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Hilarious response to 45 allegedly passing his cognitive exam (Original Post) LonePirate Jan 2018 OP
That IS hilarious! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2018 #1
He said as far as the proctological gibraltar72 Jan 2018 #7
That made me laugh out loud! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #53
He doesn't have dementia or Alzheimer's, he's just plain stupid. AJT Jan 2018 #2
lol - we posted at the same time!!! OKNancy Jan 2018 #4
And an asshole, confirms what we've thought all along bigbrother05 Jan 2018 #5
Or pulling a con on us. Plus hes evil. Hekate Jan 2018 #11
they'd never say so if he did ailsagirl Jan 2018 #30
My thought was... ok.. no excuse, he's just stupid. n/t OKNancy Jan 2018 #3
So far, that is the tweet that has won Twitter for the day. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2018 #6
So I guess him pulling a Vincent Chin Gigante isn't likely. nt Snotcicles Jan 2018 #8
who snuck the answers to him? samnsara Jan 2018 #9
My main question is how did Ronny Jackson ever get the rank of Admiral? INdemo Jan 2018 #10
Rear admirals dont give press conferences. I doubt many of us would do well! 7962 Jan 2018 #15
I am with you... something very scetchy about this doc Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2018 #23
When I was in the Navy (back n the day) INdemo Jan 2018 #42
He was sweating bullets! wolfie001 Jan 2018 #49
Another good one: Ilsa Jan 2018 #12
Someone probably prepped him on this simple screening exam Tanuki Jan 2018 #13
Thanks for that; very interesting! I'm going to try to print it out. 7962 Jan 2018 #16
So if you know what.... SergeStorms Jan 2018 #45
I cannot watch the news conference..... Katinfl Jan 2018 #14
So Trump is a marathon runner what with his BP, HDL/LDL, triglyceride, resting heart rate LiberalArkie Jan 2018 #18
Except for the height, I call bullshit on all of those numbers. LonePirate Jan 2018 #20
If the blood tested is indeed his blood, then I guess that explains why the super wealthy LiberalArkie Jan 2018 #22
Coached. You can also train a horse to "count": tblue37 Jan 2018 #17
Perfect word! The way he sounded..."coached" Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2018 #25
Check NightWatcher's response in this: panader0 Jan 2018 #19
I have suspicions of the doctor. He was way too talkative. LiberalFighter Jan 2018 #21
Fishy Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2018 #27
the biggest tell IMO bdtrppr6 Jan 2018 #31
Yep. dalton99a Jan 2018 #35
He was dancing to the point of flop sweat AwakeAtLast Jan 2018 #36
K/r! Tipperary Jan 2018 #24
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #26
30 of 30! DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #28
See my post below. Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #41
A Twitter comment about this: tblue37 Jan 2018 #29
Pity poor Ronny Jackson locks Jan 2018 #32
Here's another-- dump is obese!!! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #33
I agree. And you don't 'grow' after 70. louis-t Jan 2018 #54
Or wider ailsagirl Jan 2018 #55
The Doctor Seems Like a Perfectly Competent/Trustworthy Guy, But .... DoctorJoJo Jan 2018 #34
I thought the very same thing! AwakeAtLast Jan 2018 #37
Passed his cognitive exam?? HeiressofBickworth Jan 2018 #38
Yes. LeftInTX Jan 2018 #46
That's right!! 2naSalit Jan 2018 #39
FWIW - my spouse, with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment Ms. Toad Jan 2018 #40
That is what I thought. Thank you :) LeftInTX Jan 2018 #48
Passing a cognitive test radical noodle Jan 2018 #43
Absolutely! LeftInTX Jan 2018 #47
It doesn't rule out stupidity, either. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #52
LOL MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #44
He managed to holdd Trump's attention for 30 items? Nitram Jan 2018 #50
My springer spaniel passed his canine Cog-Ex with flying colors Zambero Jan 2018 #51
For those of us tiptonic Jan 2018 #56

BobTheSubgenius

(11,564 posts)
6. So far, that is the tweet that has won Twitter for the day.
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:16 PM
Jan 2018

I would genuinely love to read any that top it. Seriously. I could use the laughter.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
10. My main question is how did Ronny Jackson ever get the rank of Admiral?
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:31 PM
Jan 2018

Obviously Sucking up to Superiors...That news conference was a fucking joke..

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
15. Rear admirals dont give press conferences. I doubt many of us would do well!
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:48 PM
Jan 2018

As for his current position, he was appointed by President Obama in '13. His military career; who knows?
I'm not gonna blast the poor guy who never expected to be put in front of the DC press corp!

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
23. I am with you... something very scetchy about this doc
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 06:13 PM
Jan 2018

Just listened to a minute but he totally sounded paid off

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
42. When I was in the Navy (back n the day)
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 11:52 PM
Jan 2018

the top brass were on hell of a lot more professional than this guy appeared to be
kinda flighty....

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
12. Another good one:
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:40 PM
Jan 2018



“Let’s just say he’ll live long enough to see all his children go to prison.”

4:24 PM - Jan 16, 2018

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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
13. Someone probably prepped him on this simple screening exam
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:40 PM
Jan 2018

?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
 

7962

(11,841 posts)
16. Thanks for that; very interesting! I'm going to try to print it out.
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:49 PM
Jan 2018

Hell, that itself may be a better test for me

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
45. So if you know what....
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:41 AM
Jan 2018

a Camel looks like you're fit to be President? That's setting the bar pretty low, even for Donnie.

