Dr. Oz announces bid for US Senate seat in Pennsylvania

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Source: CNN

(CNN)Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality, is running for the US Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican, according to an op-ed published Tuesday in the conservative Washington Examiner. "During the pandemic, I learned that when you mix politics and medicine, you get politics instead of solutions. That's why I am running for the U.S. Senate: to help fix the problems and to help us heal," Oz wrote.

The 61-year-old Oz will join a Republican primary field that already includes Philadelphia-area businessman (and 2018 lieutenant governor nominee) Jeff Bartos and Carla Sands, who served as US ambassador to Denmark in the Trump administration. Another potential Republican candidate is David McCormick, a former official in the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush.

The race in Pennsylvania to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey has been shaken up in recent weeks, primarily by the departure of GOP candidate Sean Parnell, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. "Pennsylvania needs a conservative who will put America first," Oz said in a 60-second video on his campaign website.

Oz is an Ohio native who attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. He rose to fame as a frequent guest of Oprah Winfrey, eventually launching his own syndicated daytime TV talk show in 2009. Representatives for Oz did not return CNN's request for comment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/politics/dr-oz-senate-campaign-pennsylvania/index.html

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I just heard this on the radio and NYT just had a breaking banner.

[milestogo]

1. ...

[skylucy]

2. Yes. Definitely...

[Rebl2]

16. Okay that's

what my response was going to be.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. My condolences.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. I will echo the 2 who posted above

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[greatauntoftriplets]

14. I agree.

And I've never watched him on TV.

[Kimber432]

4. He takes himself entirely too seriously. n/t

[sdfernando]

6. Geeee....I wonder who mixed politics with medicine? /nt

[Faux pas]

7. ...

Why not? They need more scammers and liars.

[pnwmom]

8. One more celebrity Republican, planning a run for President someday. nt

[VMA131Marine]

9. Just Great! Another clown running for the Senate

These are not serious people. The Republican primaries have become a pissing contest to see who can out-Trump Trump.

[captain queeg]

10. Him and Rand Paul are at about the same level.

Bring on the clowns.

[dchill]

11. "Pennsylvania needs a conservative who will put America first..."

No. No we don't, Flim Flam.

Edit to add:

[Cryptoad]

12. Dotors,,,,

those that can doctor thee sick ,,,,, those that can't go into politics........

[Skittles]

13. just the fact that a doctor would be a repuke

tells me everything I need to know about him

[rpannier]

15. He'll go to DC to hawk quack cures

[XanaDUer2]

17. Quack nt

[Wolf Frankula]

18. Will Oprah support him?

n/t

Wolf

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Apparently the social media universe is blowing up about this

bigly.

[sakabatou]

19. Oh god...

[dalton99a]

20. .

[myohmy2]

21. "..help us heal.."

...as a republican?

...pukes don't heal...

[Deminpenn]

22. Does he actually live in Pennsylvania?

If not, he'll get even less support.

[dalton99a]

25. No.

Oz may have to explain why he isn’t running for office in New Jersey, where he has lived for the past two decades before he began voting in Pennsylvania’s elections this year by absentee ballot, registered to his in-laws’ address in suburban Philadelphia.

His longtime home is above the Hudson River in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, overlooking Manhattan, where he films his TV show and practices medicine. Oz became a household name after gaining fame as a guest on Oprah Winfrey’s show.

His campaign website launched Tuesday has an address in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, where his wife's parents have lived for years.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/dr-oz-plans-to-run-as-republican-for-u-s-senate-seat-in-pa-sources-say/3063223/

[Deminpenn]

36. So he's been voting illegally in Pennsylvania

I can't wait to hear the responses from PA republicans when that's pointed out.

Here's hoping Josh Shapiro prosecutes him for that.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. Apparently not but I just saw this

Link to tweet

TEXT

Acyn
@Acyn
Wut?
Image
3:19 PM · Nov 30, 2021

I just found the source of that screenshot quote in the tweet - https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/politics/dr-oz-plans-to-run-as-republican-for-u-s-senate-seat-in-pa-sources-say/2805232/

He would be like Rick Santorum.

[Deminpenn]

37. Pascrell weighs in

Link to tweet

I want to congratulate my North Jersey constituent Dr. Oz on his run for US Senate in Pennsylvania. I’m sure this fully genuine candidacy will capture the hearts of Pennsylvanians.

[BumRushDaShow]

40. Pascrell has been a doberman going after folks like him

and that even includes members of the Kracken loon squad, with him filing complaints to get them disbarred.

[Bettie]

24. Entertaining Podcast about him

not particularly complimentary, but it is funny.


https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDExMTI2LnJzcw/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC03ODU3NDcy

[luckone]

27. Nah not gonna cure our ills with this freedom that and freedom there gibberish

Link to tweet

?s=21

[BlueIdaho]

28. Pardon me while I

🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

On a brighter note - he might be easier to beat than other Trumpian zombies.

