Politico's White House Correspondent Gushes Over Obama's Blood Pressure: It's 'Superhuman'
You would think that with all the scrutiny Politico is getting as a result of its hit piece on Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, the employees might want to hide their love for Barack Obama for the time being.
Not White House correspondent Glenn Thrush who actually tweeted to his followers Monday evening about the President's "superhuman" blood pressure:
Actually, Dr. Thrush, normal blood pressure ranges from 110/70 to 120/80 placing Obama fairly close to that.
Low normal, the range for athletes, is 90/60 to 100/65. That's where mine's been most of my adult life due to how much I exercise.
So, Dr. Thrush, if Obama's "superhuman," what does that make me?
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Looking back to August of 2010...
Submitted by NeoKong on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 9:41pm.
I remember commenting how I have never seen the media embarrass themselves so much in regards to their spastic and Tourettes like responses to the Tea Party.
They were absolutely sputtering and shaking as they spoke about them on TV.
That ain't nothing compared to what is coming in the next election cycle.
The thought of them losing the Senate, keeping the Congress and Obama getting tossed out of office is going to send them over the edge.
Pathetic. I think he meant to
Submitted by ant on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 9:56pm.
Pathetic. I think he meant to say Supermarxist, or from Thrush mouth's point of view, "super-sexy".
Wipe your chin off again Glenn
Submitted by Clemenza on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 9:59pm.
you didn't get it all the first time.
Didn't they complain about
Submitted by Darasen on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:03pm.
Didn't they complain about Bush being in too good health?
I expect by Friday the Politico will have the same credibilty as
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:22pm.
...Little Green Footballs.
I'm guessing this will not be a good week for the Washed-Up Post's red-headed, cross-eyed bastard stepchild.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Superhuman?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:26pm.
I was going to ask the same question, Noel.
Isn't 110/70 normal?
Whaddya know
Submitted by Lakewood Ed on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:31pm.
I must be superhuman, too!
Yours is tending toward the low range, Noel...
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:35pm.
I think I need to cause you some stress. It's for your own good.
Jer
Jer
Submitted by Noel Sheppard on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:49pm.
Jer,
Normal for athletes, Jer. Please review the chart I included. ns
I did, Noel...
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:04pm.
90/60 is borderline hypotensive. But, I'm just jealous. Those are impressive numbers.
Jer
More soft bigotry of low expectations.
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:54pm.
Obama's BP is in the "normal" range, like that of milliions of other people.
And people who tweet this crap seriously need to get a real life.
Come on now motherbelt,
Submitted by rockyracoon on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:28am.
Come on now motherbelt, doncha know by now that the MESSiah, is anything but normal. If he ironed his shirts we would never hear the end of it.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
His keen eye is the astrolabe of the substantive sun -
Submitted by Unsane on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:01pm.
At this time I want to thank Glenn Thrush for contributing to - a certain file I have.
I think many of you NB old-timers are very familiar with it. Let me refresh your memory with these words:
"His keen eye is the astrolabe of the substantive sun..."
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
And He Smokes!
Submitted by Avitar on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:10pm.
Clearly Politico is trying to take the smoking block back from Herman Cain;s chief of Staff.
Oh this also lowers blood pressure.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:12pm.
This huffer lol
You Didn't Build That.
Diastolic! Saved or created?
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:29pm.
I can see the title of Ann Coulter's next book now: "DIASTOLIC"
I jog every day and my BP usually ranges around 115/68 (give or take) when I do so those gush away. It's be even lower but I am a news junkie.
Just think how much lower Obama's BP would be if he didn't have to deal with the mess left by the previous administration. ;-)
I also eat whatever I want instead of having to sneak away to chow down on cheeseburgers so I do have a big advantage.
As a medical fact...
Submitted by drsamherman on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:54pm.
...blood pressure can vary enormously during any given day and from time to time. The "white coat" effect is described very nicely in medical literature, and can roughly be described as the increase in blood pressure resulting from anxiety of seeing a physician who will have a medical assistant or nurse measure blood pressure as a routine physical parameter. There is absolutely nothing surprising to this physician that his BP might be low on any given day, particularly if he is on any medication for the problem (which has yet to be disclosed) or simply was relaxed. One of the many psychiatric explanations for low blood pressure lies in the narcissism definition (first observed by Krauthammer, I would add!), which in terms of the current Politico assassination piece on Herman Cain is probably producing a little less anxiety on the unpopularity of the current White House resident. Personality disorder patients do not often exhibit physical symptoms of their underlying Axis II cluster symptoms unless accompanied by Axis I or Axis III comorbidities (existing disease states).
I'm guessing, too, the
Submitted by ant on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:55am.
I'm guessing, too, the attitude that allows for someone to play golf or hang at The Vineyard while the country, they're supposed to be leader of, languishes and it's people scrounge for jobs and nickels would go a long way toward a resting blood pressure reading.
Have the same thing myself
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 12:07am.
I have the "white coat hypertension" myself and I do have my own BP monitor, which I've compared to two other sources of BP info so I know it works well.
On average when I'm relaxed, my BP is about 105/65 but sometimes when I'm REALLY relaxed, it'll get to 100/60 or lower. I had been on medication a couple of years ago when I had it real high which was around 160/100(was dealing with a sh*tload of stress of being a new boss at the time) and was prescribed Benicar HCT which I apparently was too sensitive to over time, BP got as low as 90/55 and the doctor wanted me to stay on it, I said "HELL NO!" and stopped taking it after 6 months. It got so low I passed out a couple of times.
