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Miles Archer

(22,644 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:20 PM 23 hrs ago

"Yeah, just keep killing, killing them until they're until they're gone. I mean, absolutely."

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) expressed full-throated support for Israel's plan to kill anyone who is appointed by the Iranian regime to lead the nation.

A joint U.S.-Israeli military operation decapitated Iran's leadership structure over the weekend, and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that "any leader appointed by the Iranian terror regime" would become "an unequivocal target for elimination," and the Pennsylvania Democrat told "CNN News Central" that he wholeheartedly agreed.

"Yeah, just keep killing, killing them until they're until they're gone," Fetterman said. "I mean, absolutely. I saw that, I've read that, that they're going to target who they ever elect to be their next leader and kill them – absolutely, I fully support it. So that's what's entirely appropriate now, they have to decide, are we going to continue for, choose now peace, and, or now we're going to try to destroy Israel? They really don't have those capabilities at this point. It's just empty rhetoric because we all know that Iran isn't able to really project the kinds of damage."

https://www.rawstory.com/john-fetterman-israel-iran/

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"Yeah, just keep killing, killing them until they're until they're gone. I mean, absolutely." (Original Post) Miles Archer 23 hrs ago OP
Has he been tested for rabies lately, he's positively frothing at the mouth Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #1
Fetterman isn't well. sop 23 hrs ago #2
He is mentally ill. Trueblue1968 21 hrs ago #22
Cognitive Deficiency Club Bmoboy 23 hrs ago #3
Lindsay Graham JBTaurus83 23 hrs ago #4
"...full-throated support..." MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #5
"full throated" UpInArms 21 hrs ago #30
A throat full Traildogbob 14 hrs ago #51
His throat is full of his voice. Blame Keats. Ilikepurple 21 hrs ago #31
Maybe a body part JBTaurus83 21 hrs ago #33
He's becoming less and less inhibited. Ilsa 23 hrs ago #6
He dresses like he's going to Walmart on Black Friday PatSeg 21 hrs ago #29
ITA. I think it is disrespectful to the Ilsa 15 hrs ago #49
I don't understand it either PatSeg 3 hrs ago #56
I remember visiting the Capitol on my own around Ilsa 2 hrs ago #59
Yes, I think the institution PatSeg 2 hrs ago #62
Fine dining places, supper clubs etc. moniss 14 hrs ago #52
The quintessential Ugly American PatSeg 2 hrs ago #58
Yes I believe that for weddings and especially funerals moniss 50 min ago #63
My Senator is not right in the head. I am ashamed to have voted for him debm55 23 hrs ago #7
The other choice was Mehmet Oz. No shame in voiting "D". JustABozoOnThisBus 23 hrs ago #8
No I meant to say I should have primaried him with C.Lamb. I would never vote for Oz. debm55 22 hrs ago #13
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 9 hrs ago #55
Can the 25th Amendment apply to senators? Wednesdays 23 hrs ago #9
You know, with a six year term at risk, there should be Ilsa 15 hrs ago #50
Same here, debm55. Not only did my wife and I vote for him, we also made significant contributions to his campaign. Borogove 21 hrs ago #35
Senator Whip-poor-will 20 hrs ago #41
In other words, he has no problem with the killing of women. And children. Ferrets are Cool 23 hrs ago #10
I can't think of another politician that has disappointed me so much. Coventina 23 hrs ago #11
It's like he's trying to become the MTG of the senate. Maru Kitteh 23 hrs ago #12
Why should Americans die for the bloodthirsty monster Netanyahu? dalton99a 22 hrs ago #14
Killing, killing, killing until they are all gone. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #15
That's not even human Autumn 21 hrs ago #17
Not even a proper sentence. ramblings... Amaryllis 21 hrs ago #26
No it isn't MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #32
Yes we all know people who have had strokes and don't turn into psychopaths. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #40
What a fucking psycho.. He should grab a gun ang get his ass over to Israel. Autumn 21 hrs ago #16
If he feels that strongly about it he should MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #34
If it's a bluff why kill them lame54 21 hrs ago #18
Is the regime utterly clueless about the magnitude of the IRGC/Basij military, industrial, economic conglomerate??? pat_k 21 hrs ago #19
Open depravity beyond shame Ponietz 21 hrs ago #20
Replace sofa w/ Israel and Vance w/ Fetterman.... chowder66 21 hrs ago #21
He needs a primary challenger when he is up for re-election. nt City Lights 21 hrs ago #23
It seems we're always stuck with the democrat like that Tribetime 21 hrs ago #24
Don't forget Manchin AllyCat 13 hrs ago #53
When are we going to be rid of these psychopaths? Whyisthisstillclose 21 hrs ago #25
The words of a psychopath. BlueTsunami2018 21 hrs ago #27
I no longer think the stroke caused this MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #37
Yeah, I'm sad to say I was completely duped by this jerkoff. BlueTsunami2018 20 hrs ago #45
Don't be embarrassed MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #47
WTH?! I'm 76, And Regret Only ONE Vote In My Life. GUESS...... ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #28
That guy is such a huge disappointment. NNadir 20 hrs ago #36
Yes he is MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #38
That boy ain't right... Talitha 20 hrs ago #39
John Letterman, who are you? Blue Owl 20 hrs ago #42
Interesting that as massive as he is, he never served in the military n/t TexasBushwhacker 20 hrs ago #43
He sounds as crazy as Hogsbreath and Trump. The underestimation of Iran's capabilities is endangering all of us. flashman13 20 hrs ago #44
Good point. Miles Archer 20 hrs ago #46
Underestimation put five battleships on the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Four more were disabled. flashman13 20 hrs ago #48
What a kooky Israel supporter David__77 13 hrs ago #54
Then there won't be anyone left to surrender. Just fighters determined to avenge this atrocity Arazi 3 hrs ago #57
Operation PHOENIX must be hiring. Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #60
He's way beyond showing his true colors... La Coliniere 2 hrs ago #61

