Did he, you know, say anything back?
Assholes.
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My guess is that his aides used AI to replicate his voice.
Spoken to?
Spoken with?
More like spoken at.
to, not with.
Herman Cain.
Your right
ok but did he speak back?
Oh sure, the candles flickered and the ouija board spelled out "I hate poor people" so we're pretty sure it was him.
But that could be any rich old white politician...
Nope. He has been declared brain dead.
Since like 1985, yeah. Any recent news?!?
The "Joe Biden is an empty suit" people sure don't seem to mind empty suits when they're members of the GOP. Curious.
Stop wasting your time pointing out their hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is the whole point. They know. We know.
Doin everything they can to avoid that special election.
The special election isnt what worries them, it's the opposite. Unless McConnell "stays alive" until the first week of August, the Kentucky Governor (D) can appoint a replacement. If he dies "after" that date, a special election can be triggered, which the Republicans are a lot more confident they can rig.
Actually, Kentucky is a special case, as the heavily Republican legislature passed a law (over the Democratic Governor's veto) specifically removing the right of the Governor to pick a replacement. Now, in the case of any vacancy, the Governor's only role is to schedule the special election.
But, if it's too close to the General Election, then the governor is obligated to fold the special election in with the General. The current theory on the Internet is that Republicans are stringing this out so that happens, because they are afraid if there is a special election then Thomas Massie would win it.
After some thought, that seems unlikely to me. Even if a special election is held, it would only be for the remainder of McConnell's term, which is up at the end of the year. So, that would mean that Republicans are more comfortable leaving the seat vacant (and reducing their majority) for a few more months rather than risk Massie getting the job for a few months. (And although Massie is an anti-Trumper, he is still a Republican, and will likely be a reliable vote on all sorts of evil shit for them)
It's even more complicated than that. You're right that the legislature passed that law but the original one (that the governor named a replacement) is still in the state constitution. They're two literally irreconcilable laws and either scenario would have to be litigated
I think it's law first until it's challenged. So they'll do the state election and then the challenge can play out, likely for next time because removing an elected official is a minefield.
The heart monitor isn't Morse code
He keeps saying " E E E E E E E " what does it mean?
We don't believe you.
Mitch?? Mitch???
Barrasso spokesperson Kate Noyes said the two discussed a number of topics, including recent sexual assault allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner (allegations Platner has denied) and national defense spending, during a 20-minute phone conversation on Tuesday afternoon.
Billionaires that own American media really want the anti-genocide progressive to drop out...
They're shoehorning it into everything these days, and apparently even McConnell is focused on stopping Platner.
I'd just also like to call out that Republicans are using McConnell's warm corpse as a campaign billboard and that is weirdly hilarious.
The highlight for me was his wife immediately hoping on a jet to Bejing to meet with Chinese officials days after he had to be revived with CPR in their home.
Married for 30+ years and she immediately went as far away as she could without leaving the fucking planet.
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Only the good die young.
"Senate republican leaders say that they've spoken to Mitch McConnell remains" FIFY
And the evidentiary value of those assertions is diddly-squat.
Bullshit
Film it and show us
Even if they did, I think no public contact is a fair reason to replace him
Did he speak back? Did he seem lucid or aware? Can you confirm it was him? Are you prepared to swear to these facts under oath?
Hold on, I gotta speak to this brick on this wall...one sec....yeah he's still a brick.
I say shelack the corpse, wheel it into his normal chair at congress and let it keep working. Its not any crazier than any of the other things congress is doing.
"to" or "at"?
Weekend at McConnell's.
L-l-l-l-l-iars! We have reached peak Republican when they have to keep a corpse on life support to avoid losing another special election.
Is Mitch McConnell in the room with us right now?
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