Rachel Maddow has marked new asymmetry in her face

[spotbird]

tonight. Someone let her know.

[Eric J in MN]

1. What do you mean? NT

NT

[spotbird]

4. The left side of her face is

droopy. It's not how her face normally looks. Maybe she knows why, and it's nothing. If she doesn't she should identify the cause.

[eShirl]

11. that's a little scary

hope it's not a serious medical problem

[DianeG5385]

17. Bell's Palsy can cause this

Sometimes if the wrong nerve is hit during dental treatment you can get the temporary paralysis on one side of the face.

[NRaleighLiberal]

18. It can also just come on..my wife had it for a few weeks - went away on its own.

[DianeG5385]

22. My 8th grade teacher had it back in the 60s

She was completely up front about it and made us kids at ease about it when she had to hold her face up at times to speak. We got so used to it that we didn't notice as it gradually wore off and she was back to her old self!

[soleft]

2. Um....huh?

[GOPisEvil]

3. What?!

No, seriously, what the hell are you talking about?

[reality based]

5. I noticed that a couple of weeks ago

when I still watched GE TV on occasion.

[spotbird]

8. I like her a lot,

surly people around her have pointed it out. Right?

[MadHound]

25. No, surly people would just point and growl

But surely you know I'm just kidding:hi::)

I just couldn't pass the word surly up, I resemble it sometimes.:hi:

[rurallib]

6. did her whole face shift left to join her mind?

[SoCalDem]

9. camera angle maybe??

:shrug:

[Webster Green]

7. She had on more makeup than I've seen before..

Could that have anything to do with your cryptic notation?:shrug:

[spotbird]

13. Not at all.

It has nothing to do with her makeup, which I do notice now that you've mentioned it.

The left side of her face has something wrong.

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. she may have bells palsy - my wife had it once, it is temporary

but quite odd when it happens...my wife couldn't blink one of her eyes for a week or so.

[spotbird]

14. Let's hope that's all it is. nt.

[merci_me]

23. Not Bell's palsy

I've had it twice and it would effect her speech for awhile. It's hard to control your tongue. It took me weeks before I could corral bits of rice in my mouth, without it shooting out. She's been on TV too steadily. Even a mild case would probably take a couple of weeks to get her speech back to completely normal.

Maybe she's had a sinus or ear infection or a contact lens problem. But honestly, she looks fine to me. All I noticed is her hair is cut a little differently.

[Johnny__Motown]

12. it may just be the lighting.

[spotbird]

16. No. the lighting is good.

There is something different.

[Horse with no Name]

15. Maybe she had Botox??

Or maybe she has Bell's Palsy.
I'm sure she is aware of it. If you have ever been to the dentist, then you should remember that it is very noticeable when one side of your face is sliding off your cheekbones.

[spotbird]

20. Bingo.

She may have had something dental done recently.

Botox is the least likely probability.

[JimGinPA]

19. Or The Way She Is Sitting nt

[soleft]

21. I wish avatars were working

I think you'd see the same look in the pic that's my avatar. it's not a new slant, which I think is just in her mouth. I've noticed it before.

[gateley]

24. Didn't something similar happen to Amy Goodman? nt