Everyone's Favorite Half-Black, Jew-ish Tubby Lying Queen: Part 5 of the George Santos Thread

People keep saying it was a traditional Democratic district to begin with are ignoring that the lines were redrawn before this election and it became more Republican. And it was not Republican gerrymandering. The Democrats in Albany gerrymandered all the districts so badly that a court stepped and redrew the lines. But even in the old district prior to the Democratic congressman before Santos it had been long represented by a very popular Republican Peter King who retired. But I don’t know what King’s district lines looked like. My guess is that it is. “Purple” district. If the GOP can induce King to return they might hold it.

No, King was on the south shore. This district was represented by Steve Israel (D) and Tom Suozzi (D) since 2000 prior to being redrawn.

Pete King was the rep for NY-03 until 2013, not 2000. It’s a swing district that has mostly voted Democratic in the past decade.

King fucking sucked

King was a decent old fashioned Republican and a union supporter.

King was anti-gay and voted against us whenever he could. I called his office and wrote letters in the 90s when Long Beach was still part of -03. He wrote back a very cordial letter hoping I might overlook those issues and find areas where we agreed. But I still voted against him.

On non-gay issues he was a voice of reason in the Republican Party. He voted against the Clinton impeachment and for 9-11 survivors.

What lie did he tell today?

Perhaps not today, but back in 2017.

He was questioned by the Secret Service, so you know damn well he lied his fat ass off.

And another protest today to boot him.

R8 That sounds like the kind of scam our Georgie would be involved in.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a scam that wouldn't sound like this douchebag would be involved in.

If it's a scam of any sort, he'd be involved.

R8, the sleaze keeps piling up with this guy

This guy isn't just some conniving part-time drag queen grifter. He's a serious felon.

Does he have only one or two jackets?

2 jackets and 1 pair of dumb-ass looking glasses.

His Orlando roomie & crimin' bra Gustavo looks kind of hot in the security photo.

Old family friend for sure.

He actually does look hot.

FINALLY! Someone in the Democratic corner is starting think!

Help Georgie bring them ALL down

Billboards aren't enough though. Democrats have to come up with a fantastic ground operation.

Good for them!

They absolutely should make him the face of that party everywhere.

But he is not the face of the GOP. To do that R19 would be mere propaganda.

Pointing out a liar, criminal, thief, and corrupt person whose crimes his own party actively ignores and by extension accepts is "mere propaganda"?

No. He should be held up as the paragon for repig values.

Yes he's guilty but the Party is not.

Wow, I thought he was a Na'vi.

Right, R20/R22--because the GOP would NEVER make a blanket accusation against all Democrats by holding up one of their own as the face of its party.

Just like the GOP WOULD NEVER be yelling and screaming every day that Democrats were doing nothing to remove said corrupt lying congressman from Congress if the shoe were on the other foot.

The GOP IS collectively guilty of not removing him from Congress for everything he's done. They have the numbers to and they won't. Please don't waste your time pearl clutching that it's unfair to say Santos is not the face of a corrupt party, because he is and they are.

[quote] that it's unfair to say Santos is the face of a corrupt party

Fixed.

R26 is right. They could pressure him to resign but they're not doing that.

And there are Republicans like Elise Stefanik who endorsed him, too, and are still standing by him

[quote]Yes he's guilty but the Party is not.

When his party admits as much and makes efforts to remove him from his ill-gotten seat, THEN I'll believe they're not guilty either. Until that time, however, they are just as complicit in this mess.

The GOP is 100% complicit.

R22, the GOP is 100% guilty. They knew about his lies when he was campaigning yet did nothing. Now everyone knows about his lies and corruption and the party is refusing to remove him from Congress. He really is the face of the party.

McCarthy went in as the Speaker knowing this guy lied his ass off and totally misled the district's constituents, and McCarthy said and did nothing. And still does nothing. McCarthy is literally the face of the House GOP. One-hundred-percent complicit and corrupt.

From the article at r18:

[quote]Santos has recently been telling people [bold]he is considering running for a second term,[/bold] according to multiple Republican sources, after previously signaling to Republicans he wouldn’t seek reelection.

There was no doubt in our collective minds here that he was lying when he acquiesced to the party by saying he wouldn't run again. He's so full of shit it's no surprise his eyes are brown.

Once again Republicans show they'll do absolutely anything for power. Santos is a ghetto swindler, but he's right at home. He's just the crook to trust with the republican "agenda". If it wasn't so dangerous, it would be comical.

He's talking about running for a second term so he can "legally" charge expenses to the campaign, which he's done already.

Andy Ogles (the other one)

He'll get away with all of his mess too...

Oh dear!

Weird I was told I reached my monthly free article limit. But it's March 2. I have not been reading NY Magazine. ^

R38, here's the article unpaywalled.

