Bunning: "I can walk, talk and chew gum at the same time"

In the most effective campaign speech he's given to date, Jim Bunning outlines his strongest qualifications to be Senator to a supportive Rotary Club audience: "I can still walk, talk and chew gum at the same time."

I think it's actually the talking part that puts him over the top. Anyone should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. But Bunning says he can talk as well. What's more, USA Today says Bunning appeared LUCID in his Q&A session after boldly asserting his motor skills. Of course, the article goes on to report:

But speaking to reporters later, Bunning reinforced an image among some that he
is out of touch when he didn't seem to know about the Army reservists in Iraq
who recently refused to go on a convoy mission. "Uh, what are you talking about?
I don't know what you are talking about," Bunning replied to a question. When
told the story had been in the news for more than a week, he said, "I don't
watch the news. And I have not read a newspaper in over six weeks. When I do
watch some TV news, I watch Fox."

He hasn't read a newspaper in six weeks. Sporadic viewing of Fox News is this guy's window on the world. He isn't aware of the most recent events in Iraq, despite his campaign commercials that say he cares so deeply about our troops there. He needed a teleprompter in his only debate and refuses to have another one. But we should vote for him because he still has rudimentary motor skills and he's apparently lucid.

By the way, Bunning's opponent, Dan Mongiardo, is a surgeon. BUT HE'S NEVER SAID HE CAN TALK AND CHEW GUM WHILE PERFORMING SURGERY. Why are you ducking the real issues, Dr. Mongiardo?