# How was George Santos' resume not an election issue? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 27, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188 "2022-12-27T23:46:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/121 "2023-01-03T23:15:30Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > > [@PhillyGuy](#): > > > > When I was a true swing voter, I liked voting against candidates who ran negative ads. > > I don’t like typical negative ads either. But “Congressman Jones is destroying America and hates your mother” is different than “Santos lied about attending college” Well put. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/122 "2023-01-04T13:43:24Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The likelihood of Brazil extraditing an American Congressman over a seven hundred dollar theft is really remote. My guess is that the dollar value of the theft is the least important aspect of the crime here. Stealing $700 from someone? Not that interesting to Brazil. Stealing someone’s checkbook and “writing” checks from it? A lot more interesting to Brazil. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/123 "2023-01-04T15:55:51Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/Q7u4qrl.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Q7u4qrl.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/124 "2023-01-04T16:03:39Z")
And he’s still on a roll… > ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/125 "2023-01-04T16:06:17Z")
I read elsewhere (WaPo?\*) that this isn’t necessary just another one of his lies, but something that several congresspeople did on the (foolish!) presumption that all was normal. \*Yes: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/04/george-santos-sworn-in-mistake-house/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/04/george-santos-sworn-in-mistake-house/) From that article: " Identical statements were posted on the websites of other incoming freshman lawmakers, including for [Robert Garcia](https://robertgarcia.house.gov/media/press-releases/taking-oath-office), a California Democrat; [Michael Lawler](https://lawler.house.gov/media/press-releases/taking-oath-office), a New York Republican; and [Yadira Caraveo](https://caraveo.house.gov/media/press-releases/taking-oath-office), a Colorado Democrat." ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/126 "2023-01-04T16:15:18Z")
I’ll bet his office staff will be just as sketchy as him. I imagine most regular people wouldn’t care to work for/with him. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/127 "2023-01-04T16:26:54Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > I read elsewhere (WaPo?\*) that this isn’t necessary just another one of his lies, but something that several congresspeople did on the (foolish!) presumption that all was normal. “It’s okay that he lied! We ALL lied!” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/128 "2023-01-04T16:28:16Z")
That wasn’t my point. My point was that this was more of a stupidly automated announcement than a lie. The net effect is still one of untruth, and it’s still unacceptable, but it clearly came about for different reasons, and should be analyzed differently. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/129 "2023-01-04T16:44:12Z")
According to CNN, when he admitted to the crime in Brazil years ago, he claimed he was a professor. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/130 "2023-01-04T16:50:11Z")
But he clearly meant _pro fessor_. What the fuck a fessor is shall not be answered. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/131 "2023-01-04T17:00:54Z")
Maybe a profess-or? Someone who professes something? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/132 "2023-01-04T17:08:28Z")
Somebody who tells the truth about what he’s done would be a confessor. Santos is the opposite of that, so he’s a professor. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/133 "2023-01-04T17:11:07Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > But he clearly meant _pro fessor_. > What the fuck a fessor is shall not be answered. It’s the opposite of a CONfessor, I imagine. Instead of a priest to whom you tell all of your sins before asking for forgiveness, it’s a priest you brag to about all the good deeds you do in exchange for a spiritual reward of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/134 "2023-01-04T18:10:51Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > The net effect is still one of untruth, and it’s still unacceptable, but it clearly came about for different reasons, and should be analyzed differently. I’d say no harm, no foul, _but_ you’d think their various staff would be aware enough of the issues surrounding Speaker selection that they would have put an _Embargo Until_ on the press releases. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/135 "2023-01-04T18:18:40Z")
I’m not a fan of excusing incompetence that arises from places of laziness and lack of attention to detail. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/136 "2023-01-04T18:24:43Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I’ll bet his office staff will be just as sketchy as him. I imagine most regular people wouldn’t care to work for/with him. Good point. I wonder who will want to work in his office. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/137 "2023-01-04T19:47:31Z")
I’m at work and can’t do the research, but I read an article this morning that Santos was charging donors to attend his swearing-in ceremony, have lunch, and take a tour of the Capitol. Wonder how that’s working out for him? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/138 "2023-01-04T22:09:40Z")
“I don’t understand this uproar about George Santos. Yes. He committed check fraud. But he was first man on moon. Grandma died 7 times. Family survived 2 nuclear bombs in Japan.” \*as posted on one of my Facebook groups. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/139 "2023-01-05T09:31:33Z")
Interesting NY Times opinion article from Tom Suozzi, outgoing Congressman. It’s a “gift link”, meaning that NY Times non-subscribers have access. I wasn’t a huge Suozzi fan, but at least I wasn’t embarrassed to say he was my representative. > **[Opinion | A Con Man Is Succeeding Me in Congress Today](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/opinion/george-santos-congress.html?unlocked_article_code=l4xMBk7TAn6zUUfvq1GUabuVncBDTtOZtrzJmIhUI39pvNu-UxEFHmft-hPiDD_ecBmXuIzA-QFWDGJVDfq2c11MvLhO7N9OaFZ7RoA2HyMAQ4z8oc8cTm0o2m6hpsRa6nP72RkQyefNswATV6JlRQyDzFgIOQ3jpMtt3Pzn-Ls35BSL1acpW40alDTCcfgVovhTl1fptZt3ciZrqAnWzo_WFAvVhUBy-8vRGkdwwZJrpl2zp_RD-GPDw0QqI8Fx-cqnFG0EXt3HEok-jFT3n4nTScVizMU_GHnd86168kQze2jGpFEu04pa9Zjp5G5ui2GMsfxQrSQqAub5h0m7&smid=share-url)** > > Now we know that no one voted for the real George Santos. Here’s a quote from the article: I know from my experience as a mayor of my hometown, as a county executive and as a member of Congress that you cannot get things done without building trust with your colleagues. How can Mr. Santos be trusted? How could he be effective? Even before Mr. Santos’s lies were exposed in the media, he showed himself to be an avatar of this age of no-consequences impunity. He ran against me in 2020: It was the middle of the Covid pandemic, he did not live in the district, and no one had heard of him. He had little in campaign funds, and during our few joint campaign appearances, all virtual, he came across as a phony. I ignored him, hardly mentioned his name and beat him by 12 points. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188/140 "2023-01-05T12:31:45Z")
I saw video of him yesterday, sitting in the chamber next to a child. I was informed that the child was the only one willing to sit next to him. But that’s probably not important to the point I’m trying to make. In the same video, George picked his nose and wiped the booger on his pants. So good news everybody, George does not eat his boogers! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-george-santos-resume-not-an-election-issue/977188.md?page=8)