Thanks, R39. I'm reading the article now. Clearly these are all people who hold no scruples, ethics, or morals. This is a group of people where only fame is the objective and it is obvious to me that they are all of the reality TV culture. From the article;

[quote]Sitting beside Santos, smirking, is his bald and bearded 31-year-old “director of operations.” His name is Vish Burra. He’s a former drug dealer from Staten Island who, while he worked for Steve Bannon, was the guy you went through if you wanted to check out the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop. He also did crisis comms for Matt Gaetz, and, along with Santos, was part of a mini-MAGA cabal that took over the New York Young Republican Club. The club is run by Burra and Santos’s buddy, Gavin Wax.

This is good...

[quote]When he isn’t in Washington working on Capitol Hill for Santos, Burra lives here at home with his parents, in Rosebank.

Damn, what kind of a lowlife works for Matt Gaetz, Steve Bannon, AND George Santos?

R41, someone who hates all human life.

[quote]His name is Vish Burra. He’s a former drug dealer from Staten Island

His name is Vish Burra. He’s a drug dealer from Staten Island

Fixded!

R41, the Republican Party is full of lowlifes.

It's simply all about trying to get fame.

Tweeted by NY Republicans and then retweeted by Vish Burra

Stolen lapdogs sold by Santos in a fake animal charity scam?

Surely you've heard of that little tidbit, ElderLez r46.

Yes, seems an odd choice of words in that tweet under the circumstances.

Oh, OK, I gotcha, hun. I didn't think you hadn't heard about it, but wanted to be sure.

Re: the NYMag article. Meh… I had high hopes for a challenging write-up but it’s just a Republican puff piece. The Burra guy seems like another Bannon, McInnes, etc.

They only seem to interview vapid, GOP insiders who praise Santos, “Oh he’s throwing it back in their face! He’s got plans!” (Heard it before! That’s what they all say) No actual specifics.

Plus they make that “party” at the beginning seem like some kind of glamorous banger, “Santos holds court…” LOL! But then you look at the photos and it looks like Sunday dinner at the local cafeteria with your grandparents.

[quote]Re: the NYMag article. Meh… I had high hopes for a challenging write-up but it’s just a Republican puff piece. LOL! But then you look at the photos and it looks like Sunday dinner at the local cafeteria with your grandparents.

There's that idiom of "It's the squeaky wheel that gets the oil"

Stop at 1:18 to get a good sense and overview of the audience...

Ya see? This is why the rule of law is dead and these people will get away with this. God forbid if you're a person of color and is caught with a joint. Your life is ruined. Willingly lying to the court, to the Judge, and a catalyst for the overthrow of an election and government, simply gets you censured...

[quote]Michael Melito, an attorney for Ellis, told CNN in a statement, “My client remains a practicing attorney in good standing in the State of Colorado. In a very heated political climate, we have secured that correct outcome.”

What a joke!

A censure is a very serious matter and can have an extremely deleterious effect on your life and career.

Could you provide examples of lawyers who experience deleterious effects upon their lives after being censured? Or is your comment sarcasm?

[quote]Public or private censure is a reprimand by a body administering the ethics rules. Some refer to this as a “slap on the wrist,” but clients MIGHT BE INCLINED to find alternate representation if they know their attorney was censured.

Um, r55, did you even bother to check the signature box?

Unfuckingbelieveable

Wow, what cons hasn't this guy pulled?

Apparently, his attorney in Brazil is a convicted murderer.

He’s a winner! The most corrupt politician in American history. New York Number One!

R60, he’s probably not even in the running for the most corrupt but he may be the politician who has committed the greatest variety of crimes, and in a short span of time, too.

Jesus Christ! When will this cunt be indicted?

His care for a fantom pet fish reveals his true animal-loving nature.

Luckily for George, he was never evicted from a Kushner owned property.

Deadbeat tenant with a fake fish tank. LOL.

[quote]His care for a fantom pet fish

Is that anything like a goldfish?

I read the article in R57 last night, same day that it was published. I think Santos is finished as a public figure. The article has the ring of truth and there are secondary witnesses who can back it up. I think Santos will be out of Congress within a week, by next Friday, at the latest. Faced with that kind of criminality, even the Republikunts will have to drive him out toot sweet. He's in serious legal trouble.

[quote]toot sweet.

Oh, dear!

When the money leads to Russia, NO ONE in the media/ DOJ/FBI congress, any other normal person, I suppose, wants to follow it.

Mueller..... Mueller....Mueller?

R67, it was a joke, dickbreath.

Are you really using dickbreath as an insult?

On a gay board?

Filed paperwork to allow him to raise money for reelection

Despite claiming he wouldn't run again

[quote]I read the article in [R57] last night, same day that it was published. I think Santos is finished as a public figure. The article has the ring of truth and there are secondary witnesses who can back it up. I think Santos will be out of Congress within a week, by next Friday, at the latest. Faced with that kind of criminality, even the Republikunts will have to drive him out toot sweet. He's in serious legal trouble.

Dream on.

When it comes to legal jeopardy, he is in trouble, R72. Would YOU like the FBI, Congress, the state of New York, and Brazil investigating your finances and criminal charges brought against you?

r73 My point is that it's only a few days until your deadline ("next Friday at the latest"), and NOTHING is happening to get him removed from office by then.

