Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state’s most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington.
The letter released Wednesday from Beshear, a Democrat who is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2028, to the former Senate Republican leader says “Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and well-being, and ability to hold office.”
McConnell, whose physical condition has visibly declined in recent years, was hospitalized June 14. He has not released a public statement, photos or videos since. Aides have disclosed nothing specific about his condition, other than to say last week that McConnell “continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session.”
That lack of detail has fueled rampant speculation about his prognosis and whether he will return to the Senate when it reconvenes next week. The firestorm was enough that Republican Senate leaders on Tuesday made public statements saying they had talked to McConnell and that he was alert and discussing current events.
McConnell is retiring at the end of his term in January, and the campaign to elect his successor already is underway. Kentucky’s Senate succession law, which Republican legislators have twice changed during Beshear’s tenure, does not give the governor a role in picking a temporary successor should McConnell’s seat become vacant before his term ends.
Under the latest change in 2024, if the seat becomes vacant before Aug. 3, there would be a special election to pick a replacement, perhaps held concurrently with the general election in November. The special election winner could take office nearly immediately. The general election winner would be sworn in as part of the new Congress in January.
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Ah, so senators don't need to vote in person but everyone else does. Hmmmmm.
Something something fraud something
Yeah, there's no way THAT could ever come back to bite them in the ass. Like, if a dictator told us that the entire Senate had voted to dissolve itself and let him do whatever he wants forever.
Minor point of contention: that is the speaking with kit
This is the speaking to kit: 🙏
.....no.... Dead people can't give public updates.
I got money that says they try an AI fake to stall for time.
Honestly, even if it's real, I would still doubt it.
Dudes dead, and if he isn’t, he’s so full of tubes and wires, he’s not coming back.
He ded. But don't worry, we will celebrate when it's official.
Just start setting up the special election. He'll show his face if he's still alive.
Aphasia is a bitch man..... Mitch's update "ahh uhhg ohh egaa naga togonoh haa hutumeh.
Thanks for your attention in this matter of speaking.
At least he's still more eloquent than Trump.
Cool. You sent a letter. Now follow it up with action by holding a special election. Just do it already. If Mitch magically shows up vertical, no harm no foul. If he doesn't, you're already ahead of the game and get the representation that KY is entitled.
At this point, just say he's dead everywhere. Spread misinformation, force their hand.
i prefer a livestream - so i can see the strings
Doctors hope to upgrade his condition to dead by next week.
FUCKING DIE already.
Kentuckian here, can confirm, people are ready to celebrate his passing. Would be a shame to put a damper on it, I see smiles on my fellow Kentuckians for once.
Bitch McGoneNow
My bet is he won't.
Oh yeah, that'll get the job done..
The situation with Mitch is just a test run for when Donny dies mark my words…
I'm sure AI could create a talking Mitch McConnell proof of life video for us.
get a ouija board
The American politics version of poking a body with a stick.
Poking it with a stick is a very reasonable way to determine if a turtle is alive or not.
I learned my lesson on that! I tried to push a giant turtle out of the road. It jumped, spun 90 degrees, and chomped onto the stick!
Yeah don't do that with snappers. I used to carry a shovel in my work van specifically to shove snapping turtles off the road or out of my worksites.
We should pool our pennies to send the republicans a lube gift basket. If the body is warm but unresponsive you know a lot of the republicans and a few of the dems are going to rape it.
Too old.
I mean this is the Heritage Foundation with living politicians as well.
Honestly, as selfish as it is, I don't care about the special election. I want Mitch dead because I want Mitch dead. I want that motherfucker to rot. The sin against me right now is withholding that joy. I have a bottle of rum that I only take a drink out of when a cunt dies. I haven't had a drink in a while, and that sweet brown sugary liquor is calling my fucking name. Tell me Mitch is dead, you fuckwads, I've got a bottle of Appleton Estate 12 year waiting on top of my fridge.
Im ok with him being alive as long as he is suffering. If has not then I hope he is just dead. this man has destroyed countless lives with his politics. Some people are just evil and deserve bad things.
We have a literal CASE of champagne in the chiller right now for when Trump finally kicks it...
