There is no Candidate I Have Ever Been Prouder to Support than John Fetterman

[Demsrule86]

Guys, Fetterman did great last night he was honest and authentic...Oz as usual was a dick selling his usual snake oil...and made a bad error with the abortion question.

See you might have heard about a debate in Pennsylvania last night. It was between Dr. Mehmet Oz and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman for the U.S. Senate and it was about an hour long. John Fetterman answered the bell. Then he politically rang Oz’s.

The media, particularly the cowardly right wing press will tell you that Fetterman was a joke, that he was an embarrassment, that his was the worst debate performance in history. Let me stop there. Performance, too often, is the right word for politics. Over time, I have come to view some candidates as performance artists. Too much of our world is wrapped up in the adoration for celebrities, and Oz is a celebrity. He is also about as authentic as Taco Bell.

John Fetterman predictably, stumbled at times, as anyone dealing with aphasia from a stroke would. He explained to the audience that this would not be easy, that there would be mistakes, and that he would do his best. That is all he can do.

Oz talked himself into corners, leaving perhaps a knockout blow of an ad with an all-time gaffe, a gaffe that John Fetterman is going to take advantage of. Saying “local political leaders” should be involved in the health decisions of a woman is practically speaking, political self-destruction./div]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/26/2131320/-There-is-no-Candidate-I-Have-Ever-Been-Prouder-to-Support-than-John-Fetterman

[Wounded Bear]

1. Let's hope Pennsylvania voters agree with you...

[Demsrule86]

3. He has raised more than 2 million...

[Wounded Bear]

4. I saw that, good sign...nt

[Demsrule86]

6. I think it is too...go Fetterman!

[Butterflylady]

19. Not to worry Pennsylvanians do agree with the post.

Received my ballot on Monday and had i the mail the same day.

Fetterman will be or next US senator.

[ColinC]

2. Same. That took so much courage to do. Without the debate we wouldn't have gotten that

Sweet shot of Oz and his abortion stance.

[Demsrule86]

5. I was awed by Fetterman's courage. He walked into the lion's den with fulll

knowledge he would be attacked by our mostly right-wing media. He told the truth, was polite, and did not exceed his time, and he got his point across. I was very proud to be a Fetterman supporter. He also got Oz to make a -what I think is a fatal mistake- say that a woman, her doctor, and a local politician should make the decision regarding abortion...of course, the woman and her doctor don't matter in real life only the politician...buh bye Oz.

[pwb]

7. Pennsylvania is a Colony and we Colonists are proudly Blue.

Georgia just came back, The Carolinas are struggling to turn blue. Pukes can only win in the Colonies in the boonies districts. Women will win us Pennsylvania. IMO. Women will give us a pink tsunami wave and a large Majority.

[Demsrule86]

13. I see a pink Tsunami coming...

[gab13by13]

8. One of my proudest votes

was my vote for John Fetterman.

[Demsrule86]

14. I will proudly vote for Tim Ryan as I moved from the Delaware Water gap to Ohio (Bedford) but I

adore Fetterman. I love Tim Ryan too and we are going to win Ohio I think!

[FakeNoose]

9. Yes he did - everything you said

Big John was awesome and courageous. I believe most Pennsylvanians have already made up their minds.
However if there's anyone holding out, they would have seen last night that John deserves their vote.

[Demsrule86]

17. I think folks have mostly made up their minds...but any who are on the fence would one

admire Fetterman's courage and two consider the abortion comment...already an ad.

[Historic NY]

10. People with strokes....

in my youth a member of the local volunteer fire dept had a stroke, he could remember all the swears words but struggle to get out what he wanted to say, f it became his frustration about it. Here was a local businessman you'd really would give you the shirt off his back. In the afternoons, I find him and get him to read the newspaper, it had larger print, Sports Headlines, things he liked Just read, and I would help him with the words. Slowly a sentence would come. I would read back the text to show him what it actually said. After some weeks he was able struggling to get a sentence out. Eventually one sentence became two then three. He improved so that he could say what he was thinking or wanted to say. He just needed retraining in speaking, slowly, so he could develop a cadence between what he saw and his brain and what came out his mouth. Overtime he improved, even if it was halting at time.

[Demsrule86]

18. Wow, what a wonderful thing you did...how did you know to do that?

[Historic NY]

28. I dealt with a relative and Vietnam Vet.

Back then speech therapy wasn't always available. I knew getting them to communicate was the thing to do.

[Demsrule86]

31. Very impressive....wow just wow.

[Historic NY]

32. its what friends do, for friends

[Blue Owl]

11. Just donated to his campaign -- GO FETTERMAN!!!

[Demsrule86]

15. I am donating too...Go Big John!!!! I am donating to Ryan too...

[AmBlue]

20. Me THREE!!

Just donated yesterday!

[Demsrule86]

25. I donated too...we are going to win this...

[Blue Owl]

27. YES -- let's crush that motherfucker "Dr." Meh...

[Demsrule86]

30. Yeah crush that motherfucker!!!!

[paleotn]

12. Absolutely!

And sometimes it best not to say much of anything. Just let the jackasses talk. They end up fucking themselves.

[Demsrule86]

16. Yep...that abortion comment was everywhere today... and Jim Messina who was on MJ said

that is what folks will remember.

[sop]

22. By tomorrow Oz will be the punchline to thousands of jokes.

Ridicule is always the most effective political weapon.

[Demsrule86]

23. Even some GOP types are calling him an idiot...I agree...and you know what he is a joke...

[lees1975]

21. It's a choice between a man of the people who works in the real world

and a quack doctor who lives in New Jersey.

I watched some of the debate, and let me tell you, the media I'm watching is nailing Oz on the abortion remarks he made. It's been going on all day on MSNBC, which has not really said much about Fetterman's performance, which was fine. I don't think debates make that much difference, but boy, did this one provide fodder to attack Oz.

I think that's the difference maker, though there are several polls who don't have this race as close as those 700 or 800 responses with all of their factors.

[Demsrule86]

24. I don't think that debates win elections...but the wrong comment can lose an election...and Oz

stepped in it for sure...all day you have seen Oz's remarks torn apart.

[Sparkly]

26. Was it a gaffe, an error, or saying the quiet part outloud?

Did Oz step out from the curtain expecting applause?

Or did he yell, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain?"

(I'm sure there have been all too many Oz references, but I couldn't resist.)

[Demsrule86]

29. I don't know the answer. My husband says it was a gaffe when I read him your post.

Whatever it was, I think it cost him any chance of winning.