Is this newsworthy? I’d like to read opinions if anyone would care to share his/hers. TIA
https://twitter.com/Mollyploofkins/status/1918341310949257323/mediaViewer?
heck yes its new worthy. This is so damn typical of our entitled millionaire politicians of today. That pilot is the sheriff up there and there is a good reason he is in charge. So sad that many of our politicians think they are above everything and everyone when they are hired and paid by the taxpayers to be our honest and reputable representatives. Many of them actually hate the tax payers and there behavior only reinforces that belief.
"There isn’t an argument or tempers flaring here (although the pilot does sound a bit condescending)."
Not newsworthy. JMHO
You bet this is newsworthy.....and thanks, Larry!
Expose this guy that is one of the worst politicians of all. This is NOT an isolated incident with this guy. It DEFINES WHO HE IS!
mcfarm's description is right on the money.
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/senator-fettermans-high-speed-crash-bodycam-footage-released
The report states a witness saw Sen. Fetterman's car pass her while traveling at a "high rate of speed," well over the posted speed limit of 70 mph.
Shortly after passing the witness, Sen. Fetterman's 2021 Chevrolet Traverse rear-ended a 2013 Chevrolet Impala just before exit 1 for I-68 in Hancock, Maryland, near the borders of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/us/politics/fetterman-car-crash-driving.html
The senator’s accident in Maryland last weekend did not come as a
Former staff members said Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, often made video calls and read news articles on his phone while driving.
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People that drive like this should have their license suspended or taken away. They threaten the lives of others on the road.
I admit to driving way over the speed limit by a large amount for much of my life(not anymore) but when I was doing it, I was focusing 100% of my attention on the road and vehicles around me. ........anticipating surprises (defensive driving) from other vehicles that might misjudge my speed for instance.
On the highway, its often not the speed of the vehicles that is the most dangerous but the DIFFERENCE in speed.
If everybody is going 80 mph, for instance its safer than everybody going 50 mph and they all assume that everybody else is going 50 mph.........but 1 car decides to go 75 mph.
Thank you to mc, cut, and MM.
Here’s my view on just this one incident: not newsworthy
1. Because he actually had his seatbelt on as he proved to the pilot. It just wasn’t visible since it was underneath his bulky sweatshirt. What’s the big deal since he showed that he had it on? He was safe.
2. He wasn’t being rude as his demeanor was very quiet, calm, and civil when he showed him he had the belt fastened.
3. This occurred way back in February of 2024! This is not news just based on it being from that far back. Rather than being “news”, this only can qualify as “olds” at best and even that I think is a stretch as he had the belt on!
The three things above are why I feel this is overblown. It’s not saying this because I’m biased due to being a fan of his because I’m actually not. Also, I’m not saying I’d do the same thing, but I’m saying that to me this doesn’t qualify as news of significance.
Thanks, Larry!
Here's the thing for me. Fetterman is NOT medically or cognitively(mental health) qualified to hold this position. This incident in the airplane is just another tiny piece of evidence of that.
There is soooooooooooo much more.
One can make the case from my previous post that he shouldn't even be allowed to drive a motor vehicle! Seriously!
These are liberal sources:
The former chief of staff to Senator John Fetterman last year wrote to a doctor who had treated him, pointing to “warning signs” that suggested the senator could be backsliding on his recovery from a mental health crisis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/politics/john-fetterman-mental-health.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-fetterman-aides-blow-whistle-on-his-disturbing-mental-state/
https://www.newsweek.com/john-fetterman-ex-chief-staff-sounds-alarm-senator-getting-worse-2067306
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After his major stroke in 2022, Fetterman had major brain damage and this has resulted in cognitive issues, including major mental illness.
I have great empathy for people like this and stroke victims but people like this are not qualified to do his job.
I made this clear back in 2022 and his behavior since then vindicates that position(prediction).
Fetterman-Oz debate.
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Started by metmike - Oct. 26, 2022, 8:53 p.m.
Maybe they learned a lesson from covering up Biden's severe cognitive losses? Doubtful. Much more likely they just don't want him anymore because SUDDENLY his party is exposing the truth about him that they have been covering up until the last several months. Exactly at the same time Fetterman changed his political positions.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194783/john-fetterman-health-danger
Tue 18 Feb 2025 07.06 EST
Fellow Democrats are riled by the Pennsylvania maverick who now denounces the sort of politician he once was
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/john-fetterman-democrat-trump-progressive
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In 2025, Fetterman, who lost his 2016 Senate bid but was elected in 2022, is a fierce critic of the exact type of politician he himself was a few years ago. He has condemned Democrats who call Trump “fascist”, claiming that the party’s brand has grown toxic. His support for universal healthcare was dropped long ago.
And, despite his belief that one cannot work with crazy, Fetterman is proving to be the Democrat most willing to collaborate with Trump, claiming his colleagues need to stop “freaking out” over the president. It’s a pretty dramatic turnaround for a man whose campaign once sold T-shirts with the slogan “Trump is a jagoff”.
In early January, he became the first Senate Democrat to visit Trump since the election, after praising the then president-elect as a “singular political talent” in an interview with ABC News.
