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16. Color me skeptical.

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McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition [View all] BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP

Still smells like bullshit! JustKay 14 hrs ago #1

Why couldn't this statement be done weeks ago? FloridaBlues 14 hrs ago #2

Because he's dead. evolves 14 hrs ago #4

Seriously PatSeg 13 hrs ago #17

Rep. Kean in New Jersey didn't make a statement either. onenote 12 hrs ago #20

It's not like people are asking for every little detail PatSeg 11 hrs ago #22

I don't disagree that they should. But as pointed out, he's not the first who didn't do so. onenote 9 hrs ago #46

No, but are there Democrats that have done it? hamsterjill 9 hrs ago #50

I cited one in my post: Frederica Wilson. onenote 9 hrs ago #55

Apologies. I misread the link on Wilson. hamsterjill 8 hrs ago #57

I don't buy it. evolves 14 hrs ago #3

Agreed Katcat 11 hrs ago #23

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat 10 hrs ago #43

It makes sense when you compare the two ambulance responses of Graham and McConnell hookaleft 14 hrs ago #5

McConnell: ....I didn't break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn't have a heart attack or a stroke. I don't have a riversedge 14 hrs ago #6

and he is still hospitalized........why? Skittles 13 hrs ago #14

Supposedly in rehab. niyad 10 hrs ago #35

there's really nothing that can rehab that decrepit POS Skittles 10 hrs ago #36

This is so very true! niyad 10 hrs ago #40

BULLSHIT! madashelltoo 14 hrs ago #7

The link didn't include Mitch talking, nor holding up a recent newspaper. KS Toronado 14 hrs ago #8

A tweet, however, does include a newspaper muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #13

I flat out missed that newspaper KS Toronado 11 hrs ago #30

It has been reported that she returned to the US. LisaL 10 hrs ago #41

that pic is creepy as all out fuck Skittles 10 hrs ago #37

If this were a kidnapping case, Bayard 9 hrs ago #45

Anyone check for deep fake ... JT45242 30 min ago #65

Oh god, the conspiracy theory machine is overheating, so many people are "checking" muriel_volestrangler 5 min ago #67

Not a heart attack. warmfeet 14 hrs ago #9

Video showed the moment he went down. It wasn't a fall, it was loss of consciousness. erronis 14 hrs ago #10

"Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed" implies that he personally informed the public. AZJonnie 14 hrs ago #11

Maybe Elaine was just picking up the AI Silicone robot Mitch when she went to China? mackdaddy 14 hrs ago #12

I'm marking this report as bullshit until we see him in a video that provides enough context to prove it is not AI. flashman13 13 hrs ago #15

Color me skeptical. KPN 13 hrs ago #16

make me that same color, BumRush! slightlv 13 hrs ago #18

Today's newspaper is a nice touch sheshe2 13 hrs ago #19

And why did he fall? patphil 12 hrs ago #21

he is old and frail Skittles 10 hrs ago #39

Someone bumped the coroner's table? Qutzupalotl 8 hrs ago #58

Polio. He's always falling and freezing. Nothing new LeftInTX 8 hrs ago #59

No video? chia 11 hrs ago #24

Can't kill Satan, I guess. At least Beezlebub Graham is gone. rickyhall 11 hrs ago #25

What led to the fall, Mitch ? republianmushroom 11 hrs ago #26

Governor Beachnutt 11 hrs ago #27

Wonderful care.. he looks at least 10 years younger than the previous pictures. LiberalArkie 11 hrs ago #28

"said in a statement" orthoclad 11 hrs ago #29

F.W.I.W., He ain't a boomer. He's a year older than me. We are members of what is dubbed, "The Silent Generation." 3Hotdogs 11 min ago #66

Looks like an old picture doctored with AI. hadEnuf 11 hrs ago #31

I just want to know how high he bounced when he hit the floor. nt ImNotGod 11 hrs ago #32

It's a very good statement that is either true or was carefully crafted to read as true. It sounds human, not...... FadedMullet 10 hrs ago #33

Don't think so bobandrileysmom 10 hrs ago #34

Supposedly he is now in a rehab facility. niyad 10 hrs ago #38

I've known a number of people in rehab. Maybe you haven't, so you don't know onenote 9 hrs ago #49

Looks like an AI pic! kimbutgar 10 hrs ago #42

duplicate of 2024 photo, retouched Geechie 7 hrs ago #62

Lots of people do not seem to be believing this. efhmc 10 hrs ago #44

A lot of people were invested in believing he was dead. onenote 9 hrs ago #47

Post after post about how he was dead, and when they were going to appoint someone else. MichMan 9 hrs ago #51

Proof that popsdenver 9 hrs ago #48

Lets see a real. undoctored video. OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #52

I feel like if the explanation was indeed this simple, that they would have made it weeks ago. hamsterjill 9 hrs ago #53

Paramedics responded to a 'cardiac arrest' at Mitch McConnell's home on day of hospitalization Historic NY 9 hrs ago #54

On-line sleuths found 3 problems with Mitch's photo. It IS fake... BigmanPigman 8 hrs ago #56

Won't believe it until a live interview pfitz59 7 hrs ago #60

I will never believe a word that comes out of any republican elected official's mouth. Endlessmike56 7 hrs ago #61

He looks better in that pic than he's looked in years Orrex 1 hr ago #63

The em..."statement" is now out. Now when he suddenly ends up dying on August 4th Bengus81 1 hr ago #64