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He should quit Congress and join the circus. Another clown.
He needs to resign immediately but there isn't much McCarthy can do, it will take a ethics committee to vote him out but it's rare to expel a member of Congress.
McCarthy is backing him. Last night he said he could be voted out in 2 years. The 1st thing he did was get rid of the ethics committee.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Jan 12, 2023, 05:23 AMHe needs to resign immediately but there isn't much McCarthy can do, it will take a ethics committee to vote him out but it's rare to expel a member of Congress.
McCarthy said he won't put Santos on any important committees while I think he shouldn't be on any committees.
Many Republicans are also calling on Santos to resign, LE is investigating whether he committed any crimes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mccarthy-says-embattled-rep-santos-not-get-seated-top-committees-rcna65295
As you can read in the article the ethics committee is still intact.
"I try to stick by the Constitution. The voters elected him to serve. If there is a concern and he has to go through the Ethics, we'll let him move through that, but right now, the voters have a voice in the decision ... so he will continue to serve," McCarthy said.
Changes to House Ethics Rules for the New Congress
January 10, 2023 Link (https://holtzmanvogel.com/insights/changes-to-house-ethics-rules-for-the-new-congress/)
Republicans are facing criticism after voting for changes to the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) that may significantly weaken
its ability to investigate ethical violations by members of Congress. Link (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-blasted-after-voting-to-gut-house-ethics-office/ar-AA169Ic2)
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) addressed the controversy surrounding freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) on Wednesday, saying he wouldn't keep the New York Republican off committees as he faces ethics complaints and calls to resign for fabricating parts of his background.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Jan 12, 2023, 09:55 AMMcCarthy said he won't put Santos on any important committees while I think he shouldn't be on any committees.
Many Republicans are also calling on Santos to resign, LE is investigating whether he committed any crimes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mccarthy-says-embattled-rep-santos-not-get-seated-top-committees-rcna65295
As you can read in the article the ethics committee is still intact.
"I try to stick by the Constitution. The voters elected him to serve. If there is a concern and he has to go through the Ethics, we'll let him move through that, but right now, the voters have a voice in the decision ... so he will continue to serve," McCarthy said.
McCarthy said, I try to stick by the Constitution. my drink came out my nose when I read that. The night he was elected to speaker he said he was true to the country not the constitution. To hard to read it I guess.
There are four ways George Santos leaves Congress:
1. He resigns
2. He is recalled by a special election or the next election
3. Is convicted of a felony
4. Congress can expel one of its members if they get 2/3 vote
Kevin McCarthy is a feckless leader and weakest Speaker of the house. His mush mouth responses related to George Santos are pathetic.
When the wicked bitch of the west was Speaker she took deliberate moves to strip pervert Anthony Weiner of his committee assignments and boot him out of Congress.
Partial list of George Santos lies.
• Lying about where he went to school - Santos has admitted that he did not attend the universities he had previously claimed on his resume. The New York Times subsequently reported that some Santos staffers uncovered that and other lies in 2021, and left his staff when he refused to end his campaign.
• Lying about where he worked - Santos has admitted lying about this as well.
• Lying about owning a number of rental properties - Santos claimed to own a series of rental properties but later acknowledged he didn't.
• Lying about being robbed of his rent money - Santos said he was once mugged while on his way to pay his rent in Queens. The NYPD has no record of such a robbery.
• Lying about being Jewish - Santos repeatedly said during his campaign he was a proud American Jew - but later backtracked and identified as "Jew-ish" after reporting raised questions about his ethnicity.
• Lying about his criminal status in Brazil - Santos has stridently denied committing crimes in Brazil or anywhere else, but Brazilian prosecutors have moved to reopen a years-old fraud case against him.
• Lying to donors - CNBC reported that Santos' staff impersonated staffers for now-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in order to raise funds from wealthy donors. Santos' lawyer would not answer CNBC's question about whether Santos knew of the deception.
• Lying about his athletic accomplishments - Long Island GOP officials said Santos told them he was a star volleyball player at Baruch College. He also told a radio show in 2020 that he had a full scholarship to Baruch to play volleyball, and that he had both knees replaced as a result of his athletic career. He has since acknowledged he never attended Baruch, and there is no evidence his knees have been replaced.
• Lying about the timing of his mother's death - Santos has publicly said that the 9/11 attacks claimed his mother's life, though she died in 2016 and there is no evidence of a connection.
• Lying about his campaign finances - Santos has denied any improprieties in his fundraising, but law enforcement sources tell News 4 that federal prosecutors are looking into his campaign finances amid claims of fraud and improper donations.
