ShakeThatYamMitch McConnell freezes at press conference in what appears to be a mini-stroke.
AngrilyEatingMuffinsHere’s hoping for a mega!!!!
yataI guess he needs to go back to his crypt and cast another necromancing spell.
He was back out shortly after so you might be onto something.
I wonder if the Republicans that say Biden is decrepit will start shrieking for McConnell’s resignation now.
kescusayNah. Intellectual consistent isn’t their thing.
por que no los dos?
Because they tend to not do that when it’s their guy.
why are people voting for 80 year olds again
because nobody runs against them who has a legit chance of ever winning due to the power of incumbency and gerrymandering.
ivanafterallDamn, did it in a single line, too.
ProteusIs it wrong to hate evil people? I’ll admit, the day he is no longer in office (however that may occur), will be a day I celebrate. I feel this man has done unforgivable damage to our society. Term limits and campaign finance reform would go a long way to keep his ilk out of seats of power.
you are assuming he won't be replaced by someone far worse. which he very well may be
while that’s possible, I’m hopeful still.
I wouldn’t get your hopes up. Daniel Cameron is essentially his protege and is rather popular in KY. If he doesn’t win Governor he’ll likely take over when Mitch retires/dies.
Can I hope they both die?
Don’t hate the player, hate the game 😎
DarkGamerThis player changed the rules of the game, for the worse.
Hegar... is a phrase that's only ever used to justify appalling behavior.
Not justifying his actions, simply shifting emphasis from the actions of the individual to the circumstance which condition the individual’s actions. I think it avoids reductive moralization of politics and how it works.
Mitch is evil? Get rid of this individual and things will improve? It’s that kind of mindset that blinds one to a more systemic critique. How about critiquing the totally impotent “left” that has been unable to mobilize any actual resistance to right wing policy? Just as an example.
001100 010010“I’m just following orders!”
Anyone who replaces him will lack the decades of experience wielding power that he has.
They may be worse ideologically, but they won't have the ability to get shit done, or rather to stand in the way, like he has.
Hell, he even survived openly criticizing Trump. Any other republican who did that in today's world would be gone from the party, and yet McConnell is still the senate minority leader.
StarServalWorse, yes. But with the direction the GOP is going, it won’t be someone as crafty as Mitch. Anyone who isn’t more extremely batshit insane than their opponent is unelectable in the current GOP. So yes, there will undoubtedly be someone worse than Mitch, but whoever it is will loudly proclaim how evil they are with glee.
BlackbeardI do not wish this man ill will. I will, however, make a pilgrimage to his gravesite so that I can urinate the words “Merrick Garland” into the grass at the foot of his headstone. Might take a few attempts, but I’ll get there.
I, on the other hand, wish him a quick death
There is no universal morality. If you think it’s fine to hate evil people, do it. No judgement here.
HubertManneNot so sure its a day to celebrate. We seem to have a new, younger, more vibrant, generation of assholes in congress that are making the patriarchs look not so bad by comparison.
snooggumsThey haven't built up the power and influence yet, so trading McConnell for another MTG would be an improvement.
I used to have so much respect for that card game!
New, younger, more vibrant, but most importantly, stupider.
janWilejanIt's not hatred to say that due to the things he has done, the world would be a better place if he did not inhabit it.
Even though I despise the man, this is not enjoyable to watch.
Besides that, it point to a central problem with American politics - the politicians are WAY to old 👴🏻
My mom had a stroke a few years ago and that’s all i could think of while watching. He’s a terrible person but i still feel great empathy for him and his family.
He would not feel that for your family, you know right?
Yes but I’m not a sociopath.
Flying SquidHe was just lost for a minute because he forgot he didn’t have a shell anymore and didn’t have anywhere to put his head.
comedyHe looks terrible. Evil really ages people.
Wishing Mitch many more strokes in the future aside…
God I’m sick of these frail old people who only have half their brain functionality, who are so incredibly out of touch with the average American due to decades and decades of being a high ranking politician, who won’t live long enough to even see what they’ve done to the world, let alone have to experience the suffering they’ve caused, still running this damned country instead of stepping aside for a younger generation.
And yes, I know, young conservatives aren’t any better. But they’re also less entrenched, they still have time to change their minds on things, they WILL live to see the destruction conservative policies will bring. It’s not much but it’s better than 1000yr old, dementia brained, stroke having puppets. Run by their staff, and still barely functioning. Mitch could have been the bestest politician ever and I’d still be here saying he’s reached the point where he needs to retire to his rocking chair.
Again, wishing him every well deserved stroke he gets.
MushuChupacabraI’d muster up some sympathy for the man, but his own track record really makes that impossible.
GreenPlasticSushiGrassStealing a Supreme Court pick because it was "too close to the next presidential election", then rushing the Coney-Barrett confirmation a month before the 2020 election and smirking about it on camera made me lose my liberal respect for all life. If he had a stroke I'm rooting for the blood clot.
hoodatninjaSuddenly conservatives will say it's tacky to comment on age/mental fortitude/health and pretend they haven't been hammering Biden for literally everything he does that can be spun that way lol
To be clear, I think Biden is too old. So is McConnell. So is Trump. There are too many old men running this country lol
Looks like he stroked out.
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy.
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ArugulaZNah, he just needs to sun himself on a rock for about an hour. At his age, he needs to recharge his turtle power every once in a while.
He has turtle power!? Mitchelangelo, the absolute worst Ninja Turtle, by far.
SpaceBarWas the air conditioning blowing too much at the press conference?
Approximately 45 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit / 7 to 12 degrees Celsius can be considered cold for tortoises. Anything below is very cold and can become dangerous.
He was just receiving new commands from Russia.
Too bad it was just a mini one. Better luck next time.
Looks more like a focal seizure to me but could have been a TIA. Rooting for either at this point but he probably will just say it was nothing or dehydration and keep on being in control of half our Congress until he drops dead (hopefully sooner than later).
YoBuckStopsHereHe might want to consider retirement.
Another politician who should be forced out, by their family if nothing else, because if their health. I wish these old people would just gracefully step aside.
PugJesusHonestly? I don't feel the least bit of empathy for the cretin.
I’m gonna need that upgraded to major. The country would be infinitely better off without that miserable cockroach.