r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • Sep 07 '26
PoliticalTea š³ļø Missing: Mitch
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u/carlnepa Sep 07 '26
Hypocrisy thy name is Republican.
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u/MetaCardboard Sep 07 '26
Weaponized hypocrisy and projection are all they know.
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u/Denver-Ski Brewing the crumbled leaves of the maga cult Sep 07 '26
Maga is the worst
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u/tutoredstatue95 Sep 07 '26
They are but repubs have been doing this shit for a long time
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u/Dislodged_Puma Sep 07 '26
Yeah I hate that Republicans get a full out now with MAGA like they tried to with the Tea Party. They have sucked since Reagan (well before him too to set him up), and they continue to push the failure of the American Democracy in favor of self interests.
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u/kitsunewarlock Sep 07 '26
Remember when they pardoned Nixon then spent the entire Carter administration investigating him for enriching himself, finding nothing but running Reagan as the "anti-corruption" candidate?
Remember when they pardoned Reagan's fall man (Ollie North) and then spent the entire Clinton administration investigating him for putting his family in white house positions, found nothing but stole the house in the midterms on "anti-corruption" rhetoric?
The GOP has been doing this shit since long before Trump's "MAGA".
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u/Ok_Practice3389 Sep 07 '26
Remember the tea party? Hahaha God people just keep getting dumber.
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u/SilverSageVII Sep 07 '26
We all need to get better at confronting this. I feel like I failed in my own life by not shutting all of the bs down when I heard it. Not being mean, but genuinely guiding them towards the truth.
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u/TriangleTransplant Sep 07 '26
Hypocrisy requires both a sense of shame, and an understanding that one is acting counter to their values. Republicans don't feel shame. And their only value is "power at any cost." So they're not being hypocritical. They acting entirely within their values.
McConnell himself would be proud of the way his party is handling his absence and manipulating the system to maintain a stranglehold on his seat. That is, he would proud if he wasn't a vegetable or dead, which he is very obviously is one of those things.
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u/AnAnonymous121 Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 07 '26
Can we all agree he's either dead or in vegetative state, and the Republicans are doing everything to avoid losing another seat in the senate, especially with an incoming blue wave in the house and senate....
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u/CaramelGuilty8647 Sep 07 '26
He was in a vegetative state before he went missing, so I can definitely agree with you.
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u/External_Music_3927 Sep 07 '26
Yes, he would get paralyzed in front of cameras and not be able to speak.
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u/Aggressive-Crab-6809 Sep 07 '26
Conspiracy theory here.... Mich has been brain dead for some time and under the control of one of Elons nural links. š Reimplantation is taking longer than expected. /S
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u/Eternal_Bagel Sep 07 '26
And oddly enough it hasnāt had much impact on his professional career, he still just obstructs progress
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u/dmont89 Sep 07 '26
id like to agree with the incoming blue wave, but i dont trust this administration not to tamper with the election
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u/Adventurous-Big9191 Sep 07 '26
Which state is the Vegetable State? North Carrotlina? ššš
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u/GryphonHall Sep 07 '26
Corntucky was right there.
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u/Adventurous-Big9191 Sep 07 '26
And now he changed his comment to say vegetative so we look weird š
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u/Meth_Useler Sep 07 '26
I think he lost his ability to speak - Strokes can definitely do just that. His handlers probably thought they could get him to relearn, but that's not always an option. Now, they're just riding this out a few more weeks
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u/NoUnderStandeBro Sep 07 '26
Two words: TERM LIMITS. Congress isnāt a retirement home.
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u/TiddiesAnonymous Sep 07 '26
Age limits tho
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u/Lerkero Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 07 '26
Term limit is better than age limit. There could be older people who genuinely have something valuable to contribute to their constituents and maybe not worth keeping them out.
The goal of term limits should be to reduce chances anyone young or old will abuse their seniority and time in office for their own gain
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u/Friendly-World-5273 Sep 07 '26
Voting is a term limit. But weād have to actually vote to limit the terms.
