Turks in Conservative Clothing

 I wasn't going to write again today, but something really got me upset when I saw it today.  A politician, Dr. Mehmet Oz, just did something very vile and stupid, and unfortunately this may be something that could undo a lot of the good things President Trump has done.  Oz is also the reason why I don't vote Republican, because I have come to understand that Republicans are not necessarily representative of cultural or political conservatism - they have a larger proportion of them for sure, but let's not equate "Republican" with "conservative."  Dr. Oz is a glaring example of this.

A licensed medical doctor in Pennsylvania, Oz also holds dual Turkish and American citizenship.  He also unsuccessfully ran against John Fetterman a few years back and lost - and given Fetterman has been displaying some very common-sense positions recently, I think Pennsylvania made the wise choice.  As a Turk, Oz is already problematic - there has been a powerful Turkish lobby in the US for decades, and it largely includes leftist Democrats like Steve Cohen on their payroll, but Oz is not only on the payroll, because he is actually one of those.  Let me set the precedent with the backstory, and then we will move on from that.

The issue came a few days ago when Oz was in California on behalf of CMS, which he now has a position in leadership.  Taking legitimate ammunition about the Somali corruption issue in Minnesota, Oz deliberately went to Los Angeles and targeted Armenian businesses there, saying they were connected to some entity called "the Russian Armenian Mafia."  Comparing Armenians - many of whom have been fully integrated into American society for over a century - to illegal Somali Muslim immigrants was not a good move on Oz's part - his Turkish identity is already problematic, and much like his leftist counterpart Cenk Uygur, Oz is not even a full American citizen - many of the Armenians he was targeting have been here for generations, but has he?  The whole thing was just not a good look, and I have a couple of thoughts on that one now.

Turkish national and Genocide denier Dr. Mehmet Oz

The first thing I wanted to mention is that it is highly possible that Oz is not as Republican as he claims to be - he could be a plant, as the Turkish lobby is powerful and if they feel Trump is a threat, they are going to use something like this to discredit him.  And, that seems to be what is happening in LA right now, as I would not be surprised if any Armenian-American will ever vote Republican again - they were not fans of George W. Bush either for similar reasons.  So, Oz's placement in the role he is in could be a subversive political maneuver to discredit Trump.  I say that myself as an independent Conservative Monarchist with no interest in being Republican, but overall I have been very happy with President Trump.  If I were the President at this point, I would do two things.  First, fire Oz - he is a liability.  Second, do some damage control with the Armenians - they are an important voting block not only in California, but also in many other cities in the US too.  I think Trump upheld Genocide Recognition, and if he did, I would advise him to do something public to commemorate it on April 24th, 

A second thing I wanted to point out is that Oz is problematic as a dual-citizen.  Erdogan has been becoming more belligerent in the region over there, and the Turks are not friends to Iran, Israel, the Saudis, or anyone else there, and they are still financing the killing of Christian minorities in the Middle East.  Oz served in the Turkish military too, and that means that he may be a conflict-of-interest risk if he continues to ally with the Turkish leadership, especially if the Shah reclaims his throne in Iran and changes the balance of power.  After all, with the Ayatollahs ousted, there will be no other huge dictatorship in the Middle East, and Erdogan is just evil and ambitious enough to be a new threat in the region.  This makes Mehmet Oz highly suspect, and perhaps he is not the person who should be in our government here.  Trump also needs to understand that not everyone who calls themselves "Republican" is necessarily an asset - take a look at the pro-Islamist bent Tucker Carlson has been on recently.  I would not be shocked if Tucker pulls an Andrew Tate and becomes a Muslim himself soon.  Oz to me is about as dangerous to American security as Ilhan Omar - neither of them should be holding any leadership in our government.  

I plan on following this more to see what is going to happen, but sufficive to say, Oz has to go, and soon.  Thanks for allowing me to share, and will see you next time.