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Mitch McConnell speechless after US Midterm Elections

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Mitch McConnell speechless after US Midterm Elections

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masterspace@lemmy.ca to The Onion and other satire w/ layers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 天前
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following midterm elections that saw Democrats take control of both the Senate and House of Representatives, former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered up no comment. “Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,” said the Kentucky Senator, presumably lost in thought at the magnitude of the Republicans’ defeat. He then opened his mouth to speak, but closed […]
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        Thanks, I Hate It

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          Not sure I see the resemblance…

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      He’s like some docile zombie. May he be experiencing hell in this state of living death.

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        I hope he’s miserable and in terrible pain. But I know that fucking over the dems would be his dying wish, no matter how morbid it went; hopefully they’ll let him die now but seeing how underwater the GOP is in the senate I wouldn’t hold my breath.

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          Unfortunately he probably has this puppetteering requested in his will just to have one last chance at fucking over Democrats. He’s that much of a spiteful POS

          • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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            But I know that fucking over the dems would be his dying wish,

            yep

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      That’s the look of a man living life to the fullest

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        Living?

      • bitjunkie@lemmy.world
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        He probably thinks he’s on a rollercoaster

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      This gif legit freaks me out. That weird perma-smile is just so uncanny valley, it’s creepy af.

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        The uncanny valley of likely a disease detection and avoidance system. In those pictures, he looks like he has significant brain damage. You’re supposed to feel some revulsion, to keep you safe.

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          Yeah, I read at one point that that is exactly the evolutionary purpose of uncanny valley. So you steer clear of people who seem almost human, but not quite right. Since they were generally sick in some fashion, like you said.

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        I feel like they shape his mouth into a smile before going in public

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        Now you know how the rest of the world feels about USian mandatory smiles in every human interaction.

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          I enjoy smiling. I enjoy being happy.

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            Weird definition of “mandatory” you have

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            Oh yeah, USians are so happy. I open Reddit and Lemmy every day and see feeds full of USians chirping about how their lives are packed with happiness.

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              uSiAnS

              Stop trying so hard, it’s so cringe

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                USian when they remembers what their country is called: “stop, it’s cringe”.

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                  We know you’re lashing out because you’re powerless, it’s cute

                  CARRY ON brave warrior

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          Gtfo with that noise. Intentional smiling is encouraged by zen teachers worldwide.

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            Also, show me one scene in ‘Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring’ or ‘Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?’ where anyone does ‘intentional smiling’.

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              Why are you so butthurt about cheeriness?

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          Bro hates happiness 😭

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            ““Happiness””

            I got news, dude: all those waiters and clerks aren’t happy to see you. They’ll just be fired if they don’t smile.

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              Buddy I’m sorry to say but I think they might just not be happy to see you. The local grocer loves me :3

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                I’m not in the US, so I don’t have unreasonable expectations of customer service workers in the first place.

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      if terry schiavo had a back brace she would look like this

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      Fuck, did they embalm him??

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      This Goa’uld needs a new host body

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        Indeed

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      I want a confirmed heartbeat on that, I’ve seen 60s Disney land animatronics with more liveness!

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      You alright there mitch? Give us the thumbs up

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    Just perfect.

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      The Beaverton has no chill.

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    I hope he’s lucid enough to know what’s going on. It would be a great way for him to go out, knowing his party is in a shambles.

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    I wonder if Republicans will finally (and coincidentally) discover that he’s “died.”

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      Expect that news later this week

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      Weekend At Mitch’s

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    The Onion is just…good at this, aren’t they?

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      This is The Beaverton good sir.

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        The either has to be italicized or lowercase, and it’s such a little thing but it’s driving me slightly mad.

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          No no no, it’s like The Ohio State University

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            stop, please, I can’t

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            Screw that I’m rooting for An Ohio State University. Go Kent State Dodgers!

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            But that’s how everyone says it!

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          Might make you less mad to read the italics as emphasis. because they’re emphasizing just that word because, that’s the one word that needed to be changed to correct the mistake.

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          Because both The Onion and The Beaverton have ‘The’ in their titles, the italics is emphasizing the difference between them… Though I don’t know if that’s correct, and on reread, it does bug me too.

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      LIVE

      Proof?

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    “Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,” said the Kentucky Senator, presumably lost in thought at the magnitude of the Republicans’ defeat.

    Absolutely vicious!

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    Hot stock tip: formaldehyde

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    I hate to break it to you guys but it looks like he’s happily shitting his pants. He’ll die soon but someone is cleaning up his mess.

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    He looks so happy!

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      He’s getting the best healthcare (that he worked so hard to block for the rest of us when they were gutting the ACA).

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        Turns out the best US healthcare can straight up reanimate the dead.

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        I always thought that they should have the same healthcare that returning soldiers have. Put them all in the VA.

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    To be fair, he’s speechless anyway because he’s basically brain dead. They’re probably pumping him with so many chemicals to keep him from keeling over at this point.

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      Thank you, that was the joke

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      He used to be speechless. He still is, but he used to, too.

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    Actually what’s up update on him?

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      ask his taxidermist

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        Chuck Testa?

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        They should give him the Lenin treatment.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin's_Mausoleum

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          Come back Mitch, we need you for one last ‘vote’.

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      Down to only 8 firing neurons. On the low end of average now for a Republican.

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      He’s in trouble. After the mid-terms, his MAGA handlers have decided they don’t need him anymore. They’re just gonna squirrel him away somewhere, probably facing a corner until he expires, and hope people forget about him. Archaeologists will find him one day, thousands of years from now, covered in dust, grinning like a victim of Joker venom, and mistake him for a large paperweight.

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      I think the summary is, he’s still undead, and they’re keeping him away from any cameras. Looks like he hasn’t contested his seat, so he will retire in January.

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        retiring in Janurary, but what’s the status at the moment with his seat and the responsibilities that comes with?

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    Maybe he will be finally allowed to rot in peace?

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    Bro looks like someone destroyed his phylactery.

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      been calling him litch mcconnel for years

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    no for real can they make his people prove he’s… not animatronic? like fuck

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