WaPo Bombshell: John Fetterman's First Name Is John
Who knew?
I don’t know how Carhartt Frankenstein expected to keep this a secret, or why the Washington Post decided to wait until after the election to break the stunning news. But as it turns out, the creature has a real name:
Now it can be told.
María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post:
A new powerhouse is emerging in the U.S. Senate — but this one has nothing to do with politics.
In January, exactly 10 percent of all U.S. senators — ahem, 10 out of 100 — will be named John or Jon. Sen.-elect John Fetterman (D-Pa.) will be the latest addition to the John/Jon phenomenon…
Come January, the number of Johns and Jons in the Senate will surpass the current number of Hispanic and Black senators. In the last century, fewer than 5 percent of babies have been named John, according to the Social Security Administration.
Not only is John Fetterman named John, but he’s not black or Hispanic. The newspaper that brought down Nixon does it again!
This bombshell WaPo story doesn’t mention that the voters rejected a Muslim candidate named Mehmet, in favor of yet another white dude with yet another white name. They probably just forgot.
And here’s some more great journalism from one of the best newspapers in the DC area: