Dr. Mehmet Oz clearly thinks very highly of himself. The voting public does not appear to agree.
The TV doctor, who lives in New Jersey but is running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, has again taken to social media to challenge Dr. Anthony Fauci to a public debate.
Fauci, who is currently the Director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is most certainly not a candidate for one of Pennsylvania’s two senate seats. But that hasn’t stopped Oz from pretending like it’s totally normal for an underperforming Senate primary candidate to debate the nation’s leading infectious disease expert on the national stage.
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In a GOP straw poll last month, Oz received just one–yes, ONE–vote out of more than 100 cast, despite spending $5.4 million on TV ads. In two other straw polls, he placed third in one and fourth in the other.
Still, he released this challenge to Fauci: “It’s past time Fauci faces the fact that he got COVID wrong. So, doctor to doctor – let’s debate. This Doctor is in, are you?”
It's past time Fauci faces the fact that he got COVID wrong. So, doctor to doctor – let's debate. This Doctor is in, are you? pic.twitter.com/KSPTsk1dS3
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) January 13, 2022
And this past weekend, Oz again tried to grasp at straws of relevancy by re-sharing the video and adding: “I challenged Dr. Fauci to a debate 44 days ago, and still haven’t heard a thing from him… [cricket emoji]”
I challenged Dr. Fauci to a debate 44 days ago, and still haven’t heard a thing from him…? https://t.co/3A763Mz8Pg
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) February 26, 2022
He probably wasn’t hoping for responses like these, which have flooded the post:
Why would one of the world’s foremost epidemiologists debate a man who was once a cardiologist, who now sells fake supplements to the unsuspecting public? Stay in your lane. And by your lane, I don’t mean running for a seat in a state you don’t live in.
— Hypoactive Scientist ♿🏴🇪🇺🏳️🌈🦓 (@lcfairbairn) February 27, 2022
Because he’s working….and you don’t matter
— Scott Nevins (@ScottNevins) February 27, 2022
Dr Fauci is a serious physician-scientist and immunologist who genuinely cares about the wellbeing of the American people.
You, on the other hand, are a quack who without the help of Oprah Winfrey, would be selling used colostomy bags from the back of a Ford Pinto. https://t.co/EmkFhVtKdR
— Bill Madden (he/him/él) 🇺🇦 (@maddenifico) February 28, 2022
It’s been three months since I asked your campaign for an interview, but I still haven’t heard a thing from you. And for someone who keeps dodging debates in Pennsylvania, this is quite the hypocritical statement here, isn’t it?
— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) February 28, 2022
God I love Dr Fauci. Imagine all the nonsense this professional and dignified man has had to deal with ✊️🙏🏻💙❤️
— Buffalo Bills Fan 2 U🌊 🌊💙❤️ (@CRose2u) February 28, 2022
Remember when you said it was okay for 2-3% of school children to die? https://t.co/0MwXJCQ9Co
— taraander (@taraander) February 26, 2022
Dr Fauci is an American physician-scientist and immunologist serving as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Chief Medical Advisor to the President. You are running for Senate in a state where you do not live. What’s to debate?
— Gary R. Blockus (@gblockus) February 27, 2022
More than half of Dr. Oz’s recommendations on medical talk series — including The Dr. Oz Show — had either no evidence or actually went against medical research, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
— factsVfake❄#VetsResistSupportSquadron (@RealFactsVsFake) February 27, 2022
He’s not running against you. Do you even know who your opponent is? Are you confused? And…. he’s a real doctor.
— 🍸 Blondish 🇺🇦🌻 (@V_G_Plus) February 27, 2022
You… do know he’s not running against you, right?
— Nathan Boonstra, MD (@PedsGeekMD) February 27, 2022
Maybe because he’s a real doctor and a little too busy to date a talk show host hack stooge.
— 🇺🇦Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) February 27, 2022
I challenged Stephen Hawking to a debate about physics weeks ago and still haven’t heard from him.
— Paul ‘There Will Be Sarcasm’ Wiley (@WileyPaul) February 27, 2022
Cam
Even the Republican Doctors sound like they’ve never been to school.
Jim
And Opran keeps making money off of this charlatan.
Inspector 57
How does that happen?
RyanMBecker
Inspector 57,
The show is produced by Oprah’s company, Harpo Productions. I believe she also airs the show on her cable channel. Oz and “Dr.” Phil are the reasons I lost much of my respect for Oprah.
Den
Never had much respect for Oprah. She is just a better actor than the rest of the daytime talk show crowd. But she never seems truly genuine to me.
RyanMBecker
Den,
Oprah promoted literacy and popularized reading with her influential book club. She was also was of the most influential voices for LGBT rights in the Black community. And this was back in the 1990s, when homophobia was still the norm among black Americans.
Then she started promoting New Age pseudoscience, e.g. The Secret. Deepak Chopra was often quoted. And Iyanla Vanzant even got her own show.
Heywood Jablowme
“You, on the other hand, are a quack who without the help of Oprah Winfrey, would be selling used colostomy bags from the back of a Ford Pinto.”
Damn, I’ll be laughing the rest of the day about that one!
whereshouldistart
Pure gold!
TheGregoryProject
Heywood, you win the internet today !
Thad
And Victoria Brownworth is a real journalist for award-winning PGN. Why would Oz avoid her ???!
Den
Probably because she would ask difficult and important questions and not tolerate fluffy talking points in return. He is not qualified as a politician and probably scared a real journalist would make that painfully obvious.