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[Salt Bailly]

New York congressman-elect admits lying about college and work history

Apparently completely made up his work history, and education.

Refusing to resign.

"I never claimed to be Jewish,” Santos said. “I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was ‘Jew-ish’.”

 

[calodo2003]

Up there with 'what your definition of is, is.'

 

[nimic]

"Jewish"

 

[adexkola]

Sounds to me they have forgotten that the US did exactly the same to Yugoslavia in the very late 1990s until Milosevic was extradited to The Hague as part of the conditions for ending that forced economic and political isolation following the Kosovo War.

Just like I said before, it's a stark lack of political pragmatism that will lead them (The Squad) to nowhere in their political careers.

Yeah imagine not having your political career as your number 1 motivation for public service. What dummies.

 

[adexkola]

"Jewish"

George Costanza Santos

 

[calodo2003]

"Jewish"

No, Jew-ish.

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

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[berbatrick]

George Costanza Santos

 

[adexkola]

well done

 

[calodo2003]

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[MarylandMUFan]

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Holly cow, didn't expect anything good from Tulsi anymore.

 

[VorZakone]

So this George Santos is basically George Costanza?

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

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[Beachryan]

That's amazing. 'Embellished my resume'. I don't even know where to begin with someone like that, I wouldn't want them to shovel the ice out of my driveway. But a congressman! What the hell America?!

 

[calodo2003]

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[Sky1981]

Democrazy

It's only good if your majority is sane

 

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[calodo2003]

Oh dear.

 

[sglowrider]

This guys lies worse than Trump. Didnt even think that was possible.

 

[Pexbo]

His track record suggests he’s just outright lying but it is possible that his mother died of long term illness which was the result of 9/11.

 

[WI_Red]

At this point I don't even believe he had a mother.

 

[nimic]

His track record suggests he’s just outright lying but it is possible that his mother died of long term illness which was the result of 9/11.

It's possible, I just don't believe it. He's lied about literally everything, no reason he wouldn't lie about some connection to 9/11 too.

 

[Frosty]

Is there anything which can be done about this legally or politically?

In the UK if someone can be shown to have misled electors in a campaign they can be ousted.

 

[calodo2003]

Is there anything which can be done about this legally or politically?

In the UK if someone can be shown to have misled electors in a campaign they can be ousted.

Most direct method is to target his campaign financing - if he lied on disclosure forms, who donated to him, etc.

 

[stoinz]

So this George Santos is basically George Costanza?

I can imagine him sleeping under his desk now.

 

[calodo2003]

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[calodo2003]

Appalling how basic oppo research wasn’t apparently done on this guy. Or basic investigative reporting…

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[RedDevilQuebecois]

Appalling how basic oppo research wasn’t apparently done on this guy. Or basic investigative reporting…

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Whatever the Democrats were doing in that district, it was totally embarrassing that nothing was done when Santos (or whatever that cnut's name actually is) could easily have been destroyed from the very start with basic oppo research.

 

[calodo2003]

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[WPMUFC]

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This guy justifying himself: "If I'm doing it....the democrats must be as well"

 

[calodo2003]

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[VorZakone]

Is there anything Santos didn't lie about? My goodness.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

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Looks like a poster for the 1958 World's Fair.

 

[utdalltheway]

It's possible, I just don't believe it. He's lied about literally everything, no reason he wouldn't lie about some connection to 9/11 too.

If he was French he’d claim his parents/grandparents were in the Resistance.

 

[MrMarcello]

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I'd wager it would have been absorbed into Mexico after sometime when the Union got tired of constantly fighting battles down there defending Texans who refused to join the Union and give up their precious republic. "Nah, we're sitting out all future battles, but good luck, Texas."

Which means it would look more like parts of Mexico and I'd not be an American today. Or worse, I'd be an Oklahoman as my ancestors likely stop short at the US border (but still American, so not overall too bad).

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

Is there anything Santos didn't lie about? My goodness.

I ask myself the same question. Frank Abagnale Jr. lied and impersonated so many things, but there was a time for him to stop while Santos just does NOT stop lying at all.