It Cuts Like a Knife, But It Feels So Right

Moscow Mitch McConnell’s ongoing complaint about his new nickname amounts to a dictionary definition of “the lady doth protest too much”—and virtually ensures people will keep using it.

Someone whose name rhymes with Schmitch SchmcConnell has a guilty conscience:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday vehemently denounced political opponents who have dubbed him “Moscow Mitch,” calling the nickname an “over-the-top” effort to “smear” him.

“It’s modern-day McCarthyism,” McConnell said during a radio interview on Salem Media Group’s “Hugh Hewitt Show” when asked about the nickname he received after blocking Democrats’ efforts to pass bipartisan election security bills. “Unbelievable for a Cold Warrior like me who spent a career standing up to the Russians to be given a moniker like that.”

“You know, I can laugh about things like the ‘Grim Reaper,’ but calling me Moscow Mitch is over the top,” the Kentucky senator added, before suggesting that Democrats would “say anything and do anything.”

“This is what we’re up against with the hard left today in America,” he said.

Of course he “can laugh about things like the ‘Grim Reaper'”—he came up with that nickname himself. But Moscow Mitch stings, because it’s very likely true. Mitch IS close to Russia. In fact, his efforts to lift sanctions on Russia brought in “$200 million in capital to buy a 40 percent stake in the new aluminum plant in Ashland, Ky” from Kremlin-linked Rusal. And we all know about Mitch’s refusal to protect the 2020 elections from Russian Interference.

It’s clear why the Senate Majority Leader/Russian asset hates being called Moscow Mitch: it’s because it hits home (and that doesn’t even begin to explore his wife’s close ties to the Chinese government). What makes it funny is that the more he complains about it, the more it’s in the news.

Image courtesy of Matt Johnson.

Author: Brendan Skwire

Brendan Skwire is a cultural and media critic. He offers nearly two decades of experience as a journalist, video editor, blogger, and community organizer. Skwire has worked for the Philadelphia Weekly, Scrapple TV, and Raw Story, and is a former member of the News Guild.

5 thoughts on “It Cuts Like a Knife, But It Feels So Right”

  1. He hates it because it is right on the mark (of course it the wrong country, but close enough), and is going to stick like polyurethane glue.

  2. Help the Russian government meddle in our elections, get labeled as a colluder in their objectives. Of course it’s fine when his side can call names, but like most bullies he can’t take it.

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