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Ms. Toad

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Sun Jul 12, 2026, 05:32 PM Sunday

McConnell has apparently broken his silence per MS NOW. [View all]

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell addresses his constituents, revealing his hospitalization due to a fall and mild pneumonia.

And last month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital.

“My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital. While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia.


“I can assure you that I’ve been a good patient. At my age, I tend to do what my doctors tell me to do. I’ve submitted to every test they can think of to help figure out what caused this incident. And I’m continuing to do everything they ask to speed my recovery. In fact, with signs of continued progress, I’ve been able to move from hospital care to a rehabilitation center where I’ll keep regaining my strength.


https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/senator-mitch-mcconnell-releases-note-new-photo-sharing-health-update-elaine-chao/417-c458bd9a-f29d-4d57-a6b7-8a0b41fdd53d

(Can't find an MSNow link - currently on the road, listening to Al Sharpton Weekend, but the above is an except from the letter referenced on the show)
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Death rattle? milestogo Sunday #1
Whose Ouija Board did he use? marble falls Sunday #2
... orangecrush Sunday #3
Blue Sky shows him in rehab after a fall. ananda Sunday #4
That struck me from what little the paywall article gave up. This is from weeks ago. marble falls Sunday #5
Are you saying that the picture above senseandsensibility Sunday #10
I'm just saying from the link had a wall on it and I couldn't get much info from it, that it looked from an earlier ... marble falls Sunday #12
Odd. The link came from a search - Ms. Toad Sunday #18
Thanks. Ms. Toad Sunday #7
Took a while to make an acceptable AI Mitch in ChatGPT. mackdaddy Sunday #6
not likely that it is AI Celerity Sunday #24
Notice the upside down newspaper his right hand is resting on. BaronChocula Sunday #8
The guy did/does have a wandering eye quirk. marble falls Sunday #14
Yeah, I was trying to read that sidebar headline MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #21
He's wearing jeans because he's in a rehab center, not the hospital, as indicated in his statement. onenote Sunday #26
It is the Washington Post from yesterday Celerity Sunday #23
That def looks like the sports guy MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #25
As stated above: he's not in the hospital. He's in a rehab facility onenote Sunday #27
It says yesterday because it's a snapshot from an archive site. Also, It's already Monday morning for me (I'm in Sweden) Celerity Sunday #29
Great !! Gov. Beshear, and independent observers should have no problems Ars Longa Sunday #9
MSnow link... marble falls Sunday #11
Thanks! n/t Ms. Toad Sunday #13
He looks better than he has in years. Sporting pink jammies... MerryBlooms Sunday #15
And blue jeans! MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #22
The Onion? spanone Sunday #16
Nope. n/t Ms. Toad Sunday #19
He looks malaise Sunday #17
I think the Governor of Kentucky can visit him now... haele Sunday #20
No word about his close friend, Graham? -nt CrispyQ Sunday #28
I have no idea why this song hit my head when I saw that picture! MerryBlooms Sunday #30
Not buyin' it---- with just that sketchy photo! Ars Longa Sunday #31
A press statement is not proof of life or health orthoclad Sunday #32
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