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misanthrope

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65. This is the most likely and baseline answer

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 02:10 AM

Jul 2019

Occam's Razor says he is an old, willfully ignorant, lazy slob experiencing the standard effects of aging. A diagnosis beyond that requires a personal examination and evaluation but a qualified professional.

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That airport business is not a "blunder" its [View all] PCIntern Jul 2019 OP

Organic brain disease... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #1

Any one else notice that safeinOhio Jul 2019 #7

His shoulder turn to the left usually follows his "mask-like" facial tic and seems to be his hlthe2b Jul 2019 #8

Not to play doctor on the internet - Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #21

Thats common for anyone with neck issues. I know several people who do the same. oldsoftie Jul 2019 #28

It was suggested, by someone here, that he has been wearing body armor. littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #57

Most believe it is a brace to assist with balance hlthe2b Jul 2019 #63

Most? Interesting. I must have missed the survey. If there hasn't been one littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #64

... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #66

Right back atcha, hlthe2b. littlemissmartypants Jul 2019 #72

Organic disease coupled with drug use/interactions/side effects, prior mental illness, etc... 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #10

Syphillis? lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #13

there are a lot of presentations of neurosyphilis... hlthe2b Jul 2019 #16

Do you really expect me to believe ... GeorgeGist Jul 2019 #19

The odds decrease. With the advent of HIV, women and especially sex workers are more likely hlthe2b Jul 2019 #20

Thanks for for apparent expertise. I presume you are a physician? triron Jul 2019 #23

I don't specify publicly for obvious privacy concerns. You can assume I have expertise. hlthe2b Jul 2019 #27

I thought the syphilis rate has been increasing the past several years? oldsoftie Jul 2019 #30

There has been an increase in incidence about 10% since 2016 and far higher increase overall since hlthe2b Jul 2019 #33

Yet he had sex with Stormy Daniels without testing--though perhaps with a condom. tblue37 Jul 2019 #55

and he would have been right... That industry is highly regulated and has been for a long time. hlthe2b Jul 2019 #62

Some might call it sex... PCIntern Jul 2019 #67

He wasn't paranoid when he allegedly raped multiple women Liberty Belle Jul 2019 #77

He's a predator and a narcissistic fool-- there's no arguing against that. hlthe2b Jul 2019 #79

Van Gogh. It can be passed maternally/vaginally in birth. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #22

Van Gogh died symptomatic at 37 years of age. hlthe2b Jul 2019 #24

No, I was joking. I'm well aware he did not have it at birth. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #82

lol Oppaloopa Jul 2019 #37

Certainly the dilated pupils are consistent with being treated-- hlthe2b Jul 2019 #14

i'll wish twice as hard, so you don't have to Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2019 #75

I still believe that he has the first stages of Parkinson's. colorado_ufo Jul 2019 #15

Parkinsonian-like tremors are associated with frontotemporal dementia as well, thus L-dopa hlthe2b Jul 2019 #17

Could be. colorado_ufo Jul 2019 #39

Lewy Body Dementia. Phoenix61 Jul 2019 #38

Multiple possibilities. colorado_ufo Jul 2019 #40

I don't see it. Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #44

Thank you so much for this important information. colorado_ufo Jul 2019 #47

I agree with you ... CatMor Jul 2019 #76

He uses a golf cart, if he has to walk any distance. colorado_ufo Jul 2019 #80

Yes, he doesn't seem to feel confidant walking on uneven ground .. CatMor Jul 2019 #81

This is the greatest post I will have the pleasure of reading this month or this year. Leghorn21 Jul 2019 #2

I'm honored. Nt PCIntern Jul 2019 #4

Hopefully the story will have legs for days. oasis Jul 2019 #3

We all know he's a dumb bell. It's just becoming more and more in our face. brush Jul 2019 #5

When you can make them believe absurdities.... TheRealNorth Jul 2019 #6

Agreed. The shit is not tethered to reality. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #9

The Wall Street Journal and others reported that it had been written by Trump senior aides dixiegrrrrl Jul 2019 #54

Could he be doing this crazy stuff intentionally? Just seems too off to even be related to Dream Girl Jul 2019 #11

I actually had a woman tell me this a few months ago. oldsoftie Jul 2019 #31

Oh, that's funny! PatrickforO Jul 2019 #12

His base thinks airplanes James48 Jul 2019 #18

I saw Spartacus in a Piper Cub. Series. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2019 #25

Isn't that part of QAnon? paleotn Jul 2019 #41

The MSM bends over backwards to give the benefit of the doubt to Rs Maven Jul 2019 #26

Nance said it was the deep state ... setting him up Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2019 #29

Any time Trump reads from a teleprompter Sudsy Jul 2019 #32

I've also seen it characterized as a "gaffe". llmart Jul 2019 #34

I agree Skittles Jul 2019 #35

It's also Trump standing behind 4 1/2 inches of rained-on bulletproof glass. Initech Jul 2019 #36

brutal dictators are routinely paranoid.... paleotn Jul 2019 #42

He's not mentally present for his own speeches. That is because he doesn't care and he expects emmaverybo Jul 2019 #43

Garden variety privilaged dumb..... paleotn Jul 2019 #45

He didn't just misread a few words Poiuyt Jul 2019 #46

Some of his mistakes have been corrected in that paragraph muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #49

syphilis? maveric Jul 2019 #48

He is an old 73 year old Buckeyeblue Jul 2019 #50

This is the most likely and baseline answer misanthrope Jul 2019 #65

Have to face it that Trump is normalized in his amoral piggishness. Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #51

Have you seen the clip from Axios interview where he appears to begin to cry... Grasswire2 Jul 2019 #52

Could you possibly provide a link for that one ? Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2019 #56

here's the short clip of it, in a tweet. Grasswire2 Jul 2019 #60

Whoa. Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2019 #61

Thick as a plank and twice as dense n/t coeur_de_lion Jul 2019 #53

This may be one of my favorite posts ever. pamela Jul 2019 #58

Syphilitic psychosis relayerbob Jul 2019 #59

could he have meant to say just port? scarytomcat Jul 2019 #68

He never reads his speeches ahead of time. He just reads fast through it Blue_Adept Jul 2019 #74

Great joke, BTW. marble falls Jul 2019 #69

Must be a Sam kinison joke. Hotler Jul 2019 #70

He doesn't make mistakes mountain grammy Jul 2019 #71

Good analogy. Funny too. ooky Jul 2019 #73

Yep, he was talking about the Revolutionary War and the word "airports" somehow came to mind. gulliver Jul 2019 #78