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Gleep's avatar

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Dick Fritter's avatar

I'm going to guess that Max Miller and his family are jerkoff pieces of shit. And even jerkoff pieces of shit are right maybe once in their lives, ala Liz Cheney and Adam "I'm retiring now" Kinzinger... Sorry if I offended jerkoffs who are not pieces of shit.

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DemoCat's avatar

I enjoy roasting Republicans as much as the next guy, and as absurd as George Santos is/was, he represents the failure of our current government and system of choosing our leaders. There should be a serious autopsy on how Santos happened, and how it can be avoided in the future. And as much as Santos’ lies and buffoonery anger people, I do recognize him as a tragic figure. Imagine how little peace and stability he has in his life. His wounds may be self-inflicted, but he’s a sad person who is trying to find success without understanding the rules, or believing he can’t achieve it without breaking them. He’s very likely going to prison for the campaign finance fraud and especially the hundreds of stolen donations via credit card. I’ll be stunned if he finds a plea deal with no serious jail time. But he’s also another bizarre footnote in our ever crazier current time in history.

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Crankyman's avatar

Also the homoerectus who discovered north America in the cedar strip canoe he made his own self.

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George Peterson's avatar

His biggest problem was he didn't show up for the GOP classes on hiding fraud and criminality for beginners, embarrassing the more adept Republican crooks.

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Sojourner44's avatar

Mr. Republican.

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Buz 13's avatar

Who’s next? Will Matt Gaetz’s dating past come back to haunt him? Will we ever learn the truth about his relationship with Gaetz’s adopted son, Nestor? Will Boebert be taken down by a dark horse challenger? Does Marjorie Greene get that coveted VP pick? Will Jim Jordan ever testify about J6? How soon until Kevin McCarthy says “fuck it” and resigns? Will Comer ever get the love of his life, Hunter Biden, alone? Does Mike Johnson survive the inevitable debt ceiling showdown?

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Cthulhu's avatar

My guess on Nestor: No adoption, but used to lure young women his age into Gaetz's reach.

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Zap's avatar

You've got to fuck up really badly for republicans to notice. And even then...

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eddi-SABH's avatar

The true culprits of the persecution of George Santos have revealed themselves. The writers of Jalopnik. Those fiends have finally come clean. George Santos' Expulsion From Congress Was Our Fault And We Regret It https://jalopnik.com/george-santos-expulsion-from-congress-was-our-fault-and-1851065934

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Wait a minute. Members of Congress are required to answer reporters' questions? That explains all the times they pretended to be on the phone.

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Emil Muz's avatar

Wow, Miller is the one George said was an accused wife beater--on the floor of the House!--and turns out he stole 10K off the dude? He's lucky Miller didn't kick his ass right there and then.

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simpledinosaur's avatar

I think George is like Donald Trump: not in any way burdened by shame. Most people have a conscience seared within their psyches by all sorts of unpleasant events, harsh words, and so forth. This guy, whatever outlandish things he does, tosses the responsibility for them back at everyone else: pure projection. If he didn't go to the college he said he went to, or play a sport he said he played there, or get injured playing the sport that he didn't actually play, well, he'll almost certainly tell you that it's YOUR Fault for hanging on everything he says. Get a life already, haters! It's amazing--but also sad.

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oscarphile's avatar

IOW he's a sociopath.

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GoldStar's avatar

This a good day for democracy and a bad day for comedy.

So obviously I’m conflicted.

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Homero's avatar

like when Stephen Colbert's "Colbert Report" character was "saddened" by the results of the 2006 congressional election

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VeraSevera's avatar

Guilty pleasure: I'm going to miss him. In this age of homonormativity a queer scoundrel can be refreshing. You --go --girl.

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bcb's avatar

He has nothing to worry about. Santos already had a very successful career as a Tony-Winning Broadway producer on Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark. And he recently said he is just like Mary Magdalene, so he can probably launch his acting career starring in a revival of Jesus Christ Superstar!

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Homero's avatar

I thought his Brazilian carnivale Kitara was worthy of a Tony (but what do I know, my theater career being cut short by lack of photogenicity and roles for small brown ethnic women and my need to find viable employment and lack of proficiency in liberal arts?)

(dunno how to paste image; do I have to go start my own substack? with blackjack...and hoo-....?)

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KEITH TAYLOR's avatar

He can't become Emperor of Mars. John Carter is Emperor of Mars, or at least the Warlord, and he's apparently immortal, so he'll still be the Martian Genghis Khan when Santos has kicked the bucket.

You're not going to tell me ERB made up more stuff than Santos, are you?

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Edgar Rice Burroughs was the pen name of George Santos

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AIB's avatar

John Carter did have a son before he went to Arizona, who became the grandfather of Jimmy Carter. So Jimmy Carter, also immortal ( so far) is the descendant of the Warlord of Mars.

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