Sen. Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant HatchMellman: What happened after Ginsburg? Bottom line Bottom line MORE wants the world to know he’s very much alive after a Google search results snafu had declared the 84-year-old Utah Republican dearly departed.
On Monday night, Hatch’s office pointed out the news of the senator’s “death” via the search engine. Pulling from a faulty Wikipedia entry, Google had declared that Hatch passed away last September:
Hi.. @Google?
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) July 23, 2018
We might need to talk. pic.twitter.com/vdHbcccy7x
Matt Whitlock, Hatch's spokesman, tells ITK, “When Sen. Hatch first heard of his passing he was quite alarmed. Having advanced four major bills last night he was surprised to hear that he may have been dead the whole time.”
Hatch’s office tweeted out a proof of life series to make the case that their boss was far from expired.
Here is Senator Hatch reading a newspaper earlier. pic.twitter.com/mRWyhfxece
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) July 23, 2018
Here is a video just last week of Senator Hatch signing bills. pic.twitter.com/A2DtZ1No3z
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) July 23, 2018
And here is Senator Hatch prior to his meeting with Judge Kavanaugh just weeks ago. https://t.co/83nmqPzguP pic.twitter.com/htIVnJhjSx
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) July 23, 2018
A reminder that Josh and Thamy Holt’s triumphant return to the US of A was just a few months ago. Senator Hatch was very much alive then. pic.twitter.com/8EAK3nOgaT
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) July 24, 2018
The Senator’s 84th birthday in March.
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) July 24, 2018
The theme was bacon. pic.twitter.com/qYpBJNNdgx
Despite the evidence of a living, breathing Hatch, some couldn’t help but offer “condolences.”
We miss you more every day Senator
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) July 23, 2018
The seven-term senator, who’s retiring at the end of the year, remained committed to the job even in death, according to his office.
In the brief period the internet pronounced Hatch dead, he advanced 3 bills. https://t.co/j9GoUhSP0m
— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) July 24, 2018
Suicide hotline — https://t.co/cB4ju9Q4O9
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Even in death, Hatch remains one of the Senate’s most prolific legislators.
Hatch was given a second chance at life by Tuesday morning, when the blunder declaring him kaput appeared to be fixed.
Whitlock added, “After both the senator and staff confirmed he was, in fact, alive and not a part of some kind of 'Sixth Sense' phenomenon, he had a good laugh and may have run several miles to celebrate.”
