Amy McGrath calls out Sen. Mitch McConnell for posting a photo of her name on a tombstone
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Amy McGrath calls out Sen. Mitch McConnell for posting a photo of her name on a tombstone
There's a new zinger in the ongoing saga between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his rival, Amy McGrath, who hopes to unseat him in November 2020.
McGrath called McConnell out on Twitter on Monday after his campaign Twitter account posted a photo of tombstones Saturday. One of the headstones, among others inscribed with "socialism" and "Green New Deal," bore McGrath's name.
Team Mitch's original tweet included a picture of him smiling and the picture of the fake tombstones stuck in the ground near two Team Mitch campaign signs and a 'Matt Bevin for Governor' sign.
"The Grim Reaper of Socialism at #FancyFarm today," was the caption. "#FancyFarm139."
McGrath responded Monday around noon. She posted the photo of the tombstones, writing, "Hours after the El Paso shooting, Mitch McConnell proudly tweeted this photo. I find it so troubling that our politics have become so nasty and personal that the Senate Majority Leader thinks it's appropriate to use imagery of the death of a political opponent (me) as messaging."
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Mitch McConnell foe Amy McGrath calls him out for tombstone post
Moscow Mitch is such a scummy little bitch.
I heard he broke his shoulder.
Too Bad!
His shell is already cracked as it is.
I didn't mean to do it...but I ran over a turtle in driveway the other day. And then Moscow Mitch breaks his shoulder.
Is that what they call voodoo?
Only one way to tell. Accidentally run over a few more.
Nah....never mind. Couldn't do it to those poor turtles, it's not their fault they share some genetic disposition with the guy.
Why? Why is this kind of thing necessary to get people pumped up? Somebody sat down and thought it was a good idea to make tombstones and put the names of real people on them. Is there nothing in the brains of these folks that thinks that might be obnoxious?
It really seems more and more like politics serves as an outlet for a lot of people who want to indulge their sickest thoughts and impulses. As a society, we excuse it all the time. We say politics is a dirty game. Politics is a contact sport. As if this no limits kind of behavior is just good sporting fun when it's supposed to be about sacrifice and service.
Complaining about this will get you labeled a "snowflake" of course, and there may sometimes be merit in that criticism if it's loaded with too much hysteria. By that, I mean I'm disgusted by this but not necessarily fearful of it. I don't think this is going to push ordinary folks into going and killing these people, but it is in poor taste and I can't think of a reason why it's worthy of defending.
Team Mitch again. This is what happens when (mostly male) high schoolers and college students get involved with things above their maturity level.
Sitting Senators and their people, however, have no excuse to fall back on, for tacitly supporting and spreading the manure instead of condemning it immediately.
The sad thing is, I realized McConnell was first elected to the senate the same year I graduated high school.
That is ridiculous. Talk about a career in politics.
His time 'serving' has well expired.
That is because his re-elections are guaranteed by the wealthy family of his Chinese wife, who is now serving in one of Trumps essential positions. Thus Russia is not the only country that has their hands deep in McConnell's re-election campaigns.
From what I hear and read, there are not enough fools in KY that like McConnell to keep him in Congress for so long. For all his egotistical smugness and self-adoration, he will get his Karma one day, and history will not treat him kindly.
If you compare McGraphs military service to McConnell, Mitch comes up well short.
I don't think you can say that McConnell actually served in the Military, as;
I wonder how his medical condition was not noticed during his physical exam before being accepted into service. There's more interesting info here
Forgot to add......McConnell's length of time in the Military;