Mitch McConnell Lashes Out At Critics Who Called Him A 'Russian Asset'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

07/29/2019 05:45 pm ET

The Kentucky Republican blocked two measures last week that would have beefed up election security.

By Igor Bobic

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday fired back at critics who accused him of being a “Russian asset” after he blocked legislation last week that would have strengthened U.S. election security.

“I was called unpatriotic, un-American and essentially treasonous by a couple of left-wing pundits on the basis of bold-faced lies,” McConnell said in a speech on the Senate floor, denouncing the “shameful” attacks as “modern-day McCarthyism.”

On Friday, MSNBC host and former GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough lit into McConnell after he blocked two election security measures. Democrats attempted to expedite passage of the measures via a unanimous consent request after Robert Mueller, the former special counsel, testified Wednesday about continued Russian meddling in U.S. elections.

“He is aiding and abetting [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s ongoing attempts to subvert U.S. democracy, according to the Republican FBI, CIA” and director of national intelligence, Scarborough said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “All Republicans are saying Russia is trying to subvert U.S. democracy, and Moscow Mitch won’t even let the Senate take a vote on it. That is un-American.”

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-russia-election-security_n_5d3f4edbe4b0db8affaca5fa

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[oldsoftie]

1. DAMN thats a big turtle

[elleng]

2. Let's keep saying it.

[area51]

3. Too bad, Bitch McConnell, aka Moscow Mitch

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck ... it's a Russian traitor.

[QED]

4. Well if the Ushanka fits....

(wish I knew how to photoshop this on his head)

[guillaumeb]

5. Does the truth hurt, Mitch? eom

[NastyRiffraff]

6. Oh Mitch. It's a lot more than a couple of left-wing pundits

that have your number as a Russian asset. I understand Moscow Mitch is very very upset that many people, much more than a couple of pundits, left-wing or otherwise, are calling him out. There's no viable explanation for his blocking legislation dealing with protecting the elections, and he hasn't offered any. What else are we supposed to think, Mitch?

[BlueIdaho]

7. The Fucking Guy

Has totally earned his nickname. If Moscow Mitch doesn’t like it, he might try passing some vote protection measures. better yet, let’s just kick his traitorous ass to the curb.

[Roy Rolling]

8. Here it is

<a href="https://imgflip.com/i/36t6ry"><img src="" title="made at imgflip.com"/></a>

[jrthin]

9. I'll call him Moscow Mitch or Putin's Bitch, since he doesn't

like being called a Russian Asset.

[lagomorph777]

25. I think you just invented the chant for protesters outside his office!

"Moscow Mitch is Putin's Bitch! Moscow Mitch is Putin's Bitch! Moscow Mitch is Putin's Bitch!"

[jrthin]

28. :) :) :) nt

[c-rational]

33. +1

[Sancho]

10. Hell no!! McTurtle works for China!

[Kitchari]

20. Multitasking n/t

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Looks like the

Moscow Mitch tag has struck a nerve. Notice he went Tail Gunner Joe on the Senate Floor today.

Still say,Moscow Mitch bails and wont seek reelection.

[Marthe48]

12. you aren't working for the U.S.A. putin's mitch

get right or get out

[durablend]

13. #MoscowMitch

[DFW]

14. Poor old Moscow Mitch

He smirked at "Crooked Hillary." He cheered at "Kenyan-born Obama."

Now a Republican zeroes in on just who it is that benefits most from his actions, and comes up with a seemingly obvious answer. And Mitch McTurtle doesn't like it. Well, if his actions in the Senate would benefit America MORE than the Russian Federation, maybe Republican commentators might find another nickname for him.

[Nasruddin]

15. a couple of left-wing pundits

like Joe Scarborough ... wow ...

[TheRealNorth]

35. Don't cha know

Joe Scarborough is a pinko commie antifa terrorist

[PSPS]

16. Easy to disprove, Moscow. Start bringing bills to the floor.

[lagomorph777]

27. Start bringing balls to the floor.

Do you still have them, Mitch? Or are they locked up in the Kremlin?

[forgotmylogin]

17. Awww, Mitch's tiny black heart!

He decided he has feewings?

[MurrayDelph]

18. So instead of calling him a "Russian Asset,"

can we call him a "Russian Asshat"?

[myohmy2]

19. hey mitch...

...if the shoe fits,, wear it...

...did you or did you not, "...blocked legislation last week that would have strengthened U.S. election security." ?

…'Moscow Mitch, the Russian Asset' has a nice ring to.it...I wonder when mitch turned Commie?

...wonders never cease...

[Maxheader]

21. Thats right baby.....

We'd much rather let that responsibility go to putin...

McConnell claims the U.S. is sufficiently prepared to defend its election infrastructure ahead of 2020, even as federal officials continue to issue warnings about foreign influence operations from Russia and other countries. But his objection to election security legislation isn’t simply one of cost or feasibility. He often claims that federal regulations concerning how elections are run shouldn’t be the government’s responsibility at all.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

22. Aww, what happened there Mr. "Grim Reaper"? nt

[bluestarone]

23. Now that we know it bothers him, I say

USE it ALL THE TIME!!!

[marble falls]

24. So according to Sen Turtle McTraitor, if Russia invades N Dakota they have to ...

call out their own troops, McTraitor will prevent any national response.

[empedocles]

26. . . .

[comradebillyboy]

29. Moscow Mitch, Putin's bitch.

[WePurrsevere]

30. If you're not "Moscow Mitch", let the bills come to the floor for a vote.

Innocent people, those who aren't in the pocket of Russia, don't act like this.

[Kid Berwyn]

31. It's not like he doesn't deserve it.

If the name fits, wear it. Oleg Deripaska agrees.

[muriel_volestrangler]

32. McCarthyism is when a politician denounces people as un-American. Like your boss, MoscowMitch

When the man you constantly brownnose tells American congresswomen to "go back home", and says they're "not capable of loving their country", that's the McCarthyism you should have called out, you dumbfuck senator. When you say "he's right about the squad wanting to turn us into a socialist country. … I think the president's on to something", you are McCarthy. You don't get to say it about other people.

[democratisphere]

34. The poor snapping turtle has a better disposition and is much better looking than Moscow Mitch.

[malthaussen]

36. That seems to have hit a nerve.

Funny, that. You'd think he wouldn't care. If it's working, keep doing it.

-- Mal

[olddad65]

37. Russian Asshat is more like it, Mitch the Bitch.

[CuriousAsterisk]

38. Well, if you don't want to be called one...

Maybe don't make it look like you actually are one?

[GReedDiamond]

39. I'd like to dedicate this next tune to MOSCOW MITCH!

MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW