Does Shrub have another Black Eye?

[Brundle_Fly]

just saw him speaking in Crawford....he seemed to have another gash or big carpet burn on his face.

[RevolutionaryActs]

1. Rug burn? Did he go down hard after choking on another pretzel?

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[sweetladybug]

3. gotta picture?

n/t

[Ruffhowse]

2. He's been struck by leprosy....maybe there is a God.

[Hello_Kitty]

4. Cocaine induced spasms causing injuries, maybe?

:shrug:

[Brundle_Fly]

5. you know....it's weird...

usually he is plastered with photos all over the MSM sites....and today nada...can't find a one.

[alvis]

6. Doesn't look like he has a black eye

but found this.

[Brundle_Fly]

9. you sure?

left eye, scrape....seems to be visible in that photo....

[alvis]

10. Ok, looks like something

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/041126/480/txlj10111262014

Edit: Added URL

[gordianot]

12. Jumping out of the SUV?

Is it me or is this a weird way to exit a vehicle. The soles on the shoes also seem to be very thick?

[TrustingDog]

16. those are elevator shoes, but he keeps pressing the 'basement' button.

[Ima]

31. I noticed those soles also.

Stupid, he's not that short.

[jokerman93]

7. Post Columbian Drug Binge coupled with...

coupled with a particularly rousing basement bareknuckled fightclub.
Who knows what bizarre rituals our monkey king and his merry men have dreamed up over the last four years.

[MatrixEscape]

8. That phenomena

is either skin shedding, (they do this periodically) or a major, reptillian metamorphosis. We expect the major transformation soon.

The process is often repulsive. Hence, Shrub vacations a lot.

[cassiepriam]

11. Any medical DUers, what could cause all these facial injuries?

And what kind of injuries are they? Has anyone looked at all of them over time to see if there is a pattern? Is he falling? Neurological disorder? Intoxication? Do they injuries occur usually when he is in Crawford? Or usually after vacation or holiday?

[gordianot]

13. Maybe he is into S&M.

[Lisa]

14. some discoloration ...

Maybe he cut himself shaving?





compare to Thanksgiving pic:





That pretzel bruise seems to be taking a really long time to go away.

[Cleita]

17. Erysipelas, a cellulitis skin condition often seen on skid row

alcoholics? Often it is caused by a streptococcal bacteria. From the Merck Manual:

The infected skin becomes hot and swollen, and it may look like an orange peel (a condition called peau d'orange). In one form of cellulitis called erysipelas the edges of the infected area are raised. Small red spots (petechaiae) commonly appear; larger spots caused by bleeding in the skin (ecchymoses) rarely appear. Small fluid-filled blisters (vesicles) or large fluid-filled blisters (bullae) may appear on the enfected skin and may rupture.

It must be treated with antibiotics or could spread into the lymph nodes and that could be fatal. Another form is flesh eating disease.

:shrug:

[Swamp Rat]

28. I suspect he also suffers from Korsakov's syndrome

Definition from http://www.hyperdictionary.com/
 
Korsakoff's syndrome is characterized by confusion, impairment of memory, and unconscious falsification of experience to fill in memory gaps. This syndrome is frequently found in alcoholics.

[Swede]

15. All right,who here gave him a pretzel?

Come on,fess up.

[ogradda]

20. he said he wanted one!

hey i'm just that kind of girl:evilgrin:

[gordianot]

18. I just saw this on MSNBC.

The same clip of him jumping out of the SUV. Yes definately a discoloration on cheek bone. There apperars to be some swelling.

[shesemsmom]

19. Maybe Laura

busted him. I don't believe in spousal abuse but in his case I could make an exception:evilgrin:

[DeepModem Mom]

21. misplaced post - sorry

[brook]

22. Or maybe....

he finally got his 'mano a mano' with Poppy? Afterall, the old man must realize that Junior, loved as he is world-wide, isn't doing much for the *legacy thing.

[DeepModem Mom]

23. This looks like it's in the same place as the pretzel injury --

could it be still visible, a scar, when he's not wearing make-up?

[Cleita]

24. Or, see my post #17.

These infections often return to the same spot. The coccus bacteria often goes dormant and re-erupts at times of stress or bodily abuse. It could be possible.

[Lisa]

26. can it also cause boils? (Like the one he had during the 2000 recount)

Or is that a different kind of infection?

[Cleita]

29. Yes, it can.

I had an alcoholic aunt who suffered from it. It was years later and long after she died that I found out it was related to flesh eating disease.

[Lisa]

32. Yikes!

Bush and the boil. (And it looks like the discoloration on his left cheek was present before the pretzel incident!)


My mom, a former public health nurse, mentioned that a patient of hers used to suffer from multiple boils at a time -- apparently he also had liver problems.

[DeepModem Mom]

27. Interesting....

thanks for the info --

[pinkpops]

25. condi eye-sucking

[rug]

30. Rescue

He had to rescue the Secret service again.

[LisaLynne]

33. Kkarl roughed him up after ...

that open fly incident.

[Catherine Vincent]

34. Why are you watching that moron?