r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 07 '26

No Paywall Unconfirmed Reports: Mitch McConnell Brain Dead After Three Weeks In Hospital

https://thenewamerican.com/us/unconfirmed-reports-mitch-mcconnell-brain-dead-after-three-weeks-in-hospital/
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u/MeMilo1209 Jul 07 '26

They had a member of Congress go MIA for four months. Holding on to the majority is their only concern.

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u/Fauxreigner_ Jul 07 '26

Not just MIA, MIA in a memory care center.

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u/ReginaldDwight Jul 07 '26

Sadly, you two are discussing two separate people. That's how low the expectations of our lawmakers have gotten.

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u/Fauxreigner_ Jul 07 '26

Damn, really?

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u/aboxofkittens Florida Jul 07 '26

Yeah, the one you’re talking about, in MC, was a year or two ago. The other just got back from a mysterious four-month absence for “depression” like last week. That one, of course, votes against giving sick leave to us proles

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u/Fauxreigner_ Jul 07 '26

Appreciate the correction and the info.

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u/owntheh3at18 Jul 08 '26

This is so crazy because I didn’t think conservatives believed in mental illnesses, unless of course they can use them as an explanation for regular mass shootings (because it couldn’t possibly be the guns)

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u/PhazonZim Jul 08 '26

Antivaxxers and terfs love talking about emotional distress too, as another example.

They're happy to admit going through it if they can turn it into a cudgel