PA-SN 2022 megathread: Shrek vs. The Wizard of Oz

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Watch everyone hype up titanium candidate Fetterman, only for him to lose to generic R by about one percent.

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Follow me on Twitter for more PA memes and John Fetterman content

https://twitter.com/moshxlyfe/status/1348997822788546561?s=20

If he makes that his slogan, he will lose Allegheny County (but obv will win Lancaster)

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Am I the *only* one who doesn’t think what Oz said was that bad? It’s not the best joke but honestly, not that terrible all things considered and almost funny.

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Am I the *only* one who doesn’t think what Oz said was that bad? It’s not the best joke but honestly, not that terrible all things considered and almost funny.

It’s like when the socially awkward person tells a joke at someone else’s expense which is not funny and makes everyone feel uncomfortable and bad for the butt of the joke. I’m guessing a number of us have been the perpetrator of this in real life.

Ah I am that person. Maybe that’s why I find it not so bad.

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Am I the *only* one who doesn’t think what Oz said was that bad? It’s not the best joke but honestly, not that terrible all things considered and almost funny.

It was his campaign speaking for him, meaning it wasn't some off the cuff remark. They later doubled down on it too.

How in the world is it funny to joke about someones stroke when they nearly died?

I mean it kinda is funny imo…but my sense of humor is not appreciated by everyone.

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Ig it’s in cases of triage then sure, but otherwise no.

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https://twitter.com/Jezebel/status/1567242496497045504

........what?

EDIT:

My daughters hate my smell.

Debating making this my new signature

And just like that Oz improved turnout in Pennsyltucky /s

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Waiting for other confirmation/sources, but there's a ton of stuff going around Twitter right now about Dr. Oz and horrific treatment of dogs back in 2004?

https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1568343368526368768

https://twitter.com/LorenzoTheCat/status/1568373458953961475

Okay if true I am changing my rating. Americans seem to love dogs ridiculously for some reason. It’s genuinely cult like, and yet they are okay eating bacon every morning. Unfortunately this is the worst reason not to support Oz.

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Meme all you want Oz well could win this.

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The signs have appeared.

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The signs have appeared.

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Lawn signs

Do tell! Details?

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ITS OVER

Why do you say that what happened?

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If you're being reduced to calling your competitor "pro murderer" then idk what is really going on with your campaign, and you shouldn't be taken seriously

https://twitter.com/DrOz/status/1574392332652351489

I am shocked - SHOCKED, I say - that you think Dr. Oz should not be taken seriously. A searing indictment of his campaign and truly a death knell for Republicans nationwide.

....okay? If you think this is a good campaign strategy, feel free to defend it and/or him.

For one, I think that this statement on Fox was just predictable and an average soft on crime line of attack meant to appeal to the Fox News viewer base. It certainly wasn’t a bad strategy lol, though I’d not call it good either, just the epitome of meh.

For two, I can’t take anything you say seriously when every single thing an R says or does elicits some combination of ‘wow that’s desperate’ ‘no clue what this campaign is doing’ ‘total free fall’ ‘this can’t be taken seriously’ ‘if they’re stopping to THIS LEVEL’ etc. takes from you.

To be clear, plenty of strategies or things Rs have said this season are dumb and / or bad political strategy. But you reply to every single news story with the same tired takes, which makes it impossible to take you seriously. Absolutely nothing about what Oz said was weird or out of the ordinary and will not move any votes either way, so I have no clue why you felt the need to post about it as an example of Oz floundering or not being a serious campaign or blah blah blah blah blah.

I used to find wbrocks67 bothersome but he’s grown on me. His complete and utter inability to see how something could be for the GOP/ bad for the Dems is extremely impressive. I thought he would get a reality check in 2020, but nope. He’s just a happy warrior at heart and it’s becoming endearing to me.

This is incredibly condescending but okay.  I don't have an issue with anyone on this forum and yet people continue to attack me. We're all allowed to have opinions here.

