Louisville Courier publishes a "Pre-Obituary" of Mitch McConnell

Joseph Gerth, Wise guy

Louisville Courier Journal publishes hostile 'pre-obituary' of Mitch McConnell while senator recovers in hospital

A Louisville Courier Journal columnist published a blistering column he called a "pre-obituary" of Sen. Mitch McConnell, writing it while the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican is still alive and reportedly recovering from a hospitalization that began more than five weeks ago.

Despicable Columnist Joseph Gerth did not wait for McConnell to die. He said he timed the piece deliberately, publishing it on July 22 so that, in his words, "no one can complain, 'How dare you write that about a dead guy?'" 

The column, carried by McConnell's hometown paper, called the state's longest-serving senator a "detestable figure" and accused him of damaging the country's trust in government over a career spanning 42 years and six reelection victories.

The column landed while McConnell remains out of public view following a June 14 fall at his home that sent him to the hospital. His Senate office went nearly a month without issuing any public update on his condition, a silence that drew pointed questions from Kentucky's governor and fueled rumors about the senator's health.

On July 12, McConnell's office finally released a statement and a photo showing him sitting up in a hospital bed, holding a newspaper, with his wife Elaine Chao beside him.

Ten days later, the POS 💩💩 Gerth published his column.

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