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That test Trump keeps bragging about? That was a DEMENTIA DIAGNOSTIC (Original Post) CatWoman Jul 2020 OP
With anyone else, JohnnyLib2 Jul 2020 #1
The last 5 question were very hard. That kind of settles the matter. Jim__ Jul 2020 #2
I know we're all SO EXHAUSTED, but damn! This is BIG news! He admitted himself that they were hard!! renate Jul 2020 #3
if SATs were too hard for him i malaise Jul 2020 #4
Just keep him well medicated... stillcool Jul 2020 #5
well he would HAVE to be demented mnmoderatedem Jul 2020 #6
The doctor behind a cognitive test Trump took says 'it's supposed to be easy' AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2020 #7
And Trump has insisted that it was very difficult!!! RockRaven Jul 2020 #8
One of the twitter comments in the MarketWatch article: AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2020 #9
Thanks -- I found the Twitter thread: CatWoman Jul 2020 #10
Thank you - I admire internet savvy people. I'm getting better at it. nt AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2020 #12
*snort* smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #11

JohnnyLib2

(11,210 posts)
1. With anyone else,
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 05:31 PM
Jul 2020

that whole episode would be pathetic. He made public what he really, really doesn't want known. Dementia.

Jim__

(14,056 posts)
2. The last 5 question were very hard. That kind of settles the matter.
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 05:32 PM
Jul 2020

Trump has a serious problem with dementia.

renate

(13,776 posts)
3. I know we're all SO EXHAUSTED, but damn! This is BIG news! He admitted himself that they were hard!!
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 05:39 PM
Jul 2020

I mean, what are we supposed to deduce from this information, other than the obvious conclusion? How is this allowed to continue?

malaise

(268,571 posts)
4. if SATs were too hard for him i
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 05:44 PM
Jul 2020

and his deterioration from that time is immeasurable. Go figure!

It explains his psychobabble.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
5. Just keep him well medicated...
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 05:53 PM
Jul 2020

and on the golf course. Barr is doing just fine behind the scenes, as are all the other Russian assets in Congress.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213781803


MON, JUL 20TH, 2020 BY JASON EASLEY
Senate Republicans Busted Laundering Putin Propaganda To Investigate Biden
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The investigation and Russian information laundering are being done by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Johnson’s investigation is centered around Hunter Biden and the Russian created and widely debunked Burisma conspiracy theory.

Senate Republicans are laundering Russian misinformation through a sham investigation of Joe Biden to help Donald Trump.

Republicans are using the investigative powers of the US Senate to help Putin and Trump.

The Senate Republicans who are engaging in this “investigation” are willing Russian assets.
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/07/20/senate-republicans-russian-propaganda-biden.html


AnotherMother4Peace

(4,237 posts)
7. The doctor behind a cognitive test Trump took says 'it's supposed to be easy'
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 05:58 PM
Jul 2020

The following is an article from Marketwatch about the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-doctor-behind-a-cognitive-test-trump-took-says-its-supposed-to-be-easy-for-people-with-no-cognitive-impairment-2020-07-20

The Doctor Behind A Cognitive Test Trump Took Says ‘It’s Supposed To Be Easy’

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test discussed by President Trump and Chris Wallace is ‘not an IQ test,’ Dr. Ziad Nasreddine told MarketWatch

Dr. Ziad Nasreddine developed and copyrighted the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test in 1996, which is a 10-minute examination usually performed with pen and paper that measures the strengths of different areas of the brain related to cognitive domains, such as short term memory, spatial awareness and executive functioning. [They have expanded remote testing, including via an app on the Apple AAPL, +2.10% iPad, during the pandemic.]

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But as many doctors and armchair critics have been quick to argue on Twitter TWTR, +3.49% and Facebook FB, +1.40%, the MoCA exam should not be difficult for someone who is not cognitively impaired.

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“This is not an IQ test or the level of how a person is extremely skilled or not,” Nasreddine agreed in a call with MarketWatch. “The test is supposed to help physicians detect early signs of Alzheimer’s, and it became very popular because it was a short test, and very sensitive for early impairment.”

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,237 posts)
9. One of the twitter comments in the MarketWatch article:
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 06:07 PM
Jul 2020

"I'm a psychologist. I've administered this test (the MOCA) hundreds, if not thousands of times. Let me tell you, bragging about acing this test is the equivalent of bragging that you tied your own shoes this morning."

I posted the MarketWatch article above.

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