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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.

Before long, Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.

As the meeting deteriorated, a staff member moved to end it and ushered the visitors into the hallway, where she broke down crying. The staffer was comforted by the teachers who were themselves rattled by Fetterman’s behavior, according to a second person who was briefed separately on the meeting.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I reckon I like me some fried taters, mmmm hmmm

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

"WHY is everybody MAD at me people HATE me WHAT did i EVER do to YOU" idk man maybe bc ur whining like a child because people disagree with you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

All he has to do to get them off his back is to resign. He's not being forced to stay in a job that makes both him and his constituents miserable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Bets on how long before this dude records a collab track with Kanye?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 hours ago

questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do”

Oh come the fuck on, you know exactly why.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

stroke+ falling in with the right wing crowd isnt doing him any favors. there are many celebrities that had strokes and became looney right wing christians.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Yeah, brain damage and right-wing thinking are heavily intertwined

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 2 minutes ago)

Apparently brain damage and fascism correlate.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

They need to stop calling him a Democrat. He's not one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

They need to keep calling him a democrat. He lied about being a progressive to get into office and then made a hard right turn. The only thing more emblematic of the democratic party is blaming the left when pandering to the right fails.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

That cock ain't one of us

[–] [email protected] 36 points 16 hours ago (6 children)

I think that stroke might have killed more brain cells than we originally thought. Almost as many as that brain worm.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

the brainworms is just keeping rfk jr conscience.

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[–] [email protected] 128 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Probably the immediate about-face he took on every single stance he had prior to his stroke...

People tend to get mad when you campaign on helping people then turn into a fascist supporter

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 hours ago

Probably the immediate about-face he took on every single stance he had prior to his stroke…

Prior to his election. Stop blaming the stroke for a democrat acting like a democrat.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 22 hours ago

No, no, no. He was a piece of shit before he got elected he just hid it better before the stroke.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 19 hours ago

John needs the health insurance and his policy is what every single resident in the USA should have. He does not give a shit about the common people. Find another Democrat and toss him out.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 20 hours ago

You go turncoat you gotta accept the stoning

[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Brain damage makes you more conservative

[–] [email protected] 22 points 20 hours ago

Having higher intelligence correlates strongly to left wing beliefs.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289624000254

If people have papers to the contrary lets see them.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 23 hours ago (6 children)

Universities aren’t peddling some “liberal agenda,” it just so happens that the more educated you are the more liberal you tend to become. I’m sure that has nothing to do with red states pushing Jesus in schools and rolling back child labor laws..

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Dude acted cool. Then he has a serious medical issue. Suddenly he chooses to quit giving a shit because he saw his death and chose to be selfish and unappreciative of life. I'm glad I didn't do that when I nearly died.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Getting brain damage and becoming conservative is quite the statement though.

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