Rep. George Santos, facing likely expulsion from Congress, launched a expletive-ridden tirade in a livestream Friday night, accusing his House colleagues of casting votes hungover, cheating on their spouses, and being “hypocrites.”

The three-hour-long rant came after House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest introduced a resolution to expel Santos that many of his former allies have promised to support.

Guest introduced the resolution following the committee’s monthslong investigation into the congressman, which found he used campaign funds to pay for Botox, personal travel, and even porn.

Santos singled out Guest in the livestream, saying the chairman should “be a man and stop being a pussy and call the damn motion.” 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.”

“Within the ranks of United States Congress there’s felons galore, there’s people with all sorts of shystie backgrounds,” he said.

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[–] 83 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Would anyone believe what he said? That's probably why they're going for it.

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  • [+] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If he wants to take down other Republicans with him when he goes down in flames, I'll happily pop some popcorn and watch.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Huh. And this is the man who won three MacArthur Genius Grants too.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That is my all-time favorite table.

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    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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    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 ;)

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    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..

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why is the first man to start a farm and homestead on Mars so upset?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wait, I thought he invented Post-Its?

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    "Ivory towers with white pointy hats"?

    Well. I do suspect a lot of the Republicans feel quite comfortable in white pointy hats.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Goodbye George. Don't let the door fuck you on the way out.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Family values!

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Maybe they can try persuading the 31 Dems that voted against his expulsion the last time.

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