84 Years Old, 90 Days Out, and a Senator Still Coached His Vote | 9/17/26

A GOP senator leaned over and told Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) how to vote. The clerk still couldn’t hear him. This is day three back for an 84-year-old senator after more than 90 days away — a fall, pneumonia, two months in the hospital, and a wheelchair through the Capitol. The Senate Agriculture Committee had already stalled the farm bill without him. On Wednesday, they needed that vote. So they brought him in, called his name, and the country watched Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) lean in with “no” while McConnell quietly said “aye,” then had to say it again louder because nobody caught it the first time. The bill cleared 12-11, party lines. The question is why Republicans keep pretending this is just a tough recovery and not a fitness problem. If a Democrat this frail needed a neighbor to coach a roll call, this network would not be told to look away. Farm policy, nutrition fights, and a chamber that already runs on people who should have gone home years ago — and the party of “common sense” wheels a man in because the math is 12-11. Pat also covered: The last pennies ever minted just sold at auction for $16.7 million. We killed the coin, then collectors paid a fortune for the funeral. The Fed just hiked rates for the first time since 2023 — a quarter point, to 3.75%–4%. Warsh did it unanimously. Is America ready for a gay president? Not as a slogan. As an actual ticket. The Wachowski brothers are now the Wachowski sisters. Hollywood called it progress. Everybody else called it a pattern. James Talarico’s own minister, Rev. Babs Miller, got caught on camera saying the makeover is a lie.   Should a senator who has to be walked through a committee vote still be holding that seat? If this were the other party, would you still be told to show respect and move on? If you want unfiltered truth and commonsense analysis that cuts through the noise, hit subscribe and turn on notifications. 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 01:43 Mitch McConnell was Late to Congress 03:53 Mitch McConnell is DIALED IN!!! 04:15 Mitch McConnell Struggles to Vote for Farm Bill 06:52 Too Many Old People in Congress 10:00 Karl Rove to Vote for Any Democrat over Bo French 13:15 Trump on Raising Interest Rates 15:27 Talking about Kings 17:20 Trump at North Carolina Rally 19:00 No Atlantic Hurricanes in Sight 23:40 Kamala Harris Wants You Registered to Vote 25:14 Pete Buttigieg on Potentially Being the First Gay U.S. President 31:23 Fat Five 50:27 The Craziness of the Wachowskis 55:15 James Talarico VS. Tom Oliverson 1:00:16 James Talarico's Pastor has some Interesting Things to Say 1:07:20 James Talarico & Drag Queens 1:10:44 Jelly Roll Leaving the Music Industry? 1:12:09 Confrontation between Reporter & Ilhan Omar 1:17:55 Layne Lundeen Doesn't Remember his American Airlines Rampage 1:20:52 Woman Arrested for Complaining about City's Drinking Water 1:24:44 AI-Generated Video of Jeff Fisher 1:27:13 Interview with AI Actress Tilly Norwood 1:30:28 AI Rabbit Hole Conspiracy Theory from Andrei Jikh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices