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  Seems like the least surprising or strange part of this story.
context: Santos has become the absolute poster child for Republican hypocrisy.  No matter what he does now, or did in the past, McCarthy will close both eyes just so he can look in the mirror, hold up the gavel and call himself Speaker of the House.
  The saddest part is - pretty much the rest of the country knows he is  Speaker in name only.  He has no freedom to even have his own opinion (as Trump most recently reminded him of), leave alone make any legislative decisions.  And for this, McCarthy enables someone as corrupt as Santos to remain in the House,  doing who knows what kind of damage to the country.
  How sad it must be to be so desperate. >
  
  Kevin McCarthy lays his head upon his pillow, giving a gentle caress to his gavel as he nestles it close to his breast, and whispers to it softly, "my darling, it was all worth it." >
  
  
  "my darling, it was all worth it."
  
  "My preciiiiooouuuus." >
  
  I would argue Gollum is morally better than McCarthy >
  
  It will take two years to thoroughly uncover his incompetence. Bakersfield’s finest. >
  
  "I didn't harass anybody. That was Kitara." >
  
  “That wasn’t me; that was Patricia.” >
  
  That was that Devolder fella! >
  
  Jesus Christ, such a slow-moving train wreck. >
  
  I'm beginning to think he's more valuable right where he is .... As a poster child for  anti-republicans >
  
  i think that's why Dem's didn't fight hard against Santos before his election. Like Dem's probably hope Trump is on the ticket in 2024, He splits the votes. >
  
  He won in a seat the dems easily should have held. Same for a lot of about 5 or so Dems from NY. If the NY dems didn't drop the ball they could have retained control of the house
  It's also the same reason McCarthy isn't pushing to oust him. It would make his slim majority even slimmer. If the Republicans had a +25 majority, I'm sure McCarthy wouldn't be fighting to keep Santos seated >
  
  So clearly this means that karaoke is his go-to seduction move.  Am I the only one curious what his song choices are?  You know he's got at least one that he thinks is a panty-dropper (not sure what the gay male version of "panty dropper" is)
  "Well, I've met a lot of guys who think they're straight, but then I whip out "Footloose" on the karaoke stage and all that's left is me asking what they want for breakfast." >
  
  This was too good. Thank you. >
  
  That's not harassment, that is just Republican team building. >
  
  Kind of a rite of passage for Republicans tbh. >
  
  Dude will be presidential nominee in no time >
  
  He can’t actually, since according to Santos he’s already served two full terms as President. >
  
  Santos is basically the talentless version of the Talented Mr. Ripley. >
  
  Catch Me If You … Whoops, You Caught Me >
  
  Now You See Me, Now You Still See Me >
  
  George Santos is useful to the republicans:
  
  
  It draws attention from the performance or lack of performance from the speaker of the house
  
  
  It draws attention from other republicans & there prior or current scandals ; it relies on the fact that people are drawn to newer information and larger controversies instead of prior events 
  
  
  George Santos is essentially the class clown distracting the teacher while the other students steal lunch money and break the rules.
  
  
  So long as George Santos exists in the house ; the speaker of the house is shielded from attention to his mismanagement & other committe chairmen such as Jim Jordan >
  
  Yup it feels like rather than having Mccarthy as the "lightning rod" like many past speakers have been, this guy is. >
  
  That's the feeling I've been getting too. George Santos is the GOP scapegoat >
  
  I think the only things missing now are 
  
  Drug trafficking 
  down form if a child abuse
  
  Only a matter of time… >
  
  Or murder >
  
  I bet he's db cooper. >
  
  High-jacker———>Drag Queen————->US congress >
  
  How much shittier can this pile of crap get? >
  
  See Trump >
  
  What are the chances at this point George Santos is a performance artist just showing what the GOP will tolerate from it's members for power?
  I'm going with low but that would be funny. >
  
  He's the unfunny Borat. >
  
  At this point I fully expect it to be revealed that George santos has been Sacha baron cohen this entire time. >
  
  Can't be.. George said it did not happen. >
  
  I wish I had as much time in my life as George Santos. He's somehow managed to get elected to Congress AND do all this other wild shit along with everything else we haven't heard of yet. 
  Someone get this man's schedule we need to learn his secret. >
  
  “his secret.”
  With a Little Help from My F~~riends~~SB >
  
  Am I out of the loop here? What's SB? >
  
  FSB. The F in friends isn’t lined through. >
  
  It's funny that he is obviously to the fact that there is a line of accusers waiting in the wings! >
  
  Hey, since he doesn't have any committee work to do, he has plenty of time on his hands! >
  
  They only pressured him to abdicate his committee assignments so they could whip the votes for kicking Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee. >
  
  Yeah, but he still gets paid the same.  Sweet deal.... >
  
  Absolutely. His most charming Costanza move yet. Manages to duck work while simultaneously claiming the moral high ground. It’s brilliant Jerry! >
  
  Kind of a rite of passage for Republicans  tbh. He’s just carrying the torch. >
  
  Interesting that he has Grindr and none of that information/chats have leaked yet. >
  
  That’s just a gay dating site and being out is one of the few things he’s been honest about. >
  
