What's Up With John McCain's Left Eye?

AmericaBlog:

Joe and Rob both mentioned this to me in the past week, and now several readers have brought it up. I also just noticed that Atrios picked up on this too today. Something wrong, changed, droopy or puffy with McCain's left eye. Anybody else notice anything? I just searched Google a bit more and found references to his eye being droopy in April and May of this year as well. But whatever it is, it seems to be intermittent. (McCain has had 4 bouts of melanoma, and did in 2002 have a benign growth removed from under his left eye.)

I decided to take a look at McCain's Herbert Hoover Speech, as Rob calls the economic speech McCain gave last Friday in Wisconsin, and tried to see what it was that Rob was noticing wrong with McCain's left eye. It was only a 15 second video, so I pulled it up in my iMovie movie editor and checked out each frame (see a selection of still shots above). What you see is apparently McCain's left eye more closed than this right, and/or when he blinks, his left eye is lazier, or blinks slightly out of phase with his right. Either way, it does look like something's up. Perhaps McCain has always had a bad left eye, though it's odd that so many people just noticed this week.

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Comments

[Nina64]

There is a website on the internet that has a video and a list of doctors that have signed a petition wanting John McCain's medical records released. It is: The Real John McCain. If you type in that search and click onto it there are several videos and a list of doctors. There are quite a few names on the petition.

[stevorama]

He's strong to the finish when he eats his spinach...

[4peace]

LOL - stevorama you just made my day! Thank you.

[epete]

I thought I was the only one to notice his eyes. I thought it was just because I hadn't been looking a closely to him, but yesterday his eyes were definitely not right.

[Gabbie]

I hadn't been watching any of McCain's speeches lately, just using my trusty old channel-changer, but I did notice yesterday that his face is more lined and the thought crossed my mind that when one gets older time is the enemy. I should know being a very senior senior.

[jerseygirlgotsmarts]

hello? Reagan developed Alheimers in his last term! Doesn't anyone remeber that or has the Republican machine have us all so brainwashed that we all remember Reagan as if he was all-superhuman and the greatest president we ever had or will have. Did anyone mention lately "Corporate greed and corruption"? - Regan planted those seeds.

[Trollstakeyourmeds]

Last term, my bohunkus. He had it the whole time and we all knew it.

[imusintheevening]

McL@me and the D@me is now McTw/tch and the b/tch!

[stevorama]

Maybe McRunt and the C**t?

[imusintheevening]

you win!

[Clavis]

McSquint and the Bint?

[biglover]

ROFLMAO!! That is precious!!@

[Chaucea]

I've noticed this for awhile, and assumed it was the result of a s troke.

[drphilt]

I noticed the eye droop yesterday. And I'm puzzled about the huge bulge on his left jaw. It's really prominent, but no one has commented on it to my knowledge. McCain's health appears to be getting progressively delicate. Can he carry out the duties of president during the next four years? I wonder...

[RedKnuckles]

His left eye twitches every time he lies...so it makes sense that it has been very noticeable the past 2 weeks.

[trubluelefty]

I too have thought it was the botox but I noticed when he walked off the stage yesterday from saying he suspended his campaign that the eye appeared to bulge... I was startled at how the eye looked to me and then saw this comment. His campaign staff would not withdraw him, he is way too stubborn thinking he is the One and we are faced with the erratic behaviour of a sick man. They are waiting to get Palin in and pull the strings, Bush style.

[limonista]

It also looks like he's melting. He aged five years in five months.

[zendem1]

I'm not worried about his eyes so much as I worry about that whistling noise between his ears.

[Martee]

Don't worry. It's just the Rovian mind control device and the drugs. Nothing serious. Go on about your business. No story here. Isn't Sarah Palin great??! Help me!

[hones-T]

I hadn't noticed his eye before last night, could it be Bells Palsy?

[SeekerOne]

Medical records NOW!

[libratine]

His left eye worked well enough to *WINK* at Katie Couric last light.
GROOOOOOOSSSSSS!