Is Jesse Jackson drunk? His speech is slurred and he doesn't sound right

[csziggy]

Actually he does not sound drunk, but something is wrong with his speech. Stroke?

[AirmensMom]

1. I thought it was me.

I'm having a very hard time understanding him.

[ailsagirl]

34. Everyone must be exhausted...

[gateley]

2. Somebody else mentioned that earlier --

I wonder what the problem is...

[vaberella]

24. It was me. I was told in my thread that he was born with a cleft lip and when tired it acts up.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6797027

It's the second to last post.

[gateley]

26. Oh - that's too bad.

But better than being an indication of a stroke or other problem. Thanks.

[ailsagirl]

35. delete

[ingac70]

3. Probably stroked out in a jealous rage. n/t

[invictus]

20. Probably. n/t

[Middle finga]

4. Jesse has been hitting the sauce

[Eric J in MN]

5. What network was he on? NT

NT

[AirmensMom]

7. MSNBC

Still on.

[MichiganVote]

6. Jesse had his day..good for him...but his earlier remarks about Obama render him

ineffective whether his speech is slurred or not.

[ecstatic]

15. I agree. I'm not sure why they even put him on. He hates Obama

and made that clear while on a hot mic at Fox News. :mad:

[MichiganVote]

19. Some people just seem to get stuck in a time warp...Jesse is one.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Maybe he has had a small stroke at some point?

[Colobo]

22. Could be.

[ecstatic]

9. I always have a hard time understanding him. nt

[kingpin8399]

10. lol thats just how jesse talks

[SheilaT]

11. I have always found him extremely

difficult to understand.

[IndyOp]

12. He sounds fine to me - I thought initially he was overwhelmed with emotion.

As he keeps saying he was crying a lot tonight.

Lord knows a lot of African American civil rights leaders are doing the same.

Peace.

[Cleita]

13. I've noticed he's been sounding like that for some time now.

I think it could be stroke or medication. He is up in years.

[Undercurrent]

14. Jackson was born

with a cleft lip, and it effects his speech more at some times than as others, like when he's tired. (btw: Tom Brokaw was also born with a cleft lip.)

[csziggy]

29. I did not realize that - I never noticed it before

And I can understand how a problem would be worse when he is tired. This week must have been very wearing for a man his age.

Thanks for the information!

[DangerousRhythm]

37. Huh! I didn't know that.

Tom Brokaw too... wow. I hadn't a damned clue. Thanks for that info!

[Phoonzang]

16. He hasn't gotten to cut someone's nuts off in a whole day. nt

[apnu]

17. No, he's sounded like this for a while. Its just the way he is.

But thanks for being mean to the man. His history is filled with both good and bad things, but to call him drunk is low.

[crimsonblue]

18. Hey give him a break

this man walked with MLK. I think he is overwhelmed to see the sacrifice of King come to
Joyous fruition.

[washingdem]

21. His speech has gotten increasingly difficult to understand over the past decade

[vaberella]

23. I was just informed in my JJ thread that he was born with a cleft lip.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6797027

[MissMarple]

25. I can hardly believe you guys are talking about this. But you are.

Move on, or call for help. Jesse has a legacy of good work.

And where is my toe tapping smiley? :)

[Robeson]

28. Seconded.....

...I can't believe the pile on in this thread.

[niceypoo]

30. Bigots have emerged in the party since the primaries

Hopefully they will just go far away and punch holes in their walls, or whatever bigots do in their spare time.

[csziggy]

31. Sorry, I acknowledged that I did not know about Rev. Jackson's

speech impediment. Otherwise I would not have posted this thread.

I was actually kind of concerned about him since his speech was more affected than I have ever heard.

[niceypoo]

32. Is OK, it is the reaction to your post that sickens me...

...not the OP

[csziggy]

36. I should not have used the subject line I did - and realized too late to change it

Since my fourth concussion I get aphasia when I am tired - can't think of words or get them wrong. Some people have thought I was drunk or on drugs at those times so I should know better.

I never thought about the people who might have trouble understanding Rev. Jackson's accent.

[PatSeg]

33. He did sound drunk though

and I've listened to him for forty years. I've never heard sound like that before. I'm thinking he could have been over tired, as I don't picture him as a drinker even socially. I don't sound too coherent when I'm over tired.

[Hieronymus]

27. I've never been able to understand Jackson. He has a speech impediment,

for one thing.
Thank God, the reign of Jackson and Sharpton is over.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

38. I really wonder if he's had a stroke. I saw footage of him at Tavis Smiley's

"State of the Black Union" thing, and I could barely understand anything he said, so it's not just tonight.

Sometimes as people age, their regional accents and such get really strong, but this seems like more than that.