  At this rate this guy could be the 2024 nominee! >
  
  with MTG!
  Jesus Fucking Christ it would not surprise me, she would be at the podium chastising all the LGQBT, races & immigrants & what not & then turn the mic over to George to back her up. wouldn't surprise me in the least. >
  
  I'm starting to feel like Santos is a distraction, a rube getting attention while in the darkness the reps are preparing to make some shit, like make child labor not only lawful but mandatory. >
  
  A week from now we'll find out the former volunteer is Santos himself. >
  
  Somedays I really wonder what was the point of centuries of evolution in technology, mastering electricity, laying down giant cables at the bottom of every ocean, conquering space, sending thousand of satellites up there reporting to us. We arrived to communicate at the speed of light from one end of this earth to the other.  
  At the speed of fucking light.  
  What was the point of all that ? >
  
  He’s like the darkest timeline version of Forrest Gump >
  
  Or Zelig >
  
  No amount of public shaming will make the GOP stop supporting Santos. 
  Just quit posting articles about him. >
  
  Does anyone have a running list of everything this guy has been accused of since the election? >
  
  There are accusations, and then there are things we know for certain. Some of this is sickening (and some is just stupid) :
  
  Lied about being Jewish
  Lied about his mother dying in 9/11 attack (said she was in the towers)
  Lied about working at Goldman Sachs
  Lied about working for Citigroup
  Lied about being a cross-dresser
  Has used at least 4 different names
  Worked at Harbor City Capital which the SEC says was a ponzi scheme
  Kept $3,000 that was raised to provide lifesaving surgery for the dying service dog of a disabled homeless veteran
  Been taken to court at least twice for not not paying bills
  Claimed to own a dozen properties
  Lied about being the grandson of Holocaust refugees
  Lied about attending Horace Mann Prep in the Bronx
  Lied about Horace Mann Prep refusing to help him during a time of financial difficulty, forcing him to leave the school 4 months early
  Lied about graduating from Baruch College in 2010 summa cum laude (never went there)
  Lied about being a star on the Baruch volleyball team and they had won the league championship
  Lied about receiving an MBA in international business from New York University in 2013 after scoring an impressive 710 on his GMAT exam. He never got a degree from NYU
  Lied about working in private equity for 11 years in New York
  Lied about  doing business with the Trump Organization while working in private equity
  Lied about developing multiple companies, and opening his own businesses
  Claimed income came from a company called Devolder Organization which has multiple fake addresses including using the address of a strip mall
  Lied about working for a company that lost four employees at the Pulse nightclub shooting
  
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  Pending criminal charges or investigations:
  
  Check fraud in Brazil
  Pocketing the dog charity money
  Being investigated by NY AG for as of now unknown reasons, but most people believe its the origins of the 750K that magically appeared in his bank account
  Being investigated by the FEC for multiple campaign finance violations
  The DOJ is also looking into campaign finance finance violations, as well as other possible corruption related to the sources of donations
  Being investigated by the House Ethics Committee 
  
  I am sure there is more...   Dude is a huge pos even by republican standards >
  
  I don’t know whats worse, the fact he thought he could get away with it, or the fact that he’s getting away with it. Crazy list, never would’ve believed it if I hadn’t seen all of this come out with my own 2 eyes >
  
  Its insane.  My guess is he'll be out of congress by summer.  His on local NY GOP caucus has been calling for his resignation, as well as growing number hour House GOP people. >
  
  he is a distraction that is chewing up media attention so no one writes about what the GOP house is doing. >
  
  I just spit up a little vomit in my mouth. >
  
  "He's lying."
  - Liar >
  
  Is Santos making a run for the office of president? There’s a headline abt this guy as much as there is on DeSantis and Trump. He’s 34, and once primary season starts he’ll be within the age requirement and by Republican voter standards he appears to be what they look for in a candidate. >
  
  Christ fuck man, how much more shit has this dickleak done? At this rate, next week it will come out that he may have murdered a former male lover in a tryst gone wrong. >
  
  What the fuck has this guy not done? Dude is a pathological liar and it's impressive the amount of stuff he's fabricated in his own life. >
  
  The quickest way to get him to resign is to say his pro gun stance is just another lie. >
  
  The GQP will hold the leash on Santos as long as possible. He is their distraction while they work to disrupt the democratic process and push QANON BS. >
  
  He's more than a distraction, he's a reliable GOP vote on a congress where republicans hold a slim majority. >
  
  I'll take unsurprising news stories for $200, Alex. >
  
  How the hell did none of his past come out during the election campaign!?! >
  
  The thing about lying nonstop your entire life is thst when you need someone to actually trust you for any reason, they won’t.  Any accusation levied against you suddenly has substantial credibility >
  
  You know what.. I'm starting to like this guy. He may be the worst low level criminal grifter ever to get the big picture. Become a republican! Any and all actions will be ignored or forgiven without question. >
  
  Next he will disappear. He will be recognized by someone in a mall working as a manager at a Cinnabon. >
  
  S'all Good, Man. Everyone needs to retire to somewhere. Good on him for keeping active. >
  
