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Joe Cool

(1,019 posts)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 06:16 PM Oct 2022

A speech-impaired John Fetterman is better than a fast-talking Mehmet Oz

https://news.yahoo.com/abcarian-speech-impaired-john-fetterman-100055911.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Many unkind things were said about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman after the debate last week with his Republican opponent, Mehmet Oz.

Some pundits wondered whether the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor's uneven performance would hurt Democrats’ chances of maintaining control in the Senate, a fair question. Then there were the ghouls like Donald Trump Jr., who cruelly — and obnoxiously — tweeted that Fetterman seemed “brain dead.”

Five months out from a stroke that has affected his ability to put his thoughts into words, Fetterman at times spoke haltingly and in circles. Sometimes, he was perfectly articulate; other times, he struggled. Clearly, he was a man who had a serious brain injury.

His speech patterns were a stark contrast to those of Oz, the heart surgeon and celebrity TV doctor who sounds, by comparison, like a fast-talking salesman who sticks his foot in your door and refuses to leave till you buy a set of encyclopedias. The thing about Fetterman, though, was that regardless of his difficulties, he had no trouble communicating what he believes: He supports the reproductive rights that were enshrined in Roe vs. Wade; he supports raising the minimum wage; and he now supports fracking, a politically fraught subject in Pennsylvania.
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A speech-impaired John Fetterman is better than a fast-talking Mehmet Oz (Original Post) Joe Cool Oct 2022 OP
He said it perfectly. His physical impediment is temporary. Oz's social-political vision OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #1
"But in the end, America chose the boy who stuttered over the bully." LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #2
DAMNED STRAIGHT HE IS!!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Oct 2022 #3
Dr. Meh can go fuck himself Blue Owl Oct 2022 #4
The moderators and Oz were all speaking very rapidly, why was that? FakeNoose Oct 2022 #5
We clearly need fresh ideas and Fetterman already gives us that. blue neen Oct 2022 #6
Fetterman is the better man! LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #7

LetMyPeopleVote

(155,064 posts)
2. "But in the end, America chose the boy who stuttered over the bully."
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 06:28 PM
Oct 2022

America is a special place and I hope that Penn. elects John Fetterman over the quack


MyOwnPeace

(17,280 posts)
3. DAMNED STRAIGHT HE IS!!!!!!!
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 06:29 PM
Oct 2022

SO disgusting how the locals in PA are looking for fraudulent ways to discredit Fetterman while ignoring the slime that oozes off of Oz!
And here we have someone from California trying to shock some sense into PA voters.
This is SO important - we CANNOT miss the chance to have such a good man in office working for ALL Americans - and we CANNOT let Moscow Mitch EVER be a "leader" of ANY GROUP - it would continue the spin down the drain for our country.

Blue Owl

(54,842 posts)
4. Dr. Meh can go fuck himself
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:06 PM
Oct 2022

That puppy-killing psycho needs to be kept out of office at all costs….

FakeNoose

(35,898 posts)
5. The moderators and Oz were all speaking very rapidly, why was that?
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 07:28 PM
Oct 2022

It sounded like they were trying to trick him into making mistakes or misunderstanding the questions.
I can see Oz doing that, I actually expected it from him. But the moderators are supposed to be impartial.

blue neen

(12,428 posts)
6. We clearly need fresh ideas and Fetterman already gives us that.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 10:24 PM
Oct 2022

Last edited Mon Oct 31, 2022, 05:48 PM - Edit history (1)

We, down here in the trenches know that we need a fighter like John Fetterman who will FIGHT for Women's
rights, fight for working men's and women's health and compensation benefits.


WE WANT JOHN! WE DON'T WANT A QUACK DOCTOR WHO LIVES IN NJ! Mehmet OZ is low enough to make fun of John Fetterman, a man who is still healing from his stroke. My, my How karma will crush Oz.

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