Cid_Yama wrote:... a real president....
Cid_Yama wrote:you would have seen him argue AGAINST partisanship....
Newfie wrote:This apparently goes back at least to 2011 and has be rebranded as “intellectual stammering” by defenders. Intellectual stammer seems to be a phrase made up from whole cloth to cloak Obama’s stutter. I could not find a reference to that usage in wiki.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Tanada wrote:Stuttering is not always a sign of brain injury or deficiency, a great many famous people have spoken with a stutter. For example King George VI or Mel Tillis are both examples of people who stuttered from early childhood yet lived full normal lives without mental issues. It is even possible that the reason President Obama so faithfully used his teleprompters when campaigning and while giving speeches as President was to help him contain his tendency to stutter.
dissident wrote:Tanada wrote:Stuttering is not always a sign of brain injury or deficiency.
Anyone claiming a correlation between stuttering and IQ potential is spreading nonsense. .
Every word that you speak is preceded by thousands of neuromuscular events. Anything that interrupts this complex—and lightning-fast—progression of steps can interrupt the normal flow of speech.
When researchers looked at adults who began stuttering, stroke was found to be the main cause. Adult-onset stuttering can also be caused by head injuries, brain tumors or neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS). The stuttering in these cases develops as the disease progresses.
A number of drugs also can affect the brain’s ability to coordinate the different components involved in speech. There have been reports of new-onset stuttering in adults taking a stimulant, such as methylphenidate (Ritalin), as well as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, such as sertraline (Zoloft). Once the drug is discontinued, the stuttering typically stops.
Newfie wrote:https://bottomlineinc.com/health/brain-health/when-stuttering-strikes-in-adulthoodEvery word that you speak is preceded by thousands of neuromuscular events. Anything that interrupts this complex—and lightning-fast—progression of steps can interrupt the normal flow of speech.
When researchers looked at adults who began stuttering, stroke was found to be the main cause. Adult-onset stuttering can also be caused by head injuries, brain tumors or neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS). The stuttering in these cases develops as the disease progresses.
A number of drugs also can affect the brain’s ability to coordinate the different components involved in speech. There have been reports of new-onset stuttering in adults taking a stimulant, such as methylphenidate (Ritalin), as well as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, such as sertraline (Zoloft). Once the drug is discontinued, the stuttering typically stops.
Plantagenet wrote:dissident wrote:Tanada wrote:Stuttering is not always a sign of brain injury or deficiency.
Anyone claiming a correlation between stuttering and IQ potential is spreading nonsense. .
Quite so.
However, the concern about Obama doesn't arise from the fact that he is stuttering. It arises because in the past he didn't stutter----in fact Obama was gloriously glib and articulate----but now Obama can't stop himself from stuttering.
When someone LOSES their ability to speak without stuttering it is a cause for concern, and Obama has LOST his ability to speak without stuttering. Obama has developed symptoms of APHASIA, which in turn is a sign of COGNITIVE problems such as VASCULAR DEMENTIA.
God knows Obama was under tremendous stress while he was president. Stress is bad for people. Its not unreasonable to be concerned about Obama now that he has lost the ability to speak even simple sentences without stuttering like porky pig.
Obama has developed a severe stuttering problem --- and its getting worse. Of course we should be concerned about him and his mental health.
CHEERS!
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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