{"id":2053589,"date":"2023-10-03T11:13:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-trashing-dr-oz-as-carpetbagger-media-shrug-at-dc-fundraiser-taking-california-senate-seat\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T11:16:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:16:29","slug":"after-trashing-dr-oz-as-carpetbagger-media-shrug-at-dc-fundraiser-taking-california-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-trashing-dr-oz-as-carpetbagger-media-shrug-at-dc-fundraiser-taking-california-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Media dismisses DC fundraiser for California Senate seat after criticizing Dr. Oz as carpetbagger."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-trashing-dr-oz-as-carpetbagger-media-shrug-at-dc-fundraiser-taking-california-senate-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2053589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Engaging Paraphrase:<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Dr. Mehmet Oz&#8217;s 2022\u2063 Senate campaign in Pennsylvania \u2063caused quite a\u200d stir when the media criticized\u200b his lack of local roots. However, it seems that the same media outlets have no problem with Laphonza Butler, a Democratic fundraiser\u200b from the suburbs of Washington, \u200dD.C., being appointed to fill Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s Senate seat in California. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Now:<\/strong> Butler, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/10\/02\/laphonza-butler-feinstein-replacement-new-california-senator\/71030883007\/\">lives and is registered to vote<\/a> \u200d in Maryland, has been chosen as the president of Emily&#8217;s List, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-trashing-dr-oz-as-carpetbagger-media-shrug-at-dc-fundraiser-taking-california-senate-seat\/\" title=\"Media dismisses DC fundraiser for California Senate seat after criticizing Dr. Oz as carpetbagger.\">powerful pro-abortion fundraising organization<\/a>. Despite being\u200c born and raised in Mississippi and having gone to college there, the media is focusing on Butler&#8217;s identity as a \u2062black, gay, and female individual, as well as her decade-long involvement in California\u200c politics, including leading a union\u200c and\u2063 working as a senior adviser on Vice President \u2063Kamala Harris&#8217;s\u200d unsuccessful presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/10\/01\/newsom-senate-pick-butler-00119360\">Politico<\/a>:<\/em> &#8220;Butler, who is based in Washington and \u200cmaintains close ties with Los Angeles &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/01\/us\/newsom-senate-feinstein-laphonza-butler.html\">New York Times<\/a>:<\/em> &#8220;Ms.\u2062 Butler, 44, \u2063has been a fixture in California politics for nearly \u206315 years as a former leader of the state\u2019s largest labor union and an adviser to Vice President \u2064Kamala Harris.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/gavin-newsom-laphonza-butler-fill-dianne-feinstein-senate-seat-rcna118052\">NBC News<\/a>: &#8220;Butler&#8217;s professional career has been rooted in California, where \u200dshe led\u2063 SEIU Local \u20632015,\u2063 the largest union in the \u200cstate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-feinstein-newsom-california-laphonza-butler-57823d2ff39f2a007640dce8e70045a8\">Associated Press<\/a>: &#8220;Butler has never <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-black-democrat-governor-of-virginia-blasts-democrat-candidate-terry-mcauliffe-over-racism-scandal\/\" title=\"Former Black Democrat Governor Of Virginia Blasts Democrat Candidate Terry McAuliffe Over Racism Scandal\">held elected office<\/a> but has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-jay-bhattacharya-biden-admins-push-for-everyone-to-get-new-covid-vaccine-is-irresponsible\/\" title=\"Dr. Jay Bhattacharya criticizes Biden Admin's push for universal COVID vaccine as 'irresponsible'.\">long \u200ctrack record<\/a> in California politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/10\/02\/laphonza-butler-feinstein-replacement-new-california-senator\/71030883007\/\">USA Today<\/a><\/em>: &#8220;A spokesman said [Butler] \u2062owns a home in View Park, California \u2063and a place in LA\u2064 where\u2064 she will reside. She has already re-registered to vote in the state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Then:<\/strong> \u200c Dr. \u2062Oz, on the other hand, \u2062earned advanced degrees at the University of Pennsylvania and even had two children born in the state. He moved to Pennsylvania in 2020 and registered to\u2064 vote\u200c there. However, the media seemed to support his Democratic opponent, Senator\u200b John Fetterman, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/election\/fetterman-oz-banner-jersey-shore-20220711.html\">mocked<\/a> him as\u200b a carpetbagger.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How did the Garden State \u200d\u2013 and the Jersey Shore \u2013 become a major issue in\u200c Pennsylvania&#8217;s crucial Senate race? \u2063Even Snooki \u2064has something to say about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abbydphillip?