r/politics • u/masterchief6913 • Jul 15 '26

No Paywall Fetterman warns he would leave Democratic Party if it turns its back on Israel

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5970730-john-fetterman-democratic-party-israel/
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u/akiba305 Jul 15 '26

He's like the Democrat version of a RINO.

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u/aceluby Minnesota Jul 15 '26

Dude… Dino is right there…

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u/driftking428 Colorado Jul 15 '26

Nah DINO is too cool. Dingus maybe

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u/vitalvisionary Connecticut Jul 15 '26

I mean rhinos are cool too

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u/rudebii Jul 15 '26

Rhinos are cool too.

The animal, not the politicians, if that’s wasn’t clear

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u/No_Tax_Timmy Jul 15 '26

Actually Rinos are fine. Anyone they want to call a Rino I'm willing to listen to for at least second at this point. Like Mitt Romney. I won't choose him over someone more liberal but if it were a room full of Republicans and he was there he would be closer to the top

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u/sparkax Jul 16 '26

Yea, we don't have to treat them like Kamala treated the Cheneys, but it doesn't hurt to at least give them some acknowledgement that we see them.

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u/returnFutureVoid Jul 16 '26

I lived in MA while he was governor and he did a fine job. His health plan was what the ACA was based on. If he was running against someone like Fettfuck here I might have voted for him and for the first time a Republican, maybe. The problem for Romney is that he ran against Obama AND his own healthcare plan.

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u/No_Tax_Timmy Jul 16 '26

Yeah I've lived in Mass too. Best healthcare price/coverage wise and I actually haven't had better service or availability anywhere else. I have never had better healthcare anywhere in the US than when I had medicaid in MA.

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u/No_Tax_Timmy Jul 16 '26

Honestly. The worst part about him is hung out with too many Republicans. Then there's Bain Capital, but that seems like one of the LESS sleazy private equity firms.

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u/Huskdog76 Jul 16 '26

Rhinos aren't as bad as magats I guess.

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u/rudebii Jul 16 '26

Even that explosive diarrhea bacteria going around is better than a magat.

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u/IDigRollinRockBeer Jul 17 '26

The politicians are cool too. Fuck political parties. It’s your thing, do what you wanna do. They called McCain a rino because he wasn’t lockstep with the party. Good.

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u/BertHumperdinck Jul 16 '26

How about...

Can no longer
Understand
Nuanced
Talking Points

I'd feel better pulling this out on the crypt demon 80yo politicians, but sadly it may well apply here

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u/MyNameCouldntBeAsLon Jul 16 '26

cant understand nuanced topics was right there

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u/obi-jawn-kenblomi Jul 16 '26

DINGO: Democrat In Name, GOP Overall

By being a DINGO, he's helping protect the DOJ that is covering up the Epstein File...including (outlandish-ish) claims of baby eating.

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u/driftking428 Colorado Jul 16 '26

Dingo makes sense. They're an invasive species.

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u/BestReadAtWork Jul 16 '26

You heard it here first folks, fetterman eats babies

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u/Nohreboh Jul 16 '26

How could the Fettersman do this? Has he no shame?

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u/Timemyth Jul 16 '26

Yeah nah, we like Dingos in Australia at least this Tasmanian doesn't like Fetterman as I don't like Janus and his offspring like a local politician who swapped from centre-left to centre-right just like Fetterman is doing except he is jumping from the centre- right further right. His mask slipped.

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u/neocondiment Jul 16 '26

Democrat In Name, GOP Unfairly So

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u/Lucky_BroadWood Jul 16 '26

Mongo looks up, agreeing.

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u/The1987RedFox Canada Jul 16 '26

Democrat In Name Gus

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u/Wasting_my_own_time Jul 15 '26

Well it was about that time that I realized he wasn’t a petty, brain damaged, ugly ass, poorly dressed at every occasion human… He was about eight stories tall and was a crustacean from the paleolithic era! I said to it: I ain't givin' you no more votes, you goddamn Loch Ness monster! Get your own goddamn votes!

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u/CalmTheAngryVoice Washington Jul 16 '26

And he said to me, "I need about tree-fitty billion for Israel."