R74, I'm not the poster you were responding to.

[quote]Filed paperwork to allow him to raise money for reelection Despite claiming he wouldn't run again

And this surprises who?

If one didn't know that the guy was lying when he said that he would never run again is only a reflection on you. This is why I feel that Santos will get away with this. Who cares about if he is running or not! Put the notice out that everyone is watching the money and who the donors are. Donors will donate at their own risk.

[quote] This is why I feel that Santos will get away with this.

So, R76, you think the NY State Attorney General, the District Attorney for Nassau County, the Queens District Attorney, the Federal Election Commission, the Justice Department, the House Ethics Committee, and Brazil are all going to let him slide? I think not.

^Until I see him taken away in handcuffs anything is possible

No, not all that is, R78. People here seem to think federal and state criminal investigations (especially regarding things like campaign finance fraud) should be handled within a month.

Musto is having fun with his tweets

He's an illiterate asshole.

(Santos, not Musto.)

R71, I'm not surprised he is trying to run again. Santos has learned from Trump and others that you can often run out the clock. It takes years for investigations to go anywhere and in the meantime these guys are able to get away with a lot of things.

Good point R82. If indictments/ convictions don’t get him, the voters in New York will. This Queens’ days are numbered.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't one of the reasons Trump 's in the running for POTUS again is precisely this? Both grifters want to use campaign funds to "legally" fund their defense and it's actually legal?

Isn't Santos required by the FEC to have a campaign treasurer before he can raise any money?

Has he actually found someone who's willing to admit to taking the job?

Trump is certainly counting on legions of outraged Deeplorables to shield and save him from the jaws of the law, which I hope grind him up into a greasy orange pulp before vomiting him all over the ground. Santos HAS NO supporters. How many votes does anyone believe the guy could reasonably count on in a future election? (The answer is close to ZERO).

[quote]No, not all that is, [R78]. People here seem to think federal and state criminal investigations (especially regarding things like campaign finance fraud) should be handled within a month.

Look I get you and I tend to be more like you. I tend to believe that good will triumph over evil and that right will win against wrong, but... these Republicans and today's current political environment are testing my core and fundamental values and beliefs! It is not as if evil and criminals have not walked away unscathed in this country before. Just refer to the Civil War and all those who got away without any consequences. Or the so many laws that have been written and passed to get someone off and avoid consequences. On and on...

State and federal investigations into Santos about his campaign finances are not controlled by Republicans and can't just be dismissed, R87. Not to mention in two years' time, he will be gone from office. He will never win a reelection bid. He is despised by both Reublicans and Democrats alike in his (mostly Democratic) district.

The latest

[quote] Not to mention in two years' time, he will be gone from office. He will never win a reelection bid. He is despised by both Reublicans and Democrats alike in his (mostly Democratic) district.

I'm old enough to recall similar things being said about George Wallace...

George Wallace had his fans. Santos doesn't.

R89 Imbeciles with that much money deserve Santos.

[quote]I'm old enough to recall similar things being said about George Wallace...

What'd I do??

R91 yes, George Wallace had more than fans, he had a base, white Southerners and white racist working class everywhere. So, he spoke for others, as reprehensible as that was. Santos is entirely a self serving grifter.

David Pakman discusses the NYT story on Santos brokering a yacht deal:

David Pakman discusses George Santos's credit card skimming operation:

[quote]I read the article in [R57] last night, same day that it was published. I think Santos is finished as a public figure. The article has the ring of truth and there are secondary witnesses who can back it up. I think Santos will be out of Congress within a week, by next Friday, at the latest. Faced with that kind of criminality, even the Republikunts will have to drive him out toot sweet. He's in serious legal trouble.

Would you like to re-think that prediction?

A house could fall on him. He's going to last at least through 2023

OK,OK!! Killing myself NOW!! -R66

Don't do that, r99. You'll miss the show.

Even Nostradamus missed some.

Here he reviews the new Space Force suit! Looks like he finally got a new sports jacket and too tight pants.

He must be loving all the current media distractions!

Those pants at r100 look cheap af.

Brazilian prosecutors agree to plea deal in bad-check case

[quote]"I am not a criminal here -- not here or in Brazil or any jurisdiction in the world. Absolutely not. That didn't happen," he said at the time.

This guy is a scumbag.

^ So now that he cut a deal where he admitted to stealing....can we throw him out?

McCarthy will come up with a different excuse. Remember, he said "he hasn't been convicted of anything, right?" when asked if they'd expel him.

Now he'll say some bullshit like, "he hasn't been convicted of anything in the United States, right?" They have no shame.

And another Friday goes by, R57 ....

[quote] Santos is now gainfully employed and "re-socialized."

Re-socialized as a lying sack of shit. Congress is increasingly a fucking clown show.

He should have been on MTG's field trip to the D.C. jail, but probably would have been too much of a distraction.