Social and news media commenters seize on senator’s gaffe, with some characterizing it as a Freudian slip
With speculation about whether he may defect from the Democratic party swirling around him, US senator John Fetterman described himself seemingly unintentionally as a “lifelong Republican” during a fireside chat in Texas over the weekend.
Fetterman made the comment when someone listening to him speak with CBS News political correspondent Major Garrett at the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday asked the Pennsylvania senator why he had not become an independent.
“Because I’m a lifelong Republican,” Fetterman replied. Garrett promptly corrected him by saying, “Democrat,” as Fetterman raised a hand and shook his head in disbelief.
Never trust a motherfucker from York county.
Yes, we know. Dude is just a Republican plant.
I’m convinced that it’s his stroke causing a personality change and possibly cognitive decline.
If you listen to him, he clearly still has issues with speech after the stroke. A speech impediment isn’t inherently disqualifying from being a lawmaker, but such a dramatic change to someone’s brain should have automatically triggered a re-election that allowed the voters to evaluate if he could still perform his duties to the same degree as when he was elected by the people.
Politician finally tells the truth that should be the title
“Accidentally”
He definitely said it accidentally. That doesn’t make it untrue.
Tldr:
“Let’s revisit after the midterms, and let’s see what happens – you know – if I happen to be 51,” said Fetterman, who was elected to the US Senate in 2022. “I don’t know.”
If he has to put an R by his name to block Dems, he’ll do it.
But the grift money for being the most conservative Dem is a shit ton more than being a random Republican.
So he’s not going to do it unless there’s a reason, and that would likely come with a lump sum bribe.
He’s advertising that he’d be for sale to all the billionaires who want trump to be unaccountable
Should be illegal to run as Democrat get elected then switch to other party. If you want to switch Should have to run as that party. If I lived in that state I be PISSED! ASSHOLE should be recalled. The fact that voters in Pennsylvania aren’t protesting at the capital demanding just that.
I don’t get why the Democrats don’t just boot him out of the party?
Because he takes all the blame while they all get to cash their bribe checks as well.
Because a new Congress is every 2 years and majorities matter a lot…
Like, what do you think the gain is from kicking him out of the party?
And who do you think should be in control of vetting politicians for the party?
I understand your frustrations, but you haven’t thought this thru
You guys need to burn Washington down and start over. Dumbest fucking political system ever.
Because a dino still sits in a blue chair, and for them it can be all about the identity of the chairs in the room.
But yeah. If the numbers swing hard enough on the midterms he won’t need to choose sides because it’ll be safe enough that they can boot him now and primary him later.
Democrats winning 51 seats will not be enough to resist Trump. He will switch sides and vote maga the rest of his term.
There’s a decent chance that would lead to political violence against him.
Freudian slip noun
: a slip of the tongue that is motivated by and reveals some unconscious aspect of the mindPoor thing. He thinks he was born after the stroke.
don’t forget: the only real party is “capitalist”. the reps and dems are just sister parties under the capitalist party. they are the same effective party. even if you think they’re not, because one openly blows up girls schools and the other does it in a way you never had to notice …
Let’s stick to the facts. Under Biden and Obama it was only weddings and school busses. Which is fine for some reason.
my bad. facts is facts! (assume thats why i’ve gotten the downvotes, people upset i got the cohorts of who each side blew up wrong.)
bOtH siDes
When was the last time the democrats supported reducing military funding?
reminding folks there ain’t no war but class war is not a form of “both sides” it’s a form of “grow the fuck up and stop pretending one side is better.”
one side is unequivocally better and claims against that serve the right wing.
Also we both know zero people are saying this:
Which is fine for some reason.
they are saying it through votes. a vote for biden was a vote to keep his ways going.
The brain damage has been doing a lot of the speaking for him for a while now.