Cope. It’s your own fault for being a ridiculous D chance hack.

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It will be lovely when the same suburban educated moderates who thought voting Oz was a good idea get arrested for dissenting against the GOP regime even slightly in the future (or if they are lucky are intimidated into silence and constant fear)

This is NOT an endorsement of what is to come, but a bit of that sweet sweet schadenfreude.
(And no this isn’t hyperbole, unless you believe reality is hyperbole)

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Why do people care so much about dogs? While nobody should vote for Oz because he is a clear fraud who would sell out America like he sold out his career and platform...what he did with dogs should not matter. I support animal testing for scientific advancement.

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One campaign is talking about crime and the economy, the other spent the whole summer talking about New Jersey and vegetable trays.  Pretty easy to see why Fetterman is floundering.

Fetterman has talked plenty on the economy and crime lmao. It's just that no news station talks about it because the whole Crudite thing makes for better clickbait.

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Why do people care so much about dogs? While nobody should vote for Oz because he is a clear fraud who would sell out America like he sold out his career and platform...what he did with dogs should not matter. I support animal testing for scientific advancement.

Because dogs are always happy as long as their basic needs are met. Could you imagine if every person walking down the street smiled the way a dog does? I bet your dog is more excited to see you when you get home than your parents/partner

Yeah that would be very creepy. Have you watched Smile? Imma pass on that one.

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Still waiting for reputable outlets to confirm this, but if this is true, it would be one of very few things that would actually make me vote third party if I lived in PA.

I wonder if Oz will be able to avoid major scrutiny over these allegations. He might be able to say that his subordinates carried out the euthanasia and that he wasn't responsible for the day to day suffering, but a lot of these descriptions sound terrible and not defensible.  It doesn't seem to be major news yet, even though it's been out for a few weeks. Why was he using dogs in the first place? Pigs are the most similar and no one really cares if a pig isn't treated well.

This reads almost as ghoulish as the story itself. Also, please speak for yourself on this.

LMAO, apparently scamming millions of Americans is perfectly okay but as soon as some stray dog isn’t tested perfectly you vote third party. Once again showing the American obsession with dogs.

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LMAO, apparently scamming millions of Americans is perfectly okay but as soon as some stray dog isn’t tested perfectly you vote third party. Once again showing the American obsession with dogs.

I know you’re trying to be edgy (emphasis on trying), but if you believe someone who is capable of inflicting this kind of pain/torture on sentient beings who never did any harm to him would hesitate (for non-law-enforcement-related reasons) to pull the trigger when confronted with actual human lives, you’re greatly mistaken. This may seem like a cliché to some, but things like that really are a giveaway.

If this story is true, it would confirm that Mehmet Oz is a dangerous psychopath — people vote for dangerous psychopaths all the time, yes, but only those who are good at hiding it. No one wants to know they’re voting for a psychopath.

Pigs and rats are intelligent as well. Would you feel the same way if it were one of those?

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LMAO, apparently scamming millions of Americans is perfectly okay but as soon as some stray dog isn’t tested perfectly you vote third party. Once again showing the American obsession with dogs.

I know you’re trying to be edgy (emphasis on trying), but if you believe someone who is capable of inflicting this kind of pain/torture on sentient beings who never did any harm to him would hesitate (for non-law-enforcement-related reasons) to pull the trigger when confronted with actual human lives, you’re greatly mistaken. This may seem like a cliché to some, but things like that really are a giveaway.

If this story is true, it would confirm that Mehmet Oz is a dangerous psychopath — people vote for dangerous psychopaths all the time, yes, but only those who are good at hiding it. No one wants to know they’re voting for a psychopath.

Pigs and rats are intelligent as well. Would you feel the same way if it were one of those?

Yes, I would.

Okay, but what if it is for medical reasons? Like there is a clear benefit for this type of research…and it’s not like they are humans. If we can justify what we do in the meat industry now…we can justify this surely.

