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Punchbowl News reports that the former Senate majority leader, who is retiring after his current term ends in January, lost consciousness at his Washington, D.C., home at 8:36 a.m. on June 14, before a dispatcher sent over an Advanced Life Support ambulance. Journalist Desiree Townsend posted a recording of the call from the emergency dispatcher Tuesday afternoon to X.

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 67 points 6 days ago

He is one of the most responsible people for where American politics are today.
Absolutely no conscience and no morals, he is as close to pure evil a politician can get. He was among the main people that created the circumstances that allowed Trump to become president of USA.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You know, dying in office used to be notable and fairly uncommon. Mostly assassinations, plane accidents, etc.

But now our government is more of a hospice than anything else.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago (2 children)

We need term limits for Congress.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 17 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I think Congress needs age limits more than term limits.

[–] diablomnky@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (9 children)

Maybe something along the lines of, if you're eligible to collect social security, then you're too old to serve in government.

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You're lucky it's limited to alive people only. I wouldn't be surprised if Supreme Court got rid this limit as well.

[–] sunnie@slrpnk.net 14 points 6 days ago (6 children)

You mean like corporations are people and they can run for congress also? New nightmare unlocked.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago
[–] KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)

He's a horrible person who deserves no peace and no dignity.

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 6 days ago

Why couldn't this have happened like, 20 years ago

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 14 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Mitch, god is telling you to retire. Listen to her.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

At his funeral, throw a fire extinguisher in his grave. Where he is going, he will need it.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I don't believe in a hell, but I think a fitting eternity for Mitch is forever being ass fucked with a pineapple (no lube, pointy end first) while licking clean Lindsey Graham's "ladybugs"

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

How can you not believe in Hell? We're in it now.

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Don't waste a perfectly good fire extinguisher on that slug. Give him an empty one with a hole in the side, because that's about as much as he gave the citizens on the country.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Please be dead please please please

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 23 points 6 days ago (7 children)

If McConnell dies, then the governor will choose his replacement, and the governor is a Democrat. Unless he wants to completely END his political career, he will choose a Democrat.

The Senate Republicans won't want that, so it's a pretty good bet that when McConnell dies, they will keep it a secret for as long as possible.

[–] PostProcess@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

They are! He died ages ago, the battery just ran out which is why he was found immobile...

[–] zombyreagan@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If it looks like mitch is going to die the KY legislature will just pass a law stripping the power from the governor to appointed interim senator

[–] Azulos@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago

Republicans are such fascist fucking filth.

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They are going to Bernie him until they can be sure they'd get another republican just as malicious as he was.

[–] NM_Gringo@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)

He dead and the governor of Kentucky, who appoints his replacement, is a Democrat.

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Kentucky is no longer among the states that allow the governor to select a replacement US Senator for a vacant seat. McConnell himself got the KY state legislature to require a special election for his seat a couple years ago. Beshear will have no say in his replacement.

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So you KNOW they won’t announce his death.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Not sure what’s more on-brand, Mitch McConnell continuing to ratfuck US politics from beyond the grave, or democrats allowing themselves to be politically outmaneuvered by a dead guy

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I hope when he regains consciousness, it's in one of those Hellraiser scenarios where he's stuck in an eternal loop of... torment. I guess that seems like what just hell would be as well?

Either way. As long as he suffers, forever, in the knowledge it's all his own fault because he's such a piece of shit.

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[–] NM_Gringo@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We've reached peak Republican when we have to demand proof of life from the hospital for a GOP senator from a state with a Dem governor.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I predict Mitch showing up to the next senate vote wearing this

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago

Republicans would still vote for that over a Democrat

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

ah a wooden overcoat, excellent choice

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

They (gop) will "weekend at Bernie's" him until Jan.

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

His operator just walked away. Even puppeteers have bathroom emergencies.

[–] green_goglin@thelemmy.club 7 points 6 days ago

Welp, Mitch glitched (again).

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