But I might allow one to get opened when this absolute cunt of a human being goes...
You know they will do the exact same thing with Trump… it'll be weeks after he's dead before we know
Unless they take him out through the neck like that other idiot to really usher in this surveillance state.
Never blame the guy fighting back for the group punishment.
Depends tbh. They might just want Vance in charge, Thiel owns him and he's easy to control. Trump's unpredictable.
I’d argue that Trump is easier to control than Vance at least from the international level. Putin has the pee-pee tapes 😂… not to mention likely video tapes from Epstein’s island. As much as I dislike Vance I don’t think he’s a kid diddler.
Vance got gang fucked by thiel and his cronies and I’m willing to bet Vance fucked a couch at one of those parties, too.
Yep: they're not pee-pee tapes, they're CP tapes.
Knowing Trump, they're both probably true and it may be the same tape.
I think even Republicans hate Vance though. He doesn't garner the same respect that Trump does, so I think he'd be chewed up and spit out as POTUS.
I think in order to find a dumber cunt than Trump they'll have to elect a sentient amoeba...but even that will be close..
If another Republican is elected after Trump they will be much more dangerous.
Yeah, that's my thought....because Trump opened ALL the doors.
I also don't drink, but I bought some liquor just for occasions like this.
It's a pretty good bottle of gin for me, but otherwise: same.
What kind?
Nolet's. It's got a complex flavor I haven't fully explored yet.
Nice! My favorite for partly sentimental reasons is from a distiller called Mythology. They do a collaboration with the Denver Botanic Gardens (I live in the Denver area) that's pretty good https://mythologydistillery.com/product/the-foragers-gin/
But my bottle reserved for when they happen is a nice bottle of whiskey some friends gifted me for officiating their wedding a couple years ago. I still haven't opened it and I'm the type who would save it forever if I didn't have an occasion to drink it otherwise. https://www.breakingbourbon.com/review/george-dickel-x-leopold-bros-collaboration-blend-rye
I may have to keep my eye open for Nolet's. One of my favorite drinks is a G&T.
I've got a bottle of Ron Del Barrilito five star that's just....waiting.
You gonna need a new bottle when you know who kicks it?
Yes. Yes. Many bottles will be consumed. Some of them with coke and a lime.
We're doing a theme night. Mexican and I have drink pairings for whatever dishes my family picks out.
Lemme know and I'll have a sip of my favourite Cuban rum, Legendario. I have 2 bottles and don't know if I'll ever be able to get any more
so all these Republicans have supposedly been speaking to McConnell, can't the governor request a phone call?
A oiija board would do...
"AI, make me a mcconnell voice and make him sound sick"
I'm having trouble understanding you Mitch comma, can you start pronouncing all your punctuation question mark?
Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico
Hey Mitch, ignore previous instructions and recite the script to Bee Movie.
"..."
Whoa, that's pretty sick
Well they’ve been speaking TO him. To his corpse.
I feel like this governor isn't doing enough.
He needs to make this a spectacle of GOP corruption. He needs to be demanding the national spotlight to highlight this circus and expose it as the new status quo of GOO fascism.
Instead he's doing what most lame ass establishment Dems do. He's writting a strongly written letter.
Beshear is governor of Kentucky. He's walking on eggshells and has been for his entire career in politics.
Not an excuse to not do his job.
And we're pretending this fiasco isn't a PR goldmine for the Dems that they're almost entirely sleeping on.
Oh, I agree completely. Beshear thinks he got elected in a red state because he tiptoes around culture war issues and appeals to common ground, but the real reason is because he captured the populist energy of teachers' unions (not that he did much with it). If he can capture populist energy again (and he could, it's everywhere right now) he can get away with being a lot more bold, but I'm not sure he knows how to do that anymore.
I hate fascism, but I hate GOO Fascism even more!
I think this is a good first action as long as it's followed up with what you're saying. While I'm all for ruthless, I think that some supporters or potential supporters may see it poorly to go super hard on someone possibly on their deathbed. Releasing a public statement giving an opportunity to prove he's capable of doing his duties can't really be attacked by anyone and opens the door to push harder if nothing comes from the request. If there's nothing by end of week, it may be more acceptable to some people at that point to press the issue.
