A Reasoned Conclusion

"I didn’t decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to become president. I was sixty-two years old when I made the decision, and I thought it was my one shot at the prize."

--the words of John McCain from his 2002 memoir, Worth the Fighting For

        I'm through with researching McCain and a good deal of the information I've uncovered about McNasty's (his schoolboy nickname) character neither comforts me nor compliments him.  I have grave concerns about his agenda (for instance, his insistence that war is inevitable throughout this new century) and in general find his judgment appalling (singing "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran"; choosing the incompetent, intolerant, irrational, rabble-rousing Palin as backup; blatantly lying about Obama in his campaign ads...).  But there's something else that concerns me that I've been unable to learn anything official about and that is McCain's MENTAL health.

        It's not just a question about his compulsive and insulting lying.  Aside from his recurrent bouts with the most virulent type of malignancy on his face (a dis-ease which Louise Hay, who cured herself of it, says has its roots in "deep hurt, long-standing resentment, deep secrets or grief eating away at the self, and/or carrying hatreds") and the mal-healed physical injuries he sustained ejecting out of the last airplane he destroyed, how could the man possibly have emerged from five years of cruel and debilitating POW incarceration without an emotional scratch?  It's my conclusion he didn't!

        I watched all three debates and noticed McCain's body language--his scowlings, grimacings, twitchings, blinkings, wanderings, and snortings as well as his averted eyes and rude refusal to shake Obama's hand.  What I didn't see until Jay Leno and the Internet showed me were the astonishing images of his tongue hanging out!  I'm not the only one asking if the spasm-like bodily behaviors we've seen could be evidence of tardive dyskinesia (read below) because the "features" fit like a glove!
        No official information has been forthcoming--and though three journalists with pens and notebooks were recently given all of two hours together to peruse McCain's 1300-page unnumbered medical history (what kind of a deal was that? what pages were missing?), the camera doesn't omit or lie--television, videos, and photos speak the truth! 
        The man has major physical and emotional problems.  His temper is infamous, his behavior is erratic and unpredictable, and his body's a hair's breadth from meltdown.  I want to know:  has he been treated for post-traumatic-stress with antipsychotic drugs?  Is he still being medicated?  If so with what? And why hasn't there been an inquiry into this??  Why isn't this headline news????

This video is a compilation of clips of McCain and Republicans discussing McCain.

JOHN MCCAIN IS NO MAVERICK--HE'S A LOOSE CANNON!  THE MAN IS INSANE BLIND AMIBITION SANS CONSCIENCE.  HE CAN NOT BE TRUSTED TO HAVE A NUCLEAR ARSENAL AT HIS FINGERTIPS.  HE IS NOT MENTALLY FIT TO BE THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD!

 Tardive dyskinesia is a movement disorder caused by long-term use of certain medications called neuroleptic drugs, along with some other drugs that increase the brain's sensitivity to the neurotransmitter dopamine.  Ironically, the neuroleptic drugs are dopamine antagonists, meaning they block dopamine receptors on nerve cells. However, over time this can cause the brain to compensate by creating more dopamine receptors and making them more sensitive, leading to serious side effects.

Tardive dyskinesia is characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements. Features of the disorder may include uncontrolled facial movements such as grimacing (making faces), tongue protrusion, chewing or sucking motions, lip smacking, puckering and pursing of the lips, and rapid eye blinking. Rapid movements of the arms, legs, and trunk may also occur. Impaired movements of the fingers may appear as though the patient is playing an invisible guitar or piano. For comparison, patients with Parkinson's disease have difficulty moving, while patients with tardive dyskinesia have difficulty not moving.

Other closely related neurological disorders have been recognized as variants of tardive dyskinesia. Tardive akathisia involves painful feelings of inner tension and anxiety and a compulsive drive to move the body. In the extreme, the individual undergoes internal torture and can no longer sit still. 

Tardive dyskinesia is a very serious side effect of antipsychotic medications in particular, and patients taking such drugs should know what to watch for. Drugs that can cause tardive dyskinesia include:

• Thorazine (Chlorpromazine)
• Clozaril (Clozapine) (may also treat the condition)
• Haldol (Haloperidol)
• Seroquel (Quetiapine)
• Loxitane / Loxapac (Loxapine)
• Mellaril (Thioridazine)
• Navane (Thiothixine)
• Prolixin / Modecate (Fluphenazine)
• Piportil (Pipotiazine)

• Trilafon (Perphenazine)
• Orap (Pimozide)
• Stelazine (Trifluoperazine)
• Risperdal (Risperidone)
• Serentil (Mesoridazine)
• Zyprexa (Olanzapine)

• Prozac (Fluoxetine)
• Zoloft (Sertraline)
• Nardil (Phenelzine)
• Elavil (Amitriptyline)
• Asendin (Amoxapine)
• Sinequan (Doxepine)
• Tofranil (Imipramine)
• Lithium
• Cocaine and other street drugs

Please help me out here--I'm perplexed.

1)  I've read statements blogged by a number of NOTH residents proudly proclaiming themselves Christians who say they will cast their votes for our nation's next president according to God's morals.  Doesn't this mean taking into consideration how a candidate obeys the Ten Commandments? or is it only a candidate's views about controlling others' behavior that matters?  For instance, one of the candidates has doggedly and repeatedly broken God's commandment that says "Thou shalt not commit adultery" as well as the commandment that mandates "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" and the commandment that states "Thou shalt not kill."  So how does a "morals voter" justify supporting such a brash, conscienceless, immoral man?

2)  If one Christian pleads with God to make McCain president and another prays for the identical success for Obama, after the votes are all tallied and a winner declared how will the Christian whose prayer wasn't answered and whose choice was defeated avoid finding his or her faith also a loser?

1)  Obama's bold scrutiny of McCain and his repeated objections of "That's not true!" in response to McCain's attacks
2)  McCain's refusal to look at Obama

No or little direct eye contact is a classic sign of deception.  A person who is lying to you will do everything to avoid making eye contact.  Unconsciously he feels you will be able to see through him--via his eyes.  And feeling guilty, he doesn't want to face you.  Instead he will glance down or his eyes may dart from side to side.  Conversely, when we tell the truth or we're offended by a false accusation, we tend to give our full focus and have fixed concentration.  We lock eyes with our accuser as if to say "You're not getting away until we get to the bottom of this."