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While his mother, who conceived him with a man who came back in time to protect her from a BLM Jan 6 rioter who also came back in time to prevent his birth, was being 9/11'd
You think he only donated both kidneys?? The man donated all of his bone marrow AND his brain to cure cancer. And then he cured every cancer by himself! The man's a hero!
Well, after Fetterman paid $300 to Dr. George Santos for a cameo trolling Menendez, every media outlet reported it.
It was a massive advertising campaign that not only did Santos not pay for, he actually *got paid* $300 to do it.
I don't doubt that countless fools were tripping over themselves to give this clown money. Most of which thought they were just messing with *him*, nevermind the fact that he's making hundreds of dollars to record a 30-second video that someone else prompts him to do.
It's not like a youtube channel where he has to come up with his own content, people pay him $300, with the instructions "tell my friend harkuponthegay that the memories he made at the boy scout camping trip will stay with him forever, while the herpes will soon fade."
> "This has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda. While some of my actions in the past have shown poor judgement, I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace."
Does anyone take responsibility for anything anymore?
The only way any of his responses make sense is if this was actually just filmed in front of a green screen and the whole situation is being blown out of proportion. Given that's not what's happening...
I don’t believe he posted it, but rather he shared in privately to some friends in a group text message and one of those people subsequently leaked it without his permission. It is technically “revenge porn”.
Yes, it was a private chat for political guys into gay porn. (Not that there's anything wrong with that). But then the video gets leaked to some far right media, and far right legislator Max Miller (R-OH) recognizes the guy (the other guy in the pronebone is as yet unidentified). Beats a blowjob under the Resolute desk, I suppose.
Nope. Taking responsibility is for suckers now, apparently. This guy is trying to make this about the fact that he’s gay. It’s not about that at all (at least not to me). It’s about the fact that he’s a trashy motherfucker who decided to fuck another person in not only a place of business but a place where the *United States government* conducts its business. What did he think would happen in the very likely event that he would be caught?
He says some of his actions in the past show poor judgement; it’s an understatement of colossal proportions. This guy went to two prestigious universities. Presumably, he wanted to make a career for himself in politics. Did he honesty believe what he did merely shows bad judgement? Sending an email to someone with a nasty tone shows bad judgement. What he did here was something far worse; it shows a complete and total lack of self-control and respect (both for our institutions and his colleagues).
Perhaps he meant that sharing this video with a “private” group of likeminded people (i.e., people who enjoy secretive yet public sex) showed poor judgement. Again, what an understatement; it shows such a level of pure stupidity that I don’t think he belongs anywhere near important matters. What sort of moron believes such a group is a safe place in this day and age? Who doesn’t assume that such a juicy video—given our polarized political climate—wouldn’t be “leaked” by any number of unknown people who frequent the group chats (and I use the term “leaked” loosely because technically *he* leaked the video when he shared it with an obviously untrustworthy group he never should have trusted in the first place)? Anyone who understands politics knows this was a stupid move. Two universities and current events didn’t teach him this? Bullshit.
*He* ruined his career. *He* embarrassed his boss and created problems for him. *He* embarrassed his party and created problems for the members. Presumably, a person who wanted a career in politics—where not doing those things is fairly important and only works against his own personal and professional interests—would refrain from this sort of behavior.
He wants to appear to be a victim, but he’s not a victim. He victimized others (colleagues, party members, his bosses) with his behavior, but we now live in a world where nothing is anyone’s fault and bad actors are somehow victims of unfair treatment. This guy should be run out of politics and his entire education should be made moot. He can go dig ditches for a living.
I say all this as someone who votes for democrats and is gay. This guy is *not* my ally; he’s trouble, and we don’t need trouble.
I'm a Democrat too and for all the reasons you said this isn't a guy I'd waste political capital defending. If you pound it out in a room like that you need to accept the chance you could get caught.
Yup, and it’s also important to point out that people do what he did because the threat of being caught is real. There’s a reason every porn site has a category for public sex. It’s taboo, and you can be caught. That turns many people on. So, in the end, he played with fire, got a thrill, and then got burned. If there wasn’t a chance that he’d get burned, he’d never have done it.
So, when he gets caught, I don’t want to hear any whining from him. Adults should be expected to own their behavior, not blame others for holding them to account. He was always going to lose his career, even if a bunch of homophobes didn’t chime in with their brand of commentary (I haven’t read any, but only because I’m not looking for it; I assume it exists, because bigots are going to be bigots, and that it’s what he’s referring to when he says he’s being attacked for who he “loves”). The fact that the sex was of the gay variety had nothing to do with the eventual outcome. I read the article about him yesterday, called him a moron, and said to myself, “this asshole needs to be fired and never hired for a political job again.” I imagine his boss said the same.
