#2222 - John Fetterman

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SPEAKER_1 (0:12)

All right, we're rolling.

Joe Rogan (0:13)

What's happening? Nice to meet you.

John Fetterman (0:15)

Oh, hey, man. It's awesome to be here, man, really. Yeah, like, I gotta say hi to my son. It's just so thrilled. He's like, you know, he's 15, and he literally freaked out. He's like, oh my God, and all of his friends are going to definitely be watching too.

Joe Rogan (0:27)

What's his name?

John Fetterman (0:27)

Carl with a K. And I met a Carl in the lobby, but it's a C, but...

Joe Rogan (0:33)

That's not a human, a non-human Carl. Yeah, well, what's up, human Carl? So, first of all, are you the only guy that figured out that you don't have to wear suits when you're a senator?

John Fetterman (0:45)

Yeah, no, it's... I'm sorry, what was that?

Joe Rogan (0:49)

I said, are you the only guy that figured out that you don't have to wear suits as a senator?

John Fetterman (0:54)

Oh, okay. Yeah, no, well, I know it seems strange, but it's like... I mean, I'm a bigger guy, and I don't really can't afford custom anyway, and I hate... I'm claustrophobic, and I hate them being in that kind of shit, and I've always dressed like shit, and I know, and then that whole thing kind of got away of us. People assumed that there was a dress code issue there, and I'm like, no, I wasn't behind that, behind that, but of course, everybody pointed at the dude that dresses like a slob, and then the whole nation just had like a meltdown, like, oh my God, the Senate's on fire because I dress like a slob. But my life is just much better in DC that unless that I'm going to be on the floor, that I'm not going to be, you're never going to see me in a suit. And I think that's a more authentic kind of way that I live. And I don't judge anybody on how they dress or those things. I just dress this way. And there's also practical issues as well too. Like I have, I have chopstick legs and I have no ass and I can't keep pants up.

And hoodies, and hoodies, it's like I don't have to iron that shit, you know? So it's just like easy. It's comfort. And it's like, I just feel like that's, I mean, and if somebody judged me, and people have said that, but it's like I'd rather have somebody know. And I promise you, a lot of people and dudes, especially in Western Pennsylvania, love to wear suits all year. I mean, excuse me, shorts all year and dress like that. But to me, it's about comfort and practical.

Joe Rogan (2:34)

Well, I mean, it makes sense. The whole dress code thing, the wearing suits and you're more serious because you have certain clothing on, it seems pretty silly.

John Fetterman (2:47)

Sorry, what's that?

Joe Rogan (2:48)

So let's tell everybody what's going on with your iPad. So because you had a stroke, you have difficulty, do you have difficulty hearing or?

John Fetterman (2:59)

Well, no, I can hear just perfectly right now.

But there's just the one kind of a lingering issue. There's a lingering issue. And sometimes I lose just a couple of steps on time. And then now after that, that's the only thing and thankfully, the stroke never touched my intellect. Thanks. But the stroke nearly killed me. And again, I don't. But I use captioning in situations just like this, in interviews. That's so that's why I can really make sure exactly what's being said. And then I can able to just participate. If somebody wears the glasses, it doesn't mean that they're illiterate. It just means that's a tool that allows them to participate or drive or those things. And it's that same thing. And a lot of people across America use captioning to watch movies and TV. And that's really no different than that.

Joe Rogan (3:49)

So it doesn't affect your intellect, but it does affect your hearing. Is that what's going on?

John Fetterman (3:55)

No, I can hear and I can listen to music. The difference with music, for example, is that as long as there's muscle memory, I can remember all those kinds of music things. But it seems unlikely at this point that they're not going to be any kind of new favorites emerging like that.

Joe Rogan (4:13)

So you essentially only can listen to the same old music forever?

John Fetterman (4:16)

Yeah, no.

I mean, all the classics, like Metallica, Motorhead, The Cult, all those kinds of things. I haven't lost any of Def Lep and those things. Well, I saw the record of Whitesnake, but all those things. Yeah, I know. I mean, I think we're both in the 50s, right? And we grew up with the crew and all those kinds of things. So some people might judge me based on my taste on music, but I mean, that's kind of where it's at.