Fetterman's growing on me
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On some long-running criticisms that are levied against Fetterman:
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Fashion sense should not have been an important metric with which to judge an elected legislator anyway.
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As for Fetterman's speech impairment, his campaign said it's going to be temporary and that his condition will improve. Time has proven that they told the truth on that matter. Move on, be glad that Pennsylvania has elected a good US Senator into the U.S. Congress.
wrote on 1 Feb 2024, 02:27 last edited by@Axtremus said in Fetterman's growing on me:
Fashion sense should not have been an important metric with which to judge an elected legislator anyway.
You wear (Walmart) neckties.
Why?
Is it because you like wearing neckties, or the situation in which you find yourself would find it inappropriate to be without a necktie?
There's something to be said to accepting the norms of your institution and society.
@Axtremus said in Fetterman's growing on me:
As for Fetterman's speech impairment, his campaign said it's going to be temporary and that his condition will improve. Time has proven that they told the truth on that matter.
"Told the truth" ≠ "Were right." They were hopeful that his speech would recover, and they were correct. To say that "they told the truth" is not quite accurate. If his speech had not improved, would you say that they lied? I wouldn't - I would say that they were wrong.
@Axtremus said in Fetterman's growing on me:
be glad that Pennsylvania has elected a good US Senator
I'll withhold judgment. Though I agree with many of the positions he's taken in the last 4 months, I've not been following his legislative activity close enough to judge.
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wrote on 1 Feb 2024, 02:49 last edited by
Whoa… Bee did it again
https://babylonbee.com/news/fetterman-prepares-for-senate-job-with-new-dress-hoodie
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wrote on 1 Feb 2024, 23:28 last edited by
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wrote on 1 Feb 2024, 23:50 last edited by
slob
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wrote on 24 Feb 2024, 04:03 last edited by
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) criticized Democrats who have spoken out against President Joe Biden, arguing that those who are “might as well just get your MAGA hat.”
The Pennsylvania senator’s comment comes as Biden is seeking reelection this November, with former President Donald Trump being his likely opponent. Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, multiple Democratic lawmakers and strategists have spoken out against Biden, citing recent policy decisions the president has made and concerns about his electability.
“I don’t understand why,” Fetterman said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “I don’t know what’s in it for you to do that, whether you’re just chasing clout or you want to make it in the news or anything like that. But if you’re not willing to just support the president now and say these kinds of things, you might as well just get your MAGA hat because you now are helping Trump with this.”
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wrote on 6 Mar 2024, 13:48 last edited by
Good, but how did it get that far in the first place?
Someone, paid by us, thought it was a good idea.
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wrote on 6 Mar 2024, 13:49 last edited by
Or thought it could reap donations.
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wrote on 7 Mar 2024, 01:58 last edited by
Principled...
Libs of TikTok dives into bill - finds funding for what it finds "weird."
Fetterman pulls support for bill because it funds some weird stuff.
Bill pulled.
Fetterman finds out that Libs of TikTok revealed this.
Fetterman pulls his withdrawal.
HIs withdrawal of the withdrawal is moot, because it's already a non-issue.
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“Oh, Bob Menendez,” he said, laughing. “What a guy. What a guy. He’s still running his mouth against Biden right now.”
“He needs to go. I don’t understand why he can be here, having expelled Santos,” he said. “But I’m sure there might be a very innocent explanation of having gold bars in your mattress and overstuffed envelopes of cash.”
Also wants to address immigration and support Israel.
wrote on 22 Mar 2024, 00:22 last edited by@Mik said in Fetterman's growing on me:
“Oh, Bob Menendez,” he said, laughing. “What a guy. What a guy. He’s still running his mouth against Biden right now.”
“He needs to go. I don’t understand why he can be here, having expelled Santos,” he said. “But I’m sure there might be a very innocent explanation of having gold bars in your mattress and overstuffed envelopes of cash.”
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wrote on 22 Mar 2024, 00:53 last edited by
Don’t hold your breath, Bob.
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wrote on 7 Apr 2024, 17:50 last edited by
Damn it, John! WTF are you up to?
https://nypost.com/2024/04/06/us-news/fetterman-blasts-squatters-violent-crime-i-am-not-woke/
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wrote on 7 Apr 2024, 18:26 last edited by
Concern for squatter’s rights is the ultimate in performative empathy for the imagined oppressed, co-existing with zero empathy for real victims of crimes.
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wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 13:05 last edited by George K
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@George-K said in Fetterman's growing on me:
Paraphrasing a comment: "One more CVA and he'll go full MAGAT."
"And, second, I think that also was — Iran had to have some fireworks after Israel smoked that Iranian general, and I am here for that."
Not sure I am understanding that one…
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wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 14:03 last edited by
Me neither.
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@George-K said in Fetterman's growing on me:
Paraphrasing a comment: "One more CVA and he'll go full MAGAT."
"And, second, I think that also was — Iran had to have some fireworks after Israel smoked that Iranian general, and I am here for that."
Not sure I am understanding that one…
wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 14:07 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Fetterman's growing on me:
"And, second, I think that also was — Iran had to have some fireworks after Israel smoked that Iranian general, and I am here for that."
Not sure I am understanding that one…
I think he means that, after the strike on the embassy, Iran felt like it had to so some kind of pro-forma retaliation.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Fetterman's growing on me:
"And, second, I think that also was — Iran had to have some fireworks after Israel smoked that Iranian general, and I am here for that."
Not sure I am understanding that one…
I think he means that, after the strike on the embassy, Iran felt like it had to so some kind of pro-forma retaliation.
wrote on 15 Apr 2024, 14:20 last edited by RenaudaThere are a lot of analysts saying that as well. Tehran had to do something more for domestic consumption than to engage Israel directly over the strike on its consulate. After all, that airborne ordinance this weekend had to fly over Jordanian and Saudi territory (Syrian too, although it probably doesn’t matter much) to get to Israel. Now done, Iran would prefer an immediate return to the shadow war with Israel it has been waging since 1979.