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And suddenly at the exact same time, the Ds and MSM are coming out of the woodwork to tell us all about Fettermans serious mental health and other issues............as if those issues happened overnight and were not there since 2022(with them covering up for him).
I totally agree with WX, on this one instance. As far as I can tell from the bottom link, he did nothing wrong. The top link did not work.
The dems are mad because he broke ranks. Dems don't do that. Thats diffrent than pubs, even in a majority they have problems passing things.
Thanks very much, cutworm,
I agree that he did nothing wrong in the airplane. ..........IN THAT VIDEO!
The point is that its more evidence of his pattern of behavior because of his crystal clear mental illness which is impacting EVERYTHING in his life, just like President Biden's cognitive losses were impacting him and his job performance.
I get it, that since Fetterman has suddenly aligned more with you and Trump and is being alienated by the Ds that he's now more ON YOUR SIDE of the political lens but I'm looking from an objective, non political viewpoint.
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https://www.newsweek.com/john-fetterman-told-resign-home-state-newspaper-2049708
https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2025-02-06/fetterman-discontent-pennsylvania-democrats
The imminent exits of two of Fetterman’s longest-serving staffers continues a string of departures from his office over the past year.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/two-staffers-quit-john-fetterman-office-rcna192804
Oh there is no doubt Fetterman made the unforgiveable sin when he actually talked to Trump and did not call him Hitler. Much like Marr, Smith, Kid Rock etc, they actually sat down and talked and are now evil as well to the left.
But the plane thing is still suspicious. Somebody mentioned it got to the level of a pilot being called in to deal with it. When it gets to that level there was more going on and usually the type of behavior that gets a normal citizen banned and /or arrested. But just like million after million Pelosi makes on illegal stock trading the will be no repercussions
But the plane thing is still suspicious. Somebody mentioned it got to the level of a pilot being called in to deal with it. When it gets to that level there was more going on and usually the type of behavior that gets a normal citizen banned and /or arrested.
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Bingo, mcfarm! You get the award for using critical thinking and the post of the week!
How often does the pilot need to be called to deal with a passenger that a stewardess was unable to control?
How often would that passenger been booted BEFORE it reached that point?
What does that tell you about the passenger?
I will also add that the actual plane video with Fetterman is a pretty silly news item and its likely the sources pushing it are political operatives trying to destroy him because he betrayed his party.......even if it confirms his condition.
There are many other more substantive ways to expose his current mentally impaired condition.
Mike said:
I will also add that the actual plane video with Fetterman is a pretty silly news item
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Bingo. And again, it is from 15 months ago. How could that possibly be breaking news? It hardly even qualifies as “breaking olds”! Not newsworthy whatsoever imho. That’s the only reason I started this thread.
15 months ago. I did not catch that point and it adds to the drama of the left when they themselves no doubt brought the drama with the aid of their loyal leftist in the media. But think about it and the left. Obama, Hillary, the FBI and CIA all coordinated the complete and dastardly plan to destroy a Presidential candidate and turn a Presidential election and details are still coming out.. Her, the press and the deep state are so buried in deep cancerous layers it will end like the JFK story, decades later will may or may not know
mcfarm,
The fact that this video SUDDENLY emerged after 15 months suggests that SOMEBODY is trying to destroy Fetterman that was ok with him 15 months ago.
I wonder who that might be
In 99.9%+ of cases, I would likely have defended the passenger in the airplane(Fetterman, in this case).
However, I've known Fetterman for 3 years and the Ds have been covering up his cognitive/mental illness issues.
All that's happened the past several months is that the Ds have gone from covering up for him to targetting him for elimination because he's reaching out to Trump.
His future with the D party is completely over! To them, he's a betrayer.
I actually like this POLTICAL version of Fetterman more because he's reaching out to the other party. Sadly, he's got permanent brain damage from his stroke and maybe shouldn't even be allowed to drive, let alone do his current job,
I could be convinced otherwise by contradicting legit evidence but several searches the past 3 years are not helping me find that.
So that video, if it was recorded 15 months ago, was at the same time the MSM and Ds were supporting Fetterman with stories like this:
The Pennsylvania Democrat was discharged in March from inpatient treatment for clinical depression after his mental health struggles intensified during recovery from a 2022 stroke.
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This actually is a wonderful, positive story about somebody with serious mental health issues getting treatment and getting better.
I have tremendous empathy for people with mental illness and that have had strokes.
However, after his severe stroke before the 2022 election disqualified him mentally and physically from having this position he SHOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN.
Getting sympathy votes to beat the R opponent, Oz( a charlatan, who I never liked) then living a lie for the next 4 years is NOT the right thing to do.
I'm not a doctor but anybody with critical thinking could appreciate the impact of that stroke in the debate. This was predictable! They covered it up until he shifted his views to something they didn't like.
Oct 25, 2022 -
Politics & Policy
Fetterman's painful debate
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/26/fetterman-pennsylvania-senate-debate-midterms
I agree that he did nothing wrong in the airplane. ..........IN THAT VIDEO!
The question asked ,answered.( was it news worthy?)
Thanks, cutworm.
I apologize for my previous post