But he had harsh words for all of his colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, whom he accused of “act[ing] like they’re in ivory towers with white pointy hats and they’re untouchable.”
So spill the fucking beans! That's true scorched earth.
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Would anyone believe what he said? That's probably why they're going for it.
I mean... maybe? For example, there's not much I'd believe Madison Cawthorn on, but coke-filled orgies I kinda' actually believe him on. Especially with how the rest of the Republicans responded by instantly burying him.
You've got half a point: he was probably telling the truth, but none of the people in the cult believed him..
You're explaining what I mean. They now have proven what a liar and cheat he is, Santos' truths are going to be buried in the muck.
If he wants to take down other Republicans with him when he goes down in flames, I'll happily pop some popcorn and watch.
He's so toxic, and has been since he stepped into office I'm wondering what he might possibly know?
Who would confide in the confidence man?
Yeah, everyone knew his deal before he was sworn in. Nobody is telling him anything. Maybe he heard some rumors. More likely, he’s just talking shit about what most of us assume is going on. That’s how con men operate. They tell lies that are easy to believe and that you want to believe.
Exactly. I have no doubts that the truth is much worse than what Santos is claiming, but regardless we'll never know.
He doesn't know anything. The only thing that keeps him there are the razor thin margins in the house.
You know how annoying republicans get about drag shows?
It’s recently occurred to me as to why. The only drag queen they know is George Santos.
Please, Devolder is a minor drag baroness at best. An unlanded one.
didn't say a good drag queen. Just the only one they knew personally, is all.
That’s not why
Besides the ones they meet up with from Craigslist, probably 🤭
What do you mean?
Nothing, really.
Just a snarky comment playing off the idea of preconceptions about a larger group caused by only knowing one person in the group who does a weird thing.
Everyone knows the hatred is caused by bigotry.
Huh. And this is the man who won three MacArthur Genius Grants too.
You'd expect a person who won the Nobel Peace Prize to be slightly less hostile.
I've been trying to figure out where I've seen him before, and I just realized it's in the middle of the Funhouse Pinball table.
That is my all-time favorite table.
Pinball nerd?
Not so much, but I grew up in a town with a couple of really good arcades. Also, there is a pinball arcade in this town now with like 30-40 tables and you can play as much as you want for $10 on Friday and Saturday nights. A lot of them are new, which are less fun, but they have some good classics too.
I don't know what it was about Funhouse, but it just really appealed to me. I got very good at it. I almost always got a free game. I could play it for an hour before I got too tired and had to give it over to someone else.
Me either. I’ve played a handful as a little kid with mom’s quarters. I had never heard it called a “table”. It’s cool and I like it. Figured you were in the know.
Oh, no, actually I used to work at one of the arcades when I was 19 or 20 (awful job) and that's what they called them.
I’m calling them that now.
And you'd be accurate too!
Table is definitely the common nomenclature when referring to different pinball machines.
Like if you said "I'm really digging this Medieval Madness table right now" anyone familiar enough with pinball machines would know exactly what you mean ;)
When it comes to calling the Republicans who have protected him out of weak self-interest for so long cowards, criminals and hypocrites, he's got a point..
Why is the first man to start a farm and homestead on Mars so upset?
Wait, I thought he invented Post-Its?
Wasn't it the fast burning cigarette?
Actually it was both, and eerily enough he invented each at his desk while he was resting after building the Mars base completely solo (nobody else who was there wanted to work).
"Ivory towers with white pointy hats"?
Well. I do suspect a lot of the Republicans feel quite comfortable in white pointy hats.
Goodbye George. Don't let the door fuck you on the way out.
Family values!
Maybe they can try persuading the 31 Dems that voted against his expulsion the last time.
You mean the individuals waiting for the report referenced? I don't think they're going to need convincing nearly as much as you need to pay attention.
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