Scary Austin1d ago

This is the guy who just won the primary to replace Mitch McConnell.

#Kentucky #GOP #MAGA

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Mind you, seven years ago I saw a video I never forgot: coal miners with black lung took a ten hour bus ride to DC to ask McConnell, their senator, for help getting medical benefits. These people lost their health for the bottom line of the coal barons who pay off McConnell. He ran into an elevator and let the doors close on them. The video is probably still kicking around the internet.

UPDATE: here's the gist of it.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/24/he-mightve-stayed-minute-coal-miners-black-lung-slam-mcconnell-brushing-them

"He Might've Stayed a Minute": Coal Miners With Black Lung Slam McConnell for Brushing Them Off in Healthcare Meeting | Common Dreams

"It was a worthless trip, that's the way I feel," said one of the 120 coal miners who traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with the Republican leader

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May 20 at 3:51pmWeb