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We probably can't squeeze another "This Week in Schadenfreude" out of this story, but it's also too good to let it go without comment. And so it is that we pass along the news that other Democrats in Congress have borrowed Sen. John Fetterman's (D-PA) idea, and hired "George Santos" to record trolling messages for colleagues they don't care for.
The latest video to make the rounds is courtesy of Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and is addressed to Rep. James Comer (R-KY). Here it is, if you care to watch:
If you don't care to watch, here is what "Santos" says to Comer (keeping in mind that "Santos" doesn't know who paid for the video, or who is being addressed):
Hey, James. Just wanted to stop by to congratulate you for being the largest landowner in your county with your brother through all your LLCs. I think it's amazing that you share a passion for Smurfs and the Pink Panther. Look, congrats on your promotion. I hope that the struggles of this year don't transfer to next year and that you slay and kill it. I want to wish you, James, a very Happy Hanukkah. Bye.
The first sentence is true; the rest is not. All of it is meant to get the goat of Comer voters who happen to see the clip. We're not 100% comfortable with the Hanukkah part, but Moskowitz is Jewish, so we guess he gets a pass. And, in fact, when Moskowitz released the video, he made a point of addressing that detail:
My dear friend James Comer has had a tough year filled with failed hearing after failed hearing. But in the spirit of Hanukkah, I wanted to offer him some words of encouragement from a Jew-ish former colleague of ours.
For those who might think that's a typo, it's not. It's a pretty old joke to say that someone is not so much Jewish as they are Jew-ish. It's not unlike the time (Z) stayed at the house of a friend whose parents are non-observant Jews, and discovered gefilte fish in the cupboard. "I thought you said your parents weren't very Jewish," (Z) said, "and yet they have one of the most Jewish foods out there in their cupboard." "That's exactly it," the friend said. "They're Jewish enough to HAVE the gefilte fish, but they're not Jewish enough to actually EAT it."
Anyhow, we'll be keeping a close eye out for other "Santos" cameos. (Z)