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Mr.Bee

(1,914 posts)
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 06:58 PM Jul 2025

OMG! Mamdani a Muslim Mayor! 911!

Hey GOP hypocrites, what about Dr. Oz?
Mehmet Oz ran in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania as a conservative Republican,
the first Muslim candidate for Senate to be nominated by either major party.
Oz lost the election to the Democratic nominee John Fetterman.

No, Dr. Oz is not Muslim. While he was raised in a family with Muslim roots, he is not Muslim himself.
His father's family practiced more traditional Islam, and his mother's family were more secular Muslims,
according to Wikipedia.
But Dr. Oz is not Muslim.
Oh, Okay!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
(sorry if this was supposed to be a secret)...
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OMG! Mamdani a Muslim Mayor! 911! (Original Post) Mr.Bee Jul 2025 OP
Mamdani looks like he will be NYCs next mayor. Let's comradebillyboy Jul 2025 #1
Mr. Mamdani does not know what is in store kwolf68 Jul 2025 #2
It was the question more than anything AZProgressive Jul 2025 #3

comradebillyboy

(10,963 posts)
1. Mamdani looks like he will be NYCs next mayor. Let's
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:42 PM
Jul 2025

see how much of his very ambitious agenda he can sell to the NY City Council.

kwolf68

(8,452 posts)
2. Mr. Mamdani does not know what is in store
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 08:47 PM
Jul 2025

He will be opposed by virtually every major political force in this nation, including many on the so-called left. He truly represents change.

I don't agree with his "there should be no billionaires" public take, even though that logically (and morally) makes sense, but that's leaning too much into statism. That said, we should tax the fucking shit out of them. I think there is a way he can approach his anti-billionaire, anti-capitalistic tactic in a bit better way. Though I appreciate his voice. Jesse Ventura has a really good anti-billionaire take we should co-opt (some of this other stuff is bonkers).

AZProgressive

(29,965 posts)
3. It was the question more than anything
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:45 PM
Jul 2025

He was asked "Do billionaires have a right to exist?" and he answered the question which you have his answer in your post but I think there are better and more important questions to ask than the ones he is being asked.

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