ESPIRITU SANTOS: Drag queen or not, this Republican punchline is comedy gold
George Santos probably has no time to watch TV or mess around with social media since he’s probably busy creating fusion reactions, flying solo around the world, and winning The Great British Bake Off.
But if he did take a look, Santos would see he’s actually done something for America that we desperately needed: comic relief. (Videos embedded below.)
Santos, aka Anthony Devolder, aka Kitara Rivache (or Wyatt Earp or whatever else he may be calling himself lately) seems to be the one thing that Republicans and Democrats can somewhat agree on – that and that Netflix should stop playing every fucking show and movie the moment you stop on it – even Republicans know that.
Some Republican reps, including several from his state of New York, have even called Democratic calls for Santos to resign.
But Kevin McCarthy, desperate to become speaker, took advantage of the Santos situation to secure his vote and is evidently protecting him to some degree – at least for now.
He’s even appointed Santos to some lower-level committees: Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Well, as far as the second one goes, Einstein did say that “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” and Santos sure does have one hell of an imagination.
Maybe by serving on that committee he’ll start investigating time machines (so he can go back and alter his history) or restart the old Roswell nonsense again.
Nonetheless, plenty of people were willing to offer some humorous takes on Santos’s appointment to that particular committee, and SNL had a fun time roasting him on Weekend Update for the way he treats truth like kryptonite.
Let’s begin with Santos’s fellow committee member, Bill Foster (D-IL), a physicist by training who once worked at Fermilab. He issued plenty of shade to his new coworker:
As the only recipient of the Wilson Prize for High-Energy Particle Accelerator Physics serving in Congress, it can get lonely.
Not anymore!
— Congressman Bill Foster (@RepBillFoster) January 20, 2023
I'm thrilled to be joined on the Science Committee by my Republican colleague Dr. George Santos, winner of not only the Nobel Prize, but also the Fields Medal – the top prize in Mathematics – for his groundbreaking work with imaginary numbers. https://t.co/RJQ7eP8n8x
— Congressman Bill Foster (@RepBillFoster) January 20, 2023
Not to be outdone, Scott Kelly, astronaut and twin brother of Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, tweeted:
Awesome to have former NASA astronaut and moon walker, Representative George Santos @Santos4Congress on the House Science Space and Technology Committee. To infinity and beyond! https://t.co/yjetzAwLl2
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 17, 2023
Yet the fun is only just beginning, folks! Here are some more great takes on Santos’s assignments and his lies in general, followed by the SNL bit.
The first man on the moon, George Santos, has been put on the Space & Science Committee and the Small Business Committee by the Republican Party.
Sadly, the latter part of that sentence is true. pic.twitter.com/N9dxf5wVxI
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) January 17, 2023
Hope that Santos does not claim to have a BS in Science.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 17, 2023
OUTRAGEOUS: George Santos is going to be appointed to the Small Business Committee, which oversees one of the largest government programs in history: the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Can a fraud like George Santos be trusted to root out rampant fraud in the PPP program?
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) January 17, 2023
Republicans have put George Santos, who founded Apple in his garage in 1976, on the House Small Business Committee. A true American success story.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) January 17, 2023
“And then they made me Speaker of the House!”
— George Santos telling people about his new committee assignments
— Jay Black (@jayblackisfunny) January 17, 2023
Plot twist: George Santos is actually Sasha Baron Cohen, and we are all in his next movie now.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 20, 2023
BREAKING: George Santos placed on House's Small Business Committee.
Santos's entire experience with smaller businesses? A Ponzi scheme for which he duped investors — and a shell company through which he appears to have funneled at least $700,000 from the Ponzi scheme.
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) January 18, 2023
In the SNL intro:
SNL on George Santos pic.twitter.com/jWPEjFcNiD
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) January 22, 2023
And later on Weekend Update:
George Santos stops by the Update desk to prove he’s definitely not a liar pic.twitter.com/8B86nsMgFh
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) January 22, 2023
George, please stick around awhile. We need you!
If you go, we’ll just be left with how ridiculous Kevin McCarthy is, and he’s more sad than funny.
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