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John Fetterman's Desperation Grows, As He Now Tries to Tie Dr. Oz to Hitler
Townhall.com ^ | 7 October A.D. 2022 | Rebecca Downs

Posted on 10/07/2022 6:16:43 PM PDT by lightman

Earlier this week I covered how Democrat John Fetterman has grown increasingly desperate as he runs for the open Senate seat currently held by retiring Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA). This included equating his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, with Dr. Nick, the quack doctor on "The Simpsons." Fetterman appears to have ratcheted up his attacks even further, though, and is being bolstered by far-left media outlets.

In this instance, Fetterman shared an article from Susan Rinkunas at Jezebel, showing Dr. Oz giving remarks at a World War II museum, near Hitler's car. "Dr. Oz Stood in Front of One of Hitler's Cars at a Fundraiser and Had Jordan Peterson Call In," the headline read. Again, though, the event took place at the Lyon Air Museum and the car is there as a part of authentic history.

Fetterman's tweet claimed that "if you're asking donors for money in front of Hitler’s literal car, then you shouldn't be running for U.S. Senate."

The museum was founded by Major General William Lyon, a decorated U.S. veteran, and contains authentic pieces of history.

Rinkunas in her piece also goes after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), referring to him as a "sex pest," although the congressman has denied any such claims. Late last month, The Washington Post reported that "Career prosecutors recommend no charges for Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe," though Rinkus does not mention that in her piece.

Rinkunas jumps to further conclusions from there, writing:

We have several theories about how and why this happened. One, Oz’s team is extremely bad at their jobs. Two, they hate their boss. Three, this was an intentional wink to the fascist elements of the Republican party.

The chair of the event, Palmer Luckey, is Gaetz’s brother-in-law and the billionaire founder of Oculus VR. Luckey is a Donald Trump supporter and, in 2017, he was photographed with Steve Bannon and white supremacist Chuck C. Johnson, with both Johnson and Luckey flashing a white power gesture. Luckey claimed on Twitter that the gesture being a hate symbol was “fake news” and that people do it to “playfully mimic Trump.”

Potentially not unrelated to his politics, Luckey is also the head of a military technology company called Anduril that makes surveillance equipment used on the US border and is now making drones. The company has multiple contracts with the Department of Defense and Gaetz, meanwhile, sits on the House Armed Services Committee.

The event had also covered by the similarly far-left HuffPost, by David Moye. "Mehmet Oz Gives Speech Near Hitler's Car And Causes Furor On Twitter," his headline read, though he didn't have anything to add.

Fetterman has been prone to going after Dr. Oz on social media, which may have to do with how he experienced a stroke in May, shortly before winning the primary. He has not had many public campaign events, and those he has had, as well as the similarly few media interviews he's given involve bizarre responses and show he is still experiencing some side effects.

Such posts often--to the point of being obsessive--mention Dr. Oz's ties to New Jersey, as well as to suggest he's not a real doctor and refer to him as someone who "kills puppies" as a way to solicit donations.

These tactics are likely a distraction on Fetterman's soft-on-crime approach as well as his pro-abortion position. Speaking of abortion, one of the few public events that Fetterman has had involved a pro-abortion rally on the 21st anniversary of September 11.

While Fetterman has a +4.3 lead according to RealClearPolitics, tightening polls suggest that Dr. Oz is the one gaining momentum. This is similarly reflected in how also earlier this week, as Spencer covered, Cook Political Report changed their forecast of the race from "Lean Democratic" to "Toss-Up."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: bloggers; desperation; droz; fetterman; fraud; godwinslaw; hitler; oz; paping
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1 posted on 10/07/2022 6:16:43 PM PDT by lightman
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

2 posted on 10/07/2022 6:17:57 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

Hitler was a socialist. That’s a lot closer to a Democrat.


