How electable is Candidate Pence? He doesn't have the same "charisma" (I use the term loosely) that made Sparky appeal to his base.

But he's so tied to him that I'm sure the core Trumpers would vote for him. But there may be enough to the charisma thing that some subset of his voters may stay away just because he's not motivating them to go, for whatever reason (busy at work, bad weather, etc.).

True for any candidate, tbh.

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Originally posted by Cindysphinx:
Whatever it was had to be serious.

It must have required equipment that can’t be brought to the patient. So not just blood work.

Maybe shortness of breath, dizziness, chest pain, abs pain?

Bone spurs?

chas beat me to the adderall thing but I bet he didn't read the label on Barron's Adderall bottle -- after 1 to 3 it might cause trouble sleeping even if it has a calming effect.

Don't ask me how I know this but I'm a lot less uppity than I used to be.

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He won't be impeached (no way will the Senate do that)...

Sorry for the pedantry, but yes he will be impeached. The House does that all by itself. He just won’t be convicted.


Same as Clinton.

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Originally posted by CHAS:
Adderall?

What?

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Originally posted by Big John:
chas beat me to the adderall thing but I bet he didn't read the label on Barron's Adderall bottle -- after 1 to 3 it might cause trouble sleeping even if it has a calming effect.

Don't ask me how I know this but I'm a lot less uppity than I used to be.

It depends on when you take it (and how fast you as an individual metabolize it). Adderall is a short-acting drug. Its generic form is amphetamine. It hits your bloodstream, does its thing, and then wears off.

For ADHD, there's also a long-acting form (Adderall XR, which stands for extended release), but that wears off, too.

If Trump were seriously abusing Adderall, I'd be expecting to see him losing weight. It does increase your metabolism substantially.

Amphetamines are not suitable drugs for 70+ year old men. I seriously doubt he uses it.

Trevor Noah: “Was it a health emergency or did he need to get a marble removed from his nose again?”

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Originally posted by Mikhailoh:
Amphetamines are not suitable drugs for 70+ year old men. I seriously doubt he uses it.

There was a completely unsubstantiated story from someone who worked on The Apprentice that I-1 would snort crushed Adderall before taping sessions.

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Amphetamines are not suitable drugs for 70+ year old men. I seriously doubt he uses it.

Why would suitability or age-appropriateness have anything to do with Trump's decision-making activities?

That's assuming there's even any decision-making, although I suspect most of the time he doesn't decide anything, and just acts in a pure absence of thought...

I’m thinking they needed to biopsy something, like esophagus.

I doubt it would be the digestive tract — that requires prep.

They said his voice was scratchy, that he hunkered down in the White House the next day. . .