Clips from a recent interview with Pennsylvania Democrat Senate candidate John Fetterman have yet again contributed to questions about his fitness to serve in Congress.
However, CNN analyst Kirsten Powers is calling those kinds of questions “ableist,” and defended Fetterman as any person with inside medical information and newfound aversion to Republicans would:
The ableism being directed at John Fetterman is a problem. His doctors have said he has auditory difficulties, not cognitive issues. Having auditory issues and/or needing a device to understand people is not and should not be a disqualifying factor. Good grief. It's 2022.
— Subscribe to my Substack newsletter (@KirstenPowers) October 12, 2022
It seems that Powers has more information than everybody else when it comes to Fetterman’s health.
You don't know what his doctors have said because he won't release medical records. https://t.co/iEofahqlZ6
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 12, 2022
Perhaps Fetterman’s medical records are yet another CNN “exclusive” (kind of like the Steele dossier).
How do you know his doctors said? His DR’s last letter was 6 months ago, Kirsten. https://t.co/Azdsck9TEP
— Chelle (@FL_Chelle) October 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1580300563975372800
Some talking points have obviously been sent around when it comes to covering for Fetterman.
It's almost like they all got some kind of instruction on how to handle the disaster of an interview.
Here's a tip: there is no damage control for what just happened https://t.co/Ruwo7SbMz6
— Invisible Constituent (@JustGreggo) October 12, 2022
These kinds of excuses are also used when it comes to President Biden’s, er… mental glitches.
https://twitter.com/damselflylane/status/1580305597303439360
Another one where stupid or dishonest is almost impossible to determine. https://t.co/cthuYkaA7f
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) October 12, 2022
Circle those wagons. You want republicans to hold other republicans accountable yet you never seem to do the same thing on the democrats side. Same song, different verse for you. https://t.co/1EHxhTHL56
— Number 24601 (@karndogs) October 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/HashtagGriswold/status/1580297907093508098
Which is part of the reason Fetterman has a computer program display questions on a screen in front of him instead of just using a hearing aid and somebody with hearing loss would do. But hey, who are we to argue with the doctors who contribute to CNN?
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