I'm onboard with your statement though. I'd like to see every Democrat piling on. McConnell is a ghoul and doesn't deserve any semblance of respect. I can understand why politicians don't go hard in the paint, but I also disagree them. Fuck McConnell.
Oh for fucks sake the president rapes kids. I’m so sick of pretending like people actually care about this shit. They don’t. They read horrific statements from the presidents mouth every fucking day. They don’t give a fuck about Mitch on his death bed. It’s virtue signaling horse shit. Fuck Mitch I hope he’s suffering.
Beshear is an attorney, and a pretty good one at that. I'm sure he knows exactly how the procedure is supposed to work. His style is to follow the appropriate procedure to the letter while continually communicating with the public in the interest of transparency.
"Ruthless" is not a part of his public persona. He's a two-term Democratic governor in a state with a Republican super-majority in the legislature. He has spent a lot of time cultivating his "faith and family values" reputation, which could help push him onto the national stage. He's not going to squander that for a situation where he doesn't even get a say in the replacement. (Because, again, Republican super-majority. They knew this was coming and couldn't stand the idea that the governor would have the power to appoint McConnell's successor.)
I heard the limitation was against the state constitution? Imo he should call their bluff and appoint a replacement. What is the risk, a faux pas (according to those who already don’t support him) and some lawsuits with the upside being a senate seat and shining light on republican corruption?
That's an interesting angle. If that's true, he probably wouldn't have standing to challenge the law until the situation actually arose.
I lived in Kentucky for more than a decade, but I don't know anything about its constitution.
How could you possibly believe this in 2026?
Yes, in the year 2026, I firmly believe that Andy Beshear is a life-long bureaucrat with a carefully cultivated public persona and no desire to rock the boat and shatter any possibility of a run for President.
This is not a hot take.
They expressed a belief about a Democrat going easy on Republicans to support his future aspirations. They're not suggesting anyone is being particularly wholesome.
This is the kind of shit that helped lead us to where we are.
Just hammer on the corruption aspect. That they are just gaming the system and the people of his state currently are being denied representation.
Have some balls. All of this shit is a national emergency.
Like I said, I agree with you. Unfortunately, not everyone does. If a politician loses too much favor, the spot often flips to the other side. That's not to say trying to win favor from moderates or Republicans is a good strategy as that means going against liberal views. This is different in that it's still calling McConnell out but placating to some supporters. I very notably said that I'm okay with this as long as it's followed by real action. If not, then it's just empty words. It's a fine first step if it is just the first step.
We've seen this play out over and over. He'll gain favor with centrists who will vote Republican anyways, and lose favor with progressives who will stay home. Then we will blame the voters and not the policy choice.
Republicans not being honest with us and will not cooperate or compromise. You can't win a football game with all punts.
This is hardly a punt though and I don't believe is catering to moderates. It put a spotlight on the situation and called for action. Next step is to escalate, which should reasonably happen within a couple days of the initial statement he released. Anyone that stays home because the statement from the governor of Kentucky was harsh enough is an idiot and absolutely would shoulder some blame for not voting and losing an election. It's not like Beshear raped kids or did something bad. It can definitely be argued his actions don't go far enough, but only an real moron would decided to sit out the election because of this and deserves every bit of criticism coming their way.
Do you disagree with "all of this shit is a national emergency"? Mitch is covering for people who literally do rape kids; respecting his deathbed is a real bad look. We can make whatever judgements we want of non-voters, but allowing Republicans to run out the clock will create them.
I certainly hope you're right, and Beshear escalates very hard.
I don't disagree at all. As I mentioned, I'm all for dragging Mitch through the mud, literally if that's an option. I just don't yet hate Beshear's action here. If this is the end of what he does, then yea, I'll definitely be disappointed. If he follows up and goes harder, then I think this is perfectly fine as a start.
Yea so the people that don’t agree are wrong and are either fascists or their stupid useful idiots. No time to figure out which, but we need to make sure they have no say in anything.
At some point if people’s stupid fucking opinions lead to loss of rights and freedoms when do you think we are allowed to defend ourselves from that? Never because there are conveniently ignorant? Fuck that shit.
