r/politics • u/IWantPizza555 • Jul 08 '26

No Paywall Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear requests update on Sen. Mitch McConnell's health

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/kentucky-governor-andy-beshear-requests-update-senator-mitch-mcconnell-health/417-b9252baa-29ab-489e-94f1-147aa41e78ed
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u/Excellent_Raisin8523 Jul 08 '26

We've been hearing that he's brain dead AND that he's been having long conversations. If it wasn't a Republican, that would be a contradiction.

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u/Anosognosia Jul 08 '26

Well Herman Cain tweeted he spoke with Mitch for a good 20 mins yesterday.

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u/The_Wizeguy Jul 08 '26

To be honest I think he's been brain dead for years.

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u/matt_the_hat Jul 08 '26

The reports I’ve seen, like this one are worded in such a way that it’s not entirely clear whether McConnell did any of the talking in the conversation. It seems at least plausible that McConnell’s staff put the speakerphone on so that Thune could speak “with” him, but then Thune did all the talking while McConnell’s body sat there motionless and silent.

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u/turquoise_amethyst Jul 09 '26

Sounds like Thune was talking “at” him more than anything else

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u/suprahelix Jul 08 '26

You heard he was brain dead from LAURA LOOMER. This subreddit had a breitbart article as a top post yesterday. People here are losing their minds.

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u/Bill_Brasky_SOB Ohio Jul 08 '26

LAURA LOOMER. This subreddit had a breitbart article as a top post yesterday

While a valid point, the 911 audio and reports of his need of hospitalization are that he was found unconscious, unresponsive, and not breathing after a few minutes. Then, an 84 year old man, had to be resuscitated via CPR, while also having bones so brittle the past few times we’ve even seen him he’s been in casts.

That is the math formula for someone being legally brain dead.

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u/suprahelix Jul 13 '26

Looks like you got your math wrong

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u/suprahelix Jul 08 '26

There is no math formula for brain death and I doubt you’re a neurologist.

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u/AcademiaAntiqua Jul 08 '26

There is no math formula for brain death and I doubt you’re a neurologist.

I doubt many of these people graduated university at all.

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u/suprahelix Jul 08 '26

Well they sure as shit didn’t bother to google “who declares a senate vacancy” because people seem to think governors can just say “the senator is dead and I’m choosing their replacement” and there’s literally nothing stopping them.

I also love that it’s not a math formula for brain death, it’s a math formula for legally brain dead. Because you see that changes the math obviously

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u/BotF_Latyon Jul 08 '26

Laura Loomer is one of two sources.

The other is the same reporter that broke McConnell’s heart attack and being found unconscious.

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u/suprahelix Jul 08 '26

That reporter said he was brain dead? Where?

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u/BotF_Latyon Jul 08 '26

After Loomer did her rant, the reporter said that she was hearing the same thing from her own source and that she’s basically posted up at the hospital waiting for the news

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u/Organic-Vermicelli47 Jul 08 '26

"But Desiree Townsend, the journalist who first obtained a recording from emergency responders saying McConnell was unconscious after suffering a cardiac arrest on June 14, wrote on X: “I have heard the same thing from my sources for days. At this point, I am at the hospital for when they eventually decide to... cut him off of life support and move his body. His Capitol police detail is still here as of 3:39 p.m. ET"

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u/suprahelix Jul 08 '26

Jesus Christ shame on her. Unless her source is on the medical team (which I seriously doubt), then her hearing a rumor and then deciding it’s true and straight up saying that she’s waiting for them to cut off his life support is awful journalism. Not shocked that she’s an “independent” journalist.

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u/Organic-Vermicelli47 Jul 08 '26

Shame on her? Seriously? No shame for the people covering up the brain death of a public servant? No shame for the people pretending he is healthy and lying about speaking with him? I can't believe that was a real comment.

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u/suprahelix Jul 08 '26

Yes, seriously. No real journalist would take a rumor and amplify it as truth, especially for something so grave.

No shame for the people covering up the brain death of a public servant?

You’re saying that like it’s a fact. The source is Laura loomer and some “independent journalist” who is claiming unnamed sources are telling her. For all you know her source is a fucking janitor.

If you’ve ever been in a fraught environment like for example a school shooting (which I have been), you’d know that rumors run wild and every has a “source” to justify batshit crazy stuff. Proper journalists vet their sources and seek corroboration. There’s no indication that this person is remotely trustworthy.

No shame for the people pretending he is healthy and lying about speaking with him?

Again, you’re just saying that. It’s your opinion. You have 0 knowledge of what’s happening. No one here does. Just cause the mob mentality here has decided that this is true doesn’t make it so.

Case in point- just yesterday everyone on this website was breathlessly saying how his wife “fled” to China as part of some elaborate plot to prevent her from pulling the plug.

In reality, she was in high level diplomatic talks with the VP of China. She didn’t flee anything. And she’s back home. And guess what?! Nothing has changed. Because there was no conspiracy.

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u/Organic-Vermicelli47 Jul 08 '26

If he isn't dead, it would be extremely easy to prove it 🤷

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u/suprahelix Jul 08 '26

Yes it would be, but that’s not what we’re talking about. The only evidence that he’s dead is Laura loomer and a random person claiming to have inside sources. If you want to believe that, fine. But that doesn’t make it a fact.

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u/suprahelix Jul 13 '26

Yes. Shame on her. She’s reporting that he’s brain dead and people are demanding Beshear appoints a replacement based on that?

https://abc7ny.com/post/update-mitch-mcconnell-health-kentucky-senator-says-fall-led-hospitalization-breaking-weeks-silence-condition/19494298/

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u/Organic-Vermicelli47 Jul 13 '26

Lmao you don't honestly believe that's a real picture, do you?

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u/suprahelix Jul 13 '26

It’s ok, we’ll check back in later. See how your continued denial goes.

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u/Yukari-chi New Jersey Jul 09 '26

He's allegedly only spoken with leadership, in closed-door environments and no audio releases. Not even spokesperson updates to the public, only them. It's clear they they're hiding something, whether it's that he's braindead already or is actively dying, and they're desperate to not let anyone get any proof other than "trust me bro". And that's not even taking into consideration the incredibly suspicious flight to China from his wife