https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/john-fetterman-tells-maher-that-near-death-experience-freed-him-to-speak-out-says-progressivism-left-me/ar-BB1nS49V

From the article:

The liberal comedian then asked Fetterman whether his shift in various policies had anything to do with his recovery from his 2022 stroke, asking if his near-death experience had given him a “freedom.”

“Absolutely,” Fetterman responded. “There’s a line from the first ‘Batman,’ Joker’s like ‘I’ve been dead once already. It’s very liberating.'”

“It’s freeing in a way. And I just think after beating all of that, I just really [want to] be able to say the things that I have to really believe in and not be afraid of if there’s any kind of blowback.”

So basically yes, the stroke made him a Republican. Pathetic and disappointing, but all too predictable.

  • @TropicalDingdong
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    656 months ago

    This is beyond disappointing.

    This was actively campaigning, taking money as, and presenting oneself as a progressive.

    This goes way beyond disappointed.

    • kamenLady.
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      6 months ago

      This made me smile.

      Edit: your comment made me smile. The way it is phrased, each sentence begins with “This”. That’s why my comment started with “This”…

      • @glimse
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        86 months ago

        Without the clarification in your edit, I can see why you got downvoted lol

        • kamenLady.
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          56 months ago

          Yeah, it dawned on me after the first downvotes.

      • @errer
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        46 months ago

        Is this another Joker quote?