What stupid thing did the GOP say or do this time? Episode 3!

Steevy Maximus

Well known pompous pontificator
Citizen
THE MONSTER LIVES!

Yeah really would like to know how he was communicating because this is the picture of a man who's brain has been robbed of a lot of it's facilities and he's barely holding on to who he is.


Ironbite-betting he had a massive stroke.
Some on bluesky have apparently run the image through an AI detector, and the detector pointed to a very high probability of the image being fake. I mean, have you ever seen McConnell actually smile through his turtle cheeks before?

I’m glad to see other medical professionals step up and call out the BS on play. “Mild Pneumonia” and a “fall” typically don’t keep you tied up for over a month in the hospital, much less to the point out patient rehabilitation is required. Again, if he survived a cardiac resuscitation event, and didn’t fry his brain in the process, the resuscitation alone would have caused enough damage that he’d not be able to return to work*.

I still think he’s either dead or neuro-compromised to the point he’s not suitable to properly function in political setting. He’s probably got a whole team of people hiding this, including making false medical statements from the Office of the Attending Physician (the fact no specific physician is noted is troubling, IMO. I know WHY, they probably have a rotating team, but the fact nobody stepped up to vouch for his condition is troubling).
I think the only reason this came out TODAY was because of Graham’s death, and somebody wants to keep up the charade until after the cutoff date of replacement.

*CPR isn’t pretty, not like you see in film or TV. You are basically using external force to substitute/supplement the body’s natural compression system in the chest to rotate air and force blood flow. In order to ensure appropriate profusion of blood, you need to apply a LOT of force to compress the upper chest cavity. I’ve not had to actively participate in codes before, as a cardiac monitor technician. But I can certainly hear and see everything when it’s occurring an unobstructed 20 feet from me. And I’ve heard from nurses feeling the sensation of doing CPR on little 80-90 year olds FEELING the entire torso *CRUNCH* under the force. If McConnell had CPR, only for a few minutes, his upper torso is going to look like he was hit with a damned cannonball with likely broken sternum and numerous ribs. That’s why I feel the medical note is a pretty garbage note.
 

Steevy Maximus

Well known pompous pontificator
Citizen
But in my hospital, we have a saying of “they come in 3s”. First Graham, probably McConnell, dare we place bets on number 3?
Damn you, karma!


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Dekafox

Fabulously Foxy Dragon
Citizen

Kind of funny that it specifies a specific day and month in the past. Feels incredibly performative.
 

CoffeeHorse

Hanging in there
Staff member
Council of Elders
Citizen
I still want to know what Chuck Grassley eats, because he is 92(!) but unlike some other congresscritters he does still show up to work.
 

The Mighty Mollusk

Scream all you like, 'cause we're all mad here
Citizen
They know they're in trouble going into the midterms, and they also know old people tend to vote conservative. By making it a month that already passed, they can look like they're pandering to the old voters without actually doing anything meaningful. This is entirely performative.
 

Rhinox

too old for this
Citizen
Even with the bullshit they're trying to pull with the voting, Trump's policies are so unpopular and the dinner table issues are so strongly against him and the GOP that they will see massive backlash. Like, the best they can hope for is losing both houses with a minor number. But with gas staying high and everything being so goddamn expensive, I can see people pissed off just voting on that alone.
 

Pocket

jumbled pile of person
Citizen
Of course it does. That's what this is really about anyway. They'd go around tearing all the existing ones off people's roofs if they thought they could get away with it.
 

Steevy Maximus

Well known pompous pontificator
Citizen
Supposedly, Mitch McConnell is alive and was discharged from the “rehab facility” to continue recovering at home. I’m expecting a “he passed in his sleep” announcement any day.
 

wonko the sane?

You may test that assumption at your convinience.
Citizen
Until he turns up in front of camera he does not control: he's dead and this is the dry run for trumps weekend at bernies.
 

The Mighty Mollusk

Scream all you like, 'cause we're all mad here
Citizen
Existing onward to serve no purpose except as a political inconvenience to screw up the system and prevent progress. Gotta admit, that is exactly what Mich would want.
 
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