Another "Diagnosis"

Over the weekend I ran into another quasi-medical diagnosis of Joe's condition, this one from a rabbi, of all people. We must recognize that, while rabbis are capable of deep insight into the human condition, Rabbi Barclay in this case adds the necessary disclaimer that he's not a medical professional. But his remarks do indirectly explain one major point I've observed, which is why Joe is always squinting, as he is in the photo above.

In watching Biden’s speech the other day, I was disgusted by his words, attitudes, lies, anger, and abandonment of Israel. I usually listen to him without actually watching his speeches, but seeing him this time made me do a little research about his eyes…

It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and Biden’s pupils were so dilated that his eyes were solid black while he was reinterpreting the words of the special prosecutor. Looking at previous speeches, it seems that all of his “big” speeches have the same image: significantly dilated pupils. Since I don’t actually believe that he is the anti-Christ, I started doing some research about what that could mean. I am not a doctor, but there are enough studies easily available that it isn’t hard to integrate the data with the images of Biden’s eyes when he speaks.

Rabbi Barclay's vision must be a lot better than mine, because I've never noticed his pupils. What I see much more often is squinting, which could well be a version of the same thing -- if your pupils are dilated, you've got to squint to limit the light in your eyes. But others have in fact noticed the pupils:

I thought I was the only person that noticed how Joe Biden's eyes seem to consist entirely of a large black pupil. I think I noticed this during one of the debates. I thought was the only one that noticed until I saw a Reddit post on it. A lot of that post dealt with less than likely (or even sane) explanations like body doubles and deep fakes all the way to lizard people. While I won't dismiss the deep fakes as a possibility, I'm not ready to go to body doubles and certainly not lizard people lol!

But take a minute to go back and look at his photos from the 1980s up to the present. Without a doubt his eyes are blue and you can distinguish the pupils from the other areas of the eyes.

Reuters went so far as to fact check the issue in 2020 after posts on social media pointed out Joe's black pupils during a debate:

Social media users have been sharing an image online that shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with his irises black and claiming that he is “on drugs.” This image was likely edited, as video and photographs from the night show Biden’s eyes to be their usual blue color.

But clearly the dilated pupils question hasn't been fact-checked away. Rabbi Barclay continues,

We all recognize Biden demonstrates the behavior of a man who is suffering with the fifth level of dementia: moderately severe cognitive decline. Some of the symptoms of this stage (there are 7 stages) include: inability to recall names; challenges with organization; verbal repetition; mood swings; denial of symptoms; wandering; aggression; and pronounced memory loss of familiar people, events, and personal details. All of these symptoms were clearly visible during his Thursday night speech.

But much of the media that supports him claim that those of us who believe he has this terribly sad disease of dementia are only looking at his words and actions through a filter that already despises the man, and maybe they are accurate. But his physiological symptoms, which are undeniable, demonstrate a similar conclusion.

Again, we've got to keep in mind he's a rabbi, not a gerontologist. But his next inference isn't completely unreasonable:

In looking at Biden’s eyes, his pupils are severely dilated. While he still has crystal blue eyes much of the time in candid photos, the pupils are so dilated in his speeches that they look black. Discounting the idea of him being possessed by a demon, there are only a few things that could cause that physiological reaction, the simplest being a reaction to a dark room. Given the bright lights, this is obviously not the cause. LSD, heroin, and cocaine also can cause dilated pupils, but again it is probably a safe assumption that Biden is not dropping acid prior to speaking publicly.

The other causes are related to dementia, and specifically to Alzheimer’s. The National Institute of Health has identified that pupil dilation while under cognitive stress is a marker for Alzheimer’s. Additionally, the most common drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s also create dilation of the pupils, whether they are anti-psychotics or other typical medications such as Rivastigmine.

Simply put, the significant dilation of Biden’s pupils during intense speaking are a definitive sign that he is suffering from Alzheimer's and/or he is taking medication for Alzheimer’s. Another side effect of the drugs is blurry vision, which would also explain his random wandering and not knowing where to go, as well as his tripping over large items or while walking up stairs.

Barclay suggests there are enough doctors in congress to demand additional information on Joe's meds, which likely won't be forthcoming. But I would say there's no necessary contradiction between people who think Joe's dilated pupils are a symptom of Alzheimer's or Alzheimer's meds, and people like me, who see other problems like slurring, hypercorrection, and vacant pauses while answering questions as symptoms of alcohol impairment. In fact, I would assume that what we could be seeing is the effect of mixing alcohol with meds.

One thing that was noticeable last Thursday night was that, if the drugs he allegedly takes to minimize his symptoms for major speeches and debates can explain his dialted pupils, they don't last as long as they did in the debates with Trump in the 2020 election. Back then, Joe was able to last through whole debates despite the viewers who questioned his dilated pupils. Last Thursday, he was able to keep up the facade for maybe ten minutes -- there was a consensus that had he ended the presser when he said he would, without taking questions, he might have brought things off.

His downfall came when he changed his mind as he was walking off the stage, turned around, and took questions, when he promptly called Sisi the president of Mexico. I don't think this can be fixed going forward, it's just going to keep happening. His handlers already know he can't do pressers, he can't do interviews, and he certainly can't do debates.