This one is worse, significantly worse. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell freezes again while taking questions from reporters on Wednesday at an event in Kentucky. This very disturbing cognitive disconnect is raising additional concerns about the 81-year-old’s health.
The episode happens after a reporter asked him about running for re-election in 2026. WATCH:
WASHINGTON – […] Senators quickly sought more information about McConnell’s health after the incident, according to one person familiar with the dynamics. Shortly after the Wednesday incident, McConnell held calls with his closest allies including Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), Conference Chair John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), according to people familiar with the calls. All of them are potential successors to McConnell.
ALL of the GOP Senators good or bad are horrible for allowing this to continue. Rush Limbaugh had no idea how bad they were all along. I have wasted 25 years of my life (politically) thinking that they were the good guys. They are ALL cowards.
The Governor will appoint a Democrat if Mitch drops out. He may be trying to hold out for a Republican Governor before leaving
So a democrat replaces a RINO. BTW, no way is The Turtle making it to 2026.
wrong….
How am I wrong? The Governor of Kentucky is a Democrat. Do you think he’s going to appoint a MAGA Republican to fill the vacancy???
California Joe… The Kentucky GOP legislature passed a law (over the Dem gov’s veto) that he would be required to appoint a member of the vacating senator’s party. From a list chosen by that party’s committee.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/08/30/if-mcconnell-retired-would-dem-gov-ignore-new-ky-law-over-senate-vacancies-n2627778
Preplanned appointment. Preplanned elections.
Such a law is illegal. The government does not and should not recognize any party affiliation.
The legislation passed law (for now) that a Republican would take his seat.
I hate morons like this. Just “wrong” as a response without saying why. A worthless and idiotic contribution to a discussion. What kind of child are you?
These politicians don’t care if it’s a Demorat or GOPe because their ALL involved in the deliberate destruction of this country.
I mean the wife of turtle boy is a Chinese communist and so is her whole family and their wealth came from the CCP
No, she’s Taiwanese, furthest thing from being Communist Chinese as you can get!
Now, her father and uncle are involved in the Taiwan-China shipping trade, and do business together, but she’s NOT Commie Chinese.
Her sister is on the board of a Chinese bank which is the 4th largest bank in the world. Angela Chao 😂😂 they are 100% Commies.
No, she is a paperwork Taiwanese. Her family is from the mainland. They moved there after the revolution. It’s like being from Massachusetts then moving to Texas, getting a TX driver’s license, and declaring yourself a ‘Texan’.
No. Texans are one of the distinct European nations that comprise the Heritage American People. You are born into it, or your children assimilate into it after you marry into it. Paperwork does not change either culture or loyalty.
The best one can say about Chao is that she might be loyal to the larger concept of Chinese civilization. (and if that is true -> respect; it is normal and natural) However, for most of these merchants, their first loyalty is simply to money. The will surf the waves of political change with the objective of increasing their wealth, no matter who rules or where.
Investigative journalist Peter Schweizer, author of the new book “Red Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win,” told The Star News Network that the leader of Senate Republicans, Kentucky’s Sen. A. Mitchell “Mitch” McConnell, is tied to the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party through his wife’s family.
https://tennesseestar.com/news/schweizer-mcconnell-linked-to-chinese-communist-party-through-wifes-family/neil-mccabe/2022/02/02/
Is mcconnel scum like the rest? For sure but he is turtle scum.
Thank you for injecting a little reality for the GOP rah rah rah crowd…
In Kentucky, if the governor has to appoint a senator, by law, the appointee has to be from the same party as the senator being replaced. The state party leadership gives the governor a list of names, and the governor selects from the list. It’s actually a good system.
Governor Beshear (D) can try to appoint a Democrat, but that should be immediately contested in court by the Kentucky Republican Party. I think Republicans control both the Kentucky House and Senate.
The question then becomes, who controls the Kentucky Supreme Court? Because that body will have the final say.
someone on another site said the replacement has to be from the same party…kentucky law…….
Mitch lobbied for this change in Ky. law.