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,399 posts)
5. "...full-throated support..."
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:27 PM
23 hrs ago

OMG I hate that stupid expression!!

What's his throat full of? One blogger uses a stupid expression then everyone uses it.

UpInArms

(54,710 posts)
30. "full throated"
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:58 PM
21 hrs ago

i think that was first used to describe the howling of wolves or baying of dogs in the hunt

as when they hold their head back and use their "full throat"

(edited to continue to clarify the correct use of the term)

Ilikepurple

(563 posts)
31. His throat is full of his voice. Blame Keats.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:00 PM
21 hrs ago

I don’t even listen or read any bloggers and am fully aware of this metaphor. I’ve always thought of birds or frogs using volumes of air to push their calls, but I’m no biologist. Keats, frog, or bird, Fetterman does not have my full-throated support on this issue.

Ilsa

(64,210 posts)
6. He's becoming less and less inhibited.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:28 PM
23 hrs ago

He dresses like what my son sleeps in. I hope his clothes are clean, at least. I wonder if his hygiene has been kept up?

PatSeg

(53,025 posts)
29. He dresses like he's going to Walmart on Black Friday
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:56 PM
21 hrs ago

I think it is disrespectful for a sitting senator to dress like that in the capitol. I'm all for comfort, but it seems a large percentage of Americans these days are absolute slobs.

Ilsa

(64,210 posts)
49. ITA. I think it is disrespectful to the
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:50 PM
15 hrs ago

seriousness and elevation of the office. The pay and benefits are enough that he should be financially able to dress better. I have never thought a dress code was required, but I think Congress should establish a list of apparel not appropriate for work. I just don't understand why why Fett fights it.

PatSeg

(53,025 posts)
56. I don't understand it either
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:54 AM
3 hrs ago

Serving in the U.S. Senate is a profound privilege and should be treated as such. You wouldn't think any senator would have to be told what appropriate attire is for such a position.

I remember reading about the first time a young Joe Biden entered the senate chamber. He was in total awe. He took serving as senator as a very solemn responsibility.

Ilsa

(64,210 posts)
59. I remember visiting the Capitol on my own around
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:26 AM
2 hrs ago

1989, give or take a year. I was in awe of the House and Senate chambers. I didn't let partisan ideals interfere with my feelings during the tour.

PatSeg

(53,025 posts)
62. Yes, I think the institution
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 11:04 AM
2 hrs ago

goes far beyond partisan politics. So much extraordinary history, it is understandable that you would be in awe.

moniss

(8,954 posts)
52. Fine dining places, supper clubs etc.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:24 PM
14 hrs ago

around here have seen tons of customers coming in dressed in shorts, tank tops and sandals. If you go to funerals and weddings now you see all kinds of people in jeans and t-shirts. It's disgusting. At the dining places along with the shorts and sandals comes the loud obnoxious conversation and laughter. The waitresses also tell me they are "handsy" and cheap on the tip if they tip at all. So if you go for a nice night out on a Saturday evening your chance is pretty high of sharing the fine dining establishment with "bros" in shorts, t-shirts and sandals with beards and backward baseball hats slamming drinks and being loud. To them every place is like a sports bar.

A lot of people today have no sense of manners for others around them. They were poorly parented.

PatSeg

(53,025 posts)
58. The quintessential Ugly American
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:15 AM
2 hrs ago

Loud, rude, and slovenly. I couldn't believe the first time I saw someone go to church or a wedding dressed in jeans and t-shirts.

Certain situations require dressing up more. It doesn't have to be as restrictive and stilted as the 1950s of course. I accept that we have become more informal and relaxed which in many instances is fine. I don't want to go back to that era of my youth, but a little effort to be well groomed and respectful is not too much to ask.