Katinfl

(157 posts)
14. I cannot watch the news conference.....
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:44 PM
Jan 2018

Why the heck is it going on so long? So he’s overweight and needs to lose weight........big deal. If there was anything wrong with his cognitive abilities, we would never know anyway. I cannot remember any former President’s health problems being discussed in public anyway. The HIPPA laws would prevent anything being disclosed that Trump did not want released. Please correct me if I am wrong. I don’t care what that doctor says........all one needs to do is observe Trump and you know immediately something’s off........but that’s not new. Everyone knew it all along and still this is where we are now.

LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts)
18. So Trump is a marathon runner what with his BP, HDL/LDL, triglyceride, resting heart rate
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:51 PM
Jan 2018

Dr. Harold Bornstein's summary included Trump's height (6 feet 3 inches) and weight (236 pounds), cholesterol (HDL 63, LDL 94, triglycerides 61), blood pressure (116/70), blood sugar (99) and normal results from liver, thyroid, heart and colon exams.

Jackson said Trump's resting heart rate was 68 and blood pressure was 122/74.

Damn I wish I had those stats and I am 70 and in great shape

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
20. Except for the height, I call bullshit on all of those numbers.
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:56 PM
Jan 2018

I think Dr. Jackson fed the public lies concocted by the admin. He was then ordered to spew those lies. Being a military officer, he followed the orders given to him by his superior.

LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts)
22. If the blood tested is indeed his blood, then I guess that explains why the super wealthy
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 06:12 PM
Jan 2018

live longer that just wealthy and normal people do. The stats do not match his diet unless he has some supreme meds.

tblue37

(65,403 posts)
17. Coached. You can also train a horse to "count":
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 05:50 PM
Jan 2018

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?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

LiberalFighter

(50,943 posts)
21. I have suspicions of the doctor. He was way too talkative.
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 06:08 PM
Jan 2018

Meaning providing extraneous information. Some just useless chatter and other not proper in my opinion. Example saying he could last two terms. That sounded too much political.

 

bdtrppr6

(796 posts)
31. the biggest tell IMO
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 06:37 PM
Jan 2018

is the hyperbolic wording. it's the same bullshit from Dr Vinnie Boombots in the other "examination. all the "greatest, strongest, goodest genes in the history of any president ever" stuff is pure crap. if i had a doctor that spoke like that, about anyone, i would not be going to him. and 2 Scoops "insisted" on the MOCA test? which he then got a 30/30 on?!!?

hahahahahahahahahahaha

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
28. 30 of 30!
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 06:20 PM
Jan 2018

That surprises me he could remember the test words after 5 minutes. I've seen these tests administered and sometimes the questioner gives hints for the words to help the person being tested remember what they were. It wouldn't surprise me if that was the case here.

But these tests are generally pretty easy to pass even for people who might have some level of cognative decline.

tblue37

(65,403 posts)
29. A Twitter comment about this:
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 06:28 PM
Jan 2018

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2F2018%2F01%2Fhes-clearly-fat-stupid-and-mentally-unstable-internet-hammers-white-house-doctor-for-giving-trump-a-clean-bill-of-health%2F
 

DoctorJoJo

(1,134 posts)
34. The Doctor Seems Like a Perfectly Competent/Trustworthy Guy, But ....
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 07:08 PM
Jan 2018

... there is no doubt he has taken poetic license regarding The Orange Buffoon's height/weight! I would loved to have seen a lie detector machine going off scale during that part. First of all, Trump may have been close to 6'3" in his youth, but I've seen him standing right beside Mitt Romney in the last year, and the 6'2" Romney is clearly taller. I'd put him at right around 6'1.5" right now--gravity is a bitch! And 239 pounds is so made up as to be ludicrous! I'm 218 and WAY smaller than Trump, who I'd put at 265. So if he'd agree to lie about those out of Trump's vanity, how can we believe anything else, especially a 100% cognitive score! Like I've said many times, I'd take the NFL Wonderlic test against Trump on national TV and bet my net worth on me!

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)
38. Passed his cognitive exam??
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 09:41 PM
Jan 2018

If that is the case, we can assume that his prolific lying is, in fact, deliberate. I think the test did not measure his morals or his character, so, I think I'll stick with the idea that he is a lying sack of shit who seeks to manipulate with his lies.

Ms. Toad

(34,074 posts)
40. FWIW - my spouse, with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 10:27 PM
Jan 2018

consistent with the early stages of Alzheimer's, who is taking two medications for Alzheimer's also scores 30/30.

It's a screening test that catches gross impairments.

LeftInTX

(25,368 posts)
47. Absolutely!
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:47 AM
Jan 2018

The cognitive test doesn't look very difficult.

It would be cool if they included a lie detector test!

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
51. My springer spaniel passed his canine Cog-Ex with flying colors
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 10:35 AM
Jan 2018

Given a superior psycho-dog-ical profile, he has gained unfettered access to every dog park in town, and can do the Alpha dog thing wherever he pleases. WIN!

tiptonic

(765 posts)
56. For those of us
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:49 PM
Jan 2018

For those of us, who felt somewhat sorry, for Comrade donald, never mind. He deserves whatever happens to him. Jail I hope.

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