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mopinko

(69,803 posts)
43. my late bil had contacts in the ss in the raygun years.
Thu Apr 20, 2017, 08:25 PM
Apr 2017

it was clear that he had dementia. everyone in the white house knew it.
the thing is that dementia exaggerates existing personality traits.

my mil had dementia, and everyone missed the early signs because she was just being more her jerk self.

i have no doubt you are correct. the language alone shows that he had just lost it.
and the hovering family nails it for me.
nancy, anyone?

People wouldn't believe me either when I said he was failing mentally. Too brainwashed to think L. Coyote Apr 2017 #1
Yep... PCIntern Apr 2017 #2
I don't doubt it, but I'm curious - what symptoms do you see The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #3
First of all: the gestalt. PCIntern Apr 2017 #14
"Trumpian dickishness" Try saying that three times real fast. Towlie Apr 2017 #41
Speech looping. That's the big tell for me. politicat Apr 2017 #64
Did not know the name of that dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #69
... Sometimes they know something is wrong, but are usually in deep denial. politicat Apr 2017 #70
I am certainly no doctor get the red out Apr 2017 #80
No two cases of any dementia are the same. politicat Apr 2017 #81
You finally gave me the term I needed: speech looping Hekate Apr 2017 #90
What is "malignant narcissism"? Binders Keepers Apr 2017 #4
This. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #5
There's more at the link. octoberlib Apr 2017 #6
Thanks for the link. I learned about the brain assessment Ilsa Apr 2017 #25
When your Narcissism hurts others and you feel zero remorse. maxsolomon Apr 2017 #8
Isn't that bordering on, or in fact, also a sociopath? n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #45
Yup - see Octoberlib's link above maxsolomon Apr 2017 #49
It's the older term for Narcissistic Personality Disorder or NPD tavalon Apr 2017 #30
The only known instance of Malignant Narcissism being a good thing: ms liberty Apr 2017 #54
Would Not Be Surprised erpowers Apr 2017 #7
I think it's very obvious Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #9
Kind of reminds me of Spicer's Holocaust comments. I know, different creature, but Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2017 #73
My mom has Alzheimer's and I'm her primary care provider Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #10
I like that you've observed and are reporting on this... Ilsa Apr 2017 #28
You are correct Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #33
I'm thinking this too. Mu FIL had LBD. Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #107
Yes, he has extremely peculiar body language! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #46
Also could be FTD Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #67
Yes it could. Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #78
Me too. Zoonart Apr 2017 #76
I don't buy it. This is the same Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #11
Did you actually see any of the debates? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #19
Yes, and my father has vascular dementia. I am his Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #34
Because he was a hell of a lot more articulate 25 years ago Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #36
Yes, he's almost not the same person today. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #47
like agatha christie, his vocabulary is shrinking. pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #53
Yes, this. n/t ms liberty Apr 2017 #56
"The degradation of his language skills is pretty noticeable." LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #62
But there are over 80 different kinds of dementia. ginnyinWI Apr 2017 #37
Agreed. And no one around him will address the matter. JohnnyLib2 Apr 2017 #12
Fooled AGAIN Scarsdale Apr 2017 #113
Trump said "George Steinbrenner IS a good friend of mine" yesterday. BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #13
bingo!!! nt PCIntern Apr 2017 #15
And today he said about the late Luciano Pavarotti: "a friend of mine. Great friend." nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #61
When people post old tapes of him, the difference is very clear greymattermom Apr 2017 #16
And he had a better, more facile command of the language in the past than he demonstrates now. calimary Apr 2017 #42
Exactly. And his language reflects very narrow LuckyLib Apr 2017 #98
My husband and I have started heckling the TV when he's making some lame-ass statement calimary Apr 2017 #115
Watch this video. I hadn't been willing to speculate before but now? nolabear Apr 2017 #51
Wow...that IS telling. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #71
And there's a tangible sense of connection. These days it's as though no one really exists. nolabear Apr 2017 #88
Haberman of NYT been covering Trump for years - this is what she says Justice Apr 2017 #105
Fred Trump had Alzheimer's Disease, right? bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #17
I believe his mother had it as well BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #18
