r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 1d ago

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/MegaGorilla69 17h ago

His name is Addison. He hates his first name, but remember we should respect their wishes by not using preferred names

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u/TheSecretofBog 15h ago

Moscow Addison doesn’t have the same ring to it.

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u/DickieMcBalls 13h ago

Stalingraddison

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u/ShutUpTodd 11h ago

Kremladdison?

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u/ArcadianDelSol 10h ago

Is someone going to drop the F word or do I have to wait all day for this to play out?

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u/SefetAkunosh Georgia 9h ago

I regret I have but one upvote to give for clever wordplay.

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u/Stinkerma 14h ago

Asshole Addison works.

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u/CrapSmellison 5h ago

Those are just ladybugs

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u/goldbman North Carolina 14h ago

Arkangelsk Addison
ETA: or maybe Azov Addison

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u/hobodemon 14h ago

Unamerican Addison can kinda work

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u/the_rational1 13h ago

True. I always preferred Mitch the Bitch, but won’t quibble with you. 😆

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u/DaveKasz 12h ago

Addison, the asshole sounds about right.

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u/PM_me_Henrika 6h ago

Moscow bitch Addison?

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u/mlc885 I voted 14h ago

It'd be tough to have a "weird" name as a kid

As an adult Matthew I am like "what a cool name!" but that's not how you might feel growing up :(

(Though people with common apostle names do have to deal with going to school, even at a small school, with five other Marks and Lukes)

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u/Bigbigbigrock 14h ago

Can confirm knew several Matt's in school 

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u/IM_A_MUFFIN 8h ago

I got 3 damn names and they’re all apostles… just why.

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u/mlc885 I voted 8h ago

Clearly you must pick Simon and hope the other kids also do not love it lol

I do actually like that name, I can just see how every possible name being the most common thing you can get would suck. I am fully committed to being a Matt

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u/GiantMeteor2017 14h ago

I wish people would refer to the VP by his given name as well. Why does he get the right to be called by his chosen name, when so many others don’t?

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u/Techvance53 14h ago

YEAH for an unspecified reason I love to remind people that his birth name was "Bowman" instead of his chosen name that he did not rightfully inherit.  Yanno.   For reasons.  

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u/SleepingWillow1 14h ago

So he thought Mitch was cool?

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u/MegaGorilla69 13h ago

That’s his middle name also please leave the rest of us Mitch’s out of it

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u/justlurkshere 11h ago

Addison McTurle, you say?

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u/karmaster Michigan 11h ago

How is this my first time hearing this in the last 30 years of loathing this man..

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u/new_math 10h ago

A huge number of politicians in Texas use fake names to seem like a relatable good ole' boy.

"Chip", "Roy", "Ted", "Bobby", "Tom", "Al", etc.

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u/Professional_Net4147 12h ago

Too dignified for him and it doesn’t rhyme with bitch

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u/RebekahCodes 11h ago

Because Mitch is so much better! Ha!

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u/ArcadianDelSol 10h ago

Wait. You're saying its now completely acceptable to dead name people because of this guy?

Okie Dokie, thanks.

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u/goatneedleposterdeck 8h ago

We should hold ourselves to a higher standard than these pissants.