Republican lawmaker-elect admits fabricating resume

This isn't even close to equivalent to Senator Warren.

This goober did not graduate from ANY university, much less an exclusive small liberal arts college.

His claim that he worked for Goldman because he worked for a company that did business with Goldman is the same as every Barista in NYC claiming that they too worked at Goldman because they once made a double-caff latte for a banker.

There was no Animal Rescue organization. No such organization ever existed.

Oh and then there was his claim "I am a proud Jew.", only to later say "I have family members who are Jews. I didn't say I am 'Jewish', I said I am 'Jew-ish'."

THIS is a level of post-shame buffoonery all its own.

He didn't burnish, exagerate or fudge. He lied. He lied with intent. He committed a fraud on the electorate (and shame on the Democratic staff for not even running a credit check on him. That would have shown everything to be a lie.).

He really should be forced to resign, but that is not going to happen becuase Kevin "the hair" is desperate to get to 218 and he will absolutely own this guy if he lets him in.

Santos admitted in two separate interviews Monday to significant fabrications of his resume, confessing that he'd neither worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup nor graduated from college, despite his claims to the contrary.

They are not sending their best and brightest.

Compulsive lying has become the new standard mode of operations for the Republican Party since trump.

Not surprising at all.

Jewish is not a protected class, not any more then Irish Catholic.

Nowhere did I claim being Jewish is a protected class.

There's a clear difference between playing up one's identity as a member of a minority group, and completely lying about one's work history. How does one justify lying about their work history, and foundation of a charity?

I think the party of Mr. 30,000 lies in 4 years ought to look inward before the speak and make themselves look like fools.

@zorat

Its quite telling that you are defending the guy, how low the Republican Party has fallen.

He lied about graduating college and his entire job history and you’re defending him? It’s truly bizarre. You can’t just admit he is a liar? He’s going to get hit with ethics violations the minute he’s sworn in.

When did the Republican Party become so pathetic? No wonder they keep losing.

@Zoroto

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin

In addition, being Jewish is both a religion and a race

GOP members have to lie in order to get elected, they will never make it without it. it's the new criteria in order to fit within the party, just look at Mr. Trump he literally got away with murder

The First Lady who lied about her education (and likely on her citizenship application), the failed Congressional candidate who said he was in SOC in Afghanistan when he was really just a drunk in Japan, the former Congressman who lied about being accepted to the Naval Academy and about being left for dead in his automobile accident (among other things), the current GQP rep from Florida who lied about paying underaged girls for sex and then asked for a pardon, the failed AZ Gov candidate who lied so much in her stolen election claims she’s been ordered to pay restitution, the multiple GQP lawyers from the “elite strike force” facing disbarment,

AND…..

The liar in charmed who tried to overthrow the government based on a lie, a BIG LIE.

You really want to go there on politicians with buffed resumes?

He's gay.

Actually that's also suspected to be a lie, since he was married to a woman until recently.

Of course, Nemo forgot to mention this

I would have but I have no objective evidence that he lied about his sexuality.

You talk about that like remembering it would have undercut rather than strengthened my argument.

GQP logic in action.

Now why would he lie about his faith and claim to be a Jew,

Any answers / comments board?

It would seem that neither party properly vet their candidates before supporting them, otherwise this type of thing would be less likely to happen.

That, or neither sides cares, just as long as their candidate wins.

Meh! What's problem?

We live in the age of alternative facts.

In his campaign he claimed to have grandparents who survived the Holocaust and that he is Jewish. Now he is saying he was raised Catholic but because of one set of his grandparents were Ukrainian Jews, he is "Jew-ish". Come one. He is caught in a lie and he is not even a tiny bit repentant but instead keeps making up more lies to cover the original lies. This is a nice test of the Republican Party. See what happens.

Wouldn't it be easier to state what he didn't lie about ?