George Santos And A Fringe NY PAC - TPM – Talking Points Memo

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For scandalized Rep. George Santos (R-NY), politics is apparently a family business. 

Santos’ sister, Tiffany Lee Devolder, played a leading role in a little-known organization called Rise NY PAC. TPM reviewed thousands of state and federal campaign finance records related to the New York state-registered political committee, created in January 2021, and spoke to Republican operatives with knowledge of its operation.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1445527
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Le First!

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What in heck is that?

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Ugggghly. I guess fish do have lips. :grinning:

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A blobfish. Close relative of Ted Cruz. All it needs is a beard.

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One thing I find fascinating is how small this grifting really was. Pretty small potatoes.

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You have to start somewhere. It is not as if he did not have ambition. For grifting that is, not honest work

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I am honestly starting to wonder if he thought he wouldn’t win so he felt emboldened to be extra-grifty.

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Thanks, Supremes, for ushering in this new era of dark money flooding into our political discourse. Balls and strikes called for every grifter in the land … may the champagne flow forever!

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Just imagine what the real pros are doing!

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Blobfish with its beard.

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Just btw, entrees at La Bonne Soup are $30-50, so near $600 is not out of line if there were a bunch of people there. A little questionable for a 4-top.

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DeVolder facing eviction for years
https://epco.firesidegrillandbar.com/2023/01/06/george-santos-sister-tiffany-facing-eviction-for-years/

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Ask and you shall receive. Behold the beard!

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ETA: @callmeeric beat me to it.

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Excellent reporting, Josh and Hunter. Thanks for being real investigative journalists!

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So Santos winning has blown the lid off a cozy little den of two-bit shysters whose grift depends on not winning election. Reminds me a bit of The Producers…

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Without a real Fourth Estate, we are lost. This is why journalism is called by many a profession.

It’s not communication, per se.

It is communication and context.

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Ted Cruz has a beard? I thought he was growing an armpit on his chin.

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