bushputz • 7 hours ago

Luckily for Mitch, he fell forward and there were people present. If he had fallen backwards and been alone, he could have spent days spinning on his shell trying to get back up...

riqster

(13,986 posts)

2. It's all a shell game...

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Tue May 20, 2014, 07:54 AM

May 2014

underpants

(182,826 posts)

3. The only time I've ever seen him go forward

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 08:27 AM

May 2014

Gman

(24,780 posts)

4. It's never funny when someone elderly falls

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 08:33 AM

May 2014

Oilwellian

(12,647 posts)

6. I agree

Reply to Gman (Reply #4)

Tue May 20, 2014, 09:44 AM

May 2014

As much as I despise McConnell, laughing at an elderly person falling is not cool at all.

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

7. normally yea but this is the turtleman and he deserves to be laughed at - i know you dont agree

Reply to Oilwellian (Reply #6)

Tue May 20, 2014, 09:58 AM

May 2014

i know we're supposed to be better than that but there it is

Gman

(24,780 posts)

14. Human decency requires not making folly of the elderly condition

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #7)

Tue May 20, 2014, 01:51 PM

May 2014

No matter who it is. He is a human being and deserves respect.

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

16. respect is earned not given out like t-ball ribbons.

Reply to Gman (Reply #14)

Tue May 20, 2014, 01:53 PM

May 2014

btw talk to turtleman about human decency see if you can find any

Gman

(24,780 posts)

21. McConnell earned respect by virtue of being a human

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #16)

Wed May 21, 2014, 08:36 AM

May 2014

and an elderly one at that. No other mandatory qualifications exist.

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)

20. ^^this^^

Reply to Gman (Reply #14)

Wed May 21, 2014, 08:31 AM

May 2014

Our civility, regardless of that which is shown to us is a great measure of our character as individuals and as a people.

Sheldon Cooper

(3,724 posts)

19. My 80-year old mother recently fell down the steps and broke her hip and femur.

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #7)

Wed May 21, 2014, 08:30 AM

May 2014

She votes Republican. So go ahead and bust a gut - I'm happy to provide you with more fodder for hilarity.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)

8. This. I don't care who it is,people who laugh at this sort of

Reply to Gman (Reply #4)

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:00 AM

May 2014

shit need to check their empathy meter.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)

9. I agree.

Reply to Gman (Reply #4)

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:02 AM

May 2014

We've had FAR too much of this kind of stuff on DU lately. It needs to stop.

City Lights

(25,171 posts)

10. I agree.

Reply to Gman (Reply #4)

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:02 AM

May 2014

I can't stand him, but don't have it in me to laugh at him stumbling.

rock

(13,218 posts)

12. Please, please, please

Reply to Gman (Reply #4)

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:55 AM

May 2014

Can't we make an exception this one time? Maybe just a snicker?

Gman

(24,780 posts)

15. No

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Tue May 20, 2014, 01:52 PM

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rock

(13,218 posts)

17. OK

Reply to Gman (Reply #15)

Tue May 20, 2014, 01:56 PM

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(Looks dejected)

Gman

(24,780 posts)

18. ...

Reply to rock (Reply #17)

Wed May 21, 2014, 08:15 AM

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LOL!

reflection

(6,286 posts)

22. Agreed.

Reply to Gman (Reply #4)

Wed May 21, 2014, 08:49 AM

May 2014

I wouldn't piss up McConnell's ass if his guts were on fire, but that wasn't funny to me. To each his/her own though.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

5. McConnell goes down on his knees for potential voters.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 08:48 AM

May 2014

Zen Democrat

(5,901 posts)

11. Uh-oh, the Bob Dole key to defeat!

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 10:17 AM

May 2014

Can't help it. Whenever this evil old coot stumbles and falls, I'll laugh at his sorry ass. Just as I would for Evil Dick Chains. I especially enjoyed the comment about how lucky for him that he didn't fall backward because he could have been spinning on his shell for days.

Sorry for you guys lacking a sense of humor, or castigating others. Life's too short. I'll be damned if I won't laugh at Mitch McConnell crawling unable to stand up.

I've had a stroke and I do the same thing, but not in front of people and on camera. But if I did, I'd laugh at myself. I thought iMcConnell looking like a feeble old bastard was hilarious!

Oilwellian

(12,647 posts)

13. The potential to achieve enlightenment...

Reply to Zen Democrat (Reply #11)

Tue May 20, 2014, 11:37 AM

May 2014

is inherent in everyone but lies dormant because of ignorance.

We will all grow old and feeble, and we will all fall down. A society that laughs at that isn't a society I want to be a part of.

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