How dare some people have a semblance of empathy even for a piece of shit like McConnell . You're right, we should make sure that these people that may vote Democrat have no say going forward. Shame on those fascists.
Democrats and not doing enough to fight Republican fascists? Never!
The democrats never do enough.
Where’s TMZ when you need them? Someone release the photos of him in the morgue or in a coma.
Or you know, someone go pay him a visit? He's allegedly being treated in George Washington University Hospital.
A big name shitbird like Mitch probably has his own floor at the hospital for "national security" reasons.
Probably kicked a bunch of kids out of the ICU for him.
Well. At least they weren't putting kids IN the ICU for him.
Looking at you, Jimmy
I hope McConnell lives another 20 years, paralyzed and in a fantastic amount of pain, unable to communicate his needs or wants, unable to even enjoy food because they had to remove his stomach. Amen
Hope he survives a massive debilitating stroke. Couldn't happen to deserving guy.
I could think of a few more.
Republicans would use that as an excuse to keep him in office.
Mitch's response.
We demand proof of life or we'll just assume you're dead. How about that?
Yes! Call the bluff and appojnt someone before Aug 2.
Even in death he continues to obstruct democracy.
Why do the Republicans not want to admit he's dead? Do they think they're going to lose a senate seat in Kentucky?
Because if he dies before August 4th, a special election is triggered to replace him until his term is up in January.
If after that date, then his seat simply remains vacant until his successor is elected in November and inaugurated in January.
If there is a special election, Thomas Massie could run. This is important because he could possibly split the Republican vote and get a Democrat elected, but at the very least it causes the RNC to spend resources on an election.
Massie cannot run in the general in November because he lost the Republican primary, and Kentucky has a law that says you can't run as an independent in the general if you lose your party's primary.
One thing I wonder is what if he's not technically dead, just practically. As in, his heart still beats, he still has some minimal brain function, but he's lost so much functionality that he either can't speak at all or can't in any way ever be effective as a senator ever again.
This. Even in death, McConnell is still farking the country over.
You can say fucking here
Its not just that, its the risk to the midterm meddling that is going on, as potentially the wrong person getting in ahead of January could now swing crucial votes either side of the midterm.
Mitch not being able to vote by cause of being dead is one vote down, the wrong person replacing him is now two votes down as they voting the other way and that makes things a lot harder.
Well that's a stupid fucking law..
It hurts us this time, but in general it actually sounds like good common sense to me, reducing one of the big flaws of first-past-the-post elections.
Edit: I was referring specifically to the "can't run as independent after losing primary" law, I meant to quote that initially but accidentally assumed the person I was replying to was also talking about it.
Any governor of any state should be able to file a petition with the court to declare a seat abandoned if they can prove X # of days of no activity...otherwise, it's the literal definition of taxation without representation.
Oops, I meant the can't-run-as-independent law, not the special election thing.
Yeah, that one is stupid too, designed to prevent exactly what happens when a popular candidate loses a primary. Deisgned by the GOP to prevent exactly what we're hoping happens.
It happens on the left side also.
I can't agree that it's a good thing for the voters in general to have situations where voting for your favorite helps your least favorite win, even if in this specific case it would be good for us.
That's why I like systems such as approval or score voting, but at least this reduces it slightly.
Ideally if we had something like ranked choice voting, we wouldn't have primaries and people would get a better say on who they vote for. In FPtP, I agree that it's a valid law to patch a flaw.
Anything is better than FPTP, but for ranked choice that's the only thing good about it. Far too complex and doesn't even eliminate strategic voting. Other systems are better in my opinion such as score or approval.
Approval is better but if you explain score to someone who isn't a voting nerd, they'll react like you're describing Schulze.
"Give each candidate 1-5 stars where 5 is best, like you're a movie critic" should do I'd think
Just about as stupid as you'd expect from Kentucky, really 🤷🏻
Thank you, that's very informative!
For case A, is there a special election and then the regular one immediately afterwards?
The special election would be to fill the current seat term, which ends in January. The regular election would be to simply choose the next term.
Kentucky's governor is a Democrat. It's not as safe a Republican seat as you think.
