Posted on 10/14/2022 4:23:59 PM PDT by simpson96
On her podcast, Fast Politics, author and journalist Molly Jong-Fast asked Gisele Barreto Fetterman, wife of Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate, John Fetterman, about an interview of her husband that resulted in controversy and accusations of ableism this week. Mrs. Fetterman expressed outrage that the reporter has not faced any “consequences” for it.
When NBC News reporter Dasha Burns interviewed the Pennsylvania candidate, he relied on a closed-caption display as a visual aid, due to what he and his campaign have characterized as “audio processing” issues he’s experienced following a stroke this year.
While talking about the interview, Burns noted that he did indeed seem to have issues processing conversation that was strictly based on processing audio, without the aid of closed-captioning, as he had stated. But her confirmation of Fetterman’s description of his situation was met with widespread outrage from fellow journalists and liberal media figures after it was shared and discussed in the conservative media.
Jong-Fast brought up the interview by claiming that Burns “took some liberties” with her supposition of his health.
“How did you feel?” she asked.
“I don’t like saying rage because I think that’s a really unhealthy feeling, and when you feel those things, it only harms yourself,” said Fetterman. “But I just, you know, what a disservice that she did to not only my husband, but to anyone facing a disability and working through it.”
Fetterman made it clear she felt there should have been punishment and shared her consternation that there hasn’t been.
“I don’t know how there were not consequences, right?” she said. “I mean, there are consequences for folks in these positions who are any of the -isms. I mean, she was ablest and that’s what she was in her interview.”
She also took direct aim at NBC News and other media outlets for not reporting about her husband in the way she feels would be appropriate.
“It just shows there’s so much work to do. But these networks have to take accountability, right? Like, where is your training, right?” Fetterman said. “It was appalling to see and you see that in schools. You see that with young children. You don’t expect to see it at this level.”
Dasha reported honestly.
She won’t do it again…
reading her comments
i believe “gisele” is pronounced “imelda”
Waaaaah. Waaah waaaah
She’s a Brazilian…
Ascot…
“I don’t know how there were not consequences, right?”
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Oh.
So NOW
you’re a fan of consequences ?
Where were you on hunters laptop ?
Perjury to the FISA court ?
Ignoring Supreme Court rulings on ballots ?
BLM firebombing federal courthouses?
Quasimodo has a wife? Who knew!
They committed reporting.
This tedious SLOP (that is her self-defined nickname, Second Lady Of Pennsylvania) likes when her husband releases murderers, but demands the harshest punishment for a reporter daring to observe the behavior of her brain damaged husband.
The unbridled arrogance of these people proves my tagline true every single day.
L
ReEEeeE Ree ReeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Ok - I AM DONE.
The DNC needs to be dissolved and none of their members ever be allowed to hold office again. These are irrational, stupid, evil and (not the least) anti-American people who do not believe in liberty, individuality or free speech.
I think that this is a case of “Don’t you know who we are?”
She dared to expose that Fetterman is practically a vegetable and while there are plenty of occupations where stroke victims can continue to be productive, the Senate is not one of them.
The reporter didn’t lie and cover a major medical issue that greatly affects how this candidate could do the job?
That’s unacceptable .
Reporters are required to always lie and cover for liberal candidates.
If it’s a conservative candidate; the a reporter is required to find or make up things.
This reporter doesn’t know the rules and should be fired.
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