# Mitch McConnell falls twice in Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 6, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937 "2025-02-06T00:54:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/181 "2026-07-08T22:36:14Z")
The “Jack Kimble” persona is portrayed on Twitter (and Substack) as a stalwart MAGA type, though his defense of MAGA and Trump is (deliberately) comically inept (on the order of Stan Kelly’s cartoons in the Onion). It’s always fun to see outraged comments on his posts from leftists who have been thoroughly whooshed. Another Kimble post from today, mocking Trump’s demented comment about missiles shot by “the Islamic Republic of Japan”: > ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/182 "2026-07-08T22:46:33Z")
Oh no! There goes Tokyo, ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/183 "2026-07-08T22:52:05Z")
Thanks! I didn’t know about the Jack Kimble persona. TIL. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/184 "2026-07-08T22:52:48Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > Any new news on Rigor-tortoise. Soon enough he’ll be a box turtle in any case. > > ((Puns definitely stolen and not my originals.)) That’s really sticking your neck out. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/185 "2026-07-08T23:05:35Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Well, CNN commentator Scott Jennings claimed he spoke with McConnell for about 17 minutes yesterday, so either someone is lying or uninformed or John Thune and Jennings were talking to McConnell’s ghost. I don’t think even Republicans would stoop to using an impersonator. It’s a phone call, and presumably not a Face-time type. It’s perfectly possible to fake one side of a phone call. (Recall the 2011 phone call Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker THOUGHT he was having with billionaire David Koch. It was with the editor of an online publication _pretending_ to be Koch.) It’s pretty easy to record a phone call. Since Republicans are so eager to prove that Mitch is ‘fine,’ you’d think they’d be equally eager to offer proof. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/186 "2026-07-08T23:46:35Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > It’s pretty easy to record a phone call. Since Republicans are so eager to prove that Mitch is ‘fine,’ you’d think they’d be equally eager to offer proof. - It’s not proof if it’s real. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/187 "2026-07-09T01:19:11Z")
“Jack Kimble” is a satire account. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/188 "2026-07-09T01:41:11Z")
How about a nothing news story- [https://www.whas11.com/article/news/politics/president-trump-mitch-mcconnells-health-situation-questions-linger/417-43a72ba6-cc02-40f3-971c-4e80ebb54b25](https://www.whas11.com/article/news/politics/president-trump-mitch-mcconnells-health-situation-questions-linger/417-43a72ba6-cc02-40f3-971c-4e80ebb54b25) > While speaking with reporters, Trump was asked whether he had spoken with McConnell. > > “No,” Trump replied. > > When asked how the longtime Kentucky senator was doing, Trump said, “I have no idea.” 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/189 "2026-07-09T02:02:09Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@OldGuy](#): > > > > Any new news on Rigor-tortoise. Soon enough he’ll be a box turtle in any case. > > > > ((Puns definitely stolen and not my originals.)) > > That’s really sticking your neck out. **Moderating:** I’m giving you both the benefit of the doubt that you missed the other two mod notes to cut off any excessive off-topic turtle cracks without any actual P&E content. This was after a run of a dozen or more such in the thread. If you are here to only post a crack, take it to the Pit. Again, I am assuming you missed the priors, but since this is now the third mod-note on the same issue in just over 48 hours, expect more serious moderation going forward. ( I do acknowledge that @OldGuy was at least asking for an update with the crack which is why I let it go when it was a new post, but the jokes keep taking over the thread ) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/190 "2026-07-09T02:07:45Z")
I dunno, Trump admitting that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about seems newsworthy to me. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/191 "2026-07-09T02:08:47Z")
Lol. 😀 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/192 "2026-07-09T02:10:00Z")
The latest person to talk to Mitch: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMt8H0tXAAAdYRe?format=jpg&name=medium) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMt8H0tXAAAdYRe?format=jpg&name=medium) ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/193 "2026-07-09T02:15:04Z")
That’s the most believable claim yet! ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/194 "2026-07-09T02:24:22Z")
Brilliant, I love it. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/195 "2026-07-09T02:25:51Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > Any new news on Rigor-tortoise. Nope; his office continues to repeat the same messaging: “he’s improving, and working with his staff.” Meanwhile, today: > [@](#): > > Kentucky Gov. [Andy Beshear](https://apnews.com/article/andy-beshear-kentucky-democratic-governors-association-f66575ee093d1deda99ee3e076e6fed5) is directly asking [Sen. Mitch McConnell](https://apnews.com/hub/mitch-mcconnell), the state’s most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington. > > The letter released Wednesday from Beshear, a Democrat who is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2028, to the former Senate Republican leader says, “Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and well-being, and ability to hold office.” > > McConnell, whose physical condition has visibly declined in recent years, was hospitalized June 14. He has not released a public statement, photos or videos since. Aides have disclosed nothing specific about his condition, other than to say last week that McConnell “continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session.” > **[Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update...](https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-health-beshear-kentucky-hospital-letter-condition-efbfc2179c8d43f6b43d9024b8d73506)** > > Kentucky's governor has written an open letter to Mitch McConnell asking the Republican senator to disclose more about his condition. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/196 "2026-07-09T05:01:22Z")
Good for Beshear. He’s not going to let them _Weekend at Bernie’s_ it forever. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/197 "2026-07-09T07:11:50Z")
Yes, if there’s anything we’ve found most moves Republicans and especially McConnell, it’s the strongly worded letter. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/198 "2026-07-09T07:54:10Z")
I assume the letter is a warning to be followed by action. If not, then I’m not sure why he even bothered. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/199 "2026-07-09T07:59:29Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I’m not sure why he even bothered. politics, posturing, grandstanding, playing to his supporters … whatever. Even politicians whose hearts are in the right place and whose dedication to the good of the people is real still have to play games. This is one of them, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/200 "2026-07-09T12:16:28Z")
I don’t really care if McConnell is “merely” bedridden. As long as he can’t make it to the Capitol to vote, I hope he lives out his term and stubbornly refuses to resign. Politically, it’s the Republicans who should want his quick demise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937.md?page=11)