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u/CaptainForskin69 Sep 07 '26
Why are they allowed to get away with this?! This is insanity
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u/un-tv_star Sep 07 '26
Because they still have the majority...
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u/CaptainForskin69 Sep 07 '26
Doesnāt mean you get to be absent for your job for over 80 days with zero public appearances. Itās so obvious of a cover up.
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u/ofWildPlaces Sep 07 '26
You are correct, but there is no watchdog agency that can compel a sitting Rep or Senator to take their seat on the floor. Republicans COULD hold him accountable, but they've clearly shown they will not.
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u/DaleGribbleShackle Sep 07 '26
Didn't they send sheriff's after democrats to drag them back to office for something last year? Why not just do that.
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u/Somedude_6 Sep 07 '26
Exactly what the guy above said, Republicans control the Sergeant at Arms and the ability to make referrals to the US Marshall's office who would go about doing the physical work. As long as Mike Johnson is in control, absolutely nothing will happen to any Republican. Epstein Files are a giant example of this.
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u/Ok_Zookeepergame4794 Sep 07 '26
Because the Republicans don't enforce the rules on one of their own, that's why.
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u/Austinp-woodworking Sep 07 '26
Yeah this shouldnāt even require a manual intervention - this whole situation is only possible because there are no actual rules that congress(wo)men have to actually do their fucking jobs
If I disappeared for 3 months at my job, theyād have already filled my position by now and be a good way into onboarding my replacement
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u/NotAnotherBlingBlop Sep 07 '26
Are you serious? They support an adjudicated rapist as president. They vote against school lunches for children. They refuse to give death benefits to soldiers. This is the least worrying thing Republicans have done.
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u/KingHygelacReturns Sep 07 '26
I'm genuinely shocked that there isn't more anger from Republicans. His absence materially benefits Democrats more than anything. For every day he's not there, that means the GOP majority is one vote down in the Senate, which only makes it harder to pass the GOP agenda in the Senate.
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u/Pristine-Ad983 Sep 07 '26
I don't think they really care. They haven't done much even when Mitch was there. They are content to let Trump do whatever he wants.
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u/PlainBread Sep 07 '26
They know leaving the ball in the air leaves them down one vote but if they took accountability then there's a risk that they would lose the seat to a Democrat and then they would be down two votes.
The fact they aren't willing to risk it for the biscuit is bullish.
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u/ichabod13 Sep 07 '26
This is the part I am not understanding. Left wing media is eating this story up, every day on reddit there are more Mitch posts on the /r/all but it benefits the Democrats when it comes to voting.
Even if he was dead today, the election would not happen by the state laws this November. At this point these posts feel more like a designed distraction away from things like the Epstein files or the failed war in Iran or the costs of everything that should be fueling the midterm sweep. But instead every day it is about Trump sleeping or Mitch missing blah blah here.
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u/Weekly-Hurry-6031 Sep 07 '26
Logic eludes them
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u/KingHygelacReturns Sep 07 '26
In this one instance, fine by me, lol. Never interrupt your enemy when they're making a mistake and all that
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u/ShoemakerMicah Sep 07 '26
The difference is so stark. Black and White you might say.
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u/Halya77 Sep 07 '26
Literally all my life itās been standards and rules for dems and moving the goalposts and false equivalency for repugnicants. This is just yet another blatant supporting fact. š¤·āāļø
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u/descendency Sep 07 '26
Has anyone gone to capital hill and put up some of those missing pet signs with mitch mcconnells face on them?
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u/asanano Sep 07 '26
Its incredibly silly to call on mitch to resign. He cant resign, he's dead. I call on the criminal prosecution of all the mother fuckers hiding that fact for their own personal gain and political power.
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u/JoyousMadhat Sep 08 '26
That's a weird way of saying MITCH IS DEAD AF. If anyone still has not realized that Republicans only care about following the law when it hurts the Democrats, then they should be sent to space on a one way trip.
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u/Burritosupreeem Sep 07 '26
A man missing for so long itās not being talked about anymore. So talk about it more.
