Jan 012023
 

The last time I can recall a politician breakout as fast as this was Sarah Palin.  And we all know how THAT ended!

If I were going to do a background report on Santos, it would not be a matter of knowing where to start – it’d be which LIE is the most outrageous to start with.

SANTOS:

“To get down to the nit and gritty, I’m not a fraud. I’m not a criminal who defrauded the entire country and made up this fictional character and ran for Congress.”

 

But I decided to use his prevarications as a springboard to showcase how the internet has handled it.

(I particularly got a kick out of the “Disinfo+”)

One of the better summaries of Santos’ “embellishments” (as he likes to call them) is this Tweet:

Or if you prefer a more literary approach, this poem from a Comment in WaPo should work:

My name is Santos,

And I’m a Jew,

A financial wizard,

And a Catholic, too.

I’m all that,

And so much more,

A gay, a straight,

Who’s keeping score?

 

It’s not all lies,

I like to embellish,

Like topping a wiener,

With pickle relish.

You know who likes me?

Kevin McCarthy!

(He even makes ME a little barfy)

I’ll take my seat,

I may as well,

The GOP has gone to HELL!

But not every Twitter poster has been unkind – some were actually quite sympathetic on learning of the death of his Mom … TWICE:

 

We all are scratching our heads about why the GQP is acting so upset by a con man winning an election.  Hell, the entire party has become one big grift that has stood by a liar, cheat, fraud and rapist for years.

Seems like Santos is a perfect fit for the party.  Lord knows that unlike the colleges he NEVER attended, he has the actual sheepskin credentials from a well-qualified source:

Perhaps his best known whopper is where he claims he NEVER said he was “Jewish” – but instead “Jew-ISH.

As a Public Service for Santos, I’m going to provide an update:

Since time and space is limited, I’ll just share a bit of what the memes are concerning Santos by way of books, TV and movie titles:

I would be remiss if I didn’t include what has to be about the best example of irony I’ve ever come across – courtesy of a Tweet from Santos a little over a year ago:

If Santos were actually capable of telling the truth, well …

Looks like Santos is going to be seated this Tuesday as the incoming republican representative from New York’s 3rd District (which is going to make for a tight schedule given that he has that eulogy to give for Pope Emeritus Benedict in Rome on Thursday).  This, at least, proves Will Rogers, the folksy humorist from Oklahoma, was right:

“You can’t fool all of the people all of the time.  But it isn’t necessary.”

 

 

 

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