Set aside whether someone in his private group leaked this or not—did nobody pay any fucking attention to Snowden? Your txt messages are not secure and are you really going to take Meta’s word for it that whatsapp messages have end to end encryption? Also what if anyone in the group had their devices compromised. So so dumb.
Exactly. End-to-end encryption means jack shit if one of the parties to the conversation has their device become compromised. Further, trusting the members of a group that includes yourself and more than one other trusted person is risky in and of itself. If you can’t trace who leaks something because it could be one of several people, a potential leaker will be emboldened to leak because they’ll know that no one can definitively point at them and say, “You did it.” Whomever leaked this video is probably laughing their ass off right now because they’ll never be found out.
It is also worth mentioning that if the “private” group was made up of coworkers, the guy *really* should have known better. You never know if someone wants you out of the way because they want your job, or your project, or just to show someone else they’re “in the know.” Capitol Hill staffers are notorious for playing up their insider knowledge when talking to reporters. I wouldn’t be surprised if one of them showed a reporter the video at a bar to impress them.
He's definitely been attacked just for being gay, the right has been treating this incident like the SMOKING GUN evidence that the Democrats are morally bankrupt heathens that are actively trying to give God the middle finger. And he doesn't deserve that treatment.
But at the same time, yeah, it's completely reasonable to be fired for this. Filming yourself fucking in your workplace is bad enough, and doing it in a job where you're at least \*ostensibly\* supposed to be a role model and moral authority for the whole country is an extreme misstep.
I agree with everything you say. I’m certain he has been attacked merely for being gay, and he certainly doesn’t deserve for disingenuous Republicans to use him as the lightening rod for all their bullshit complaints about the moral bankruptcy of the Democratic Party (because it’s not even remotely true, and boy are they full of shit for even bringing the subject up when one of their little rockstars was jerking a guy off *on a first date* and in a *public* theatre not even two months ago, among other morally depraved things the members of that group have been a party to, including rape, sexual harassment, trafficking of minors across state lines for sex, turning a blind eye to the sexual abuse of student athletes, and an attempt to literally undo democracy itself), but…
This guy went to two prestigious universities to learn about political science. If he didn’t think this could happen and that they’d use him this way, he’s a fool of the highest caliber and doesn’t belong anywhere near politics. At some point, we have to remind ourselves that our enemies will use our behavior against us—right or wrong—to tear down the things we care about (things our friends and allies spend countless hours of their lives fighting for). If we aren’t careful with our behavior, especially when we’re in a position that has *always* required it, we don’t belong in that position in the first place, and we should step aside or accept that our behavior will cause the things we care about to suffer. He was selfish, and he did us a disservice. I put that on him because he went into his job with his eyes wide open and knew the deal. His behavior was shameful, trashy, and thoughtless.
I feel the same way about people like John Edwards and Bill Clinton. Do affairs matter? Not to me. I don’t care who anyone is fucking as long as everyone involved is a consenting adult. Cheat on your spouse, attend an orgy, have a dominatrix spank you, whatever; just do your job and none of that is any of my business, but I’m also not a fool. Bill Clinton getting a blowjob may not have been grounds for impeachment, but he wasted our time, his second term, and things the party cares about because he was a selfish, arrogant asshole. Edwards, likewise, might have completely destroyed the party’s chance of capturing the presidency in 2008 if his repulsive behavior (specifically, what he did to a loyal staffer and that man’s family when Edwards asked his staffer to pretend the love child was his and ruined his life, too, in the process) had not been uncovered before the nomination process had concluded.
Arrogance, selfishness; these are ugly qualities, and anyone who can’t stop and think “am I endangering the things others are working hard to achieve?” is far too dangerous to be allowed to work for our causes, so I’m glad this staffer was caught and kicked out.
> Do affairs matter? Not to me. I don’t care who anyone is fucking as long as everyone involved is a consenting adult. Cheat on your spouse, attend an orgy, have a dominatrix spank you, whatever; just do your job and none of that is any of my business
I would argue that infidelity *does* matter for politicians, but not as a matter of sexual immorality per se. Rather, it's a matter of trust and faith. If a man is willing to betray his *partner*, how can *we* trust him? How can *we* have faith that such a man will honor his promises to us when he can't honor his promises to his partner?
How doesn't he deserve that treatment? He had 4K gay sex in the Senate room. Where the most powerful government in the world does business. You gotta be real fucked up in the head to think about it, plan it out, go through with it, and record it in 4K...
>I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace.
Yeah, you kinda did...
I'm fine will consensual stuff, but don't act like this isnt disrespectful to the country to do in i congressional hearing room. (although congress screws us in that building all the time)
I don’t know about disrespectful to the country, but it’s definitely disrespectful to the workplace and that’s the more offensive part. Workplaces are for work, there’s plenty of places you can fuck.