[luckone]

29. Oh I hope so I can't be looking at those bad eyebrow lifts in Congress . He lives in NJ 20Yrs

And is using his in-laws address ?
That should piss off some people but you never know
He has trump love on his side ..

His longtime home is above the Hudson River in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, overlooking Manhattan, where he films his TV show and practices medicine

If support from Trump is important in the Republican primary, then Oz may have a leg up.
As Oz interviewed Trump on his show in 2016, Trump told him, “you know my wife’s a big fan of your show.”

Still, Oz may have to explain why he isn’t running for office in New Jersey, where he has lived for the past two decades before he began voting in Pennsylvania’s elections this year by absentee ballot, registered to his in-laws’ address in suburban Philadelphia.👀

https://www.nj.com/politics/2021/11/celeb-surgeon-dr-oz-a-longtime-nj-resident-running-for-senate-in-pa.html
:::::Not surprised melania is a big fan -she doesn’t care if children die either

[IronLionZion]

30. Conor Lamb should be able to kick his ass

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33. John Fetterman is way ahead of anyone else in the field

Lamb would need to win Philly in order to even have a chance and he has done zero outreach over here on this side of the state within the city and its suburbs vs Fetterman (who is aware of the indies and the few "sane" Republicans over here).

Link to tweet

TEXT

John Fetterman
@JohnFetterman
Pennsylvania is in @Commish_Schmidt debt for his extraordinary integrity and commitment to safeguarding the true democratic will of Philadelphia in 2020.

I wish him the very best in his next endeavor and thank him for his public service.
Al Schmidt will resign as city commissioner to take over at Committee of 70
Republican City Commissioner Al Schmidt will resign halfway through his third term in office to become the next president and CEO of The Committee of Seventy, a good government watchdog group.
inquirer.com
7:17 PM · Nov 30, 2021

Aside from Erie going back to its (D) roots, SE PA's extra turnout, including a record turnout here in the city proper, took Biden over the finish line.

[Deminpenn]

38. Exactly

And Lamb has not even done outreach in western PA. He has a base of support centered around Mt Lebanon where he lives, but Fetterman is well-known across western PA and will carry this part of the state in the primary.

[BumRushDaShow]

41. I would sortof compare Lamb over there to Val Arkoosh

(who I love) over here, having a very "localized base of support" but little if any name recognition anywhere else in the state.

Meanwhile Fetterman's "Sheetz" vs "Wawa" running "competition" is something that is silly but is also cleverly endearing with its embrace of regional brand convenience stores that "average Joe/Jane" PAers across the state, often frequent.

[Tree Lady]

31. We have a former journalist from the Times

living in NY running for governor of Oregon. And he has raised the most money so far from out of state. I don't know much about him other than he is a democrat, but it does feel weird to have someone come in from another state to run yours. He was raised in Oregon so originally from here.

It will be interesting to see how the polls go.

I think its weird Oz is using parents address, he is rich, why didn't he at least buy a house there?

[BumRushDaShow]

34. That residence is not even his parents - it's his WIFE's parents' address

He's not from here at all nor lives here. He was born in Ohio (Cleveland) lives in New Jersey, and works in New York.

[Deminpenn]

39. Kristoff at least was raised in Oregon

IIRC, both his parents were professors at Portland State.

[Tree Lady]

43. Thanks I don't know anything about the guy

He might be really good but not sure if people from here will vote for someone who hasn't lived here in decades.

[SunSeeker]

32. Fuck that snake oil salesman.

I hope Oprah feels shame every time Oz opens his mouth. She's the one who made him famous.

[bucolic_frolic]

35. Charlatan con man quack - GOP Evolution of a Species

Why am I not surprised?

[Ford_Prefect]

42. "I'll massage my ego just a little bit more whole pretending to carry the white elite's burden.

This assh*** has the temerity to say he's a serious conservative as if we need one more "In your heart you know he's right" jerkoff trying to limit government spending. He's a conservative fantasist who imagines that his privileges confer a magic wisdom others do not possess. If it walks like a duck, and it quacks like one...

[traitorsgalore]

44. So he supports domestic terrorists, insurrectionists, traitors and death cultists

I wonder how long TV will make excuses for the GOPlague traitor.

[lees1975]

45. With the lineup from the GOP running for that seat, it's a sure Democratic flip

Democrats have a real choice and either one would be excellent. Republicans are giving up the seat, apparently.

[AngryOldDem]

46. Next up will be Dr. Phil.

Count on it.

Oz makes my skin crawl, and my opinion of Winfrey hit rock bottom when she foisted these two abominations on the general public.