Dude is having a series of small strokes right in front of the entire world. If this is happening multiple times in front of cameras, imagine how often it's happening off camera.
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I think he's having focal seizures actually. Which usually late in life is caused by a brain tumour or something.
I think you're right about the seizures part. I've read some about how it might be Parkinson's. He had a fall and a concussion at some point (and concussions are no joke).
Sure, it could be post TBI seizures, or maybe even a brain tumour or he's had a stroke.. I imagine he's has CT and/or MRI since his first event though, but he really needs an EEG.
He will probably one of the first politicians who croaks on a life press conference. If only the voters would see this as an actual "Act of God" and get the message.
I mean, why not have a dying sociopath representing us?..
Par for the course at this point. Won't be surprised if Mitch represents us in effigy when he dies. "this is what Mitch would have wanted"
The children’s blood he drinks is probably deficient in iron and magnesium.
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're confusing him with a democrat. /s
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.
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.
he's like 1.5 generations separate from you, don't worry. not that he represents people his age either
That's just the real Mitch McConnell trying to escape. He's been locked in there since '45. I think Stephen King wrote a book about it.
Will somebody please reboot Mitch again?
All that Russian malware in him is really fucking things up.
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!
Who had two simultaneous weekend at Bernie's situations in the US senate on their Bingo card?
Give it some lettuce.
But seriously that man should be at home spending time with his family for the rest of his life. He’s done as much damage to the US as any other politician in the past 30 years but one still feels some compassion for and old man losing the plot.
one still feels some compassion for and old man losing the plot
You have more compassion than I do. All the damage that guy has done to the people of the US is too much for me to give a rat's ass about his well-being and comfort. Just on stealing Supreme Court Justices alone, who knows how many women will die because of the impact on Roe v. Wade. I rather spend my compassion on those women than this psychopath.
He's a terrible person and when he dies may he rot in piss.
I'd care about him going senile if him being sane wasn't as detrimental as it was.
Empathy is a good thing but let's save it for the people who actually deserve it and not old ass racist pieces of shit like him
Sadly there's some competition for the title of "most damage done to the US in the last 30 years" because Newt Gingrich exists as well.
The only reason he didn't fall down is that it would require him to let a motion reach the floor.
Seeing him freeze up was like watching the equivalent of a human blue screening. Have you tried turning your politician off and on again?
Naw you need to hit it in the back of the head to reset it.
"A reboot is required to complete installation of at least one update.". Always happens at the worst time.
People will suffer and die because of his decisions. Lovely.
poopt his pants
twice now. Need another diaper
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.
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.
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 id it was a dem governor and a dem senator.
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.
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.
Pretty much a matter of people actually voting and republicans being less successful at voter suppression.
Sometimes the ghosts catch up to him.
Anyone else remember the shit about Hillary that McConnells right would not shut the fuck up about? Anyone?
I think he's having focal seizures.
Lemme guess: he ran out of unicorn blood again...
He looks a lot like Adrian Ripburger from Full Throttle with that massive upper lip gap.
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