by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
I spent over a decade of my life in the service of the federal government, and during that time there was one humiliating standard that I had to meet on numerous occasions. A telephone call would come to my desk and I would have an hour to report to the unit's drug-testing center. It was a random process, but every employee could be assured of being selected multiple times a year for the honor of peeing in a cup. (And when I was working overseas on Okinawa the testers would have one of their people standing in the stall to witness the act!)
It was a degrading experience, but one for which I could see some justification. I worked with a wide variety of military personnel, and the government did not want my job performance impaired or compromised through a drug habit. And I did not even have access to the nuclear codes!
Which of course brings up the point of today's blog posting. If every Tom, Dick, and Harriet who works for the government has to report for random drug testing, why shouldn't the swells who actually run the government be given that same honor. They, after all, represent the class of people who make the decisions upon which our freedom and liberty rest. And, in particular, why doesn't the President of the United States of America, a person who DOES have access to the nuclear codes, have to submit to random urinalyses to prove that he is not operating under the influence of illicit drugs and narcotics?
Yesterday Donald Trump went before the news media to speak about the Iranian bombing of US military bases in Iraq that had happened the night before. Various news reports commented on Trump's slurred speech and the fact that he seemed to exhibit a pronounced and repeated "sniff" as he spoke. Some went so far as to suggest that might have been the result of some abuse of drugs that perhaps occurred through nasal inhalation (snorting). Others noted his pupils did not seem to react to the harsh lighting of the news crews.
One reader of this blog yesterday posted this observation of Trump's remarks to the press:
A stand-up comic named Noel Casler who claimed to have worked on Trump's reality television show, "The Apprentice" for six years as well as being involved in various "beauty" pageants owned and hosted by the New York "businessman" alleged a year ago that Trump abused Adderall while he was working on the set of "The Apprentice," and that he even crushed up the medication and snorted it.
A quick internet search on the dangers of snorting crushed Adderall brought up a list of health risks which include: anger and hostility, paranoia, psychosis, high body temperature, irregular heartbeat, decreased sleep, decreased appetite poor nutrition, seizures, and stroke - none of which would make for optimal leadership ability.
Others, particularly on social media, have also begun openly suggesting that Trump's slurred speech and nasal issues might be the result of snorting another stimulant: cocaine.
And another possible explanation of his apparent deterioration in health is just that he is getting older, and perhaps a life of excesses are piling on Donald Trump faster than they would on an individual who had led a more sedate life.
One thing is certain, however, the President of the United States has something going on with his health, and the American people have a right to know if he is fit to hold office. Trump should have to undergo medical and psychological evaluations to insure that he is up to the demands of the job, and he (and all of his staff and cabinet officers) absolutely should have to undergo random drug testing just like everyone else who works for Uncle Sam.
If our troops have to pee in cups, their Commander in Chief should too!
Citizen Journalist
I spent over a decade of my life in the service of the federal government, and during that time there was one humiliating standard that I had to meet on numerous occasions. A telephone call would come to my desk and I would have an hour to report to the unit's drug-testing center. It was a random process, but every employee could be assured of being selected multiple times a year for the honor of peeing in a cup. (And when I was working overseas on Okinawa the testers would have one of their people standing in the stall to witness the act!)
It was a degrading experience, but one for which I could see some justification. I worked with a wide variety of military personnel, and the government did not want my job performance impaired or compromised through a drug habit. And I did not even have access to the nuclear codes!
Which of course brings up the point of today's blog posting. If every Tom, Dick, and Harriet who works for the government has to report for random drug testing, why shouldn't the swells who actually run the government be given that same honor. They, after all, represent the class of people who make the decisions upon which our freedom and liberty rest. And, in particular, why doesn't the President of the United States of America, a person who DOES have access to the nuclear codes, have to submit to random urinalyses to prove that he is not operating under the influence of illicit drugs and narcotics?
Yesterday Donald Trump went before the news media to speak about the Iranian bombing of US military bases in Iraq that had happened the night before. Various news reports commented on Trump's slurred speech and the fact that he seemed to exhibit a pronounced and repeated "sniff" as he spoke. Some went so far as to suggest that might have been the result of some abuse of drugs that perhaps occurred through nasal inhalation (snorting). Others noted his pupils did not seem to react to the harsh lighting of the news crews.
One reader of this blog yesterday posted this observation of Trump's remarks to the press:
"What appeared to be an impaired President addressed the nation late yesterday morning. Trump was slurring his words. Perhaps he did not know how to pronounce some words, like tolerated. Tolerated, toleration, to tolerate are not likely alien concepts to his limited vocabulary and spoiled life. Several keen observers noted and posted photographs of the pupils of Trump's eyes; images captured as he spoke.
"Facing the glare of lights his pupils were dilated and did not contract. Apparently this is an indication of a person using drugs. Some have suggested Trump's possible use of Adderall, a synthetic drug that stimulates the sympathetic and central nervous systems, used to treat attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy. It is a mixture of amphetamine derivatives. "
A stand-up comic named Noel Casler who claimed to have worked on Trump's reality television show, "The Apprentice" for six years as well as being involved in various "beauty" pageants owned and hosted by the New York "businessman" alleged a year ago that Trump abused Adderall while he was working on the set of "The Apprentice," and that he even crushed up the medication and snorted it.
A quick internet search on the dangers of snorting crushed Adderall brought up a list of health risks which include: anger and hostility, paranoia, psychosis, high body temperature, irregular heartbeat, decreased sleep, decreased appetite poor nutrition, seizures, and stroke - none of which would make for optimal leadership ability.
Others, particularly on social media, have also begun openly suggesting that Trump's slurred speech and nasal issues might be the result of snorting another stimulant: cocaine.
And another possible explanation of his apparent deterioration in health is just that he is getting older, and perhaps a life of excesses are piling on Donald Trump faster than they would on an individual who had led a more sedate life.
One thing is certain, however, the President of the United States has something going on with his health, and the American people have a right to know if he is fit to hold office. Trump should have to undergo medical and psychological evaluations to insure that he is up to the demands of the job, and he (and all of his staff and cabinet officers) absolutely should have to undergo random drug testing just like everyone else who works for Uncle Sam.
If our troops have to pee in cups, their Commander in Chief should too!
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