Conor Lamb? Yeah, bland but better than this. But if Dems had been smart enough to go with Malcolm Kenyatta as the candidate, we'd be in a very different place.
yeah I'm kinda bummed out that our jokes ended up being right on the money. I honestly thought it was just typical rightward shift you see among senators. Nope. Turns out the guy really is showing the signs of long term brain damage.
I don't think the timing or the nature of Fetterman's bizarre behavior correlates with his stroke.
Maybe he's reacting to some recent traumatic event, or maybe it's prescribed or illegal drugs. Or maybe he was just always a f*ckin' weirdo the whole time.
Conservatives are more afraid than liberals as a whole.
But I also find a good chunk of them are stupid and/or brain damaged. The first thing to go in brain injuries is the critical thinking/reason regions. So…makes sense.
This. He was not like this before the stroke. I saw him on MSNBC a dozen times, insulting Trump, and his whole campaign against Dr. Oz was brilliant. I don't recognize him anymore.
No one is claiming that, least of all me. Strokes and other TBI can cause significant personality changes, in particular irritability, impulsiveness, and difficulty with inhibition. So someone with, for instance, pre-existing bigotry and anger issues might no longer hide it well. It’s not an excuse
There's some less than great stuff in his pre-senate history, but a relatively large personality change that lines up almost exactly with the timing of the stroke really makes the stroke seem like the most parsimonious explanation for his whole deal these days
Yep, the Some More News crew covered that incident a few months back. Part of the difference being he had the self control to still play the Good Progressive part in the aftermath whereas now he can’t help but be antagonistic to everyone
Yeah I watched someone head straight into psychosis after a stroke. And they were smart enough to act normal around their care providers so it went unnoticed for way too long. Really scary and could happen to anyone but would rather it not be happening to a sitting Senator
sadly this reminds me my uncle after his stroke which just completely transformed his character. he went from kind and soft to cruel and vindictive on a dime
Oh I have no doubt. The picture painted by the Some More News team a few months back is consistent with that. He just seems like he’s gotten worse and gotten worse at hiding it, which can be pretty typical after a stroke/many types of brain injuries
Yeah, for sure. There were definitely screaming at people and other incidents but they are not my stories to tell; hopefully those people will feel empowered to come forward publicly someday. He mostly just completely ignored me and there was a lot of “walking on eggshells bc John’s in a mood.”
and credit where it’s due ms fettyshrek somehow managed to shoehorn one of the most unqualified candidates in all of us electoral history directly into the fucking senate through sheer force of will
The terrifying part is he might save his seat inevitably pivoting to a right-wing guy because this kind of shit will appeal to the pockets that won PA for Trump.
Disappointing. Not worse. Fetterman marketed himself as a Bernie-style progressive and instead we got one of the most hawkish, Republican Dems in the Senate. With an actual Republican you know what you're gonna get (awful). This is awful with great expectations. That's disappointment.
Jeffries has always been exactly what he is now, though. He was a loyal lieutenant for Pelosi. He got where he is by not rocking any boats. Fetterman was supposed to be a fire-breathing progressive.
If this ogre runs for reelection and somehow wins a democratic primary, I will be casting my first and only vote for a Republican simply to make him lose
He was absolutely a stand up Democrat with a great track record. I'm not sure what's changed, but I think we shouldn't be speculating about his possible health issues.
Wait, the evil Zionist who looks and dresses like the legislature's best take on "A Shrek themed heel wrestling character" turned out to be interpersonally terrible? Astonishing!
Also, isn't this a guy who wakes up on a stranger's roof like he's Tracy Jordan or something?
I thought he sucked even before he was elected (remember the gun incident?), but he has a significant public history and much of this is wildly out of character with who he was before the stroke. I'm afraid he is no longer completely competent and he needs to resign.
Well, we have a brain wormed Secretary of Health and Human Services whose worm is a lot more intelligent than he is, so I wouldn’t knock those invertebrates- they’re probably our last, great hope.
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Is there any evidence he has any insider knowledge?
Fetterman sucks but I'm also trying not just to believe every random rumor about him.
Maybe he's reacting to some recent traumatic event, or maybe it's prescribed or illegal drugs. Or maybe he was just always a f*ckin' weirdo the whole time.
I mean, now that you say it ….yeah.
He’s certainly not spewing nuanced critique of deficit spending.
But I also find a good chunk of them are stupid and/or brain damaged. The first thing to go in brain injuries is the critical thinking/reason regions. So…makes sense.
and while you're rising, you don't see the death threats, vileness, and stupidity that kinda swarms down here
that shit shows when you stop climbing (see accts at 50k complain about their replies)
that’s on you
he tried to warn you himself
i still can’t believe this needs saying but pants & sleeves are a sign of respect for the office and the electorate
all fettyshrek respects is whatever will keep ms fettyshrek happy in that sweet sweet dc power life
What is his popularity w/ constituents?
Who can primary him?
You would reach more people, when you add a good description into the Alt-text field.
That is pretty easy, especially, when your image just contain text.
This way, you support visually impaired people and everyone else, who rely on a good filled Alt-text.
#accessibility
Nearly EVERY Republican ever is worse ...
Fetterman’s brain is fucking mush
Also, isn't this a guy who wakes up on a stranger's roof like he's Tracy Jordan or something?
Dawg these reps need to be sent to pasture immediately