LOL...well put and, sadly, true.
Twenty Five years ago you had to be the leader of the Senate to make a few shekels from your name. Now you go on Cameo and score big-time in nothing flat...and for getting booted out of the House, no less.
Posted on 12/10/2023 6:54:58 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Former Republican New York Rep. George Santos continues to make headlines even after being expelled from Congress earlier this month.
The exiled congressman may have lost a $174,000 federal income salary, but he gained a strange new way of bringing in the dough.
Santos recently drew attention after charging $$500 per personalized message request on Cameo, with a recent video dedicated to congratulating a “furry.”
Cameo is a platform, according to the website, that allows users to pay a specific amount for celebrities or well-known figures signed up to the site to recite a crafted message written by the buyer.
In an interview with CBS News, Santos said that by the end of the week, he will have surpassed his previous hefty congressional salary.
“I can tell you that by the end of this week, that is actually factual. I will have made more money in seven days than I would’ve made in an entire year in Congress,” Santos told CBS NY.
He initially priced his cameos for $75 each. However, as his videos become famous online, he has increased the rate to $500.
Cameo’s founder and CEO, Steven Galanis, told Semafor that Santos's messages are “going to be an absolute whale” for the platform. “Sarah Jessica Parker, Bon Jovi — he’s putting numbers up like that.”
The ex-congressman recently gathered millions of views on social media after posting a cameo congratulating someone for “coming out as a furry,” adding that it was “awesome” he could share his new persona as a “beva-puss.”
On December 1, Santos was expelled from Congress after a House Ethics Committee report found “substantial evidence” that he lied during his campaign about almost every aspect of his personal life.
It sounds pretty despicable, but likely is a step up from being a Congressman now days. Good for him to find a more profitable line of graft that doesn’t involve selling out the country. It still isn’t an honest living, but may be a less dishonest living.
Truth is still stranger than fiction.
Schiff knowingly lied every night to the entire country and he is still in office.
LOL...well put and, sadly, true.
Twenty Five years ago you had to be the leader of the Senate to make a few shekels from your name. Now you go on Cameo and score big-time in nothing flat...and for getting booted out of the House, no less.
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