Remember when the Democrats and media scolded people for questioning then-Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s health after a near-fatal stroke in May 2022?
Remember when Fetterman’s wife Gisele demanded NBC punish a reporter who dared to ask him about his stroke?
Pepperidge Farm remembers. Pepperidge Farm remembers everyone expressing concerns about Fetterman’s health and ability to take on the workload in the Senate.
Well, look at what we have here. It turns out Sen. John Fetterman is now having trouble with his new job.
Fetterman was hospitalized on Thursday after feeling lightheaded at the Senate Democratic retreat.
Today, The New York Times published a lengthy piece detailing how Fetterman struggles in the Senate even with the adjustments the chamber made for him:
At Senator John Fetterman’s desk in the Senate chamber, there is a newly installed monitor that rises or lowers, depending on whether he sits or stands, and provides closed captioning so he can follow the proceedings. At the center dais, a custom desk stand has been built to accommodate the same technology for when he takes his shifts presiding over the Senate.The sergeant-at-arms has arranged for live audio-to-text transcription for the committees on which Mr. Fetterman serves, and plans to expand the service to all Senate hearings.
Adam Jentleson, Fetterman’s chief of staff, repeats everything people said last year: “What you’re supposed to do to recover from this is to do as little as possible.”
It’s almost like Jentleson is shocked that Fetterman “was forced to do as much as possible – he had to get back to the campaign trail. It’s hard to claw that back.”
NO. WAY.
The media tried to downplay Fetterman’s hospitalization, but a light bulb went on over the heads of his staff. Maybe, just maybe, Fetterman needs “a better plan to take care of himself, both physically and emotionally.”
NO. WAY.
You mean to tell me that no one told Fetterman the job details:
Mr. Fetterman declined to be interviewed for this story. But aides and confidantes describe his introduction to the Senate as a difficult period, filled with unfamiliar duties that are taxing for someone still in recovery: meetings with constituents, attending caucus and committee meetings, appearing in public at White House events and at the State of the Union address, as well as making appearances in Pennsylvania.
This detail is the most disturbing because despite the adjustments made to help him with his hearing, it doesn’t always work (emphasis mine):
The most evident disability is a neurological condition that impairs his hearing. Mr. Fetterman suffers from auditory processing issues, forcing him to rely primarily on a tablet to transcribe what is being said to him. The hearing issues are inconsistent; they often get worse when he is in a stressful or unfamiliar situation. When it’s bad, Mr. Fetterman has described it as trying to make out the muffled voice of the teacher in the “Peanuts” cartoon, whose words could never be deciphered.
Are you kidding me?
Now we know that the implanted pacemaker and defibrillator took a “very real psychological toll on” Fetterman.
Another prediction comes true: “He has had to come to terms with the fact that he may have set himself back permanently by not taking the recommended amount of rest during the campaign. And he continues to push himself in ways that people close to him worry are detrimental.”
They’re worried about him now?
I think this is a legit question. Did the Democrats use Fetterman to get that 51st seat? This NYT report is awful to hear because so many people voiced these concerns during the campaign and were shot down, especially by his wife.
Let’s be honest. Mehmet Oz was a horrible candidate. Any Democrat could beat him. Why push Fetterman?
Of course, The New York Times mentioned the “attacks” on Fetterman’s health. Yeah, people could have been more sensitive, but there was nothing wrong with questioning if he was healthy enough to handle the Senate job. You don’t need to have family remember experiencing a stroke to know the toll it takes on someone, regardless of age.
Fetterman’s staff admitted, “that most people are reflexively compassionate about his condition.”
Yes, most of us wanted the Democrats to choose another candidate because Fetterman needed to devote 100% of his time to recover from a near-fatal stroke.
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