The one thing we know is that there is not a grocery store called Wegner’s.
Back in April, U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz filmed a trip to a grocery store that he referred to as “Wegner’s.” The goal of the 38-second clip was to pick out vegetables for his wife, Lisa, for crudite’ or, since I had to look it up, pieces of raw vegetables (such as celery or carrots) served as an hors d’oeuvre.
The purpose of the tweet was to call out Joe Biden and his inflationary policies since the bill was already approaching $20 before tequila.
Inflation is hurting American families. Under Joe Biden, gas prices are skyrocketing and food prices are rising. We must stop the reckless spending. This is outrageous! Thanks a lot, Joe. pic.twitter.com/8kNil6upn8
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) April 6, 2022
The problem … there is no store in Pennsylvania called “Wegner’s.”
There is a Wegmans’, a Rochester, N.Y. chain with more than 100 stores in seven states, including the Keystone State, as well as Redner’s, a Reading, Pa. chain with 44 warehouse markets and 20 quick shoppes throughout eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware.
Ron Filipkowski, who lists himself as an attorney, marine, former federal prosecutor and Republican on his twitter feed, retweeted the Oz tweet on April 6. It was picked up and retweeted yesterday by umichvoter, And the comments to the candidate who is already under fire for his New Jersey roots have not been kind.
.@DrOz I’m inviting you to come with me and shop together! Buy the avocado+tomatoes you can make the guacamole+salsa for 2$ and you can make great vegetable fried rice for 12 people! Less than 1$ per person!😘#LearnToShopBipartisan pic.twitter.com/uGwJMYzRPt
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) August 15, 2022
In which Dr. Oz calls the Pennsylvania grocery institution Redner’s “Wegners,” mistakenly thinks one broccoli floret is $2 instead of per pound, and complains about the price of crudités.
Yes, crudités. https://t.co/SHkuCXcvSC
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) April 8, 2022
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I love crudite and Wegner’s!
I am surprised he can pronounce Pennsylvania right.
crudité…. Does that rhyme with coup d’etat???
Asking for a certain orange skinned friend of Dr Oz and Ding Dong Doug.
Nobody mentions that his prices were accurate?
I did just pay 6.50 in Ohio for a tub of salsa similar to the one he chose – a house brand. Regardless of your politics, inflation is a problem.
Oh, he said the store name wrong. Let’s focus on that.
Somehow I don’t think presidents of the United States have anything to do with setting prices of produce in supermarkets!
Let’s focus on that, shall we!
One head of broccoli doesn’t cost $3. The price is $3 per pound. He was off on the price of the salsa too. And who the **** needs a whole bag of carrots to go with one head of broccoli? Who dips broccoli in salsa? This guy is out of touch with reality and there’s no denying it.
I’m sure you had a cheaper option. I just bought salsa for $3 in Washington, DC
But he was WRONG about the prices in the store he was in, even though they were right in front of him. That counts, right?
Yes be will will focus on that because Oz is an out of touch snake oil salesman (and a bad one at that)
Whether he’s a good or bad snack oil salesperson is debatable. Either way, he should stick to what he knows and forget about politics.
Wegman’s is one of the highest priced stores in the country.
He’d have to show me how much their prices were before Biden.
So what about the ex-president’s drug plan? His releasing his taxes. His tax cuts for the rich only, which is a major factor in the current inflation. The millions his family were paid for being unqualified in their jobs.
Oz is a joke in more ways that this one. He is unfit for office.
Problem is, republiCons LOVE jokes!
Hey! We shop at Wegner’s…er…Redman’s…er…Gregman’s…er…Regman’s…um…oh, forget it. I’m still looking for the A&P.
Dr. Odds is too.
Oh, and I’m guessing John Fetterman probably hasn’t recently had a crudité…whatever that is.
Who cares. Oz is still a better choice than Shrek.
I care! I care that PA has an elected official who has deep ties to PA and our communities. I care that we have a Senator who values our kids lives and doesn’t believe that 2-3% can be sacrificed. I care that PA has someone fighting for the working class who doesn’t have direct ties to and a financial interest in a company (Asplundh, Oz’s wife’s family billion dollar biz) that racked up the largest ICE fine to date for employing illegal immigrants.
I care about a Senator who knows the value of hard work and isn’t a silver spoon trust fund baby who didn’t hold a real job until his late 40s.
Well stated.
Fighting for the working class, whao are you kidding? Fight for the woke class is probably more like it, with some TDS thrown in for distraction for facts.
If only he was from PA!
Jersey can keep him! Thanks but no thanks!!
Liar. Fake post by an unethical Name Thief.
Rather it be a “SHRECK” then a PA “Troll” !
1. Good news! Shrek isn’t running for Senate, Fetterman is.
2. If you think Dr. Oz is better than Fetterman, please give specific reasons that are relevant to the race.
Is it really “mispronouncing” if you never heard of the place before nor ever shopped there.
You can tell that he’s not a real shopper: no cart or handbasket.
We he planning to carry all that stuff (from just one tiny section) with anything else he was pretending to buy like a child trying to carry every one of their toys at once and dropping half?
Dr Pepper would be a more serious candidate than Oz.
The only PA Senate candidate with even less PA residency than Oz was Joe Sestak (now an “advisor” to the “Forward Party” .. which is ironic for a guy who hasn’t told a new story in over 15 years).