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BumRushDaShow

(169,761 posts)
Sat Aug 5, 2023, 06:33 PM Aug 2023

Kentucky voters weigh in on McConnell's health scare

Source: CNN Politics

CNN — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke Saturday at the Fancy Farm picnic, one of Kentucky’s classic political events, but his remarks were largely drowned out by jeers from the Democratic side of the crowd, who stomped their feet and yelled, “RETIRE,” and “DITCH MITCH” as he spoke.

McConnell’s appearance at the picnic comes amid recent questions about his health and political future. Late last month, he froze mid-sentence during a press conference in the US Capitol and had to be led away from the podium by his fellow senators and his aides. The Republican leader, 81, later returned and answered questions from the press, telling CNN’s Manu Raju, “I’m fine.”

In a statement several days after the incident, McConnell’s office said that he plans to continue to serve as Senate minority leader until the end of the 118th Congress. However, they did not say whether he plans to run for leader again in 2025, or for reelection to the Senate in 2026. Speculation about McConnell’s future has become more common since he suffered a concussion and broken ribs after a fall in March. He was hospitalized and spent several weeks recuperating, including some time at an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

Earlier Saturday, McConnell entered the Graves County Republican Party Breakfast to a standing ovation and applause. But voters expressed some concern about how his health will affect his ability to continue serving in the Senate.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/05/politics/mitch-mcconnell-fancy-farm/index.html

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Kentucky voters weigh in on McConnell's health scare (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 2023 OP
Mitch forgets that we don't all have a narco father-in-law peppertree Aug 2023 #1
Bah. So what? not fooled Aug 2023 #2
It's the BumRushDaShow Aug 2023 #4
They won't ask that follow up. Will they? Probatim Aug 2023 #12
Never BumRushDaShow Aug 2023 #13
Same people who say Biden is too old and out of touch. LakeArenal Aug 2023 #3
Exactly. BumRushDaShow Aug 2023 #5
Good thing I wasn't there, I would have thrown rotten tomatoes SouthernDem4ever Aug 2023 #6
Graves County? evolves Aug 2023 #7
Kentucky! The swell folks who gave us Golden Raisin Aug 2023 #8
Careful.... Bayard Aug 2023 #9
Tom Massie. maxsolomon Aug 2023 #14
Like I said, there's horrible repukes in every state Bayard Aug 2023 #15
Does Mitch have blood? twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #10
Republicans love their mentally impaired leaders Farmer-Rick Aug 2023 #11

peppertree

(23,343 posts)
1. Mitch forgets that we don't all have a narco father-in-law
Sat Aug 5, 2023, 06:37 PM
Aug 2023

But then, Republicans are (usually) like that.

not fooled

(6,680 posts)
2. Bah. So what?
Sat Aug 5, 2023, 06:50 PM
Aug 2023

Here's what really counts--the thoughts of moronic GQPee voters who would vote for his corpse as long as it could still be propped up in the Senate. From the article in the OP:

“I’d vote for him. I, like all of his supporters, are concerned about – I want him to be healthy and safe,” said Phil Myers.

“But if he’s the Republican nominee, I will vote for him again, as I’ve voted for him every time he’s run, and I’d support him every way I could.”

Myers maintained that McConnell has “never backed down from a challenge. If I were 80 years old, and had a concussion, it’d take me a couple of months or a year to get over that. I mean, it’s normal, what doctors will tell you, that’s normal for a person that age.”

He continued, “He’s a very smart man. I mean, he’s been able to keep things from far left California, some of those ideas they have from being national policy. So I support Mitch McConnell.”




Bayard

(29,693 posts)
9. Careful....
Sun Aug 6, 2023, 12:12 AM
Aug 2023

There's quite a few Kentuckians on this site.

You can pick idiots from every state.

maxsolomon

(38,729 posts)
14. Tom Massie.
Mon Aug 7, 2023, 01:32 PM
Aug 2023

Let's pick one more.

Just own it; most of your federal Pols are horrible Repukes. Thank Jebus for Andy Beshear.

Bayard

(29,693 posts)
15. Like I said, there's horrible repukes in every state
Mon Aug 7, 2023, 05:26 PM
Aug 2023

I'm not owning anything. I certainly didn't vote for those people.

Farmer-Rick

(12,667 posts)
11. Republicans love their mentally impaired leaders
Sun Aug 6, 2023, 10:15 AM
Aug 2023

Alzheimers, alcohol addiction, on going active mini strokes and stupid sociopaths, the GQP loves them all. The stupider the better. But they have to have a streak of evil.

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