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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #50 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 06:30 am »
What defines "proof of life?"  A photo of Mitch holding up a copy of today's newspaper?
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #51 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 07:21 am »
Loomer tweet plus family silence are the two things impacting this story right now.
His demise does seem more likely than not, but WTH is wrong with his family?
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #52 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 07:43 am »
What defines "proof of life?"  A photo of Mitch holding up a copy of today's newspaper?

Nah! They’ve been using that for years now.
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #53 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 08:07 am »
This all falls on Thune. He can end this now, but he'd rather drag it out to whatever benefits him best.
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #54 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 09:53 am »
“We Talked for Just Shy of 20 Minutes” — Scott Jennings Debunks Rumors that RINO Mitch McConnell is ‘Brain Dead’ and May Be Taken Off Life Support

Former McConnell staffer and CNN pundit Scott Jennings rushed to X on Tuesday to debunk growing rumors that hospitalized RINO Senator Mitch McConnell is brain dead

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/scott-jennings-debunks-rumors-that-rino-mitch-mcconnell/

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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #55 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 10:28 am »
“We Talked for Just Shy of 20 Minutes” — Scott Jennings Debunks Rumors that RINO Mitch McConnell is ‘Brain Dead’ and May Be Taken Off Life Support

Former McConnell staffer and CNN pundit Scott Jennings rushed to X on Tuesday to debunk growing rumors that hospitalized RINO Senator Mitch McConnell is brain dead

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/scott-jennings-debunks-rumors-that-rino-mitch-mcconnell/

20 minutes? I doubt anyone in Mitch's shape could do that. Then again maybe Jennings definition of 'talk' is more like Weekend at Bernies.
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week as recovery continues
« Reply #56 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 10:34 am »

I heard that Cho fled the country to China. Now why would a devoted, loving wife, do that to her husband when he's in the hospital, possibly close to end of life? Kinda makes ya wonder. And I don't know that I believe Laura Loomer, but we'll see what comes of all this.
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #58 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 10:52 am »
I call bullshit



https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2074543937843511548

Weasel words.  He said HE spoke to Mitch, not that Mitch spoke back to him. "We" spoke about blah-blah-blah doesn't necessarily mean Mitch did anything but lie there unresponsive as Scott jabbered at him for 20 minutes.

Or maybe I'm just cynical.

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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #60 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 11:18 am »
What defines "proof of life?"  A photo of Mitch holding up a copy of today's newspaper?

A baby's arm holding an apple?
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #63 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 12:41 pm »

https://twitter.com/KylieJaneKremer/status/2074562302590796193

This is a propaganda technique I call the Check The Boxes narrative. Everybody seems to have 20 minute conversations with their 'old friend', an apparent lucid and energetic Mitch about all the current topics of the day as 'proof' he's just fine.

It's way too overplayed and pasted on to be real. If he was that with it, he'd either be out or could do a proof-of-life video interview for verification.

Also notice only those who have talked to him are his allies. I guarantee if pressed it would turn into the Fluctuating Narrative, suddenly he'd be too weak and recovering to talk to anyone else outside the circle.

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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #64 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 01:17 pm »
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Report: Mitch McConnell Speaking to Others by Phone, Discussing Iran, Platner Scandal in Maine

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is reportedly alert and has taken phone calls, discussing a variety of topics, according to reports.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/07/report-mitch-mcconnell-speaking-others-phone-discussing-iran-platner-scandal-maine/
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #65 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 01:47 pm »
I heard ol' Mitch has rigor tortoise.
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #66 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 02:57 pm »
I heard ol' Mitch has rigor tortoise.
That's real good.  :)

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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #67 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 06:32 pm »
Considering the original "brain dead" report came from Laura Loomer, who's never been a credible source on ANYTHING, the fact that people fell for it hook, line and sinker on both sides of the aisle is not the most encouraging sign.
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #68 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 06:58 pm »
It is a sign of overwhelming narcissism for somebody like McConnell to continue in office for the past year or two.  His staffers need to be identified and banished also. 

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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week as recovery continues
« Reply #69 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 07:06 pm »
But according to his staff, he is busily working on Senate stuff from his hospital bed.

Well... History attests that 'brain dead' and 'busily working on Senate stuff' could both be true.  :cool:

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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #70 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 07:29 pm »
Think outside the box.

The real scandal here isn't the turtle's health.
It's... his wife.

Why has she behaved as she has?
Could she indeed be the "foreign agent" that some (who were considered off-the-wall) have previously suggested?

And if that be true... how much did Mitch know...?

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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week as recovery continues
« Reply #71 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 08:32 pm »
Well... History attests that 'brain dead' and 'busily working on Senate stuff' could both be true.  :cool:
Yeah. I'm not sure why being brain dead suddenly would have him unable to continue. It's worked for a long time.
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Re: Mitch McConnell will not vote in the Senate this week [UPDATE: Brain dead]
« Reply #72 on: Tuesday, Jul 07, 2026 08:33 pm »
Think outside the box.

The real scandal here isn't the turtle's health.
It's... his wife.

Why has she behaved as she has?
Could she indeed be the "foreign agent" that some (who were considered off-the-wall) have previously suggested?

And if that be true... how much did Mitch know...?

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Well... History attests that 'brain dead' and 'busily working on Senate stuff' could both be true.  :cool:
Diane Feinstein comes to mind. Also Mazie Hirono.
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   Geraldo snuck in and got a picture of Mitch.

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Email Suggests Mitch McConnell Health Response Is Coordinated Effort



Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office sent an email Tuesday that included a compilation of statements from senators and acquaintances claiming they spoke to the former majority leader for similar lengths of time and discussed related topics.

McConnell’s office provided no new details on his health despite his nearly month long hospitalization. Several of McConnell’s colleagues and acquaintances, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune and CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings, made similar statements about McConnell that McConnell’s staff later shared in an email obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/07/emails-mcconnell-health-response/
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senators and acquaintances claiming they spoke to the former majority leader
They spoke to him; he replied, "Unnhhhhhggggg" (if at all).
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One might reasonably suspect that the GOP Senate leadership is waiting out the August 3rd deadline, so that there will be no need for a special election in Kentucky under that state's rules.

Such suspicion arises from three sources: the continuing lack of information from the Senator's office and family about his condition, the oddly similar communications from Senate sources and Scott Jennings about their recent, claimed discussions with McConnell, and the Kentucky election law itself. 

None of this is proof, however, of anything.

Hospitals are forbidden by HIPAA regulations from disclosing specific details of a patient's condition and treatment, unless the patient (or in the event of incapacity, the patient's family) consents.

Which leaves us with naught but speculation, and the claims of clickbait journalists like Laura Loomer, who has been known to trade in off-the-record, unverifiable "news" reports.

In time, we will know what's really happening. But we do not now. 

Such a condition is admittedly frustrating for many of us who have grown weary of opaque governance and secrecy, overlaid with unsubstantiated rumor and innuendo, rather than facts.   
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I believe both houses of the KY legislature are Republican. They need to issue a statement demanding Cocaine Mitch's health status from his office with proof backing that claim. Remind everyone of the 8/3 deadline and to have this issue resolved by then.
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I believe both houses of the KY legislature are Republican. They need to issue a statement demanding Cocaine Mitch's health status from his office with proof backing that claim. Remind everyone of the 8/3 deadline and to have this issue resolved by then.

It appears the Governor is trying that by "requesting" a statement from Turtle's staff, which is certain to be ignored or buried in meaningless legalese.
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And keep your eye on Chao. I have a feeling the way they sucked from the Federal trough has left her in a sketchy legal position that will leave her unprotected if Cocaine Mitch dies.

It would not surprise me if she just dissolves into the background in China and never comes back.
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It appears the Governor is trying that by "requesting" a statement from Turtle's staff, which is certain to be ignored or buried in meaningless legalese.

Very odd from at Rat Gov. More coordination?
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Very odd from at Rat Gov. More coordination?

The Governor is clearly trying to run out the clock by giving Turtle's staff an opportunity to stall, and they'll take it!
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