the Keating 5?

[LaurenG]

12. Yes and I do believe there is more to come on him

with or without the keating 5. Things just do not add up at all.

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Could it have been from a stroke? n/t

[onethatcares]

7. have you ever

tried to put your left foot in pull your right foot out, stick your finger in and move it all about?

The hokey pokey got him.:bounce:

[eShirl]

23. that's what it's all about

:toast:

[wildflowergardener]

8. McCain

Maybe he is sick and is using this as an excuse to get some rest?

Meg

[vanderBeth]

9. He hasn't looked well in a long time.

And it was unwise of hime to run a campaign in his health. I saw a video of him from 4 years ago, and there was no fricken contest.

[KatyaR]

10. Or Bell's Palsy?

Could be the beginning stages . . . .

[eowyn_of_rohan]

30. that may be it- it can come on suddenly

my mom-in-law had it happen overnight.

[jbnow]

40. Warning: I am about to be a b*tch

because it sounds like I am making fun of a medical condition...
But Bell's Palsy would be good. I do not wish him any serious medical problem and Bell's Palsy is temporary and not fatal or anything.
But it will make him look strange. Even if they explain the condition it will people uncomfortable to look at him, will remind them of his age (although it isn't a disease of the old) and how fragile health can be at that age...and wonder more about Palin as PRESIDENT.

Way better to have than a stroke too.

[Douglas Carpenter]

13. no less than two or three hours ago, an Australian friend of mine said EXACTLY the same thing

There was definitely something not right about this appearance.

[TexasObserver]

14. I agree. I think he's had a stroke or something else.

The entire left side of his face is not right.

[Frisbee]

28. Help me out here...

If McPOW had to step down for health reasons, does Sarah move to the top of the ticket? Does the RNC get to call the shots?

[TexasObserver]

37. RNC would pick someone, probably Romney.

[Frisbee]

52. Thanks. n/t

[greblc]

15. He's never looked good and now he's looking worse

Stress? He looks ill.

[MadrasT]

16. I noticed that today too,

and I was wondering if I had just never noticed it before... Things that make you go "Hmmm..."

[seemslikeadream]

17. oh yes look at this

[Indenturedebtor]

18. Whoa yeah he doesn't look well at all there

You can't just make half of your face droop like that at will... Perhaps this is what is going on here with the postponement.

The public needs a chance to look at those medical records...

[phusion]

19. whoa

bells palsy? could that thing on his cheek be spreading and taking over a nerve? stroke?

[704wipes]

22. Damn, that's McTumor on McJaw

nt

[misanthrope]

25. Palin has a wildly asymetrical jaw as well...

...The right side of her jaw is far more prominent than the left.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

29. wow...that IS substantial

if he wins it will be President Palin for sure...

sP

[eowyn_of_rohan]

33. is it the angle or lighting or does he have no forehead wrinkles

on his left side (right as we see him)? too much botox OR mild stroke? I don't know if Bell's Palsy would do that.

[seemslikeadream]

43. eowyn_of_rohan

:hi:

[Sparkly]

41. Weird!! And Chimpy had the same thing going on four years ago around debate time!!

Remember that? Half his face was drooping, and he was drooling in one of the debates.

:wtf:

[tnlefty]

51. Hey SLAD. Someone ( I don't remember who) posted a thread

entitled, 'Does this man look sick to you?', and my first thought was absolutely he does. My stepfather died from lung cancer that had metastasized to his brain, but long before anyone knew he was sick, his hair changed, he was forgetful and confused. That thread reminded me of the hair, without the effects of chemo.

I'm not sure how malignant melanoma behaves, but it was familiar to me.

[seemslikeadream]

53. That was me!

Yes my dad died of lung cancer and McCain looks the same

[tnlefty]

54. Sorry, I was stunned and taken a back by what I saw,

and what I remembered, and I didn't respond in your thread. :hug:

[LiberalEsto]

20. Mini-stroke?

I've read that mini-strokes can cause personality changes too.

[Frisbee]

26. We could only hope...

because his normal personality SUCKS!

[eShirl]

27. a.k.a. Transient Oschemic Attack (TIA)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/transientischemicattack.html

My Dad had one of these yesterday and I was just reading up on it earlier today.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

34. That's a mini-stroke, right?

my grandma used to get them, but it didn't do anything like this to her face
(Hope your Dad is alright)

[eShirl]

39. yes

"A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a stroke that comes and goes quickly. It happens when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in your brain. This causes the blood supply to the brain to stop briefly. Symptoms of a TIA are like other stroke symptoms, but do not last as long."



(Thanks; Dad's ok for now and under orders not to drive, at least for several weeks. Going up to see him and Mom tomorrow.)

[lunatica]

21. Remember when Amy Goodman had half her face droop

She said it was due to overwork and stress and that it would heal. It did heal.

As much as I dislike McCain I think he's suffered enough physical misery in his life. I hope he's OK.

[VOX]

24. Could a health issue be the reason he's trying to beg off this Friday?

He has looked ashen for days now, and his eyes seem particularly sensitive to any studio or camera lights. Every time he's been on camera lately, his eyelids rapidly flip open and shut; in one instance they were absolutely fluttering (well beyond the blinking associated with one who's not telling the truth).

[MassLiberal]

31. I noticed the drooping eye, too

Never noticed it before.

[TexasObserver]

32. Yeah, That left eye is really dead. I just watched it again.

He's really out of it, and that eye looks like it might not be functioning.

[lynettebro440]

35. That's what I love about DU

makes me feel like I'm not crazy. I thought the same thing when I saw him speak. Something is going on with him....

[MadrasT]

36. They have a "botox" theory going on over on GD:P

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7172115&mesg_id=7172115

[Hawkowl]

38. Brain Cancer

I'm guessing his melanoma has metastasized to his brain. Can we start a pool?

[lonestarnot]

45. I think you are right.

[Marr]

42. I wonder if this is the real reason he's talking about postponing the debates?

[arthritisR_US]

44. could be early stages of myasthenia gravis. n/t

[Tutankhamun]

47. Funny how the looming question about his health has changed.

First it was, "If elected, will he seek a second term?"

Then it became, "Would he last through a first term?"

Now it's "Will he make it to election day?"

At this rate (assuming he shows up Friday) it will be, "Will he exit the debate standing or in a hearse?"

My Tivo's ready.

[JHB]

48. Kang? Or Kodos?

Obviously the disguise pills are wearing off. Which slimey-alien-out-to-rule-the-world is playing McCain?

[JBear]

49. I think it is simply fatigue...

I went and looked at several videos of him speaking (with the sound off so I didn't start yelling at the computer) and he has had varying degrees of lag in his left eye over the past week or so. Clearly though in yesterday's speeches he was aware of this. He was intentionally doing a "bright eyed" blink throughout the speech. In fact, it was hard to watch! Today he is probably quite exhausted and it is taking its toll.

I am not trying to diminish the issue though. I think that one of the qualifications for being President is the ability to deal with long hours and high pressure. He has clearly cracked and needs to take a nap.

:bounce:

[sniffa]

50. Is he still shaking?

He's got mild Parkinson's or something similar, or maybe he's just constantly enraged.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

55. He obviously had a major stroke and is in a coma.

The guy you saw is a guy named Dave, who looks a lot like McCain.

David