Comments on: The Fetterman standard of decorum https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/ A blog about political change, among other things Thu, 21 Sep 2023 02:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: R2L https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699433 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 02:59:58 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699433 Skip on September 20, 2023 at 4:31 am said:
“… Zelinski showed up in Congress without jacket or tie as well.”
While it might have been preferrable for Zelinski to be dressed in a suit and tie, his green shirt approach is also a form of “uniform” showing his support and alliance with the Ukrainian people and their military – the people literally working and dying to repel the Russian invasion. I would cut him some slack on that basis.

Cornhead on September 20, 2023 at 1:49 pm said:
“I want female Dems to go topless in the Senate and House!”
I suspect that after about 15 seconds, you would regret your preference. 🙂

]]> By: om https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699358 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:34:47 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699358 : It seems you have a loathing for Donald Trump, but Fetterman is actually a different person with serious mental incapacities as well as other distinctive personality traits and behaviors. It appears that Fetterman, like Brandon, is being "handled" by his wife. Not a claim you can make about The Great Orange Whale. One of those things (Fetterman vs Trump) appears not like the other. At least to some, but not you.]]> Concerned Conservativeâ„¢:

It seems you have a loathing for Donald Trump, but Fetterman is actually a different person with serious mental incapacities as well as other distinctive personality traits and behaviors. It appears that Fetterman, like Brandon, is being “handled” by his wife. Not a claim you can make about The Great Orange Whale.

One of those things (Fetterman vs Trump) appears not like the other. At least to some, but not you.

]]> By: Art Deco https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699354 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:07:41 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699354 John Fetterman has never been asked to provide a reason for his slob attire as far as I know. He is not from a working class or blue-collar background, so this is not the reason – his upbringing and parents are all white collar, and he’s Harvard educated. I believe the real reason is that he’s just a slob at heart, and sees this as a lazy man’s way to claim an independent character. It’s a facade.
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He attended a common-and-garden college in Berks County, Pa, the same one his father attended. The Kennedy School at Harvard lists him as the recipient of an MPP degree in 1999. Like much else about Fetterman, I’m wagering there’s a story about his admission to the Kennedy School which has never been told.
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IMO, refusing to dress properly for work is more of a professional class affectation. It’s rampant among college faculty and the like. Among wage earners, you’re more likely to see inappropriate dress in churches or funeral homes.
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I have a suspicion that Fetterman suffered a catastrophic nervous breakdown in his early 20s and has never been 100% since. His odd work history and his financial dependency on his father is consistent with that thesis. It would not surprise me in the least if his medical file recorded some interesting prescriptions.

]]> By: Cornhead https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699352 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:49:38 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699352 I want female Dems to go topless in the Senate and House!

Free the Nipple!!

]]> By: miguel cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699348 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:00:43 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699348 golem hates this country, the constitution, everything that matters, I would say he’s a pitiful sort, but his staff has the potential to do great damage,

]]> By: Bauxite https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699347 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:55:39 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699347 om’s “logic” laid bare – it’s ad hominem all the way down.

]]> By: om https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699346 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:46:03 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699346 logic laid bare. Terminal TDS.]]> Concerned Conservativeâ„¢ logic laid bare. Terminal TDS.

]]> By: Bauxite https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699343 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:34:56 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699343 Kate – It’s not exactly the same thing, but childish behavior is childish behavior. Trump engages in crude, childish speech. Fetterman engages in crude, childish speech. Trump attacks his opponents with juvenile insults. Fetterman attacks his opponents with juvenile insults.

Fetterman adds an additional layer of childish behavior by dressing like a slob. That’s a different symptom, but the same root cause. Both men exhibit a significant lack of maturity and a disdain for existing standards and institutions.

Put another way, the criticisms of both men are essentually the same. They fail to respect institutions and standards of interpersonal behavior. If this issue is reduced to clothing preferences, then it’s just a matter of taste and arguments against Fetterman fail.

]]> By: Wendy Brown https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699342 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:27:10 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699342 The Republicans should come in in pajamas and slippers. Why not??

]]> By: miguel cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2023/09/19/the-fetterman-standard-of-decorum/#comment-2699330 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:10:20 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=128804#comment-2699330 Schumer’s donkey didn’t really win the election, they just put him in there because they have so much contempt for the system

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