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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again Wednesday, this time during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election.
The Kentucky Republican froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent for 19 seconds before being escorted away from the cameras. McConnell, 81, returned shortly afterward and continued his news conference, telling reporters, “I’m fine.”
When it became apparent that McConnell had frozen again on Wednesday, an aide came up to him and asked, “Did you hear the question, senator?” McConnell continued to be unresponsive.
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If that behavior is typical, he belongs in a home, certainly not Congress.
unfortunately that behavior is more and more typical… in congress
That really depends on what his particular diagnosis is - are these mini strokes, seizures, or something else?
If he’s having seizures, that doesn’t mean he needs to be in a home.
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Who had two simultaneous weekend at Bernie’s situations in the US senate on their Bingo card?
The only reason he didn’t fall down is that it would require him to let a motion reach the floor.
Even with his mental health declining, he’s probably still against mental health care for US citizens.
Doesn’t matter to him, he gets his regardless.
Reminds me of John McCain.
The SOB knew he was dying long before the public found out and still voted 100% with Trump, like a real piece of shit.
The SOB knew he was dying long before the public found out and still voted 100% with Trump, like a real piece of shit.
Except not true
I’m not saying he gets a pass, but he was closer to the Democrat’s “vote with Trump” number than most of the rest of the republicans.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/
and
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/john-mccain/
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I don’t think it was even a matter of healthcare, but that he disagreed with the procedural rules that had been used to bring it to a vote. Normally that’s small potatoes and not praiseworthy, but there’s something to be said about denying Trump and other Republicans a win not because you disagree with the actual bill, but to tell Trump and McConnell to go fuck themselves. Republicans haven’t had the numbers to repeal it ever since.
The older they get, the more senile they become
The grossest part is all the people covering up for him “he sounds like his usual self” like America needs a geriatric octogenarian in such a position of power. This guy can’t even speak to a small group of people without his handlers taking charge and masking the issue. Seems gross but I still see him winning reelection.
Weird. Diane Feinstein has the same issue and she doesn’t have many apologists.
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The only reason she’s still on the committee too is because Republicans refuse to let Democrats vote on a replacement.
They keep each other in power and actively try to push younger generations from gaining real traction. Won’t stop until they all pass sadly
Lemme guess: he ran out of unicorn blood again…
The children’s blood he drinks is probably deficient in iron and magnesium.
You’re confusing him with a democrat. /s
The vaccines depleted the adrenochrome supply. Hardest of /s.
Mark my words: there will be a discovery of a pizza joint somewhere in DC where republicans rape and torture kids in the basement.
Someone was talking about adrenochrome at my work last night. Thought my head was going to explode.
I have no idea what that is, but it sounds like something an insane energy drink company CEO would use in their advertisements.
You mean to tell me no one wanted an energy drink for Asian homosexuals?
I always thought he would look like this when eating
Question, if the good people of Kentucky finally get rid of this horrible man, what’s the prospect for the future?
Are they so deep red there’s no chance of electing someone more sensible, or is that state ripe for some competition?
McConnell is effective because of his tenure. A new Kentucky senator is still likely to be a fuck stick, but they probably wont be so brutal.
On a positive note, Kentucky does have a democrat Governor, so it does occasionally fall in the “Montana/Wisconsin split statewide seats” vote. A dem senator is slightly possible.
Mitch actually won the seat over a long time democrat. At the time he was considered an insane longshot but he had aid from Rodger Ailes. McConnell ended up winning in an upset.
When did the long time democrat originally take the seat?
Near the end of the Civil War?
They’ve been planning for this eventuality. The state legislature passed a law requiring the governor to appoint someone of the same party.
Of course they did, which will give that person an “incumbent” boost before their actual election.
Anything to tip the scales. I guarantee they would repeal that law if they had a dem governor and a dem senator.
I guess a guy who would block a POTUS’s constitutional task to appoint a SCOTUS justice would not be above doing the same thing to a dem Kentucky governor over a senate seat.
Pretty much a matter of people actually voting and republicans being less successful at voter suppression.
Kentucky is very weird. They are not afraid to elect a democrat to governor if it’s necessary, but for any other position it’s GOP or bust. Most people I know in Kentucky HATE Mitch McConnell but vote for him anyway. Rand Paul on the other hand, they worship the ground he walks on.
Also the Democratic Party in Kentucky sucks. They are not effective at organizing outside of Jefferson County and are totally out of touch with what to do in the rest of the State. The last two elections against McConnell they ran women against him. I worked on one of them in 2014, and I had so many people tell me “I don’t like Mitch, but I won’t vote for a woman.” Other people experienced the same thing, and for some reason they decided to do it AGAIN in 2020 thinking the state had changed just because they elected a dem governor. Kentucky is not ready for women in politics even in 2023, but the Kentucky Dems refuse to see that. They will either have to run an old white guy or not even bother. Sucks to say, but that’s the state.
Anyone else remember the shit about Hillary that McConnells right would not shut the fuck up about? Anyone?
He looks a lot like Adrian Ripburger from Full Throttle with that massive upper lip gap.
I’m 62 years old, which probably makes me the Uncle Fester of the fediverse. Even so, this piece of shit does not represent me.
I work for a living – this motherfucker has never worked in his life.
Moreover, this teint of the universe has the mental acuity of a rotten turnip.
What a fucking joke.
Yay older people on Lemmy! High five.
Older folks have an obligation to keep up. I’ve been using PCs since 1982 and built a few.
But I don’t know Jack about coding. Since reading a lot of the conversations about the move to the fediverse I realize I need to up my game.
I was an original Livejournal member, and Lemmy has the same feeling.
Usenet forums representing! That is what Lemmy feels like to me right now. Those Usenet newsgroups.
Its too soon to tell, but right now Lemme seems more hospitable than Reddit towards the end. But I reckon we’ll have to see how the inevitable incursion of bots and trolls affects the atmosphere.
he’s like 1.5 generations separate from you, don’t worry. not that he represents people his age either
Hear you. None of these rich asses can represent generations of people who have been barely hanging on financially by their front teeth for decades.
yeah I’d feel real bad for anyone this happened to… but Mitch?
I hope he’s tripping locked-in syndrome hard. His handlers aren’t doing him any favors, at this point it’s getting a very creepy weekend-at-bernie’s feel.
Diane Feinstein (who was awesome, but…) and Mitch both need to sail off to a hospice. If their people truly loved them, they’d let them retire.
I agree. They both need to retire, along with some others. Leaving us with the young insane ones.
I think he’s having focal seizures.
My brother once wanted to tell me something about McConnel, but didn’t knew his name so he said “The guy that looks like The Pale Man from Pan’s Labirynth”, and I knew who he meant.
It’s uncanny!
Lmfao
Granny Mitch
