Oh, what a tangled web we weave
George Santos tells whoppers.
That would be funny if it wasn无毛视频檛 so sad.
The 34-year-old Republican is about to become a brand-new U.S. congressman from New York无毛视频檚 Third Congressional District.
Unfortunately, he无毛视频檚 already carrying a lot of baggage.
Santos has difficulty proving that anything in his biography is true.
That means when the folks of Queens and northern Long Island voted him into office in November, they were voting for a now-confessed, hard-core liar.
Politics has its share of liars. Hardly any as brazen as Mr. Santos.
According to the biography he used to run for Congress, since his grandparents survived the Holocaust he无毛视频檚 无毛视频渁 proud American Jew.无毛视频�
No, he无毛视频檚 not.
He无毛视频檚 now admitting that he无毛视频檚 not Jewish. He now claims he无毛视频檚 (are you sitting down?) 无毛视频淛ew-ish.无毛视频�
I suppose 无毛视频渋sh,无毛视频� can be attached to lots of stuff. Hamburger Helper can become 无毛视频渉amburger-ish.无毛视频�
I无毛视频檓 left-handed. I can consider myself to be 无毛视频渞ight-handed-ish.无毛视频�
Congressman-elect Santos seemed to think he could dodge getting called out for falsely claiming he无毛视频檚 Jewish, by saying he only meant he无毛视频檚 sort of 无毛视频淛ew-ish.无毛视频�
That doesn无毛视频檛 fly with some members of the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC).
Back in November, Santos spoke at a conference where he brandished his (fake) Jewish heritage.
Now that it无毛视频檚 been revealed that Santos is only 无毛视频淛ew-ish,无毛视频� the head of the RJC is furious.
无毛视频淗e deceived us and misrepresented his heritage. He will not be welcome at any future RJC events,无毛视频� says CEO Matt Brooks.
He may, however, get an invite from the 无毛视频淛ew-ish无毛视频� Coalition.
This is about a lot more than one fellow who can无毛视频檛 tell the truth.
It无毛视频檚 about a political party that无毛视频檚 being crippled by lies big and small.
That leaves the heads of the Republican Party in a pickle.
So far, none of the leaders of the Republicans in Congress have had anything to say about their new member who无毛视频檚 about to join them after employing a pack of lies to get there.
Kevin McCarthy is so busy trying to secure his position as speaker of the House he can无毛视频檛 afford to tell Santos to stay home, or to even to chide him.
McCarthy probably needs Santos无毛视频� vote to help him in what appears to be a contentious speakership vote.
And since Republicans only have a slim majority in the U.S. House, no matter how flawed Santos might be, he无毛视频檒l be welcomed by his caucus 无毛视频� and with open arms.
Smells like desperation to me.
无毛视频淚 want to make sure, that if I disappointed anyone by my resume embellishment, I am sorry,无毛视频� Santos said on ABC Radio.
无毛视频淩esume embellishment?无毛视频�
What Santos did was the Mt. Everest of 无毛视频渞esume embellishments.无毛视频�
He claimed he无毛视频檇 worked for the Wall Street behemoths Goldman Sachs and Citigroup so he could galvanize support from people who无毛视频檇 be impressed by his business acumen.
He never worked for either of them.
With those prestigious jobs (he said he had, but he didn无毛视频檛) he also lied about having a big enough income to have owned 13 properties.
According to the New York Times, there are no documents or deeds in New York City or Nassau County with his name on them.
He boasted that he graduated from Baruch College and NYU.
He无毛视频檚 now admitting he无毛视频檚 never graduated from any college or university.
Santos has a past that无毛视频檚 an investigative reporter无毛视频檚 dream.
Surprisingly, he无毛视频檚 now appearing all over radio and television trying to rationalize his dishonesty by saying other people are just as dishonest.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 not going to make excuses for this, but a lot of people overstate in their resumes or twist a little bit,无毛视频� Santos says.
Yeah! But they call those folks magicians. I无毛视频檝e never blamed The Amazing Kreskin for trying to pull the wool over my eyes. He never did a card trick, and then said, 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 what I无毛视频檒l do if I无毛视频檓 elected.无毛视频�
One final word: George Santos is supposed to be a Republican. But one of his Tweets ends with 无毛视频淗appy Holidays.无毛视频�
Hum.
Republicans always claim they say MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Do you suppose 无毛视频�.?
Edward A. Owens is a multi-Emmy Award winner, former reporter, and anchor for Entertainment Tonight, and 50-year TV news and newspaper veteran. E-mail him at freedoms@bellatlantic.net.