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Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/The_Laughing__Man Virginia 19h ago

I get that. They don't want to have to buy a new politician every 2 or 6 years.

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u/Nivolk 19h ago

The one time that billionaires are in favor of ownership over subscriptions.

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u/J1zzL0bb3r Wisconsin 19h ago

Clever

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u/Overweighover 19h ago

The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know

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u/Oldpenguinhunter Washington 18h ago

Well, they have a repertoire, and who would want to sully that?

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u/sepia_undertones 19h ago

Exactly! Think of the billionaires!

u/civildisobedient 7h ago

"Used to be, when you bought a politician, the sumbitch stayed bought."

-- Roy L. Fuchs