What Mehmet Oz means when he says abortion should be between "a woman, her doctor, and local political leaders."

[Taco]

Nailed it! The guy is a nut job.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1585246825602486273

[Taco]

[Matt]

Maybe you should look for the PA Radio and TV Buzzboard, empanada.

[Honeyman]

Maybe you should look for the PA Radio and TV Buzzboard, empanada.

You don't think discussion of a key race that could decide the Senate belongs on the US Political Potpouri board?

P.S. An empanada is not even similar to a taco.

[bmw]

If you take his entire abortion answer in context, I think he mis-spoke in that quote insofar as what he meant to say was that it should be state as opposed to federal politicians who write the rules on the legality of abortion.

However, the story last night isn't Oz's performance; it is Fetterman's.

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

So, the same Republicans are going to make fun of Fetterman for his stutter also defended Trump mocking the reporter. The Republicans see anyone with disabilities as weak which is absolutely wrong. Fuck the GOP and their ableism.

[bmw]

Nobody on the Republican side is "making fun" of Fetterman. Rather, they're questioning his ability to do the job.

And are you suggesting to me that if Trump had a stroke and then talked like this at campaign rallies for 5 months that the left wouldn't mercilessly poke fun at him? Uh huh.

And for the record, I harshly criticized Trump for mocking that reporter and then denying it. It is archived in here somewhere.

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Nobody on the Republican side is "making fun" of Fetterman. Rather, they're questioning his ability to do the job.

And are you suggesting to me that if Trump had a stroke and then talked like this at campaign rallies for 5 months that the left wouldn't mercilessly poke fun at him? Uh huh.

And for the record, I harshly criticized Trump for mocking that reporter and then denying it. It is archived in here somewhere.

Thank god we all dismissed Stephen Hawking... surely somebody who can't walk and talk cannot accomplish a coherent thought if someone who stutters because of a stroke can't push yes or no on a keypad to vote.

[bmw]

I don't mean this as a personal insult, but comparing John Fetterman to Stephen Hawking is the most idiotic comment I've read in a long time.

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I don't mean this as a personal insult, but comparing John Fetterman to Stephen Hawking is the most idiotic comment I've read in a long time.

The point is that just because somebody has halting speech or fumbles a word it doesn't mean they are cognitively gone. Not even close. Sorry that was apparently over your head.

[bmw]

Did you watch the debate? I watched most of it, and his struggles went far beyond simply fumbling a few words and pausing between sentences. He struggled mightily with the substance of most of the questions asked to him, and he seemingly couldn't even remember things he said as recently as 2018.

And my point was that comparing a stroke victim with at best average intelligence to one of the smartest people of our time who had a degenerative disease is absurd.

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Did you watch the debate? I watched most of it, and his struggles went far beyond simply fumbling a few words and pausing between sentences. He struggled mightily with the substance of most of the questions asked to him, and he seemingly couldn't even remember things he said as recently as 2018.

And my point was that comparing a stroke victim with at best average intelligence to one of the smartest people of our time who had a degenerative disease is absurd.

No it isn’t absurd. Looking at Mr. Hawking on an outward basis it would be hard to trust him with anything. Talk to the guy or get a sense of where he is cognitively and you get a different picture. The same goes for our stroke victim. The outward appearance is likely worse than the reality. Lots of politicians can’t remember what they said 5 minutes ago… it’s called flip flopping.

Would you support someone running from a hospital bed halfway incapacitated by the way. Or is there some point of no return buried in there no matter the candidate?

[Taco]

he seemingly couldn't even remember things he said as recently as 2018.

To be fair, I don't even remember things I said or did in 2018.

[Honeyman]

I agree with beemer. While Fetterman very well might improve, there is no way you can say he has the mental acuity to be a US Senator today. He refused to allow his medical records to be released, and he and his advisors should have never allowed him to debate. He did, and he will lose the seat.

You can blame things on fate, luck, God, what have you, but us left leaners have drawn the short end if the stick recently. RBG lives a few more months and Roe is still law. Now, Fettermans stroke could've well lose the Dems the Senate.

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I agree with beemer. While Fetterman very well might improve, there is no way you can say he has the mental acuity to be a US Senator today. He refused to allow his medical records to be released, and he and his advisors should have never allowed him to debate. He did, and he will lose the seat.

You can blame things on fate, luck, God, what have you, but us left leaners have drawn the short end if the stick recently. RBG lives a few more months and Roe is still law. Now, Fettermans stroke could've well lose the Dems the Senate.

We might learn something from the other side and vote anything including a yellow dog or convicted felon or sexual assaulter into office. You don’t have to concede a seat every time something goes awry. They sure as hell don’t.