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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFood for thought on why trump* leans forward when he stands.
Sent to me by a friend on FB.
In 1888, a lecture was given by Jean-Martin Charcot, a renowned French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology, in which he noted precise differences and characteristics of the PSP form of Frontotemporal Dementia, even before it had its own name. The sketched picture of the leaning man was a part of this lecture.
Now, compare to how trump* stands and acts. Admittedly, he has displayed some of those 'characteristics', pretty much his entire life, but who knows when the signs and symptoms of neurological problems actually start to show.
Anyway, food for thought.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Occams razor says that is the most likely answer.
-Laelth
comradebillyboy
(10,176 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)anything about how ill and dangerous he is?
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)he's not 6'3", 239 lbs.; he doesn't have the "greatest genes"?
Petrified lap dogs...all of them.
videohead5
(2,181 posts)I don't know if he has shrunk or he has been lying about his height? When he stood next to Obama at the inauguration he looked shorter.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)That was the point.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)That was during my white collar period when I also wore suits everyday.
He's a "biscuit under 350#", for sure (unless he's 5'6" tall).
Another form of tall tales from an incessant liar?
spanone
(135,884 posts)either dumb docs or their on our side
mgardener
(1,820 posts)Tess49
(1,580 posts)trueblue2007
(17,240 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,971 posts)From the father of neurology.
Moostache
(9,897 posts)I mean FUCK....what are they waiting for??? Another 100,000+ dead Americans?
PLEASE karma...explode his fucking heart today...the universe needs to be returned to balance and the black hole that is Trump is sucking everything into its doom. Save us all from his insipid decline.
dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)mad scientist who built him.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)of use. I think why hasn't he died. We hear how this shit kills you. Fast food only.
Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)If that video is from today, there is no unusual posture like we've seen in photos. This makes me think it's lifts in his shoes andor some kind of girdle to make him look slimmer as some have speculated.
RockRaven
(15,012 posts)I think it is something akin to your explanation, something purposeful related to hiding his big gut.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)diaper is full??
TexasBushwhacker
(20,219 posts)NCDem47
(2,250 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)The Three Scourges.
OMGWTF
(3,976 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,176 posts)SunSeeker
(51,726 posts)harumph
(1,915 posts)Siwsan
(26,295 posts)Combine it with the rest on the list.
As someone who has dealt, up close and personal, with family members who had dementia, a lot of what I see and hear from him rings big time alarm bells.
SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)fake Reality Show how to pose for a "one shot" making him look thinner than he is. And with his inch and half heel lifts,that causes a natural forward lean.
SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)The Pose that the Orange Anus uses is a learned Pose. Never forget,this sucker is a Fake and this is just part of the Act.
Check out Noel Caster who was the Talent Wrangler for NBC.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,869 posts)He'd fall over forward if it weren't for the counterbalance provided by his immense orange ass.
sop
(10,265 posts)grunting and breaking things.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)sop
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(Corrected his name))
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)louis-t
(23,297 posts)DFW
(54,445 posts)Just speculating, you understand.........
lame54
(35,326 posts)Traildogbob
(8,826 posts)He has to push his ass backwards and ass hole upwards to accommodate all the heads dwelling up there. Easier access for Pence, CONway, Barbie spokeswoman, Hannity and Ingraham. FFS, I cant list them all. Pompeo has a huge head, as does Hannity. All that HAS to create a forward lean. He stand like Carl from Sling Blade. Ummmm!
superpatriotman
(6,252 posts)nt
SCantiGOP
(13,874 posts)While he is in pain from those horrible bone spurs that kept him from going and winning the war in Vietnam.
paleotn
(17,989 posts)He's heavily drugged to give some semblance of lucidity. But he's going to quickly reach a point where even that won't make a difference and he'll melt into a whimpering, incoherent puddle. It's only a matter of time. I wonder what his minions have cooked up as an exit strategy? Or are they even thinking that far ahead? Or are they even thinking at all?
