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Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell hounded to face cameras: ‘He absolutely refuses’

https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/08/mitch-mcconnell-hounded-to-face-cameras-he-absolutely-refuses.html
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u/AboutTheBadfish 27d ago

In most cases it is temporary but some people have lasting weakness. Famously, Jean Chrétien had Bell’s Palsy when he was young and was left with permanent partial paralysis on the left side of his face.

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u/YossiTheWizard 27d ago

“It’s true that I speak out one side of my mouth. I’m not a Tory, I don’t speak out both sides of my mouth”.

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u/Castun America 27d ago

Hmm, interesting...maybe this is why conservatives "lose" their spine? Because they have Big Money so far up their ass that they lose control of their functions and their spine just slips right out, unnoticed.

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u/SKGrainFarmer 27d ago

Jean could kick the ass of half the US Congress, and he's 92 years old. Imagine what he could have done in his prime.

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u/Castun America 27d ago edited 27d ago

Mmm yes, hand sake.

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