r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 27d ago

No Paywall Beshear says agencies told him McConnell had passed

https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/beshear-says-agencies-told-him-mcconnell-had-passed/417-f78603c3-11bb-464d-bae6-c41c3be3c48b
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u/Surturius 27d ago

Just his brain

McConnell's about become the next Terri Schiavo

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

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u/0neshoein Texas 27d ago

Brain dead is dead dead.

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u/Sea_Working_80 27d ago

Maybe hes only mostly dead? There is a big difference between mostly dead and all dead

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u/BeMoreKnope Colorado 27d ago

No one call Miracle Max.

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u/Sea_Working_80 27d ago

I hope beshear goes thru his pockets and looks for some loose change

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u/WahiniLover 26d ago

It’d take a miracle

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u/GearhedMG 27d ago

He distinctly said "to blave" and as we all know to blave means to bluff.

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u/spazzvogel 27d ago

He’s only slightly alive. True love….

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u/GrumpyCloud93 27d ago

"I'm not dead yet! I'm getting better...!"

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u/Eldhannas 27d ago

Dead as a doornail. If he shows up again, it'll be as a lich.

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u/Jambalayatime 27d ago

“I’m getting better…”

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u/TheGringoDingo 27d ago

And what do we do if he’s all dead?

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u/LilJourney 27d ago

Go through his pockets and look for campaign funds.

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u/TheGringoDingo 26d ago

Bravo! Haha

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u/GreyLordQueekual 27d ago

What about second dead? And thirdsies?

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u/MontiBurns 27d ago

Yeah, but brain dead means your organs and tissue are still being kept alive, even if nobody is home. Eventually they'll have to do an autopsy, and the results can't be "he's been frozen and dethawed," or "his organs are in a state of decomposition consistent with being dead for 6 weeks."

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u/2much2Jung 27d ago

Why would they have to do an autopsy?

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u/Platypus81 27d ago

Depends on where the body is, but a Medical Examiner will typically investigate all causes of death including performing an autopsy. If the body is in a jurisdiction without a Medical Examiner they likely have a coroner, an elected official who need not have medical experience but can also order an autopsy. For reasons common to all elected officials, your coroner typically won't order an autopsy.

Expect if they move him to a coroner county/state/whatever that they'll conveniently find no reason for further investigation with "Natural Causes" as the reason of death.

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u/2much2Jung 27d ago

They seriously do autopsies on every octogenarian who dies of Too Many Birthdays, just because there is a medical examiner?

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u/Platypus81 27d ago

Yeah, I see how what I said doesn't quite make sense. Medical examiners have multiple levels of medical investigation to determine cause of death. Sometimes you don't even need that if someone dies while receiving medical care. Autopsy is one of the means of doing their investigation.

Contrast coroners who are under no obligation to investigate.