El wrongo. Repubs in the Kentucky legislature changed the law. Dem Gov has to appoint someone from same party as Mitch- so that means a Chicom I guess.
They will appoint his communist wife.
Are you saying Chou main candidate? 🙂
W/Cold Turtle Soup
OMG! You’re right! LOL
Bingo.
So the Kentucky Gov appoints a Democrat to replace McConnell. Do you think it makes a difference?
I read it goes to the courts. The KY legislature said the Governor had to pick from three choices provided by the repubs. The governor vetoed that bill and the legislature overrode the veto. Now the Governor claims he’s not constrained by the legislation. We’ll see.
Some Governor (or President) says he or she is “not constrained by the legislation”.
Would a judge accept that as a defense from the common man who has had enough?
I mean, if it’s good enough for the goose…
am I the only one who thinks an outrageous, lawless declaration like this is not immediate grounds for impeachment? Who does this guy think he is… a judge???
That’s not how KY law works. The changed un 2021 that the legislature puts up 3 names for the gov to pick
Citizens Free Press linked to this piece today, on how it works in Kentucky
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:RP2_OjcfUS4J:https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/28/heres-how-kentuckys-law-works-for-filling-u-s-senate-vacancies/70484359007/&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
This is “in your face” physical breakdown of a powerful member of Congress. Terrible to see this man “fail” in front of the world. Let the man retire NOW before something really regrettable happens. I feel so very sorry for what is happening here, but have we no shame as humanity watches?
Marilyn – I don’t feel bad for Mitch McConnell at all. He is a huge, backstabbing traitor who doesn’t have the decency to throw in the towel and relinquish the power. I guess he will have to drop dead at that podium before his handlers get the clue that his time in the sun has passed. He’s terrible and I have never in my life wished for people to pass from this life. There are currently so many evil doers creating so much damage, I wish that God would start smiting the political class!
Gonna relish watching him roast in Hell. For all eternity. No end.
Well if you’re watching him….then….maybe just use your imagination.
Exactly
Just see what the Democrats did to Senator Feinstein who was long ready to retire, but they wheeled her in and out of the chamber and told her to just vote yea. They only wanted to keep power, that was their sole focus.
Heck, look at what they did / are doing to the current occupant of the Executive position during 2020 when onset of dementia (or Alzheimers?) was obvious.
soulless focus? truly barbaric….
He is still in better shape that Dianne Feinstein!
What is bad is the evil people who keep him there. Do you really think he has a choice?? He is getting his just desserts I guess, but I am not going to glory in it. And I despise people wishing death on him or anyone else. He is being treated horribly. And his justice should be in a court of a law, not being flouted in front of the world like this. Justice is the law. This is the destruction of human dignity. But as I said, you lie down with (communist) dogs, you get up with fleas.
It took Trump to bring them out.
This is a major PDJT accomplishment. These corrupt scoundrels shrink from sunlight like vampires. Forcing them out from under their flat rocks into the public eye – showing themselves for what they are has awakened many
None of us had any idea. You have lots of company.
Down with the gerontocracy! These boomers who have destroyed everything they’ve inherited from better, more disciplined men belong on the ash heap of history. These decrepit bastards have wrecked the industrial base, the middle class, the military, the academy, the culture, and all of the Christian churches, both Catholic and Protestant. The generational spirit of revolution that infects these people has spurred them to interfere with, subvert, and molest every tradition foundational to western civilization. Hell will reign on earth for a hundred years, made possible by the greed, narcissism, and incompetence of the boomer menace.
FYI, I’m a first year Boomer, born in 1946. In case you haven’t noticed, Biteme, Turtle and a whole lot more are from the preceding generation. FDR wasn’t a Boomer, and neither was LBJ. There is plenty of blame to spread around, and it touches every generation in American history.
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They are not Boomers. If he is 81 he was born in 1942- pre boomer, what is known as the silent generation.
People here seem to think he has to resign as Senator to get him out of his leadership position . I think he can simply step down or be voted down by Republican Senators and replaced but still be a Senator so you don’t have to worry about a Democrat replacement.
Enough with the generation bs. Every generation from at least WW I on has had a hand in the destruction of our country. YOU are no exception.
