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John Fetterman - saving America with sweatshirts and Umbros

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1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

Lighten up.  It's "just" depression.  Not to minimize it, but plenty of people function pretty well with depression, including, notably, Winston Churchill.

I imagine the physical and mental toll the stroke took has exacerbated whatever usual tendency he may have had toward depression beforehand.  That's not uncommon.

I dunno, if it's severe enough for a hospital visit, it doesn't sound like a small thing to me. 

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Many of the more interesting and pivotal people in human history have been inflicted with mental illness. People need to recognize it, and probably embrace it, as part of the human condition. Post-stroke depression is extremely common. This should not be particularly surprising. The fact that it resulted in a hospital admission is concerning though, but I don't think that any of us know the protocols for people in his role. Let's just hope that there were not serious self-harm thoughts or other issue underlying the admission. 

59 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Accepting help and stepping back from a job is not a sign of weakness. Unfortunately his job isn't just a assembly line or an office worker where someone else can step in. He has requirements that if he can't perform them, it just doesn't get done. 

 

55 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

It's directed at people on this very thread that think Fetterman can't perform his duties under emotional duress.  When there's plenty of examples of Senators still showing up for work, when they're not in Cancun, undergoing all kinda personal shit.  Fetterman got this.

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4 hours ago, Js1 said:

Hopefully we can stop stigmatizing mental health issues as “just being sad”

Well, most of us are UT fans, so "just being sad" is a common state for us.

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Depressed people are more realistic than manic people. And, on the whole, far more interesting than white nationalist evangelicals, bootlicking fascists, and megalomaniacs.

That’s been my experience.

5 hours ago, Hookah Horns said:

I dunno, if it's severe enough for a hospital visit, it doesn't sound like a small thing to me. 

Actually, as a Senator, he's probably in a unique position.  Most people can't get or afford an inpatient stay for medication management and diagnosis without being a harm to themselves or others.  He can.

And, there may be some "sorting" to do between stroke after-effects and depression, and possibly some post-stroke considerations in medication management.

27 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Actually, as a Senator, he's probably in a unique position.  Most people can't get or afford an inpatient stay for medication management and diagnosis without being a harm to themselves or others.  He can.

And, there may be some "sorting" to do between stroke after-effects and depression, and possibly some post-stroke considerations in medication management.

Yeah, he is in a unique position based on his role and recent history. At this point no reason to speculate publically beyond that. 

anyone spinning this in a negative light can take a long walk off a short pier. it's depression, not attempted suicide like some senator's wife or daughter. this nation could do a LOT of healing by confronting its mental health crisis. I see this as a large step in the right direction. good on him, I hope he gets the help he needs, and that he feels fit to fulfill his duty. I'm betting this will make him a stronger senator, not a weaker one

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15 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Well, most of us are UT fans, so "just being sad" is a common state for us.

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6 hours ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

anyone spinning this in a negative light can take a long walk off a short pier. it's depression, not attempted suicide like some senator's wife or daughter.

Wow. What a gem. 

On 2/16/2023 at 12:44 PM, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Agree that it sounds like Fetterman needs to step aside to let someone else serve the PA citizens. 

The PA governor appoints someone to fill the spot until the next statewide general election, presumably 2024, who then would complete the rest of Fetterman's term. I don't know if PA has a rule that the appointee has to be from the same party but that seems unimportant since the governor is also a Democrat.

what if i want the pa governor to fill the spot?

obviously i'd prefer fetterman resumes his role, but shapiro is going places.

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Some Country dude, Kyle Jacobs (married to Kellie Pickler of American Idol fame) just offed himself today in Nashville.   

I bet Pickler and the rest of his loved ones wish he was in the bed next to Fetterman instead. 

On 2/16/2023 at 5:28 PM, Anastasis said:

Many of the more interesting and pivotal people in human history have been inflicted with mental illness. People need to recognize it, and probably embrace it, as part of the human condition. Post-stroke depression is extremely common. This should not be particularly surprising. The fact that it resulted in a hospital admission is concerning though, but I don't think that any of us know the protocols for people in his role. Let's just hope that there were not serious self-harm thoughts or other issue underlying the admission. 

There is definitely a fine line between genius and madness. 
 

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He is in this position because rather than resting post his initial stroke he was forced to continue to campaign. That was a decision made by him, his family, and his team. The depression is kicking in because he might be aware that his recovery is fucked given the most major improvements happen in those first few months. I hope he gets better and is able to live a good life but he is never going to be what he was that made him such a good candidate/politician.

On 2/18/2023 at 9:56 AM, babysdaddy said:

He is in this position because rather than resting post his initial stroke he was forced to continue to campaign. That was a decision made by him, his family, and his team. The depression is kicking in because he might be aware that his recovery is fucked given the most major improvements happen in those first few months. I hope he gets better and is able to live a good life but he is never going to be what he was that made him such a good candidate/politician.
 

