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tanyev

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Wed Jun-14-06 03:17 PM
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11. Legally blind. Very sensitive to bright light.

But as Wonkette first noted, and which ThinkProgress subsquently confirmed, Wallsten is legally blind. Wallsten tells us he has a rare genetic disorder called Stargardt’s Disease. The disease is a form of macular degeneration that can be slowed “by wearing UV-protective sunglasses and avoiding exposure to bright light.”

Wallsten said Bush’s comments did not offend him at all. “I never advertise it to him. I’ve never told him.”
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/14/bush-reporter-shades/

Even though the freepers refuse to believe it.

Reporter who wore sunglasses while asking President question today is not blind
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1649317/posts

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