If you asked me two years ago what I thought we might be writing about Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D), I would have guessed that we’d be producing articles about his latest gaffe or nonsensical leftist statement. The one thing I would never have predicted is that we’d end up writing multiple stories where he makes sense and parts with the more extremist leaders of his party (especially the antisemitic ones).
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Now, don’t get me wrong, he’s still in favor of many of the progressive policies that have so damaged the country under the watch of Biden-Harris, but Fetterman is once again making sense, in this case regarding the cold-blooded assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York City on Wednesday.
We wrote about how a number of insane leftists have been celebrating the murder; that’s how sick some on that side have become.
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New York Magazine then came along with a headline about how the killing was “inevitable.” Fetterman rightfully tore into them for that ridiculous take.
Warning: profanity
No shortage of shitty takes on the 2024 election or on this assassination.
The public execution of an innocent man and father of two is indefensible, not “inevitable.”
Condoning and cheering this on says more about YOU than the situation of health insurance. pic.twitter.com/QGOcgai6TQ
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) December 7, 2024
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The New York Magazine piece seemingly felt sympathy for those who weren’t bothered by the murder and implied that Thompson somehow deserved to die:
Reactions to Thompson’s death have poured in across the web and in the media, with some speculating outrage over denied coverage perhaps inspired the event, including New York magazine’s article titled “The Shooting That Was Inevitable. Our political system is breaking down. Now it has killed.”
No, you gaslighting rag, “the political system” did not kill the CEO—a deranged psychopath did.
They continued:
The piece went on to pull in examples of less-than-empathetic commentary, including one X post that read, “Today, we mourn the death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, gunned down…. wait, I’m sorry — today we mourn the deaths of the 68,000 Americans who needlessly die each year so that insurance company execs like Brian Thompson can become multimillionaires.”
There are plenty more posts like that, but why would you write about them unless you’re going to roundly condemn them? Some users thanked Fetterman for displaying some civility.
Thank you for saying this. The bloodlust is terrifying.
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) December 7, 2024
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Listen, there are many industries where corporations don’t treat us as we’d like and where their policies seem unfair or even punishing for the regular guy. That doesn’t mean you advocate for the killing of their executives; that’s just sick stuff and does not belong in the United States of America.
You don’t grab the gun; you reply by taking your business elsewhere where possible and advocating for change when it’s not.
No, Fetterman has not suddenly become a MAGA hero; he’s still on the progressive side and will continue voting for bad policies. But he keeps saying things that are pretty good, which is in stark contrast to many of the loonies on his team. Compared to them, he’s a regular fount of reason.
