Very Serious Dr. Oz Ad Depicts John Fettermanβs Head As Groovy Party With Giant Bong, AOC Inside It
Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz is currently losing the Pennsylvania Senate race to actual Pennsylvania resident and Democratic lieutenant governor John Fetterman. TVβs Dr. Oz is more an entertainer than a competent doctor or political candidate, so itβs been highly entertaining to watch his campaign flail about helplessly like a turtle flipped on its back.
Fetterman even took time off the campaign trail to recover from a goddamn stroke, and the best Dr. Oz has been able to do is insist Fetterman is Bernie Sanders in a hoodie, which by the way is an adorable image.
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Even a recent poll from Dr. Ozβs beloved Fox News showed Fetterman pants-ing him by double digits. Dr. Oz needs to get serious, especially now that his opponent has actively resumed campaigning.
So, no more fooling around with goofy, poorly photoshopped memes. Dr. Oz has hit Fetterman with a goofy, poorly photoshopped campaign ad.
\u201cThis new, desperate, bizarre ad from Dr. Oz shows a bong popping out of John Fetterman\u2019s head.\u201dβ PatriotTakes \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@PatriotTakes \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1660524191
OK, so what the hell is this? The supposedly professional political ad looks like the intro to the 1980s βHey Vern, Itβs Ernestβ Saturday morning kids show.
The ad βopens upβ Fettermanβs head to reveal lots of βloose screws,β as well as a comically large bong, because he supports legalizing weed. A recent poll shows that 48.5 percent of Pennsylvania voters support legalization. Itβs not a fringe position, nor is universal healthcare, which the ad dismisses as another one of Fettermanβs βcrazy ideas.β Most Americans donβt support private insurers leaving them to die.
Dr. Oz continues trying to anchor Fetterman with Sanders and scary brown lady Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, neither of whom are running in this Senate election.
The rest of the ad is filled with typical Republican lies about how Fetterman wants to empty Pennsylvania prisons and flood the streets with axe murderers. Heβs gonna raise your taxes and slow energy production! The ad warns that βgas prices will skyrocket,β as a result of Fettermanβs policies. Gas prices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where Dr. Oz is more familiar, have steadily decreased over the past few weeks.
Republicans have expressed concern with Dr. Ozβs crappy fundraising skills and underwater favorability ratings. This ad probably wonβt convince them that Dr. Oz has control of his deteriorating situation. Fetterman can resist Dr. Ozβs weak-ass attacks because Pennsylvania voters know and trust him. Meanwhile, Fetterman has done a great job making Dr. Oz look creepy and weird.
In fairness, Dr. Oz has been very cooperative. Remember his Republican primary closing pitch? He said, like a perfectly normal person, βWhen you go to bed at night, put your head on that soft pillow, you'll know Oz will be doing exactly what you want him to do if you were there next to him.β
And who can forget back in April, when Dr. Oz went grocery shopping (without a cart) to demonstrate the horrible impact of Joe Bidenβs inflation?
\u201c\u201cThanks to Joe Biden, my wife\u2019s crudit\u00e9 will cost $20.\u201d Really giving \u2018man of the people\u2019 vibes @DrOz. \n\n https://t.co/D8Hcc93tbz\u201dβ Maya Contreras (@Maya Contreras) 1660576732
βThanks to Joe Biden,β he complained, βmy wifeβs cruditΓ© will cost $20.β Oh no, not Mrs. Dr. Ozβs cruditΓ©! This once proud nation is unrecognizable to me. You coastal elites probably donβt know what a βcruditΓ© platterβ is, but Dr. Oz patiently breaks down the ingredients.
"So, hereβs a broccoli. Thatβs two bucks, well, thatβs a ton of broccoli there. Thereβs some asparagus. Thatβs $4. Carrots. Thatβs four more dollars. Thatβs $10 of vegetables there, and then we need some guacamole. Thatβs $4 more. She loves salsa, yeah, salsa there. $6? Must be a shortage of salsa. Guys, thatβs $20 for crudite, and this doesnβt include the tequila. I mean, thatβs outrageous."
Dr. Oz apparently buys pre-made guacamole and serves it to his guests. What kind of fiend are we dealing with?
He filmed his absurd shopping trip in April, when it originally received 260,000 views. Today, just after Dr. Oz released his Fetterman bong ad, the video resurfaced and has over 1.6 million views. He just canβt win.
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