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August 03, 2015 12:41 PM UTC

What the Hell is Wrong with Mike Coffman?

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  • by: Colorado Pols

Check out this bizarre video posted to Rep. Mike Coffman’s Facebook page on July 30 as a “tribute” to “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.”

No, really, you need to watch this:

Look, nobody is going to confuse Coffman as one of the better orators of his generation, but this is incredibly weird even by his relatively-low standards.

When we first saw this video, our initial reaction was that it was a joke (though we’re not aware of Coffman ever having made a joke before). But the longer you watch Coffman ramble and stumble along, the more uncomfortable you become. Why can’t he keep his eyes open? Did somebody shoot him with a tranquilizer dart before he sat down in front of the camera? Did a staffer offer him a sketchy brownie? Is he drunk?

When you compare this video to other on-air appearances from Coffman — such as this CNN interview from late 2014 (below) — it’s obvious that something is off with the Aurora Congressman:

We’ve taken plenty of shots at Coffman over the years, but we sincerely hope that nothing is wrong with him physically.

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14 thoughts on “What the Hell is Wrong with Mike Coffman?

    1. I agree, if he was my family member I'd be rushing him to the hospital. No snark either, I don't like Coffman but I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

    1. My guess is that MC was drunk, high, or heavily medicated, and reading from a teleprompter. Completely "off" facial expression and tone.

      That makes sense to me.  I've never seen him drunk, to my knowledge, so don't know what his typical drunk behavior is.  But he's doing that drunk thing of trying too hard to appear not drunk.

      1. And no one sided drooping. In any case the difference between his whole demeanor and speech pattern is so dramatically different in the two videos it's definitely something. Stroke? Drunk? Strong pain meds? Brain injury? Tumor? Reason why the decision was made not to run for Senate? Guess we'll have to see what he looks and sounds like next time he appears in one of these.

  1. Meh. He looked a little tired but not that bad. I was expecting a lot worse based on the oversold description of this story.

    And I am absolutely not a Coffman supporter. I can't stand the guy. But don't underestimate him.

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