New Fetterman ad...it is hillarious!

[Demsrule86]

I really think Oz is over and done...

Link to tweet

[hlthe2b]

1. Oh, Lordy. When Fetterman is in the Senate, can he still keep up these entertaining ads? LOL

BRILLIANT

[underpants]

4. Whew

When he had his stroke and got the pacemaker I was like OH NO. He seems to have recovered well from a political standpoint. I’d guess PA is so split it’s a ham sammich type thing with suburban women deciding it.

[Brother Buzz]

6. That's a Stephen Colbert production

You can continue to watch them with Fetterman in the Senate if you stay up late. That, or catch them the next day on his YouTube channel.

[2naSalit]

83. Also posted on DU...

Thanks to Rhiannon12866!

But here's the yootoob link

[Brother Buzz]

129. Yes, and once in a Blue Moon I catch it on YouTube before Rhiannon12866 posts it

And Damnit, she's so good, it's posted on DU by the time I finish watching it.

[Demsrule86]

7. God I hope so. The GOP won't know what happened. He was a force to reckoned with in the

PA legislature.

[liberalla]

2. Would love to hear the sounds in the OZ campaign offices today!

[Demsrule86]

8. Between the puppy murder accusations and this...they are probably sobbing loudly and sticking

pins in an effigy of Donald Trump who recommended Oz.

[liberalla]

25. I hadn't heard of the puppy murders until your post, and went to

look it up. OMG, this is just horrible if it's true.

[Demsrule86]

27. I found what looks like an NIH document....but I don't know for sure. Although no one has denied

it and there are witnesses. One poster who brought it up said it likely wasn't true for a variety of reasons but then deleted all his posts so I don't know. Twitter is saying it is true. And Oz has not denied it ...that is all I know and there are documents and witnesses. It is awful. I posted it here but put a warning on the OP. I wish I could unsee it.

[orleans]

45. i saw that warning you posted and decided i didn't need to see whatever it was.

thank you for doing the warning. seriously.

[Demsrule86]

56. Of course, I am sorry I looked at it myself. It is triggering... I hate that guy.

[Demsrule86]

28. I would add if it is true and Oz has to defend this sort of thing...he is finished.

[liberalla]

50. I agree. He should be finished anyway... Let him run for office in Turkey!

[Demsrule86]

57. That is where he belongs for sure...not here. I bet he can do anything he wants in Turkey as he

is rich.

[Aerator]

62. It's Saturday they are all attending family reunions

[liberalla]

65. !

gettin' busy!

[smb]

110. I Want The Booze & Antacid Concession For Dr Oz HQ nt

[underpants]

3. Like the same Grandma

[Demsrule86]

11. I know right...it so awful and yet so damn funny.

The video was worse...really creepy and not funny at all. but this ad is hilarious.

[TigressDem]

54. Technically, OZ is talking 2nd cousins who share a Great Grandma, but still.

Doh!

Incest Good. NO NO

[SergeStorms]

113. Beta tested by Rudy Ghouliani.

I can see Rudy doing promotional spots for Oz's app on late-nite TV, the same channels that ran the "Trumpy Bear" ads. 🤮

[JoeOtterbein]

5. This is even more...

...hilarious that I thought it would be!

[Demsrule86]

12. Whoever is doing the media for Fetterman...is a f'ing genius!

[orleans]

49. the video for ok cousin dating ap was a colbert pre-show video.

i don't know if this made it to commercials on tv

[brush]

55. Yep. The best ever.

[Marthe48]

9. What?-My cousin kisses as good as my uncle?

oz giving his permission for all the rapists in a family. What a brass-plated loser.

[Demsrule86]

13. It is so creepy...and notice age is never discussed...the cousin were underage at the time...one of

them was certainly.

[TigressDem]

10. Well, Incest is wrong and OZ is stupid, but not completely wrong.

"More than a first cousin away would be second cousins" is genetically not likely to cause problems and you won't have the same Grandma, same Great Grandma maybe.

BUT to equate relationships with second cousins in the same sentence with INCEST IS NOT A BIG PROBLEM is SO STUPID it should be tattooed on his forehead.


