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In reply to the discussion: McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition [View all]
orthoclad
(5,402 posts)29. "said in a statement"
that sounds like something a PR MBA would type up and send to the AP. The excuse sounds phony as hell. "Boomers don't talk about their health"
AP collaborates by making it sound like he actually talked to them.
That picture with his wife looks AI. Isn't she in China? The pillow seems to be supported against a wall angle, but there is no bend or corresponding dimple. The depth between Mitch and pillow looks wrong.
It's all 1s and 0s . McMatrix.
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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
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
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
Oh god, the conspiracy theory machine is overheating, so many people are "checking"
muriel_volestrangler
7 min ago
#67
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
Wonderful care.. he looks at least 10 years younger than the previous pictures.
LiberalArkie
11 hrs ago
#28
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
13 min ago
#66
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
Post after post about how he was dead, and when they were going to appoint someone else.
MichMan
9 hrs ago
#51
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
I will never believe a word that comes out of any republican elected official's mouth.
Endlessmike56
7 hrs ago
#61
The em..."statement" is now out. Now when he suddenly ends up dying on August 4th
Bengus81
1 hr ago
#64