Is there a chance Santos' lies are all an act playing the GOP as suckers?

Any chance Santos is a comedian playing an act in order to expose the GOP as complete suckers? Like Borat?

If not the only other explanation is that he is a complete sociopath.

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Magnolia21 · 22-25, F

It's politics. You're either a sociopath, or a one-termer.

trollslayer · 46-50, M

@Magnolia21 I've argued this many times - one has to be somewhat crooked and underhanded with a flair of narcissism in order to be a successful politician. Probably why Jimmy Carter failed. He seems to be too nice of a guy.

SomeMichGuy · M

@trollslayer I think his lack of connections/relationships in WDC helped him to be less effective.

However, the sandstorm which affected the helicopters sent in a covert operation to rescue the hostages was a very ill-timed weather event. Had this attempt succeeded, I believe that there would have been a dramatic shift in how Pres. Carter was viewed by the electorate.

trollslayer · 46-50, M

@SomeMichGuy Maybe. I was too young to remember. But if you listen to his "crisis in confidence" speech from 1979 it illustrates what I am talking about. The Iran hostage thing pissed people off, but I think there was a general view already that he had no idea what he was doing.

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trollslayer · 46-50, M

@SomeMichGuy I have known people who say that Carter was one of the smartest presidents in their lifetime but also did a terrible job. I agree with you - he got lambasted for telling people truths that they did not want to hear. Not so much different than today - people care how their 401k is doing and the price of gas on the corner and vote based on that. When you are in the midst of a cold war and are fed propaganda that the other side is 100% wrong (and evil) and therefore your side must be 100% right, it's difficult to swallow a leader suggesting we have to change our ways. People viewed it as concessions to the enemy. Still no different than today.

SomeMichGuy · M

@trollslayer Carter's concerns for and ideas about energy independence were not about the Soviets, our Cold War opponent; it was about having the balls of the West in OPEC's vice, a new antagonist asserting itself in 1973 and completely turning over the applecarts of Western economies.

Had we listened--unmoderated by monies from "big oil", coal, etc., thrown at Congress--we'd have had little ripples from OPEC's & the pandemic's effects upon energy costs.