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[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 222 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I love that “No one can stand him” Is a good reason for expulsion. The human trafficking wasn’t enough.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 129 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fucking a teenager is why Republicans want to allow child marriage. His only crime to them was not marrying her after he trafficked her. That's forgivable. Being unbearable might possibly not be.

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago

Rape, fraud, etc is fine because it doesn't affect them. Him causing the Reps to not vote uniformly and needing Dem help is a catastrophe.

[–] knotthatone@lemmy.one 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His only crime to them was not marrying her after he trafficked her.

Oh, they don't care about that. Conservative men can molest and rape whoever they like with no obligation to marry anybody.

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[–] IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago

And if he isn't a Russian asset, he certainly acts like one.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

Of course not, Republicans only pay lip service to children, just ask Dennis Hastert

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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 114 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No on can stand him

Get rid of him

He fucks an underage prostitute

crickets

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"fucks an underage" has a name. It's "rape".

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Well, statutory rape. I’m not trying to let him off easy, but semantics are important

[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm also more fond of something like "Sexually assaulted a minor" or "engaged in sex with a child". You know, something that hammers home what he did.

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[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Well, you see....FUCK YOU!

-- Republicans

[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

Still get reelected

-- Republicans

!😭!<

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[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

"Underage prostitute" is more like "a trafficked minor."

[–] Cobrachickenwing@lemmy.ca 61 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they aren't getting rid of George Santos they are not getting rid of Matt Gaetz. Honor among theives.

[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

I think the difference is that Santos is willing to go along with whatever the Republicans think will keep their majority. Gaetz is willing to burn it all down if it gets him extra social media points right now.

This isn't really about ethics violations, it's about a Republican threatening his party's chances of keeping power.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I can’t stand just hearing about him in the news, I can’t imagine what it’d be like to work with such a prick in office, knowing the guy is such a sleazebag as he is.

[–] ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

It's kind of conflicting because I hate him, but I also love how much the Republicans (especially McCarthy) hate him.

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[–] tinkeringidiot@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This guy tries to exert way too much influence for someone who only won his last race because both candidates were under active criminal investigation.

[–] hackitfast@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Seems like the timing is a little off on the third criminal investigation.

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He has a very punchable face.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (6 children)

There's just something wrong with his face. It's like some alien put together a human but they'd only ever heard descriptions.

[–] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Seriously, he looks like the love child of Beavis and Butthead.

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[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's nice that the House has its own Ted Cruz.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz." - Al Franken

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The GOP made their bed with Gaetz, now sleep with him.

Or however that saying goes.

[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, the GOP is too old for Gaetz to want to sleep with them.

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

The average GOP senator is 65+ years old - that's about 10x too old for Gaetz to be interested in sleeping with them.

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[–] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Let them destroy each other. I'll make popcorn.

[–] TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Cosmos7349@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Ahhh yes. Now his politics don't align with yours, his ethics finally matter. Classic.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 31 points 1 year ago

No one can stand Gaetz and his inner circle. They are fucking immature assholes.

[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

House republicans hate paedo gaetz in the same way everyone in America hates house republicans. No one can stand any of those pricks either.

[–] charles@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

I'll believe it when I see it.

[–] CM400@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] somas@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one can stand him? For a lot of us he’s more the face of the Republicans than McCarthy or McConnell

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

I can't stand any of them

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

this party supports and protects George Santos.

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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 year ago (9 children)

He's positioning himself to be speaker, that's why.

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[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I can't stand looking at his stupid face either

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

He looks like a big toe with a face.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just compile a list of things he accuses Democrats of, and you know what to look for in his case.

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[–] bquintb@midwest.social 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm sure Faux News will hire DollarStore Beavis right away.

[–] Disgustoid@startrek.website 15 points 1 year ago

Get it straight--he looks more like Dollar Store Butthead.

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[–] BeautifulMind@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they do and don't elect a Republican to replace him, and if they expel Santos and his replacement in the special election isn't a republican, there goes the GOP majority

Odds of the house GOP giving up their majority/control are exceedingly low. If there's one thing they'll prioritize, it's keeping their own power

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[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

How very...Late Roman Republic.

[–] Binthinkin@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude is literally Rudy Russo from Used Cars (1980).

Just a plain scumbag salesman trying to be a Senator.

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