  I knew we were forgetting some type of scandal.
  Sexual scandals, here we go! >
  
  Jeezus, at this rate we’ll find out that he’s murdered 10 people by April… >
  
  good Lord, the scandals never end with this guy. he’s barely been in Congress for a month >
  
  I’m sorry but how have any of these people been legitimately elected in the first place? How do they continue to hold government office after their real track records are dug up?
  Santos only got to where he is today by lying about his life, his backstory, his credentials; ya know, like, literally everything. And now all this is public knowledge. And he still holds office?
  America makes me sad to be an American >
  
  Well thank god he's not groping women. 
  I thought the republicans had a policy of hating gay people. What happened in this guy's case? >
  
  Tomorrow's headline: George Santos Accused of: It All! Everything Reported to Have Been Done by George Santos. >
  
  If I am finding the right guy in Twitter/etc. He was editor of some paper in OH and then decided to volunteer for George Santos when everyone is flocking to him.
  Next, the guy literally posts the charges on Twitter, saying they won't be judged on social media....
  Sounds like another one of those lowlife trying to make money off of other lowlife - Trump, Santos etc. Remember Avenatti? >
  
  But he isn't Muslim so he can keep his committee assignments after a week or so. >
  
  LOL.Im sure he's denying it. >
  
  BTW, what did this guy do for a living before. I mean, what career path was he on before being called to serve the public? >
  
  He helped sell shares in a federally prosecuted Ponzie Scheme.  Before that, according to Santos' likely self-edited wikipedia from 20(11?), she was starring as Hannah Montana's bestie as a brazilian drag queen. >
  
  What a beautiful shitshow this guy is >
  
  “Santos said he had a Grindr profile” I’m dead 💀💀💀💀💀 >
  
  Oh boy I can't wait for absolutely no consequences for this piece of shit like every other fucking republican. >
  
  Wow!  SA was not on my bingo card! >
  
  This is the guy who just got fired right?
  Now I think I know why he was fired. Santos is just revolting. >
  
  Real people are fired for doing any one of the things that he’s done. Why do politicians have such an unreasonable amount of job security? Repair the system. >
  
  I was wondering how long it would be before the sexual harassment claims started... I mean, yes been accused of (and is probably guilty of) everything else... >
  
  Is there a single redeemable thing about this idiot? >
  
  He's a great distraction. They'll keep him for as long as he's useful at distracting us from them doing fuck all for the next 2 years. >
  
  It’s just something new every day with this asshole, isn’t it? >
  
  Is there anything this guy can’t do ? >
  
  Distraction clown hard at work >
  
  I'm sorry but this officially blew up my George Santos bingo card... >
  
  Jesus Christ, is there anything this guy hasn't done? >
  
  Good old George. He’s the gift that just keeps giving. Like a cornucopia full of excrement and vomit. >
  
  Would never have believed you if you told me someone could generate bad press faster than Trump. >
  
  He is a disgrace of s human being and this was expected. >
  
  Lets be honest, this guy is a shit human and has done all of the worst thing’s possible. There just isn’t someone speaking up on a few dozen events YET. >
  
  What's the over/under on the number of hours it takes from when he says it didn't happen to when video comes out that proves it did happen? >
  
  Shocking…😳🤣 >
  
  so this is his way back into the good graces of the GOP.   “see i’m just like you guys”.   /s >
  
  This guy needs to go >
  
  Is…. George Santos….. Trump in a disguise??
  Nothing touches this guy lol >
  
  I’m surprised it’s taken this long for one of these >
  
  Is there a way to block all mentions of this guy in the news? I’ve heard enough about this shithead. >
  
  A bit off topic but relates to the sexual harassment aspect…It’s surreal that the GOP preaches the words of the Catholic church and takes their money even after the continued ignorance of minors and little children being sexually abused in Catholic Churches.
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  This party has shown time and time again that they will do anything to remain in power, he’ll I’d say they are just as bad if not worse then the Democrats at this point.  Let’s not forget the the Speaker in Name only Kevin McCarthy had his own rumored in office affair. Marjorie Traitor Greene had her 2 affirms on her husband of 27 years. Lauren Boefart married to a guy who exposed himself naked to minors. Gym singlet Jordan ignored the abuse of OSU wrestlers by the team doctor under his watch. Conald Trump wont submit DNA for a rape lawsuit, ignore the other 20+ claims of sexual harassment, rape, or assault. Matt Gaetz and the whole Venmo 17 year old situation. Matt Schlapp. Madison Cawthorn. The list goes on.
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  Let’s not even get started with Reuben Vertsigi. >
  
  GOPervs. >
  
  George Santos: the grabby drag queen >
  
  Is there anything this guy can’t do?!? What a pos >
  
  This guy is a turd onion. So many layers of shit to him. >
  
  How many more chapters and prequels until this story ends ?! >
  
  GOP speedrun >
  
  It’s the ones you least expect >
  
  its pretty much just a matter of time at this point >
  
  How the heck did a guy with this history not get found out before he was elected? 
  Don’t their opponents do opo research or something? 
  How bizarre. How bizarre. How bizarre. >
  
  Wonder what the next chapter will reveal next.