I find it absolutely disgusting that this board, which I understood prided itself on its

[garybeck]

52. IN FAIRNESS....

I listened on the radio. I did not see what it looked like.

I did not read the pundits' reactions. I did not propagate or spread positive or negative reactions.

I'm telling you MY OWN REACTION.

From the minute I turned it on, i thought Mueller sounded frail and unsure of himself. There were long pauses, he asked for the question to be repeated numerous times. He sounded shaky. I'm not talking about the substance and content of what he said. I'm talking about his voice and his delivery. He did not sound strong and confident.

The thought actually crossed my mind more than once that he had been drugged.

I think it is incorrect to say that this narrative was just created by the right wing. Did they magnify it? sure. but they didn't make it up. I reacted that way the minute I turned it on and the whole time I was listening.

I don't think it's particularly relevant, to make it the centerpiece of the discussion. But it is a valid point and I don't think the republicans are just making it up if they are saying he sounded frail and unsure of himself.