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As you’ve probably heard, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was recently rushed to the hospital for what his office described as “lightheadedness.” He was under his watch for his five days.
The senator’s hospitalization comes nine months after the towering 53-year-old suffered a major stroke in May 2022. At the time, he had already announced his candidacy for an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania after Republican Pat Toomey announced his retirement.
Months after that stroke, the campaign relied heavily on social media messages and memes, and Fetterman strayed from the campaign trajectory. It was praised by several media outlets, including The New York Times and The Philadelphia His Inquirer.
His campaign said at the time that he had problems with auditory processing. I also needed a closed captioning device for him to read questions while conducting interviews with friendly media such as MSNBC.
Fettelmann returns to Senate after several days in hospital to vote on Senate floor amid ongoing health issues
For Democrats, the Pennsylvania election was considered important given that the Senate was 50-50 at the time. . Not to mention the US Senate. And if anyone had any sincerity or actually cared about the guy, they would have politely suggested that Fetterman should withdraw from the race and take the appropriate time to recuperate.
Note: According to Johns Hopkins, a quarter of stroke patients second strokeAnd given Fetterman’s size (he once weighed over 400 pounds) and job description, he appears to be at a higher risk than the average person. During the election, however, the candidate refused to release his medical records. This clearly indicated that all the stories regarding his health had not been revealed.
“Dr. Oz never forgets that I had a stroke every day,” Fetterman said in October.
Fetterman hears voice like ‘Peanuts’ teacher after stroke, struggling to adjust to Senate life: report
While his campaign was halted in the fall, Fetterman’s difficulties were evident. He often stumbled rhetorically and his writing was often disorganized. As an example, here is a recording of a rally held in Pittsburgh in September 2022.
“Send me to Washington, D.C. so I can work with Senator Casey.” thank you very much. It’s an honor—I live eight minutes from him. When I left tonight, I was at Dr. Oz’s mansion in New Jersey, three miles away. You have friends, you have allies. Please send me to Washington DC, thank you very much. “
As for the press, no one outside the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Washington Post, including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania’s largest newspaper, asked Fetterman to release his medical records. It should be the standard for all candidates, regardless of their background.
In one of the rare instances when a real reporter got to Fetterman, the report wasn’t great. According to NBC’s Dasha Burns:
“Because of his stroke, Fetterman’s campaign required closed captioning technology to essentially read our questions in this interview, because we asked them in a chat before the interview without captioning. , it was not clear whether he understood our conversation.” 11.
Burns was quickly gutted for simply telling the truth. Below are just a few of the headlines that followed her interview.
Related Press: NBC Reporter’s comments about Fetterman draw criticism
Mediate: Stroke survivor Giorno spearheads backlash against NBC’s Dasha Burns, reports computer-assisted Fetterman interview
Independent: Kara Swisher Shuts Down ‘Nonsense’ Claims That Jon Fetterman Couldn’t Keep Up With The Conversation
When it finally came time to debate his opponent, Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, Fetterman’s cognitive and rhetorical difficulties were on full display for the public to see. It was painful to see and hear outside the gate.
“Hello. Good night.” Marks the first four words of Fetterman’s debate.
From there it gets worse when the moderator, who was great at asking impartial and incisive questions on major issues that night, asked him to correct a comment about fracking he had disagreed with before agreeing. I guess.
Fetterman said in September 2016:
Fetterman October 2022: “I support fracking, but I don’t.
After the debate was called a disaster by most, many thought the race would turn to Oz.
“A seasoned public servant, Fetterman has a wealth of values and priorities necessary to move the country forward and gain the support of this board. I will recommend him to Congress,” the Inquirer’s board said in a statement shortly before the election.
Fettermann went on to win the race with Oz by a comfortable margin of five points. As was the case with Biden, the underground strategy worked again. Democrats continued to hold the Senate by his 51-to-49 margin, and Fetterman’s flipping one of his Senate seats in Pennsylvania was considered the most important victory. Even her MSNBC anchor named Katy Tur even claimed that Fetterman could be presidential material going forward.
Just three months after winning, Fetterman was back in the hospital again, where he spent several days.
He was released from prison last weekend and had a vote in the Senate on Monday, but the press wasn’t very interested in following up.
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Why was Fetterman placed under medical observation for several days only for light-headedness? Does he have to drive four hours home? Can he really serve the voters and debate on the floor of the Senate?
And most importantly, should John Fetterman resign for his health and family?
“A recent health scare has convinced his staff that Mr. Fetterman needs a better plan to take care of himself, both physically and mentally,” The New York Times Friday. Read the article on
Read more here. And it’s really disturbing that there’s no one in Fetterman’s orbit with his best interests.
“The best thing to do to recover from this situation is to do as little as possible,” said Adam Gentleson, his chief of staff. campaign trajectory. It’s hard to get it back.“
“…I was forced to do everything I could.”
In fact he was not.
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The final question is, should that plan include quitting his dream job of becoming a U.S. Senator?
That’s for John Fetterman to decide.
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