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moonshinegnomie

(2,409 posts)
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 01:21 AM Mar 2023

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after falling

Source: nbc news

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized after tripping and falling at a hotel, a spokesperson said Wednesday.

“This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment,” McConnell spokesman David Popp said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-falling-rcna74097

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after falling (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Mar 2023 OP
Oh no! RockRaven Mar 2023 #1
Not gonna say it not gonna say it... (nt) ret5hd Mar 2023 #2
Don't Ya Do It nt SoCalDavidS Mar 2023 #12
To misquote a wittier person Auggy74 Mar 2023 #17
Damn! Who said that? calimary Mar 2023 #30
i googled and found this orleans Mar 2023 #33
10 or a few years more isn't that long of a period of time, I always wondered, if perhaps msfiddlestix Mar 2023 #45
i thought it was mark twain orleans Mar 2023 #50
Clarence Darrow, according to Snopes. BadgerMom Mar 2023 #34
I'll say it. Demobrat Mar 2023 #28
Maybe send Trump buckets? Perhaps he might kick one... MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #40
He is quite elderly, and also in poor health. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2023 #3
You just said exactly what I was thinking. Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy! IndianaDave Mar 2023 #6
My empathy cup ran dry long ago for Mitch. cstanleytech Mar 2023 #9
same here gopiscrap Mar 2023 #18
Same here. Empathy is a precious emotion. Polly Hennessey Mar 2023 #23
I feel the same. He'll meet his maker when it's his time. CentralMass Mar 2023 #14
My ho's time is after the kids are in bed... rubbersole Mar 2023 #15
I do this on my phone and quite frankly suck at it. CentralMass Mar 2023 #19
I hope we don't share the same ex. rubbersole Mar 2023 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author CentralMass Mar 2023 #20
I agree, CalforniaPeggy. ShazzieB Mar 2023 #22
I don't want to see him hurt, either. murielm99 Mar 2023 #29
I'm with you, my dear Peggy MissMillie Mar 2023 #43
I agree, Peggy Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 #51
Born: February 20, 1942 (age 81 years), elleng Mar 2023 #53
probably got stuck on his back mike_c Mar 2023 #4
Hey-oh! LuvLoogie Mar 2023 #7
Lololol nini Mar 2023 #16
... Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #36
No spine so he couldn't get up. machoneman Mar 2023 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author machoneman Mar 2023 #49
Thoughts and prayers SledDriver Mar 2023 #5
I offer him the same thoughts and prayers he offered Ruth Bader Ginsburg. cstanleytech Mar 2023 #8
He was like a vulture, circling and waiting.... Blue Owl Mar 2023 #10
Oh, I can muster some up just as soon as I blow pixie dust out of my ass. cstanleytech Mar 2023 #13
May he receive everything he deserves. niyad Mar 2023 #11
I clicked on this post specifically to see if you would post this. Aristus Mar 2023 #47
One would not wish to disappoint. niyad Mar 2023 #55
You never do. Aristus Mar 2023 #56
I'll pray for you, Mitch! Sky Jewels Mar 2023 #21
Oh no! PSPS Mar 2023 #25
Too bad he didn't land on his back. johnp3907 Mar 2023 #26
He pissed off Traildogbob Mar 2023 #27
That's what I was thinking SouthernDem4ever Mar 2023 #44
I don't wish death or harm on anyone BUT TXPaganBanker Mar 2023 #31
He was a key player in trashing the Supreme Court and other forms of corruption too diane in sf Mar 2023 #32
Lucky it wasn't from a 6th floor window /nt dickthegrouch Mar 2023 #35
Gosh, I hope the injuries aren't minor! tishaLA Mar 2023 #37
this happens after he talks about mccarthy turning over all the 1/6 video to tucker? orleans Mar 2023 #38
A lot happening to Senators. Raven123 Mar 2023 #39
Tripping at his age? Maybe it was the brown acid - it would explain a lot Blues Heron Mar 2023 #41
Hmmm.... llmart Mar 2023 #42
Good thing he wasn't near a window Marthe48 Mar 2023 #46
Weird there is no update on his condition today womanofthehills Mar 2023 #52
At least he didn't drink any tea Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 #54
Sending him the same vibes he'd most likely send to me. AngryOldDem Mar 2023 #57

Auggy74

(60 posts)
17. To misquote a wittier person
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 02:37 AM
Mar 2023

"I've never wished for death upon anyone, but I have read several obituaries with pleasure."

calimary

(80,699 posts)
30. Damn! Who said that?
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 04:00 AM
Mar 2023

I’m momentarily drawing a blank.

Even so, I wish him a speedy recovery. Heaven only knows who’d step in as his replacement.

orleans

(33,987 posts)
33. i googled and found this
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 04:15 AM
Mar 2023

The quote “I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure” attributed to Mark Twain is FALSE. A similar version of the quote actually came from attorney Clarence Darrow, who first said it more than a decade after Twain’s death.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/19/fact-check-clarence-darrow-quote-obits-misattributed-mark-twain/4507308001/


msfiddlestix

(7,265 posts)
45. 10 or a few years more isn't that long of a period of time, I always wondered, if perhaps
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 10:18 AM
Mar 2023

Darrow could have picked up the phrase from Mark Twain directly or indirectly. It isn't all that unfathomable, happens all the time.