Incest is the crime of two members of the same family having sexual intercourse, for example a father and daughter, or a brother and sister.

“Why is incest a crime?” The main reasoning behind laws that make it a crime is that it causes harm to family relationships and that it can result in genetic defects in children.

ALSO typically "incest" is a RAPE because the offender is older and more powerful than the victim and the victim is often not given a choice.

Inbreeding among first cousins if adults and consensual is a stupid game of genetic roulette, but it isn't the same as a parent or older sibling raping a child without their consent.





https://www.ancestry.com/dna/lp/cousins-dna-match

[Demsrule86]

14. I come from...on my Mom's side a family that kept the money in the family in a small

Virginia town. My great-grandparents were first cousins...ewww. That generation was not lucky in terms of healthy offspring.

[Mozeltov Cocktail]

85. Exactly the same story here, except they were from Pennsylvania...

With the death of Queen Elizabeth, I was reading how Queen Victoria literally destroyed monarchies with her arranged incestuous marriages.

On a different note, Democrats have the distinct possibility of 55 seats in the Senate...I believe we're going to do it, and hold the house.

There are less than 60 days till the election, season two of "Trump's Insurrection" is coming back on the air. The spinoff, "Trump's Espionage" doesn't look like it will be ready but the teasers will be out and the critics will be out in force.

[hlthe2b]

16. Yes. and in the actual interview Oz was waxing scientific on the genetic issues diminishing further

down the family tree than first cousins, which is correct. HOWEVER, if you listen to the whole interview he also goes into the most cringe-worthy discussion of pheromones explaining why daughters (including his own) evolutionarily diminish attraction to their father's smell, unlike their mother. It was truly awful, though--even more so because he is so clueless as to how this comes across to the general public not indoctrinated in evolutionary biology, genetics or medicine.

So his cluelessness is what is nailing him, not so much the "technical facts."

[TigressDem]

17. He has the best words.... I don't know why people cringe when he talks. TFG about OZ.

[Demsrule86]

22. I am scientifically trained and found the bit about his daughters awful...I had a professor I worked

for one semester who was teaching non-science majors and he obtained a human uterus from his doctor-wife. He was very excited to show the class. I tried to dissuade him to no avail. He had it in formalin (large sink) and reached in at the beginning of class and hauled it out...two students fainted and one vomited. We had to call an ambulance.

[catbyte]

26. That certainly was a class to remember!

Yikes. I know I shouldn't be laughing, but dang. What a knucklehead. Nobody not in pre-med wants to see something like that.

[Demsrule86]

38. It was...more than a few dropped the course. They were not science majors and just needed their

science credit...he had them doing labs and lab notebooks...it was like a survey of Biology course...pretty damn hard in the summer too. But the professor simply could not understand why his students were not grateful to learn this wonderful subject...I also worked in the animal labs which is why I did not go into research in the end. And one holiday the custodians turned of the lights in the mice/rat room. This is bad because rats turn feral in the darkness. Anyway one had escaped he was a pet that I had raised myself...Charlie brown. He bit the hell out of my hand and required like 10 stitches and a tetanus shot.

The same professor ordered me to euthanize the rat. I refused the thing had chased me around the room before attacking me and was now captured in a special cage and hissed at anyone who came near him. I refused to do it. Dr. X gave me a stern talking to and announced he himself would do it. He then went to the lab. I refused to even observe. He came back about 30 minutes later and announced that perhaps Dr. U might want the rat to feed his snakes and wanted me to check with Dr. U. The good Doctor said no, he thought the rat might hurt his snakes. So Charlie Brown was still going strong when I graduated. He was in a cage where it could be cleaned without removing him and he could be fed the same way. He lived to a ripe old age and became famous among students and faculty.

[catbyte]

44. I love a rebel!

Poor little guy. I wouldn't be able to work in an animal lab -- I'd be sobbing all of the time. Kudos to you for sticking up for him.

