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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suddenly stopped speaking during a weekly Republican leadership news conference Wednesday afternoon, appearing to freeze, and then went silent and was walked away.

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[-] wagesj45@kbin.social 112 points 1 year ago

If there were ever a man that didn't deserve any sympathy for something like this, it is Mitch McConnell.

[-] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago

Pretty much.

Oh, he’s being used by others in his party while his cognition declines? Guess what he was doing before that happened.

I can’t stop him if he plans to die standing up, but since he chose to stand directly on the face of America, he gets no tears from me as he goes.

[-] keeb420@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Pos got free care for his polio and now thinks free healthcare is communism.

TIL polio contracted Mitch McConnell.

[-] JuzoInui@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

This. If there was ANYONE whom I’d wouldn’t p!ss on if he was blazing glory its this crotch turtle

[-] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I watched my father get sick and pass away. This symptom was something I saw in him a few time. Seeing this video hit me pretty hard. everything else aside all I could think was "this is sad"

[-] Defaced@lemmy.world 96 points 1 year ago

This was a really odd scene, dude just stares right off into space and comes back to say he's fine. That was a classic seizure if I ever saw one.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 80 points 1 year ago

Yup my grandpa has seizures like this too. Maybe 81 year olds shouldn't occupy powerful leadership positions?

[-] dojan@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

What! You’re saying the system of oligarchic gerontocracy we’ve had for all of modern history, that is literally burning our planet, should be changed?

Blasphemy!

[-] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Congress, the President, and judges need a mandatory retirement age. We have them for pilots and air traffic controllers. I would set it at 65.

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[-] zephyrvs@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I know the Right likes to throw around Biden Bot's text to speech timeouts, motor control issues, ghost handshakes and the gibberish world salad he likes to produce but I like to think there's a parallel dimension where this is frontpage news world wide, no matter where you politically stand.

But we're in this dimension, unfortunately. 🌚

[-] dojan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I’m not even American. I hate most of the American politics and politicians. It’s infectious, like a disease once it crops up in the US it spreads to Europe sooner or later.

With Trumps campaigning and subsequent victory, the alt right nazis here in Sweden grew and made it into parliament.

There hasn’t been much of an abortion debate here. It’s been given that people should be able to short, but there has been some discussion about cutoff points. Then Roe v Wade was overturned and boom! Abortion was suddenly a topic.

Last election, a major political talking point was allowing for the creation of areas where police can stop anyone they deem suspect and search/interrogate them. Literally stop and frisk!

We’re also fighting a war on drugs. We have some of the most draconian policies for it.

We live in a society, and I’m sick to death of it. I want out!

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[-] aseriesoftubes@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago

It’s even stranger to me that nobody reacted or did a damn thing for a good 10 seconds. Then they took him backstage and prepped him for questions, rather than taking him to THE FUCKING HOSPITAL LIKE NORMAL HUMANS WOULD.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Then they took him backstage and prepped him for questions, rather than taking him to THE FUCKING HOSPITAL LIKE NORMAL HUMANS WOULD.

These are Republicans though. Simple human care and compassion is not their strong point.

[-] Scooter411@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

My wife has a seizure condition, she’s much younger than Mitchell. There have been plenty of times where she just kind of trails off and in the middle of a sentence and then kind of stares off slack-jawed. McConnell already looks pretty slack-jawed so I would say a seizure diagnosis makes sense. I will also say fuck his people - I dislike the old turtle, but they obviously have no idea how to react, react slowly, and then don’t follow through and let him just stand there. He could have easily collapsed and died right there.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My first thought was that it may have been a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack). My mother had one; she was utterly confused for a while but then fine afterwards, except that she lost her memory of several hours preceding the attack. It is similar to a stroke but it is over quickly and doesn't leave much damage. But, as that Wikipedia page notes:

The occurrence of a TIA is a risk factor for having a major stroke, and many people with TIA have a major stroke within 48 hours of the TIA.

[-] Jaderick@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago

Just fucking die already Christ.

[-] Synthuir@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 year ago

Well, you’re about 2,000 years behind, but boy do I have some good news for you…

[-] rodneyck@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Dude straight up shit himself. I have seen dogs make that same look. Term limits would fix this.

[-] Qkall@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 year ago

yo so one fuck this guy, but also this is just sad to see. fuck this dude's people for riding this shit train until it's dead.

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago
[-] root_beer@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Nah, someone finally found one of his phylacteries but he’s got like six more

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Oh ho! On The Badd Site you would be SO banned right now!

But high fives here. Hopefully so.

[-] Cmot_Dibbler@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yup, get your party hats ready. He's only got 15-20 years left in him! Good thing the new batch of incoming Republicans are so much more level headed and reasonable.

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I was hoping for more of a "tonight" thing. Let me have this one.

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[-] GenXcisguy@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago

Did anyone try turning him off and on again?

[-] 2CatsOneBowl@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I nominate you to be in charge of turning him on.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Dude probably shat his whole self

[-] donuts@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago

Listen... It's fine, it's fine... Just a little Mitch Glitch, nothing to see here.

[-] Boddhisatva@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

There are too many politicians in DC who are too old to handle the most basic parts of their job without the assistance of aids. People need to stop voting for these dinosaurs.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That’s the catch isn’t it.

ISN’T IT, KENTUCKY.

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[-] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Damn his skin looks like wax. Quite disturbing

[-] instamat@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Those pursed serpent lips on that waxy turtle noggin. I know that’s shallow but, oof, it’s time for this guy to go home and eat live rats or whatever he does in his free time.

[-] azdood85@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Thats the face of someone who just shat their pants and blames the youngins for it.

[-] galaxies_collide@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago
[-] root_beer@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Thots and playas. I think he’d really appreciate that

[-] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Glitch McConnell

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I think he had a focal seizure. He def should not be in office.

[-] gotnuffin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Remember that time he showed up to work all black and blue because he back chatted Elaine over her runny eggs?

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[-] Repossess6855@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

in office since 1985

If any other country did this we’d call it an authoritarian shit hole, but it’s just the standard here instead

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