Cakebatter
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He claims his congressional colleagues frequently sleep with lobbyists. I bet he ain't lying.
There are politicians making around $170k a year working in Congress and becoming multi-millionaires in a few short years. I'm sure he'll be able to handle the legal bills. Also, he'll probably have outside parties helping him out on that for key votes. This notion he doesn't have friends is bullshyt. If anything, he's about to have more if they think he can further their agenda.
You can tell that poster has no clue about what Anthony Weiner actually did and the details surrounding that ethics investigation and why he had to resign. Listening to what you hear on CNN doesn't tell the full story.
This was his end goal. I don’t believe for one second he got into politics to make a difference. He wanted the fame.
A George Santos movie in the works to trace "Gatsby-esque journey” of a man who "waged war on truth"
The fabulous fabulist will have his story told by one of the executive producers of "Succession" and "Veep"
By JOY SAHA
Staff Writer
PUBLISHED DECEMBER 4, 2023 2:31PM (EST)
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is surrounded by journalists as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after his fellow members of Congress voted to expel him from the House of Representatives on December 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
George Santos may be gone (from Congress), but he won't be forgotten. His infamous political career will be receiving the movie treatment.
Per Variety, HBO Films has picked up the rights to “The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos,” a book by writer and reporter Mark Chiusano that was published on Nov. 28.
The film is described as a “story of a seemingly minor local race that wound up a battle for the soul of Long Island, and unexpectedly carved the path for the world’s most famous (and now disgraced) congressman.
“The Gatsby-esque journey of a man from nowhere who exploited the system, waged war on truth and swindled one of the wealthiest districts in the country to achieve his American Dream,” the film’s logline continued.
Frank Rich, who executive produced the HBO series “Veep” and “Succession,” is slated to executive produce the upcoming Santos film. Mike Makowsky of “Bad Education” will also executive produce alongside Rich and write the screenplay for the film. Chiusano will serve as a consulting producer.
A release date, director and cast have not been announced at this time.
News about the movie comes in the wake of Santos being expelled from Congress on Friday over lies he allegedly told to fundraise and get elected, as well as misuse of campaign funds. Santos became the sixth lawmaker in history and the first member of the GOP to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives.
People gonna keep acting like this if we gift them attention. He shouldn't have an audienceThis was his end goal. I don’t believe for one second he got into politics to make a difference. He wanted the fame.
Politics has become theater with social media. I don’t remember people like MTG, Matt Gaetz, AOC, etc being a thing in the past. Congressmen and women weren’t popular back in the day.People gonna keep acting like this if we gift them attention. He shouldn't have an audience
Politics has become theater with social media. I don’t remember people like MTG, Matt Gaetz, AOC, etc being a thing in the past. Congressmen and women weren’t popular back in the day.
I was wrong. So what.Guess they’re still going to further that agenda huh
I was wrong. So what.