It's also not uncommon to accidentally mis-attribute quotes.. I haven't researched the earliest source on collected quotes of Twain, but unless they're all mostly 'fake' quotes, this quote certainly fits Twain's style and character, it seems to me.



orleans

(33,987 posts)
50. i thought it was mark twain
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 11:56 AM
Mar 2023

but i googled to be sure --and then i found that article that said darrow.
??

BadgerMom

(2,766 posts)
34. Clarence Darrow, according to Snopes.
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 04:15 AM
Mar 2023

It’s been misattributed to Mark Twain (who I thought was the originator).

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,298 posts)
3. He is quite elderly, and also in poor health.
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 01:33 AM
Mar 2023

I hate to hear of anyone his age falling.

Although I hate his politics, I am sorry he's hurt. Even he deserves my empathy.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
19. I do this on my phone and quite frankly suck at it.
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 02:44 AM
Mar 2023

Between auto-complete, and apparently a dyslexic typing finger, my accuracy is not that great.
I prefer not to mention my ex or insult the profession by making an assiciation .

Response to rubbersole (Reply #15)

ShazzieB

(15,958 posts)
22. I agree, CalforniaPeggy.
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 02:58 AM
Mar 2023

I hope this isn't too serious. Falls are no laughing matter at his age.

I once heard Judy Judy say that she asked a doctor for advice on how to live for a long time. Accodding to her, he said, "Don't fall down!" I have never forgotten that.

murielm99

(30,656 posts)
29. I don't want to see him hurt, either.
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 03:56 AM
Mar 2023

That may be the difference between them and us.

I fell last July and had a brain bleed. I was in the hospital for four days. I was unsteady on my feet for another week. It was not fun.

I am told that if one wants to live a long healthy life, falling is not an option.

MissMillie

(38,454 posts)
43. I'm with you, my dear Peggy
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 09:25 AM
Mar 2023

And not just because it's the nice thing to say.

Politically kicking his butt will be much more fun if he's on (what he considers to be) his "A game.":

Jilly_in_VA

(9,854 posts)
51. I agree, Peggy
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 12:26 PM
Mar 2023

I'm pushing 80 myself and don't think it's funny. I'm sorry he's hurt and wish him a speedy recovery. Even though I hate his politics, he's way better than Rafaelito Cruz or Hee-Hawley or numerous others I could name.

Response to mike_c (Reply #4)

Blue Owl

(49,918 posts)
10. He was like a vulture, circling and waiting....
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 01:56 AM
Mar 2023

It’s difficult to muster up any sympathy for the bitter, racist old prick

Sky Jewels

(6,860 posts)
21. I'll pray for you, Mitch!
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 02:57 AM
Mar 2023

Aww, shit, I just remembered that I’m an atheist who doesn’t try to telepathically communicate with the Nonexistent Great Sky Wizard. Sooo…nevermind.

Traildogbob

(8,577 posts)
27. He pissed off
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 03:31 AM
Mar 2023

Putin, going after his boy, trump. Mitch is Probably too smart to be near windows, so this was best Pooties hit men could do.
For anyone feeling sorry…….Supreme court !!!! How many women are they condemning to die?

TXPaganBanker

(210 posts)
31. I don't wish death or harm on anyone BUT
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 04:05 AM
Mar 2023

I hope that he sees this as an excuse to retire. I would welcome him finding a place with no stairs and no access to the levers of government power.

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)
37. Gosh, I hope the injuries aren't minor!
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 05:47 AM
Mar 2023

It'd be just terrible if Medicaid fraudster and Social Security would-be cutter Rick Scott ended up leading senate repubs.

orleans

(33,987 posts)
38. this happens after he talks about mccarthy turning over all the 1/6 video to tucker?
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 05:54 AM
Mar 2023

so what--did MTG trip him up when she hide behind a hotel plant & stick out a foot when mitch walked by?

Raven123

(4,716 posts)
39. A lot happening to Senators.
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 07:13 AM
Mar 2023

I may need a score card like MLB managers to track who’s still available, like they use for relief pitchers.

llmart

(15,501 posts)
42. Hmmm....
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 09:13 AM
Mar 2023

trying to dredge up some empathy for this sicko who blocked every good thing President Obama tried to do.

Can't seem to find any.

Karma doing it's thing.

womanofthehills

(8,584 posts)
52. Weird there is no update on his condition today
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 12:57 PM
Mar 2023

If it was minor, I think we would be hearing something like he’s “resting comfortably after hip surgery” or whatever. Super quiet. We don’t even know for sure he tripped - could have had a heart attack and fell.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,104 posts)
54. At least he didn't drink any tea
Thu Mar 9, 2023, 01:25 PM
Mar 2023

My only fear is that an even worse asshole might replace him. Yes that's possible.

AngryOldDem

(14,061 posts)
57. Sending him the same vibes he'd most likely send to me.
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 11:05 AM
Mar 2023

IOW, none.

All out of fucks to give for Republicans who are destroying this country.

Sorry, not sorry.

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