OZ’S DYSTOPIA: Fetterman recovery evident in debate as ableist Oz blunders abortion answer
You can recover from a stroke, but you can never recover from being a traitorous hack quack shill snake oil salesman who promised people they could lose 30 pounds in less than three weeks.
If that sentence confuses you, then you weren’t watching the debate Tuesday night between Pennsylvania’s Democratic Lt. Governor John Fetterman and the carpetbagging joke of a millionaire TV “doctor”.
Dr. Mehmet Oz has zero experience in government and lives in New Jersey while not knowing what anything costs.
Yes, Fetterman had a stroke, from which he is nicely recovering, but if you only read the MAGA takes, you’d think Fetterman was laying on a gurney hooked up to a bunch of machines.
Check out the reaction of a prominent former Republican to the Pennsylvania Lt. Governor’s struggle against his health problems to stand on the debate stage.
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Fetterman’s aware he has auditory & processing issues as a result of stroke.
He could’ve refused to debate like some candidates have. Instead, he went out there and let voters see his challenges and healing process.
Support him or not, that takes courage, humility and honesty.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) October 26, 2022
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Joe Biden had a terrible stutter as a kid, and now he’s the President.
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But ever since Donald Trump flung his full diaper all over American politics and made it fine to be an ableist bully among all of his other awful qualities, the grade school bullies have taken over politics.
And we can’t ever have nice things again.
You tell people they can lose 30 pounds in less than 3 weeks, you traitorous hack quack shill snake oil salesman #VoteFetterman pic.twitter.com/QLQbqK6yNM
— Tara Dublin ((Voted Early)) (@taradublinrocks) October 26, 2022
Not only did “Dr.” Oz—who literally once performed surgeries on actual real people—slam Fetterman’s stroke recovery, but he also declared that the decision to have an abortion should be kept between the host body, their doctor, and all of their local political leaders.
Because that’s exactly what a raped and impregnated child needs, a full quorum of grown, gross men discussing their bodies.
Why are Republicans…. seriously?
A former Democratic Senator and former First Lady—and always shero—had the best reaction to the quack’s political prescription for women’s health.
As usual, you're right about EVERYTHING #VoteFetterman
— Tara Dublin ((Voted Early)) (@taradublinrocks) October 26, 2022
The insidious MAGA bullying is nothing but an empty distraction because MEHmet has absolutely nothing to contribute to our society other than more MAGA bullying.
Why aren’t more people taking this seriously?
This is our real, actual government. Politicians used to lead with strength and intelligence. Now, they just throw some verbal feces around, and that’s accepted instead of informed discourse.
That’s why this comment from a New York Times best-selling author went viral after the debate.
My God, the blue-check people here mocking John Fetterman during this debate, as if they are immune from the randomness of illness and infirmity. Time catches up with everyone, no exceptions. Few would have his courage to recover so publicly.
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) October 26, 2022
Trump taught the MAGAts that being a jerk is more fun and gets more clicks than being a good human being who understands laws and the Constitution, and I’m here to tell you that we don’t want the remedial shop class kids running things. Be terrible on your own time and in your own house, we need actual adults in Congress who understand how women’s bodies work.
Reality TV stars don’t belong anywhere near any decisions that impact the entire country.
Please vote for experienced candidates, even if they’re talking a little slower than a typical TV hack quack selling snake oil.
Here are the rest of the debate videos:
Fetterman on his stroke, "it knocked me down but I'm going to keep coming back up. And this campaign is all about to me is about fighting for everyone in Pennsylvania that ever got knocked down that needs to get back up." #PASenateDebate pic.twitter.com/5PTFz4CVi4
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 26, 2022
Tara Dublin is a woefully underappreciated and unrepresented writer currently shopping a super cool novel that has nothing to do with politics while also fighting fascism on the daily.
Follow her on Twitter @taradublinrocks.
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column that solely reflects the opinions of the author.
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