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PatSeg

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22. It's not like people are asking for every little detail
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:21 PM
17 hrs ago

but it is inexcusable to just blow off the voters leaving them wondering if their representative is coming back or is at death's door. Meanwhile, they have staff who should be putting out timely press releases.

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Still smells like bullshit! JustKay 19 hrs ago #1
Why couldn't this statement be done weeks ago? FloridaBlues 19 hrs ago #2
Because he's dead. evolves 19 hrs ago #4
Seriously PatSeg 19 hrs ago #17
Rep. Kean in New Jersey didn't make a statement either. onenote 18 hrs ago #20
It's not like people are asking for every little detail PatSeg 17 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 15 hrs ago #46
No, but are there Democrats that have done it? hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #50
I cited one in my post: Frederica Wilson. onenote 14 hrs ago #55
Apologies. I misread the link on Wilson. hamsterjill 14 hrs ago #57
I agree PatSeg 4 hrs ago #70
I don't buy it. evolves 19 hrs ago #3
Agreed Katcat 17 hrs ago #23
Agree. MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #43
It makes sense when you compare the two ambulance responses of Graham and McConnell hookaleft 19 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 19 hrs ago #6
and he is still hospitalized........why? Skittles 19 hrs ago #14
Supposedly in rehab. niyad 16 hrs ago #35
there's really nothing that can rehab that decrepit POS Skittles 16 hrs ago #36
This is so very true! niyad 16 hrs ago #40
BULLSHIT! madashelltoo 19 hrs ago #7
The link didn't include Mitch talking, nor holding up a recent newspaper. KS Toronado 19 hrs ago #8
A tweet, however, does include a newspaper muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #13
I flat out missed that newspaper KS Toronado 16 hrs ago #30
It has been reported that she returned to the US. LisaL 16 hrs ago #41
that pic is creepy as all out fuck Skittles 16 hrs ago #37
If this were a kidnapping case, Bayard 15 hrs ago #45
Anyone check for deep fake ... JT45242 6 hrs ago #65
Oh god, the conspiracy theory machine is overheating, so many people are "checking" muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #67
Not a heart attack. warmfeet 19 hrs ago #9
Video showed the moment he went down. It wasn't a fall, it was loss of consciousness. erronis 19 hrs ago #10
"Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed" implies that he personally informed the public. AZJonnie 19 hrs ago #11
Maybe Elaine was just picking up the AI Silicone robot Mitch when she went to China? mackdaddy 19 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 19 hrs ago #15
Color me skeptical. KPN 19 hrs ago #16
make me that same color, BumRush! slightlv 18 hrs ago #18
Today's newspaper is a nice touch sheshe2 18 hrs ago #19
And why did he fall? patphil 17 hrs ago #21
he is old and frail Skittles 16 hrs ago #39
Someone bumped the coroner's table? Qutzupalotl 13 hrs ago #58
Polio. He's always falling and freezing. Nothing new LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #59
No video? chia 16 hrs ago #24
Can't kill Satan, I guess. At least Beezlebub Graham is gone. rickyhall 16 hrs ago #25
What led to the fall, Mitch ? republianmushroom 16 hrs ago #26
Governor Beachnutt 16 hrs ago #27
Wonderful care.. he looks at least 10 years younger than the previous pictures. LiberalArkie 16 hrs ago #28
"said in a statement" orthoclad 16 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 5 hrs ago #66
Looks like an old picture doctored with AI. hadEnuf 16 hrs ago #31
I just want to know how high he bounced when he hit the floor. nt ImNotGod 16 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 16 hrs ago #33
Don't think so bobandrileysmom 16 hrs ago #34
Supposedly he is now in a rehab facility. niyad 16 hrs ago #38
I've known a number of people in rehab. Maybe you haven't, so you don't know onenote 15 hrs ago #49
Looks like an AI pic! kimbutgar 16 hrs ago #42
duplicate of 2024 photo, retouched Geechie 13 hrs ago #62
Lots of people do not seem to be believing this. efhmc 15 hrs ago #44
A lot of people were invested in believing he was dead. onenote 15 hrs ago #47
Post after post about how he was dead, and when they were going to appoint someone else. MichMan 15 hrs ago #51
Proof that popsdenver 15 hrs ago #48
Lets see a real. undoctored video. OAITW r.2.0 15 hrs ago #52
I feel like if the explanation was indeed this simple, that they would have made it weeks ago. hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #53
Paramedics responded to a 'cardiac arrest' at Mitch McConnell's home on day of hospitalization Historic NY 14 hrs ago #54
On-line sleuths found 3 problems with Mitch's photo. It IS fake... BigmanPigman 14 hrs ago #56
Won't believe it until a live interview pfitz59 13 hrs ago #60
I will never believe a word that comes out of any republican elected official's mouth. Endlessmike56 13 hrs ago #61
He looks better in that pic than he's looked in years Orrex 7 hrs ago #63
The em..."statement" is now out. Now when he suddenly ends up dying on August 4th Bengus81 7 hrs ago #64
If you believe this I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale. Ford_Prefect 5 hrs ago #68
That picture is an A.I. fake. Botany 4 hrs ago #69
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