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Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: George Devolder-Santos [1]

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Date: 2023-09-03  

Welcome to what is the 1235th original profile here at “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day”, where we’ll be discussing the sitting U.S. House Representative from New York’s 3rd Congressional District, George Devolder Santos aka Anthony Dee aka Kitara Ravanche aka Delio, who was elected in 2022 after an unsuccessful 2020 bid for Congress. You probably have heard of George Santos in the context of “Whoa, that guy’s on a whole other level for lying as a politician, how the hell did this happen, and how is Kevin McCarthy so spineless that he hasn’t forced his resignation?”

Normally when we post profiles of sitting Republican members of Congress, we do a whole chronological list of disappointing decisions they’ve made as legislators. Let’s be real… George Santos has had eight months and little to show of it in terms of a voting record (although, being an openly LGBTQ Republican that’s sponsoring anti-trans legislation shouldn’t be ignored) but he has a long, long list of lies he’s been caught telling, and refuses to admit deceiving the public. Some were obviously egregious and to make him seem like a better candidate… some are just stupid, easily proven white lies, and some are more indicative that he is frankly some blend of pathological liar, malignant narcissist, and complete con man. So grab a chair, because this is gonna take a minute:

There’s… a lot to unpack here. How has this man avoided jail? How did he ally himself as a part of Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” and still fail up into Congress? Especially given all the rampant and blatant fraud in his financial disclosure forms, let alone his campaign biography? How did the supposed New York media drop the ball on this in their own backyard? Is Kevin McCarthy the most toothless House Speaker in American History that he hasn’t forced Santos’ resignation, even while people connected to his campaign committed identity theft against his own Chief of Staff?



Republicans have embraced lies as a party plank in the era of Trump. And while the logical thing to do in 2024 would be to primary this trench-coat full of rodents impersonating a man with ANYONE else… would it be emblematic of the current Republican Party to rally around George Santos because “he triggers the left” who would prefer Congress wasn’t filled with con men? There are only 14 other choices in the race…



We’ll find out how much longer we’ll have to discuss Santos on June 25th, 2024, and hopefully have good news when we update this profile in one year’s time.

One Year Ago, September 3rd, 2022: Tom Whatley (AL)

Two Years Ago, September 3rd, 2021: Bob Lancia (RI)

Three Years Ago, September 3rd, 2020: Mike Folmer (PA)

Four Years Ago, September 3rd, 2019: Mike Yenni (LA)

Five Years Ago, September 3rd, 2018: Wesley Goodman (OH)

Six Years Ago, September 3rd, 2017: Bob Dixon (MO)

Seven Years Ago, September 3rd, 2016: Mike Pryor (IA)

Eight Years Ago, September 3rd, 2015: Chris Lee (NY)

Nine Years Ago, September 3rd, 2014: Troy King (AL)

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