Lindsey Graham has died

[lakercub]

Source: NBC News

Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’

Graham had just returned from Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-71-brief-sudden-illness-rcna552722

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Woah...just NBC so far

[WheelWalker]

1. BBC and Washington Post also reporting

[SouthBayDem]

6. Oddly, none of South Carolina's biggest newspapers

The State (Columbia), The Post & Courier (Charleston), or The Sun News (Myrtle Beach). They probably don't have anyone staffing their websites at 2am ET. (I also checked the Charlotte Observer, which serves an area bordering SC - nothing there either.)

I saw a tweet from NewsWire_US around 11pm PT, and immediately thought that was a joke. But then I did a Google News search, and it had NBC's story up.

ABC and CBS now have stories online.

[riversedge]

2. whow. Graham was only 71 yr old. just whow. My his family and friends find peace.

[SouthBayDem]

11. In contrast, his predecessor lived to 100.

Strom Thurmond passed just under half a year after retiring.

[Karasu]

19. Even with American life spans having decreased significantly in recent years due to anti-science policy and economic

stress, 71 is pretty damn early. I wonder what the actual cause was.

[LeftInTX]

42. Probably heart attack. Sometimes people who are healthy have them.

Happened to my friends husband a few months ago. Relatively young and healthy. My neighbor is about 74 he just had a massive stroke. Not overweight or anything.

[BComplex]

61. I'd guess it had something to do with his liver.

He liked to party.

[LeftInTX]

75. EMS was called to his home for cardiac arrest this evening.

Don't think it was his liver.

[BComplex]

87. I'll take cardiac arrest!

I'll take whatever, as long as it's permanent.

[Miguelito Loveless]

105. I wouldn't describe Graham as healthy,

He seemed to have a serious drinking problem.

[LeftInTX]

37. Isn't he really close with his sister?

[Jim__]

4. Wow! That's a shocker!

[oasis]

5. Overload of negativity finally caught up with him.

[Karasu]

9. Overload of hypocrisy, more than anything.

[oasis]

23. True that. I remember how he tried to trick Pres.

Bill Clinton into “coming clean” during his impeachment proceedings back in the 90s. Rep.Graham was one of the impeachment managers.
I could see right through him way back then.

[Captain Zero]

71. Maybe he shoved that drone up his arse

Before he departed he was shown holding a Ukrainian drone. He seemed to really admire it.

[BidenRocks]

7. Wrong one!

One small step for peace.

[littlemissmartypants]

26. Getting close though. 🤞

[SoFlaBro]

8. PINE BOX! Praise Jesus, God, Allah, Yaweh, and all the space babies!! Rest in PISS, Lady Graham.

[Trueblue1968]

10. Praise. The. Lord.

[Gymbo]

12. Ding Dong

The witch is dead.

[dalton99a]

13. Good for him.

[EuterpeThelo]

14. Bye, Felicia.

That is all.

[JohnnyRingo]

15. War has lost it's best friend.

My sympathies to the family as well.
South Carolina will never find another one like him. Thank Goodness.

[HappyLarge]

39. Having lived for 3 miserable years in South Carolina,

I can definitively say “Yes they can!” And will.

[LeftInTX]

44. They're find someone worse!

[BComplex]

62. True that! eom

[BaronChocula]

16. How bout that

So anyway...

[BigmanPigman]

17. I am SO glad I checked into DU before bed....pleasant dreams for me tonight!

If death comes in "threes"...Turtle, Lindseed and next the fucking moron. Fingers crossed.

I hope Iran nails that muther!!!

Rest in hell with Mitch, asshole!

?is=g72hlXgUixrFFUaW

[littlemissmartypants]

22. I've been wondering all week who our number three could be.

The blessed universe always eventually provides.

[BigmanPigman]

28. I have sparklers left over from my birthday and July 4th

I think this occasion needs to be celebrated. I already got out the noisemakers.

[BidenRocks]

80. Randolph Mantooth doesn't count?

[SouthBayDem]

40. Don't get too excited

South Carolina's governor is Republican. So get ready for someone worse to take that seat - whether as interim senator or winning the upcoming general.

