What Would It Look Like, Hypothetically, If A Public Figure Were Suffering From the Symptoms of Dementia?

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/what-would-it-look-like-hypothetically-if-a-public-fi-1792052074

*Edit: My bad, BRick.

Damn. I just got spanky'd.

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Oh god dammit

It's ok. That thread sucks anyways. This one is better.

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I think this thread is like having dementia.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Hypothetically, I doubt it.

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Elections have consequences.

Reagan's second term.

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He may, I don't know. MANY people are saying that, I believe them.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

He certainly acts like he does.

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He's got the best plaques from protein clumps, believe me.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Not unless he's had it his whole life. Sounds like basically the same guy from 1980's interviews and such.

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Doubtful given he died in 2004. Average remaining lifespan after diagnosis is just under 6 years. He announced the diagnosis in 1994 puts it at 10 years. That is on the long end already for living post diagnosis. To overlap into the end of his Presidency you would have to have 15 years, which is pretty much unheard of. To cover his entire 2nd term from point of reelection, you would need him to have lived 20 years with it. That just doesn't happen.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

No, he doesn't. This is how he's been his whole life and how he was before the election.

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Yep, he's just an all around asshole with an ego that can never be satisfied.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Did you guys read the posted link?

It's not just that he is a bad hombre.

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Right. He's showcasing classic symptoms.

I read it. I didn't find it particularly convincing.

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His doctor said that he has been taking Propecia for a long time. Propecia has been linked to mental confusion and impotence.


He is confused and he can't get boners. No wonder why he is always lashing out at people for the smallest of slights.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

100% of the board exhibits, at a minimum, two of those consistently.

The day I go to Deadspin for medical opinions is the day I go to http://www.mayoclinic.org for projected BABIP leaders in 2017.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I predict it becomes obvious over the next four years. I guess we'll see.

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I read it and I just don't see it. He was this way 20 years ago too. When I see the NIH say he is displaying signs, I will take it seriously.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

How do you know that?

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He's been a public figure for the better part of 30 years. Nothing we have seen displayed here differs from his past.

I'll need a more credible source than Ashley "my ass still hurts from Ted Cruz" Feinberg

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

How do you prove a guy doesn't have dementia?

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I just don't know where you are getting this from. Can you provide some evidence of him doing similar things in the 90s?

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I'm not asking anyone to prove he doesn't have dementia. I am wondering where the idea is coming from that he is the same guy he was 20 years ago.

He actually has some fairly decent political interviews from back then for instance. Twitter wasn't around but there was no history of daily public meltdowns. He certainly wasn't being controlled by other people back then.

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Read his book.

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I'm all for hearing some examples. leash and Ogie say so isn't really convincing me.

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This is bad but would be worse if Hillary Clinton weren't collapsing every ten minutes. She'd probably blow up Yemen because she passed out and her head hit the red button.

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