[Demsrule86]

53. It was pretty horrible ...the girl that worked with me took the rabbits home with her rather than

Euthanize them...she worked for a different professor...the experiment was over and the animals were not used but were supposed to be euthanized. They ended up as pets which is strictly illegal by the way. I decided not to go into research as I could not endure animals in the lab. I understand that it is necessary and all, but I just can't do it.

[catbyte]

72. I remember back in high school, we had to do experiments for Biology class. I chose what the

effects nicotine would have on hamsters. The teacher gave me two hamsters and a small bottle of liquid nicotine. Well, I couldn't do it. I folded like a lasagna noodle in boiling water. Turned out the hamsters were male and female. So shortly thereafter, I discovered 6 tiny baby hamsters in the cage, so I modified my experiment to document the growth cycle of hamsters. I got an A- and my friends each got a hamster. End of Biology career.

[Marthe48]

24. We had a marriage in our family that raised eyebrows

My Dad's father's youngest half-brother married my Dad's maternal aunt's older daughter. My generation knew about the marriage and noticed that while the people were beloved, the adults acted funny about their marriage and family ties, didn't talk much about it. When I got into geneaology, I realized that even though a half-uncle had married his niece, they weren't related by blood. They were close in age, and adults when they got married. I can see why the generations involved didn't have much to say, and I felt relief when I understood the genetic relationship. Their daughter, my 3rd cousin, told me her parents when she was 14 and told his parents on the way home that he was going to marry her.

I guess it was good to know about their relationship. It made it easier for our parents to discuss incest and why we couldn't marry our cousins or siblings. My pre-teen grands just brought the subject of marriages up, which was interesting, to say the least.

[yardwork]

58. It's good to see a Democrat turning the tables.

The Republicans have gotten elected for decades using ads that were far, far more unfair than this. Good for Fetterman. He saw his opponent's weakness and went there.

[amuse bouche]

63. That is not a real Dem ad. It is from the genius Colbert production

Dems should hire Colbert writers though. They are amazing

[yardwork]

104. Democrats badly need a new approach. This works!

[soldierant]

64. You are correct

but this is something not taught in school. A lot of people think that a relationship which is actually first cousin once removed is a second cousin - and haveno idea what "removed" even means in family history. In one of E. Nesbit's books the children met anothe child who claimed to be a fifth cousin of Queen Victoria 17 times removed, and after mich thought came to the conclusion that this cousin must have loved the Queen very much to have tried to see her (and been removed) so many times.

Besides, Franklin and Eleanor's kids turned out just fime.

[LiberalFighter]

94. What about 1st cousins 1x removed? I have 78 of them living.

I also have 1st cousins all the way to 10x removed.

Or Half 1st cousins?

[TigressDem]

95. Better check with Ancestry.com, do a DNA or 23 and me

1st cousin 1x removed is your cousin's child. Now depending on how old your cousin is, there could be a cradle robbing situation there.

10 times removed are probably corpses, since it goes back generations past your 3rd great grand parent.

Now necrophilia is gross, but probably no genetic issues as no reproduction, but there could be residual STDs so I probably would advise against it any way.

[LiberalFighter]

106. These are all living people. I filtered out anyone with a death date.

I did respond I had 78 living 1st cousins 1x removed. The same goes for 1st cousins 10x removed.

They are descendants of at least 8th great grandparents from the early 1600's.

[TigressDem]

108. Well, you seem fairly committed...

I guess just stay away from the 2 columns on the left. Same grandparent, too much DNA in common.

Good luck.

Invite us to the wedding.

[Martin68]

112. Yes, TigressDem, genetically speaking, the odds of getting two copies of a recessive gene are far

lower between first cousins or siblings. But I think this was probably satire and a political hit job.

[doc03]

15. Now wait a f---g minute. My family came from WV.

My great grand parents were 1st cousins. What do you do if half the county is related, you go to the family reunion to meet girls. I found this out from ansestry .com.

[TigressDem]

18. Check out the other half, improve the gene pool. nt

[doc03]

20. Who is going to marry a Hatfield?

[Demsrule86]

23. Probably not a McCoy!

[TigressDem]

30. Then go shopping in another state, I guess.

Howdy Mamm. I'm from West Virginia.


You're pretty.