I think Thune, Cornyn & Barasso might all want the Senate Majority/Minority Leader job, but in 2025- not 2024.
They’re afraid of taking the reins & then do SO little of what the people expect, that it could be career-ending.
None of them are ‘bright bulbs’ but they DO realize that 2024 will be one non-stop donnybrook.
Better to let age-muffled Mitch absorb the slings & arrows & do the ignoring of the Chrissie H.’s ‘middle of the road’ folks.
Thune is McConnell’s handpicked successor. Go to his website. His greatest claim to…whatever…is that he played basketball.
This goon is Barry Soetoro with an elephant pin on his lapel. The next puppet to occupy the GOP leader chair for the next 30 years.
I doubt that Thune is McConnell’s “hand picked successor “. Thune became the #2 guy (Whip) because the GOP Rules only allow a 6 year term for Whip. Cornyn is McConnell’s closest advisor- I think they made up a position for him to keep him in Top Leadership in the Senate.
Cornyn wants the job, my guess is he will get it – at least Cornyn is more Conservative than Thune, who is a real Moderate & the choice of Lisa & Susan.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/12/mcconnell-successor-three-johns-race-526920
“ There’s Thune the South Dakotan, McConnell’s current deputy, as well as former whip John Cornyn of Texas, the two favorites to succeed the GOP leader. Then there’s John Barrasso, the No. 3 Senate GOP leader whom Republicans believe is likely to ascend to the whip job first as Cornyn and Thune compete to succeed McConnell.”
I closely follow both my Senators (Texas) – don’t always agree with them, but at least Cruz & Cornyn both voted against confirmation of John Kerry as SOS (2 of the 3 nays). Thune was anti-Trump when he was President, Cornyn Saud they sometimes had disagreements, but always in private – he openly supported President Trump, and President Trump supported him.
Not saying any of these 3 Johns are the best choice, just that it certainly will be one of them. That’s the Reality.
Mitch might step down from Leadership, that doesn’t mean he has to resign his Senate seat.
Very true.
Of course they allow it. They are designated scapegoats. By they, I mean Feinstein, McConnell and Biden are now all openly displaying their medical conditions on camera to cement an excuse to be either not prosecuted or gently prosecuted. Look to the others to start doing the same.
Bribed and blackmailed.
Let’s stop pretending, Sundance. Another TIA.
Classic. I am no doc just experienced with loved ones freezing.
In several states including VA it requires doc to turn in the patient for a suspended drivers license.
Should be a companion rule for being a member of Congress.
If Mitch is on some sort of restrictive (healthy?) diet, he should get off that very quickly and eat freely.
Once the health of the elderly begins to falter, doctors reflexively recommend
weight loss, in my opinion, a horrible choice because the body begins to weaken
which only worsens vulnerability to underlying conditions.
As Hippocrates said, “food is the first medicine.”
One need only compare to Trump. He has maintained his body mass, muscle, bones, etc. Whatever his health vulnerabilities, his strong body will be more capable of dealing with them than those who have lost their body mass through dieting or-worse- by taking medication that creates stomach upset, colitis etc., all of which is the beginning of the end because, after that, absorbing nutrition becomes difficult and then only hastens the decline.
In the end, erring on the side of too much nutrition is always preferable to receiving too little.
I agree “food is the first medicine” however, the food should be healthy and nutritious. Otherwise it can turn into a killer.
Quite true! But my only point was that the quest for “healthy and nutritious” food often leads to undernourishment at a time when one needs nourishment the most!
Almost literally the personification of the expression. “The lights are on but nobody’s home.”
Psalm 63:11
But the king will rejoice in God. All who swear to tell the truth will praise him, while liars will be silenced.
So THIS is how McConnell just STARED in Senate Session while Biden’s puppeteers were spending another $7Trillion in debt we cannot ever repay? Thanks for the de facto Green New Deal, McConnell!!
He looks emaciated. I pray he gets right with Jesus.
I agree. We are all going to stand before God one day; probably sooner than everyone thinks; and it will be remembered if we rejoiced over other people’s day of trouble and distress.
