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19 October 2004 - 9:02 am
What follows is my "Election 2004 Conspiracy Theory."
I don't want to come off as a nut case when I say this, but I'm beginning to believe that there is something seriously wrong with President George W. Bush. Other blogs and media outlets picked up on some of the signs before I did (see this article for a quick primer on the "presenile dementia" argument and this blog for a video showing President Bush's deteriorating speaking), but I got the feeling just from watching the debates that there was something wrong with the president. In the first debate the President appeared to be dehydrated as he quickly ran through two glasses of water and then repeatedly tried to drink from empty glasses for the remainder of the debate. He also frequently appeared to lose his train of thought. One Bush partisan (my grandmother -- and trust me when I tell you that she doesn't normally engage in Bush criticism) admitted to me that the President looked ill during this debate. In the second debate President Bush was overly confrontational and often didn't appear to hear r understand interjections from the moderator. In the third debate the left side President Bush's face dropped noticeably and spittle formed at the corner of his mouth.
And then there's "the bulge." Some bloggers hypothesize that Bush was wearing a device designed for those at risk of cardiac arrest. The device doesn't seem to match the bulge, so this seems particularly far-fetched. Nonetheless, "the bulge" brings to light one more unanswered question.
Just recently I discovered that President Bush had delayed his annual August physical until after the November election because of his heavy campaign schedule (see this site for a full detailing of President Bush's known medical history). Because the results of presidential physicals are routinely released to the public, this delay justs adds to the body of anecdotal evidence that suggests something serious may be going on with regards to the President's health. (Here is another article that asks similar questions to the ones being posed here.)
Anyway, let's hope that the media presses on Bush to get a physical before the election. Then -- one way or the other -- we can put this whole issue to bed.
Posted by on 19 October 2004 at 9:03 AM
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