John Fetterman On 'Path To Recovery' After Checking Into Hospital For Depression

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Damage control.

This is concerning.

Can't believe this is the best person the PA Dems could come up with to be a US Senator.

[quote]and his staff are keeping him updated on Senate business and news.

And I'm sure he's all ears.

I think either he or PA needs to reimburse the rest of us for his medical bills at Walter Reed. He acknowledged that his depression was life long. Hence, preexisting condition he didn't disclose.

Also, it is now being reported that pot ain't so benign..Heart issues, & MI...

Cough it up big boy or proud PAers who got us on the hook for this dude's bills.

Still better than Oz

Any DC or PA insiders have the scoop on what's going on? Not much in the news, and what there is is vague.

Probably on life support

Lurch hospitalized on Feb. 14th. As of today 3/23/23, 38 days as in patient at Walter Reed. Average length for inpatient hospitalization for depression15 days. See link below. 15 days isn't my figures

So what's the deal?? NBC saying he is expected back soon, but no timeline.. WTF is going On??

Time flies like an arrow

Fruit flies like a banana

I wish him the best. Depression is a vicious beast. But I don't understand how you can be well enough to be drafting legislation but not well enough to at least be an outpatient. He could have a doctor available to him 24/7; what is it that keeps him in the hospital? I wish there were a little more transparency and communication from his team. His Twitter has basically nothing about his hospitalization or progress.

Already?

If best Philadelphia could do was Fetterman or Oz it is really sad.

Y'all are nasty people. He's a good man.

No one is saying Mr. Fetterman isn't a "good man", however he was elected to represent people of Philadelphia in United States senate. Thus far he's spent most of his freshman term either out ill or in hospital.

I think he’s hard left, yes?

he's not back in the senate?

Nope!

Five weeks after Sen. John Fetterman’s hospitalization for clinical depression, his staff says the stay is coming to an end soon, though no certain timeline was offered for his return.

“John will be out soon,” spokesperson Joe Calvello said. “Over a week but soon. Recovery is going really well. We have an amazing team at Walter Reed.”

[quote] “John will be out soon,”

Tomorrow, tomorrow. I love ya tomorrow. You're always a day away

He died last month and has been replaced by a George Soros robot.

The funniest thing about that picture R23… is the fact that you morons don’t realize it’s about a year old.

The Dems sure can pick 'em.

Think his staff in trying to d ck & deflect are going to go with this tune

Even a brain-dead D is better than any R in the Senate.

And ^ is why I left the party

There should be some law about not being able to perform your duties and then automatically ousted. This is ridiculous.

How's Mitch McConnell these days?

When's he going to be automatically ousted?

Yeah, a guy taking care of his mental health is ridiculous! Let them commit suicide like in the good old days, I say!

Not to worry..I'll just post this again for all the true believers..sing along with Richie Manuel. It is such a lovely tune. Richie would have loved John. Both did love them drugs.. Sing along choir since you all read from the same hymn book ".Any day He shall be released."

It’s a long stay inpatient for depression. There must be some medical diagnosis as well that’s being treated.

Has anyone heard a recording of Mitch McConnell talking yet?

What are they hiding about Mitch? Is he dead? Could we be that lucky?

[quote] Yeah, a guy taking care of his mental health is ridiculous! Let them commit suicide like in the good old days, I say!

Yeah, go take care of his mental health on his own dime. He can’t do the job. Step aside. What he’s doing to American citizens is dangerous. He’s MIA.

Okay shit-for-brains R35, then Mitch is out the fucking door as well.

And we're just getting started. Any illness, any missing work, they're out.

Why is he doing that’s dangerous? Because of the split control of Congress, no important bills are being voted on.

Get. Grip, R35. You’re sounding like someone I hope to never meet.

Yeah, this weak right-wing fascist wants to target Fetterman but he doesn't have a fucking thing to say about Mitch.

How about Jim Risch - he's 80 and someone had better check on Chuck Grassley.

