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Nah. Democracy is a pretty darn great issue to run on as well. Always decent to support and protect a foundational principle of the United States of America, especially one that is seriously endangered by MAGA Republican candidates.
American voters, here in 2022, are ranking threats to democracy as their No. 1 concern, and this year more than half of GOP candidates are Big Lie believers. They fail the basic litmus test of democracy when they don’t think that Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 election.
Women's rights and democracy are popular in these United States of America, and both will be protected and supported and advanced by Democratic Party candidates. Not so with the GOP.
Democracy? I am really confused (or maybe not) why liberals think 1/6 was a 'treat' do democracy. First of all, the system worked as intended. Rioters tried to break-in, they were arrested and charged. There was a peaceful transfer of power. Nothing that happened on 1/6 indicated that Democracy was at risk.
Now you want to talk about foundational principles?
- Biden has been stepping up its predecessors use of EO. His latest order by forgiving student debt is so blatantly unconstitutional he even admitted it himself. Now wait until he'll call a "Climate Emergency"
- The DOJ/FBI and even to a lesser extent the IRS is being used to go after political opponents. It's weaponizing the intelligence/law enforcement agencies. Whistleblowers are being silenced.
- The print/television and social media are suppressing real news stories and are actively campaigning for the Democratic Party.
You worry about 1/6 but you ignore the points above? You're talking about threats to Democracy?
Oh my God that NBC interview. It was embarrassingly bad, it was sad to watch. I feel sorry for the guy and his stroke, but come on, the guy is gone. NBC gave him every benefit and it was clearly intended as a softball interview - speech to text application so he can read the question, etc. It goes beyond comprehending speech, he simply can't come up with a coherent thought, his cognitive abilities are gone, there is nothing upstairs anymore.
This is way beyond even "Biden" bad.
Normally wouldn't care but since it's obvious there are issues he should explain them not just to win the election but help ensure the public he can function and last 6 years.
Also people don't want to hear it but have to wonder how close to the covid vaxxes or booster did he have his stroke. Yes it can be explained away with his commorbidities which is an issue on to itself but could he be trying to tow the company line of 'SAFE and effective'.
Lol. Just because he can’t comprehend speech doesn’t mean he’s deaf.
John Fetterman is reported to have problems understanding the spoken word (aka speech).
The proposition has been put forth that because of Mr. Fetterman's health issue, he is not fit to be senator.
Deaf people are unable to understand the spoken word.
By extension from the first three statements, the question has been posed as to whether Mr. Fetterman's supposed disqualification also applies to deaf people.
Whether Mr. Fetterman is actually deaf is immaterial to the question.
The question remains: are deaf people not fit to be United States Senators?
Normally wouldn't care but since it's obvious there are issues he should explain them not just to win the election but help ensure the public he can function and last 6 years.
Also people don't want to hear it but have to wonder how close to the covid vaxxes or booster did he have his stroke. Yes it can be explained away with his commorbidities which is an issue on to itself but could he be trying to tow the company line of 'SAFE and effective'.
You misrepresent the point of the article---which btw did NOT mention the vaccine, but nice try at whatever you are swinging at there, anoncity. I subscribe to the Post-Gazette and the premise of the editorial published 3 days ago was that the health of our lieutenant-governor, of all the issues defining this U.S. Senate race between Republican Mehmet Oz and Democrat John Fetterman, Fetterman’s health should rank close to last.
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Medical records are not a reason to vote for a candidate. Other, far more important considerations, including character and positions on key issues, should determine which candidate a voter supports. Nor are medical records any guarantee of how healthy a person will be two years from now
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They go on to say they only suggest he release them, because Dr Oz is relentlessly elevating their importance and manufacturing suspicions that are distracting from the real issues of this campaign.
I am going to allow myself to make a citizen-voter speculation--- far less loony than your know-nothing vaccine conjecture---that allowing the Dr Oz campaign to compare his self-generated medical notes to records from Fetterman's recent occurrence just might allow the discredited TV Doc to mendaciously further exploit this low-level issue to his own advantage. Not taking Oz's bait shows really good reasoning and cognitive ability on Fetterman's part, IMO.
BTW: the cause of the stroke was addressed, by medical professionals and specialty physicians at the time of the incident. May I suggest you do some of that self-research so famously touted by the anti-science & anti-vaxx communities.
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John Fetterman is reported to have problems understanding the spoken word (aka speech).
The proposition has been put forth that because of Mr. Fetterman's health issue, he is not fit to be senator.
Deaf people are unable to understand the spoken word.
By extension from the first three statements, the question has been posed as to whether Mr. Fetterman's supposed disqualification also applies to deaf people.
Whether Mr. Fetterman is actually deaf is immaterial to the question.
The question remains: are deaf people not fit to be United States Senators?
You’re trying to fit your narrative that someone called Fetterman deaf when nobody did such thing. His lack of comprehension has nothing to do with his hearing. He’s simply a dullard that comprehends even less since his stroke and his speech is worse since.
Of course not, as long as they can comprehend properly, and Fetterman isn’t deaf and nobody said or implied it, but Fetterman can’t comprehend properly, hence he’s not fit.
Am I understanding you correctly? A deaf person is unqualified to be a US senator?
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Originally Posted by djmilf
Let me break it down for you...
MJ Claim: <MSNBC report> Fetterman can't comprehend speech, ergo he is not fit to be senator.
DJ Query: <truism: deaf people can't comprehend speech> Is MJ claiming that deaf people are not fit to be senator?
EG: <totally missing the point> Who said he was deaf?
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Originally Posted by djmilf
John Fetterman is reported to have problems understanding the spoken word (aka speech).
The proposition has been put forth that because of Mr. Fetterman's health issue, he is not fit to be senator.
Deaf people are unable to understand the spoken word.
By extension from the first three statements, the question has been posed as to whether Mr. Fetterman's supposed disqualification also applies to deaf people.
Whether Mr. Fetterman is actually deaf is immaterial to the question.
The question remains: are deaf people not fit to be United States Senators?
Um, no, I didn't say that a deaf person can't be a senator. I said that MSBC said that Fetterman can't comprehend speech. A deaf person can't hear speech; there's a difference. Whether a deaf person can be senator or not isn't the issue here.
There are three third party candidates: a Green, a Libertarian, and a Keystone. At least one of them probably has a working brain and a Pennsylvania residence.
I've voted for many third party candidates in the past. Not this year. This current iteration of the Democrat party has to go. To get that done I'll vote for a carpetbagger, a grocery bagger, Mick Jagger, whoever.
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