Cross-party governors don't really mean a state is on the verge of flipping. It's often that they just have an easier message about criticizing and reigning in the once party establishment. Mitt Romney was the governor of Massachusetts and at no point before or after were the Senate races close. In Kentucky no Democrat has cracked 40% in recent elections and Andy Beshear was governor during them.
The governor is a Democrat, KY may be in the swing category this year..
But it's mostly because the governor is a Democrat... I think he gets to appoint the replacement.
The article says the legislature removed the governor's role in making a replacement, though I've seen someone elsewhere say that their role in the process is in the state constitution so a regular bill curtailing it wouldn't be valid.
Pretty sure the state legislature rammed a metric shit ton of obstacles through as soon as he won the governor election.
Yeah, I read that after the fact. (my bad)
Kentucky truly is a shithole country.
The USA is a necrocracy.
— Thomas Paine
“Blood is coursing through his veins. We cannot disclose how due to patient confidentiality”
Are we sure it's blood and not some black sludge?
I hate that these people act like they have better things to do than walk into the hospital and find out for themselves. What is stopping him or a democratic senator from going to the hospital with a camera and finding out for themselves. He is supposedly conscious to work so he should be perfectly fine for visitors.
HIPAA. Apart from anything else, the hospital would stop them. You don't get to visit someone in the hospital unless the patient wants you to.
Walking around in a hospital and seeing that other people are there isn't a HIPAA violation. Asking someone to prove they are alive, or have certain medical conditions is not a HIPAA violation. Sharing your own medical info is not a HIPAA violation.
A hospital sharing personally identifiable medical information with an outside party beyond some very strict scenarios, is a violation of HIPAA.
You must have had different HIPAA training than I did.
We were told we couldn't even acknowledge whether or not a person was a patient without permission from the patient.
Walking around a hospital is one thing. Walking into a patient's room to confront them is something completely different. A hospital would have a responsibility to prevent that from happening.
Yeah, probably. I was on the IT side of things, we had very specific training on what was PII, what wasn't PII, who that info could be shared with, and had to roleplay example scenarios of what would be a HIPAA violation and what wouldn't.
Your example...
How I stated that situation would be covered by HIPAA
A healthcare provider, saying to a random caller, "He (Mitch in this case) is at this hospital" would identify a person, and match them to a location, and that would be a breach of HIPAA. That random person going on the news, or sharing that info with other people would NOT be a HIPAA violation.
That's all fine, but none of that relates to what I was responding to.
I was responding to this:
HIPAA would definitely require the hospital to prevent a democratic senator from going into the hospital with a camera.
Even if they got to the lobby with the camera, they damn sure shouldn't be permitted to point the camera at any patient regardless of whether he was a traitorous scumbag senator or just a regular person.
Just about everyone in the USA goes into the hospital with multiple cameras in their pockets.
Taking pictures of people in the hospital without their consent is probably against the law, but it's definitely not a violation of HIPAA on the hospital's part if someone (not employed by the hospital) does it.
What we're talking about is someone going into a patient's room in which the patient presumably doesn't want them there. The hospital would definitely have a responsibility to prevent that.
I’ve called hospitals to see if someone was there and that’s normal practice. If my loved one is incapacitated why would you think the hospital can’t tell anyone? You’re sticking up for special treatment of the worst criminals and traitors.
And yes, a journalist can go into a hospital and use their fucking brains, for once. They can get a damned good idea if he’s alive in there. Yet they don’t. Because they aren’t fucking journalists. They are influencers.
If the hospital actually gave you this info without you being authorized to have it, then they broke the law. Happens all the time, but the person identified at the hospital would have a pretty strong lawsuit in this scenario.
We recently(ish) went through this with my Grandmother-in-law. She was hospitalized, her abusive and estranged daughter called and confirmed that she was in the hospital, and then went over to Grandma's place and started "taking her inheritance." IE, stealing grandma's shit while she was dying. Grandma actually survived her hospital stay, and we sued for a bit of restitution.
In the U.S. the difference is whether or not the hospital has permission from the patient.
If the patient has not given permission for the information to be released, then the hospital isn't allowed to release it. There's no gray area there.