Fetterman isn’t recovering on a timeline. After say x months, it’s not fare to his constituents to remain as Senator. Let the Dem Gov pick a replacement. Ditto for Mitch.

fair. I’d say 6:months with no signs of improvement is a good time to talk about this seriously.

I think this man is as unwell as he is unattractive. There’s just something grotesque about his looks to me. Maybe it’s the insanity manifesting or something tout he is not mentally competent to be a United States Senator. He needs to fucking resign already so the governor can appoint that little hottie guy who shouldda been the Dem nominee

R37 No important bills are being voted on. You think that's all Senators do? He's making 174,000 dollars a year and he has better health care than most of us.

ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 03/22 **13**

This wannabe celebrity is a political spouse. She will be a very big celebrity when someone discovers the affair she is having and who the person is. The other person is just as big of a story as the affair.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier this month.

[quote] Okay shit-for-brains [R35], then Mitch is out the fucking door as well.

Fucktard, unlike Mitch, John hasn’t done any work.

[quote] No important bills are being voted on.

Oh, so that makes it okay? Jesus Christ. Fetterman is a disaster. If it’s not one thing it’s another. Yes, it’s good that Oz didn’t win but Fetterman is an embarrassment.

R7 Fwiw:

ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 03/22 This wannabe celebrity is a political spouse. She will be a very big celebrity when someone discovers the affair she is having and who the person is. The other person is just as big of a story as the affair. Gisele Barreto Fetterman/John Fetterman (Gisele Fetterman takes kids to Canada after media trucks circle their home)

He looks like Anton Lavey. Having said that, clinical depression can be tricky to treat, he'll never be free from it,

Any guesses who Gizzy is fking??

Whoever it is must have a low bar. Or gurl has some hidden talents.

[quote]Let the Dem Gov pick a replacement.

The replacement will be Gisele Fetterman.

Whoa..is that it?? Giz is Fkin the Dem Governor?

Then there will be a special election and the Rs might get 6 years and the senate. Can't happen. He needs to recover. He's probably unintelligible. Did anyone actually watch the entire debate with Oz?

He may have severe brain damage.

R51, Don't assume it's a man.

Also, JFC.

The debate was so cringe. Even the most die hard Republican must have felt bad for him. My heart just ached for him.

My husbear said, not bad enough that they let him to dress like Lurch, now the they are parading him on camera while he's speaking like Lurch...

Wonder if he had ECT. The effects of the zap can take a while to fade. If he got the amnesia could be an issue for sure.

He’s returning to the Senate in a couple weeks.

People must have really hated me to vote for this.

Yes, we did. You, your policies and your political party.

They did, Mehmet. They really did.

Fetterman has been released from inpatient treatment for depression. He says that he's "so happy to be home".

Must be nice to have that kind of healthcare coverage.

Isn't it kind of ironic that it's always the Democrats who live a healthy life and eat clean always get struck down with some shitty health issues, while the Repugs who lead a shitty life are in good shape?

[quote]the Democrats who live a healthy life and eat clean

I wouldn't put Fetterman in that category - he looked like a walking heart attack before he got one for real. But in general a lot of it is luck/genes (lifestyle factors do matter but not as much as most people think they do).

[quote]Must be nice to have that kind of healthcare coverage.

Exactly. That’s elite.

[quote]If he got the amnesia could be an issue for sure.

It doesn't matter. He just needs someone to tell him whether to say "Yea" or "Nay".

[quote]It doesn't matter. He just needs someone to tell him whether to say "Yea" or "Nay".

Yep. The awkward truth about partisanship.

r3 - WHY NOT?

If you watch Fox News, all you know about Fetterman is that his wife claimed to be bisexual and he is mentally deficient and unfit to serve.

If you actually learn about his background, you'll find: He graduated college, got an MBA, joined Americorps (post college volunteering), went back to school to get degree from Harvard school of public policy, moved back to a dying small town to become an unpaid Mayor and used his family money to stay afloat while dedicating himself to the job of fixing his struggling hometown. He also created and ran youth and afterschool programs in that area. Then he was PA's Lt. Governor for 4 years, where he made a name for himself by very publicly pushing progressive politics like gay rights and marijuana legalization. THEN ran for senate.

