More pictures of Mitch McConnell's bruises

[Nevilledog]

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Tweet text: Kristen
@kristenisbored
I know everybody is having a good time with the empty book and Rudy's almost sex tape but can we get some reporters to follow up on what the hell is going on with Mitch McConnell
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[shanti]

1. I noticed that

discoloration around his mouth yesterday. Possibly from an oxygen mask?

[OriginalGeek]

2. probably lack of oxygen

hard to get any usable air that far up trump's ass.

[bdamomma]

3. hmmm.....

is that his hand bruised??? maybe he has the COVID. maybe he had an IV inserted, just assuming.

[TruckFump]

8. Opened it up full size on PC monitor.

I am not a pro at this, but it sure looks like an IV infiltration (?) -- not sure if that is the correct term.

I am wondering what some of the medical DU members see with this.

Edit for typo

[bdamomma]

15. old age maybe

plus he is 78 yrs old

[TruckFump]

18. Maybe...but the bloodshot eyes at the same time...

...more COVID 19 going on.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

4. Clearly he has been in a medical facility

[TruckFump]

5. The Getty Images picture.

I opened it on the PC screen full size. I am seeing broken blood vessels in both eyes. Maybe he's just tired, but still...

[Marius25]

6. You can see a bruise on his nose too where his

glasses nosepiece is.

[Spazito]

7. There is something seriously wrong with his health, imo...

The public has a right to know what the hell is going on given his ferocious push to fill the seat on the USSC.

[TruckFump]

9. IMO, those in the Senate also have a right to know if he is contageous.

Whatever it is...does not look good.

[Spazito]

10. Yes, good point...

they certainly do have a right to know for sure.

[TruckFump]

13. If he has been pumped up to make it through the Barrett vote...

...and he has COVID and he has not said anything...Hope he gives her congratulates her with a hug and kiss!

[FakeNoose]

22. Amy Coney Barrett already had Covid sometime in the summer

As a matter of fact she could have still been sick when she attended the Rose Garden reception in her honor. Nobody is saying whether she test negative before she attended the reception. Maybe she's Patient Zero who infected everyone else.

It's all very mysterious. Chump was interviewing "candidates" before RBG had even passed away. Barrett was one of the early candidates, so maybe she infected Chump, and then he got sick and infected everyone else.

[Laelth]

11. This is COVID-19.

Dollars to doughnuts that’s blood clotting from COVID-19. It’s a well-documented symptom. The clots are usually first apparent on the lower legs, but they can spread to the feet, lower arms, and hands. The swelling we see in those photos often accompanies the blood clots. It’s probably not lethal, but it is necrotic, and we have no idea how long it lasts.



-Laelth

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. Why would he not be in hospital with clots?????

Those are dangerous.


I see bandaids on both hands. Quite possible needle sticks have that effect on his hands.

Still and all, purple and blue are not what you'd call healthy colors in a human.

[Laelth]

28. Most people with COVID-19 are not hospitalized.

Besides, it’s very difficult to hospitalize someone against their will. If Mitch said “no,” the doctors had to let him go, but they can still treat the symptoms. He probably got Remdesivir and Dexamethasone. Thus the evidence of IV injections.



-Laelth

[radical noodle]

54. He may take one of the drugs

for irregular heartbeat like Eliquis. People who take them bruise easily. I wonder if he fell.

[demmiblue]

35. No it isn't. n/t

[Laelth]

37. That response is not exactly helpful.

I am wide open to being educated, believe it or not. Do you care to expend some energy on this project?

-Laelth

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Looks like kind of bruising elderly people get on steroid treatments. It thins skin, for one thing.

[bdamomma]

19. oh that's

interesting, I'm learning something new.

[poli-junkie]

14. Check out the blanket of bruises on

the back of his hands and up his arms!! WTF??!!!

[Hekate]

16. Mitch has bruises on his face, as well...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. Was he kissing Trump's spincter and it contracted on him?

[42bambi]

20. Many years ago a friend had something similar on his hands - it was

peripheral cyanosis - caused by low oxygen levels. This may be Moscow Mitch's problem.

