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PA Senate Candidate John Fetterman took two cognitive tests but he won't release the result documentation
Hotair ^ | 09/16/2022 | Karen Townsend

Posted on 09/16/2022 8:53:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Trust them, his campaign says John Fetterman is healthy. What more proof do you want? Test results? Nah. Fetterman isn’t releasing his cognitive health test results. Don’t be so unreasonable.

It’s being reported today that Fetterman took two cognitive tests, one in July and another this week. The Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee’s campaign will only say that he took two tests and verbally deliver the result of one of them. They will not provide any documentation to back their claims of the candidate’s cognitive health.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Fetterman took two cognitive tests earlier this year, one being the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS) and the other being the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS).

The SLUMS test, which consists of simple memory questions and requires patients to perform basic tasks like recognizing a shape and drawing in X inside of it, was taken by Fetterman on July 14 and the RBANS test was taken by Fetterman this week, according to the Inquirer. The RBANS test consists of an assessment related to immediate memory, delayed memory, attention, language, and other functions.

The campaign said that his test results from both tests were in line with his age and educational level.

Fetterman reportedly scored 28 out of 30 on the SLUMS test, and a score between 27 and 30 is typically considered normal for a high school graduate, the Inquirer reported. The campaign has not released the RBANS score, but told the Inquirer it was within normal limits.

So, if the second test results came back normal, why not give that score like they did the other test? Just giving one without the other looks suspicious. The campaign also will not share any documentation of the test results or provide the name of the therapist who did the testing.

Fetterman’s ability to do the job of a U.S. senator has been called into question by his GOP opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, as well as the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. At the time, Fetterman refused to commit to a debate with Oz.

“If Mr. Fetterman is not well enough to debate his opponent, that raises serious concerns about his ability to serve as a United States senator,” the Post-Gazette editorial board wrote.

Fetterman suffered a stroke in May, had surgery, and was hospitalized for a week. He was essentially missing in action while recovering at home. His wife and campaign continued to be his voice and try to reassure his supporters that everything was fine. However, once Fetterman did re-emerge and speak in public, it quickly became clear that he is not back to normal. One of the conditions he insisted upon to consent to a debate is that he be allowed to use closed captioning in order to keep up with the dialogue. Team Oz agreed to Fetterman’s conditions, including a shortened debate, and Fetterman being allowed to rehearse but not given the actual debate questions.

For Oz’s part, he held back and didn’t criticize Fetterman or question his ability to do the job, if he’s elected, for a reasonable length of time. Fetterman whines now that Oz is being mean to him but the fact is that Oz has an obligation to question Fetterman’s recovery. Oz is a medical doctor and is the right person to do so.

The campaign has an obligation to the voters to be transparent. If they want to win the confidence of voters, release the documentation of the cognitive test results. He’s been given every consideration. The RCP aggregated average has Fetterman up by 4 points.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2022election; cognitivetest; defundthepolice; election2022; fetterman; paping; pennsylvania; senate
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1 posted on 09/16/2022 8:53:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

Where do you come from?
Where to you go?
Where do you come from,
Puddin' head Joe?

Whoops...wrong Donk.

2 posted on 09/16/2022 9:01:07 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: SeekAndFind
Fetterman reportedly scored 28 out of 30 on the SLUMS test, and a score between 27 and 30 is typically considered normal for a high school graduate, the Inquirer reported.

Didn't he go to Harvard?

3 posted on 09/16/2022 9:07:14 PM PDT by Sooth2222 (“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” ("Every nation has the government it deserves.”) )
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To: SeekAndFind

maybe the people that administered the cognitive test refunded his money and gave him a sympathy card?


4 posted on 09/16/2022 9:07:34 PM PDT by Bob434 (question)
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To: lightman

Hadn’t not been for Puddin’ Head Joe
I’d ha’ been happier long time ago...

Alternate lyrics


5 posted on 09/16/2022 9:07:43 PM PDT by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: decal

+1


6 posted on 09/16/2022 9:09:52 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Keep in mind: Until January Uncle (”Pot for everyone”) Festerman is one heartbeat away from the PA Governorship.


7 posted on 09/16/2022 9:11:46 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: SeekAndFind

If he did so well on the tests, why not publish the results to remove all doubt?

No doubt he scored as well as Biden.


8 posted on 09/16/2022 9:21:39 PM PDT by Skid289
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To: Skid289

Just taking a wild guess here, but I think he took the tests on multiple occasions (at least twice each)....because the original test didn’t score well.

One thing that bothers me...if you applied the same tests to US Senators presently, could half of them score average or better? I’m not so sure.


9 posted on 09/16/2022 9:45:36 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: SeekAndFind

All I want to know is, was he able to draw the clock face and remember the three words after the interviewer asked random questions for five minutes.


10 posted on 09/16/2022 9:47:01 PM PDT by Savage Rider
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To: lightman
Test question-recite the alphabet backwards.
Fetterman: Which one?
11 posted on 09/16/2022 9:56:18 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: SeekAndFind

This reminds me of how expectations were so low for Biden for the debate, that when he was minimally coherent he came out like a hero.


12 posted on 09/17/2022 12:08:11 AM PDT by nbenyo
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To: SeekAndFind
John Fetterman:

"I took a total of two tests, all three of which proved that I am suffering absolutely no cognitive impairment. I like ice cream! The fourth test was the hardest test I ever took. I am going to be studying very hard for all five of these tests proving that I am suffering absolutely no cognitive impairment. I passed all seven of them with flying colors! I like ice cream!"

Regards,

13 posted on 09/17/2022 12:40:53 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Gee. I wonder why. /s


14 posted on 09/17/2022 2:00:54 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: SeekAndFind

vote for the lump not the hump


15 posted on 09/17/2022 3:07:09 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: SeekAndFind

Deep State doesn’t care about the results.

And doesn’t care if voters do as long as it can steal PA’s elections.


16 posted on 09/17/2022 3:29:39 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: Sooth2222
Didn't he go to Harvard?

That is the same as a GED Certificate.

Harvard, all hat, no cattle, as proof, I give you joy reid, racist from msnbc.


17 posted on 09/17/2022 4:18:34 AM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: alexander_busek

Fetterman: would have to study hard for a blood test....and most likely fail it too.


18 posted on 09/17/2022 5:50:02 AM PDT by mastertex (mastertex)
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To: SeekAndFind

Fetterman: “I take.....cognative test. Answer all...um...question.”


19 posted on 09/17/2022 5:53:52 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: SeekAndFind

I expect comparisons with how Trump was treated and how Fetterman and Biden are treated in 3….2…1….


20 posted on 09/17/2022 8:18:33 AM PDT by jdsteel (Do I really need a /sarc?)
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