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u/DrinkNWRobinWilliams Sep 07 '26
Republicans - no matter what they say they care about - only care about what gets them power. There is no other north star for them.
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u/Content_Chipmunk9962 Sep 07 '26
Democrats are so disgustingly weak. They should be hitting home runs every gd day. Itās pathetic.
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u/Felinomancy Sep 07 '26
So why don't anyone do anything? For example, can't they get a judge to sign off a warrant to have a wellness check done on him?
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u/Used-Principle-4627 Sep 07 '26
These people need to go to jail for what they are doing? This is so bad, if it was anywhere else people would be locked up!! Corrupt Government all around!!!
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u/spaceocean99 Sep 07 '26
āAā Democrat. Showing again democrats just donāt give a shit.
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u/Fun-Grab-9337 Sep 07 '26
So where is the democrat investigation? Is this a post about calling out the ineffectiveness of the dems?
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u/KomalSg Sep 07 '26
The bigger question is what are the democrats doing ? The silence is deafening ... It almost looks like they are the same party... there is no opposition what so ever
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u/Remote_Nectarine_837 Sep 08 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/ki0FCgiaqYRBS
Same people say on repeat they donāt see race or skin color apparently itās a lie.
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Sep 08 '26
He's dead and he's been dead. His heart may be beating but his brain is just calcifying mush now.
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u/HappyCatPrincess Sep 07 '26
Maybe we should all write/call #MikeJohnson to ask about #Mitch. Send him this meme even. Let's all speak out.
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u/Duane_Trumpet Sep 07 '26
š¤ Why is that?!? Iāve seen this from this Country beforeā¦ Hmmm! š¤
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u/BeginningDisaster136 Sep 07 '26
No politicians past 65 at time of swearing in. Stop elderly abuse!
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u/MilkiestMaestro Sep 07 '26
Republicans don't care about double standards. You can say that to their face and they will smile which should tell you everything you need to know about the moral compass.
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u/Healthy_Cancel_2604 Sep 07 '26
At this point I wish they'd storm his house like they did scientology.
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u/Always-curious25 Sep 07 '26
Where's are the news reporters? Why aren't they pushing for the truth behind Mitches Death/sickness?
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u/GandalfSwagOff Sep 07 '26
Because it is getting buried.
There isn't a single report of any member of the media even trying to get information about McConnell because there has been an agreement within all corporate media to bury any story. You'd think someone would have cameras outside his house? You'd think someone would report on doctors or professionals coming and going? Nope. You get nothing.
The man will never be seen again. He is either dead or completely incapacitated. You will never hear from him again. Some day in the future there will be a report that he quietly passed away in his sleep after an extended illness. That is all you'll ever get.
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u/rod_jammer Sep 07 '26
IIRC, Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year's Day: a Federal Holiday. He returned to work on Jan 4.
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u/MouseShadow2ndMoon Sep 07 '26
They are all complicit, Mitch is dead and they are playing a game with our democracy as there is ZERO accountability and they know it.
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u/TradeLoud5463 Sep 07 '26
TERM LIMITS š” this wouldnāt even be happening if he wasnāt allowed to be elected consecutive years in a row. Ughhhhhh
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u/jertheman43 Sep 07 '26
MTG would be outside McConnell house demanding answers. This is exactly why Democrats don't win. Go make a big deal about this evil guy being missing.
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u/Tmmike Sep 07 '26
The GOP fears Thomas Massie as a replacement for McConnell. If a special election was held, it would be a possibility that Massie would take that Ky senate seat. He could then influence the senate to deal with the Epstein files which they have largely ignored.
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u/jthadcast Sep 07 '26
if you don't have the votes to control gop ... no logic matters if you don't have the votes to control the gop. too many democrats vote with the gop to keep the horror show going.
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u/atreeismissing Sep 07 '26
Don't leave out the media. There was a media shit storm for several weeks over Austin's hospital visit. While there has been some coverage of McConnell, the attention from the media has been largely absent.
