Did John McCain have a stroke?

[djkevvy]

Seriously, look at his right side, and listen to how he slurs his speech, namely the word "billion".

Should America be worried?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26886182#26886182

[C_U_L8R]

1. His eyes were going off in different directions yesterday

something's on the blink

[percussivemadness]

2. he tried to but he couldn`t reach

Palin was across the room.

[Sukie]

3. It is so funny that you would say that.

I had asked that very thing of my husband yesterday while watching him on tv. I mentioned that one eye looks very different from the other and it didn't look that way before.

[dana_b]

4. yeah, thom hartmann discussed this a bit this morning

as well as other DUers did yesterday (just saying, not criticizing). I think he's either exhausted or has had another little TIA (transient ischemic attack). I remember hearing that he had something like that before but have no link to back it up so take it with a very small grain of salt.

[LiberalHeart]

10. His wife had a stroke, didn't she?

[dana_b]

11. that's what I read here yesteday

but I don't remember the cause.

[geiger]

5. but did you listen to what he said...

... he would rather build a bridge to nowhere..than to line WallStreet pockets, or something to that effect,


and then,

something to the effect, "if I'm going to have anything to say about it, I'm not going to have a say...?"

Stroke, definitely, of one kind or another.

[Nevernose]

6. He seems very, very old

There's 500 things that could cause the face droop, most of which aren't very serious, but many of which are the result of age. The guy just seems tired.

[Nipper1959]

7. He most certainly suffered numerous strokes

OF STUPIDITY in the past ten days! As to an actual stroke it is not unlikely given his age and the incredible demands of a presidential campaign. If only he would release his medical records that may shed some light on the situation.

[applegrove]

8. One eye has definitely dropped. His left eye. Could be stress maybe?

[kikiek]

21. Left side by his eye was the melanoma, also much of the left side of his mouth/cheek area.

[applegrove]

22. That is really scary. Palin really could have gotten to be Pres. I doubt it

will happen anymore. But what a poor choice McCain made.

[kikiek]

24. I am holding you to that prediction! I am so worried it isn't funny. I don't trust the attention

span of the average American.

[applegrove]

25. I honestly wonder if McCain isn't thinking of dumping Palin and going with Romney.

I mean how can he not be thinking of ditching her.

I just saw the interview with Couric (or parts of it) and I've decided I cannot watch the VP debate because it would just be too painful to watch.

[kikiek]

26. She must have a major personality disorder to even think she is qualified to do it. What

person would go along with it? What is wrong with her? Seriously! She was a big fish in a little pond. She should have stayed in that little pond.

[ColbertWatcher]

9. I'd bet money that Cheney's had a stroke while in office. n/t

[intheflow]

12. But nobody noticed.

Because the Undead don't die.

[ColbertWatcher]

17. Ha! But seriously, whenever he goes into hiding I always which hospital he's at. n/t

[salguine]

20. Sheeeeit...Cheney IS a stroke.

[southerncrone]

13. Stroke, or not, America should still be worried!

Worried that he will be elected....
Worried that something will indeed happen to him, and......
Worried about who his VP is who will replace him as President!

Worry, worry, worry.....yes, worry very much.... :scared:
:hide:

[Stinky The Clown]

14. **Something** is seriously wrong with him.

And they're hiding his medical records.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=4082057

[bluesmail]

15. I saw a big-ass scar on the left side of his neck/face.

Probably not important.

[JTFrog]

29. That's from the removal of melanoma. He's had cancer 4 times. n/t

[tavalon]

16. Damn, you're right! Well, it's probably a TIA, but where there is smoke, there is fire!

[earthside]

18. Cancer.

I definitely believe that the melanoma on his left temple has returned.

It may have already spread to nerves on the left side of his face (accounting for the drooping eye), maybe even his brain.

But, I think he wants to be President so badly that even if he dies the day after he is sworn in ... that will be fine with him.

I think that also may be why his campaign is messing around with ways not to debate -- can he even stand up for an hour and a half?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

19. Does anyone get the feeling that something big is about to go down?

I'm not talking about the economy. When in history has a presidential candidate STOPPED campaigning like six weeks before an election? There is something wrong with John McCain. I'm not sure what it is, but something is about to be announced or something is about to go down.
Duckie

[grannylib]

23. A stroke on the left side of the brain could affect speech, and also

the right side of the body. I suppose anything is possible - his right eye does look a little droopy; he does slur a bit; and he's acting dumber'n a bag of hammers.

[OakCliffDem]

27. A person has to have a brain in order to have a stroke

[randome]

28. Could he be blind in his left eye?

I think the main reason he wants to bail on the debates is because his advanced age will be much more evident.

[Hubert Flottz]

30. I do think he may have had a toke

Off of Bush's crack pipe!

[Auggie]

31. Doesn't look like it to me

No way it could have been hidden from the media. He would have been out of it for a few weeks at minimum.

There are other reasons to account for slurred speech.