So since I've been off of it(and not taking any other kind of medication), my averages have been what I mentioned above, a nice 105/65.
I haven't worked out in several months due to extra time of being at work, but I still try to walk a mile at least every other day during lunch.
Hell, with all the crap that DuhOne's been pulling, plus finances getting tighter these days(Thanks, O'Bambi! Couldn't have done it without you!), I'm surprised my BP isn't higher these days....except whenever I see that RBFPOSSOB on my screen, then I can literally feel it rising.
So if he's superhuman, then I'm a god among men. Good grief, what a joke. Taking something so normal and making it "superhuman?" Call that superHAM!(which is an intended insult against Muslims since they despise pork)
-Jon
edit PS: Could someone tell me why a doctor would insist on keeping me on the BP meds even though my BP got better and then even extremely low to where I passed out? It scared me for me to stay on it. I don't regret not being on it anymore and have been doing fine since.
like someone who is medicated
Submitted by Injest on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:07am.
Not White House correspondent Glenn Thrush who actually tweeted to his followers Monday evening about the President's "superhuman" blood pressure:
"Obama's bp is like 107 over 71, which is superhuman..." or like someone who is medicated with something like propranolol, a beta blocker
Actually....
Submitted by drsamherman on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:10am.
...a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker like amlodipine (Norvasc) is far more effective and less troublesome...
A thiazide diuretic would be
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 11:57am.
A thiazide diuretic would be first-line choice for uncomplicated hypertension without additional compelling indications due to their known effect on decreasing morbidity and mortality.
However, we don't want Obama to get "all wee-wee'd up" from a diuetic so a different antihypertensive may be a suitable selection for him. (sarcasm/off)
LOL strat*
Submitted by cajun2 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:09pm.
Post of the day!
NB needs a "like" button...;-)
Thank you, Ma'am!
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 11:37pm.
Thank you, Ma'am!
Maybe a beta-blocker too...
Submitted by drsamherman on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:09pm.
Certainly all of the excitement of his accomplishments might cause increased epi & norepi levels.....
If by "excitement of his
Submitted by stratman on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 12:00am.
If by "excitement of his accomplishments" you mean "scared witless about the November 2012 election" then I am in full agreement that a little beta-blocker would help. Paxil might be even better. But if you mean it as "delusions" then I will defer to your expertise in managing psychiatric conditions.
Good luck! ;-)
LOL. We're a bit into Abilify territory now.
Submitted by drsamherman on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 6:18pm.
Maybe even a valproate chaser.
Good One
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 6:23pm.
Valproate chaser. That is funny.
His blood pressure is low,
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:34am.
His blood pressure is low, almost as low as his IQ.
Politico
Submitted by well99 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:36am.
Seems to have a thing for Obama.Here are a couple right behind him.
http://cdn4.fotosearch.com/bthumb/JCE/JCE004/17887.jpg
Try doing that pg with 14lbs of twins...
Submitted by kata on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 2:01am.
then I'll have some respect. Otherwise... pfft.... ;)
Tissue, Mr. Thrush?
Kim Jong Il
Submitted by LaVallette on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:00am.
Kim Jong Obummer is a greater superman than Kim Jong IL, possibly even greater than Kim Il Sung:
Same as my blood pressure.
Submitted by forest on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 5:22am.
Same as my blood pressure. The BP medication I take works wonders. Obama probably uses the same thing.
Not that I really care, but a smoker of his age and background having a 107/71 without medication is unlikely.
Pfft...
Submitted by loxmyth on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 7:35am.
I'm overweight, have severe arthritus in hands and knees, which makes any walking painful at times, so exercise is kinda tough. And even I sometimes manage to get nice readings like that. Heck, sometimes if it seems a bit high, the Doc will take it in the other arm and get a better number (well, okay, sometimes it's worse.) So, it's kinda nice to know I'm superhuman too!!
Wow, that's remarkable...
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 7:43am.
after my first ever 5k race over a year ago my BP afterwards remained at a modest 120 over 80. I must me downright immortal because I finished in 24 minutes in my first race! And it was on the beach during the summer, though it was at 8:00 a.m. so maybe that was my edge;)
These fatties need to get away from the desk once in a while.
On a side note, I also have asthma so the smoking part is b.s. too.
The answer is: 107 over 71 -- Superhuman
Submitted by ThisnThat on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 7:59am.
Carnac the magnificent pulls the question from the mayonnaise jar...
What do you get if you combine a public school graduate with an o'bamacare expert?
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
My blood pressure is lower than that, and I have never gotten
Submitted by Lipton on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 9:05am.
any kind of response from those taking it. What's the big deal?
Normal people are scared of superhumans.
Submitted by The Vet on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 9:31am.
They are afraid you will lash out with a pinky and snap their neck. :-)
BP 107 over 71
Submitted by Model850 on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:02pm.
Medical proof that this president hasn't a care in the world and is not the least bit stressed about the problems facing the country!
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Submitted by TempusFugit on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 5:50pm.
Warning: low blood pressure in perilously liberal black men might cause a tingle down the leg of certain white men
Don't get too excited
Submitted by StarAZ on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 7:49pm.
You need to get blood to your brain--at least this is the theory. Everybody dies of something--they don't healthen to death.
Would this make Michelle
Submitted by ant on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 10:00pm.
Would this make Michelle Wonder Woman, as in, I Wonder why a Woman who was not elected is enacting policy and spending tax money?