Proverbs 24:17-18 “Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles; lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.”
It is not the LORD’s desire for any man to perish, but that all come to repentance and be saved. When a man has spent the most of his life not hearkening to the LORD and he therefore comes to his sad end, according to his ways; it is not the time for clapping hands, and rejoicing with all the spite and hatred of the heart. Even when we see our neighbor in the hour of distress, and the due punishment of his sins; we are still commanded and expected to have pity and compassion, just as we would want from the LORD if it were us.
It is terrible that they let someone who is in the sick time of old age, still out there. The ugly actions of Mr. McConnell’s handler was absolutely contemptible.
I agree Michael.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will obtain mercy.
This is where people are getting it wrong. He is not putting himself out there, THEY ARE FORCING HIM OUT THERE. Think of the evil that is doing this to a human being in that condition.
What’s the problem? Having a vegetable at the head of your political party is working great for the Dems. Why not have another vegetable in GOP leadership? It seems to be the new thing. And it’s not like that would present any hardship since the GOP will not do anything anyway. At some point I expect Joe to dismiss the GOP Congress people and given enough big pharmacy stocks, they’ll comply./s….sort of 😒
the difference…..all their vegetables tend to play well together…
Cabbage and Potato go well together!
Maybe some would be like you and sell out cheaply, but I have a feeling that there are some who really love our country and will stand for the truth and will not sell out and will be standing there to kick old Joe’s dirty A** out the door, and hopefully watch them put the handcuffs on him and carry him and Hunter off to prison for a lengthy spell.
You are not paying attention. DECADES of GOP squish caving, totally owned by their “Friends on the other side of the isle.”
There will be hearings. And soundbites. And NOTHING will befall the criminals while Trump, and any other opponent, is lawfared out of existence.
The GOP is spineless. Cowards and failures they are.
He’s hanging on because the Dem governor has claimed that he will not follow the the state law requiting a governor to appoint a new senator from the same party as the departing senator.
KY has a gubernatorial election in November, so if the GOP candidate wins, McConnell might step aside.
“the Dem governor has claimed that he will not follow the the state law requiting a governor to appoint a new senator from the same party as the departing senator.”
IMO this should be more of a concern than an elected officials medical condition
Brazen and lawless.
Are Kentucky Republicans preparing to go to court over that?
Governor breaking the law would be grounds for impeachment.
Kentucky is a state of handout seekers. McConnell is a disaster of a “conservative”, but…
Do you think the GOP will risk their position of “Better handout givers” to impeach a Governor who, for all the bluster, they really don dislike all that much?
Never happen. The methheads need their rolling healthecare RVs, foodstamps and other feed.
my Nov he’ll be wheeled aside…
McConnell needs to be removed from leadership, but he needs to stay in the Senate until 2024 when a Republican Governor can appoint a replacement.
Kentucky elects has an Election for Governor on November 7, 2023.
Turtle freeze syndrome. No cure. Fatal.
Hmm – maybe it’s tharn.
PDJT could be having that effect…
Post Turtle Syndrome; Happening to McConnell, Feinstein and Biden –
ALL KNOW They ARE STUCK UP HIGH in the AIR, BUT CAN’T REMEMBER WHY…
( Maxine is The NEXT to Suffer the Post Turtle Syndrome )
Don’t forget about Fedderneck. 🙄
I don’t know how bad his condition is…
But, why are they asking him if he will run for re-election 3 years from now?
He should definitely not be minority leaders of the Senate. And, to tell the truth, he should have resigned in 2020.
God help us if his leadership position is filled with Thune, Barrasso, or Cornyn. Ugh.
So sick of the GOPe.
Tommy Tuberville would be the man for the job. He has proven that he has the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the Dems. He has kept them from being promoted in the military ranks, He has done a great job. He is the man to be the leader.
Not convinced Tuberville is the real deal, yet. But he will never get the votes.
Did you ever notice that no matter how big McConnell sells out, he keeps getting re-elected to his Senate and leadership posts?