[wnylib]

114. Since you are into genealogy, you must know

that first cousin marriages were pretty common in the past, and second cousins even more so.

I was able to trace several ancestral lines on one side of one grandmother's family back to colonial New England and from there, to Medieval England. There were yeoman farmers on England who increased their land holdings by marrying into other, local yeoman farmers' families and then kept the lands in the family by marrying cousins. The first time I saw it on a chart and realized what it was, I nearly wretched.

But then, in America, a couple of their descendants married into colonial families who descended from the Plantagenet dynasty in which cousins (descendants of Edward III's large family) routinely married each other and fought wars with each other over the lines of succession.

I am grateful that more recent lines did not marry any cousins. Many descendants of colonial Puritans have a few cousin marriages in their family trees from Britain and even in America in the early colonial generations.

Cousin marriages happened in other countries, too, and not just among nobles and royals. People in small villages who did not travel far beyond maybe the next village ended up being related to each other after a few generations.

BTW, inbreeding does not create genetic defects if there aren't any in the family to begin with. Inbreeding allows existing defects, especially ones that are genetically recessive, to increase and flourish within a family.

Personally, cousin marriages are repulsive to me, and it's creepy to know that they were in my family tree several generations ago, but it seems that they exist in quite a few family trees if you go back far enough.

[TigressDem]

115. Yeah. That's where the term "kissing cousin" comes from.

The thing is, ALL human DNA has little defects or just less desirable traits here and there.

BUT when your DNA and another person's DNA is different enough, there is a more likely result of selecting the strongest traits of each.

The more similar the DNA, the less of a choice available and lesser traits or even defects are what is available.

Think of dog breeding and how eventually how certain breeds started having hip issues or breathing problems being passed down.

[wnylib]

117. Yes, that's what I meant when I said that

inbreeding allows existing defects to flourish within a family. There is less genetic diversity so the same genes keep reproducing.

Some defects are recessive, so if only one parent has the defective gene, the children will either not get it, or get only one copy of it so the defect will not manifest. But, people who are related might each have one copy of the recessive defective gene. Their children could have one recessive defective gene and one dominant "normal" gene, or two dominant genes, or two recessive genes. The chances of having at least one recessive defective gene are greater when both parents have it. The chances of getting two recessive defective genes are also increased when both parents have one. The child who inherits both recessive genes will have the defect.

So inbreeding increases the continuance of an undesirable gene and the chances of manifesting the defect if a child gets two of those genes. The defect will flourish in families that are inbred.

[Demsrule86]

19. hahah...My great-grandparents in a small town in Virginia were first cousins. My uncle told

me that he never went to family reunions as a young man as he didn't want to be tempted. And the town was so small that everyone was likely related one way or the other...been there for about 300 years. My mom joined the Navy and met a guy from Illinois also in the Navy. Thank God. Seriously, a couple of my cousins have epilepsy.

[Demsrule86]

21. No lie. My professor in College stopped doing human genetic studies when he taught at WVU.

The results were very disturbing to the students. He was at UCONN, western campus when I had him one summer and told us this.

[rurallib]

29. If it is one thing a Republican ego hates it is being laughed at

[TigressDem]

37. OZ's ego is having it's Humpty Dumpty moment. SPLAT!!

MY EGO LOOKS LIKE AN EGGO NOW!!!

[Demsrule86]

47. I love that....hahah

[Demsrule86]

48. That is so true. I can imagine this ad will raise some cash too for the campaign...

[Joinfortmill]

31. Rofl

[Demsrule86]

46. I watched it several times and I laugh everytime...the first time, I almost spit coffee on my

keyboard...

[chowder66]

32. Brilliant!!

[Demsrule86]

43. The Fetterman media folks are geniuses...for sure.

[SheltieLover]

33. Kicking for visibility

[BComplex]

34. Oz doesn't have a chance.

This kills it!!!

[Demsrule86]

41. I absolutely agree...it is insufferable and hilarious at the same time.

[Bo Zarts]

35. This message was approved by Dr. Oz, and ..

.. Sen. Lindsey Graham R-SC (near the Chattooga River, Deliverance, Banjo Music).

