Trump Had Every Reason to Endorse Dr. Oz
American Greatness,
by
Ned Ryun
Original Article
Posted By: GustoGrabber,
4/13/2022 8:16:31 AM
The reaction by some to Donald Trump’s endorsement of Dr. Mehmet Oz in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania seems a bit over the top. I mean, I get it on some levels: Oz isn’t great on the issues, isn’t a conservative rockstar (as if Pennsylvania produces any), and is an unknown commodity in electoral politics (see Trump, Donald J., circa 2015). But everyone needs to take a deep breath and understand that Oz is 10 times better than former hedgefund CEO Dave McCormick. And in Trump’s mind, maybe 50 times better.
If you’re Trump, you have political capital.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
BarryNo 4/13/2022 8:18:32 AM (No. 1127233)
I may not vote for McCormick, but I certainly won't vote for Oz.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Yuban 4/13/2022 8:32:40 AM (No. 1127241)
The GOP slogan that our guy is bad but the other guy is worse doesn't fly for me. Trump should have stayed out of this fiasco.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
spacer 4/13/2022 8:38:47 AM (No. 1127250)
One of the many issues I have with Oz is his duel citizenship with an islamist Turkey or ANY other country. How can you sit in the US Congress with duel loyalties????
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
smokincol 4/13/2022 8:47:29 AM (No. 1127262)
why haven't some of these people realized that it is futile to second guess our duly elected President, Donald J. Trump because ... he is right, has always been right and will continue to be right on anything and everything he ever says and / or does - wake up you foolish people and recognize we are privileged to live at a time when such a human being is amongst us - he will lead us to greatness for everybody even those who denied him and made foolish remarks and statements about him
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Kitty Myers 4/13/2022 9:02:19 AM (No. 1127277)
FTA: "But everyone needs to take a deep breath and understand that Oz is 10 times better than former hedgefund CEO Dave McCormick. And in Trump’s mind, maybe 50 times better. ... There are no credible MAGA candidates in the Pennsylvania Senate race; this isn’t a potential Jim DeMint versus Oz situation, so Trump really has two choices: Oz or McCormick."
I don't know Oz. I have no feelings for him one way or the other. But I do trust Trump because he's proven himself. None of us knows why he chose Oz. I do know he has his reasons. Rant and whine all you want. But the only thing that will do is cheer on the Left and possibly taint Trump's campaign.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
spacer 4/13/2022 9:12:45 AM (No. 1127295)
#4...Well that was quite the smear of President Trump and those of us that support him even through missteps. We do not put him on a pedestal or wallow in cult idolization as your snotty slur suggest . His proven strength and can do American ideals are what drives our support. I think #2 stated where I am.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
SkeezerMcGee 4/13/2022 9:14:30 AM (No. 1127296)
"There are no credible MAGA candidates in the Pennsylvania Senate race; . . .."
BUT there is one such candidate for Governor:
His name is Doug Mastriano. He's a Pennsylvania state senator representing the Gettysburg area district. He's a strong supporter of Donald Trump, including refutations of the 2020 election results. He's retired from the U.S. Army as a Colonel. He's been leading Republican's efforts to uncover the facts regarding Pennsylvania's 2020 voter fraud.
https://theleansubmariner.com/2022/03/24/doug-mastriano-for-governor-for-information-only/
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
GustoGrabber 4/13/2022 9:23:19 AM (No. 1127314)
McCormack is a banking and Chinese money laundering member of the club. With Mitch Romney and others, we already have enough bought and paid for Chinese operatives in the Senate.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
padiva 4/13/2022 9:28:50 AM (No. 1127326)
Thanks #7 I will vote for Mr M.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
MDConservative 4/13/2022 9:41:51 AM (No. 1127345)
FTA: "Is (Oz) going to vote 90 percent with Republicans? Almost certainly."
It's that selective 10 percent that is the issue. Senate Republicans already have a half dozen wobbly votes, starting with Mitt, Murkowski, Collins, etc. FPDT didn't learn his lesson in Utah, where he heartily endorsed Mitt for election. One "moderate" is no better than any other "moderate" in an election. Why pick any poison if the outcome is the same?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
lakerman1 4/13/2022 10:10:11 AM (No. 1127400)
I trust DJT on this one. (Where I disagreed with President Trump, I was wrong. Best example - twitter. I thought he should avoid it.)
My biggest worry for Pennsylvania is the dimocrat candidate, Fetterman. He is an excellent campaigner, retail politics to the max. He is a self described socialist dimocrat,and is touring the rural parts of Pennsylvania, and is good at retail politics.
