Scandal-hit GOP Rep. George Santos has suggested politics is “boring” and that he can’t stand to watch C-SPAN. The 34-year-old fabulist and out-gay lawmaker sees it as part of his duty to make it more “entertaining”.
His comments came in an interview in which he discussed his reasons for introducing the “Minaj Act” (HR 2631). Its official name is the Medical Information Nuanced Accountability Judgement (MINAJ) Act of 2023.
The legislation, which has attracted no co-sponsors, establishes a development period for new vaccines to generate public confidence. It wants “to prohibit the Federal Government from imposing any mandate requiring an individual to receive a vaccine that has not been authorized for marketing for at least 10 years.”
Rapper Nicki Minaj famously held off getting the Covid vaccine as she said someone she knew had it and their testicles swelled up (not a known side effect related to the vaccines).
“Pop culture meets politics”
Santos was asked about the legislation by CBS reporter Marcia Kramer on The Point on Sunday.
“So the MINAJ Act is a medical freedom bill. It was a creative way… here’s how politics works. Politics is boring,” Santos said.
“Who’s Minaj? Is it…?” Kramer asked.
“Nicki Minaj,” Santos clarified.
“That’s who I thought,” Kramer said. “So why are you naming a bill after [Nicki Minaj]?”
“Well, she was very pro-choice on the vaccine situation and didn’t like the mandates of the COVID-19 vaccine,” Santos said, “and the reason I named the bill with some nuance there was simply to make sure that we can get pop culture meets politics and we can harness the energy of a younger generation which necessarily doesn’t enjoy politics or layman people who don’t pay attention to politics and say, oh, politics doesn’t matter, but then you put some pop culture reference in there and you’re opening the doors to politics to a whole new window of people.”
Kramer pushed back, saying, “It sounds again like you’re doing your notoriety thing…”
“I’m trying to bring more engagement into public policy. Isn’t that a good thing, though?” argued Santos. “You make it entertaining, Marcia, so people can bear to watch C-SPAN because it is boring … I cannot bear to watch C-SPAN, I’ll answer that question.”
“Stupid, stupid, stupid”
Kramer pushed Santos about lying on his résumé. She asked if it was an intentional strategy to inflate his standing in Congress.
“No strategy whatsoever, just stupid, stupid, stupid decision,” Santos replied. “Like every human, I made a mistake, now I’m just paying the consequences.”
“Now, there is a benefit to it, there’s always an upside to everything,” he added. “So now we just need to explore it for the greater good.”
Santos recently announced his intention to run for re-election in his New York district in 2024. He suggested to Kramer that he wishes to turn his notoriety to his advantage.
Whether he gets as far as the primary remains a moot point. Just as we were going to press, CNN broke the news that Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Santos. The charges are currently under seal and neither the Justice Department, FBI or Santos have confirmed what they might be.
“Miss Devolder”
At the end of the interview, Kramer asked Santos if he had a favorite joke of the many that have been made at his expense.
Santos said he had been amused by one on Saturday Night Live that had utilized one of his beloved pop culture references. Bowen Yang played Santos. Folding his hands, Yang introduced himself as “George Santos…. or Miss Devolder if you’re nasty.”
“I thought that was funny,” laughed Santos. “So in the office, we always joke around. If I’m in a mood, if I’m angry … they’re like, ‘Oh boy, Miss Devolder is in town today!””
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Santos also boasted of what he’s achieved so far during his time in Congress
dbmcvey
While it could be argued that this fool made politics “more entertaining” it’s not in a good way and certainly not good for our country.
abfab
Have we seen her birth certificate yet?
Birth Place: An undersea cave somewhere off the coast of Iponema.
Parents: N/A
Blood Type: Putrid
Sex: T/B/A
correctio
@abfab glad to see you are having a big, deranged day in the comment section, what with George Santos (someone I had forgotten about, intentionally) and Karen Pence, your fav
remember when you got Sadiq Kahn and Rishi Sunak confused for each other?
remember when you thought Linda Blair was the voice of the demon in the Exorcist when it was really Mercedes McCambridge?
perhaps all the cable news is actually harming your mental health
correctio
@abfab oh, also it’s Ipanema, not Iponema
dbmcvey
correctio has a little crush on abfab!
correctio
@dbmcvey I think I could fix him
greekboy
Seeing that he’s been criminally charged by federal prosecutors, I imagine his life is gonna get a whole lot more entertaining. I see in his future he will be sharing a cell with the narcissistic sociopath named Donald. Think there will be a whole lot of dropped the soap going on
RIGay
Can’t wait for the perp walk!
abfab
And COURT TV. I want to see his make up running down his slimy, pastey white face.
Kangol2
Does right-wing fantasist Congressperson George Kitara Ravache Santos not realize she’s being charged with federal charges and will soon be arrested (tomorrow, or very soon)?
abfab
She has to know because this room has suddenly become very quiet. I can see her now, bouncing off the walls of her studio wondering what to wear tomorrow when she goes before the press.
abfab
High drama! She really is like watching a train wreck.
abfab
footnote *
It’s what I aways loved about CSPN. It’s boring.
wikidBSTN
This talking turd has no grip on reality. He may or may not be in prison soon, but he certainly will NOT be in the next Congress.
Herman75
That silly boy!
correctio
that’s our Georgie
abfab
That’s YOUR Georgie. That’s YOU!
abfab
Another happy day. Another GOP TROLL charged!
The Justice Department unsealed 13 federal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, including counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying to the US House.
CNN
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May 10, 2023, 11:50 a.m. ET
George Santos Is in Custody Facing Federal Charges
The scandal-plagued congressman, who ran on a life story littered with lies, was charged in a wide-ranging indictment with wire fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds and lying on federal disclosure forms.
NYT
Kangol2
Kitara Santos
the Klown
is going
down!
abfab
AND HOO-RAY FOR E.JEANNE CARROLL!!!!!! And THANK YOU!
abfab
Question: Is Mit Romney the only mature, intelligent gentleman in the Republican party? (rhetorical-don’t answer).
Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, who previously admonished Santos in a testy exchange during the State of the Union, called on him to resign immediately.
“I think we’re seeing that the wheels of justice may grind slow, but they grind fine and he will have his day in court, but it certainly appears that things are not going well for Mr. Santos,” Romney said.
NYT
JaredNorthcutt30
As Meghan McCain said, “When Romney ran, y’all viewed him as the anti-christ.” You weren’t willing to admit the fallacies of the extremes in your own party. In a way, you made the bed. You refuse to sleep in it.
abfab
A mistake, meaning just one? Dick.
“No strategy whatsoever, just stupid, stupid, stupid decision,” Santos replied. “Like every human, I made a mistake, now I’m just paying the consequences.”
You sure are bitch. Have fun and don’t lie to the judge………or better yet, do.
abfab
And one more lie.
George Santos pleads not guilty to federal charges
By Adrienne Vogt, Mike Hayes and Tori B. Powell, CNN
Updated 2:48 p.m. ET, May 10, 2023