Those are the kind of people we want in government. People who have learned the nuts and bolts of public policy and have the tolerance to work in government, which is not easy, and usually frustratingly slow. The fact he's good at media is just a bonus. For many politicians today, that's all they are--media savvy.

R66 Well, you seem to be in denial about a few things. Also, I don't want Ivy Leagers in government or people with family money.

And I didn't pick that up from fucking Fox news, he was hospitalized for deprtession, that means in danger of beiing suicidal, usually

And he was just elected!

[QUOTE]Leagers

[QUOTE]deprtession

[quote]beiing

No wonder you don't like educated people when you can't spell.

Gisele Fetterman is not having it!

He was interviewed today on CBS' softball Sunday Morning show by Jane Pauley. He still seems terribly sad. Hard to believe he's over his depression. Felt so sorry for him. He seems totally lost. I was unaware 1 out of 3 people who have a stroke end up suffering from depression.

R72, oh sweet Jesus. She wrote an op-ed to decry the stereotype of the power hungry wife?!?!

Hell yes. Fantastic.

Is this performance art?

[Quote] They’re the same attacks leveled at Meghan Markle, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Jill Biden—my apparent competitors for “worst wife in America.” They echo the dehumanizing bullying that women like Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama have faced for decades.

And they leave women shouldering a heavier side of the blame, no matter what we do.

To hear my critics tell it, it’s my fault that John ran for Senate. It’s my fault that he won. It’s my fault that he had a stroke, and it’s my fault that he’s depressed. And somehow, at the same time, I’m just a wife who should stay at home and out of the public eye.

Uh oh.

Poorly educated person at R17, you do know that Senators are elected to represent the entire state, right?

Fetterman represents all of the people of Pennsylvania, not just the citizens of Philadelphia. Please make a note of it.

R60, why are you irked that he has health insurance?

He seems so much better. Glad he sought help.

I'm not irked that he has health insurance, R77. I am irked that that kind of care is only available to US Senators or the wealthy.

Well, Walter Reed is a Naval hospital, R79. Maybe if you joined the Navy, you could go there too.

Watching the interview dude still looks miserable. Gizz looks like she Hates him..

R80, when did Fetterman serve in the Navy? After he left his hometown of Braddock after all the jobs he worked?

[quote]gizz looks like she Hates him.

Yeah, I notice that at the swearing in ceremony.

abe lincoln looking motherfucker

Unlike Fetterman Abe Lincoln's brain didn't blow up until the very end

R85, oh you're bad.

Lincoln went to the theater; Fetterman brings the theater wherever he goes.

He seems recovered from the stroke but still very depressed. I hope the meds they give him work because his life seems joyless.

That sucks because if that record is all true, sounds like he's a great pick for politics. I wonder if they tried ketamine infusions? I suffer from severe depression and have tried almost everything but that and I'm ready to shell it the cash to get better. Depression is a bitch, where you can go about your life, be caring, etc , or it'll absolutely drown you.

R88, no. His record is bullshit. His dad is a rich Insurance broker from York- the worst, racially stratified area in central PA. He's never had a real job. Got an MA at the Kennedy school at Harvard. His dad bought him Braddock so he could be mayor. Gisele wrote him a fan letter and met him and married him...

He shouldn't have done this. He wasn't meant to, isn't able to, isn't ready to.

Oh, but he wore a hoody on MSNBC and my family in the Bay Area sent him money for his campaign.

... you really have no idea how far and long his bullshit act will reverberate. HE DOES. That's why he went to the hospital.

[quote] he wore a hoody on MSNBC and my family in the Bay Area sent him money for his campaign.

Very open-minded of them to contribute to a man who hunts innocent black joggers

So this is the only person in Congress who knows he’s a hack fraud? Seems more likely it was the stroke.

