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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,612
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,054
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    Please do. Folks should read up on the repubs in the senate as well as the house.

    The repubs have become the Know Nothing Party.
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,612
    edited July 2023
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    Please do. Folks should read up on the repubs in the senate as well as the house.

    The repubs have become the Know Nothing Party.


    fyi , I have 9 gift articles left to use before the 31st and it resets.

    lemme know if theres another wapo or even a nyt article you'd like to read.....

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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,612
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    If he was Irish you would have to give him a pass but Tuberville does not sound as such?
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,612
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    If he was Irish you would have to give him a pass but Tuberville does not sound as such?

    not sure I understand what you mean here.
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,612
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 20,297
    mickeyrat said:
    He actually came back for some reason...dude looks like shit. He needs to retire for fucks sake
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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,054
    mickeyrat said:
    He actually came back for some reason...dude looks like shit. He needs to retire for fucks sake
    Looked like he was about to take a header. Time to pass the torch, Moscow Mitchy Baby.
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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,454
    edited July 2023
    mickeyrat said:
    He actually came back for some reason...dude looks like shit. He needs to retire for fucks sake
    That was sad, and hard to watch.

  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    mickeyrat said:
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    If he was Irish you would have to give him a pass but Tuberville does not sound as such?

    not sure I understand what you mean here.
    You must not know many true Irishmen.  The Irish like to embellish details.  It's a god given right.  A joke that was missed...
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    mickeyrat said:
    He actually came back for some reason...dude looks like shit. He needs to retire for fucks sake
    That was sad, and hard to watch.

    How long was he like that?  Looks like he stroked out.
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,571
    That looks like he might of had a stroke mid sentence! As much as I despise him I do wish he can recover and retire in some kind of good health 
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  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,676
    mickeyrat said:
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    If he was Irish you would have to give him a pass but Tuberville does not sound as such?

    not sure I understand what you mean here.
    You must not know many true Irishmen.  The Irish like to embellish details.  It's a god given right.  A joke that was missed...
    I don't care about any of that.  For all we know,  his father was the one embellishing all those years.  My dad used to say we were descended from Cossacks. I have no idea if that's true but I believed it for years. 
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,676
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    Please do. Folks should read up on the repubs in the senate as well as the house.

    The repubs have become the Know Nothing Party.
    Great reference.  They were nativist and racist too. And chock full of crazy conspiracies. 
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,612
    mrussel1 said:
    mickeyrat said:
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    If he was Irish you would have to give him a pass but Tuberville does not sound as such?

    not sure I understand what you mean here.
    You must not know many true Irishmen.  The Irish like to embellish details.  It's a god given right.  A joke that was missed...
    I don't care about any of that.  For all we know,  his father was the one embellishing all those years.  My dad used to say we were descended from Cossacks. I have no idea if that's true but I believed it for years. 

    dd-214....... or the equivalent is in his possession. refused to allow news orgs to look at it.

    mine didnt list shit cuz I wasnt a part of any actions.

    the gifted article, incredibly fair imo , discovered info from elsewhere
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 20,297
    mrussel1 said:
    mickeyrat said:
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    If he was Irish you would have to give him a pass but Tuberville does not sound as such?

    not sure I understand what you mean here.
    You must not know many true Irishmen.  The Irish like to embellish details.  It's a god given right.  A joke that was missed...
    I don't care about any of that.  For all we know,  his father was the one embellishing all those years.  My dad used to say we were descended from Cossacks. I have no idea if that's true but I believed it for years. 
    I don't know...upon passing those bronze stars (all five of them) would likely have been considered family heirlooms. I have my grandfather's WWII uniform, dog tags, etc.

    It sounds like Toober was telling the same story that he told his grade school buddies.


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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,054
    mrussel1 said:
    mickeyrat said:
    mickeyrat said:
    embellished would be a generous description..... some fabrication,  some sleight of hand.  will post a gift article link if someone wants. have several to use before end of month...

