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In reply to the discussion: All By Himself: John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize [View all]
John1956PA
(4,338 posts)73. Fetterman is seated in a passenger jet getting ready to take off for Pittsburgh.
Fetterman is refusing to follow the flight attendant's order to place his fastened seatbelt on the outside of his sweatshirt. In all probability, Fetterman does not have his seatbelt fastened and he is lying to the flight attendant by stating that he does have it fastened. The flight attendant offers Fetterman a seatbelt extender so that there would be ample length for it to be fastened on the outside of his sweatshirt. The video ends before the outcome of the confrontation occurs. Throughout the video, Fetterman seems to be mentally out of it.
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All By Himself: John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize [View all]
demmiblue
May 2025
OP
Ug, his wife appears to be part of the problem. She's enabling his illness rather than addressing it.
SunSeeker
May 2025
#45
Possibly. This story is heartbreaking and its content must be dealth with fairly.
Passages
May 2025
#31
No. Strokes change people. Sometimes you have to take their keys away, metaphorically & physically.
Hekate
May 2025
#40
After the meeting, Trump said something to the effect that the Senator is brilliant.
John1956PA
May 2025
#46
Someone better step up or we'll be hearing some bad news regarding him. Sad really.
a kennedy
May 2025
#15
He's not & never was a RINO. He had a bad stroke & is brain-damaged. He needs to retire & soon.
Hekate
May 2025
#41
I knew this would not end well. Although this particular outcome was not specifically predicted *
Oopsie Daisy
May 2025
#22
Strokes can and many times do change a person's personality and cognitive skills.
PortTack
May 2025
#25
I hope his staff, constituents and state officials can convince him to resign. n/t
SpankMe
May 2025
#87
One thing people really need to take note of is that his political stances haven't actually changed that much.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2025
#42
And Fetterman was on the record as strongly pro-Israel before the May 2022 primary.
lapucelle
May 2025
#89
Maybe he was just a conservative troll all along and the stroke made it harder for him to hide it.
AStern
May 2025
#48
Strokes are unpredictable (like, death) and one of the common effects is personality change
Hekate
May 2025
#55
From the article, it's clear his personality has changed, but it doesn't appear that his positions have.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2025
#58
Interesting that when you have a brain damaging stroke you swing right.
Whyisthisstillclose
May 2025
#53
The staff concerns aren't that his positions have changed; just his personality.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2025
#59
I'm deaf & the clip doesn't have closed captioning. Could you explain what's happening?
tblue37
May 2025
#66
Fetterman is seated in a passenger jet getting ready to take off for Pittsburgh.
John1956PA
May 2025
#73
The pilot is asking Fetterman to keep his seatbelt exposed (per Federal regulations) and Fetterman is refusing
Celerity
May 2025
#74
That is scary and horrible. I know firsthand how a brain injury can cause emotional issues.
58Sunliner
May 2025
#67
TNR: John Fetterman Seems Like a Risk to Himself and Everyone Around Him
Dennis Donovan
May 2025
#68
interesting that our two biggest troublemakers in the Senate have a problem obeying flight regulations
cadoman
May 2025
#80
Right this minute the local Harrisburg news, abc27, is promoting a PA Sunday show
badhair77
May 2025
#77
Maybe he wouldn't be if we had a system that gave the people the ability to make better choices.
Bluetus
May 2025
#88