ET Awful
(24,753 posts)Only halfway kidding.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)He'd look like Dolly Parton's half-brother.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)I think its also due to the lifts he wears and all the extra weight in his gut.
LymphocyteLover
(5,654 posts)Noel Casler says he it's not dementia as much as addiction to stimulants
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)He will use it as an excuse to get out of all the crime he has committed.
Siwsan
(26,295 posts)Have you ever had a close friend or family member with Alzheimer's or other type of dementia? I have, and more than one. I see many behavior similarities that set off alarm bells.
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)My dad and my grandad. I get what you mean...and I dont think hes all there by any means...I guess I just dont want to open any doors to letting him and his enablers use it as an excuse. They probably will, however.
On another note, Im sorry youve had Alzheimers hit close to you. Its horrific. I wouldnt wish it on anyone.
Siwsan
(26,295 posts)My mom had 7 siblings and 3 of them, in addition to her, died of Alzheimers. I take heart in that I tend to lean more towards Dad's side of the family but who knows.... I just know if it is in my future, I hope to be dead before it comes to fruition. I would never want to put anyone through what my brother and I endured, taking care of Mom.
keithbvadu2
(36,937 posts)Blaukraut
(5,695 posts)That definitely looks like he has lifts in his shoes. At least in the heel part.
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)Nevilledog
(51,201 posts)Easiest explanation.
Mercurian
(48 posts)He's trying to disguise the size of his gut. As an overweight man myself I know from personal experience just how prominent the belly can be in a normal posture. It also explains why he habitually sits slumped forward,cand why he prefers to be photographed with his head tilted back..to hide his neck wattles. He may well have a medical condition that explains his bizarre posture. But overweening vanity in an otherwise short, dumpy fat man works very well as a reason.
Siwsan
(26,295 posts)I always attributed it to the lifts he wears in his shoes. But when combined with the other items, it leads me to strongly consider dementia.
Admittedly, I've dealt with family members who had dementia so I'm a bit sensitive to picking up on a number of things I've seen him both say and display.
LeftInTX
(25,563 posts)I've got a bad back and have all sorts of posture issues and it switches over the years.
Trump doesn't have a bad back, but he doesn't exercise and he isn't in shape. He is overweight and he runs around trying to impress people. He also wears shoe lifts and may have bones spurs in his heels. It's probably just an accommodation to all of this.
Writing off his demise is what has been going on since 2016. He's still around.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Donald Trump mocked over 'ill-fitting' tux at state dinner with the Queen
...snip...
Trump was compared to a cartoon character and even Frankenstein.
"OK, I was gonna make a joke about how Trump looks like the bit from Young Frankenstein, but, honestly, that's unfair to how well tailored the Monster's tux is," tweeted David J Bradley.
Maybe white-tie trends have changed? But no, wrote Jonathan Evans, the digital style director for the men's magazine Esquire. He says Trump's version was just wrong, most obviously in that the white waistcoat hung below his tailcoat.
"Donald Trump's outfit. It just isn't right... right? It's not easy to put your finger on the exact cause of the problem, but you don't need to know the ins and outs of white tie to know that something is not right with this situation," Evans wrote.
...snip...
https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/113240407/donald-trump-mocked-over-illfitting-tux-at-state-dinner-with-the-queen
Duppers
(28,127 posts)I googled "formal butler" & here's one of the examples...
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)He also tightly grips the podium as well.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)He hides his medical, college, and tax records.
Hilarious stupidity for that to be acceptable AT FUCKING ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is an awkward walking dick move who can't give condolences or apologize?
Who'd have time for an asshole like this, if he wan't top dipshit? (correct answer: other dipshits)
LeftInTX
(25,563 posts)If he has it, at least throw his ass in a nursing home...
area51
(11,923 posts)ihaveaquestion
(2,560 posts)We'll see who notices...I only have 17 followers <shrug>.
Faux pas
(14,691 posts)Blue Owl
(50,513 posts)n/t
StarryNite
(9,460 posts)and they don't stand like that.
Duppers
(28,127 posts)Guess one might have to stand like that with 2' of belly? But I do think he has dementia.