Wouldn’t that be an argument to suggest he’s not actually dead/incapacitated?
The more people involved, the more potential that someone would leak information or a photo. And there’s a lot of people involved.
I mean, I agree that this is all shady as hell- but I expect the truth is probably less exciting than the Weekend at Bernie’s scenario we’re all imagining. McConnell is probably alive and conscious, but probably slow and almost nonverbal. He’s probably in no condition to serve in his capacity, but technically meets the basic requirement of capability.
That's just an assumption on your part. There's plenty of reasons why someone can choose to not do a press conference that don't involve being incapacitated.
Like I said- his speech could slowed/slurred or he could be nonverbal. That doesn't mean he's incapacitated. He could have some sort of Belle's palsy that paralyzed half his face.
For the record, I still totally believe he should resign. Regardless of what the truth here really is, he's clearly not doing the job he was elected to do. That being said, there's been no reason yet to believe he's not "technically" still capable to do the job.
Anything else is just people making up facts and getting stirred up into conspiracy theories.
Like I said- his speech could slowed/slurred or he could be nonverbal. That doesn't mean he's incapacitated. He could have some sort of Belle's palsy that paralyzed half his face.
Then he could meet with some republicans and do a carefully posed photo opp, and they can come out and explain whats going on
Yeah this. This is the same concept of people who think that sports outcomes are rigged. Do people understand the level of A.) Compitence and B.) Coordination to ever successfully pull this off? Can 1-2 athletes shave points off a final score? Sure. But can entire teams, coaching staffs, referees, be paid off to dictate the final outcome and/or keep 100% compliant/quiet? No.
Could Mitch's family be paid off and kept quiet? Yeah probably. But every level of seperation just becomes weaker and weaker. We live in an always public digital age. If someone could whistleblow here they would.
It suggests the opposite. If he's dead, there's a lot less people involved. Half a dozen maybe, that need only spread information that he's... somewhere... and they have seen him recently and spoken to him (even if he isn't speaking back).
If he was alive, however incapacitated, there would be so many people involved that it would be impossible to keep it under wraps.
If he's dead, there's a lot less people involved. Half a dozen maybe, that need only spread information that he's... somewhere... and they have seen him recently and spoken to him (even if he isn't speaking back).
First of all, that's not the opposite. I literally said "dead/incapacitated". The opposite is alive/alert. You're deliberately changing my argument and shoving words in my mouth to satisfy your unevidenced conspiracy theory.
Secondly, I contest your argument that a high-ranking politician would only have a half-dozen people aware of his death. That seems a like a wild underestimation. He wouldn't have just died quietly in a locked closet guarded by a couple staffers. He would have almost certainly died under close medical supervision with an involved team of doctors and nurses. THEN you have staffers. THEN you have family. THEN you have your high-level conspiracy group dictating that it be all kept under wraps. You have the logistical operation of moving and storing a dead body, which probably involves at least several people. It's not like there's a ton of specialized places where you could store a dead body- unless you're imagining something ridiculous like they're hiding him in the walk-in freezer of an abandoned restaurant or the freezer hatch of a fishing vessel loitering off-shore.
Him being alive but incapacitated, to your point, would probably involve more people covering him up.
Him being alive, alert, not requiring medical care, but is otherwise minimally functioning would be the easiest to hide. It wouldn't be much different from an elderly person with dementia being taken care of by a family member. They could keep him at home with a caretaker nurse. To the occasional witness, they see he's alive and awake and responsive. If media were to interview him or he did a press conference, it would probably be another replay of the time he forgot what he was saying mid-sentence. Not fit for office by any normal standards, but technically legally capable.
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u/Mor_Padraig 6h ago
And SO many people KNOW.
How in hell are they keeping it contained???
Think about it. The original EMTs, hospital staff, household staff, ( probably ) morgue/funeral home, family, extended family, staff, their family....
This. Is. Wild.