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@abbydphillip<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffzeleny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jeffzeleny<\/a> \u2062discuss whether voters are paying attention to John Fetterman&#8217;s Twitter trolling of \u200cMehmet Oz. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InsidePolitics?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InsidePolitics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7KTO337Nj\">pic.twitter.com\/K7KTO337Nj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Inside Politics (@InsidePolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsidePolitics\/status\/1548672620530323456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pennsylvania Senate\u2063 candidate John \u2063Fetterman turns to Snooki to mock opponent Dr. Oz.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has criticized Oz&#8217;s decision to run\u200d for Senate in Pennsylvania after living in New Jersey for many years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/knwUkFBMQO\">https:\/\/t.co\/knwUkFBMQO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1547944368853491713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whoever is in charge of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnFetterman<\/a>&#8216;s campaign and decided to bring in the\u200d Jersey Shore&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snooki?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@snooki<\/a> to troll Dr. Oz&#8230; I would love to \u2064meet you. \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/11thHour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@11thHour<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqivbFuzM4\">pic.twitter.com\/aqivbFuzM4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SRuhle\/status\/1548336661712584704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/07\/magazine\/dr-oz-pennsylvania-senate-race.html\">New York Times<\/a>:<\/em> &#8220;The Campaign to Troll Dr. Oz for Living in New Jersey&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Throughout the summer, Fetterman&#8217;s campaign \u2064successfully portrayed Oz not only\u2063 as a wealthy and out-of-touch celebrity with weak ties to \u2064Pennsylvania\u2063 but also as something even more\u200c despised both locally and \u2062nationally: a guy from \u200cNew\u2062 Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/crudits-snooki-john-fetterman-voters-remember-dr-ozs\/story?id=87765213\">ABC News<\/a>:<\/em> &#8220;Where Dr. Oz Lives Becomes a \u2063Campaign Issue in Pennsylvania Senate Race&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Dr. Mehmet Oz, \u2062the Republican Senate nominee \u2062in Pennsylvania, has faced a barrage of\u2064 attacks from his opponent, Democratic Lt. \u2064Gov. John Fetterman, but the \u2062focus has been unusually fixated on\u200c just one topic: Oz&#8217;s place \u2064of residence.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/07\/27\/fetterman-ad-new-jersey\/\">Washington Post<\/a>:<\/em> &#8220;First Snooki, Now Little Steven: Fetterman Trolls Oz With NJ Celebrities&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Pennsylvania&#8217;s Democratic nominee\u200d for the U.S. Senate,\u2063 is using some of New Jersey&#8217;s most famous names to mock his Republican opponent Mehmet Oz, who is primarily known \u200bas a \u200dresident of the Garden \u200bState.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The relentless attacks on Oz&#8217;s outsider status, amplified by the media, may have \u2062ultimately cost him the election, as suggested by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/john-fetterman-mehmet-oz-pennsylvania-senate-race-election-results\/\">CBS News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Experts believe that John Fetterman&#8217;s attack ads against Dr. Mehmet Oz, portraying him as an outsider from New Jersey, were successful. Throughout the campaign, Fetterman consistently targeted Oz&#8217;s connections to New Jersey on social media and in \u200dtelevision advertisements.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Flash forward:<\/strong> Republican\u200c David\u200d McCormick, who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/david-mccormick-announces-senate-campaign\/\">announced<\/a> his challenge against Pennsylvania&#8217;s other incumbent senator, Democrat Bob Casey, is already facing similar media scrutiny regarding his local ties.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pennsylvania-mccormick-residency-mansion-connecticut-oz-e84500b848f0be7efb9f9b3c495dd066\">Associated Press<\/a>:<\/em> &#8220;David McCormick Is Gearing \u200cUp for a\u200c Senate\u2062 Run in Pennsylvania. \u2063But He Lives in Connecticut.