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u/Academic_Dig_1567 Sep 07 '26
Perhaps itās taking the taxidermist a while longer to complete the job?
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u/alternatingflan Sep 07 '26
The democrats better hold onto their promises of accountability and swift/severe consequences for magas venal anti- American, anti-constitutional behavior.
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u/Outside-Same Sep 07 '26
Dems need to stoop down to republicans level.
Being respectful means nothing to trump and his followers.
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u/Common_North_5267 Sep 07 '26
The dude is now a vegetable but they can't lose their senate majority.
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u/Riversmooth Sep 07 '26
Whereās the congressional Dems? They should be asking daily where heās at?
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u/supahappyfuntime Sep 07 '26
Look, this is power politics. You donāt have to like it, but the goal is to use whatever leverage you have to obstruct your opponents and advance your side. Calling out hypocrisy wonāt change much when consistency was never the priority. To them, itās a zero-sum game, hurting the other side counts as a win, even when it accomplishes nothing else
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u/Fuckthegopers Sep 07 '26
Another example of republicans only holding double standards.
Fuck all republicans.
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u/omnicloudx13 Sep 07 '26
Is there any other job on this earth where you could be totally gone for MONTHS and still be paid, have full benefits, and nothing could be done to replace/remove you from that position? It truly baffles the mind how rampant and flagrant corruption is with no recourse.
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u/Jaysonturdem Sep 07 '26
Age limits on anyone in any office. Including President. 65 at most for president at time of election. 2 terms they will be 73. No more 80+ year old President. A and I no P more A stuffing C money in pockets to get elected.
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u/DmMeYourTittysPlease Sep 07 '26
Republicans literally are the Confederacy now. If Mitch had been a minority, or a democrat. Trump and maga would have sent the national guard to drag him to Congress or jail, 2 months ago.
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u/admosquad Sep 07 '26
Whatever the democrats are doing on messaging, itās not a fraction of what it should be. Embarrassing.
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u/gottagotothebathroom Sep 07 '26
He died more than 2 months ago, and it will be said that he passed 'a few days ago' after the mid-terms are over.
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u/OG-DocHavock Sep 08 '26
Yet another example of Republicans not living by the rules they love to set for others
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u/InourbtwotamI Sep 08 '26
Fraud. I hope every single person involved in this coverup os prosecuted, convicted and has to forfeit their federal retirement packages.
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u/The_Tsainami Sep 08 '26
If Republicans don't have double standards, they would have no standards at all.
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u/robdwoods Sep 08 '26
At this point I think his wife just wants to keep drawing his salary until his replacement takes office then he will suddenly ādieā.
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u/rovertb Sep 08 '26
Democrats need to learn to play like Republicans and hold nothing back. Democrats now have free range to do just about anything they want and after they should just gaslight and obstruct about it.
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u/KC_Saber Sep 08 '26
Iām convinced he silently passed away on the senate floor. And then sat still for hours on end because rigor mortis was setting in
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u/postprandialrepose Sep 08 '26
He's dead, he's in hell, and he's nibbling on Lindsey Graham's ladybugs for eternity.
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u/Careless_Raisin_400 Sep 08 '26
Republicans have ruined this great country and Moscow Mitch got the ball started by packing the court with yes men.Vote them out!
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u/PsEggsRice Sep 08 '26
And here come the āblaming Democrats for not fixing it, Democrats are just as badā posts.
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u/JSLANYC Sep 09 '26
Austin was irresponsible to have done what he did but Mitch is taking it to a whole new level.
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u/No-Minimum1058 Sep 09 '26
What double standards in this administration??? Iām aghast!
https://giphy.com/gifs/pPhyAv5t9V8djyRFJH
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u/SDPLISSKEN009 Sep 09 '26
The Republican Party plays by their own rules. The hypocrisy in this party is simply astounding.
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u/antifageneral6969 Sep 09 '26
Hypocrisy is a cornerstone characteristic of being a conservative. Also, Mitch is white so they donāt care what he does. Again, hypocrisy
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u/Rand-all Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 07 '26
The party of physical responsibilities