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  Who the fuck voted for this assclown?
context: In the leaked audio Santos can be heard saying: "I've made bad judgment calls, and I'm reaping the consequences of those bad judgment calls."
  
  Like shit he is. He still gets to sit in Congress. 
  He has suffered near zero consequences, barely even minimal. He had his slap on the wrist and once things die down he'll get right back to his committee assignments. >
  
  I’m mostly just upset he has such fantastic healthcare. >
  
  We all should. >
  
  Wow, we never knew this (note the sarcasm) >
  
  I think what's notable here is he's actually telling the truth about something for once (that he's a liar). >
  
  It’s because even this is a lie. A lot of people were in on his various scams and frauds. He lied to a lot of people, but not everyone. >
  
  George Santos has an identical twin who always tells the truth. >
  
  Tomax and Xamot >
  
  This guy Joes what he's talking about. >
  
  And Joe-ing is half the battle >
  
  G.I. Know? >
  
  🎶A Real American He-Joe!🎶 >
  
  Democrats will push out Al Franken over a misguided joke. 
  The GOP still stands by George Santos. 
  Don’t let anyone ever tell you “bOtH SiDeS aRe ThE SaMe” again. >
  
  Al got stabbed in the back >
  
  It pisses me off SO much that Al got fucked so hard. IMO, he was a good politician. When he was on committees/etc, I remember him actually asking tough questions and trying to hold people/companies/interests accountable. The allegations against him were very weak compared to the things you hear about other politicians today. Trump is on tape ADMITTING to sexually assaulting women, Kavanaugh had a woman actually testify in court that he assaulted her, Gaetz is being investigated for sex trafficking of a minor. FFS, actual fucking crimes and the Republicans don't give a shit. >
  
  I don't think so. It was during the height of the "me too movement" and a fellow comedian came out with some allegations from 10 years earlier. I'll let you look up the details and draw your own conclusions from it, but I don't think it was political except for the fact that Democrats have some morals and when he got accused, they wanted to hold him accountable. >
  
  It was political on her part, being a Republican. She conveniently left out the part of the story where she was openly groping and kissing young men without permission live on stage during the USO tour. >
  
  I remember that. There's a picture of her with her leg around some other comedian on stage... which is pretty much just as bad as what she was alleging at the time. I don't know if she is/was a republican or not though, so I didn't want to many any comment on it. >
  
  But not about being on Hannah Montana though, right?
  Right?
  I was clinging to that as the last bit of bedrock truth about the guy. >
  
  This spinoff of Veep is pretty entertaining >
  
  Never watched Veep worth the watch? >
  
  For my money it’s the funniest comedy in the last 15 years. >
  
  Okay definitely going to watch it now >
  
  I had no idea I have this level of influence. How can I misuse it!?! >
  
  Run for office >
  
  George Santos has an identical twin who always tells the truth. >
  
  And that man’s name? Michael B. Jordan… >
  
  Michael B. Truthful >
  
  And Punkie B Curious >
  
  And Johnny B. Goode >
  
  It’s like he’s trying to out trump trump as a politician >
  
  I think he genuinely needs help. Not that I still don't abhor his lies. >
  
  Definitely reminds me of compulsive liars I know. Even things that are minuscule and unimportant, like them, he’ll lie about and it’s just like, “why? No one cares.” >
  
  Norm Mcdonald on lying for no reason at all:
  
  You ever lie for no reason at all? Just all of sudden, a big lie spills out of your evil head. Like a guy will come up to you, 'Hey, did you ever see that movie with Meryl Streep and a horse?' And you go, 'Yes.' In the back of your head, you're like, 'What in the hell am I lying about over here? I stand to gain nothing by this lie.' >
  
  Norm is a guy you gotta see speak the words, they just don't land without that delivery >
  
  He really is bizarro Forrest Gump. Everything has happened to him, but nothing of it is real. >
  
  Dress shirt, necktie, quarter zip AND a blazer? Is this monster even human? >
  
  I'm fairly certain the sweaters under the jacket are to hide his large saggy gut. Look at photos of him without the added sweater. >
  
  A “perspective employee”.  Newsweek, man.  It used to be one of the most important news magazines in the USA, and now it‘s…. What exactly?  It feels more like a political blog run by three people. >
  
  I simply cannot wait for the Hulu movie about this with David Bautista playing Santos. >
  
  The best part will be where Santos blows up the Death Star. >
  
  It'll be a movie where he plays every role, including director, cinematographer, lighting, boom guy, even the damn dog >
  
  And in an amazing twist it'll never exist because Bautista will be so committed to the character he'll have lied that he made it. >
  
  I worked for wrestling and it's working for acting, this man only knows how to lie >
  
  Sure he says he "lied to everyone", but how can we be sure that's true?  Dude lies all the time! >
  