The backward baseball caps on grown men drive me crazy. If you're not a catcher or a ten year old kid, lose the stupid hat and behave like an adult.

moniss

(8,954 posts)
63. Yes I believe that for weddings and especially funerals
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 12:16 PM
50 min ago

that you show respect by how you come dressed. A funeral parlor visitation is a little different and I will be more relaxed in my feeling about that. But in a funeral setting this is the most serious and solemn moment and I believe people should reflect that in how they dress.

I don't mind if people come to a fine dining establishment in slacks, collared shirt and jacket with dress shoes but I'm not into the jeans, t-shirt, jacket and tennis shoes thing. If they want to sit at the country club bar or restaurant after a round of golf dressed like that then fine. But not at fine dining. Also too many people think of Texas Road House or some other chain steak house as fine dining but they're not. Casual for those places is fine. In fact one would probably be overdressed really if you went to that sort of place in a suit and tie.

I don't go to those places because I can't take the noise and I'm not into the "conveyor" belt approach to food and customers. The places I prefer are the ones where I have actual chefs and cooks rather than "preparers and assemblers". I don't dine out anymore but I used to seek out and go to places where I could ask for a dish prepared a certain way that wasn't "on the menu" per se but I knew the kitchen had everything they needed. I was more than content to wait for however long it took and to pay the price. I tipped very, very well and the staff and ownership/management would come to introduce themselves and we would get to know each other.

I did this even at more casual dining like Sicilian restaurants etc. It was wonderful to have relationships like this with restaurants and I always got a great table, great service and great food. Chefs and cooks would come from the kitchen and sit and converse about how I liked various things prepared and we would chat about recipes etc.

It made "going out" a real occasion for me and the staff at the restaurants knew this would be an enjoyable customer to have and I knew it was mutual.

Some restaurants rebuffed me and didn't want this kind of customer but that's fine too. I'm not just another number and I want restaurants, chefs, cooks and owners/management that are comfortable with customers that are unique and are really into the whole experience. I'm not the 30-40 minute and gone conveyor belt type as so many restaurants desire to "program" themselves" for maximum "turn" of the house.

Response to debm55 (Reply #13)

Ilsa

(64,210 posts)
50. You know, with a six year term at risk, there should be
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:52 PM
15 hrs ago

something besides impeachment for removal on medical grounds.

Borogove

(610 posts)
35. Same here, debm55. Not only did my wife and I vote for him, we also made significant contributions to his campaign.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:05 PM
21 hrs ago

We want our money back.

Maru Kitteh

(31,560 posts)
12. It's like he's trying to become the MTG of the senate.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:04 PM
23 hrs ago

What a failure of critical thinking he has become. Too bad he’s not avoiding cameras anymore.

dalton99a

(93,517 posts)
14. Why should Americans die for the bloodthirsty monster Netanyahu?
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:22 PM
22 hrs ago

And why should Americans have to pay for his wanton obliteration of Gaza?



MustLoveBeagles

(15,746 posts)
32. No it isn't
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:02 PM
21 hrs ago

Something is wrong with him. I no longer think it's just the stroke. My husband has had two minor ones and he's changed but not to this degree.

pat_k

(13,074 posts)
19. Is the regime utterly clueless about the magnitude of the IRGC/Basij military, industrial, economic conglomerate???
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:35 PM
21 hrs ago
I am not hearing any one of the idiots cheerleading the insanity acknowledging the uniquely formidable infrastructure.

With the limited reading I've done, it seems pretty clear that the IRGC and supporting volunteer Basij army constitute a massive force that is deeply embedded in every part of the economy and civil society. It also seems pretty clear that the IRGC wields vast oppressive power that is effectively independent of the regime leadership.

The revolutionary guard corp is estimated to be 100,000 to 200,00O people strong, with power centers throughout the economy.

And regarding the Basij, there are more indepth sources, but wikipedia provides a decent summary:

From Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basij

is a paramilitary volunteer militia ...

Subgroupings of the Basij include the

Primary Schools Basij Cadets [Basij-e Danesh-Amouzi], (also reportedly called Omidan or Hopes),[55]
Middle schools basij, Pouyandegan or Seekers,[55]
High school Basij, Pishgaman or Standard Bearers,[55]
the Students Basij Cadets [Basij-e Daneshjouyi],
the University Basij Cadets,
the Public Service Basij (Basij-e Edarii), and
the Tribal Basij.[33]

Estimates of the number of Basij vary, with its leadership giving higher figures than outside commentators. Official estimates are as high as 23.8 million.[57] A scholar of the Basij, Saeid Golkar, estimates their total membership at approximately one million, and their security forces in the tens of thousands.[19] As of 2020 there were reportedly between 40,000[19] and 54,000 Basij bases (Paygha-e Basij) around Iran.[58]

