WATCH: Mitch McConnell Is the Poster Grandpa for Term Limits and Public Health Records

PJ Media ^ | 07/27/2023 | Gwendolyn Sims

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GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared to have a medical episode on Wednesday afternoon that caused him to freeze while in mid-speech during a televised press conference. Watch as the eighty-one-year-old U.S. senator glitches while giving his opening remarks:

NOW – Mitch McConnell froze and appeared unwell at presser.pic.twitter.com/OHvOaX77L9

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 26, 2023

That’s just sad and unconscionable. Glitch McConnell seemed unable to move or speak for almost twenty seconds until one of his colleagues nudged him. This is our GOP leader? An obviously unwell octogenarian who has been in public office for over five decades — my entire life — is the best we can do? Really?

Enough is enough.

Now don’t get me wrong — I feel for McConnell as a person. No one from any political party should be endlessly shuffled out before the cameras like a semi-live production of “Weekend at Bernie’s.” As someone with several elderly family members and others with progressive degenerative neurological diseases, I would never encourage them to continue working, nor would I cover up for them. It’s for their own good. And that’s the problem, really: no one around these frail people has the cojones to tell them the truth. It’s time to hang it up. Every single one of these elderly statespeople — including Grandfather-to-Seven-Not-Six President Joe Biden — is surrounded by sycophantic staffers, aides, and even cowed family members who encourage, enable, and cover up for their frailties.

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So exactly how old is the U.S. Congress anyway? According to data company FiscalNote, “the oldest members of the 118th Congress were born in the early 1930s. Most of them are Democrats.”

Specifically, the five oldest members of Congress are:

• Dianne Feinstein, age 89, is a Democratic Senator from California.

• Chuck Grassley, age 89, is a Republican Senator from Iowa.

• Grace Napolitano, age 86, is a Democratic House member from California.

• Bill Pascrell Jr., age 85, is a Democratic House member from New Jersey.

• Eleanor Holmes Norton, age 85, is a Democratic House member from the District of Columbia.

In fact, the average age of Congress overall “is 58 years old,” including ninety-one members of Congress in their 70s, while the median age of citizens in the United States is 38.8 “according to 2021 Population Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.” These members were elected by the people in their districts to represent them; however, instead of representing their constituents, they seem to be desperately holding on to power with their gnarled talons until death they do part.

[G Larry]

Ya, cuz Biden and Fedderman aren’t sufficient evidence of mental insufficiency to execute the duties of the office......

[joesbucks]

There’s a strange thing called a ballot box. If we’re stupid enough to keep re-electing these fossils, then we’re at fault. I hate creating false barriers.

[V_TWIN]

“Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared to have a medical episode....”

Gee.....ya think?

Last time I saw a lock up like that my PC had the blue screen of death. SMH

[Red6]

Politicians in America think government has a right to see all of your health records. They even have reporting REQUIREMENTS in many instances.

But even though these people supposedly are public servants, in a position of public trust, and where some degree you abdicate a right to privacy (you’re being paid by public money and are in a public position), they think you have no right to know about their health, finances, or campaign financiers...

It’s all backwards.

[immadashell]

… they seem to be desperately holding on to power with their gnarled talons until death they do part.

And the Rutabaga In Chief is showing everybody how lucrative the strategy is.

[Cautious Optimism]

Yes theoretically you are right, but these lifetime politicians have mastered a way to position themselves when reelection comes around to stack the deck in their favor in the primaries making it very difficult to oust them unless you vote for the other party in the general election.

[mass55th]

I love how the eyes on guy in the left of the screen keep looking at Mitch, then away, then back, then away, then back. It’s something you’d see done in a movie for effect. He seems to be the first one to notice something wasn’t right.

[Tea Drinker]

It’s not so much the age, it’s the physical and mental state. There are a lot of younger people who are a physical mess and have mental issues. AOC needs a IQ test but there she is in Congress.

[FreedBird]

Feinstein, Biden, Fetterman and McConnell.

[joesbucks]

Ask Liz Chaney about that. Or Kinzinger who saw the handwriting on the wall. Even despite the moaning & groaning of most grass roots people, they vote incumbent.

[cymbeline]

“If we’re stupid enough to keep re-electing these fossils, then we’re at fault. I hate creating false barriers.”

Agreed. Moving responsibility from citizens to government doesn’t end well.

[CTyank]

‘Ole Mitch rebooted, live and in semi-living color.

[V_TWIN]

I heard it was a “shell reboot” 😏

[1Old Pro]

Feinstein and Fetterman can’t even function. Mitch is borderline as is Biden. If the Senate GOP functioned properly, they would ALL convince Mitch to step down as leader. Right now GOP senators are being run my Mitch’s staff - not good.

[1Old Pro]

It’s not so much the age, it’s the physical and mental state

Mitch has aged 10 years in the last 6 months, he needs to step aside.