On Monday, a picture appeared on Instagram, apparently taken by a group of young men supporting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at the Fancy Farm, Kentucky political picnic. The picture showed them gathered around a cardboard cutout of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), with one of them gripping the cutout’s throat to look as if […]
Are we to expect Team Bitch to comport themselves any other way?
Mitch McConnell has had a rough weekend. First up, he made a rare public appearance in his home state of Kentucky, where his speech was drowned out by people fed up with Moscow Mitch. Next, he had a fall at his home and fractured his shoulder. But it...
Jen Hayden at Daily Kos:
Mitch McConnell has had a rough weekend. First up, he made a rare public appearance in his home state of Kentucky, where his speech was drowned out by people fed up with Moscow Mitch.
Listen as a crowd of Kentuckians drowns out @senatemajldr with chants of “Moscow Mitch” today at Fancy Farm. Cc @KyDems pic.twitter.com/Ds5jSJOl5c
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) August 4, 2019
Next, he had a fall at his home and fractured his shoulder. But it wasn’t just his shoulder and speech that took a pummeling over the weekend. He’s also taking heat for sending out a tweet with a photo of a graveyard. The graveyard markers have the names of Moscow Mitch’s opponents, including former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and current McConnell Senate opponent Amy McGrath, a veteran Marine fighter pilot who spent 20 years defending this country in a combat role. McGrath noted how grossly inappropriate it was for McConnell to send such a message, especially at a time when the nation mourns dozens more killed in multiple mass shootings.
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. pic.twitter.com/2x5kO5jwPi
Watch Alison Lundergan Grimes Duke It Out With Mitch McConnell At Fancy Farm (Video)
Watch Alison Lundergan Grimes Duke It Out With Mitch McConnell At Fancy Farm (Video)
Saturday at the 134th Annual Fancy Farm Picnic in Kentucky, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) and her opponent Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had it outin front of a crowd of mixed supporters. Fancy Farm Picnic is a fundraiser for the Roman Catholic parish and one of the most important stops when campaigning in Kentucky. The audience members jeer the candidate they…
If anyone is familiar with the Fancy Farm Picnic you'll know that if you watch these videos you will be seeing some of the most open political bashing and crazy yelling crowds at any American political event period.
VIDEO: McConnell and Grimes face off at Kentucky's Fancy Farm
VIDEO: McConnell and Grimes face off at Kentucky’s Fancy Farm
Things got fiery at Kentucky’s 134th annual Fancy Farm Picnic this weekend as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes took turns trading barbs and letting everyone present know just what they thought of each other. Hint: not much.