3 posted on 10/07/2022 6:20:59 PM PDT by RonEB
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To: lightman

Fetterman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee


4 posted on 10/07/2022 6:21:46 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: lightman

Desperation? It sounds to me like between fraud (and you freaking know there is STILL fraud procedures) and the retards in Pen. he’s a shoo in.


5 posted on 10/07/2022 6:22:59 PM PDT by LibertyWoman (America, the Handwriting is on the Wall. )
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To: lightman

The fact that Fetterman even has a pulse in this race is a pretty damning indictment of the power of media manipulation.


6 posted on 10/07/2022 6:23:04 PM PDT by BrexitBen
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To: lightman

Godwin’s law

Godwin’s law, short for Godwin’s law (or rule) of Nazi analogies, is an Internet adage asserting that as an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Adolf Hitler approaches 1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin‘s_law


7 posted on 10/07/2022 6:26:07 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: BrexitBen

Exactly right. And why isn’t Biden down around 15% to 20% approval?


8 posted on 10/07/2022 6:27:40 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“I used to be nothing but a Deplorable Clinger, but I've been promoted to Brigadier Ultra-MAGA”)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

He is and has been.

The shameless Pollsters lie as a matter of course.


9 posted on 10/07/2022 6:30:39 PM PDT by Radix
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Exactly right. And why isn’t Biden down around 15% to 20% approval?

Because he just EOed student loan "forgiveness" and pardon of marijuana possession convictions?

10 posted on 10/07/2022 6:30:48 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

“Fetterman’s tweet claimed that “if you’re asking donors for money in front of Hitler’s literal car, then you shouldn’t be running for U.S. Senate.”

I guess the above tweet is an example why they call campaign season silly season. Inflation, crime, immigration, debt, energy crisis and this moron is taking about “Hitler’s literal car”. I guess that’s why he never held a job in his life. Nobody wanted to hire his lumpy ass.


11 posted on 10/07/2022 6:41:01 PM PDT by chuckee
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12 posted on 10/07/2022 6:45:28 PM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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To: lightman

Same old saw, all my life. Republicans are NAZIs, fascists.

Zzzzzzzzz


13 posted on 10/07/2022 6:49:29 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Same old saw, all my life. Republicans are NAZIs, fascists.

Projections...just like Buy-Dung's Filthadephia speech.

14 posted on 10/07/2022 6:51:23 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

Obviously Fetterman was alluding to der Fuhrer’s TV show in the 1930’s where he discussed such things as health, dieting and current trends to the german people.


15 posted on 10/07/2022 7:03:21 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: lightman
(Palmer) Luckey is a Donald Trump supporter and, in 2017, he was photographed with Steve Bannon and white supremacist Chuck C. Johnson, with both Johnson and Luckey flashing a white power gesture. Luckey claimed on Twitter that the gesture being a hate symbol was “fake news” and that people do it to “playfully mimic Trump.” ...
Wow. Jezebel lives up to its name all right. Not an ounce of truth in that BS out of Susan Rinkunas (below; a crazed abortion activist among other monstrosities).


16 posted on 10/07/2022 7:36:38 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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“Oz... Nazi... yeah, Detroit!”


17 posted on 10/07/2022 8:14:42 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: lightman

Friggin’ Neanderthal. He doesn’t even know who Hitler was.


18 posted on 10/07/2022 8:35:43 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Let's Go Brandon! FJB.)
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To: lightman

Pollsters on Hannity today:

Matt Towery: Dr. Oz is really catching fire in Pennsylvania in the last week and a half. When they start accusing you of killing puppies, that’s when you know they are really nervous. It’s just ridiculous. I see Pennsylvania as really potentially going Republican.

John McLaughlin: It’s headed for the Republicans now.


19 posted on 10/07/2022 8:56:55 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: lightman
As He Now Tries to Tie Dr. Oz to Hitler
Not Putin?
20 posted on 10/07/2022 9:37:23 PM PDT by lewislynn (Trump accomplished more in one term than any other President in your lifetime.)
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