Fetterman raises half a MILLION by ridiculing Dr Oz for ‘crudite’ video
Pennsylvania‘s Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman raised half a million dollars overnight by chiding Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz for going shopping for ‘crudite.’
‘In PA we call this a… veggie tray,’ Fetterman said, sharing the Oz video Monday, before repeatedly mocking the GOP hopeful on social media over the television doctor’s highfalutin comments made while grocery shopping.
Earlier this spring, Oz had a camera film him going shopping at what he called ‘Wegners’ – likely a combination of Wegman’s and Redner’s – where he balked at the high prices of vegetables, fresh salsa and guac.
‘My wife wants some vegetables for crudite, right?’ Oz says.
‘Here’s a broccoli, that’s two bucks … here’s some asparagus, that’s $4, carrots, that’s $4 more dollars, that’s $10 of vegetables there. We need some guacamole, that’s $4 more. And she loves salsa … $6, there most be a shortage of salsa!’ he continues.
‘Guys, that’s $20 for crudite and that doesn’t include the tequila – we have Joe Biden to thank for this,’ he continues.
Fetterman, the former mayor of the western Pennsylvanian steel town Braddock, who now serves as the state’s lieutenant governor, roasted Oz’s crudite comments, and started selling a ‘Wegners: Let them eat crudite’ sticker on his campaign website.
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman raised half a million dollars overnight by chiding Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz for going shopping for ‘crudite,’ pushing that the Republican is too elite for his adopted state of PA
In a video from this spring, Pennsylvania Republican Senate hopeful Dr. Mehmet Oz goes shopping at a ‘Wegners’ for ‘crudite’ for his wife, with Fetterman remarking: ‘In PA we call this a… veggie tray’
Fetterman roasted Oz’s crudite comments, and started selling a ‘Wegners: Let them eat crudite’ sticker on his campaign website, raising more than $65,000 on that item alone, the Democrat’s campaign said Tuesday
His campaign said Tuesday that the sticker alone had raised more than $65,000 toward the Democrat’s Senate run.
Fetterman’s wife Gisele also shared a video showing their son learning the word ‘crudite’ as they went shopping at Costco.
The Democrat also acknowledged that he knew how expensive groceries could be, name-dropping the prominent Pennsylvania chain Giant Eagle and the budget store Aldi’s.
‘Dr. Oz does not have a plan to bring these prices down, but I do,’ Fetterman claimed.
When prominent TV journalist Dan Rather remarked: ‘Overheard in New Jersey: “Can we have a clean up in aisle 10 in the produce section? Someone just spilled their Seante campaign,”‘ Fetterman added ‘at the Wegners.’
Fetterman and Oz are running to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, in a pivotal swing state.
The Democrat also acknowledged that he knew how expensive groceries could be, name-dropping the prominent Pennsylvania chain Giant Eagle and the budget store Aldi’s. ‘Dr. Oz does not have a plan to bring these prices down, but I do,’ Fetterman claimed
When prominent TV journalist Dan Rather remarked: ‘Overheard in New Jersey: “Can we have a clean up in aisle 10 in the produce section? Someone just spilled their Seante campaign,”‘ Fetterman added ‘at the Wegners.’
The primary election was filled with drama, with Fetterman suffering a stroke due to a heart condition he had ignored days before, and the Trump-backed Oz coming in neck-and-neck with fellow Republican David McCormick, who eventually conceded.
Fetterman recently returned to the campaign trail, but during his recovery used social media and various gimmicks to portray Oz as a carpetbagger from New Jersey, where he’s lived for years to film his popular television show.
Fetterman has enlisted both Snooki, from The Jersey Shore, and the E Street Band’s Steven Van Zandt, to film videos telling Oz to return home – to Jersey.
He had Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell, who represents the district where Oz has a home, nominate the television doctor to the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
And when Oz has tried to prove his Pennsylvania bona fides – by, for example, grabbing Philadelphia cheesesteaks at Pat’s and Geno’s – Fetterman has ridiculed him.
‘Ah yes, the trip to Pats + Geno’s – the rite of passage for every tourist,’ Fetterman tweeted.
Fetterman’s campaign also flew a banner over the Jersey Shore – where scores of Eastern Pennsylvanians spend summer weekends – saying: ‘Hey Dr. Oz. Welcome Home to NJ! Love John!’
