Using a fake quote to combat allegations of lying doesn't seem like the wisest path to take. (via MaddowBlog)
"George Santos represents the kind of progress that the left is so threatened by — a gay, Latino, first-generation American and Republican who won a Biden district in overwhelming fashion by showing everyday voters that there is a better option than the broken promises and failed policies of the Democratic Party. After four years in the public eye, and on the verge of being sworn in as a member of the Republican led 118th Congress, the New York Times launched this shotgun blast of attacks.
But more important is the fact that the Republican congressman-elect had an opportunity — and by some measures, a responsibility — to set the record straight about his own claims. Santos told the public he attended NYU, graduated in 2010 from Baruch College, worked at Citigroup, spent some time at Goldman Sachs, and helped run a tax-exempt organization. The Times’ reporting suggests none of these claims is true and effectively made up much of his biography.
Confronted with straightforward questions, Santos’ statement never got around to actually denying any of the allegations. Indeed, he never addressed the substance of the controversy at all. If the Times got any aspect of the story wrong, this was the New Yorker’s chance to defend his honor and explain to the public that he told the truth. Santos chose not to do that — reinforcing suspicions that he lied on a dramatic scale., and the chatter seems unlikely to go away anytime soon. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who’ll need Santos’ support in order to become House speaker, has so far said nothing, though he’ll probably need to think of some kind of response fairly soon.
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