OK, so we’re all in agreement now that Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is disabled, right? Not physically disabled, but mentally disabled. Cool.
We just did a post on The Daily Beast’s Matt Lewis saying Tuesday night’s debate would make him more likely to vote for Fetterman, because Dr. Mehmet Oz ran the risk of coming across as a bully. Actually, Oz came across as eloquent and erudite and prepared. He came ready to debate, while Fetterman’s campaign (and the media) spent the day lowering expectations, saying that Fetterman was never a great debater and was better at doing things like shaking hands.
We present as evidence of Lewis’ theory Liz Plank, a feminist and columnist for MSNBC. Plank watched the debate and concluded that Oz “gave a masterclass on how to bully people with disabilities.”
Dr Oz just gave a masterclass on how to bully people with disabilities https://t.co/FA4AlG1rRa
— Liz Plank (SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK!) (@feministabulous) October 26, 2022
This was a retweet of Plank’s earlier piece on MSNBC called, “Oz bullies Fetterman for missing debates due to stroke.” And Fetterman came out of the gate practically begging for sympathy:
Fetterman on Dr. Oz:
"He's never let me forget" that he had a stroke. pic.twitter.com/jec05LZLOM
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 26, 2022
If the media were doing their jobs, instead of piling on the one NBC News reporter who dared report that Fetterman needed closed captioning because of audio processing issues, they would have made Fetterman’s condition clear so that the Oz campaign didn’t need to bring up the very obvious.
Hearing loss, right? https://t.co/v0QiGFPa7y
— Damin Toell (@damintoell) October 26, 2022
Plank again: “If having a hearing impairment disqualifies someone from holding office, are we living up to the promise of democracy?”
He’s running for the US SENATE, Liz.
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) October 26, 2022
Don't bother that moron with rational arguments
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 26, 2022
So Fetterman is disabled?
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) October 26, 2022
Shill Level: +400
— Coast Enjoyer (@CoastEnjoyer) October 26, 2022
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) October 26, 2022
Thats it, just tweet your way though this, it might work.
— Chris (@ChrisHerc) October 26, 2022
Politics us a contact sport Liz, if it's too rough for you go watch the Hallmark Channel.
— M D Campbell 🇺🇸🏴 (@MCampbell1041) October 26, 2022
You’re a terrible person.
— I Am Leah (@Bossy_Leah) October 26, 2022
— Dan O'Donnell (@DanODonnellShow) October 26, 2022
he literally participated in a debate to get elected to one of the highest offices in the country
— mark (@marksDataHaus) October 26, 2022
What’s his disability?
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) October 26, 2022
Hearing loss. Well, not actually hearing loss, but a problem processing spoken words. You could read about it in his medical records, but he made it clear during the debate that he would not be releasing his medical records.
Just stop.
— Dog guy (@Catsorange1) October 26, 2022
https://twitter.com/pruett_collin/status/1585082676909813761
That is much more than a "speech impairment". He had a stroke. He shouldn't be running. It's not even fair to him.
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) October 26, 2022
https://twitter.com/jendubayevans/status/1585099946658648064
They are running for some of the highest seats in our government. Is Oz supposed to mail it in because Fetterman can’t compete? No. If you can’t handle debate against opposition than you can’t do this job. That IS the job.
— Keith (@Keith93557644) October 26, 2022
You are giving a master class to other journalists on how to gaslight the public. Congratulations you are the enemy of the people.🖕
— WarbirdSiren79 (@Blueeyes1979) October 26, 2022
It’s ableist of you to equate a speech impediment to brain damage.
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) October 26, 2022
Damn, and Christina Pushaw as usual comes in with the KO.
Related:
Daily Beast columnist says Tuesday’s debate would make him root for John Fetterman more https://t.co/YYQtnJ6Gmd
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 26, 2022
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