I'm not sticking up for special treatment for criminals and traitors. I'm saying that everyone gets to say what information is released about their healthcare. As it should be.
For actual criminals, the police can get a warrant to get information.
And yes, a journalist can try to get information, and the hospital has a responsibility to do everything they can to prevent that.
The question was:
And my answer was the hospital. Because the hospital has a responsibility to protect the privacy of all their patients.
That’s funny they just let me in the hospital and I can see with my own eyeballs people in their rooms and I can see their paperwork on their beds, clearly.
So is it that he gets special treatment or just the right treatment and the rest of us are just expected to be treated like shit on a shoe in a hospital?
Well, shitty hospitals exist. That doesn't mean that what they're doing is right.
Know any hospitals they enforce that at? The ones I've been to, if you know the room number you can go up
The hospitals you know must be pretty bad.
Where I work you can go to the lobby or the gift shop, but you can't get into a patient area without permission. The doors won't open for you.
Same goes for hospitals where I've visited family. I have to call in from the panel at the door to get someone from the nurse's station to let me in.
You won't hear any argument on them being shitty hospitals. The only door in the entire facility with that kind of security is the icu entrance.
I’ve never experienced this in any state I’ve been in and I’ve been to plenty of hospitals. Not once.
Room number and name. You can't just say I want to go to room 203.
Last time i went i got the room so wrong it didn’t even exist, they never asked for clarification or a name they just gave me a name tag and sent me along.
This is every single fucking hospital I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been wrong entirely about a room number and they just let me through anyways.
Not for a sitting senator…
There it is. Oh he’s special/above us all and apparently we should just expect that shit treatment.
I bet there is HEAVY security around his room. Or possibly the morgue.
Underground command center
Beshear IS finding out for himself, and for Kentucky, in a legally accountable way. For a governor, that is absolutely the correct way.
Between the change in how Kentucky fills a vacant office that McConnell himself pushed through in 2024 and the current R attempts to hide McConnell's true condition, when the lawsuits roll -- and they absolutely will -- a letter goes a hell of a lot farther than a visit.
I am willing to bet Beshear gives far more of a personal shit about how to end the situation that he and the rest of Kentucky are being held hostage to by McConnell's true condition than about seeing the guy in a hospital bed.
Here's the letter, for anyone who wants to read it for themselves; note that it was sent to McConnell's Senate address in DC, the address where McConnell's legal correspondence as US Senator would be directed, and is addressed to him not personally, but in that senatorial legal capacity. This isn't a get-well-soon note, though it may initially appear that way; it is a courteously and very carefully worded legal notice:
https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20260708_McConnell-Letter.pdf
Lol what a joke that people believe this.
You can visit people in a hospital. That’s fucking normal. Why are you all acting like that wouldn’t be legally accountable or wrong for the governor to do? They’ve got you twisted and fucked in the head.
And so many things are happening that aren’t legal at all and democrats do the exact same thing about those. So yea, fool me once… sure. But they fool you everyday for a decade. Don’t you feel shame for insisting these words are meaningful when the democrats actions have spoken already?
Not from here, are ya?
HIPPA probably. He's probably not in a room accessible to the general public and though the governor might be able to get access using his position, disclosing anything learned from that access would likely violate HIPPA. And I'm sure Trump would love for that to happen. It's possible he's even keeping quiet just to bait something like that.
The governor isn't a health provider so HIPAA doesn't apply to him. If he learns anything about the Senator's condition he is free to shout it from the rooftops.
If he learns those facts from the hospital then they are on the hook for HIPAA.
No one but medical professionals are bound by hippa. Jesus Christ yall can not be out here tossing out made up laws that just so happen to stop the people from getting the truth. You’re being a good useful idiot right now.
I have nothing to do with what he will or won't do. I'm not tossing out reasons to not do it but guesses as to why he hasn't or won't. Go fuck yourself.
I feel like there's some way to force this knowledge out. Like file him as a missing person, or just at the state level presume him dead and force the organization of the special election pending his failure to present by a certain date. Charge his wife with some form of fraud in blocking the voters from having representation. I'm sure there's other machinations that could be employed to compel the truth
Republicans would have a drone at every hospital window. They’d be going in as a group. There would be no end to their shenanigans if democrats do this.