• Lying about his name - Santos says his full name is George Anthony Devolder Santos, and he campaigned and serves as George Santos. But the New York Times and Washington Post reported that as recently as 2019, he appeared at events billed as Anthony Devolder, and was identified to external clients by his employer as George Devolder.
• Lying to investors - Santos worked at a firm, Harbor City, that was later shut down by the SEC as a Ponzi scheme. But he is accused of purportedly telling investors the firm was "100% legitimate," even after allegedly being warned the bank was accused of circulating false documents.
What a sick fuck.
Republican Representative George Santos scammed a veteran out of $3,000 he needed to pay for an operation for his beloved sick dog,
Link (https://gothamist.com/news/beloved-dog-died-after-george-santos-allegedly-scammed-veteran-out-of-funds-for-operation-report)
And yet, McCarthy says Santos will be seated on committees. Link (https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3816427-mccarthy-says-santos-will-be-seated-on-committees/)
Yeh the GoFundMe scam for the veteran's sick dog, if true, is pretty low.
Eventually the veteran (who was homeless by the way) claims he had to panhandle for money to euthanize his dog
after George Santos (allegedly) pocketed what everyone contributed.
Santos (allegedly) was the organizer of the account and had control of it so after the account was emptied not much could be done.
Those scams are illegal though....a little thing called fraud.
Santos should join PD! He'd be right at home with all the scammers and sleezebags there!
He may have been a drag queen in Brazil.
Claims to be gay but does NOT support LGBTQ issues.
Yeah there's photos of him in drag all over the internet, he lied about everything.
He needs to resign now!
He does not seem that interested in resigning.
A lot of money can be made where is is now and money seems to motivate him a lot.
Pedro Vilarva, a man who lived with George Santos for a year and rebuffed multiple marriage proposals from him, said in an interview, "Toward the end of the relationship I started finding out about the lies, then I broke up with him and I went on my way." Link (https://www.rawstory.com/george-santos-ex-boyfriend/)
Republican Elise Stefanik was a key in validating for Santos in their shared home state and often touted the candidate in public and private forums. Several prominent GOP donors told CNN that they gave to Santos, who was largely unknown to them, because Stefanik, the state's most influential elected Republican and a prolific fundraiser, backed him.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said last week that he "always had a few questions about" the veracity of Santos' resume. Still, he headlined a fundraiser for Santos in October, about five weeks before the election, according to a promotion of the event. Neither McCarthy, Stefanik, nor other prominent Republicans who have supported Santos are calling for him to resign.
Multiple Republican operatives in Washington and New York told CNN that they found it implausible that Stefanik had not been aware of Santos' falsehoods, given rumors about Santos had been passed around in GOP circles since at least the summer of 2021.
Link (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/george-santos-lies-are-casting-a-harsh-spotlight-on-a-powerful-republican-who-endorsed-and-raised-money-for-him/ar-AA16EjNK)
Santos removed himself from the only committee he was on but now many in the House want a vote to expel him:
https://www.longislandpress.com/2023/02/10/house-resolution-expel-santos/
I think there are currently about 8 Republicans that would vote to oust him. Along with all the Democrats there would be enough for the resolution to pass. What is key is Kevin McCarthy allowing it to go on the floor for a vote.
They will never kick him out. falls in line, GOP Poster boy on how to lie.
Santos use to be a registered Democrat and lets not forget so was Trump most of his life, my favorite is Anthony "likes to show his" Weiner*(D-NY).
Lying has nothing to do with what political party one is in.
People will be ethical or not but that's usually due to other factors like how they were raised.
I have been wondering if Santos has ever said anything truthful....haha.
Maybe he has "truth dyslexia"?
The media has been obsessed with Santos but they neglected to report on Sen. Fetterman(D-PA), he has mental and physical problems and hasn't spent anytime in Congress.
Santos needs to go and so does Fetterman.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Mar 03, 2023, 08:46 AMSantos needs to go and so does Fetterman.
It was a Republican seat with the retirement of Republican Pat Toomey. It could have stayed Republican if Donald Trump would have stayed out of it.
Picking doctor Oz was exceedingly stupid.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Mar 03, 2023, 08:46 AMThe media has been obsessed with Santos but they neglected to report on Sen. Fetterman(D-PA), he has mental and physical problems and hasn't spent anytime in Congress.
Santos needs to go and so does Fetterman.
Yet another false equivalency. Santos has shown himself to be a compulsive liar who misrepresented his entire background to the voters and apparently even scammed a disabled veteran.
Fetterman suffered a stroke before being elected and is now apparently in treatment for clinical depression. As far as we know he didn't lie to the voters, who elected him knowing that he'd had the stroke.
