Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue, according to a spokesperson.
The 84-year-old was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning and “is receiving excellent care,” his office said.
It wasn’t immediately made public why he was taken to the hospital.
McConnell has suffered a series of health issues in recent years and was hospitalized for eight days in February for flu-like symptoms.
68 Comments
javasux@lemmy.world · 119 pts · 66d
Imagine if he were doing literally any other job. How ridiculous it would be for him not to have retired yet
it_depends_man@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 66d
I don't even really understand why people like that cling to power the way they do.
They're literally dying on the job. Don't they want to retire? Spend their money a bit?
They're not even a dictator where everyone and their mother will come after the scraps of the kingdom when they show weakness.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 62 pts · 66d
These people are basically retired. Their primary activity is fundraising, which is talking to the same few hundred people for the last 30 years. Helping constituents is handled by the office, so are policy decisions. They actually work for a few days a quarter, and the perks more than compensate for it.
Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca · 11 pts · 65d
This right here. When work isn't actual work and you just go for meals and social outing's or golf days its better than retirement
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 66d
It’s not just a job anymore, it’s their entire identity. We all work with people like this at some point. The job is all they are, they have nothing else outside of that. Add the control fetish so many of them have and they cannot leave.
Astronut@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 66d
Hell, I retired at 55 so I could enjoy the rest of my life and I’m just upper white trash!
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 4 pts · 65d
they have no other skills
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 65d
You mean like gardening or scrapbooking?
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 65d
For him hating the population isn't just a job, it is a way of life.
Jensby@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 65d
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 66d
People need protection from this. Mandatory agree limits for all public functions.
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 5 pts · 65d
no federal office holders over the age of 75? (65?)
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 65d
65 retirement age. Mandatory for everybody.
UncleArthur@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 66d
Just fucking die already.
TootTootComingThru@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 65d
Not gonna sugar coat it. Hope he dies terrified and in pain.
Soup@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 65d
If he even knows where he is. There’s an incredibly high chance he’ll just space out again as his brain fails to connect to the rest of his body.
Astronut@lemmy.zip · 34 pts · 66d
Someone start the water boiling. It’s time to start prepping the turtle soup!
seathru@quokk.au · 2 pts · 65d
Add some broth, a potato... baby you got a stew going!
Astronut@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 65d
Now get in the pot you old cantankerous sumbitch! Gonna take a shitload of seasoning!
ProIsh@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 66d
Die bitch
ActualGrapesTasteGreen@piefed.zip · 26 pts · 66d
I hope the mortician can find out why. Fingers crossed.
switcheroo@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 65d
It'd be nice if people would start reminding him that once he kicks the bucket, he's heading somewhere very hot and unpleasant. And we love that for him.
And if religion is wrong, then he's going to the void of endless nothing and he is going to be remembered for being a PoS waste of oxygen who protects pedophiles.
jaschen306@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 66d
"It wasn't immediately made public why he was taken to the hospital."
Oh, maybe because he fucking 84 and shouldn't represent Americans. Dude was alive when we dropped the atomic bomb during world war 2.
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 66d
Has been a senator for as long as I've been alive.
jaschen306@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 65d
Dude is older than my grandma and she shits her pants and thinks 8 year old son is her own son.
KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org · 20 pts · 65d
Apparently his upper respiratory system was compromised by a shit blockage. The doctor explained "kissing trump's ass for almost ten years without restraint has caused a fecal buildup that has not only blocked his nasal passages but has filled his veins with shit dust. As you know the heart has a hard time pumping shit dust instead of blood".
jestho@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 65d
*takes notes*
KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org · 7 pts · 65d
This WILL be on the test.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 65d
Health tip for everyone:
Drink more water.
No. Not because it's good for you. But because in the next few years, there's going to be an awful lot of graves coming up to be pissing on.
FreeAZ@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 65d
Nah, I'll just eat a lot of spicy food the day of.
Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org · 17 pts · 66d
Imagine if we had TWO big beautiful days back to back.
800XL@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 65d
Fucking die already you piece of shit.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 66d
🤞
Stanley_Pain@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 66d
Inshallah
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 13 pts · 65d
I don't need constant health updates on this motherfucker. Just tell me when he's dead. Or if something hilarious that's going to make him suffer incredibly for the rest of his life happens.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 66d
Go to hell Moscow Mitch
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 3 pts · 65d
Mitch the Glitch has been at least in purgatory for some time now
audaxdreik@pawb.social · 12 pts · 66d
So many of these ancient ghouls will die before they ever see any justice. All we can do is record their awful deeds and make sure their names are remembered in history as abhorrent.
mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 65d
Unfortunately we won't get that lucky.
Tortoises live for centuries.
FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 65d
He’s running out of time and he’s not a tortoise, plus comparing Mitch McConnell to innocent tortoises is a insult to tortoises
DrMartinu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 66d
Whatever it is, I hope it's painful and lasts a long time.
Danarchy@lemmy.nz · 9 pts · 65d
He opened the his car window and was nearly pummeled to death by his own wattle, saved u a klik
EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 65d
That's a new addition to the vocabulary. Thanks!
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 65d
Try dewlap, that's a nice one too.
Nastybutler@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 66d
Hopefully for the final time
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 65d
The worst part about him being sick is you know as soon as he kicks the bucket they'll find someone even worse to replace him.
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 65d
The second worse part is our taxes are paying for his top quality health care while he helped 1. Make sure they pay little to no taxes and 2. Helped push the narrative that taxpayer funded health care is wrong
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 66d
I hope it kills him.
Insekticus@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 66d
I just hope it's excruciatingly painful for him.
Snapz@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 65d
Hope your death is only as painful as you deserve, Mitch - You were a vicious cancer on the world that we nay never recover from, and all because you got caught having sex with a guy in the military.
Exatron@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 65d
Shouldn't voters get a say on his treatment?
santa@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 66d
One less vote.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 65d
A normal person would just retire.
Inucune@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 65d
Mitch the lich.
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 65d
Too bad this didn't happen 30 years ago
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 4 pts · 65d
Someone had to reboot Glitchy McConnell.
CannedYeet@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 65d
I'm finally getting the hang of this voodoo shit
Zier@fedia.io · 4 pts · 66d
Let me know when we have a funeral date.
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 65d
You're leaving too late you fucking malignant turtle.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 66d
Don’t give up, hospitalized, you can do it.
droniecarp@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 65d
Just let us know when he's dead, thanks.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 65d
Is it gauche if an atheist prays for the polio to go to his brain?
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 66d
Good.
Pappabosley@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 65d
He's edging us all, with this will he won't he
Chr0nos1@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 65d
Yet another sign that we need age limits for people in government
sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io · 2 pts · 65d
The one turtle I'd like to see smeared along the pavement by a semi.
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 65d
Praying for his speedy return to Hell
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 1 pts · 65d
“he’s dead, Jim…”
certified_expert@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 65d
Hello lemings. I am not USian. I recognize the face of this guy and understands that a lot of people hates him.
Why in particular is that? If you could eli15 it to me, I would appreciate it.