Posted on 10/28/2019 8:04:35 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A man seen in a viral video declining to shake Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) hand at the late Rep. Elijah Cummings's (D-Md.) funeral said the snub wasn’t based on his loyalty to Cummings as a friend.
The man, identified as Bobby Rankin, told The Washington Post on Monday he blamed McConnell for denying veterans’ benefits to his brother before he died last October from cancer after being exposed to contaminated water while serving in the Marines.
“When I saw Mitch McConnell, all I saw was my brother’s face,” Rankin told the Post.
In a 16-second clip, Rankin, one of Cummings's pallbearers, is seen passing over McConnell while shaking the hands of congressional leaders. He skips straight from shaking the hand of Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), apparently snubbing McConnell, who stands between the top Democrats.
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Rankin told the Post that Cummings reached out to McConnell to help get Rankin’s brother his military benefits.
“I could not put my hands in the man’s hand who refused to help somebody who served his country,” Rankin told the Post, later adding, “I couldn’t do it, because I was thinking about my brother.”
He said his brother was already on his mind when he spotted McConnell, as it was near the anniversary of his brother’s death. He told the paper he wasn’t clear about why his brother didn't receive his benefits or McConnell’s precise role in the battle to get them after the cancer returned.
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Azzhole. Showed himself to be a small man
Why would Mitch McConnell in particular be the deciding factor on this man’s brother’s benefits? Sounds unlikely.
I say the man is beyond contempt. It was a time of grace and respect for the congressman instead that did not happen. Petty hate soiled this mans soul.
BS, did it for the publicity.
Likely another looney lib staged event.
Is this a new thing?
Do they also High Five?
Fist Bump?
He must skip this part of the prayer Jesus tells us to pray, “And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” If we do notforgive, God will not forgive us.
I respect his decision.
“I couldn’t do it”, “I’d rather be celebrated by the media.!!!!!!!!!!”
I don’t believe him. This sounds like a made up story to cover his Obama after allowing his partisan politics to mar the occasion.
Had no idea that McConnell conducted all the benefit eligibility hearings. Also— no idea that “contaminated water” back how many years.... is the CAUSE of an individual’s later in life cancer. Honestly.
Understand looking for coverage of the medical bills-which illness has to be service connected (the injury or illness as a result of military service, active duty). Not everyone qualifies for the coverage— and it is stupid beyond belief that someone would center on McConnell for a specific case of== bad water then.... cancer now—— “it’s all his fault” my brother died.
Racist!
Forget the media,if I asked him for help and he turned me down and my Brother died,I would not shake his hand.
Who knows what really happened.
All that hand shaking and ring kisses reminds me of this scene from “CarWash”
https://youtu.be/XbTEusaf2nU
Are they putting a urinal directly over Cummings’ grave to spar the surrounding deceaseds final resting places?
He’s a DB!
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