Figures show that one in four hospital beds is occupied by someone with dementia.
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey said that under Obama, nearly every important office "is occupied by someone with an aggressive dislike for our heritage, our freedom, our history and our Constitution".
He told the crowd that day in North Carolina, "Nearly every important office in Washington, D.C., today is occupied by someone with an aggressive dislike for our heritage, our freedom, our history and our Constitution".
But the fact remains that nearly three quarters of beds are occupied by someone with a long-term condition.
It picks up on a charity's report suggesting that one in seven hospital beds is occupied by someone with the disease.
"They will allow us to intervene at an early stage, to prevent crises that so often lead to hospital stays, or a move to a care home". One in four hospital beds is occupied by someone with dementia - and 20% of these admissions were due to preventable causes, he said.
For someone from the Lower 48, more occupied with commercial and political tides, it can take a little time to tune into this rhythm.
With lives generally occupied with plenty of grey, a break-up is always harshly cast in black and white: someone has to be wrong, someone right.
Always be occupied with a member of the opposite sex or pretend like you are looking for someone.
In this case, go over to someone's house, have a friend come over, or pretend to be occupied with intense work and do it in a place they are less likely to bother you.
With the Kremlin occupied by someone of true machiavellian stature, invading neighbouring countries, assassinating dissidents with arcane poisons, sapping the foundations of international democracy, Vladimir Putin has all boxes ticked on the malefactor's charter.