The evil is much bigger than Mitch McConnell. Jus Sayin’…
First time it happened, Barrasso did not seem too concerned. Nor the other two. Some same unholy play-acting.
Saw this earlier -if you watch his eyes when he freezes – really weird – goes to panic or to vacant or a combination of both , not sure which? – So very bad , what can you say -only 2 words – “Just Retire” (I’m being kind -I would have liked to use a few more cruder terms that he richly deserves . )
Do you think he only freezes when he gets in front of the press? Of course other Senate members had to know.
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Byron York
@ByronYork
In last week or so I have talked to a couple of people close to McConnell. Maybe they were just being cautious, but they did not seem to have grappled with possibility he cannot continue as GOP leader in Senate. Decisions may confront party sooner than they hoped/planned… 1/2
Of course, there could be two successions to deal with. First is if McConnell should step down as GOP leader but remain in Senate. Second is the Kentucky succession if McConnell cannot continue as a senator. 2/2
4:27 PM · Aug 30, 2023
Glad Byron Dork has chimed in to let us know what the Gope is really thinking – reliable as ever – he and Frank Luntz are two sides of the same Republican Establishment Coin .
Just as they have all known about BiteMe’s corruption for years, and never said anything.
A late reply , but you are right about that – because big mouth Biden probably bragged about it for years to show that he was a really a clever guy and not as dumb as people said he was ( just as the me-too /sex antics or drinking habits etc of the others was kept “under seal “ by the friendly press that wanted “access” )
This is nature’s way of telling him he needs to get his affairs in order.
^^^THIS^^^. No mercy for Mitch. He thought it was all shits and giggles, especially after the stolen election. Well Mitch, as they say “Karma’s a bitch”.
“please speak up” she says to reporters .. (as if)
Having seen a mother decline and die with dementia, He’s clearly demented.
There are a number of unrelated medical conditions and situations that can cause this behavior. Unless you’ve seen his chart, you are only guessing based on a bias from your own limited experience.
Brain tumors, Parkinson’s, alcohol abuse, post-polio (he had it at age two), TIAs, adverse reactions to a prescription, and yes, some types of dementia can all cause this kind of “blanking”. But we’re all just speculating. His handlers have obviously seem him do this repeatedly, so they weren’t freaking out.
I understand that there are fantastic health benefits/great care given in Gitmo…..those small wire cages and orange jumpsuits are recommended by 9 out of 10 health professionals.
Revenge is not for us to seek.
This man has dispatched so much pain and hardship on trusting and hardworking American citizens.
The Lord will deal with evil in his own way.
Take a look at this guy…he won’t see another summer.
I agree with what you say – and while not being vengeful or gloating , I also have no sympathy or an ounce of pity for him as I don’t think he deserves any and you can bet your bottom dollar he would have none for you if the situation was reversed ..
Notice all the recent surveys asking if you think an old age limits should be mandatory for members who serve in congress, well instead what should be asked if you believe in term limits for members of congress …boom, problem solved.
When are people going to realize that the staffs are running a bunch of government, not the elected grifters? Buyme and McTurtle are the most glaring examples of brain dead cretins just following the staffs orders.
Maybe at the same time they realize that the entire federal government needs to go. Military, congress, judges, executive, irs, debt, fbi, national parks, national forests, blm, epa etc. the states can handle most of what needs to be done. It will be bad times. But the future will be better for the greatest number.
The Congressional ” STAFFERS ” HAVE BEEN Writing LAWS and the Agency STAFFERS Have BEEN WRITING REGULATIONS FOR DECADES
” UNANIMOUS CONSENT ” HAS BEEN the OPERATIVE PHRASE for YEARS –
WHY DEBATE When THE ELECTED Officials DO NOT KNOW The SUBJECT MATTER ( OR care to )
EXAMINE HOW MANY ” STAFFERS ” MOVE Between Congress and The Agencies AT WILL ie.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-restocks-congressional-response-team-as-republicans-circle
If two of these episodes have occurred publicly, there were likely dozens more that occurred privately. Many others have witnessed those events.
Without a doubt.
Doesn’t it happen in three’s? Nasty, and Maxine can join him.