&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>While McCormick does own a home in\u2063 Pittsburgh, a review of public\u200b records,\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-times-columnist-who-likened-trump-supporters-to-terrorists-wants-real-estate-listings-to-show-gun-ownership-in-area\/\" title=\"LA Times Columnist Who Likened Trump Supporters To Terrorists Wants Real Estate Listings To Show Gun Ownership In Area\">real estate listings<\/a>, and recent interviews \u2062indicates that he still resides on Connecticut&#8217;s \u200d&#8221;Gold Coast,&#8221; one of the \u200cwealthiest areas \u200cin America. The former hedge fund CEO rents a $16\u200d million mansion in Westport, which \u200cboasts a 1,500-bottle wine cellar, an elevator, and a &#8220;private waterfront resort&#8221; \u200boverlooking Long Island \u2062Sound.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Further\u200c down\u2064 in the report, the AP \u2064acknowledges that McCormick grew up in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, where \u2063his father served as a local college president. He left \u2064the state to attend West Point and later served as an officer \u200cin \u2062the Gulf War:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Dave\u2064 has considered Pennsylvania his home for 30 years and\u2064 served our country outside of Pennsylvania for an additional 13,&#8221; stated a spokesperson for McCormick. \u200d&#8221;It&#8217;s the place he sent letters back to while serving in\u200d Iraq and \u2063the place where three of his\u200c daughters were born.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added, &#8220;While\u200d he maintains a residence in Connecticut \u200bas his daughters finish high school, Dave&#8217;s true home is in Pittsburgh, and for the past 10 years, he has owned a working \u2064farm in his hometown of Bloomsburg, which has been in the family for decades.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What impact does labeling politicians\u2062 as\u2063 carpetbaggers\u200c have on\u200d their credibility and perception by the public?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Ion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Unfortunately, this disparity in media treatment is all too common in today&#8217;s political landscape. It highlights \u200ba double \u2064standard\u200b when it comes to evaluating politicians based \u2062on their local roots and qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>In Dr. Oz&#8217;s case, his opponents and the media scrutinized his\u2064 ties to Pennsylvania, questioning his commitment \u2062to the\u2064 state and its residents. Despite his educational background and personal connections to Pennsylvania, he was labeled as a carpetbagger and\u2063 faced criticism for not having deep roots in the state.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Laphonza Butler, a Democratic fundraiser from Maryland, has been \u2062appointed to fill\u2064 Dianne\u2063 Feinstein&#8217;s Senate seat in California. Despite not having held elected office before and being registered\u200b to vote in \u2063another state,\u200c Butler has been praised for her involvement in California politics and her identity as a black, gay, and female \u2063individual. Her past roles in leading a union and working \u2064on\u2064 Vice President\u200d Kamala Harris&#8217;s \u2064presidential campaign have\u2062 also been \u2064highlighted.<\/p>\n<p>This discrepancy in treatment\u2062 raises questions about the media&#8217;s bias and the standards by which politicians are judged. Is it\u2063 fair to \u2063hold \u2063one candidate to a higher standard\u2064 based on their local\u200b roots while overlooking the same criteria\u200b for another candidate?<\/p>\n<p>The media&#8217;s focus on Butler&#8217;s identity and background rather \u200dthan her qualifications and experience in politics further\u2064 perpetuates the idea that certain characteristics\u2063 are \u200dmore \u2063important than others when evaluating a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>This double standard not only undermines the \u2063credibility\u200d of the media but also does a disservice to voters, who deserve objective and unbiased information to make informed\u2064 decisions.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential \u200bfor the media to treat all candidates equally, evaluating \u2062them based on their qualifications,\u200c experience, and policies rather \u2063than their personal\u200c characteristics or geographic origins.<\/p>\n<p>As voters, we must also \u2062challenge these double standards and demand \u2062fair and unbiased\u2062 coverage of all candidates. It is our \u2062responsibility to critically analyze the information \u2062presented\u200d to us and\u200c make informed choices at \u2063the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p>Only when we hold the media accountable and demand equal\u2064 treatment for all candidates can we\u2063 foster a truly inclusive and representative political landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Mehmet Oz&#8217;s 2022 Senate campaign in Pennsylvania faced controversy over his lack of local roots. 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