    If he was Irish you would have to give him a pass but Tuberville does not sound as such?

    not sure I understand what you mean here.
    You must not know many true Irishmen.  The Irish like to embellish details.  It's a god given right.  A joke that was missed...
    I don't care about any of that.  For all we know,  his father was the one embellishing all those years.  My dad used to say we were descended from Cossacks. I have no idea if that's true but I believed it for years. 
    I don't know...upon passing those bronze stars (all five of them) would likely have been considered family heirlooms. I have my grandfather's WWII uniform, dog tags, etc.

    It sounds like Toober was telling the same story that he told his grade school buddies.


    If Toober’s father could come back as the young lad who went off to war, he’d give him a swift kick in the nuts for the shit he’s pulling now. What a disgrace.
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    mickeyrat said:
    He actually came back for some reason...dude looks like shit. He needs to retire for fucks sake
    That was sad, and hard to watch.

    How long was he like that?  Looks like he stroked out.
    i think it might have been a tia or something. i feel bad for him. hopefully he recovers and is able to get the health care that he needs.

    just think if this was fetterman what the other side would be saying.
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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,454
    mickeyrat said:
    He actually came back for some reason...dude looks like shit. He needs to retire for fucks sake
    That was sad, and hard to watch.

    How long was he like that?  Looks like he stroked out.
    I didn’t see the entire clip, but what I did see lasted at least a few seconds until people realized something was wrong; someone stepped forward & touched his arm & he somewhat snapped out of it & let that person walk him off. 
  • RunIntoTheRainRunIntoTheRain Posts: 1,024
    mickeyrat said:
    He actually came back for some reason...dude looks like shit. He needs to retire for fucks sake
    That was sad, and hard to watch.

    How long was he like that?  Looks like he stroked out.
    I didn’t see the entire clip, but what I did see lasted at least a few seconds until people realized something was wrong; someone stepped forward & touched his arm & he somewhat snapped out of it & let that person walk him off. 
    I counted about 12 seconds before someone came over to him.




  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,612

     
    Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up mid-sentence
    By MARY CLARE JALONICK
    Today

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds.

    McConnell approached the podium for his weekly press conference and began speaking about the annual defense bill on the floor, which he said was proceeding with “good bipartisan cooperation.” But he then appeared to lose his train of thought, trailing off with a drawn-out “uh.”

    The Kentucky senator then appeared to freeze up and stared vacantly for around 20 seconds before his colleagues in Republican leadership, who were standing behind him and could not see his face, grabbed his elbows and asked if he wanted to go back to his office.

    He did not answer, but slowly walked back to his office with an aide and Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a former orthopedic surgeon who is the No. 3 Republican in the Senate. After sitting down in his office for several minutes, McConnell later returned to the press conference and answered questions from the press.

    Asked about what happened, McConnell said he was “fine.” Asked if he is still able to do his job, he said, “Yeah.”

    A McConnell aide said he felt lightheaded and stepped away for a moment. The aide requested anonymity to speak about the senator's health.

    McConnell, 81, was out of the Senate for almost six weeks earlier this year after falling and hitting his head. His office later said he suffered a concussion and fractured a rib. His speech has recently sounded more halting, prompting questions among some of his colleagues about his health.

    After the press conference, Barrasso told reporters he “wanted to make sure everything was fine” and walked McConnell down the hall to his office.

    Barrasso said he has been concerned since McConnell was injured earlier this year, “and I continue to be concerned.”

    But asked about his particular concerns, Barrasso said: “I said I was concerned when he fell and hit his head a number of months ago and was hospitalized. And I think he's made a remarkable recovery, he's doing a great job leading our conference and was able to answer every question the press asked him today.”

    McConnell was reelected easily to another term to lead the conference last year, despite a challenge from Florida Sen. Rick Scott. But several Republicans, including No. 2 Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota and Barrasso, are seen as waiting in the wings to someday replace McConnell as leader.

    Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who is also seen as a potential candidate to succeed McConnell, told reporters after the episode, “I support Senator McConnell as long as he wants to serve as leader.”

    McConnell's fall in March was the second major injury for McConnell in recent years. Four years ago he tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky, causing a shoulder fracture that required surgery. McConnell had polio in his early childhood and he has long acknowledged some difficulty as an adult in climbing stairs.

