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Salon
Salon
Lifestyle
Melanie McFarland

We can stop paying Santos for fun now

“It is impossible for someone to lie unless he thinks he knows the truth. Producing bulls**t requires no such conviction.” – Harry Frankfurt, author of “On Bulls**t”

“Hey, Julia! I’m here to wish you congratulations on getting your driving test. You’ve proved that even the legally blind can do it. I know that it's a bummer that right after you got the test, and you showed that you weren't a quitter, you got into that little accident. . . . You will rock this as soon as you're out of that body cast because you’re awesome, and Jesus and President Trump will make sure that you're back on the road soon. . . . I want you to never give up on your dreams, because you are not a quitter, Julia, and I love you. Byee!” – George Santos, creator of Cameos

America loves scammers, glamour and shamelessness. America also has a spot softer than a newborn’s fontanelle for shallow nonsense. So when we say we get the impulse to fork hundreds of dollars over to former New York Congressman George Santos so he’ll call your best friend a filthy hooker, we’re not endorsing that choice. It simply indicates we know what kind of market is out there.

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