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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Sunflier@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world
 

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 198 points 7 months ago (1 children)

pffft i hope its painful you piece of shit. nothin to be done about it now... damage has been done.

bastard has directly caused the pain and suffering of hundreds of millions of people over decades.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 75 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I would feel bad for the cancer that got Mitch Mcconnell

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 19 points 7 months ago

Don’t feel bad for the heroes. Root for them.

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[–] Marthirial@lemmy.world 133 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Dick Cheney lived 10 years without a heart. I am not celebrating just yet.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 74 points 7 months ago

Dick was around for more than 10yrs.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

Same. But also I will celebrate his death and mourn his life.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 14 points 7 months ago

And 70 years without a soul.

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 119 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh no. I hope it’s something serious.

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[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 106 points 7 months ago (1 children)

finally, some good fucking news.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh noes! Not another stroking-out geriatric retainer of the status quo about to need a special election in his district! That can't be good for the powers desperately trying to claw some survival plan out of a burning railcare of dumpsters heading towards a cliff!

[–] RhondaSandTits@lemmy.sdf.org 70 points 7 months ago (2 children)

“He is in regular contact with his staff and looks forward to returning to Senate business.”

Just fucking retire, you despicable old cunt.

McConnell, the Senate’s third-oldest member,

WHAT?!? There's 2 senators older than him.

He plans to retire from Congress when his current term concludes in January 2027.

He wont live that long

My theory is somewhere deep inside himself he knows that once he loses access to his power and position, and the obsequious self-assurance it provides, all that's left will be to confront the abject moral abyss that is his soul. So he's just trying to die ignorant and shameless in office.

[–] fedupwithbureaucracy@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

Bernie Sanders is a year older than him and Chuck Grassley is 92 fuckin’ years old. Sad to say that he isn’t even the oldest senator to have ever served

[–] vladmech@lemmy.world 55 points 7 months ago

Oh man. Is one of my reserve bottles getting popped soon?

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 52 points 7 months ago (4 children)

To those putting on their dancing shoes... there's no point. He already did all the damage. Short of going back in time nothing will fix what he's done. Unfortunately.

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 65 points 7 months ago (3 children)

His death doesn't reverse things, but the world will still be a better place without his presence.

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[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

I can hope it is a painful death.

[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You act like he cant still do MORE damage

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 47 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't get your hopes up just yet. Some turtles can easily live for over a hundred years.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 37 points 7 months ago (9 children)

It's a shame he'll age out before the guillotines could get built.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We should have built them faster

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Why is he still clinging to the vestiges of his power and not resting at home? These people are fucking pathological.

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[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 32 points 7 months ago
[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Suffer, you degenerate piece of shit.

Feel every second of pain and agony that you deserve.

Also, I'll leave this here.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

Fuck this guy. Fuck everything he's ever done. I hope he rests in piss. Representative of one of the most impoverished states in America, married to a billionaire, shit his pants before Trump made it cool.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

Here's hoping for the Republican rule of 3

[–] muxika@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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[–] RadioEthiopiate@lemmy.zip 26 points 7 months ago

As someone who isn't even from or in the US: may he soon rest in piss, the absolute cunt.

[–] Binturong@lemmy.ca 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

This vile ghoul ushered in the death of America by breaking key covenants in governance, and while he's vaguely expressed some sort of remorse since over the years, there will be no forgiveness or peace for him on his deathbed. He will only be hailed by a cabal of grinning sycophants encircling his frail shell, chanting "you made this all possible" as they lean in to devour his rotting carcass. Thanks for nothing, Mitch.

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 25 points 7 months ago

I hope you die slowly and painfully Mitch

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Imagine a world where mcconnell votes to convict trump in 2020 and gets some other senators to join him

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[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 23 points 7 months ago

May he truly understand how awful he was before he bites it.

I hope he has a visceral fear of going to hell because of his actions. The least we can wish for.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This motherfucker ushered in Trump and his fascist regime. May he rest in piss.

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[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 20 points 7 months ago

I hope it hurts when he dies

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's looking like I'll have to plan the start of my pissing on graves tour soon.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Is he dead yet?

Edit: i love how we're all on the same page here. may he die soon. and painfully.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'd like to remind everyone here that, while he was laying the groundwork for the current political climate of the U.S., he had 3 daughters and two wives. He's old enough that the upper part of his left leg is paralyzed due to polio.

We are seeing a resurgence of measles, thanks to men like this — who got to live full lives while fucking us all over. Who knows, maybe we'll see one for polio!

Cheer for his death if you must, he has already won.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (7 children)
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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 17 points 7 months ago (3 children)

“I have never wished anyone dead, but I have read some obituaries with great relish.”

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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 7 months ago

I hope he suffers.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I assume he's at the marine biology hospital? Well, I'm sure he'll be coming out of his shell soon - one way or the other.

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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The former Senate majority leader missed crucial Senate votes on Monday and Tuesday, Politico reported.

At least there's that

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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No one did as much as Turtle McTraitor did to make the United States a fascist nation.

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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have despised this guy for decades, what a nasty piece of work.

GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT MITCH

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