The top primary challenger to Graham had endorsements from (gag) Gregory Bovino, Joe Kent, and Michael Flynn. Shady cast of characters.

Maybe I'm too cynical. Would Annie Andrews have an easier contest against a non-incumbent (similar to Talarico in TX or Turek in IA)?

[BigmanPigman]

49. That is likely the case but you just know tRump is scared shitless

about Satan tapping him on his shoulder indicating he is next, and soon.

[BComplex]

63. From your lips to Gawd's ears!!

Wouldn't that just be the best thing in the world!!

[wnylib]

84. I think that Trump is on his way, with one foot in Hell already.

All his trips to Walter Reed and his obvious physical and mental decline.

[COL Mustard]

68. What's Nikki Haley doing these days?

Asking for a friend.

[SouthBayDem]

95. Cushy think tank job

Wikipedia says: "On April 15, 2024, the Hudson Institute announced Haley would join the think tank as the next Walter P. Stern Chair."

She probably enjoys that a lot more than elected office. Plus, SC's governor isn't risking losing his Homeland Security advisory seat by appointing someone who'd vote like John Cornyn or Bill Cassidy.

[littlemissmartypants]

18. So, my weekend plans haven't changed and life in America is slowly improving.

I love that for us.

[ToxMarz]

20. Is this real? Keep looking for 'theonion' link.

[LeftInTX]

33. It's real. That's what I thought when I saw it my YouTube sidebar. (You know how YouTube has all these

fake celebrity stories) But it's Agenda Free TV

[fujiyamasan]

67. Just saw it on the NYT site

No details yet

[wnylib]

77. It's real. I just heard it on BBC.

[BigmanPigman]

98. It's on CNN, MS NOW and liberal podcasts

like Adam Mockler and Jack Cocchiarella...

?is=gdvvtRG1kuGvPke6

?is=kOx7sJ_vo_I2vtoq

[BigDemVoter]

21. What an odious piece of SHIT.

[BaronChocula]

24. The SC white nationalists are chomping at the bit for an appointment

I wonder what young up and coming pigs are knocking over that trough.

[generalbetrayus]

25. Only say good about the dead.

Lindsay Graham is dead. Good.

[The Grand Illuminist]

60. Play Tip The Casket

nt

[Peppertoo]

27. Was not expecting that

[JoseBalow]

29. Adios, fucko

[Raine]

30. R-I-P ... nt

[LeftInTX]

31. Just saw that on my YouTube sidebar. At first I thought it was a joke, but it was Agenda Free TV.

[BumRushDaShow]

32. CNN & NYT reporting as well

Was wondering why breaking alerts were blowing up on my phone and assumed it was Iran stuff.

[calimary]

34. Just saw that on NBC News.

[Journeyman]

35. Let's hope this doesn't make it harder for Annie Andrews to win that Senate seat . . .

[LeftInTX]

51. I just checked. He was up for re-election.

The GOP will nominate someone. Odds are it will be someone worse than if there was a primary. But I don't can't imagine SC flipping.
Why didn't this happen to........the concerned one....

[Brother Buzz]

36. Boy howdy the pranksters are having a field day over at Wikipedia

I’m surprised they haven’t shut down the edits.

One entry told us he was the marmalade shartcannon’s personal masseur (it disappeared real quick)

Another listed him as First Lady of the United States

Was a time I used to dig into the edits for entertainment, but I’ve lost the skill.

If anyone has the skill to dig into it, I guarantee you’d have a blast

[LeftInTX]

53. Didn't see anything, but they have him past tense pretty well.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

38. Well that's surprising news.

[riversedge]

43. It certainly is to me also.

[Beacool]

41. I first saw it on the Daily Mail.

I checked several sites, including this one, nut no one else had reported it yet. I'm actually shocked. I thought if any senator was going to die right now, it would be McConnell.

[BComplex]

70. Exactly! Thune is going to have a headache for a few weeks!

Two birds, one stone! I just feel bad that they're keeping Mitch on life support so they can cheat and count his vote.

(I don't really know that...I just suspect.)

[AllyCat]

45. And guardian.

(Do not speak ill of the dead)

(Zips mouth)

[C Moon]

46. Is hell collecting on their debts? Wow!

[Betty Boom]

47. My money is on pulmonary embolism

He flies a lot. Just returned from another trip from what I hear.