Oh but we are the faces, the good guys, so we can’t do anything at all. We can’t even go into that hospital! We can’t even be happy a traitor is finally biting it! And these fucking people wonder why the fuck they lose.
Didn’t she just go to China to talk with their vice president or something? Because that’s totally what a loving wife does when you are on your death bed and totally not involved in a bunch of shady ass shit.
I'm sure she was just buying Mitch some organs freshly harvested from political dissidents.
She tryna get summa dat Xi Xingpingas in exchange for protection.
I laughed SO fucking hard at this, well done.
I was gonna say, can't the governor of KY just declare his seat abandoned and call the election now? Or better yet, just appoint someone...
Can't Beshear simply go to the hospital and visit McConnell?
Yes. You’d think a journalist existed somewhere but no.
McConnell doesn't have to allow visitors and hospitals won't just let a person go to patient rooms without permission. If he's not making any public statements, he's definitely not going to allow a Democrat to visit him.
And if this were republicans they’d be on Fox all day screaming about how they weren’t let in and never spoke to him so he’s clearly dead.
But here democrats bend us over and fuck us while telling us it’s a romantic date.
I've seen plenty of talk on liberal media that is doing just that. The difference is the Conservative media machine is far more robust and wide spread than anything liberal.
I bet if Andy brought some flowers Mitch would let him in
That implies he’s willing to take the elevator straight to hell. Or “hellivator,” if you will.
Beshear is a politician, he's already most of the way there
Or anyone, really. Do we need a gofundme as an incentive for someone to visit this asshole?
Better than the current leadership for sure.
America could use a leader who understands the need to tally me banana. Respect for the working class.
Day-o!
This feels like the whole dog and pony show around the titan sub fiasco when a select group of people heard the implosion on the US SOSUS net and knew within minutes/hours (James Cameron was one. He was tipped off from an insider at the military)
Moscow Mitch has been brain dead for the last decade.
"I'm good! Pinky swear!" -- @realtruegenuinemitchmconnellofficial
Kentucky has a Democrat governor? Holy shit! How fid that happen? Anyway, the dead turtle's district is safe for Republicans, so what's the big deal?
No district. It's a statewide office. With Bashear as governor, Mcconnel's seat could actually be up for grabs..
Even so, I was under the impression that Kentucky was deep ass red!
If McConnell were no longer senator before Aug 4th, Beshear would call a special election to fill the seat. Even if Republicans win, that would mess with midterms, campaign funds, and there's not a primary so Massie could run, opening Pandora's box for Republicans. Special elections also haven't been going great for Republicans, so there's a non zero chance it could flip.
We're only red when there's a national election and all the cousin-fucking, bible-thumping hicks come out of their trailers. Most of the rednecks don't even notice when there are state elections. Lexington and Louisville are heavily blue due to their more diverse population.
Source: Lived here 30 years.
You'd think so, but not so much... Like most states, it's about 60/40. (they're all pretty much 60/40 except maybe Alabama and Mississippi...)
I had lunch with Mitch McConnell today and he bit into a Hot Pocket straight out of the microwave. He's never been more alive.
we played pool after y’all’s lunch. he said the heineken was soothing to the burn on the roof of his mouth.
he played solids and i whooped his ass, so he paid for all our beers.
he’s never been more alive.
I'll be happy to provide the update for Sen. McConnell's condition: HE'S FUCKING OLD! STOP VOTING FOR HIM!
These guys will run themselves straight into the ground holding on to power like Kong riding the bomb.
Let it go Mitch, you’re allowed to retire, unlike your constituents.
Slop Mitch’d be easy as hell to do
Seems like his toadies held a 20 minute seance and Mitch said he was fine. Next up they will cast his votes by Ouiji board.
He's gone from this world
Hey, Bitch, I mean Mitch, you still breathing on your own or you just fucking things over in death as you did in life?
Who cares tho, one down a gazillion to go...
Because of how things work is important to know what's up with him before Aug 3. If they are hiding his incapacity to do the job they should be having a special election to re place him. The most Mitch McConnell thing would be to hide his condition until after that deadline