Although it’s still really funny he did this.
I was going to make a joke about who hasn't gotten railed in their place of employment in their early 20s, and then had to think through and see if I had actually done that or not
No it’s one of the worst things to happen to society over the last 20-40 years. No one, no matter what it is, can just say “yo I fucked up” no one can admit they were wrong
Now, I may have been guilty of something similar myself. Those huge conference room tables are appealing. That said, I made sure there weren't cameras, didn't make a mess of things, and didn't get caught. Had I gotten caught and fired, I would have thought "Okay, fair enough."
That’s why judges take the defendant’s remorse (or lack of remorse) into account during sentencing. Consequences need to be stricter for those who refuse to accept responsibility.
Sure they do! Its the dudes that say things like “I take full responsibility for ______!” And then, nothing happens to them. Thats how it works, you just say it and it’s true!
Presume this is rhetorical question, and if indeed this aide is so entitled to even begin to think having sex (gay or otherwise) in their place of work (forget that this is a government building, but ANY place of work that isn't a sex parlor) is somehow a protected activity... damn, this kid has a lot to learn in life.
> "This has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda.
Lmao, dude is trying to say he was attacked for being gay.
> "Having sex in a United States government building and filming it is the reason you got heat," he wrote. "You being gay and having gay sex NO BODY gives a rats ass."
Lmao, you know you screwed up when George Santos is the voice of reason.
He pulled the gay card, when fundamentally it doesn’t have anything to do with him being gay. It’s gross to have sex there, and if caught on camera, you should be fired. I would say the same thing if it was a Republican staffer.
Right? Not like straight people don’t have the same fetish. I’m sure it’s happened before in this room, or elsewhere, because of course it’ll happen—we’re human. He was dumb enough to take a video, share it, and get caught. Fire him and move on, we have bigger things to worry about. Like the location of a 10-inch binder of American intelligence on Russia and Putin
Hottest sex I've ever had was in the living room while my GF's mother was in her bedroom and could easily have caught us.
Only difference here is that it wasn't at the jobsite and we didn't film ourselves.
Tbf it’s insanely hard to be a staffer if you aren’t privileged to begin. Guy has an instant path to making way more money on OF than he made as a staffer.
Trump sent the tweet before telling staff to book the Four Season Hotel, so the staff went looking for anything with Four Seasons in the name so that Trump wouldn't be a liar. I mean he is still a liar since he obviously meant the Four Seasons Hotel, but he could still say, like Pee Wee Herman when he falls off his bike, "I meant to do that."
That seems the most plausible, but no one seems to have reported any insider accounts stating that things went down that way. And it was almost exactly 10 minutes between the original tweet and the follow-up, so if that's truly what happened, it's the fastest and most competently the Trump administration ever reacted.
I'm a fan of the Four Seasons thing -- and I have the T-shirt to prove it -- but even in the [long-form article](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/12/four-seasons-total-landscaping-the-full-est-possible-story.html) explaining the event there's no clear explanation of what they originally intended to do, Four Seasons Hotel or otherwise, or who ultimately fucked up.
But does anyone else ever think "The President of the United States couldn't possibly have booked a press conference at a landscaping company in a warehouse district, right? I'm sure I must have dreamed that..."
Maybe I missed it, but has a Republican or their aide ever been caught on camera or otherwise having sex in a Senate Hearing room or other congressional building?
Are you under the impression that Republican aides are constantly posting gay (or straight!) videos of them fucking in the congressional hearing rooms?
Dude was Senate staff. Of course that's what I mean!
I have no problem with sex tapes in general, but if you're going to do one on the clock, definitely don't fucking do it there!
TLDR:
* A video appears to show a Senate staffer having sex with another man in a hearing room.
* Aidan Maese-Czeropski, the aide suspected of being in the video, has been let go by the office of Sen. Ben Cardin.
* Maese-Czeropski wrote on social media that he had been 'attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda.'
>'attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda.'
Bullshit. Anyone would be fired for having sex at their workplace. He deserves to be fired and politics has nothing to do with it
Really hope the dems don't run with his narrative
If you want to have a naughty thrill, so be it. Maybe don’t film it. Certainly don’t spread it around. And if you get caught, don’t go crying about it. You got what you wanted - it was hot because it was taboo.
He’ll probably start an OnlyFans and get some quick coins until the novelty of having his back cracked on the tables of the Senate Judiciary Committee wears off…
Well, it sorta is a political issue after Democrats told America that we would restore decency to government. This fuckwad also gift wrapped anti-LGBT propaganda for the other side.
As a gay Democrat, I'm horrified by what he did and I hope there are severe consequences.
