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Word is Mitch McConnell fell down. (Original Post) The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 OP
Hope he wasn't on floor 12 near a window...... Lovie777 Mar 2023 #1
You got it wrong. Xolodno Mar 2023 #11
Gee, I wonder if he would be satisfied........... MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #2
+1 Meadowoak Mar 2023 #3
Kevin Mac pushed him. no_hypocrisy Mar 2023 #4
I'm thinking a few days in a hospital bed Beatlelvr Mar 2023 #5
You are aware he had polio as a child, right? Ms. Toad Mar 2023 #6
I'll extend the same sympathy, concern, and respect..... MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #9
If we don't behave with any more decency than they do, Ms. Toad Mar 2023 #10
I'm not talking about wishing him 'ill'....... MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #13
I will. I HOPE THAT FUCKER DIES. edisdead Mar 2023 #19
Well he does... The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 #15
Was expecting a Humpty Dumpty pic with McConnell's face & turtle-like body Lettuce Be Mar 2023 #7
I believe that grave dancing should only happen after... haele Mar 2023 #8
Having a head injury can be really serious for an leftyladyfrommo Mar 2023 #12
I am not offering a medical opinion however... The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 #14
Far more likely it is related to his post-polio syndrome. n/t Ms. Toad Mar 2023 #16
You could be right - most people will brace themselves when they fall womanofthehills Mar 2023 #18
He is getting older my mom had quite a few Tree Lady Mar 2023 #17
Failed Putler hit job? roamer65 Mar 2023 #20
.... CatWoman Mar 2023 #21

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
2. Gee, I wonder if he would be satisfied...........
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 10:50 AM
Mar 2023

with just 'thoughts and prayers' instead of the best medical coverage provided to the U.S. Senators?

Ms. Toad

(33,992 posts)
6. You are aware he had polio as a child, right?
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 11:07 AM
Mar 2023

Post-polio syndrome weakens muscles and makes those who suffer from it more prone to falling.

Ridiculing him for the consequences of a disability isn't a good look.

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
9. I'll extend the same sympathy, concern, and respect.....
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 03:00 PM
Mar 2023

as McTurtle does for those having to go through unwanted pregnancies and the children that are living in a home where they are unwanted.
That's the least he deserves after the immoral and unpopular moves he engineered to create this disastrous Supreme Court.

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
13. I'm not talking about wishing him 'ill'.......
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 07:25 PM
Mar 2023

but I'm not running out to buy some flowers and a 'Get Well' card.

Big difference.

'I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.'

(attributed to Mark Twain and/or Clarence Darrow)

edisdead

(1,909 posts)
19. I will. I HOPE THAT FUCKER DIES.
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 12:31 AM
Mar 2023

And soon. And I don’t care how either. Sure let him have an easy passing.... But that fucking guy has been ruining people’s lives for a long damn time and it needs to end. If time has to take care of it. So be it.

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
15. Well he does...
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 10:00 PM
Mar 2023

offer thoughts and prayers to victims of gun violence. So that is nice of him. Problem is I have not thoughts or prayers for him.
He is doing great harm to this nation.

haele

(12,640 posts)
8. I believe that grave dancing should only happen after...
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 01:17 PM
Mar 2023

...the stake is firmly inserted in the ribcage, the garlic and salt surrounds the corpse, and the coffin is lowered into the grave.
Otherwise, it's frustratingly premature and somewhat childish, instead of the full emotional release and relief that grave dancing brings.

Haele

leftyladyfrommo

(18,864 posts)
12. Having a head injury can be really serious for an
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 07:10 PM
Mar 2023

elderly person. It may be more serious than they are letting on.

My aunt was older than he is but she fell and didn't break anything but it affected her mind. She had been really sharp until that happened.

womanofthehills

(8,661 posts)
18. You could be right - most people will brace themselves when they fall
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 12:14 AM
Mar 2023

Older people ending up with a broken arm or hip. He might have passed out and then fell. Also, why were they so quiet about his injury for days?

Tree Lady

(11,425 posts)
17. He is getting older my mom had quite a few
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 11:51 PM
Mar 2023

falls mainly because in her mind she was still thinking young and would get up too fast and think she could spin around like when she was older. I now get what she means, as I age.

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