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John Fetterman brings the Kennedy Center to complete silence as he delivers this emotional message on stage:
X ^ | 10/15/2025 | Vigilant Fox

Posted on 10/16/2025 9:50:32 AM PDT by DFG

John Fetterman brings the Kennedy Center to complete silence as he delivers this emotional message on stage:

“I know and I love people who voted for President Trump. They are NOT fascists, they’re NOT Nazis, they’re NOT trying to destroy the Constitution.”

“I REFUSE to call people Nazis or fascists. I would never compare anybody — anybody to Hitler.”

“Like Charlie Kirk, all I could say is let people grieve — give people the space. I’m not going to use that terrible thing and that assassination to make my argument and try to put out my views.”

“It’s like, my God, he’s a father that had his neck blown out by a bullet. And now people have forgotten: President Trump was in my state — was shot in the head. Could you imagine where our nation would be if he were hit in the same way as Kirk? We really got to turn the temperature down.”


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: charliekirk; johnfetterman; kennedycenter; pennsylvania

1 posted on 10/16/2025 9:50:32 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG
I'd have felt equally horrified if someone like Chunk Weeger (yeah I know it's Cenk Uighur...) had been assassinated for his views, and especially if fellow conservatives would have danced on his grave, or said "the world is a better" place after his murder.

Accepting the right of others to speak their mind with being killed - or for that matter, not trying to suppress that speech through intimidation, disruption, etc. - is essential for any republican form of government.

The left has pretty much abandoned that idea.

2 posted on 10/16/2025 9:54:10 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin (L)
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To: DFG

I’m starting to like this “new and improved” version of a Fetterman. Respect is growing and that’s saying a lot... since up til now, I haven’t seen one damn Democrat since Kennedy and Lieberman that I’d consider was worth two spits. Now there seems to be “one”.


3 posted on 10/16/2025 9:54:12 AM PDT by Danie_2023
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To: DFG

I’m glad to say I was mostly wrong about him.


4 posted on 10/16/2025 9:54:37 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: Danie_2023

Fetterman says a lot of positive things... But almost all his votes are for the Democratic Party line.

I am trying to think of a contrary vote. Anyone remember one ?


5 posted on 10/16/2025 9:56:43 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: DFG

Sounding sane is not going to help you in that crowd.


6 posted on 10/16/2025 9:58:05 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: marktwain

Didn’t he vote with Republicans on the recent govt shut down?


7 posted on 10/16/2025 9:58:50 AM PDT by vivenne (7Come to think of it. Fact)
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To: bray

That’s the truth.


8 posted on 10/16/2025 10:00:24 AM PDT by Irenic
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To: bray

;-D

9 posted on 10/16/2025 10:01:54 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: DFG

The Democratic Party has the goal of beating John Fetterman in the primary. I think John Fetterman is going to destroy the Democratic Party. I believe that there enought real American Democrats left in Pennsylvania to vote Fetterman back into office. This will destroy the the Democratic Party.


10 posted on 10/16/2025 10:02:41 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Fetterman is bravely stepping out.

Though it gives me pause to think America’s political left is in a deeply tragic immoral state of mind that they must be told to do something that should be built into them from parents and grandparents modeling decency and respect.


11 posted on 10/16/2025 10:04:15 AM PDT by PrayAndVoteConservesInLibsOut
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To: marktwain

Earlier this month Senate Democrats tried to stop Trump from attacking drug boats on the high seas.

The measure was defeated. Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote with the Republicans.


12 posted on 10/16/2025 10:06:49 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Phoenix8

Roger that. Perhaps a tad eccentric but compared to the others.......


13 posted on 10/16/2025 10:18:40 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
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To: DFG
Fetterman needs to show some integrity and switch parties.

No, he still votes RAT except for these recent encouraging votes with the GOP.

Our goal now ought to be to flip any remaining silent Rats who remain so because of their ancient family ties, etc.

No one can be sentient, read the news, and agree with the horrible things the Rats are doing and supporting.

14 posted on 10/16/2025 10:19:53 AM PDT by caddie (Going forward we all need to become Trump, and also Captain Obvious, and Charlie Kirk too. )
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To: marktwain

He voted to confirm one of the Trump cabinet nominees earlier this year, breaking with most of the other dems. Don’t remember which one.


15 posted on 10/16/2025 10:21:40 AM PDT by silent_jonny ("it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening." ~ President Trump 7-14-24)
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To: Danie_2023

Same here - he’s been quite a surprise lately - in a good way.


16 posted on 10/16/2025 10:22:05 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )
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