R92, not everyone's dad can buy them a town.

John Fetterman supports Medicare for All, so the trolls bitching about him receiving healthcare can STFU.

Just look at his eyes, cover the lower half of his face during the interview. Big dude is suffering. Gizzy hates him. Think he likes being cucked by either males or females??

He's good because he's not a refug. Otherwise he seems like a useless cunt.

"He's a useless cunt, but he's OUR useless cunt." That's what the other side is saying too, R96, which is why they elect so many useless cunts.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Ds and Rs actually cared whether or not their politicians were useless cunts?

It's just a pipe dream, of course. But it's fun to imagine.

R97 Ds care a lot more but Rs will never care.

The ableism here is so depressing.

Maybe the most useless cunt is actually you, R97. Ever consider that?

Wonder what he was hiding from at Reed? If it's just himself, his being incompetent, a cheating wife. You can run from that shit but it still catches up. Hopefully Daddy's dough can buy him what he needs to hide out in plain sight. Sad, that fake smile, with his eyes screaming in pain. His poor kids.

Is he Ferengi?

Big John Fetterman is back to work and much better. He made great use of his time off and is recovering nicely.

Says you!

Where is Giselle ???

Yeah, I’d definitely take the NY Post at their word. They never have an agenda!

Based on the clip in the NY Post article, he did sound a little choppy. Someone needs to pull him aside and tell him to get it together. He can do the job just fine but he needs a reminder.

You don't have to "take the NY Post's word." There's a video you can watch and interpret however you want.

Jeez, people on this site are such babies.

Just don't see Fetterman making it through his entire freshman term. Either his demons or health will do him in I'm afraid.

In a few months senate will go on summer holiday. Fetterman should use that time to rest and sort himself out.

Literally the Senate barely worked this year.

Budget still isn't done, senate cannot act until something comes out of the House.

Biden, House and senate are gearing up for raising debt ceiling battle as well.

WTF..For those who hold jobs, could you get away with this shit in your job??

R111

NOPE! Imagine taking sick time for 3 months!!!

Same w/ Feinstein. This shit only works in government. All about POWER.

[quote]He shouldn't have done this. He wasn't meant to, isn't able to, isn't ready to.

Pennsylvania Democrats needed a candidate who could WIN, in order to flip that seat Blue. Fetterman was that guy...he knew the PA electorate and was able to win. Dems now have that seat for six years, that's all that matters.

Shame on those Senators protecting them.

Seems like Giselle should probably have gone to Washington with him part-time while he's still recovering. She's still living in Braddock, PA full-time from what I can tell. It's not like she has an important job at home or couldn't spend more time with him in DC.

If winning seats is ALL that matters, R113, it's no surprise that both Democrats and Republicans consistently field shitty candidates that make government shittier overall at all levels. No one should be the tiniest bit surprised at MTG or George Santos, or Trump for that matter. No one should lament the leadership in SF, or Lightfoot and Johnson in Chicago.

They WON and that is ALL that matters.

Isn't it touching how 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 hard-hitting fearless truth-telling media outlet protected the voters from the unpleasant conditions of the candidate during the entire campaign. Issues had they known might have persuaded themselves to vote their conscience instead of the party line.

Who says the business has no heart.

In the past I'm sure there were many Senators who were suffering from dementia, strokes, depression. The press always covered it up because illness was considered private. However today there is no privacy so the media is not supposed to cover this stuff up.

Hell, the media back in the day hid that FDR was a cripple.

[quote]Pennsylvania Democrats needed a candidate who could WIN, in order to flip that seat Blue. Fetterman was that guy...he knew the PA electorate and was able to win. Dems now have that seat for six years, that's all that matters.

A box of hair would have won against Oz.

They do nothing anyway so who cares?

R106 write: Based on the clip in the NY Post article, he did sound a little choppy. Someone needs to pull him aside and tell him to get it together. He can do the job just fine but he needs a reminder.

Dear god. I can't believe there are people out there who think like this. yes, please tell the stuttering stroke victim to "Get it together".

