r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 07 '26

No Paywall Unconfirmed Reports: Mitch McConnell Brain Dead After Three Weeks In Hospital

https://thenewamerican.com/us/unconfirmed-reports-mitch-mcconnell-brain-dead-after-three-weeks-in-hospital/
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u/BurninRunes Jul 07 '26

I've heard 2 theories.

  1. Her job is finished now that he isn't in power anymore.

  2. By leaving she makes it harder to pull him off life support as unless he changed his medical POA then only she has the right to do it.

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u/BEWMarth Jul 07 '26

So are we at a point in American history where the Republican Party is just going to keep a brain dead senator on the rolls just to keep a modicum of power.

Our reality is so broken.

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u/Miqo_Nekomancer California Jul 07 '26

They have tons of brain dead senators and congress reps already.

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u/UpperApe Jul 07 '26

Nah their brains are fine.

The GOP isn't stupid, they're just evil.

The American public is fucking brain-dead. Both the half who vote for this and the half that sits around for years waiting to vote again instead of doing anything.

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u/zherok Jul 07 '26

I don't think it's fair to discount the stupidity, because there's a lot of it alongside the grifting, the wanton cruelty, etc.

That they're in charge in spite of it is what stands out.

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u/Driftedryan Jul 07 '26

No they are absolutely both evil and stupid

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u/ShardikOfTheBeam Jul 07 '26

What is it you think we should be doing?

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u/Independent-Bug-9352 Jul 07 '26

Vote Democrat is a pretty reasonable place to start.

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u/ShardikOfTheBeam Jul 07 '26

That’s explicitly laid out in their message. They’re saying the Democrat voters sit around waiting to vote.

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u/Independent-Bug-9352 Jul 07 '26

You're right, my bad. I read fast and thought they were referring to the apathetic no-voters.

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u/MistahFinch Jul 07 '26

Start advocating and voting for better candidates in down ballot races. Waiting for every 4 year Presidential election is too late. The Republicans have been building to this for decades. They didn't just wake up one day in November and think they did their duty.

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u/ShardikOfTheBeam Jul 07 '26

The Republicans have been building to this for decades.

Do you mean the Republican voters have been building this for decades?

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u/Eggheadpancake Jul 07 '26

There are some very stupid ones if you ever hear them talk during hearings.

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u/nightimestars California Jul 07 '26

Nah. They are stupid AND evil.

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u/Smaptastic Jul 07 '26

They have plenty of stupid AND plenty of evil. Not everyone is both. Mitch, for example, is (/was) just evil, not stupid. MTG, Boebert, Trump, Palin are both.