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This is giving VA-Gov white supremacist allegations vibes.

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This is giving VA-Gov white supremacist allegations vibes.

CALLED IT! Oz win incoming.

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Based Mastriano?

https://twitter.com/ORMorrison/status/1579486453239009281

awkward.

Did Mastriano just finally have a broken clock moment? I almost appreciate that honesty out of him. What's next? Is he going to declare that Biden and Democrats don't actually control gas prices and inflation rates?

Democrats have a lot of impact on inflation rates. While it is too late to change anything about inflation in the next month, they could have reduced inflation by doing the following things:

• Austerity measures instead of the inflationary American Rescue Plan -- raising taxes or cutting spending instead of increasing spending.
• Not extended the rent moratorium well past its due date
• Not increased unemployment payments
• Not defer student loan payments
• Cut regulations, specifically licensing requirements
• Increase and encourage the usage of fracking
• Encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner

The gaslighting and sheer ignorance by the democratic party on the topic of inflation is why I am swapping from a Biden/Ossoff/Warnock vote into a Kemp/Libertarian/Drew Ferguson vote this November. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining. Inflation was inevitable from the actions taken in 2020, but it didn't have to be this bad. This inflation is not transitory.




Edit: As far as this race goes, I'm expecting Fetterman to beat Dr. Oz right now, unless it's a big GOP wave year. Oz comes across as awkward and non-authentic. Fetterman is having issues with extremism perception on the topic of crime, but otherwise is relatively charismatic. I think it will have to be a GOP + 4 year or better for Oz to win.

Weren’t you literally demanding stimulus when Biden first was elected?

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Based Mastriano?

https://twitter.com/ORMorrison/status/1579486453239009281

awkward.

Did Mastriano just finally have a broken clock moment? I almost appreciate that honesty out of him. What's next? Is he going to declare that Biden and Democrats don't actually control gas prices and inflation rates?

Democrats have a lot of impact on inflation rates. While it is too late to change anything about inflation in the next month, they could have reduced inflation by doing the following things:

• Austerity measures instead of the inflationary American Rescue Plan -- raising taxes or cutting spending instead of increasing spending.
• Not extended the rent moratorium well past its due date
• Not increased unemployment payments
• Not defer student loan payments
• Cut regulations, specifically licensing requirements
• Increase and encourage the usage of fracking
• Encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner

The gaslighting and sheer ignorance by the democratic party on the topic of inflation is why I am swapping from a Biden/Ossoff/Warnock vote into a Kemp/Libertarian/Drew Ferguson vote this November. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining. Inflation was inevitable from the actions taken in 2020, but it didn't have to be this bad. This inflation is not transitory.




Edit: As far as this race goes, I'm expecting Fetterman to beat Dr. Oz right now, unless it's a big GOP wave year. Oz comes across as awkward and non-authentic. Fetterman is having issues with extremism perception on the topic of crime, but otherwise is relatively charismatic. I think it will have to be a GOP + 4 year or better for Oz to win.

Weren’t you literally demanding stimulus when Biden first was elected?

Yes, as I wanted to make sure we recovered from the recession. I realized around June 2021 that we quickly needed to cut back on expenses and start raising interest rates once inflation started to hit. I wasn’t paying much attention to economic data from Jan 2021 - May 2021 because it was my last semester of college.

You really are representative of the average American swing voter, and thats an insult.

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This has to be one of the weirdest Senate races in a long time, in terms of the things the candidates are hitting each other about.

Not just this race, honestly. This is probably the weirdest midterm election of my lifetime, not just in terms of candidates, but also as far as polling and other conflicting data points are concerned. But since I like puzzles, challenges, and occasional entertainment, I’ll take it and look forward to election night.

It really does feel like we are in the Twilight Zone in a way. I guess maybe this almost is like 2014 but not entirely. I do think a general R wave with some weird deviations is what we are looking at.