Commerce Secretary John Bryson, accused of hit-and-run, takes medical leave

Washington Post ^ | June 11, 2012 | Ed O’Keefe & David A. Fahrenthold

[libstripper]

Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Monday night that he is taking an indefinite leave of absence to deal with health problems, after officials said the Cabinet member had a seizure while driving Saturday and was involved in three traffic collisions.

[mom4melody]

Last July, I had a stroke. I collapsed and just briefly, lost conciousness.

This event was totally out of the blue, with zero accompanying symptoms. Thank God I was home and not driving.

After testing, a myxoma tumor was discovered in my heart. It was removed at Cleveland Clinic and I am fine.

Things can happen unexpectedly at the worst times.

That said, I rarely trust a word out of a Rats mouth….

[DoughtyOne]

If you would rather not answer, I won’t be put off at all.

I am interested to know if after your events, you can remember everything that happened.

My take on this guy’s actions on Saturday, is that he was in and out of consciousness, or perhaps even consciously out nearly the whole time.

From your experience, is that possible or am I off base?

[luvbach1]

Maybe a seizure, and maybe a schmeizure covering too much to drink.

[Brad from Tennessee]

[Thank God I was home and not driving.]

And thank God you survived and are still with us.

[Domangart]

Because of the HIPPA law you have no right to know anything.
I have seen drunk drivers crash into a concrete post and never get charged with anything. People who have been pre diabetic, or have it, do the strangest things. This is so closely held that we really know nothing outside the accident and where he is. He will be watched for the rest of his life.

[Domangart]

Because of the HIPPA law you have no right to know anything.
I have seen drunk drivers crash into a concrete post and never get charged with anything. People who have been pre diabetic, or have it, do the strangest things. This is so closely held that we really know nothing outside the accident and where he is. He will be watched for the rest of his life.

[mom4melody]

Thanks for the kind words. It was the prayers of friends and Freepers that gave me strength.

[JudgemAll]

Well, Hillary had sessions with retard Eleanor Roosevelt, so it figures the Commerce Secretary must have been channeling Ted Kennedy at the time.

[jch10]

This has nothing to do with the Congressional subpoena, OK?

[gura]

Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines can cause seizures, so he could be a alcoholic who recently decided to get clean on his own.

[cgbg]

The seizure is the best explanation the “spin squad” could come up with—the LA Police are about to find out what the Park Police went through with the Foster “suicide” during the Clinton years.

This episode is best seen for its symbolism—an administration crashing the economy over and over and over again.

[txrangerette]

I saw an article in the WSJ about these driving incidents.

The initial crash victims were great...after he hit them a second time while leaving the scene, they followed him and informed police en route. Saw him hit the second vehicle, and this time remain near the scene but go unconcious.

A single sentence in that article caught my eye. It claimed this was Bryson’s FIRST seizure.

IF true, the Bob Novak scenario does come to mind.

[House Atreides]

Maybe an adverse reaction stemming from a failed poisoning attempt? Was he scheduled to testify or to undergo investigation for anything related to the Obamamites? Stranger things have happened.

It will be interesting to read about the results of the toxicology tests—if those results are not File 13’d.

[MacMattico]

Is he still driving? Because where I live if you have a seizure while driving, your license is revoked for a certain period of time.

[goron]

My current theory is that Bryson was drugged with the drug Scopolamine, or 'Devil's Breath', and abducted by a foreign enemy to extract (or plant) information and has no recollection of the abduction event. After researching Scopolamine, it's frightening how easy it might be for an enemy of the United States to get sensitive info from someone like Bryson, leaving no memory of it. After coming back to consciousness, with a zombie-like demeanor, crashing into cars on streets he does not remember driving on. An excerpt from a recent Reuters news story:

'Colorless, odorless and tasteless, scopolamine is slipped into drinks and sprinkled onto food. Victims become so docile that they have been known to help thieves rob their homes and empty their bank accounts. Women have been drugged repeatedly over days and gang-raped or rented out as prostitutes...'

Scopolamine; Devil's Breath, Google Search

Scopolamine; Devil's Breath, You Tube

[Theodore R.]

First time I have ever heard of John Bryson, but I have heard of Harding’s Hoover, JFK’s Luther Hodges and Nixon’s Maurice Stans.