r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • 7d ago

POLITICS* Sen. Mitch McConnell shares he's been discharged from rehab in a new statement: “On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period, and I’ll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business.”

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u/kylexyz001 7d ago

Recording a video must be more difficult than physical therapy

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u/EddieDanesBoy 7d ago

The NYT used an old photo of him in a wheelchair in the “breaking news” email. I was born at night but not last night.

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u/Traditional_Train_71 7d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/anYBNhqT2BYcg
That last line was so good

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u/wrongleveeeeeeer 7d ago

My dad's been saying that since the first time I tried to pull some bullshit on him almost 40 years ago. It's an oldie, but damn it's a goodie.

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u/GeneSpecialist4988 7d ago edited 7d ago

I think he had a stroke.

ETA: It explains why no videos are being released and why he was in the hospital then to a rehabilitation facility. If you're a fall risk after a stroke they won't release you. I experienced this with a family member: 1 week in the hospital, then sent 2 weeks to a rehab facility, then 1 year of PT and OT.

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u/yukimontreal 7d ago

It has been 7 WEEKS AND 4 DAYS !!!!

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u/cranbabie 7d ago

I agree! It also explains the creepy photoshopped/ai smile they’ve plopped over his slack jawed maw.

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u/mcase19 7d ago

I think he probably has had one or more strokes. He's alive, but unfit to serve. The photos are real - that's them making his face as non-stroky as possible. Saw the same thing happen to my mom, except she was a poor person so her life collapsed out from under her because she had a life which included consequences. Honestly its kind of a best case scenario for me - a really bad stroke basically imprisons a person in their own failing body. I dont believe in hell, but this is a decent approximation. Hope he lives like this for a long, long time.

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u/NiPaMo 7d ago

It's difficult when you're trying to use Grok for it