John Fetterman

January 22, 2025, 04:49 PM

6guns

John Fetterman

From the changes I've seen in Fetterman, I'd like to remain hopeful he'd consider making the change. After he sees the continued BS of his party, he might end up being receptive to the idea. Trying to see the positive in this.

January 22, 2025, 05:11 PM

911Boss

Maybe more Dems should have strokes?

January 22, 2025, 05:13 PM

6guns

^^^ That's for damn sure!

January 22, 2025, 05:32 PM

wrightd

quote:
Originally posted by 911Boss:
Maybe more Dems should have strokes?

Could be helpful, it will either force them to quit, or rewire their brains for conservatism like it may have done for Fetterman. It certainly couldn't make them any worse than they are, though I gave up thinking it couldn't get any worse a while ago.

January 22, 2025, 06:31 PM

.38supersig

January 22, 2025, 06:49 PM

dsiets

I'm fine w/ Fetterman 2.0 He rebooted nicely after the stroke. I think he's running w/ a lot less far left malware.
He seems like an old school Dem so he's neither here nor there.

January 22, 2025, 07:00 PM

V-Tail

We need more like him.

January 22, 2025, 09:36 PM

abnmacv

A sane Democrat.

January 23, 2025, 04:38 AM

downtownv

He will be hated but others will follow. Our traitors need to declare themselves Dems and GTFO of the Conservative party

January 23, 2025, 06:04 AM

Sig2340

quote:
Originally posted by abnmacv:
A sane Democrat.

Sane and Democrat is an oxymoron.

The “sane” part is the “oxy”, therefore the “Democrat” part is the “moron.”

Fetterman is an ally only to the extent our enemies’ enemies fight with us. They are not necessarily a friend.

January 23, 2025, 07:53 AM

John Steed

quote:
Originally posted by ElToro:... Would be nice to see him at least dress appropriately

I used to think the way he dressed was disrespectful. But now I actually think it's his trademark, his persona, much like a man wearing cowboy boots and hat.

In that dark hooded sweatshirt with his shaven head, he looks like a medieval monk. Sometimes the shorts are a little much, so thank heaven it's winter!

January 23, 2025, 08:12 AM

ElToro

quote:
Originally posted by John Steed:
quote:
Originally posted by ElToro:... Would be nice to see him at least dress appropriately
I used to think the way he dressed was disrespectful. But now I actually think it's his trademark, his persona, much like a man wearing cowboy boots and hat.

In that dark hooded sweatshirt with his shaven head, he looks like a medieval monk. Sometimes the shorts are a little much, so thank heaven it's winter!

. Check the videos. He was wearing shorts to the inauguration and reports are it was single digit temps.

Cowboy boots and a hat can be business professional and even black tie. Ted Cruz wears boots with a suit. And different regions can have their version of acceptable. Hawaii for example. At least a sport coat and dress shirt and trousers. I’ll live with no tie. He just looks like a slob. It is the US senate after all.

January 23, 2025, 09:25 AM

John Steed

I'll take Fetterman any way he dresses over Schumer, Schiff, and the like, dressed in their suits and ties, any day.

January 23, 2025, 09:32 AM

Perception

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Originally posted by TigerDore:
quote:
Originally posted by SIG4EVA:
I'm amazed that he had strokes, became a vegetable, and now all of sudden he makes sense and looks like a moderate. Anyone else notice the change?

It looks like it has been a gradual, continuous progression. When he was first elected, he could hardly speak and looked about as aware as Biden, and he had a very leftist stance.

As the fog has cleared he has become more articulate and moved toward the right (or center), which means the Dems will try to throw him off the bus at some point, just as they did with Tulsi Gabbard, Joe Lieberman, RFK Jr, etc. He will be primaried, unless he falls in line.

.

I don't know if he has moved, or if this is just another case of the Democratic party moving so far left that he has begun to appear moderate.

"The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford, "it is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards."
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in."

January 23, 2025, 09:39 AM

PASig

Regarding Fetterman's clothing choices:

The guy came from money and he was a trust fund kid. This image is a carefully crafted one; that he is just a working class slob trying to make ends meet and he's one of us when in fact he's well off and can afford a dozen custom suits if he wanted. The excuse I heard that he can't find one to fit him because he's big and tall is BS

I thought the choice to wear that hoodie and shorts at the Inauguration was disrespectful and dumb but if he can switch to becoming an Independent or Republican and help our side in crucial votes, that's all that matters.

January 23, 2025, 09:44 AM

chellim1

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The guy came from money and he was a trust fund kid. This image is a carefully crafted one; that he is just a working class slob trying to make ends meet and he's one of us when in fact he's well off and can afford a dozen custom suits if he wanted. The excuse I heard that he can't find one to fit him because he's big and tall is BS

Have you seen pictures of Sam Bankman-Fried? There are lots of rich slobs.
Dressing well has nothing to do with whether you can afford it or not. If you are a Senator, you can afford dozens of nice suits. It's a choice.
Yes, it's an image he chooses, but it's mostly just lazy. I don't really care what he wears at home, or in his district, or even when he gives interviews. But on the floor of the US Senate, he should wear a jacket and tie. It's just respectful.

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January 23, 2025, 11:16 AM

Sigmund

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Originally posted by chellim1:
...But on the floor of the US Senate, he should wear a jacket and tie. It's just respectful.

Totally agree. Chuck You Schumer let him dress like a slob, for some reason Senator Thune has let that continue.

January 23, 2025, 12:48 PM

Fire Away

I don't trust Fetterman. He does sound reasonable at times, but stands behind the Democrats and votes in lock step with them most of the time.

January 23, 2025, 03:04 PM

x0225095

quote:
Originally posted by Fire Away:
I don't trust Fetterman. He does sound reasonable at times, but stands behind the Democrats and votes in lock step with them most of the time.

As he did today. He voted with dems in allowing born alive abortion victims to die on the table without care.

January 23, 2025, 03:05 PM

08 Cayenne

I had lunch/business meeting with him and visited his office last fall. Hate to say it but I liked the guy. He has posters of all the 10/7 hostages in his office.