[Captain Zero]

78. Bury him face down for when

All his rent boys visit the grave.

[nilram]

48. Not opening the champagne yet

[LeftInTX]

55. nothing to celebrate

[LuvLoogie]

50. It was trump.

He did it.

Trump killed him

slowly but surely.

Dumbass.

[LuvLoogie]

52. My conspiracy theory

trump sent Lindsay to poison Zelensky. Lindsay failed or refused to do the deed.
Then Putin or trump took Lindsay down.

[BComplex]

74. LOL!!

[yaesu]

54. Hell is getting full of fascist pigs, will need a new ballroom soon. Nt

[sfdennis1]

56. About 2 weeks late....

That HORRIBLE closeted backstabbing f@%got traitor should have croaked during Pride to really give the gays more reason to celebrate…but still, a win is a win, so….Rest in Piss, sweetie

[paulkienitz]

57. Seriously? Oh jeez, conspiracy theories incoming...

...and I wouldn't be all that surprised if maybe one of them turned out to be true?

[aggiesal]

58. 1st McConnell, now Graham. Who's next? n/t

[cstanleytech]

59. If I had the money I'd love to visit the site of his grave just to show my .......... respects 😗

[COL Mustard]

64. NYT also reporting

Condolences to his family and friends, 71 isn’t that old nowadays.

I’ll reserve my snarky comment for a later time.

[Figarosmom]

65. Well the last time

I saw him his face looked really puffy. I bet he was sick and didn't know it. But he's been looking puffy and pasty for a while.

[LeftInTX]

76. I just saw an image of him and noticed that right away.

[LeftInTX]

81. Maybe Trump will get the hint and retire...(I wish)

[Aviation Pro]

66. Well, bye

[C Moon]

97. I love that!

[RockRaven]

69. Oh.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

72. Tidying up hell for Trump I hope

[ToxMarz]

73. So do Republicans really control the Senate at this point

I mean like MAGAt Trump sycophants.

Graham gone.
McConnell supposedly gone.
Massie, Cassidy, Cornyn gone primaried out by an assault from Trump.

Do they have enough der leader troglodyte votes left. I'm guessing no in a lot of cases

[BeyondGeography]

79. Not that I was fond of him

But he was actually good behind the scenes in the gutless formerly publicly reasonable R on certain issues manner on Ukraine. He will be most likely be replaced by a full-on go ahead and invade Greenland Magat who isn’t.

That’s all I’ve got.

[SunSeeker]

88. Mitch McConnell outlived him?

[unblock]

92. Unclear

[Skittles]

103. depends on how you define "life"

[aeromanKC]

89. Ding Dong!!

[buzzycrumbhunger]

91. Damn.

And now we just wait for The Big Beautiful Obit. Good news always comes in threes, right? 😄

[usonian]

93. Dang! So late in the day.

It's too late
To celebrate

But come tomorrow
Some new sorrow
May befall the
Son of a Bitch Mitch

And we may say "addio"
To Satan's favorite trio
When he takes the bastards back
To join Jeff Epstein on the rack.

[cab67]

94. I used to really respect Graham.

Back when he was John McCain's extra-hawkish sidekick, I sensed a certain level of decency about him.

But then McCain died and they had to re-home Graham, and he started following a far more malign superior.

[Grim Chieftain]

96. Seems the grim reaper's aim is just a little bit off

The old adage is that death come in threes, so we'll see.

[Buddyzbuddy]

99. I was home all night, I swear. I have witnesses.

[AZJonnie]

100. I'd hate to start up any CT's but the phrase "after a brief and sudden illness" is often used as cover

For causes like suicide, overdose, accidental death from auto-erotic asphyxiation, those kinds of things.

I'd have never wished the man dead, but I'm reading his obituary with some amusement.

[Grim Chieftain]

102. Agree, the wording is weird

"Brief and sudden". Okay, so which is it - brief or sudden?

[Frasier Balzov]

101. Malignant syncophancy.

To both his credit and his disgrace, he never hid his condition.

[NBachers]

104. I step away for a few hours and look what happens. Well, this gets the ball rolling . . .