Okay.
Take yourself in a time machine back, maybe ten years, to a time when no one knew or had reason to care about the White House’s doctor. If I asked you to describe the “type” of doctor who would be the president’s physician, I bet you would describe a silver hair, bespeckled gentleman (some misogyny in the military), of about 65 years, in perfect shape, who speaks softly, is cautious, goes to the opera, has two glasses of wine a week, and only takes Tylenol and cholesterol meds.
He would be the type that when the president says, “The stress is killing me, I need 100 Xanax…” the doctor would say, “No, Mr. President, I will give you eight a month for emergencies, put you on something non-addictive that will help, and will speak to your wife about exercise and balance out your diet. I also know a fabulous therapist who can give you some tools. What I won’t do is get you addicted to something.” The type that is a “doctor’s doctor,” who can say “No” to the President of the United States.
I bet that is the type you would describe. And then we heard about Ronny Jackson, who – for a time, was praised by Obama as “wonderful” and “good to my family.” Something happened when he got around Trump. #ETTD. Now, people are worried that “Rep.” Jackson MD is spiraling out of control and may actually “die,” not figuratively.
Listen to him speak at CPAC:
This is what a steady diet of adderal, Jack Daniels and Alex Jones produces. https://t.co/HAXYcidken
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) March 4, 2023
The sheen of sweat, the non-sensical statements, the rapidity of speech (Which is normally not seen from him, or at least not in previous press conferences, it all adds up to something wrong. He certainly looked like a man on drugs or someone with mild DTs who cannot wait to finish and get some alcohol in himself.
Twitter found it disturbing:
I’m convinced that trump got Ronny hooked on speed.
— Iggy (The Igneous Rock) (@morbidcuriosit9) March 4, 2023
The former White House photographer knows where the receipts are and called out “Doctor Candyman.” https://t.co/NxzmREjql3
— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) March 4, 2023
And there are so many more, just click on the original tweet above to see them laid out. I don’t want to see a man that young spiral out and die, I don’t wish addiction on anyone, even people who I can’t stand. He needs help, badly but is probably too arrogant to get it.
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Last time I saw someone talking that fast was the scene where Kramer had too many Cafe lattes because he won a settlement giving him free ones. Or myself in the early 70s in the bathroom mirror.
I wonder when last Ronny was sober. (He might be using Adderall, but the former guy was using Sudafed.)
I wouldn’t attribute the WhiteHouse physician being male to misogyny, however. If we ever manage a female president, I’m sure she will want a female doctor. Medical stuff gets kinda personal, ya know.
Good point.
My brother was addicted at one time to both alcohol and cocaine. That rapid-fire speech, glaze of sweat, “florid” face, and feverish-looking gaze (“cocaine eyes”) are all familiar to me. Jackson is close to losing it completely.