Rolling Stone reporter Kara Voght tweeted and deleted a post calling Gisele Fetterman the "de facto candidate" for her husband's U.S. Senate campaign after John Fetterman’s stroke. Voght’s updated tweet changed the description of Mrs.
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published Sunday. “Each one is a day on which someone died violently in Braddock, Pennsylvania, while I was mayor.
Gun violence and violent crime might be a joke to someone like Carlson, but they are very real to people in towns like Braddock.”The Pennsylvania Lt. Governor’s op-ed comes less than a month after the Fox News host ridiculed Fetterman’s tattoos for nearly 20 minutes, calling them a “costume” and using demeaning phrases like “all your stupid little fake tattoos.” This segment functioned almost as a call to action for Fetterman, who will go head-to-head with Republican candidate Mehmet Oz in the upcoming Pennsylvania race for a U.S.
Senate seat.Fetterman then lists the fatal incidents that happened during the 13 years he was mayor of Braddock that are inked into his skin, with “01.16.06” signifying the date on which Christopher Williams was shot dead while delivering pizzas, “02.03.07,” representing the day 23-month-old Nyia Page was found dead and “09.16.13,” marking the date father Derrail Roilton was found dead after being shot three times.“That’s why I have these tattoos,” he continued, noting that many of the tragic deaths became normalized as a “talking point in our elected leaders’ speeches and footnotes in media stories.” “They are not some ‘costume.’ They are reminders of the people we have lost and what I am fighting for. Both the dates on my right arm and the “15104” on my left — Braddock’s ZIP code — are personal to me.”He also underscored that getting tattoos “isn’t how most politicians would express their connection to their communities,” but that the choice felt right to him and that didn’t care what anyone else thought.“My decision to mark these deaths with tattoos was inspired in part by their
.Rolling Stone reporter Kara Voght tweeted and deleted a post calling Gisele Fetterman the "de facto candidate" for her husband's U.S. Senate campaign after John Fetterman’s stroke. Voght’s updated tweet changed the description of Mrs.
GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz said President Biden's decision to pardon people convicted federally for simple marijuana possession was a "rational move," just weeks ahead of the election. Oz's comments mirror the stance held by his Democratic opponent, Lt.
Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz said on "America's Newsroom" he believes Black voters in the state are increasingly rejecting Democrat John Fetterman's policies. Oz said the people in Philadelphia are not "having it" in regard to heroin injection sites, supported by Fetterman. He responded to a new Fox News poll showing Fetterman leading among non-White voters 52-24%.
Past and present support for certain policies related to crime from left-wing Senate candidates could be a hindrance for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections as they seek to maintain control in Congress. At least four Democrats running for Senate positions around the country — John Fetterman, Rep.Tim Ryan, Mandela Barnes, Cheri Beasley, and Sen.
Motherboard has published unaired footage from Kanye West‘s October 6 interview with Tucker Carlson of Fox News. The footage contains a number of unsettling and conspiratorial tangents.
John Fetterman is a trust fund kid. He took money from his parents deep into middle age when he decided finally what he would like to do with the rest of his life, which is to be the U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.The problem is fate intervened and he can now no longer speak.
Two top Democratic senators said Wednesday that they believe Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman is fit to serve, despite worries about the effects of a stroke he suffered earlier this year. "Yes, I do," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said when asked if he thinks Fetterman's health is good enough to be a senator.
NBC reporter Dasha Burns defended her observation that Democratic Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman had a "difficult" time understanding small talk prior to a recent interview.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman has helped release at least 10 convicts serving life sentences for first-degree murder.
Kanye West shocked the world — and not in a good way — when he sat down for a long, rambling interview with Tucker Carlson last week.
Tony Lundy is sitting on one of three chrome stools at Hocky Brothers auto parts store on Braddock Avenue, waiting to find out how much it will cost to fix his car. Dressed in work clothes from the plant he works at nine miles down the river in Pittsburgh, the 61-year-old has called Braddock home for most of his life. Lundy fondly recalls growing up as one of 13 children surrounded by this once-vibrant community. "The town was the place to be," Lundy said.
Newly revealed footage shows that Kanye West made antisemitic comments and a series of other bizarre claims that were left out of his interview last week with Tucker Carlson.
New York Magazine dismissed media concerns about Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's health in a glossy profile piece that argued the Democratic Senate candidate's "vulnerability" was actually a strength.
A string of miscues from Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman on the Senate campaign trail is fueling questions about his fitness for office. Fetterman suffered a stroke in May, and his gradual return to the campaign trail has been marred by verbal stumbles and miscues. "The [Philadelphia] Eagles are so much better than the Eagles!" Fetterman told a Philadelphia crowd late last month. "I'm doing fantastic, and it's not about kicking balls in the authority or anything," Fetterman recently told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. (Fetterman mixed up the phrase "kicking authority in the balls," which is how Republican candidate Dr.
Lizzo won’t stand for any more unsolicited fatphobia from Kanye West — or anyone else, for that matter!
The founder of one of the only polling organizations to predict Donald Trump's 2016 victory said Philadelphia's skyrocketing crime rate combined with revelations about Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's work schedule and left-wing politics are narrowing key statewide contests.
Rapper Meek Mill is criticizing Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, after his exclusive interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. Mill took to his Instagram story to post a video of Ye and included a lengthy message claiming the "Famous" rapper hates his "own people." "I used to listen to ye every night [in] jail for motivation on god! And came home and watched him sh— on my name and brand like nothing…I ain’t say nothing…but what you be doing for fame driving you crazy…I’m vocal it’s like you hate your own people…" In the background video, you can hear Ye speaking out about popular hip-hop songs and slamming their lyrics, as Mill implied he’s against his own race. Mill’s comments come on the heels of Ye’s all-encompassing interview on "Tucker Carlson Tonight." The "Gold Digger" rapper got candid about his controversial "White Lives Matter" T-Shirt, his relationship with ex-wife Kim Kardashian and how he was "biting his tongue" about his political views. Rapper Meek Mill is criticizing Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, after his exclusive interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson.
Dr. Oz’s Democratic rival in a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate already was slamming the candidate for trekking to California to raise money at a fundraiser.
Kanye West appeared on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Thursday, when he expressed anger over ex-wife Kim Kardashian's shapewear and clothing brand, SKIMS. West shared his frustration about being in the dark about the fact that he held a smaller stake in the company than Joshua Kushner. Kanye West revealed that he was blindsided by Joshua Kushner holding more of a stake in his ex-wife Kim Kardashian's clothing line, SKIMS.