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canetoad

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12. Interesting reddit thread
Sun Mar 6, 2022, 04:07 AM
Mar 2022
Paul Gosar’s mysterious head movements

EDIT: Since this seems to be somewhat of an interesting topic to some, and a few people have found this post long after the fact, I want to clarify some things.

We should not be diagnosing people if we are not qualified to do so.

Some context: During a David Pakman live stream, we watched Gosar speaking in Arizona. A lot of people in Twitch/YouTube chat were making jokes about his head movements being weird or creepy etc. and David said he wasn’t going to comment on that because it may be some neurological issue like Parkinson’s. Now, I think Gosar is a disgusting person for the ideas and opinions he puts into the world, but I agreed with David— we shouldn’t make fun of conditions people have no control over. So out of curiosity, I googled if he had any illnesses or disorders but found little to nothing. What I did find was many accounts of him denying anything was happening, and several reporters pointing out his unusual hand motions and possible attempts to hide them by keeping them in his pockets all the time. ......

https://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow/comments/orcrvs/paul_gosars_mysterious_head_movements/

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The mechatronics ain't working right dalton99a Mar 2022 #1
Does anyone know what he has ? JI7 Mar 2022 #2
Parkinson's I'm guessing. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #3
My guess, too. highplainsdem Mar 2022 #4
Parkinson's would be my first guess lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #5
Don't Think It's MS ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #33
I'd go with Lewy Body Syndrome. It's related to Parkinson's. n/t Eyeball_Kid Mar 2022 #6
Stage 4 Republicanitis ZonkerHarris Mar 2022 #8
Nailed it! North Shore Chicago Mar 2022 #32
Those movements look a lot like Michael J. Fox. Frasier Balzov Mar 2022 #11
Late-stage syphilis or mercury poisoning Brother Buzz Mar 2022 #7
Much as I despise him PCIntern Mar 2022 #27
You're the pro so I'll defer to your knowledge Brother Buzz Mar 2022 #36
That was painful to watch DFW Mar 2022 #9
I wish I had the compassion to care. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #10
Love Your Name SoCalDavidS Mar 2022 #14
Thanks! My name was more relevant when I joined. Gore1FL Mar 2022 #16
Sure has! calimary Mar 2022 #20
Interesting reddit thread canetoad Mar 2022 #12
Thanks. I am leery of armchair diagnoses myself. And scorn or mockery should be beneath us. Hekate Mar 2022 #15
Agreed. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #19
One more 'Agree' ChazII Mar 2022 #31
Very interesting, thanks. ShazzieB Mar 2022 #21
He's hiding it because... lame54 Mar 2022 #37
I Feel Like TFG Did A Bit About Something Similar SoCalDavidS Mar 2022 #13
Or Rush mocking Michael J. Fox. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #18
Fair Game SoCalDavidS Mar 2022 #24
This is indeed alarming. I know it's just a brief clip but it looks choreiform. Tanuki Mar 2022 #17
I agree it looks very similar. scipan Mar 2022 #38
There are also Karma13612 Mar 2022 #22
Tardive Dyskinesia luvs2sing Mar 2022 #29
There ya go! Karma13612 Mar 2022 #39
I wish it would make him a better person Skittles Mar 2022 #23
Reminds Me Of How People Here Thought TFG Would Become More Decent After His Covid Scare SoCalDavidS Mar 2022 #25
Well, whatever is going on with him blogslug Mar 2022 #26
Good atreides1 Mar 2022 #28
His innards are being consumed by his HATE. nt Atticus Mar 2022 #30
There is always this explanation too... Tommymac Mar 2022 #34
Sometimes the most obvious is the answer. Nevilledog Mar 2022 #35
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