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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)...
comradebillyboy
(10,963 posts)see how much of his very ambitious agenda he can sell to the NY City Council.
kwolf68
(8,452 posts)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)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.