Can someone think of a reason this is actually staged – and Mcconell is actually acting this out?
Dominic: This is real. He’s on a terminal glide slope.
Because he is attempting to lay the groundwork for an incompetence defense?
I have tons of compassion usually, but McConnell made a choice. He could have retired with all his ill-gotten gains years ago while still in relatively decent health. Instead he decided to hang on to accumulate even more wealth and to do what he could to hurt MAGA candidates in every part of the country. It’s hard for me to feel sympathy for the likes of him considering the pain he has caused for so many others.
That’s elder abuse. #RetireMitch
If this has now happened twice in public, odds are it’s also happened a few times in private.
Wow
Him and Feinstein
Arguably Mitch is in better shape than Feinstein!
Let’s ask Fetterman.
Let’s not forget that hanger on RBG – yet another example of how utterly pathetic these controllers are.
It’s the Republican side of the UniParty’s version of Biden on the Democrat side.
What good is all that ill gotten wealth to you now … you POS
Its gotta be a micro chip implant malfunction
😝
initially i thought he was responding to a question of what good has he done in his decades in power to help his fellow citizens
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He’s looking like tales from the crypt. He won’t last the year, it looks like divine providence that he won’t.
Sad to see ppl rejoicing at someones decline and apparent health issues no matter who they are or what they have or have not done. “We” are all God’s children.
What if this is a ploy with an ulterior motive?
He is fast becoming the post turtle many of us call him.
Omg. 🤣😩😭 🇺🇸
The best that stolen money can buy…
delete
Good!
It’s sad to see someone in a degenerative state, but… this is a repugnant person, he needs to exit the stage
Time to retire
John Cornyn is a non-starter.
Hillary was seizing up during the 2016 campaign. Fetterman, Biden, Pelosi, Feinstein, and now the Gobbler. “Sleep with the Devil and then you must pay.” These sell outs are being milked by their puppeteers and I for one have no sympathy for them.
It is sad, it is an assault on human dignity, but they made their choices. No way he & Feinstein choose to be there in that shape. They are being shoved out there.
Not wishing ill on anyone, but something fatal will send us all to the other side one day.
Neither McConnell or Biden is capable of leadership. If they were cognizant of their conditions, they’d step down. They haven’t a clue as to what is happening, but are are useful puppets for those seeking to destroy this Republic, & enjoy the adulation they get.
Impeach them or whatever action is needed to get them off the stage.
Turtles cross the roads and freeze often just like mitch the turtle mcconnel. His thought process and delivery has been turtle slow for years. I think this problem has been hidden in plain sight.
Could this be an act?
Lucifer is getting impatient with this one….
I have said this for many years now. You hit 80, all bets are off. Things can change very quickly after 80.
I can’t believe people are buying this.
Biden’s trend has always been to put on these clown acts and then in other settings perfectly normal. Then Feinstein’s people let it be known that she can no longer care for her own affairs and has given power of attorney to her daughter… and yet doesn’t leave office? And they verbally tell her how to vote? Mitch at nearly the same time is doing this?
Are we now coincidence theorists?
I’m watching for Schiff and Romney to start putting on an act. I know one of the other politicos (I forget who are the moment) has recently been diagnosed with blood cancer.
Keep watching as they start falling off or setting themselves up to not be prosecuted under these medical circumstances.
I’m not buying it. Allowed to continue wrecking the country and yet set up for some sort of medical state to avoid punishment. Just watch.
McConnell, Biden, Feinstein, Pelosi, Nadler and Fetterman all go trick or treating, as themselves. Who gets the most candy?
For them everyday is Halloween
Biden
McConnell
Pelosi
Sanders
Warren
Schumer
These are the faces of the American Empire around the world.
Any wonder why our enemies are like sharks in the water? They sense the weakness, whether incidental or intentional….or both! The arrogance of these people along with their decrepit and declining health is dangerous for this country….and it’s all going according to the WEF/Davos plan.
I’m not going to say what should be done, but it should be obvious. And I’m a NAP-er.
Schumer absolutely deserves a tree for treason.