[Demsrule86]

40. Oh God...funny

[Warpy]

36. Genetically speaking, he was mostly right

although I'd suggest genetic counseling to make sure there were no ticking time bombs.

But ew.

[Demsrule86]

39. But the creepy factor is stronger than the science IMHO.

[brush]

42. Oh my God. That is laughing out loud funny.

Fetterman's got the best social media people ever.

[Demsrule86]

60. He really does...I spit out my coffee laughing the firsts time.

[AllaN01Bear]

51. wonder how many people would try to find that "app"??

[Demsrule86]

61. You think that would happen?

[Deminpenn]

52. That was hysterical

Ftr, FDR and ER were cousins.

[Demsrule86]

67. So were my great-grandparents...first cousins on my Mom's side. Were they first or second

cousins?

[wishstar]

92. FDR and Eleanor were 5th cousins once removed

[Deminpenn]

131. For years, the local joke has been

"everyone in Beaver County is related".

[OneCrazyDiamond]

133. I am related to the Roosevelts.

Ive been known to crack jokes about imbreeders in the Fam... Mom hates the jokes.

[SunSeeker]

59. Well, Oz has sewn up the Whittakers' votes! Unfortunately for him, they're in West Virginia.

[Demsrule86]

68. hahah....funny!

Oz is an idiot...

[Stuart G]

66. Dr. Oz is much too stupid to know that he is stupid!! no text

[Demsrule86]

69. He may be some sort of a savant or on the spectrum like Ben Carson.

[Stuart G]

70. Maybe an alien from the planet "Largo."

[Demsrule86]

73. That could be... I hear aliens from 'Largo' are very concerning and may have nuclear secrets...hehe

[keithbvadu2]

118. Aliens from "Largo" prefer daddy/daughter rather than cousins.

Aliens from "Largo" prefer daddy/daughter rather than cousins.

[peggysue2]

71. LOL!!

Fetterman's team knows how to punch back yet still not get nasty. The humor factor is a powerful, effective tool.

The recent story about the dog (puppy) experimentation lab is downright sickening. Romney caught all manner of hell for the vacation story about lashing the family dog to the top of his station wagon.

This, however, is 1000x worse by underscoring a core cruelty factor, a lack of sensitivity regarding other living creatures in a mad pursuit of product and profit.

That is really going to turn voters off bc if we have one thing in common? Americans love their pets.

[Demsrule86]

77. Fetterman's team is amazing...they turn punching back into an art form.

The puppy story is horrific...nothing funny about that and I expect Fetterman ET AL will treat it seriously.

[Emile]

74. Great ad!

[trof]

75. My wife's maternal grandparents were 1st cousins.

Cajuns in the hinterlands of Louisiana.
Late 1800s.

[Demsrule86]

81. Not surprising given my family. My great-aunt Mary used to say she was born a 'Jones' and married a

a 'Jones' (not real name in case relatives may be here!). I have no idea what the relationship was. She also took pics of family members in their coffins and asked you if they looked life-like. Her parents were also first cousins. The offspring were all healthy though.

[trof]

139. I had a great aunt Mary too.

Her husband's name was Pleasant Argalius Hickman.
He would fire his 'horse pistol' on Christmas mornings in celebration.

It was said that he was 'a drinkin' man' who sometimes got the DTs (Delirium Tremens) and 'saw' red, white, and blue turkeys running in the house.
This would have been in the early 1900s.

[Blue_playwright]

76. Ok. This is funny but...

Isn’t it out of context and he was talking about birth defects between distant family members marrying?

[Demsrule86]

78. No, the question was about a cousin who called into Charlemanges show and asked how bad it was

keep having sex with another cousin...it was extremely creepy and when you add in the part about his daughter, it is awful. This was a radio show...a comedy.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

79. Should have ended it with btw odious OZ..incest/rape is a fucking crime!

and he's an educated professional, a "doctor?" Honestly has someone vetted his credentials bc he's a fucking moron!

[Demsrule86]

82. Yeah, we didn't even talk about that. In many states incest is illegal. He is a maroon.

He was not vetted well clearly.

