The Fettermans at Pride parade.

[kpete]

[Wounded Bear]

1. Imagine that, a politician that actually identifies with and supports his constituents...

[Magoo48]

6. They present a fine example to so, so many congress critters who remain aloof and cloistered.

[Walleye]

2. A real asset to the Democratic Party

[calimary]

25. Yes indeed! You can't help but like him.

And that translates easily into votes.

[FalloutShelter]

3. Go Fettermans

Go Big Jawn!

[yardwork]

4. Nice.

[unweird]

5. Nice backdrop, the Andy Warhol bridge

We were further along the parade route but never the big guy. Wife said lots of folks peeled off before the bridge and stayed downtown for the Arts Festival that is also this weekend.

[HootieMcBoob]

18. Warhol Bridge?

I thought that was The Roberto Clemente Bridge?

[dchill]

20. It's the Warhol Bridge.

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP._10qSGwp7mD9Aus92JJTBQHaE_%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=602805fd9bc82d7942a1536770bbc63a4553c7a5faa28e637cd7532d9e74ded4&ipo=images

[Deminpenn]

21. Clemente Bridge is currently closed for maintenance

and repair.

The yellow bridges are known as "The Three Sisters" because they are exactly alike. In addition to Warhol and Clemente, the third bridge is named for Rachel Carson.

Clemente is the Sixth Street bridge, Warhol is the Seventh Street bridge and Carson is the Ninth Street Bridge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(Pittsburgh)

Rick Sebak, a WQED documentary producer, has done a show on Pittsburgh bridges that delves more into these 3 bridges. The documentary is embedded here: https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/blog/25-famous-pittsburgh-bridges/

[HootieMcBoob]

23. Very Cool

Especially cool that one of the bridges is named for Rachel Carson!

[Brother Buzz]

29. Is the Clemente Bridge still covered in a yellow (gold?) wrap?

I remember something like that, watching a Pirates ball game last year. Kinda out there in centerfield.

[Deminpenn]

30. I haven't been in Pittsburgh since the Clemente bridge closed,

but if the bridge was being repainted, there would be a wrap around it. Wouldn't surprise me if the color was be yellow/gold in keeping with the yellow of the other two bridges.

A few years ago, there was a survey asking Pittsburghers if the bridges should be different colors. For ex, the Carson bridge was proposed to be painted green to honor her environmental activism. But, Pittsburghers being the traditionalists they are, keeping all three bridges yellow was the winner.

[unweird]

32. Somewhat covered

But not the high points. Still closed and being worked on. Our go to bridge to go downtown has been out of service over a year now.

[niyad]

7. Wayyyy cool!

[BumRushDaShow]

8. While he was Lt. Gov here in PA, he continually "bucked the rules" and hung rainbow flags

outside of his balcony of the state capitol in Harrisburg!

[Butterflylady]

16. And when someone (a repug) would take the flag down, Fetterman would put

Another one up. He said he didn't care how many they took down, he would put another one up and make a donation to the cause.

[Uncle Joe]

9. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread kpete.

[LakeArenal]

10. Genuine.

[Pluvious]

11. Caped Crusader For Good 👍

[Deep State Witch]

12. Nice Pop of Color

But I see that he's still wearing his usual gray Dickies.

[ForgedCrank]

14. I can't

say this is the reason for sure, but for big dudes, it can be difficult to find clothes, especially shirts, that are made long enough and wide enough across the shoulders. A lot of times, it limits choices to heavy-duty work clothing like Carhart, Dickies, etc.
You can find big&tall stuff, but it's ridiculously expensive most of the time.

[soldierant]

26. Among the companies under the umbrella of

"OneStopPlus" there is one that carries Big and Tall men's, called "King Size," carrying tall up to "7XL " and big up to "10XL." I'm sure they're more expensive now, since the women's stuff has definitely gone up, but they appear to have great sales (as does the women's side.)

https://www.kingsize.com

[republianmushroom]

13. I like it

[blue neen]

15. Great picture of John and Giselle!

[Blue Owl]

17. K&R

[liberalla]

19. GREAT photo of REAL people! I love it! (but, it looks like John may be getting a sunburn)

Thank you Senator! I'm so glad you're back and doing well!

[Cronezilla]

22. Fetterman is a MENSCH!

I LOVE big, strong, manly dudes who are Allies!

[AllaN01Bear]

24. oh myyyyy.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

27. Wish we had a fetterman

For maryland.

[Resist160]

28. Fettermans at Pride parade

I remember reading when he was Lt Gov of Pa, he would put up a gay pride flag and the Repugs would come and take it down. The senator put it back up and the repugs took it down again. He put the gay pride flag up for the 3rd time and I think the repugs just gave up.

[BumRushDaShow]

33. The GOP loons slid a provision forbidding it as an amendment to a 6-months late budget bill

that was signed 12/28/20.

(from here on pg 11 - https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2536&pn=4341&aYear=2019&an=07944)

(snip)

(2) The Department of General Services shall ensure that
no flag other than the United States flag, the Pennsylvania
flag or a flag authorized under the act of March 4, 1970
(P.L.128, No.49), entitled "An act g ranting to the Governor
of the Commonwealth the sole authority for regulating the
display of the flag of the United States from any public
ground or building and from any ground or building of certain
other institutions ," shall be flown over the Pennsylvania
State Capitol Building or on Pennsylvania State Capitol
grounds.
(3) The Department of General Services shall ensure that
no banners, posters, temporary signage or other similar
material, except for informational material to aid navigation
of the facilities or signage necessary for health or safety,
shall be displayed on the outside of the Pennsylvania State
Capitol Building, including its alcoves, balconies and
windows.
* * *

(snip)

And of course he was like "up you" -

Penn. Democrat plans to defy Republican-backed law banning his weed and LGBTQ rights flags


Jan. 29, 2021, 1:10 PM EST
By Alex Seitz-Wald

WASHINGTON — The latest front line in the free speech war is a balcony in the Pennsylvania state Capitol — and it's being fought over marijuana and rainbow flags. The flags belong to Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a tattooed 6-foot-8 Democrat considering a run for Senate next year, who hung the pro-legalization green leaf and LGBTQ rights flags from the balcony of his office, which overlooks the state Capitol’s front steps and much of downtown Harrisburg.

"The GOP collectively shrugged when a couple of its members were photographed down in D.C. on Jan. 6, but my pride and weed flags are a point of outrage for them?" Fetterman told NBC News, referring to the day of the Capitol riot.

Republicans, who control the Legislature, quietly tucked a provision to ban unauthorized flags on Capitol grounds into an omnibus budget bill that passed late last year. After the governor, Tom Wolf, a Democrat who is elected separately from the lieutenant governor, signed it into law — needed to avoid a government shutdown — state employees removed the flags from Fetterman's balcony earlier this week and left them folded in his office.

Fetterman quickly replaced the flags in defiance of the law and says he’ll continue to do so if they're taken down again until the state legalizes marijuana and outlaws discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

(snip)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/penn-democrat-hung-weed-lgbtq-rights-flags-capitol-gop-outlawed-n1256162

And technically, NBC's thing about the governor "elected separately from the Lt. governor" is only the case in a primary. During the general, they are elected together on the same ticket (assuming they are the same party).

[Skittles]

31. how COOL ARE THEY