I saw Reagan at a public event in his second term. hunter Apr 2017 #20
Me, too. lisby Apr 2017 #87
Early vascular dementia? Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #21
I don't doubt you. He is still guilty joet67 Apr 2017 #22
Absolutely. nt PCIntern Apr 2017 #23
I trust you and I believe you. I thought this was interesting: Ilsa Apr 2017 #24
frontal temporal dementia? andym Apr 2017 #26
I agreed with you, too. we can do it Apr 2017 #27
Question...If Trump has dementia..than who is running the "Presidency?" Stuart G Apr 2017 #29
Nobody, it would appear. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #31
Watch the Daily Show tavalon Apr 2017 #35
Ivanka and Jared Freddie Apr 2017 #58
Putin? n/t dgibby Apr 2017 #106
Can you tell if Agent Orange has early dimentia? onetexan Apr 2017 #32
It would be the last thing the WH would admit to, if true. ginnyinWI Apr 2017 #38
These are all really interesting observations. SalviaBlue Apr 2017 #39
OY! elleng Apr 2017 #40
my late bil had contacts in the ss in the raygun years. mopinko Apr 2017 #43
All of us un-trained persons with strong suspicions respect your professional opinion. joanbarnes Apr 2017 #44
TBH, I hold out a foolish hope Melania spills the beans so she never has to move to the WH Arazi Apr 2017 #48
like a bad drunk. a vile AZ patient. oh shit. pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #50
My mother spotted it in 1982 Warpy Apr 2017 #52
I saw Trump in that interview the day he got in the semi and said 'vroom! vroom!' PatrickforO Apr 2017 #55
I don't doubt it. C Moon Apr 2017 #57
I have said all along that he shows early Alzheimer's signs. I noticed it tblue37 Apr 2017 #59
I had the tshirt! displacedtexan Apr 2017 #60
This is what burns me peggysue2 Apr 2017 #63
PREACH. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #66
+1000 Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #77
Hell won't be hot enough RVN VET71 Apr 2017 #97
They allowed him to campaign (certainly thinking it would boost the "brand") but LuckyLib Apr 2017 #117
k and r nt. Stuart G Apr 2017 #65
Psychiatrists meet at Yale, moondust Apr 2017 #68
Wow. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2017 #75
I read recently he had front lobe dementia . classykaren Apr 2017 #72
What is curious to me is his utter lack of intellectual curiosity. I remember thinking, not Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2017 #74
Yep. Shades of Nancy Reagan in this Melania nudge: SunSeeker Apr 2017 #79
I noticed it during a Press conference HelenWheels Apr 2017 #82
There was a famous and controversial Doonesbury cartoon series bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #83
Reagan was never the brightest bulb LeftInTX Apr 2017 #102
for that to be true, we would need a past example of more lucid speech and behavior yurbud Apr 2017 #84
A few days ago, someone posted this video of him Wednesdays Apr 2017 #89
Great example though a couple of caveats: yurbud Apr 2017 #103
Comparing Reagan and Trump speechwise is apples and oranges LeftInTX Apr 2017 #108
great details. Probably only JFK or Bubba approached that level of skill among modern presidents yurbud Apr 2017 #110
DTs has courted the tv cameras for decades. He had his own hit show. Remember? Hekate Apr 2017 #99
I wasn't defending him--I meant he was never the brightest bulb. As Molly Ivins said of Baby Bush.. yurbud Apr 2017 #101
Understood Hekate Apr 2017 #104
When he forgets to go GOLFING on yet ANOTHER weekend then we'll know the truth....n/t Bengus81 Apr 2017 #85
'dangerous mental illness', say psychiatry experts at Yale conference HAB911 Apr 2017 #86
As a retired RN, dgibby Apr 2017 #109
When I turned on my iPad I got a popup headline that a bunch of psychiatrists at Yale say he's... Hekate Apr 2017 #91
His supporters don't give a shit... First Speaker Apr 2017 #92
Re how he appeared to handle more while campaigning not fooled Apr 2017 #93
I disagreed with the idea that the psychopath known as Trump had dementia Progressive dog Apr 2017 #94
Mike Pence is studying up on the 25th Amendment. tclambert Apr 2017 #95
I appreciate your professional insight Nonhlanhla Apr 2017 #96
I know what you mean. I was young but KNEW something wz wrong w/Reagan in 2nd term. Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #100
when it was finally admitted that ronnie had alzheimer's, I called a friend in SoCal and asked her, niyad Apr 2017 #111
Until there's evidence that distinguishes between dementia... Orsino Apr 2017 #112
Starting to think that Republicans like their presidents old and docile and demented no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #114
Thanks for posting this, PCIntern ailsagirl Apr 2017 #116
Yeah, but that doesn't explain the 63 million people that thought it was a good idea to elect him. progressoid Apr 2017 #118
how many cases of narcissistic personality disorder have you treated? kwassa Apr 2017 #119
NPD usually doesn't get treated, because people who have it The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #121
Obviously there's something wrong; but, what? LongTomH Apr 2017 #120
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