^ Me again, and yeah: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/us/politics/pa-senate-fetterman-dr-oz.html
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This comes under the heading of "never let a crisis go to waste." He had access to good medical care. He chose not to take care of himself. He did not ignore treatment because he didn't have access to it. So, his decision making is not the best. At all. |
The point of both Fetterman's "confession" and his doctor's scolding is to point out that his condition is manageable and only became a problem because he refused to follow medical advice and "manage" his condition. The concert after a mild stroke and pacemaker surgery is that he has more serious medical problems that might interfere with him being able to perform the duties of Senator. The response to the media and public is trying to downplay the seriousness of his condition, e.g. the chance that it would further impact his ability to be Senator. Instead, his condition was solely because he neglected to follow medical advice, which he is promising not to continue. He is pledging to follow medical advice, take care of himself, and will be fully healthy to take office and fulfill his duties. That's the impression he's trying to give. The Pennsylvania GOP is going to try to spin it that he has a medical condition that may impair his ability to be a fully functional Senator and taking care of Pennsylvania. A war of words/messages. |
I am the PP and I am a big Fetter-head so you won't get any agreement from me here. But yeah, if he can find a way to turn this medical emergency into an opportunity to talk about the importance of healthcare, I am for it. Why shouldn't he? Imagine if Trump had come out of Walter Reed talking about how great the care was that he got, and how he's going to work to ensure all Americans can get that kind of care - that could have been transformational. Of course he didn't do that, because he's a turd who doesn't care two whits if anyone else can get care, but. You know. |
That makes sense. |
The job is Senator, not pro athlete. Have people seen the age and overall health of some of the other Senators? Fetterman is still in the top half physically even after the stroke. Nobody would mistake the US Senate for the local peloton class. |
Agreed, but the media and the GOP have already tried to spin that his health is a major concern for his as a Senator. They are trying to gain ground by suggesting that his health issues may be problematic and that they are more serious than they seemed. His statement and his cardiologists statements are designed to combat that message and to convince Pennsylvania voters that the mild stroke and the pacemaker were both manageable health issue that are a non-issue. |
And, he has been Lieutenant Governor since 2019. If he wants all Pennsylvanians to have access to good healthcare, why didn't he do more about that during his term as Lt. Gov? |
Because of the gerrymandered majority Republican state legislature. |
As others have noted, he’d still be younger and fitter than most senators. Democrats might want to highlight that that quack Oz might not get security clearances based on his mixed allegiances. |
Do you have any clue what the Lt. Gov.’s powers are? I’m guessing not. |
Did Dr Oz finally give up his Turkish citizenship? |
No, which is why it’s been said that he wouldn’t receive all the usual security clearances that senators get (I don’t know what they get; I only know clearances from a different angle). |
Nothing more America First than maintaining allegiance to a foreign power. |
I think he has at least one more round of service in the Turkish army …. |