George Santos takes the cake, but why does Joe Biden get a pass for his lies? "Why do they do it? Who needs to lie like this? I am thinking, of course, of Representative elect George Santos. But also of the whole lot of them. Of politicians as a species. Why do they feel the need to make stuff up?
"It must be admitted that Santos is emerging as the undisputed top of his class of fibsters.
"To date he claims to have attended a prestigious Bronx prep school which has no record of him ever being there. He claims to have graduated from Baruch College, despite never having enrolled there. He claims to have worked for Citigroup and Goldman Sachs but never did. When confronted with the fact that he´d never worked for either company he blamed a “poor choice of words.' ”. . .
Why could Biden not have just said “I sometimes drive a car. I guess this thing’s just the same but bigger?” or some similar scintillating chat. Why does he have to put himself at the center of things? Because he needs to be one of us and also better than us. Both above the people and of the people.
Hillary Clinton was similar. Most of her lies were either ways to make herself look braver and more respected than she was or just attempts to appear relatable to normal earthlings.
Comments to the post: "I feel bad for the people living in Santos' district. They had a choice between Santos and a person who was too incompetent to get background on his opponent BEFORE the election."
"No. The cakes go to Senator Blumenthal falsely claiming to have fought in Viet Nam. Second place goes to Senator Warren, getting affirmative action preference falsely claiming to be Native American."
George Santos can't seem to explain his wealth
I probably don’t agree with Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres on many things, but he’s clearly asking the right question here. Where did all of that money come from? Jim Geraghty suggested one of the more unpleasant possibilities yesterday.
. . ."In case you missed it previously, watch as Tulsi Gabbard absolutely grills Santos about all of his lies as he attempts to explain that it’s really not a big deal.". . .
. . .So, apparently, if a Democrat congressional hopeful lies, it makes no difference, because if that person is a Democrat, it isn't lying. It is...okay, a form of truth, because that person is a Democrat, and engaged in more important matters.
"After all, there was Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) and his lies. And Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his lies. And finally President Joe Biden (D) and his lies. Surprisingly — not! — no Democrat outrage, fist-pounding demands that Biden be removed, is unfit for office. Lies be damned, he was elected. And re-elected. And re-elected again. And again. And...
"So please stop complaining about Representative-to-Be George Santos and his lies. In Congress, he'll be in familiar company. After all, who better to call out liars than another one?"
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