Mitch McConnell escorted away from cameras after freezing mid-press conference

Could be he just filled his Depends at an inopportune time.
He looked like he was doing a little of the Nadler Shuffle there at the end -

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: Another_Nut

I joked about robots too, but seriously he seems like he is suffering from dementia or possibly even Parkinsons.
My dad would stop mid speech just like that so many times and have blank eyes. It would take a few minutes for him to shake it off too.

Dude is old!

Looked to me to be an episode of Aphasia.


Aphasia can be caused by brain damage such as might result from head injury. McConnell did suffer a concussion in a fall some time ago.

Ea reply to: underpass61

He waited for an hour to speak,
and finally got the chance.

But halfway through the press conference, the sumbitch pooped his pants.

originally posted by: ManSizedSquirrel
For god sakes we need some term or age limits. We can’t have these octogenarians in charge of our future anymore. What a joke our government is.

I agree with term limits but not age limits, that's discrimination.

Bernie Sanders is older than McConnell, so is Chuck Grassley, and they are both as sharp and as mentally agile as they were 10 years ago. Age is relative, terms are not.

Two 6 year terms would be just fine for senators.

TERM
LIMITS
NOW

a reply to: Mahogany

amazing how everyone agrees on this item, but it's never brought up as a bill.

a reply to: frogs453

How about we let the voters decide who to send to DC?

If they want to be represented by an ancient old coot, isn't that called democracy?

And some old coots can get it done. So let the people decide.

originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: Mahogany

amazing how everyone agrees on this item, but it's never brought up as a bill.

Not exactly a surprise, is it?

Turns out all the old MFERS running the government had Alzheimer's.

Kinda weird to watch.

Not knowing what the press conference was about, I could imagine any scenario...

I imagined that something profoundly horrible for the American people had just been agreed upon, and McConnell's brain froze up at the lie he was going tell about it. He just couldn't do it. Sometimes, even the most evil people have a line they will balk at, and he truly looks like he does not want to be there. He looks sad and pathetic.

In the end, it appears he never spoke about what he was going to say... just moved forward.

Noted: It also appears the gentleman over Mitch's right shoulder is the one in charge.

originally posted by: CoyoteAngels
a reply to: frogs453

If they want to be represented by an ancient old coot, isn't that called democracy?

I'm fine with that, as long as you can trust the elections... which we can't right now...

That is a stroke probably induced by massive stress.

The real issue isn't term limits, it's a voting problem, if the stupid masses want more of the same inadequacy then they will vote for the same inadequacy.

a reply to: Mahogany

I agree with term limits but not age limits, that's discrimination.

Not when age comes with mental aptitude deterioration .

a reply to: Mahogany

I agree with term limits but not age limits, that's discrimination.

Mate there comes a time when the fear of hurting feelings has to be set aside for reasons of Logic and betterment.

originally posted by: Mahogany

originally posted by: ManSizedSquirrel
For god sakes we need some term or age limits. We can’t have these octogenarians in charge of our future anymore. What a joke our government is.

I agree with term limits but not age limits, that's discrimination.

Bernie Sanders is older than McConnell, so is Chuck Grassley, and they are both as sharp and as mentally agile as they were 10 years ago. Age is relative, terms are not.

Two 6 year terms would be just fine for senators.

How about no...

Just because one or two are spry doesn't mean there isn't mental decline occurring, after 65 you need a cognitive and or aptitude test.

Hell, I think they ought to take them every year regardless of age then no discrimination.

2 6 year terms aren't exactly very limiting how about 2 4 or 5-year terms, Senators and Congresspersons weren't supposed to be lifelong careers.


www.aptitude-test.com...

www.cnn.com... › 2021 › 01 › 29 › politics › congress-age › index.html
2 charts that show just how old this Congress actually is | CNN Politics
Jan 29, 2021There are 21 senators between 70 and 80 - including Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) who turns 80 this fall, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) who turns 79 next month.

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71 Percent of U.S. Senators Out if Age Limits Imposed on ... - Newsweek
Jan 20, 2022Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults polled said that there should be a maximum age limit for elected officials, compared to 21 percent who said there should not be such a restriction. Fourteen ...

www.npr.org... › 2022 › 11 › 10 › 1135856127 › congress-is-older-than-ever-it-hasnt-always-been-this-way
Congress is older than ever. It hasn't always been this way.
Nov 10, 2022Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is 80. In fact, nearly 25% of Congress is over 70 years old. That's the highest it's ever been. For more on this, let's bring in Walt Hickey. He is the...

a reply to: putnam6

2 6 year terms aren't exactly very limiting how about 2 4 or 5-year terms, Senators and Congresspersons weren't supposed to be lifelong careers.

Take George Washington for Example he was the First President he served two four year terms and said " Yep that's enough " and stepped away . Never to hold public office again.

Senators and Congressman should have seen this as the prime example , Because unlimited terms Breeds pure corruption.

originally posted by: Mahogany

originally posted by: ManSizedSquirrel
For god sakes we need some term or age limits. We can’t have these octogenarians in charge of our future anymore. What a joke our government is.

I agree with term limits but not age limits, that's discrimination.

Bernie Sanders is older than McConnell, so is Chuck Grassley, and they are both as sharp and as mentally agile as they were 10 years ago. Age is relative, terms are not.

Two 6 year terms would be just fine for senators.

Thank God for some sane persons still here!

a reply to: asabuvsobelow

Unlikely to have been a stroke.


His colleague, apparently the one who asked if their was anything else Mitch wanted to say, is a doctor.

If a stroke had been suspected, the doctor would have run the FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time.) protocol.

Since Mitch showed no stroke signs in his face or arm, the protocol was bypassed.

originally posted by: Mantiss2021
a reply to: asabuvsobelow

Unlikely to have been a stroke.


His colleague, apparently the one who asked if their was anything else Mitch wanted to say, is a doctor.

If a stroke had been suspected, the doctor would have run the FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time.) protocol.

Since Mitch showed no stroke signs in his face or arm, the protocol was bypassed.

I'm sorry I just finished laughing .

His colleague is a Politician First then a Doctor .

and if you think for a second he would have run the FAST in front of cameras literally confirming a stroke to the world then you are beyond naive.