  Yeah it's like, now people trust him? >
  
  Is this the first time he's ever told the truth? >
  
  Well, he did say he was gay, and we're reasonably sure that's true. >
  
  He could be lying about it and be bi. Like he lies about everything so this wouldn't surprise me. >
  
  I thought I heard he had been married to a woman who he later divorced. Not sure how much that tells us if true as it could have been a sham marriage of sorts. That would pretty much track. >
  
  Yeah that's why I feel like he's not being totally truthful. It wouldn't be the first lie by far... >
  
  This absolves him completely.  If he lied to everyone, then he also lied to the person he was talking to. Which means he was telling the truth!
  This is sarcasm. >
  
  George Santos is what you get when consistently prioritize power over the truth. Regressives (nee conservatives) are heading down the one-way street they’ve been warning us “those people” were going to take us. >
  
  Wow shocking! >
  
  
  "bad enough I have to answer for myself"
  
  I thought the GOP was the party of personal responsibility, but it looks like they don't want to take that personal responsibility. >
  
  
  The New York Republican said: "From my understanding, recording in this building is a federal crime, and you get seven years. Have fun at your peril!"
  
  New York is a 1 party state so you can record any conversation you are a party to without getting into trouble, even secretly. 
  
  In October 2022 Myers was charged with wiretapping in Ohio after his website, the Scioto Valley Guardian, allegedly published leaked audio from a murder trial.
  
  absolute bullshit and I wish we could fix this on a federal level. Any trial that is open to the public should be able to be recorded and a judge shouldn't be able to stop it.
  The only thing I would agree on is that a judge should be able to say 'no publishing of information till the end of the trial', just so the trial isn't affected by the publishing of information about the trial. I don't think publishing should come with jail time though, since it could also be non professionals publishing stuff, making controlling that situation difficult. 
  Anyways, I actually think all states should be 1 party. My belief is that all party recording laws are designed to protect politicians when they lie behind closed doors. These laws are not designed to protect the average citizen, in fact the exact opposite.
   
  Edit: wow read the TPM article, it's crazier than this one is indicating >
  
  2 party consent is 100 percent to protect business and all the illegal shit managers in all business do.  it allows them to hide it. >
  
  Soooo... nominate him to be the GOP Presidential candidate? >
  
  Except that microphone. >
  
  He learned from Trump. Just deny, then shrug shoulders and say something crazy. rinse and repeat >
  
  Waiting for the "I was lying in the recording" response. >
  
  I’ve personally never been a “rah rah” American but I can’t even begin to describe how I feel knowing that practically half the US government answers to the likes of Putin. “Embarrassing” doesn’t cut it. >
  
  You don’t say >
  
  He’d just say he lied on the leaked audio. >
  
  Lol, still won’t resign. >
  
  Just arrest this guy already. >
  
  What an embarrassment. The GOP has turned the house into a joke. >
  
  When did having the liar admit lying become so important? Of course he’s a liar. >
  
  First true thing he’s been caught saying >
  
  Wow, a stunning revelation. >
  
  He's such a liar, that now i think he's a truth-teller because he's probably lying about being a liar. >
  
  No shit >
  
  This guy is such a loser >
  
  He got elected to Congress and he hasn’t been kicked out yet. I’d say that’s a pretty big accomplishment. >
  
  YA DON'T SAY?
  *Insert Nicholas Cage face >
  
  Not shocked....he is republician....that implies he lies about everything!  The real shock is he admits it finally...most just keep lying to cover up lies!  History is such a great educator! >
  
  Liar liar GOP on 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 >
  
  Oh won't someone think of the pearls about to be clutched and hands that are about to wrung by all the concerned party members of George Santos? >
  
  “Not to me.” Kevin McCarthy >
  
  “I’d love to see ol’ Georgie wriggle his way out of this one!”
  Santos easily wriggles out of this one
  “Ah! Well, nevertheless….” >
  
  Lock him up >
  
  No shit! >
  
  He’s been telling lies his entire life , these kinds of people never change. If he tells you the time check ya watch. >
  
  I know that there’s no such thing as a “nail in the coffin” with politicians because they can get away with anything, but its interesting that in a court of law this would fucking end the whole damn thing. A regular citizen admitting this on record, would be hit with the full power of the law. A politician just skates. >
  
  “I lied”
  ohhhh?
  “-to own the libs.”
  -OK then. >
  
  I swear he’s either a spy or an alien >
  
  I laughed audibly reading the headline. I mean this man is a fucking cartoon. >
  
  Let's see how our federal government manages to excuse this and douche gets zero consequences. Kinda like j6 2 years later no one who planned it is in prison. Thanks for not doing your job, federal government. Thanks for the appeasement policy for modern-day nazis! Fucking cowards. >
  
  First time he told the truth >
  
  I have to wonder what is being swept under the rug while they dangle this guy in front of us. I mean, seriously, he’s a freshman congressman who isn’t particularly important and the media is having a field day over him. He’s not particularly powerful or as dangerous as some other loonies in congress. So what’s the deal?