[malthaussen]

80. Very cute, but for Oz's constituents, that's a feature, not a bug.

I suppose I should be offended, two of my ancestors were first cousins.

-- Mal

[Demsrule86]

87. Don't feel bad as I said my great Grandparents on my mom's side were first cousins.

[Wounded Bear]

84. Ok, that got a chuckle...

[Demsrule86]

88. I thought it was hilarious too...

[Rhiannon12866]

86. This was Stephen Colbert's Opening on Thursday:

OKCousin: Dr. Oz's New Family Dating App

Find true love closer than you ever imagined it.

[Demsrule86]

89. Thanks...that was funny! I hadn't had that channel for a while but got sling for the election...

so I will put the show in my DVR...

[Rhiannon12866]

90. He's terrific at keeping up with the news, not to mention the needed comedy

And his Openings are usually spot on!

[Demsrule86]

91. I used to like him a great deal. And Sling blue is 35 per month.

[Rhiannon12866]

93. Well, I've been posting his monologue and opening for a few years now, and any political guests

Since I know that many DUers don't stay up as late as I do - and many don't have cable, or even TV...

[Demsrule86]

96. I am going to look for your posts and watch too.

[Demsrule86]

97. I am going to look for your posts and watch too.

[Rhiannon12866]

99. He just came back this week (they all did) so he's really been on a roll, catching up on all the news

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 9/6/22 - Season Premiere
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017765142


Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 9/7/22
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017765434


Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 9/8/22
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017765723

[Demsrule86]

101. Thankyou.

[Rhiannon12866]

103. The Openings are really good, too

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

105. Stay up and watch two ?

Perhaps you meant,

I am going to look for your posts and watch two.

[LAS14]

98. I wish Fetterman hadn't done that.

There's nothing wrong with Oz's statement, as it stands, out of context. He has made LOTS of statements that are totally wrong. But this is just

[Demsrule86]

100. I think it is creepy as hell. Did you read about the daughter thing?

Also, it is illegal in a number of states.

[TigressDem]

109. Yes, there is.

Because it's ONLY incest if it is on the closer side of 2nd cousin.

AND usually that means an older person taking advantage of a younger relative, so yes, there is an issue with incest.


IF he said, legally and genetically you need to go to second cousin territory to avoid incest complications.

AND if he'd clarified AGE and CONSENT as factors.

BUT just saying "incest isn't bad...." is 100% stupid and wrong.

[Demsrule86]

123. Yes it is...Oz is just weird and based on the puppy thing if true and 15 minute checkups

For the undeserving uninsured ( OZ' s words), he is a monster.

[malaise]

102. Fabulous

😀😀😀😀

[Demsrule86]

124. I think so.

[LudwigPastorius]

107. Oz knows his MAGA voting base.

i.e. cousin fuckers

[Martin68]

111. That's wicked!

[Demsrule86]

120. That is what I think

[keithbvadu2]

116. Pennsylvania family values, eh, Oz?

Pennsylvania family values, eh, Oz?

------
Quick glance looks like Pillow Guy.

[Demsrule86]

119. Right! Oz family values. PA will kick this guy out.

[Upthevibe]

121. Demsrule86...............

I'm D Y I N'''''' with laughter!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for posting.....

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too, too funny.

[Demsrule86]

138. Thank you! I laughed my butt off too...and ridiculing someone (who deserves it) works everytime

in an election!

[yankee87]

122. What a maroon

Can you imagine having to try to justify what he said, if you’re his spokesperson?

[Demsrule86]

137. What's up doc? A maroon indeed.

[burrowowl]

125. LOL

[Vinca]

126. Definitely in my top 10 of best campaign commercials ever.

[malaise]

127. Yep - completely up to DATE

What a dig at that fool

[Demsrule86]

136. It sure was and done with humor.

[malaise]

128. Yep - completely up to DATE

What a dig at that fool

[Demsrule86]

135. I laughed my butt of and almost ruined my keyboard with a mouthful of coffee.

[AdamGG]

132. Rudy must have had the app's beta version n/t

[Demsrule86]

134. for sure...didn't he marry his cousin?