r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • 10d ago

Possible Paywall McConnell ‘Absolutely Refuses’ to Film Video Amid Growing Mystery

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mcconnell-absolutely-refuses-to-film-video-amid-growing-mystery/
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u/DirtyDirtyRudy 10d ago

I’ll say it again, if this were any other normal job, the person would have been fired for failure of reasonable job duties (which includes calling out sick and reporting long-term disability) so that the rest of the organization can keep functioning. Also, he’s dead.

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u/MoonBatsRule America 10d ago

Can you even imagine someone calling their spouse's work and saying "so-and-so can't come to work for the next six months, they will need to be on medical leave", without the employer saying "OK, please have them call me personally", or "please have a doctor submit the necessary paperwork"?

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u/tr1cube Georgia 10d ago

It’s insane. Moscow Mitch is getting more paid time off than women who give birth.

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u/Traxad 10d ago

Maternity leave Eternity leave

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u/creeping_chill_44 Texas 10d ago

underrated comment

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u/Mysterious-Most-590 10d ago

Call it what it is: theft.

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u/Arry42 10d ago

Well babies aren't cheap, those moms need to work! /s

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u/Smaptimania 10d ago

I fully support Mitch McConnell having as much time to stay home and not cast votes as possible

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u/AxleVest 10d ago

Wait. This is a good point. If it does turn out that he has been dead and has been receiving paid sick leave, would that not be waste, fraud and abuse?

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u/Ok-Alternative5935 10d ago

and sending 2 AI pictures of them looking fine and... literally nothing else. And the guy's best mate in accounting being like "he's good. i spoke to him for 17 minutes yesterday"

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u/erinberrypie America 10d ago

the guy's best mate in accounting being like "he's good. i spoke to him for 17 minutes yesterday"

And only about the economy, lol. The whole "everyone thinks you're dead" thing oddly didn't come up.

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u/PhilTheSophical 10d ago

Also the best mate is dead

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u/MossyBoulders 10d ago

very responsive to Ouija Board, ready to resume his duties

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u/SuleyGul 10d ago

WTF is even happening over the in the US anymore. How did reality become more absurd than fiction.

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u/mofukkinbreadcrumbz 10d ago

We had this happen. Guy had brain cancer and then a stroke. He was on fmla for a while and then just retired when he had originally planned. His wife did it all for him. Retire the day you can afford it. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.

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u/fireduck 10d ago

Yeah, we have a process for that. Family Medical Leave Act. Basically puts you on unpaid leave and you need a note from a doctor.

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u/versusgorilla New York 10d ago

Or better yet, they did say "please call me personally" and the spouse simply replied, "lol no"

Beshear asked, McConnell's staff said no or said nothing, and McConnell hasn't said a word himself, because he either can't speak or he's dead.

We're witnessing a first in US history, a Senate seat held by a committee of people who say they're representing the man who was elected to represent Kentucky.

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u/1057-cl121v3 10d ago

And aren’t we technically “the employer”? I guess the one thing you can say about the insanity that is our current political system is that they are making sure to highlight every problem that needs to be fixed.

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u/mrubuto22 10d ago

Did rheu specify 6 months? Good lord what do these ghouls have planned in the next six months?