He is a reliable democratic vote. He won the election. He can push a yes or no vote button just fine. He doesn't need to be leading hearings until he feels up to it.

Speaking of "sounding," have you heard the Robert Kennedy who plans to run for president? He has a throat condition which make him sound unintelligible, voice flutters when he talks. A person who suffers from this problem could never win the confidence of voters,

[quote]He has a throat condition which make him sound unintelligible, voice flutters when he talks. A person who suffers from this problem could never win the confidence of voters,

Having voice problems hasn’t hurt that bitch from Maine.

Shocking that Gisele, who can’t miss a photo op or connection to power, is not with him after this ordeal.

RWNJs still have their knives out for Gisele I see.

The ableism and sexism on display here is stomach turning. Truly vile.

Oh pls, Gisele knew what she was doing when she wrote a letter to Fetterman. He was her mark 🎯

Oh lord!

This lady loves this shit! What other Senator wives are constantly posting to social media. She can just not post or make statements to the press.

Don’t tell me this woman doesn’t love the spotlight.

r127 Giselle married him 15 years ago. She is still with him. She had three kids with him.

The fan letter meeting is kind of wild. But it was before the age of social media. Today, dropping into strangers DMs is how a portion of ALL new couples meet. Public figures get even more DMs and if they're of interest to their target, they get responses.

If this guy had an R after his name a lot of people here would suddenly see he's not qualified and their sympathy would dry up.

Of course Giselle shows up in DC for the WHCD, but didn’t come when her husband was in the hospital?

This lady knows when the cameras will be around….

If he had an R after his name, I'd be amazed he'd seek mental health treatment.

I'll admit to concerns about Fetterman and Biden's fitness for office; it's just that there's no real alternative.

If he had an R next to his name, he'd be another right wing nut job. He's oppose universal health care and abortion and he'd attract trans people left and right to score points with homophobes. He be complaining about women getting divorces like JD Vance did in Ohio. If he had an R next to his name he'd be a neo-Fascist like every other Republican today. None of us supporting Fetterman currently would support a neo-Fascist. See Fetterman v. Oz if you don't understand.

Moronic conservatives like R103 don't quite get that we support candidates based on their values and experiences, not how "cool" or mean they seem, how big their TV ratings were, or how many mouth breathing idiots flock to their rallies.

It's painful looking at Fetterman. He can't smile anymore because of his depression. If he doesn't improve in 6-8 months, I think the Dem Gov should think about a replacement. Everything is politics so if it was a Republican in charge, Fetterman could stay forever. But neither he or Feinstein is able to really function in their job.

[quote] neither he or Feinstein is able to really function in their job.

Like that matters

R134, upon what observed criteria are you basing your assessment of Fetterman's inability to do his job? What specific functions or duties of a U.S. Senator do you see him unable to perform?

Are you really saying that, because you claim he doesn't smile "because of his depression," he can't perform the duties of a U.S. Senator? When have you had the opportunity to examine the Senator and question him about his depression, and what credentials empower you to make these professional assessments?

Is "Inability to smile 'because of depression'" an area of expertise for you? US Government certainly isn't, since you believe Governors have the ability to replace US Senators at will.

As long as he can show up to vote, he can do his job. Feinstein has been absent for a significant period of time, and they can't get any judges confirmed because she's on the Judiciary Committee. That's a bigger problem, and she needs to go. She's fucking 90.

If a Senator dies or resigns, a Governor can replace them (in most states.) The rules will vary. If you saw Fetterman's interview he said his depression was so intense he lost all interest in life. If you read Al Franken's book, you will see that being a Senator is actually a very demanding job. It takes alot of energy to do it well. You can certainly be depressed and do a good job, but Fetterman's depression was/is severe. He may have lost all interest and pleasure in the world. I'm not sure someone like that has the energy for the job.

