New Jersey resident Dr. Oz, peddler of dubious medical claims, announces Pennsylvania Senate run
Dr. Oz is doing what Matthew McConaughey couldn’t: He’s running for public office
Dr. Mehmet Oz, “America’s Doctor,” mainly known for talking about poop colors and weight-loss fads on daytime TV, has announced a bid for a Pennsylvania Senate seat as a Republican. He has since scrubbed his website of dubious medical claims and replaced it with the vagaries of running for Senate.
“Pennsylvania needs a conservative who will put America
first,” Oz said in a newly released campaign video, invoking the fascist
sloganeering that’s apparently necessary to win a Republican Senate
seat. It’s not terribly surprising, considering he once hosted a segment on his show about the merits of conversion therapy.
Keep in mind, Dr. Oz doesn’t live in Pennsylvania; he’s a resident of the great state of New Jersey and only voted in Pennsylvania for the first time last year. But, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Oz used his in-law’s Pennsylvania address to get on the ticket. Still, the fact of the matter is that Pennsylvania had an open seat, and he saw an opportunity.
But we digress. Let’s take a look at Dr. Oz’s statement, which focuses primarily on the pandemic. “Over 750,000 in the United States have died from the virus, a devastating toll for families and communities. Many of those deaths were preventable,” wrote Dr. Oz, who last year became on Fox News’ go-to medical expert, peddling hydroxychloroquine as a COVID treatment, and once hosted anti-vaccine honcho Robert Kennedy Jr. on his show. Nothing says respect for preventable deaths like platforming the very conspiracy theories the caused those preventable deaths.