4 out of 5 Dentists Are Fighting Over Paul Gosar

[Nevilledog]

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Tess Owen
@misstessowen
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Jul 15, 2021
New: The American Dental Association is Rep. Paul Gosar's biggest donor.

For years they've turned a blind eye to his behavior. But his recent antics, especially his alliances with white nationalists, is creating fissures among American dentists.

4 out of 5 Dentists Are Fighting Over Paul Gosar
The controversial Republican congressman has exposed the cracks in the shiny facade of the 'Tooth Party' as the American Dental Association faces pressure to pull funding from their man in Washington.
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Tess Owen
@misstessowen
I came across the #CallYourDentist campaign while reporting this story. They've mounted pressure on the ADA to cut ties with Gosar.

As they said in one video published earlier this year, after Jan 6. "“Dentists should brighten your smile, not destroy the Capitol"
6:49 AM · Jul 15, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xwqx/american-dental-association-pressured-to-extract-itself-from-paul-gosar

America’s dentists have their man in Washington. His name is Paul Gosar. And these days, Gosar’s open fraternization with known white nationalists is giving the self-described “Tooth Party” a bit of a toothache.

The American Dental Association has donated over $75,000 to the Republican senator from Arizona, a former dentist, since he was elected to Congress in 2010, making them his top donor. Over the years, Gosar hasn’t shied away from controversy, from joining the anti-government Bundy standoff in Nevada in 2014, claiming that the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017 was orchestrated by liberal philanthropist George Soros, or referring to Muslim men as a “scourge on society” at an event in support of far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

Until recently, the American Dental Association, its political fundraising arm ADPAC, and the 162,000 dentists they represent, have been willing to turn a blind eye to Gosar’s controversies on behalf of “Tooth Party” interests.

But Gosar’s latest antics are creating fissures in the Tooth Party—for example, his insistence that the 2020 election was “stolen” from former President Donald Trump, his involvement in the conspiracy-driven “Stop the Steal” movement that led to the January 6 insurrection, and his budding bromance with white nationalist live-streamer Nick Fuentes.

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[Wounded Bear]

1. Dems are about to send them a few million more customers...

with the Reconciliation Bill. It includes dental coverage for Medicare recipients, something I could desperately use.

I'm assuming Gosar is a "no" on that bill.

[Nevilledog]

2. He'd support it if it only applied to white people.

[jimfields33]

5. Can you imagine the imagine the appointment wait time?

I hope they are recruiting dental schools in colleges.

[elleng]

3. 'Interesting,' I guess.

Have a dentist appointment Monday. Haven't discussed politics over there, but do recall watching an impeachment hearing in dentist's waiting room a while ago, so they don't do faux!

[lagomorph777]

4. What will it take to make them do the right thing?

Geez, it's like pulling teeth!

[Sneederbunk]

6. How would you like this guy in your mouth?

[obnoxiousdrunk]

7. Is Paul Gosar

a Senator ?

[Nevilledog]

8. Representative

[obnoxiousdrunk]

9. I know but this says

The American Dental Association has donated over $75,000 to the Republican senator from Arizona, a former dentist, since he was elected to Congress in 2010, making them his top donor.

[Nevilledog]

10. That's an error.

He's my Representative unfortunately.