McConnell Statement on the Presidential Election

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ^ | November 9, 2016 | U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

[mdittmar]

‘After eight years of the Obama administration, the American people have chosen a new direction for our nation. President-elect Trump has a significant opportunity to bring our nation together.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement today regarding the Presidential election of Donald J. Trump:

“I congratulate President-elect Trump on his historic election. After eight years of the Obama administration, the American people have chosen a new direction for our nation. President-elect Trump has a significant opportunity to bring our nation together.”

"It is my hope and intent that we succeed in the years ahead by working together with our colleagues across the aisle to strengthen our national and economic security.”

[SkyPilot]

The Strange and Possibly Sordid Story of Mitch McConnell's Military Service

Alan Lynch, a Lexington Postal Clerk, served in the 100th Army Reserve Unit, Louisville, Kentucky. He was in another unit in 1964 but the Army did a consolidation of units and he was transferred to the 100th in 1965 or 1966. He performed several duties while he served in the military as a postal clerk and personnel officer. Mr. Lynch has a remarkable story about the summer of 1967.

The summary of the story is as follows:

In the summer of 1967 Lynch reported for his summer active duty in the 100th Training Unit Army Reserve. The Unit did their summer active duty at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. Lynch worked for S-1, the administrative arm of any army unit. Lynch worked for a Major, who was the assistant Adjutant and new to the unit. During his active duty in August of 1967 Lynch remembers coming into the office and noticed that the Major was upset. He asked him what was going on and the Major told him the following:

A new member of the 100th Army Reserve Unit in Basic Training at Ft. Knox was arrested in the barracks for sodomy. The guy is getting out of the military and the excuse will be due to an illness, an eye disorder. The Major then told a joke about it saying, "I guess the guy couldn't see the difference between guys and girls."

Lynch asked him how this guy could accomplish this and get a release from the army. The Major told him that the soldier had served as an intern to Senator John Sherman Cooper and Senator Cooper called the Commanding General of Ft. Knox to arrange the discharge.

At the time the Major told Lynch the name of the soldier but the name didn't stick to his brain. Lynch said frankly it was not important at the time because the name McConnell meant nothing to him. It was not until the issue was raised in McConnell's senate race of 1990 that he remembered the incident. Lynch provided the information to reporters with the Courier Journal and Herald Leader but they did nothing with it because they didn't have any real evidence. They only have the story of Lynch.

A computer replica of the document follows on the next page. You can obtain a copy of the document at the University of Kentucky, Margaret I. King Library, Special Collections, Lexington, Kentucky 40506.

The reference for the document is as follows:

John Sherman Cooper Papers
Senatorial Series II 1956-72
Office Copy File from 1967
Box 792

Army (hold)

McConnell,Mitchell
COPY

AUGUST 10, 1967

MAJOR GENERAL A. D. SURLES
COMMANDING GENERAL
FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY
PVT MITCHELL MCCONNELL, ER 15 767 802, BEING MEDICALLY DISCHARGED YOUR STATION OPTIC NEURITIS. PAPERS IN OFFICE SPECIALIST HUMMER, COLONEL FLETCHER BATTALION CO. MITCHELL ANXIOUS TO CLEAR POST IN ORDER TO ENROLL NYU. PLEASE ADVISE WHEN FINAL ACTION CAN BE EXPECTED.

JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, USS
OFFICIAL
DAY LETTER
KSF

Mitch McConnell Is Gay

[Savage Beast]

NO THANKS TO YOU, MITCH!

DITCH MITCH! KICK HIM OUT OF CONGRESS!

[Moonman62]

Yep. The Turtle is giving us Hillary’s slogan, not Trump’s.

[lgjhn23]

McConnell is not needed or wanted.
We don’t need some whimsy wet-back turtle.
We need an strong American Pit Bull.
Get him outta there!

[fastrock]

“mcconnel is an absolute slimeball. Thanks kentuckians for reelecting this moron.”

FYI, Turtle was reelected because we needed the Senate majority to stop Obama’s agenda. Yeah, we were lied to by the RINOs. yes, he’s an absolute slimeball but don’t blame those of us that voted him in.

Redirect your anger to repealing the 17th amendment.

[TakebackGOP]

I don’t want to work across the aisle with them. They lost! Trump’s job isn’t to bring the nation together. It’s to implement his anti-globalist agenda. That’s why he won.

[Bratch]

In the interests of fairness, I must point out that Mitch HAS managed to thwart Obama’s Supreme Court nomination.

That could wind up being his greatest achievement.

[grey_whiskers]

I wonder if the antediluvian f*cker likes Cheese Pizza from Besta Pizza?

[Blue Highway]

Puppet mouth McConnell already doing the McCain “reaching across the aisle” BS. We tried that stupidly during the GWB years. I hope McConnell is replaced by a new majority leader.