There hasn’t been much coverage of it in the mainstream media, but Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman continues to suffer from cognitive impairment even months after he suffered a serious stroke.
Nevertheless, he’s still pushing forward with his campaign against GOP rival Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson thinks he knows why fellow Democrats or the party’s allies in the media haven’t called on him to bow out of the race. He cited a recent interview with NBC News reporter Dasha Burns to make his point.
According to the Daily Caller:
Tucker noted that the way Fetterman conducted the interview with Burns was “the definition of impairment” and also how some were attacking those who raised questions about Fetterman’s ability to be a senator.
“Others in the media scoffed at the idea that was a problem at all,” Carlson said. “In fact, far from being a problem, it was an asset, because if the equity agenda means anything, it means that incompetent people ought to be in charge. That’s equity.”
Fetterman’s health issues have been the subject of significant social media discussion.
Sooo… The same leftists who said Trump wasn't fit for office because he barely slipped on a ramp… say Fetterman is ok to be a US Senator even though he can't process the english language after a stroke… got it.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) October 12, 2022
We went from Fetterman is fine to everyone in Silicon Valley has had a major debilitating stroke that has almost killed them. pic.twitter.com/LEsq59x9KG
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 12, 2022
For decades, examining the physical and mental health of politicians seeking high office is journalistically *required*. Of course the public should know Fetterman's post-stroke capabilities.
Nobody disputes this. His Senate win is vital and therefore questioning him is barred.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 13, 2022
Cuomo’s henchwoman Melissa DeRosa who admitted to helping hide nursing home deaths is now writing about being “transparent” with health info in @thedailybeast
John Fetterman Should Have Just Been Transparent With Voters After His Stroke https://t.co/tIUZ7RZZfK
— Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) October 13, 2022
Carlson said that the Democratic Party’s penchant for using “disabled” people to score political points isn’t limited to Fetterman. He mentioned climate activist Greta Thunberg as another prominent example.
As Fox News reported:
Does the name Greta Thunberg come to mind? That’s the girl who is always lecturing you about global warming and how you are evil. Greta Thunberg is someone who needed help and concern from adults. At the age of 11, she lost 22 pounds because, according to her parents, she was so depressed about global warming that she couldn’t eat and then she was diagnosed with a whole suite of very serious problems: OCD, mutism, Asperger’s, very, very sad, actually.
But the people around Greta Thunberg and the people who used Greta Thunberg didn’t see this as sad at all. They saw it as an advantage for them because Greta Thunberg could be used to accrue more power to them and you weren’t allowed to say anything about it because she was disabled, which, by the way, you weren’t allowed to notice.
Here’s a clip of the segment: