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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDr Oz and his crudites ....
I toldja a few days ago about Pennsylvania and its inhabitants.
When outsiders visit here they have no real understanding of the nature of our traditionally associated foods such as soft pretzels, Tastykakes, cheesesteaks, the whole gamut of Amish foods, and several others. So when Dr Odd came here and talked about vegetables for crudités, he lost virtually everyone who eats lettuce and tomatoes in the Commonwealth. Also he got the name of the store wrong. What they need to do is brief these candidates -recall John Kerry asking for Swiss cheese on his cheesesteak. I recall wincing paroxysmally.
I bet Ozzy dropped another two points because the National Rethuglican party saw this and pulled his ads.
PCIntern
(25,553 posts)Brother Buzz
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PCIntern
(25,553 posts)Appreciate the guidance.
Hekate
(90,708 posts)My iPad has been uncooperative, otherwise.
Crudites gave me pause for a moment I thought maybe the snake-oil salesman had been rude by becoming crude, then spotted the word was not crudities after all.
Ocelot II
(115,719 posts)wherever they go, but most candidates for senator are at least already familiar with the minutiae of the state they are running to be the senator from because they live there. Our Senator Klobuchar even has a Minnesota accent.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)Deminpenn
(15,286 posts)yorkster
(1,497 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)He said, making himself a totally non-viable national candidate. But really, who cares if you have ketchup on a hot dog? You're not making them eat it. Swiss cheese on a cheesesteak? Same thing. I'm eating it, I'll dress it how I please because it helps me mind my own business.
Nevilledog
(51,112 posts)Link to tweet
Wegners Groceries
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We repeatedly told @DrOz that we had pre-made veggie trays..excuse me Crudité in the deli starting at $5.99. $7.99 with guacamole and salsa. Vote @JohnFetterman!
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2:28 PM · Aug 15, 2022
Sky Jewels
(7,107 posts)the store's real name is "Wegmans" -- not "Wegner's," which was was the incorrect name Oz used.
But the fact that they made that account is brilliant!
Nevilledog
(51,112 posts)People are having a lot of fun trampling Oz throughout the whole campaign.
IcyPeas
(21,884 posts)Sky Jewels
(7,107 posts)peggysue2
(10,829 posts)I recall seeing this ad or a version of same earlier this summer. It was during Oz's 'everyman' schtick trying to outdo Fetterman's blue-collar working guy approach. Fetterman's populist, every-guy persona just drives the Oz campaign crazy. They've tried to deflate it with no success.
The ad, therefore, failed/fails spectacularly.
Btw PC Intern, I don't know whether you saw it but the Philadelphia Inquirer had an OP on the parochial nature of Pennsylvania, the way the PA electorate does not take kindly to outsiders, particularly NJ residents. It was very like your own OP from last week.
So either great minds think alike or Julia Terruso is dipping into DU offerings.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/mehmet-oz-pennsylvania-parochialism-senate-fetterman-20220814.html
PCIntern
(25,553 posts)Much appreciated
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)I watched it several times. He called the store Wegner's. Mashing up Wegman's and Redner's. He proceeded to pick up a crown of broccoli (which is more expensive) @ 2$ a lb. but he only picked up 1 crown which is less than 1 lb. without weighing it. He moved onto asparagus, which is expensive anyhow, but not as expensive as he claimed (4.49 a lb. It is actually 2.99 a lb @ wegmans
All that aside who eats raw asparagus? Then complained about the cost of a yuge 5 lb bag of carrots, claimed it was a pound for 4.99
But that isn't the worst part. For dips on his selection, he chose organic salsa and guacamole. because who doesn't dip their raw asparagus into salsa or their broccoli in salsa?
He was getting 100% ratioed on twitter.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)and at the Dekalb Farmer's Market I can get the white or green variety.
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)or with guac.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)drizzled with olive oil and lemon pepper. Sea salt when I remember it.
Deminpenn
(15,286 posts)just brilliantly against Oz.
BumRushDaShow
(129,059 posts)I have never heard of "crudités" (I did see Giselle's tweets about this incident).
BannonsLiver
(16,387 posts)Only insufferable snobs call it fucking crudite.
PCIntern
(25,553 posts)Popular term in the 80s
frogmarch
(12,153 posts)I thought that since Oz is a crud, his minions were crudites.
Wingus Dingus
(8,054 posts)without getting beaten up for putting on airs is Martha Stewart, IMO.