Herman Cain possibly on ventilator

[torius]

Last edited Mon Jul 13, 2020, 03:20 AM - Edit history (1)

According to whoever posts his tweets, he's on "cruise control" and his breathing is improving daily.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Herman wants to once again thank everyone for your prayers. He describes the current process as "cruise control" because the progress is slow but his breathing is getting stronger every day. <br><br>Make no mistake: He is improving!<br><br>Please keep praying and know he loves you all.</p>— Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) <a href="

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He has been hospitalized with Covid-19 since July 2. His account continues to post anti-mask tweets, one was even posted the day he was admitted to the hospital. Other tweeters have pointed out that cruise control implies ventilation, and there's an article online calling ventilation "cruise control for the lungs."
https://journals.lww.com/nursingmadeincrediblyeasy/Citation/2009/09000/Mechanical_ventilation__Cruise_control_for_the.10.aspx

(The account also seems to be a fan of people who drive into crowds of protesters.)

Cain attended the June 20 Tulsa rally where he sat unmasked and undistanced among others doing the same, despite there being plenty of empty seats. But hey, those masks are uncomfy ...

If he survives, will he continue to do, and/or advocate for, the same activities that led to his situation?

UPDATE: I listened to The Rachel Maddow Show last night (it was a couple days after the episode had aired), and Rachel played audio of a nurse telling a patient that they were going to intubate and put him on a ventilator with sedation, but once ventilated, they could lower the sedative and the patient might be able to communicate by writing on a pad or nodding. So, it may be that Cain was both communicating and ventilated.

[DFW]

1. If he has been hospitalized uninterrupted since June 2

He does NOT have a mild case. Continually hospitalized with COVID-19 for six weeks means he is fighting for his life.

[Hekate]

5. This

[Mariana]

6. That's an error, it's been since July 2.

He went to Trump's thing in Tulsa. That may be where he caught it.

[torius]

11. sorry I meant to write July. Corrected.

Time is flying. Tulsa was June 20 so saying June 2 makes no sense. Thanks.

[malaise]

10. As I posted a little bird told me

he is in a very serious condition. Further he has several preconditions and is by no means young.

[marybourg]

17. July 2nd.

[uponit7771]

26. +1

[Iggo]

2. If he survives, he'll still be a Face-Eating Leopard. (n/t)

[Thomas Hurt]

3. You would think that people learn from the natural consequences of their actions...

but you can't fix stupid.

[Phoenix61]

4. If he's vented he's medically paralyzed so

he doesn’t try to breath on his own. He’s also medicated so he doesn’t know he’s medically paralyzed. He ain’t saying shit to no one.

[Zambero]

8. Basically, Nein, Nein, Nein

[mnmoderatedem]

21. LOL

I see what you did there

[torius]

13. Sickening that his Tweeting staff

keeps posting anti-mask propaganda. And they only dropped a hint about his condition without coming out and saying what EXACTLY they meant.

[torius]

15. Yup.

Sedated. Ventilators can cause damage later, including injury and delirium.

[Aristus]

7. I wonder how hard it is to say "Ubeki-beki-beki-stan-stan" while on a ventilator?

n/t

[torius]

12. Corona-rona-

rona.

[FM123]

9. I think I may be a bad person, because I do not have the sympathy for him that I have for others

fighting Covid. He refused to wear a mask or practice social distancing at the Tulsa rally then went out of his way to tweet a bunch of anti-mask posts saying that people are fed up having to wear with them. I hope he doesn't die, but I am not feeling sorry for him.

[Blue_true]

28. Then, I am a worse person than you are.

If that asshole dies, the world will be batter off. He could have used his public profile to help save lives, he chose otherwise. Fuck him.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

14. If he is talking, which might be a total lie, then he's...

... not on a ventilator.

Might be wearing an oxygen mask, and maybe even going through blood filtering/oxygenation. I have no doubt that he can afford the best healthcare, unlike most of us.

[torius]

20. Yes or maybe he said it

before they put the tube down his throat and they fudged the verb tense, "describes" vs. "described." It kind of sounds like something a doctor or nurse would say. "Don't be scared, we're just putting you on a little cruise control ..."

[Buckeye_Democrat]

22. Maybe.

Hard to know when dealing with liars like them.

[torius]

23. Exactly.

They drop a hint so they can have plausible deniability for whatever happens. If he dies they can say we didn't hide his condition. If he lives, well, it was just a small flu.

[chowder66]

16. I couldn't find anything on Trump saying anything about this.

That's pretty fucked up if that is the case.

[Crunchy Frog]

18. He wouldn't be thankful for MY prayers.

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. Other than that, did he have a good time at the MAGA rally?

n/t

[la-trucker]

24. People on ventilators don't speak let alone tweet

His team is spinning a bad situation

[PJMcK]

25. He's a dangerous hypocrite

I don’t care if he lives or dies.

He’s a very bad person.

[Midnight Writer]

27. I am as worried for him as he is worried for the people he encouraged to act recklessly.

If he recovers, he will go right back to being a dick.