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Paul Gosar is not well... (Original Post) pbmus Sep 2021 OP
The RePuQ's absolutely pathologic tendency to lie and deny reality is a true sickness (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #1
Way to many people don't believe there's a problem...nt MiHale Sep 2021 #2
Is he drunk there? Treefrog Sep 2021 #3
They say his left hand has some spasms. Jim__ Sep 2021 #5
Looks like Parkinson's to me. Quakerfriend Sep 2021 #9
I was thinking the same thing... dixiechiken1 Sep 2021 #11
I suspect Lewy Body syndrome. n/t Eyeball_Kid Sep 2021 #15
Huntington's is another possibility n/t markpkessinger Sep 2021 #17
Healthy as a horse? patphil Sep 2021 #13
Horses are actually very delicate creatures csziggy Sep 2021 #16
He looks and sounds like he is high on something. kimbutgar Sep 2021 #4
He's Not Right In The Head colsohlibgal Sep 2021 #6
He said he wants to see a new election by the end of the year. He's out of his mind/ brush Sep 2021 #7
If so, it is well deserved JohnSJ Sep 2021 #8
His head and neck get a real workout. Sneederbunk Sep 2021 #10
time for a 5150 ZonkerHarris Sep 2021 #12
Had me thinking he had Covid. maxsolomon Sep 2021 #14

Jim__

(14,063 posts)
5. They say his left hand has some spasms.
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 04:08 PM
Sep 2021

That looked like more than just his left hand.

From azcentral - from 2015:

U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., has for months tried to mask spasms in his left hand by tucking his hands in his pockets, under tables or clutching them behind his back, fueling speculation he was fighting a health issue that could force his retirement.

The three-term congressman in an exclusive interview with The Arizona Republic vowed the condition won’t keep him from serving or running for re-election in 2016.

Gosar, 56, said arthritis and two compressed vertebrae in his neck and lower back have caused nerve issues in his hand. The condition will require back surgery, which he hasn’t scheduled. In addition, he is dealing with complications from a hip replacement last summer.

“I’m as healthy as a horse,” he told The Republic earlier this month. “Not gonna get rid of me that easily.”


dixiechiken1

(2,113 posts)
11. I was thinking the same thing...
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 05:28 PM
Sep 2021

Whatever the issue, it's causing more than just hand spasms. Appears to be some involuntary movement of his head & neck.

patphil

(6,150 posts)
13. Healthy as a horse?
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 06:00 PM
Sep 2021

I always thought that was an idiotic statement. Just like people, horses get sick and die.
The only thing he has in common with a horse is the horse shit. Of course a horse drops his shit out the back end, but Gosar seems to prefer the front.
And all that rocking back and forth; he looked drunk to me.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
16. Horses are actually very delicate creatures
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 06:43 PM
Sep 2021

Prone to respiratory and digestive ills if they do not have the environment and nourishment. They are also subject to various parasites - hence the popularity of ivermectin. Prior to its introduction there were parasites for which there was no effective treatment. Those would embed into the walls of the intestine and kill off segments.

Source: I can remember caring for horses before ivermectin was introduced and what a difference it made in horse care.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
6. He's Not Right In The Head
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 04:19 PM
Sep 2021

Have heard his brother say the same thing...his whole family thinks he’s crazy.

brush

(53,741 posts)
7. He said he wants to see a new election by the end of the year. He's out of his mind/
Sat Sep 25, 2021, 04:25 PM
Sep 2021

As for his physical condition, it looks like the early stages of the disease Michael J. Fox has.

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