John Fetterman is no longer a progressive

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Dude suffers brain damage. Becomes a conservative. Adds up.

For someone who invokes empathy and humanity to explain your stance on the Hamas/Israel conflict, this rings pretty hypocritical and just downright ugly. And that's coming from someone who struggles a lot with the politics and rhetoric of conservatism as a whole.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Dude suffers brain damage. Becomes a conservative. Adds up.

NP. Wow, Jeff. You think this is okay? Really?

I don't know why everyone is so bothered. It's not like Fetterman himself is the model of sensitivity. He absolutely campaigned as a progressive. Now he denies it and expects us to ignore what we saw with our own eyes. Throughout the campaign he practically bragged that his wife had originally been an undocumented immigrant. She was his biggest asset and practically carried on the campaign single-handily while he was hospitalized. Now he sides with the Republicans on immigration. She has essentially disappeared from Twitter and other social media.

The idea that he had no idea what position progressives hold until recently is ludicrous. He campaigned along with them.

I guess you can go along with the poster above and simply write him off as another cynical politician who sells himself to the highest bidder. I think I am actually doing him a favor by attributing the changes to his medical condition.

[Anonymous]

The three close friends/family members in my circle who are ardent Trump supporters all have some form of mental incapacity, so I get jeff's point.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Dude suffers brain damage. Becomes a conservative. Adds up.

NP. Wow, Jeff. You think this is okay? Really?

I don't know why everyone is so bothered. It's not like Fetterman himself is the model of sensitivity. He absolutely campaigned as a progressive. Now he denies it and expects us to ignore what we saw with our own eyes. Throughout the campaign he practically bragged that his wife had originally been an undocumented immigrant. She was his biggest asset and practically carried on the campaign single-handily while he was hospitalized. Now he sides with the Republicans on immigration. She has essentially disappeared from Twitter and other social media.

The idea that he had no idea what position progressives hold until recently is ludicrous. He campaigned along with them.

I guess you can go along with the poster above and simply write him off as another cynical politician who sells himself to the highest bidder. I think I am actually doing him a favor by attributing the changes to his medical condition.

Maybe his time in the Senate - where he can see the work of progressives up close and personal - has caused him to change his mind about the policies.
You know, gain a little common sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The three close friends/family members in my circle who are ardent Trump supporters all have some form of mental incapacity, so I get jeff's point.

I have no qualms with Jeff's quip other than he called Fetterman a "conservative."

But really, I do not see Fetterman as a conservative. He's a pro-labor Democrat, which has always turned a skeptical eye toward immigration and free trade. Fetterman is stridently pro-Israel, which makes sense given his nearby constituency in Pittsburgh and the shocking Tree of Life massacre. Radicalized Islamic terrorism is a cancer to anyone who wants to uphold liberal values and society.

Fetterman is still strongly supportive of LBGTQ folks and legalization of marijuana. Vociferously supports a woman's right to choose. He also strongly supports fracking, which makes sense given the importance to the local economy of western PA.

So yeah, he's not a typical Democrat. But that's OK. He's his own person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's a common sense democrat. We need more of them.

+1

[Anonymous]

Can you imagine defending any other member of the U.S. Congress (or really, any federal employee) who climbs to the roof of their home to erratically wave the 5x7’ flag of a foreign state like his life depends on the act?

It’s bizarre that so many people just go along like zombies with the current insanity of foreign interference in U.S. politics, but only insofar as it’s just one country.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Dude suffers brain damage. Becomes a conservative. Adds up.

NP. Wow, Jeff. You think this is okay? Really?

I don't know why everyone is so bothered. It's not like Fetterman himself is the model of sensitivity. He absolutely campaigned as a progressive. Now he denies it and expects us to ignore what we saw with our own eyes. Throughout the campaign he practically bragged that his wife had originally been an undocumented immigrant. She was his biggest asset and practically carried on the campaign single-handily while he was hospitalized. Now he sides with the Republicans on immigration. She has essentially disappeared from Twitter and other social media.

The idea that he had no idea what position progressives hold until recently is ludicrous. He campaigned along with them.

I guess you can go along with the poster above and simply write him off as another cynical politician who sells himself to the highest bidder. I think I am actually doing him a favor by attributing the changes to his medical condition.

Stop digging in on this disgusting post, Jeff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you imagine defending any other member of the U.S. Congress (or really, any federal employee) who climbs to the roof of their home to erratically wave the 5x7’ flag of a foreign state like his life depends on the act?

It’s bizarre that so many people just go along like zombies with the current insanity of foreign interference in U.S. politics, but only insofar as it’s just one country.

Some idiotic protestors showed up to his house in the middle of the night while his kids were sleeping, blaring lights & sirens. He trolled the protestors by waving an Israeli flag at them.

https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1751088867401158729

Come on, he knows the Art of the Troll. That's how you do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you imagine defending any other member of the U.S. Congress (or really, any federal employee) who climbs to the roof of their home to erratically wave the 5x7’ flag of a foreign state like his life depends on the act?

It’s bizarre that so many people just go along like zombies with the current insanity of foreign interference in U.S. politics, but only insofar as it’s just one country.

Some idiotic protestors showed up to his house in the middle of the night while his kids were sleeping, blaring lights & sirens. He trolled the protestors by waving an Israeli flag at them.

https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1751088867401158729

Come on, he knows the Art of the Troll. That's how you do it.

So PA elected a troll to legislate on their behalf? Sounds look a poor job and skills fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you imagine defending any other member of the U.S. Congress (or really, any federal employee) who climbs to the roof of their home to erratically wave the 5x7’ flag of a foreign state like his life depends on the act?

It’s bizarre that so many people just go along like zombies with the current insanity of foreign interference in U.S. politics, but only insofar as it’s just one country.

Some idiotic protestors showed up to his house in the middle of the night while his kids were sleeping, blaring lights & sirens. He trolled the protestors by waving an Israeli flag at them.

https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1751088867401158729

Come on, he knows the Art of the Troll. That's how you do it.

So PA elected a troll to legislate on their behalf? Sounds look a poor job and skills fit.

Um, did you not remember his election campaign? He was a master-level troll on Twitter, heckling Dr Oz every chance he could.

So yes, the people of PA elected a well-known troll.

[Anonymous]

When someone exhibits a pattern of engaging in trolling behavior, I cannot imagine a larger red flag that I'm dealing with someone incapable of enriching my life experience in any way.

If that's his calling card, it sounds like he provides a terrible fit for a legislator representing millions, not just "the constituents near Pittsburg" (as referenced by another poster at 13:04 above).

The flag antic was disgusting - I would have had zero problems with him being detained that night for a psych hold and MH evaluation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you imagine defending any other member of the U.S. Congress (or really, any federal employee) who climbs to the roof of their home to erratically wave the 5x7’ flag of a foreign state like his life depends on the act?

It’s bizarre that so many people just go along like zombies with the current insanity of foreign interference in U.S. politics, but only insofar as it’s just one country.

Some idiotic protestors showed up to his house in the middle of the night while his kids were sleeping, blaring lights & sirens. He trolled the protestors by waving an Israeli flag at them.

https://x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1751088867401158729

Come on, he knows the Art of the Troll. That's how you do it.

Israel flag is the same as waving a confederate or Nazi flag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for him. Progressives have gone off the rails.

+1
Really glad to see this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Dude suffers brain damage. Becomes a conservative. Adds up.

Actually, I look at it quite differently.

The dude gets medical treatment, recovers, and realizes that progressivism is the road to destruction.
I guess you can say he has "seen the light."

+1000
He has woken up.