Is Mitch a vegetable?
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If he is actually alive—the extended stay was probably for the pneumonia. People his age and in his health usually don’t survive it.
Depends on a lot of factors, but pneumonia doesn't usually take a month to get over. It can certainly cause weakness and debility that need rehab afterwards that can take weeks, but again I feel like they would have shared that already.
it has a lot of similarities with kidnapping proof of life photos.
Him wearing jeans... in a hospital bed... sure.
"The specific hospital photo of Senator Mitch McConnell in a red gingham (plaid) button-down shirt was originally taken in April 2023 following his recovery from a fall and concussion.
However, his office recirculated this exact photo in a health update on July 12, 2026. Following weeks of public speculation about his prolonged hospitalization, he used this older photograph to provide proof of life to constituents, explaining that he had been recovering from a fall and a mild case of pneumonia."
Not Real
Real photo.
im really confused now.
I thought people pointed out the newspaper he had was from Sunday.
I'm confused too. Multiple AI responses say the photo is from 2023 but when you follow-up about the newspaper, it says it's real. TBD.
Here's Claude:
"This is genuinely a recycled 2023 photo — this isn't a fringe claim, it checks out.
What happened: McConnell was hospitalized June 14, 2026 after a fall, then developed pneumonia. His office stayed quiet for weeks, fueling speculation (including from figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Laura Loomer) about his condition. On July 12, 2026, his office released a statement plus a photo of him sitting up in a hospital bed holding a newspaper with his wife, Elaine Chao, next to him — timed just hours after Senate colleague Lindsey Graham's death, which drew its own criticism about the timing. NewsNation
The gingham-shirt photo specifically: That's a different, older image than the "official" July 12 hospital-bed photo. Side-by-side comparisons circulating on X show it's the same photograph, originally from April 2023, showing McConnell in a red/pink gingham shirt, seated in a blue medical chair holding printed material next to Elaine Chao — from his 2023 concussion/rib fracture recovery after his Waldorf Astoria fall, not anything current. XJoe Hoft"
Follow-up on newspaper:
"Good context — this is worth separating carefully, since your forum debate will likely get these threads tangled.
On the newspaper itself: No solid evidence it's photoshopped. The paper in the photo appears to be the actual Sunday, July 12, 2026 Washington Post sports section — a community note on X confirmed this, and other users posted photos of their own home-delivered copies matching it exactly. Blurriness alone (small newsprint text at low resolution) isn't unusual in phone photos and isn't proof of manipulation; Microsoft's Copilot, when asked to assess the image, said it saw no strong AI artifacts and that the blur was more likely a compression/resolution issue than fabricated text.
Bottom line: The newspaper prop looks to be a real, dated copy of that day's Post — that's actually one of the stronger pieces of evidence the photo is current rather than recycled or fabricated. The "photoshopped/AI" claims mostly trace back to image compression blur being misread as AI artifacts, plus a chatbot conflating this photo with an unrelated debunked fake. If you're going into a forum thread, it's worth noting Grok gave contradictory answers depending on how it was asked — a good example of why AI image-verification claims (from any bot, including a citation from me) shouldn't be treated as authoritative without checking the underlying fact-check."
Oh hell yeah
Kentucky Republicans have tried to take away Governor Beshear’s ability to appoint Mitch McConnell’s replacement. Beshear says he’s considering ignoring the state legislature and appointing a Democrat to replace McConnell anyway.
He believes the law is unconstitutional, that Kentucky’s constitution gives him the authority, and that he’s prepared to test the GOP on it.
This is exactly how Democrats should be fighting.
Kentucky Republicans have tried to take away Governor Beshear’s ability to appoint Mitch McConnell’s replacement. Beshear says he’s considering ignoring the state legislature and appointing a Democrat to replace McConnell anyway.
He believes the law is unconstitutional, that Kentucky’s constitution gives him the authority, and that he’s prepared to test the GOP on it.
This is exactly how Democrats should be fighting.
This would be awesome and also bolster his chances at the presidency. Finally someone with some balls who isn’t gay or Jewish. NTTAWWT.
This is what we've been waiting for - a Democrat who will be just as ruthless as the Republicans. I think he'd be a great candidate and I'm pretty sure he'll be throwing his hat in the ring.
We'll see where this goes. If Mitch releases some videos or interviews it looks like it will just be a botched PR job.
But if we get nothing but the occasional shady photo like this voters deserve an investigation.
But if we get nothing but the occasional shady photo like this voters deserve an investigation.
Has there been verification from a reputable news source that the photo was also used in 2023? Because releasing the same photo would be remarkably stupid, considering they knew full well that thousands of internet sleuths were going to immediately pounce on it.
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Internet latches onto conspiracies over McConnell’s health update
After weeks of growing speculation over the Kentucky senator’s health, he issued a statement Sunday evening in a bid to quell the rumors
www.the-independent.com
First, Johnson didn’t deny that the photo is new. He said he heard that it’s an old photo and he doesn’t know what to believe, which is where I stand right now.
Second, I have no idea who that host is and I’ve never heard of that channel before.
I’m looking for confirmation from a legitimate news source. CNN, PBS, ABC, NBC, CBS, AP, etc.
If Mitch’s office really did distribute that same photo in 2023 then it shouldn’t take more than a few minutes for those sources to confirm it.
How do you not know who that host is and for the record, Johnson said he heard from another source and I'm assuming he has sources that we wouldn't. Though its not something to argue about, I was just passing it along.
Eric Bolling https://share.google/KBbhnXhobGl5JMwNh
I don’t pay any attention to fringe political shows. In reading his Wiki page just now it appears he has previously worked for Fox News, The Blaze, and Newsmax. I don’t watch any of those.
The only political talking head that I pay much attention to at all is Smerconish, and I don’t really even listen to him all that often.
Do we normally get daily updates when a senator has to take a leave of absence for medical reasons?
I think the photo is real and current. The thing is the photo doesn't prove that McConnell still has all his mental capabilities. Without actually hearing his voice and him answering questions, it's impossible to know whether he is mentally capable of telling us his name let alone preform his duties as a senator.
It's just really weird that his office released a proof of life hostage photo with a prepared statement rather that having some "MAGA friendly" reporter have a recorded conversation with him.
Classic TJ right here. Losing a thread badly, so he opens a new front.
Oh, you think they might be lying about Mitch disappearing from public view for 30 days?
i don't think anyone has any doubts at this point
but this is trump politics - where no consequences will ever be paid for dishonesty or wrong-doing. they'll hide and obfuscate to run out the clock, then admit the truth, the media will freak out about it for 3.5 hours, then trump will fall asleep in an afternoon meeting once again and the media will get distracted and shift focus to that
Looks like the chances of surviving for patients over 80 is just 6.1%. Mitch is 84 so it's likely his chances were less than that. A lot of this depends on how quickly trained medical workers can get to the patient. Since Mitch got it at home it's likely he went sometime without intervention.
CPR Over 80: No Survival After 90, 20-Minute Futility Point | www.PhysiciansWeekly.com
Study shows no patients over 90 survived CPR, with 20-minute futility point for geriatric resuscitation. Only 6.1% of patients over 80 survived to discharge.
www.physiciansweekly.com