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Peculiar Case of George Santos Exhibits the Media Double-Standard: Suddenly, corporate media personalities and the American left find themselves deeply concerned about lying politicians.
American Thinker ^ | 03/01/2023 | Richard McDonough

Posted on 03/01/2023 6:54:24 AM PST by SeekAndFind

“I am looking for an honest man.”

This was the answer of Diogenes the Cynic when asked why he carried a lighted lantern around Athens in broad daylight.

George Santos’s embarrassing lies are bare for all to see, and the mainstream media hasn’t been this happy since the heyday of their Trump-Russia collusion hoax. Since one cannot tolerate bold-faced liars in political positions, many Democrats, members of the media, and the occasional Republicans have called for Santos to resign his House seat. After all, Santos won his seat under false pretenses. This is unacceptable!

Let’s play a game shall we?

Given the number and magnitude of Santos’s lies, one can hardly blame his critics.  Santos claimed that the Obama administration did not use cages at the border; that he immediately came out against the Iraq war; and that he was always labelled as one of the most liberal members of congress.  Politico rates all three assertions as false.

Santos announced at a campaign rally that he attended law school on a full academic scholarship before finishing in the top half of his class. He announced that he graduated with three, count them, three, undergraduate degrees, and boasted that he was the outstanding student in the political science department.  None of that is true.

In his autobiography, Santos offers an excuse for the misstep: it had been an angry and flustered response to a supporter doubting his intelligence.  Unfortunately, Newsweek reveals that the supporter had politely asked him what law school he had attended and how well he had done. The reporter explained that Santos appears “hyper, glib and intellectually insecure.”  What else is new?


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doublestandard; georgesantos; lies; media

Of course, the astute reader knows that all of the above stories about Santos aren’t about Santos at all — they’re Joe Biden’s lies. Unfortunately, our “news” outlets appear blissfully uninterested.

1 posted on 03/01/2023 6:54:25 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Do something about Fetterman, then we can talk.


2 posted on 03/01/2023 6:57:29 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: SeekAndFind
the American left find themselves deeply concerned about lying politicians

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Hypocrisy is the hallmark of the Left.

3 posted on 03/01/2023 7:00:23 AM PST by Starboard
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To: SeekAndFind

This guy really is a scumbag but he is truly a blessing in disguise. The democrats continue to make themselves impotent. Hypocrisy reign supreme in DC. Congressional approval sits at a whopping 18%. People always have to choose the lesser of two evils unfortunately most of the time.


4 posted on 03/01/2023 7:15:45 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Read the article.


5 posted on 03/01/2023 7:33:38 AM PST by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Mr.Unique
spreads when infected fecal matter enters the mouth or the nose

I did.

6 posted on 03/01/2023 7:42:55 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
I did.

Then have someone read it to you.

7 posted on 03/01/2023 3:27:06 PM PST by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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