And I said, "Dammit, Loch Ness Dino! I ain't givin' you tree-fitty billion!"

And the monster said, "How about two-fitty?"

I said, "What, is there a sale on dead Palestinian children or something?!?"

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u/overbarking Jul 16 '26

He makes as much sense as Dino from The Flintstones.

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u/slymm Jul 16 '26

Right there? Are you all too young to remember Obama getting the ACA over the finish line?

I'm pretty sure DINO came first!

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u/Nerd-19958 Jul 16 '26

DINO-saur

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u/stuck_in_the_desert I voted Jul 15 '26

You leave my favorite Flintstones character out of this!

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '26

He's the new Manchin

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u/Buddhist_pokemonk Jul 15 '26

Say what you want about Manchin (I found him disappointing) but he was representing a very red state as a Democrat. I think it’s reasonable to expect he’d be more conservative than the average dem.

Fetterman is just a brain-damaged turncoat

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u/_Parkertron_ Jul 15 '26

Fr in that scenario, its either Manchin voting with Democrats for some things or a Republican obstructing every thing. Its obviously a lot easier to have another Democrat replace Fetterman in Pennsylvania.

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u/Ongo_Mantooth Jul 16 '26

I don't buy the "i stroked out and now am facist" bit.

He was looking for his mask off moment and that was his best shot.

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u/Buddhist_pokemonk Jul 16 '26

Honestly strokes are weird and can absolutely lead to changes in behavior, personality, and values. Speaking from experience unfortunately.

Not saying his entire about face is attributable to that, but I suspect probably a major factor

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u/slymm Jul 16 '26

Sure but why is manchin still mouthing off telling fetterman to leave the party? Why doesn't he stay retired and stfu?

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u/Guardianpigeon Jul 16 '26

Because you make mad money for relatively little work doing that.

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u/SuperstitiousPigeon5 Massachusetts Jul 15 '26

Manchin voted with Dems more.

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u/The_Lost_Jedi Washington Jul 16 '26

Also, you weren't realistically going to get anyone better than Manchin from 70%-of-the-vote-for-Trump-WVA. By 2024 even Manchin couldn't hold that seat, which is why he retired. Pennsylvania though has a decent chance of electing an actual moderate Democrat, if not better.

It's the same with Arizona. Krysten Sinema was far worse than Manchin because at the same time you had actual Democrat Mark Kelly in there, and was replaced by Ruben Gallego (D) in 2024. Fetterman needs exactly the same treatment.

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u/NotFromStateFarmJake Jul 16 '26

Actual Democrat Mark Kelly

Actual cannibal Shia lebeouf

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u/LordCharidarn2 Jul 16 '26

You’re walking in the woods.

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u/deepskier Jul 16 '26

He gets down on all fours and breaks into a sprint

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u/ForceItDeeper Jul 16 '26

“realistically we need to cater to the right…”

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u/Level_Five_Railgun Jul 16 '26

Yes... because the area Manchin was running in was heavily right. You would rather have a Republican who will never vote with Democrats over a very moderate Democrat who will vote with Democrats some of the time?

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u/SamtenLhari3 Jul 16 '26

Manchin was better.

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u/Deaftoned Jul 16 '26

Hopefully he gets sent to a hospital that respects his healthcare views next time he has a major incident that turns him further republican.

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u/greeneggsnyams Kentucky Jul 15 '26

If rino=elephant, call him a pony. Or better yet, a jackass

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u/JDanzy Jul 16 '26

Think World War 2---Vichy Dems, like the puppet French govt the Nazis installed when they occupied

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u/Dairy_Ashford Jul 16 '26

blue dog democrat

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u/safashkan Jul 16 '26

He's the real dumocrat!

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u/7BrownDog7 Jul 16 '26

This only makes sense if the Democrat party as a whole is trying to distance themselves for Isreal or calling for changes in our approach an unquestioning support for them....is that happening? Where is Dem leadership at? Have we heard, or more importantly, have they done a single thing to provide evidence they are no longer in AIPAC's pocket? NO.

A few have...but this is not a central platform isue in which all Dems are on board. I think they should get there, but its just a handful at the moment.