- Congressman-elect George Santos (R-NY) has admitted that he fabricated details contained in his bio.
Santos’ professional biography was called into question earlier this month after the New York Times reported that he misrepresented a number of claims, including where he attended college and his alleged employment history with high-profile Wall Street firms.
“My sins here are embellishing my resume. I’m sorry,” Santos said Monday.
Santos confessed he had “never worked directly” for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, chalking that fib up to a “poor choice of words.”
The 34-year-old now claims instead that a company called Link Bridge, where he worked as a vice president, did business with both of the financial giants.
“I will be clearer about that. It was stated poorly,” Santos said of the lie.
At Link Bridge, Santos said, he helped make “capital introductions” between clients and investors, and Goldman Sachs and Citigroup were “LPS, Limited Partnerships” that his company dealt with.
He also admitted that he never graduated from any college, despite previously claiming to have received a degree from Baruch in 2010.
So does this mean Santos is disqualified from holding elected office? Well if we're going by precedents set, not only is fabricating one's bio not grounds for disqualification, it may well be a pathway to the White House some day.
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— Bill D'Agostino (@Banned_Bill) December 27, 2022
Since Chris Hayes says Biden’s decades-long career of lying and plagiarism is just “normal” political stuff, let's list every example from before he became VP.
(The list of stuff he did after is long and ongoing)pic.twitter.com/VjNaaUOVCA
Progs will decry Santos 24/7 but conveniently ignore a sitting POTUS and two current Democrat Senators (Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren) for having their own abusive relationships with the truth.
Tribalism at its worst.
- As I write this, the Minnesota Vikings (12-3) are 3-1/2 point underdogs against the 7-8 Packers in this Sunday's game at Green Bay.
I'm seeing a lot of my fellow Vikes fans express outrage over the squad being "disrespected" due to being dogs to a losing team. I would urge those folks to take a chill pill and remember what happened the last two games the Vikings were underdogs: home against Dallas and at Detroit. Anyone recall how our favorite team fared in those games?
Oh, and if Vikes players and coaches are morally offended by this weeks' odds, I can think of one surefire way to combat that alleged "disrespect."
- The Associated Press published an interesting piece recently in reference to the wide ranging diversity within the newly elected Minnesota Legislature.
While a lot of focus is on the DFL side since they value intersectionality over competence/qualifications, new House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth shows how Republicans can have it both ways.
Demuth said she specifically told her caucus not to vote for her (for Leader) because of her racial or gender identity — and only to vote for her if they think she would lead effectively.
“I’m a Black woman, but that’s not all of me. That is not the only thing I bring to the table,” she said. “I think if we can start acknowledging diversity, but not making that the only focus, we will be better off. Because I think when we make that the only focus, we further divide ourselves.”
And newly elected GOP House member Walter Hudson, also black, emphasizes how "diversity" shouldn't be restricted to race or lifestyle.
(He) said it’s important to remember there is “diversity within diversity” and that all people of color do not have the same priorities or values. He said he’s looking forward to elevating voices of conservative people of color.
Given the DFL holds the governor's office and both chambers of the Legislature, Republicans will be little more than a speedbump if Dems are unified on all their prog agenda items. That said, the GOP has done a better job of putting forth legislators who can't be summarily dismissed as "angry white guys."
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