Bob McCarty Writes

I almost forgot that today is World Alzheimer’s Day.  But I didn’t.

Twenty-six million people across the world are living with Alzheimer’s, according to a news release from the Alzheimer’s Association, and that number will quadruple by 2050.  By mid-century, more than 100 million people will be living with this degenerative disease that kills brain cells and eventually the person with the disease.

Not mentioned in the news release is the less-often-discussed disease known as Partzheimer’s.

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Partzheimer’s (a.k.a., Convenient Memory-Loss Syndrome) is a rare form of memory loss that affects those in the public spotlight — politicians, movie stars and high-profile corporate executives — more often than any other group.  Symptoms show up most often when individuals afflicted with the disease are speaking under oath. Unfortunately, the disease often goes undiagnosed and untreated for years.

As part of an ongoing public service effort, Bob McCarty Writes has endeavored to report on this disease on a frequent and regular basis.  Below are links to some of the best posts on Partzheimer’s:

• New Drug Effective Against Alzheimer’s, But… — A new drug is said to be more than twice as effective as current treatments, according to a Daily Mail Online report today. In fact, British scientists say, it halts the devastating progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Wow! That sounds good and all, but will it be effective against Partzheimer’s.

• Barack Obama Displays Signs of Partzheimer’s — The testimony of the federal government’s star witness in the trial of indicted political fixer Tony Rezko appears to contradict Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s past statements that he does not recall meeting Iraqi-born billionaire, Nadhmi Auchi, according to an ABC News report. In other words, it appears that yet another high-brow politician has succumbed to the ravages of Partzheimer’s.

• Hillary Not A Liar, She’s A Victim! — Hillary Clinton a liar? No! She’s a victim — and the CBS Evening News story broadcast last night proves it once and for all.

• British Man’s Memory-Loss Scheme Unraveling — TIME magazine jumped on the opportunity to write the dramatic headline, The Man Who Returned From the Sea, which appeared above a grainy photo of John Darwin, the 57-year-old man who surfaced at a British police station yesterday five years after being declared dead, the apparent victim of a canoeing accident.

• Gore Shows Signs of Rare Memory-Loss Affliction — Recently posted on YouTube, a 1992 video clip shows then-Democrat Party vice presidential nominee Al Gore bashing President George H.W. Bush for disregarding Iraq’s ties to terrorism and ignoring Iraq’s attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons.

• Carter Forgets Own Failures, Blasts G.W. Bush — Can you believe Jimmy Carter has the nerve to blast President George W. Bush about his prowess in the area of international relations? That’s definitely a case of the pot calling the kettle black…Apparently, Carter has Partzheimer’s…

• McCain Diagnosed with Partzheimer’s — A quick reading of three items posted on Drudge Report today leads Bob McCarty Writes to conclude Arizona Sen. John McCain might be suffering from Partzheimer’s, a rare memory-loss affliction sometimes referred to as Convenient Memory-Loss Syndrome.

• Hillary Fights to Avoid Testifying Under Oath — CNSNews.com reports today that attorneys for New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are trying to keep her out of a lawsuit that may ultimately force her to testify under oath about an alleged violation of campaign finance laws in a case involving Hollywood businessman Peter Paul.

• Hillary Clinton Diagnosed with Partzheimer’s — When questioned under oath 11 years ago about her work on behalf of Little Rock’s Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan, Hillary Rodham Clinton showed all of the tell-tale signs of a rare memory-loss affliction. Today, one of the nation’s top medical professionals revealed to Bob McCarty Writes that the New York senator and Democrat candidate for president suffers from Partzheimer’s.