Fetterman primaried a sitting Lt. Gov., won the election, lives in a restored gas station in Braddock, Pa with his illegal half black Brazilian wife, and children. He stands a good chance of winning Pa, in spite of an expected red wave. His physical presence is sort of awesome - 6'8" former college football player, and he uses it well.
We can argue all day about McCormick and Oz, but Fetterman may campaign his way into office.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
NamVet70 4/13/2022 10:20:44 AM (No. 1127412)
Very interesting and convincing article. I live in Texas so this race is of only peripheral interest to me but if what the article says about Dave McCormick is true then Dr. Oz could be a better choice, but that is up to the voters of Pennsylvania. Either of these is a better choice than any Democrat.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
anniebc 4/13/2022 12:45:36 PM (No. 1127616)
Surely not "every" reason. President Trump didn't know his presidency was being stolen, so he's not perfect in his judgment. I'm of the no longer holding my nose to support someone less than a proven conservative or otherwise proven supportive of conservative values. Done!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Speedy2 4/13/2022 1:06:10 PM (No. 1127637)
Trump was a fool to get involved in this.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
beancounter 4/13/2022 1:08:15 PM (No. 1127641)
I find it hard to believe they couldn't find a MAGA candidate in all of Pennsylvania.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
DVC 4/13/2022 1:50:32 PM (No. 1127682)
Interesting to see that some commenters haven grasped the fundamental truth of politics.
I had this explained to me by a guy who was the country Republican chair, and very conservative, still a close friend. He taught me that ------
"Politics is the art of the possible"
This is critical and huge numbers of people don't get that wanting the impossible doesn't help move things in the right direction. A tiny step in the right direction, that you can ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH, is better than that "wonderful thing or person" that cannot happen, is impossible. Even a small "wrong direction" step must be understood to be preferrable to a LARGE wrong direction step, if those are the only choices available. And covering one's eyes and ears and going "naa-naa-naa" because the choices available (the possible) are not as good as we'd like - isn't useful, and is actually harmful, helps the other side win.
Oz would never be my first choice. But is he better than the ONLY POSSIBLE alternative? Trump thinks so.
Often we must choose the best available, and next time, get involved earlier when the chance to have better choices is still available. Much of this "hand wringing" comes from folks who do not vote in primaries - and are a huge part of the problem because of that.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
lakerman1 4/13/2022 1:56:14 PM (No. 1127692)
2nd post apologies, but, #15, McCormick is self funding his campaign. So is Oz. And each is spending a bundle of money. And each is wealthy.
That makes it almost impossible for a true MAGA candidate to be heard in the Pennsylvania campaign for Senator this year.
I hope whichever one loses this year comes back in 2024 and defeats Little Bobby Casey, Pennsylvania's baby killing Catholic senator, who is the exemplar of a back bencher.
On dual citizenship for Oz, I accept his reason - his mother lives in Turkey, and it simplifies the visa procedure so he can vi9sit her.
On McCormick's financial dealings with China, even President T^rump's daughter had products made in China.
Neither Oz nor McCormick is the ideal candidate, but searching for the perfect candidate can be counter-productive. And we conservatives do that way too much.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
earlybird 4/15/2022 12:51:38 PM (No. 1129474)
I see one poster questioning why President Trump endorsed Oz. Apparently they missed the article that went with the headline announcing his endorsement. Trump gave a lengthy explanation for his endorsement. Worth finding and reading.
As for Oz’s dual citizenship, he was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Turkish nationals A doctor at Case Western Reserve and the daughter of a wealthy Istanbul family. Here is what America has to say about dual citizenship.
https://www.uscitizenship.info/articles/does-america-allow-people-to-have-dual-citizenship/
How ironic that he is being judged as Donald Trump was - never mind that he is a highly educated specialist. His TV career is all anyone considers.
At least read PDJT’s full endorement statement. You can probably find it via Search right here at Lucianne.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
earlybird 4/15/2022 12:56:07 PM (No. 1129480)
I’ll bet real bucks that some did not even read Ryun’s article. At least one who did stopped short of his entire statement on how Oz might perform in the Senate:
Is Oz going to be the next Ted Cruz or Josh Hawley or Jim DeMint? Of course not. Is he going to vote 90 percent with Republicans? Almost certainly. Is he going to be an ally of Trump’s in the Senate if and when Trump runs and wins in 2024? You bet. When you get a handful of lemons like we have with the Republican primary in Pennsylvania, you make lemonade. And Trump is making sweet lemonade out of them. Oz will win the primary, probably win the general given the dynamics of the coming 2022 midterms, and if you keep your expectations low, I bet he’ll even pleasantly surprise you.
They stalled before that part about his being an ally of Trump’s in the Senate. That is the kind of selective reporting that our media use. Shocking to see it used here.
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