Thread by @VABVOX

So Pennsylvania Lt. Gov and Democratic Senate candidate @JohnFetterman had an exclusive interview with @NBCNightlyNews reporter @DashaBurns. Like 37.5 MILLION hard-of-hearing Americans, Fetterman, who had a stroke in June, used closed captioning.
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The GOP has been pushing the narrative that @JohnFetterman isn't fit for office, yet it's Fetterman speaking to reporters and campaigning across the state--not his opponent, @DrOz.

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https://twitter.com/NBCNightlyNews/status/1579972222147788800/video/1

As the GOP and some pundits do when Biden, a life-long stutterer, stumbles on a word,they did the same with Fetterman over @DashaBurns interview. And Burns told @LesterHoltNBC that in her pre-interview talk, Fetterman would pause, but showed no video.
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An ableist argument in the US posits that #disabled people aren't fit for office. About 15% of American adults (37.5M) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing, use captions like @JohnFetterman and may have slower responses to others' speaking.
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Of the candidates for PA Senate, @JohnFetterman is the only one with a proven record of public service. If you want a cardiothoractic surgeon, @DrOz is your guy. But for policy that benefits PA, Fetterman offers that. Oz's ideas would harm many in PA.
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Chris Matthews is trending for his ableist comments about @JohnFetterman on @Morning_Joe where he claimed captioning would "rig" the debate for Fetterman. Someone read him the #ADA and explain "reasonable accommodations."
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ada.gov/pubs/adastatut…

In January, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) had a stroke. He's been back in the Senate since April.
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nbcnews.com/news/latino/se…

He had a stroke during a speech in May. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) was back to work in June.
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washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/…