Economic power
According to the US Treasury, the Basij have a multi-billion-dollar "covert network" of businesses.[19] According to Saeid Golkar, the influence of the Basij in the Iranian economy, has grown to extend to "every sector", from "construction and real estate to the stock market".[54] In 1996, six organizations were put under the control of the Basij Cooperative Foundation (BCF)

The Basijis Housing Institution (Moassesseh-ye Tamin-e Maskan-e Basijian).
The Basijis Medical Institution (Moassesseh-ye Tamin-e darman-e Basijian).
The Basijis No-Interest Loan Institute (Moassesseh-ye Gharz al-Hassaneh-ye Basijian).
The Basijis Consumer-Goods Provision Institution (Moassesseh-ye Tamin-e Aghlam-e Masrafi-ye Basijian).
The Cultural Artistic Institute of the Warriors of Islam (Moassesseh-ye Farhangi Honari-ye Razmandegan-e Eslam).
The Scientific and Pedagogic Services Institute of the Fighters (Moassesseh-ye Khadamat-e Elmi va Amouzeshi-ye Razmandegan).[59][54]
As the government privatized companies under president Hashemi Rafsanjani, The Basij Cooperative Foundation became the Basij's main mechanism for "purchasing entire industries on the cheap"


There is also the Quds Force
From Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force

It specializes in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. The U.S. Army's General Stanley McChrystal describes the Quds Force as an organization analogous to a combination of the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the United States.[10] Responsible for extraterritorial operations,[11] the Quds Force supports non-state actors in many countries, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Houthi movement, and Shia militias in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.[11]


Fetterman's (and others) "we'll just keep killing them til they are gone" is beyond stupid.

Killing ayatollahs doesn't touch the vast infrastructure. The IRGC / Basij is like a cancer that has metastasized to every organ of the body. I fear that the idiots in charge will be perfectly happy to kill the host and destroy the lives of every Iranian in their pursuit of "victory." And clearly, MBC and Netanyahu would be thrilled with such a result.


Tribetime

(7,133 posts)
24. It seems we're always stuck with the democrat like that
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:48 PM
21 hrs ago

It was Sinema before now.It's him so we need to have a majority plus one or two

BlueTsunami2018

(4,939 posts)
27. The words of a psychopath.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:50 PM
21 hrs ago

What difference is there between what he’s saying and what Whisky Pete is saying?

These are the words you’d hear from lunatics and sickos.

Kill! Kill! Kill!!!

What the fuck are we doing?

BlueTsunami2018

(4,939 posts)
45. Yeah, I'm sad to say I was completely duped by this jerkoff.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:28 PM
20 hrs ago

That’s not something that happens very often.

I’m embarrassed.

MustLoveBeagles

(15,746 posts)
47. Don't be embarrassed
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:34 PM
20 hrs ago

He fooled a lot of people including me. The current Whitehouse occupant fooled me at one time as well.

ColoringFool

(554 posts)
28. WTH?! I'm 76, And Regret Only ONE Vote In My Life. GUESS......
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:56 PM
21 hrs ago

The United States and citizens thereof will bitterly rue the day.

BITTERLY. In, as they say, blood and treasure.

Those whom Trump would destroy, he first makes poor.

MustLoveBeagles

(15,746 posts)
38. Yes he is
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:12 PM
20 hrs ago

It's gone beyond that for me. I think he's a psychopath or at the very least a sociopath. I think it would be best if he got out of politics.

flashman13

(2,294 posts)
44. He sounds as crazy as Hogsbreath and Trump. The underestimation of Iran's capabilities is endangering all of us.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:25 PM
20 hrs ago

Miles Archer

(22,644 posts)
46. Good point.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:29 PM
20 hrs ago

Trump's going to go out there and pound his flabby chest, "OH...you THINK I hit you hard? Well, I'm going to hit you harder than ANYONE IN THE HISTORY of being hit hard was hit hard, SO HARD that..."

And, Iran's gonna play their cards a little closer to the vest.

flashman13

(2,294 posts)
48. Underestimation put five battleships on the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Four more were disabled.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:37 PM
20 hrs ago

Underestimation cost the Japanese the Battle of Midway.

Hubris is very dangerous.

Arazi

(8,850 posts)
57. Then there won't be anyone left to surrender. Just fighters determined to avenge this atrocity
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:57 AM
3 hrs ago

Kid Berwyn

(24,018 posts)
60. Operation PHOENIX must be hiring.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:51 AM
2 hrs ago
"Yeah, just keep killing, killing them until they're until they're gone," Fetterman said. "I mean, absolutely.

La Coliniere

(1,875 posts)
61. He's way beyond showing his true colors...
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:58 AM
2 hrs ago

I feel sorry for those in PA who were duped by this fool.

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