Dear Editor,

The Warren Times Observer carried a front page story about “Dr.” Oz “taking on a sharper tone” in attacking the health of John Fetterman (Aug. 24). Since when is attacking anyone’s health considered proper in a political campaign, or any other time for that matter?

A serious candidate for office can find plenty of other things to talk about — their own previous experience and professional successes in contrast the the experience and professional achievement of the opponent. Comments on health should be out of bounds, but were made acceptable when the previous president, in his campaign, mocked a journalist with a physical disability.

When a comedian in sketch comedy impersonated a senator with an eyepatch, retribution was swift and virulent, ending with a public televised apology. It seems only one party is held to the higher standard.

These increased “pointed and personal barbs” come at a time as Oz falls in the polls. They are not “barbs.” They are an insult to anyone who is overcoming a difficult medical condition.

They say these “stepped up claims about Fetterman’s health reflect a vulnerability for Democrats.” Not so. What they reflect is “Dr.” Oz’s vulnerability in that he has nothing better to come up with than the fact that he’s a TV personality who is endorsed by the guy who publicly mocked another’s disability. Now, should “Dr.” OZ suggest that ALL senators who have had a stroke or heart attack immediately resign their offices, we might, just might, lend some credence to his claims.

More snake oil and miracle cures.

Elizabeth Buonocore,

Warren