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MichMan

(17,788 posts)
51. Post after post about how he was dead, and when they were going to appoint someone else.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:30 PM
2 hrs ago

Even saw a post demanding that a judge could rule HIPPA did not apply and force his medical records to be released.

People constantly gripe about AI being fake, yet are just fine with just making shit up and posting it here like it is true.

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Still smells like bullshit! JustKay 7 hrs ago #1
Why couldn't this statement be done weeks ago? FloridaBlues 6 hrs ago #2
Because he's dead. evolves 6 hrs ago #4
Seriously PatSeg 6 hrs ago #17
Rep. Kean in New Jersey didn't make a statement either. onenote 5 hrs ago #20
It's not like people are asking for every little detail PatSeg 4 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 2 hrs ago #46
No, but are there Democrats that have done it? hamsterjill 2 hrs ago #50
I cited one in my post: Frederica Wilson. onenote 1 hr ago #55
Apologies. I misread the link on Wilson. hamsterjill 1 hr ago #57
I don't buy it. evolves 6 hrs ago #3
Agreed Katcat 4 hrs ago #23
Agree. MorbidButterflyTat 3 hrs ago #43
It makes sense when you compare the two ambulance responses of Graham and McConnell hookaleft 6 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 6 hrs ago #6
and he is still hospitalized........why? Skittles 6 hrs ago #14
Supposedly in rehab. niyad 3 hrs ago #35
there's really nothing that can rehab that decrepit POS Skittles 3 hrs ago #36
This is so very true! niyad 3 hrs ago #40
BULLSHIT! madashelltoo 6 hrs ago #7
The link didn't include Mitch talking, nor holding up a recent newspaper. KS Toronado 6 hrs ago #8
A tweet, however, does include a newspaper muriel_volestrangler 6 hrs ago #13
I flat out missed that newspaper KS Toronado 3 hrs ago #30
It has been reported that she returned to the US. LisaL 3 hrs ago #41
that pic is creepy as all out fuck Skittles 3 hrs ago #37
If this were a kidnapping case, Bayard 2 hrs ago #45
Not a heart attack. warmfeet 6 hrs ago #9
Video showed the moment he went down. It wasn't a fall, it was loss of consciousness. erronis 6 hrs ago #10
"Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed" implies that he personally informed the public. AZJonnie 6 hrs ago #11
Maybe Elaine was just picking up the AI Silicone robot Mitch when she went to China? mackdaddy 6 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 6 hrs ago #15
Color me skeptical. KPN 6 hrs ago #16
make me that same color, BumRush! slightlv 5 hrs ago #18
Today's newspaper is a nice touch sheshe2 5 hrs ago #19
And why did he fall? patphil 4 hrs ago #21
he is old and frail Skittles 3 hrs ago #39
Someone bumped the coroner's table? Qutzupalotl 1 hr ago #58
Polio. He's always falling and freezing. Nothing new LeftInTX 52 min ago #59
No video? chia 4 hrs ago #24
Can't kill Satan, I guess. At least Beezlebub Graham is gone. rickyhall 3 hrs ago #25
What led to the fall, Mitch ? republianmushroom 3 hrs ago #26
Governor Beachnutt 3 hrs ago #27
Wonderful care.. he looks at least 10 years younger than the previous pictures. LiberalArkie 3 hrs ago #28
"said in a statement" orthoclad 3 hrs ago #29
Looks like an old picture doctored with AI. hadEnuf 3 hrs ago #31
I just want to know how high he bounced when he hit the floor. nt ImNotGod 3 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 3 hrs ago #33
Don't think so bobandrileysmom 3 hrs ago #34
Supposedly he is now in a rehab facility. niyad 3 hrs ago #38
I've known a number of people in rehab. Maybe you haven't, so you don't know onenote 2 hrs ago #49
Looks like an AI pic! kimbutgar 3 hrs ago #42
duplicate of 2024 photo, retouched Geechie 14 min ago #62
Lots of people do not seem to be believing this. efhmc 2 hrs ago #44
A lot of people were invested in believing he was dead. onenote 2 hrs ago #47
Post after post about how he was dead, and when they were going to appoint someone else. MichMan 2 hrs ago #51
Proof that popsdenver 2 hrs ago #48
Lets see a real. undoctored video. OAITW r.2.0 2 hrs ago #52
I feel like if the explanation was indeed this simple, that they would have made it weeks ago. hamsterjill 2 hrs ago #53
Paramedics responded to a 'cardiac arrest' at Mitch McConnell's home on day of hospitalization Historic NY 1 hr ago #54
On-line sleuths found 3 problems with Mitch's photo. It IS fake... BigmanPigman 1 hr ago #56
Won't believe it until a live interview pfitz59 29 min ago #60
I will never believe a word that comes out of any republican elected official's mouth. Endlessmike56 18 min ago #61
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