Now he's got a mental health issue and you think that disqualifies him from holding office? Man, I thought that in this day and age, we'd be past discriminating on the basis of illness or disability but I guess not.
Fetterman is not fit to serve in Congress.
As for Dr Oz, it turns out he has a house in PA and lives there at least six months a year so that makes him a resident.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Mar 04, 2023, 05:48 AMAs for Dr Oz, it turns out he has a house in PA and lives there at least six months a year so that makes him a resident.
Setting the residency issue aside, the guy was an arrogant jerk that scammed people with bogus supplement recommendations.
Quote from: HighStepper on Mar 05, 2023, 12:26 AMSetting the residency issue aside, the guy was an arrogant jerk that scammed people with bogus supplement recommendations.
That may be so but he's a medical doctor and had a successful TV show for 20 years, he's a self-made millionaire.
Fetterman on the other hand inherited his wealth and lived an unhealthy lifestyle which gave him a stroke.
If you watch oz for a while.
You would know he just pushed a different produce every day.
No real medical advise.
House Republicans made a resolution to expel George Santos(R-NY):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFNOhIJRZnA
It's about time.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Oct 26, 2023, 05:57 PMHouse Republicans made a resolution to expel George Santos(R-NY):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFNOhIJRZnA
It's about time.
Factual 3:32 minute video about Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) introduces a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from the House of Representatives.
If the resolution comes to the floor for a vote, possibly sometime next week, it will need a two-thirds votes from the House.
Now the Democrats in the Senate need to step up and do the same with Menendez, fair is fair.
Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday called on the full Senate to vote on a resolution to expel Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) from the Senate in the wake of new charges asserting the New Jersey senator has acted as a foreign agent on behalf of Egypt. Link (https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4252919-fetterman-senate-expel-menendez-indictment/)
Quote from: Romanticlover on Oct 27, 2023, 11:40 AMNow the Democrats in the Senate need to step up and do the same with Menendez, fair is fair.
They should do that when they let Al Franken back in.
That was straight bull shit
Quote from: Danno on Oct 28, 2023, 04:44 PMThey should do that when they let Al Franken back in.
That was straight bull shit
Al Franken was pressured by his own party to resign, should they let Anthony Weiner back in?
I'm starting to like Fetterman, he's calling out the lefties in Congress who are anti-Semitic and the crooks.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Oct 28, 2023, 05:12 PMAl Franken was pressured by his own party to resign, should they let Anthony Weiner back in?
His party pressured him because they fell victim to a right-wing smear campaign. It was all bullshit, but the optics were too much to overcome.
Weiner's behavior, by contrast, was legitimately scandalous. So the comparison is inapt.
dude is sick. today kamala said joebama is alive.
The House voted to expel Santos but he survived.
182 Republicans and 31 Democrats voted no.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Nov 01, 2023, 09:01 PMThe House voted to expel Santos but he survived.
182 Republicans and 31 Democrats voted no.
What we're hearing: Some Democrats were concerned about the precedent of voting to expel Santos before either a conviction or an Ethics Committee report, several senior House Democrats told Axios. One of the Democrats, dismayed that dozens of their colleagues voted against the measure, called it "unreal" and "really weird." Democratic leadership did not make a recommendation on the Santos measure.Link (https://www.axios.com/2023/11/01/george-santos-expulsion-vote-house)
Here are the 31 Democratic House members who voted to keep Santos in Congress:
• Rep. Collin Allred (Texas)
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss (Mass.)
• Rep. Ed Case (Hawaii)
• Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver (Mo.)
• Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas)
• Rep. Sharice Davids (Kan.)
• Rep. Chris Deluzio (Penn.)
• Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (Texas)
• Rep. Jared Golden (Maine)
• Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.)
• Rep. Steven Horsford (Nev.)
• Rep. Jeff Jackson (N.C.)
• Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga.)
• Rep. Rick Larsen (Wash.)
• Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.)
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Calif.)
• Rep. Seth Magaziner (R.I.)
• Rep. Morgan McGarvey (Ky.)
• Rep. Rob Menendez (N.J.)
• Rep. Gwen Moore (Wis.)
• Rep. Marie Perez (Wash.)
• Rep. Katie Porter (Calif.)
• Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.)
• Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.)
• Rep. Brad Schneider (Ill.)
• Rep. Kim Schrier (Wash.)
• Rep. Bobby Scott (Va.)
• Rep. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)
• Rep. Mark Takano (Calif.)
• Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.)
• Rep. Nikema Williams (Ga.)
