{"id":1634929,"date":"2022-09-07T07:48:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T11:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1634929"},"modified":"2022-09-07T07:50:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T11:50:13","slug":"top-pennsylvania-newspaper-blasts-fetterman-his-excuses-to-get-out-of-debate-do-not-cut-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-pennsylvania-newspaper-blasts-fetterman-his-excuses-to-get-out-of-debate-do-not-cut-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Pennsylvania Newspaper Blasts Fetterman: His Excuses To Get Out Of Debate Do Not \u2018Cut It\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-pennsylvania-newspaper-blasts-fetterman-his-excuses-to-get-out-of-debate-do-not-cut-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1634929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The editorial board of one of Pennsylvania\u2019s largest newspapers this week slammed Democrat U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman\u2019s attempts to get out of debating his opponent, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, following his stroke earlier this year, saying that his excuses \u201cwon\u2019t cut it\u201d with voters.<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s Editorial Board attempted to provide balance to its op-ed by calling out Oz\u2019s campaign over its professionalism in responding to Fetterman\u2019s health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the editorial board conceded that \u201cMr. Oz has raised legitimate concerns\u201d about Fetterman\u2019s health, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/opinion\/editorials\/2022\/09\/06\/mehmet-oz-stroke-auditory-processing-debate-john-fetterman-election-senate-pennsylvania-health\/stories\/202209020009\">writing<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>If Mr. Fetterman\u2019s communication skills have not yet recovered sufficiently to effectively debate his opponent, many voters will have concerns about his ability to represent them effectively in Washington. While he has gamely undertaken more campaign events and media interviews in recent weeks, Mr. Fetterman still speaks haltingly and relies on closed captioning to fully understand his conversation partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The editorial board wrote that Fetterman\u2019s campaign was too optimistic with its initial projections of how quickly Fetterman would recover and that even the most recent predictions of \u201cseveral [more] months\u201d to a \u201ccomplete recovery\u201d might also be too optimistic.<\/p>\n<p>The editorial board concluded:<\/p>\n<p><em>Mr. Oz is pressing the issue in an adolescent manner; nevertheless, a live debate is the best way to assure voters Mr. Fetterman is up to the job. The Republican\u2019s antics have given Mr. Fetterman a plausible out: He won\u2019t share the stage with someone who has behaved so shamefully. But that won\u2019t cut it. Voters have a right to know whether their prospective senator can do the job \u2014 including handling the give-and-take of a vigorous debate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The op-ed comes as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-john-fetterman-video-raises-questions-on-his-fitness-for-office-absolutely-cannot-debate-anyone\">video clip emerged<\/a> from Labor Day showing Fetterman struggling while speaking at a campaign event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSend me to Washington, D.C., to send\u2013, so I can work with Senator Casey,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cAnd I can champion the union way of life\u2013, in Jersey, excuse me in D.C. Thank you. Thank you very much. And it\u2019s an honor\u2013, I live eight minutes away from here. And when I leave tonight, I got three miles away, Dr. Oz in his mansion in New Jersey, you\u2019ve got a friend and you have an ally. Send me to Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This clown makes Biden seem smart &#038; articulate. Pennsylvania you can do so much better than this radical idiot.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PASen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PASen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ZVsxZmZ2R\">pic.twitter.com\/2ZVsxZmZ2R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1567337113808412675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-john-fettermans-wife-rushes-in-to-shield-him-from-a-question-about-debating-oz\">video clip<\/a> from Labor Day showed Fetterman\u2019s wife appearing to rush in to block her husband from having to answer a question from a political tracker on whether he will debate his opponent, Dr. Oz.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, which was flagged by the National Republican Senate Committee\u2019s (NRSC) Rapid Response account, showed a tracker asking Fetterman during a political march, \u201cHey John, are you going to debate Dr. Oz?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the tracker asks Fetterman the question, Fetterman\u2019s wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman, gets between the tracker and the husband and helps get her husband out of the situation.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Once again, coward <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnFetterman<\/a> refuses to say if he will debate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrOz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DrOz<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Why is he so afraid to debate? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zUTKHYpNuY\">pic.twitter.com\/zUTKHYpNuY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NRSC Rapid Response (@NRSC_Rapid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRSC_Rapid\/status\/1567166684607221762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The editorial board of one of Pennsylvania\u2019s largest newspapers this week slammed Democrat U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman\u2019s attempts to get out of debating his opponent, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, following his stroke earlier this year, saying that his excuses \u201cwon\u2019t cut it\u201d with voters. 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