[Laelth]

29. Sounds like COVID-19 to me. n/t

-Laelth

[soothsayer]

21. Straight up zombification. Highly weird, especially his face above his mouth for instance

I have no idea but some medico will chime in I’m sure

[BusyBeingBest]

23. Took a bad spill, blood thinners worsened the bruising, is my guess.

[cire41]

38. That's my guess too n/t

[Dem2theMax]

42. Same here. nt.

[canetoad]

52. Agree

If you go to Kirsten's pix on twitter, in the full face pic he is wearing makeup to cover what looks like an abrasion on the top of his nose (from glasses?), tip of nose at left nostril and it looks like another small bruise on the point of his chin.

Old man took a fall.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

24. What's the story on the empty book?

[Stand and Fight]

25. Trump's healthcare plan. Not even joking.

[BusyBeingBest]

27. AP does not have these images on the website now.

They now have one in which he's wearing a mask and keeping his purple-black right hand in his pocket.

[ananda]

30. OK, I see it now.

He does not look good.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

31. Is it possible he fell?

These look like the kinds of bruises an old person would get if they fell. Especially if they drink a too much Kentucky Bourbon.

[Laelth]

32. On what?

An industrial meat grinder? How else could one explain all that bruising on both hands and both forearms?



That’s COVID-19 if you ask me. Blood clots in the extremities are a known and well-documented symptom of the disease.

-Laelth

[NoRoadUntravelled]

34. Could certainly be Covid. He could have fallen prey to the Lying Covid Commander in Chief

When my dad became elderly he was on blood thinners. The slightest bump against a doorway would leave horrendous bruising.
And then there's my step mom who once fell headlong into a rose bush and hit the ground without ever putting her hands in front of her to brace her fall. She looked like she'd been clawed by a grizzly bear. But she's different. It didn't occur to her to use her hands to break the fall. She's a little different. But she's a Democrat and can't stand Trump and I love her for it.

[cwydro]

56. I do so love DU diagnoses.

I remember when we all thought that was ridiculous during the time of Bill Frist or whatever his name was.

[2naSalit]

33. Didn't get back in his coffin before dawn...

One too many times? Or was he binging on the blood of children again?

[Meowmee]

36. It looks like he fell and has multiple bruises

He may be on blood thinners which can cause excessive bruising when you injure yourself.

[tclambert]

39. Maybe he got in a fistfight with Lindsey Graham over who loves Trump more.

[appalachiablue]

44. +1 Bare knuckle brawling again

[paleotn]

40. Coumadin.

Bruising like that is a common side affect of a drug commonly prescribed for people his age. Maybe his docs are trying their best to keep him from stroking out after 4 years of riding herd on Donnie Dumb Ass. That guy would make Mr. Rodgers blow a gasket. Still, I have no sympathy whatsoever for the evil turtle.

[Illumination]

41. Maybe Mitch & Rudy were partying with each others ? & drinking the grape Kool-Aid...

[Harker]

43. Looks like he stumbled up a flight of stairs. n/t

[ouija]

45. Beat me to it

This guys is a fucking vampire

[ButSeeYa]

46. Maybe he forgot to wash his hands

after he dug out of his grave.

[RainCaster]

47. Blood thinners

The Snake will do that to you.

[bucolic_frolic]

48. The Cosmos is aligning, it's an imminent bloodbath

When the world finally rights itself, the epic symmetry on several planes will be studied by astrologists for centuries.

We are very close. Too close for comfort but that's the way things play out.

[Joinfortmill]

49. Taking a blood thinner or maybe Covid?

[RedSpartan]

50. The closer he comes to losing his Senate majority

the closer he comes to reverting back to his true form as a lizard.

[GopherGal]

51. The Mike Pence Fly was just RBG getting warmed up.

Her real revenge is now being visited upon Mitch.

[pfitz59]

53. He is very sick

The blood clotting in his hands. The blue lips. COVID or some circulation disorder. Maybe cancer. HIV? (I always assumed Chao is a beard.)

[Gothmog]

55. These are not the hands of a healthy person

If Mitch dies, the Governor is a Democrat