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Cuthbert Allgood

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11. I don't think he is a very good reader.

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 08:32 PM

Nov 2017

He probably had very little to no time to prep this statement. He's reading it like the kid in grade school that the whole class sighed about when it was their turn to read the short story.

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Fingers crossed. Squinch Nov 2017 #1

Sending prayers... Rollo Nov 2017 #3

... nolabear Nov 2017 #4

LOL nini Nov 2017 #7

Winner JDC Nov 2017 #9

Don't forget the thoughts! shanny Nov 2017 #50

Something terminal MFM008 Nov 2017 #2

It takes a few days to recover from jet lag. rickford66 Nov 2017 #5

It's not like he can't sleep on AF1 HipChick Nov 2017 #15

That's not the issue. Ms. Toad Nov 2017 #16

Right. Even if you're not sleepy, your brain hasn't adjusted. rickford66 Nov 2017 #20

My body is pretty tolerant to very odd sleep cycles. Ms. Toad Nov 2017 #23

We had a particular jet lag situation in Ausie once. rickford66 Nov 2017 #29

Right loyalsister Nov 2017 #18

Not me. :))))) pangaia Nov 2017 #24

Same here. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #32

Ok I WILL admit... pangaia Nov 2017 #42

Hangzhou is gorgeous. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #43

HA HA What a great story.. :))) pangaia Nov 2017 #46

No, I don't remember the tea place. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #49

Oh man.. pangaia Nov 2017 #53

It was Shenzhen. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author pangaia Nov 2017 #54

Probably, but it was a long time ago. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #57

My warmest condolences to whoever has to resuscitate him. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2017 #6

Sake perhaps??? bdamomma Nov 2017 #8

Too much sake? Who knows what he is signing on to with Japan off the record. They know he is a fool lunasun Nov 2017 #10

Improperly prepared blowfish? greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #40

For an improperly prepared blowhard. Golden Raisin Nov 2017 #48

Boom! lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #67

I don't think he is a very good reader. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2017 #11

LOL boston bean Nov 2017 #14

It seems that he never bothers to read whatever... 3catwoman3 Nov 2017 #33

No shit. "...this ancient country (or culture), ancient, ancient country (or culture). mobeau69 Nov 2017 #12

He'll blame it on bad sushi. lpbk2713 Nov 2017 #13

fugu? pangaia Nov 2017 #25

Lol. Control-Z Nov 2017 #31

Imagine him barfing on the Japanese PM? TheCowsCameHome Nov 2017 #17

He's probably taking something for the stress. Something to keep him from losing it on national TV. jalan48 Nov 2017 #19

How can anyone tell the difference. He acts like that all the time IMO. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2017 #21

Sometimes he sounds and acts really stoned....monotone, etc. adigal Nov 2017 #58

Yep, there is something definitely going on. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2017 #65

When he said "al ice" for "allies" I wondered if English was his 2nd language. Zen Democrat Nov 2017 #22

He was also breathing very heavily and slurring words. It was bizarre (and embarrassing) anneboleyn Nov 2017 #38

I find myself thinking horrible thoughts Horse with no Name Nov 2017 #26

Jet lag, dementia, tranquilizers, sleeping pills? Could be any of them or all of them. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #27

He's old. He doesn't have the energy of a younger 60 yr old, & his eyes & brain aren't the same. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #28

I think perhaps more than just age, and whatever other stuff we don't know about, pangaia Nov 2017 #37

Wow. I got tired just reading that. :) nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #45

HA HA.. Me too... pangaia Nov 2017 #47

Would you consider being my personal coach?!😁 sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #63

I think I have been very lucky, so far, with good genes. pangaia Nov 2017 #66

I need supervision! 😀 sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #68

He's always had a problem reading left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #30

Alex Jones, is that you? sarcasmo Nov 2017 #34

Putin? Va Lefty Nov 2017 #35

I agree with you. He was slurring words, very labored breathing, very weird pattern of speech... anneboleyn Nov 2017 #36

Yes sounds like more than simple jet lag. I have not seen the clip. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #39

Buttttt!!! He says he is the most healthy POTUS ever! imanamerican63 Nov 2017 #41

He's never been good at it. Illiterate ass. lindysalsagal Nov 2017 #44

I think he has Muelleritis. Chipper Chat Nov 2017 #51

Ooh! 😀 n/t sprinkleeninow Nov 2017 #64

god bless the first responders.... spanone Nov 2017 #52

Alzheimers - he is spiralling - stress and travel make it worse adigal Nov 2017 #55

Xanax, bad reader, Alzheimer's Nevernose Nov 2017 #56

More than xanax, probably klonopin. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #60

Well he's on the other side of the world titaniumsalute Nov 2017 #59

He cannot read out loud and process language at the same time. I have the same applegrove Nov 2017 #62