# Herschel Walker (need I say more?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 7, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861 "2022-10-07T01:34:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/221 "2022-11-15T18:42:44Z")
Also, it’s quite likely that John Fetterman will continue to improve, while Herschel Walker will either stay the same or – my guess – continue to decline. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/222 "2022-11-15T19:08:09Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Apparently, the people of Pennsylvania do. But they couldn’t get Terry to give up those sweet TV deals! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/223 "2022-11-15T20:21:51Z")
Are you sure that poster wasn’t referring to Dr. Oz? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/224 "2022-11-15T20:24:22Z")
Given that poster’s general political leanings, and the fact that he said “the people of Pennsylvania do” (in other words, that he feels the people of Pennsylvania _did_ choose such a person), I’d be relatively certain he’s referring to the winner of that election (Fetterman), and not Oz. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/225 "2022-11-15T21:26:44Z")
My best friend had a stroke almost 2 years ago. He was in a coma for months. When he got out of it, they thought he would never walk again. But he went from being in a wheelchair to using a walker to getting around with a cane to only needing a cane on occasion. He used to have trouble with conversations or getting confused all the time, now he can chat and reason and joke and remember old anecdotes. He’s almost all the way back to the way he was, it just took time and therapy. Fetterman’s stroke was 6 months ago. If he’s anything like my buddy, he could still improve a lot. If Walker has suffered from CTE or some other similar injury, it’s likely to only get worse. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/226 "2022-11-15T23:52:52Z")
It is my opinion, that Fetterman, the day of his stroke, could have talked circles around Walker. The real bonus is that Fetterman would actually…gasp! Make sense. No word salad, no claiming he’s a police officer/FBI agent/Santa Claus/ or whatever flights of fancy Mr. Walker decides to chase on any given day. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/227 "2022-11-16T00:43:03Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If Walker has suffered from CTE or some other similar injury, it’s likely to only get worse. “If”. It is to laugh. He was a fucking RB for 18 years. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/228 "2022-11-16T00:47:35Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > He was a fucking RB for 18 years. 22 years, in fact. - Four years in high school - Three years at the University of Georgia - Three years in the USFL - Twelve years in the NFL ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/229 "2022-11-16T00:56:32Z")
Looks like you misunderstood the results in PA. Both Oz and Mastriano LOST so the people of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dodged that bullet. Hope that helps you sleep better. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/230 "2022-11-16T01:31:04Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > “If”. It is to laugh. I think it’s extremely probable (to the point of being certain), though how much he suffered and whether it is the cause for his, uh, “eccentricities” or there is another reason (drug use, genetics, natural weirdness) isn’t something I’ve seen officially documented. I’m just trying to be fair. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/231 "2022-11-16T13:18:50Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Apparently, the people of Pennsylvania do. Why would the people of Pennsylvania want the people of Georgia to be represented by a brain-damaged moron? Seems mean-spirited. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/232 "2022-11-16T15:07:57Z")
Maybe @D_Anconia has uncovered a plot by Republicans to send people from Pennsylvania to Georgia to commit voter fraud in efforts to get Walker elected? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/233 "2022-11-17T00:49:57Z")
Herschel Walker expounding on an important public policy issue: > ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/234 "2022-11-17T02:22:55Z")
Vampire Lives Matter? Georgia, Please! ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/235 "2022-11-17T04:10:26Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Vampire Lives Matter? Undead Lives Matter ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/236 "2022-11-17T12:02:04Z")
Has he been watching Interview with the Vampire? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/237 "2022-11-17T12:37:23Z")
He said it was a stupid vampire movie. Sorry, that doesn’t really give us a clue since maybe it’s just cause he didn’t understand it. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/238 "2022-11-17T14:29:12Z")
very true. mr walker may have a future in comedy, but not in the senate. the us tried that experiment in the presidency, it will take years to clean up the fall out from that. ---
**Author:** ![SingleMalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/singlemalt/32/3961_2.png) [@SingleMalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleMalt)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/239 "2022-11-17T14:35:09Z")
He made some reference to, I believe, “Fright Night”. Admittedly, Chris Sarandon was a pretty cool vampire. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861/240 "2022-11-17T14:39:04Z")
Well, that’s certainly true. So evidently a concussion-damaged clock is right about vampires twice a day, or something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herschel-walker-need-i-say-more/972861.md?page=13)