The job actually invovles more than just showing up to vote. A trained chimp can do that. Again, it's all politics. He's a Dem, so I agree he needs to stay. But people here would attack any Repub in his condition.

r134 It doesn't work like that. Gov. Shapiro doesn't get to "start thinking about a replacement" because Fetterman doesn't seem well. Fetterman gets to decide if he wants to stay a senator. If he doesn't, Shapiro can replace him but it would trigger a new election within a year (can't remember how PA senate seats work but there was a 1991 election to finish John Heinz's term, a Democrat won, and then that senator had to run again for full term in 94--and lost to Rick Santorum.

im R139. When I said Shapiro can replace him, I meant after Fetterman resigns and leaves office. Larry Craig claimed he was going to resign within weeks and then changed his mind and stuck around longer. Until he's actually resigned, there's nothing to do

If we fired people for depression, there wouldn’t be a workforce.

No other Senator spouses are posting about this Senate Leadership Dinner. Only Gisele…

Plus WTF is that dress, she looks ridiculous.

Gisele Fetterman may think she is hot shit in PA, but she looks like a cheap loser in DC.

But she’s gay friendly , so there’s that

^ with her unidentified gay bestie

She seems harmless, but yes she’s clearly a social climber.

R146

Clearly a gold digger, social climber.

And don’t forget Gisele loves POWER & STATUS too.

Gisele looks like the overdressed low-class lady who just got invited to the country club.

Gisele is Julia Roberts character in Mystic Pizza!!!

Latinas are Hot!

WURK it Gurl!

Gisele is fabulous and a friend to the gays. No wonder RWNJs hate her.

I 💌 John & Gisele

And Joe Biden is "fit for office as President of the United States?" ..... 😂

So she’s no Stepford wife. Do we really want another Ann Romney? She does a lot of volunteer work and is out there in the community, and she’s getting ragged on for her clothes? Really? Must be a slow day.

And an ambitious politician’s wife? Never saw that before!

At least she’s not covered in tattoos.

The right wing loons of DL can't stand that Gisele isn't some shrinking violet TradWife because they hate feminists. Women like Gisele threaten them because they're scared of strong women who don't defer to men. Then there's her non-Aryan ethnicity, which StormfrontLounge cannot abide...

Who’s the grifter Giselle Fetterman lover on this thread?

Awww r159, are you sad that we all think Republican wives suck?

Tried to watch the NBC interview with John. Not a fan of him, or wifey, but DAMN. Felt so bad for this guy. What a mess. His eyes freaked me out. Couldn't watch the whole thing. Hope whoever are his caretaker/guards are keeping a good eye on him. He exudes.."Of danger to himself & others"

R149 The dress is proof enough she doesn't really have any gay friends.

[quote]Who’s the grifter Giselle Fetterman lover on this thread?

A non-MAGAt.

Why are you even here, R159? This is a gay liberal website and I doubt you're either of those things. Just fuck off. You aren't wanted and you don't belong. Try twitter.

To the MAGAts, a woman who is strong and independent is always labeled a grifter. God forbid she doesn’t depend on a man for anything. She can’t be doing this stuff on her own, so she’s a grifter.

R162

Or Gisele doesn’t have style or taste, but she markets herself as a fashionista.

She reeks of desperation.

And you reek of stupidity, MAGAt.

She’s never marketed herself as a fashionista, r165. She’s always “marketed” herself as an activist and feminist. The inept extent to which you’re trying to malign her reeks of desperation.

I think we all remember the old feminist adage, "marry the man you want to be."

Gisele is not going to happen & she makes her husband look stupid in a respectable position of government.

R169 just stop. You sound moronic. Except for right wing trolls who fixate on any woman they hate, most people have no idea who his wife even is.

His wife is very popular with his supporters. The people criticizing her are not Fetterman supporters, never were, and never will be because they're all right wing conservatives. No one cares what they think, least of all the Fettermans.

Cute!

You old Republicans just don't get it-

Becoming a Senator's wife is like, maybe, like, one of the fifth best ways to get likes.

MAGA idiots. You just do not understand democracy.

Once again, what other spouse of a senator is on a sunday show?