Show of Posts Who thinks McCain is showing signs of Alzheimer's? After today's major goof

[Justice wanted]

where he forgot Romney's name and started to praise Obama I am really starting to wonder. I've seen him have flubs in the past. I remember a few flubs during the 08 campaign and was getting worried about some sort of Reagan thing only Sarah wheeling power.


Or I am I wasting people's time?

(edit sorry I typed 04 when I should have typed 08)

[AnnieBW]

1. Just now?

No, you're not wasting people's time. I think he was starting to have Alzheimer's when he was running in 2008, and it's getting worse.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I think that he gave a tip-off in 2008 when he referred to Obama as "that one".

Not because he was racist, but because I think he honestly forgot Obama's name.

[JNelson6563]

3. Yeah, that was a seriously major gaffe, he is definitely slipping.

[jimlup]

4. Ah Give John a break and just enjoy the laugh

Reagan showed signs of Alzheimer's. McCain not so much. As an older American I can say we all make flubs as we grow older. It doesn't mean Alzheimer's.

I sometimes catch myself trying to remember something that should be obvious to me. Like a student's name who graduated only a couple of years ago or something. There is brain research which says it is normal aging and not the big A. Yeah the big A. is a concern but not because of minor flubs like John's.

[Justice wanted]

7. No insult was meant. I just think these flubs of his seem to be happening a little too often.

hearing him in interviews and such.

[jimlup]

20. Don't worry none taken...

McCain is kinda famous for these flubs I think. Imagine if McCain/Palin had won in '08 - man we'd really all be very worried about the possibility of A.

[JoePhilly]

5. I was waiting for grampy McCain to break into the onion belt story.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

15. Well, it was the style at the time. n/t

[Lint Head]

6. McCain needs to be put out to pasture.

[russspeakeasy]

8. This is the same SOB that tried to sell us Palin.

"out to pasture" is way to good for this asshat.

[karynnj]

9. Come on - it was a slip of the tongue and there have been many examples of people saying the wrong

name. I think McCain has always had some tendency to misspeak. This was a simple one - he likely said President and Obama simply followed because President Obama sounds right.

I was more concerned in 2008 and 2009 when he seemed to get irrationally angry beyond what circumstances warranted.

[treestar]

10. Maybe just a slip, but a Freudian slip

Gramps may just like Obama more than he likes Mittens.

[DCKit]

14. OK, but he's not thinking clearly enough to stay on message.

He's Reagan in year three of his third term.

Good Riddance.

[treestar]

19. Yes, it's good that he's not in a term!

McCain winning - imagine how much more Palin there would be to put up with, in the news.

And that would be the least of our problems.

[Blacksheep214]

11. The brain defaults to the truth

A lie takes energy and thought to produce.

A tired McCain could just be telling the truth as he really sees it, politics aside.

See! No Alzheimers! Just too tired to bullshit us!

[Honeycombe8]

12. No. Just a Freudian slip. He's given so many talks over the years referring to Presidents...

it'd be easy to slip up and name the wrong one.

That's different from how President Reagan was acting during his second term. It's still too early to talk about it publicly, but I think it will be settled in the future that Reagan had Altzheimer's during his second term. It was blatant. A press person would ask him a question, and he'd just look at the guy and not say anything...one time Nancy interjected and answered the question for Reagan. During Iran Contra, those times said he didn't recall...turns out he probably really didn't recall.

[opihimoimoi]

13. Its only gonna get worse....sad.....its life....

[Honeycombe8]

16. There's no reason to think McCain has Altzheimer's. It was a slip of the tongue.

To him, it was just another blah-blah-blah speech. Romney doesn't mean anything special to him. He was just making a boring endorsement talk for political purposes. I do slipups, you do, we all do.

[opihimoimoi]

17. exactly...as a 71 ole chap... my brain is getting worse as time goes by....believe me...it only...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. He slipped up twice today. Once here, and again when talking about earmarks/pork

in relation to Santorum and Romney.

I'm beginning that he's doing this on purpose. He absolutely LOATHES Romney!

[justiceischeap]

21. As I stated in another post, I think McCain is really being used to tank Romney. nt