Link (https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4288745-31-democrats-vote-keep-santos-congress/)
The Ethics Committee said it will have news on its investigation into Santos by Nov. 17, meaning the embattled Long Islander's days in Congress may still be numbered. .Link (https://www.axios.com/2023/11/01/george-santos-expulsion-vote-house)
Quote from: HighStepper on Nov 01, 2023, 09:27 PMHere are the 31 Democratic House members who voted to keep Santos in Congress:
• Rep. Collin Allred (Texas)
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss (Mass.)
• Rep. Ed Case (Hawaii)
• Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver (Mo.)
• Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas)
• Rep. Sharice Davids (Kan.)
• Rep. Chris Deluzio (Penn.)
• Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (Texas)
• Rep. Jared Golden (Maine)
• Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.)
• Rep. Steven Horsford (Nev.)
• Rep. Jeff Jackson (N.C.)
• Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga.)
• Rep. Rick Larsen (Wash.)
• Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.)
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Calif.)
• Rep. Seth Magaziner (R.I.)
• Rep. Morgan McGarvey (Ky.)
• Rep. Rob Menendez (N.J.)
• Rep. Gwen Moore (Wis.)
• Rep. Marie Perez (Wash.)
• Rep. Katie Porter (Calif.)
• Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.)
• Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.)
• Rep. Brad Schneider (Ill.)
• Rep. Kim Schrier (Wash.)
• Rep. Bobby Scott (Va.)
• Rep. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)
• Rep. Mark Takano (Calif.)
• Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.)
• Rep. Nikema Williams (Ga.)
Link (https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4288745-31-democrats-vote-keep-santos-congress/)
Shocking that the gentleman from New Jersey voted "No." lol
Quote from: bats on Nov 01, 2023, 09:39 PMShocking that the gentleman from New Jersey voted "No." lol
His father might become cellmates with Santos. lol
Does anyone have ethics anymore?
Keep him around to show everyone what a shit show the House Republicans are.
he's probably going down for cc fraud
The House expels Rep. George Santos
The vote to expel was 311-114. Expulsion requires support from two-thirds of the House, a purposefully high bar, but a blistering House Ethics Committee report that accused Santos of breaking federal law proved decisive.
As it became clear that he would be expelled, Santos placed his overcoat over his shoulders, shook hands with conservative members who voted against his expulsion and departed the House chamber. Link (https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-expulsion-vote-ethics-investigation-fd0f1524065883c6b2fe3e6f9afd84db)
Hit the Road George
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSiHqxgE2d0
One of these guys has to fuck up royally to be expelled. It's happened only five times in history before this, and all the others were either convicted felons or members of the Confederacy. LOL
How do scumbags like him get elected?
Inadequate journalism?
Gullible voters?
Lack of candidates with an ounce of integrity?
Now we don't have a world class volleyball player in the House anymore. Lol
He also overcharged donors on their credit cards, he's a lying scumbag.
He's facing 40 felonies and multiple civil suits, I'm sure he will be popular in prison.
A smart guy I follow on social media believes the primary reason Santos was expelled was not that he's a crook and a liar. There are plenty of those in Congress. He was expelled, my guy believes, because he's not rich. That is, he's not a member of their club.
That's not to say that his misconduct wasn't necessary for his expulsion, just that his misconduct alone would have been insufficient if he were in that club.
Is that fake news, Santos still gets perks in Washington? See, they kick out whoever they want. I love this kick out stuff. Give me more!
Quote from: dogwalker on Dec 01, 2023, 10:49 PMHow do scumbags like him get elected?
Inadequate journalism?
Gullible voters?
Lack of candidates with an ounce of integrity?
I believe Inadequate journalism is a big part. Especially the local news outlets.
The U.S. is losing newspapers at the rate of more than two a week, at a steep cost to our communities — and our democracy. Link (https://theweek.com/briefing/1020220/the-demise-of-local-news)
Bye George don't let the door hit you on the way out!
Santos will send you a video of himself for $150...
https://www.businessinsider.com/george-santos-is-selling-videos-on-cameo-now-2023-12
I'll bet he creates an OF account.
Quote from: Romanticlover on Dec 04, 2023, 09:35 AMSantos will send you a video of himself for $150...
https://www.businessinsider.com/george-santos-is-selling-videos-on-cameo-now-2023-12
I'll bet he creates an OF account.
The guy is a chameleon. I'm a little pissed, though, because I went to his cameo page, and he's already raised the price to $200. LOL
I thought this was funny, SNL finally got some good writers...
WOODBURY, New York — Democrats flipped the battleground Long Island seat last held by ousted Rep. George Santos, narrowing the already razor-thin Republican majority in the House. Link (https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/13/democrats-tom-suozzi-flip-george-santos-seat-00141351)