AP: Sen. John Fetterman Raises Alarms With Outburst At Meeting With Union Officials
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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was meeting recently with representatives from a teachers union when things quickly devolved.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.

Before long, Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.

As the meeting deteriorated, a staff member moved to end it and ushered the visitors into the hallway, where she broke down crying. The staffer was comforted by the teachers who were themselves rattled by Fetterman’s behavior, according to a second person who was briefed separately on the meeting.

    • mister_flibble@lemm.ee
      3·
      2 months ago

      At this point, I’m more upset at whoever is in his orbit and is not at least attempting to take Grampa’s car keys away

    • PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works
      42·
      2 months ago

      I just don’t agree. It’s more like being upset at an Alzheimer’s patient for totally blowing an important debate.

        • PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          2 months ago

          That was a reference to Biden, and the fact that it should not come to this, and when it does, compassion for the patient is obviously the wrong thing to prioritize.

          Edit: clarity

            • PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works
              2·
              2 months ago

              We’re just talking in circles my friend. My original and only point is that focusing on compassion for him when discussing the problem is misguided at best. At worst, it’s exactly the thing you’re describing - making the conversation entirely unproductive, and avoiding the serious problem, getting focused on this very typical moralizing we on the left do.

              Fuck John Fetterman, and fuck any person who demands compassion for him be prioritized in the conversation. If we disagree, we disagree, I don’t think I can make my point any more clearly. I regard anyone demanding the wrong things be discussed as - intentionally or not - helping the fascists. This is not a poorly thought out point of view, it’s not a shallowly held conviction, and I’m just about finished even discussing it.