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We're arguing clinical depression makes him unfit to serve?  WTF.  Someone shoulda told this guy:

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Wait so anyone with mental illness needs to resign from Congress??  I am all for it but kicking every Republican out seems a bit extreme.

Nothing says, "Hey, let's try to keep the fact that our Senator is brain dead quiet" quite like releasing that's he checked himself into a mental health clinic.

Being told that every member of the R party is essentially brain dead.  Seems obvious.

4 hours ago, Voldemort86 said:

 

Well someone is brain dead 

38 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Well someone is brain dead 

Reporting what conservatives are saying right now. I hope it’s not true.

52 minutes ago, NameAlreadyInUse said:

If Republicans are saying it, you can pretty much count on it not being true. 

It's like asking the Russian media or government how things are going in Ukraine.

Is this where the simulation sets it up so a bunch of prolifers hold rallies to pull the plug?

10 hours ago, Voldemort86 said:

Reporting what conservatives are saying right now. I hope it’s not true.

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Sure, it's POSSIBLE he's not being treated for depression, which is an extremely common issue after major medical events.  My dad was on Prozac for the last 20+ years of his life following quadruple bypass.

So yeah, maybe Fetterman checked himself into the hospital for brain death.

Wait, wut?

Fucking idiots.

11 hours ago, Voldemort86 said:

Reporting what conservatives are saying right now. I hope it’s not true.

Just stop.

On 2/16/2023 at 4:43 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Fuck you and your shitposting.  There is zero evidence that Fetterman has any kind of cognitive deficit.  You, on the other hand . . .

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5 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Just stop.

This.  If i gave one single shit what conservatives think or believe is happening in their reality, I'd call my parents. 

17 hours ago, Voldemort86 said:

Reporting what conservatives are saying right now. I hope it’s not true.

Did Hunter's laptop tell you this information?

Seriously, jettison any "news" source or friend that you heard this from out of your life. People dumb enough to believe that they're going to try to hide a United States Senator in a basement for 6 months and pray that the dozens of people that are aware of his "brain dead" condition don't talk are fucking hopeless.

You having to "hope" it isn't true doesn't exactly make you look particularly bright either.

 

He needs to make a statement 

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This kind of shit is why we're fucked as a society. If I was a bad faith actor trying to stir shit up, I would have "reported" that I'm hearing that Fetterman's condition is even worse than they're letting on, and his team is trying to determine what the best path forward is before making it public.

Nuance, believability, probably even a kernel of truth in there.

But, nah, these days you can just go off the fucking deep end--"He's brain dead, and they're going to put him on ice until September, so Democrats don't inevitably lose the special election...you know, because GOP candidates have been doing so great lately in PA state-wide elections"--and plenty of people will still lap that shit up.

Governor would just appoint someone until the special election in the fall of 2024. Crazy conspiracy theory doesn't even make sense. 

22 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Crazy conspiracy theory doesn't even make sense

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1 hour ago, aggie08 said:

This kind of shit is why we're fucked as a society. If I was a bad faith actor trying to stir shit up, I would have "reported" that I'm hearing that Fetterman's condition is even worse than they're letting on, and his team is trying to determine what the best path forward is before making it public.

Nuance, believability, probably even a kernel of truth in there.

But, nah, these days you can just go off the fucking deep end--"He's brain dead, and they're going to put him on ice until September, so Democrats don't inevitably lose the special election...you know, because GOP candidates have been doing so great lately in PA state-wide elections"--and plenty of people will still lap that shit up.

The preferred nomenclature is “social media personality.”

Now the right wing dog whistle team is discussing how Fetterman's wife and family has bailed on him while he's hospitalized and left the country.

There is nothing -- NOTHING! -- that the right cannot get outraged about.

"Dog whistle" in Cloak Room is the same as "Natty" on the Football Board.  Please, no more.

"Dog whistle" in Cloak Room is the same as "Natty" on the Football Board.  Please, no more.

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5 hours ago, C-Man said:

There is nothing -- NOTHING! -- that the right cannot get outraged about.

That’s false. They don’t give a fuck about mass shootings even when it’s little children that are being slaughtered.

On 2/28/2023 at 4:20 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

That’s false. They don’t give a fuck about mass shootings even when it’s little children that are being slaughtered.

Well they do, but it's always within the framework of "thoughts and prayers are enough" and "mental illness."

11 minutes ago, hpslugga said:

Well they do, but it's always within the framework of "thoughts and prayers are enough" and "mental illness."

The only thing about mass shootings that outrages them is the talk of gun control that follows them.

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