    First elected to the Senate in 1984, McConnell became the longest-serving Senate party leader in history in January.

    The Republican leader is one of several senators who have been absent due to health issues this year. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, 90, was out of the Senate for more than two months after suffering from a bout of shingles. And Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., 53, took a weekslong leave to get treatment for clinical depression.

    __

    Associated Press writers Kevin Freking and Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.5


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  • Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,639
    mickeyrat said:


    Fake news said this in 2008 with Obama’s win and it couldn’t be further from the truth. Had Covid never happened, trump could have been our president/dictator right now
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,054
    mickeyrat said:

     
    Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up mid-sentence
    By MARY CLARE JALONICK
    Today

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds.

    McConnell approached the podium for his weekly press conference and began speaking about the annual defense bill on the floor, which he said was proceeding with “good bipartisan cooperation.” But he then appeared to lose his train of thought, trailing off with a drawn-out “uh.”

    The Kentucky senator then appeared to freeze up and stared vacantly for around 20 seconds before his colleagues in Republican leadership, who were standing behind him and could not see his face, grabbed his elbows and asked if he wanted to go back to his office.

    He did not answer, but slowly walked back to his office with an aide and Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a former orthopedic surgeon who is the No. 3 Republican in the Senate. After sitting down in his office for several minutes, McConnell later returned to the press conference and answered questions from the press.

    Asked about what happened, McConnell said he was “fine.” Asked if he is still able to do his job, he said, “Yeah.”

    A McConnell aide said he felt lightheaded and stepped away for a moment. The aide requested anonymity to speak about the senator's health.

    McConnell, 81, was out of the Senate for almost six weeks earlier this year after falling and hitting his head. His office later said he suffered a concussion and fractured a rib. His speech has recently sounded more halting, prompting questions among some of his colleagues about his health.

    After the press conference, Barrasso told reporters he “wanted to make sure everything was fine” and walked McConnell down the hall to his office.

    Barrasso said he has been concerned since McConnell was injured earlier this year, “and I continue to be concerned.”

    But asked about his particular concerns, Barrasso said: “I said I was concerned when he fell and hit his head a number of months ago and was hospitalized. And I think he's made a remarkable recovery, he's doing a great job leading our conference and was able to answer every question the press asked him today.”

    McConnell was reelected easily to another term to lead the conference last year, despite a challenge from Florida Sen. Rick Scott. But several Republicans, including No. 2 Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota and Barrasso, are seen as waiting in the wings to someday replace McConnell as leader.

    Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who is also seen as a potential candidate to succeed McConnell, told reporters after the episode, “I support Senator McConnell as long as he wants to serve as leader.”

    McConnell's fall in March was the second major injury for McConnell in recent years. Four years ago he tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky, causing a shoulder fracture that required surgery. McConnell had polio in his early childhood and he has long acknowledged some difficulty as an adult in climbing stairs.

    First elected to the Senate in 1984, McConnell became the longest-serving Senate party leader in history in January.

    The Republican leader is one of several senators who have been absent due to health issues this year. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, 90, was out of the Senate for more than two months after suffering from a bout of shingles. And Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., 53, took a weekslong leave to get treatment for clinical depression.

    __

    Associated Press writers Kevin Freking and Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.5


    Just needed a line or two or three to perk back up. Everyone’s doing it. A little scheeve off the coffee table, eh, no worries.
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    All in one page. Know Nothings.

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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 20,297
    mickeyrat said:
    He actually came back for some reason...dude looks like shit. He needs to retire for fucks sake
    That was sad, and hard to watch.

    How long was he like that?  Looks like he stroked out.
    I didn’t see the entire clip, but what I did see lasted at least a few seconds until people realized something was wrong; someone stepped forward & touched his arm & he somewhat snapped out of it & let that person walk him off. 
    I read this morning that he has fallen a few times after the big fall where he got the concussion.

    He needs to chill out or he's going to end up killing himself. 
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  • KatKat Posts: 4,872
    Rut roh. Is he woke now? 


    Falling down,...not staying down
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    Lol....I don't know who that guy is but that's hilarious. Looked like he was contemplating crying at the end too. 
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