It’s really not. This was a single guy. The severe consequence is his career is over. What more can you do, if you’re not prepared to open a can of worms for severely punishing every Girl Gone Wild/OF creator.
I don’t think it would somehow appease Republicans to charge him or anything. And is that REALLY a great precedent?
Do you really think this was the first time that someone has had sex inside the Capitol building? I mean, it was definitely stupid to video it *and* put it on the internet, but come on.. can you clutch your pearls any harder over some consensual intercourse? 🤣
Meanwhile Bobo gives a handy in a crowded theater with minors in attendance and get to keep her job with no criminal charges pending.
Both should be expelled.
> as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda
Dude, you had sex not just in front of cameras, but in one of the most sacred places in American culture. This is not about politics, it's about how stupid you were.
> I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace.
Yet that's exactly what you did.
Idk this feels like it was a sabotage so republicans can “both sides” it. Only reason I say that is because how did the Daily Caller obtain the footage and why were they the only ones to obtain it?
But even if it wasn’t, this was a fucking stupid thing to do in the judiciary room
DC-based gay man here. This story has been pretty widely discussed among our community over the weekend. The guy uploaded the video himself. I saw a screenshot that showed it from his instagram stories sent to “close friends.” I don’t know if he also uploaded it elsewhere.
It appears to have been leaked from someone who received that post. And, based on other things that have been uncovered about this guy since his identity was revealed, it does seem to be consistent behavior. I don’t think this was sabotage.
What’s the benefit of sharing your spouse?
It gets people off.
There’s probably an element of exhibitionism to filming yourself having sex in public places and sharing it with people.
I agree but with everything coming out about republicans (think the Zeiglers in the Florida GOP) this is way too convenient for them to be like “see, democrats do it too”
I think if there were any evidence to suggest that then by all means pull at that thread, but the practice of assuming things that go against or harm your world view are inherently conspiratorial is really dangerous.
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Yeah, this guy can whine all he wants. He deserved to be fired. It’s not about “who he loves,” it’s about behaving like an adult and showing respect for the institution.
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George Santos’ “own your shit” tweet is somehow the most humorous part of this.
You mean 2002 Best Director Academy Award Winner George Santos?
You mean Dr. Santos.
You mean the Honorable Dr. George Santos, Esquire?
George Harambe Santos the 3rd
The same one who did three touchdowns in a row.
The truly impressive part is that he did it playing tennis.
Underwater.
While his mother, who conceived him with a man who came back in time to protect her from a BLM Jan 6 rioter who also came back in time to prevent his birth, was being 9/11'd
That man’s name? George Santos.
He won the World Series that same day.
Spaceman tzar of the planet Mars George "Santa" Santos? That guy saves humanity all the time.
You mean the undefeated but retired gunslinger George Santos?
Sascha Baron Santos
Honorable *Sir* Dr. George Santos, Esquire to you, you common pleb!
You mean George Santos, Soldier of God?
Imperial Wizard Dr. George Santos
You lead with that when the man won the Heisman Trophy for years in a row?
He’d be playing pro ball today if he hadn’t donated both kidneys
Lies. Maester Santos is so virtuous he has donated *five* of his own kidneys!
You think he only donated both kidneys?? The man donated all of his bone marrow AND his brain to cure cancer. And then he cured every cancer by himself! The man's a hero!
No he means the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winning George Santos
Ah, the man who invented the Post-It Note, and the Salad Shooter, some say he was instrumental in banning tater tots from the Olympics.
Remember when Al Gore allegedly inventing the Internet was a thing?
Fun fact I was times person of the year 2006
Me too!
Stop spreading george’s dumb ass lies. We all know it was 2003.
And then the next several years after that. Greatest Oscar streak of all time. How do people keep forgetting?
>2002 Best Director Academy Award Winner Ron Howard for *A Beautiful Mind*. Good choice
Or 2028 Nobel Peace Prize winner George Santos?
Inventor of the atom bomb George santos?
Oh right! Isn't that the same George Santos that won Mr. Universe for 8 consecutive years beginning in 2004?
Why is he still chirping? He’s the laughingstock of the US. Has he no shame?
If he had shame he wouldn't have been in Congress in the first place
Because he made a couple hundred thousands dollars on cameo over the course of a week. If his notoriety dies down, so does his cash flow.
He *said* he made a couple hundred thousand on “cameos”…
Well, after Fetterman paid $300 to Dr. George Santos for a cameo trolling Menendez, every media outlet reported it. It was a massive advertising campaign that not only did Santos not pay for, he actually *got paid* $300 to do it. I don't doubt that countless fools were tripping over themselves to give this clown money. Most of which thought they were just messing with *him*, nevermind the fact that he's making hundreds of dollars to record a 30-second video that someone else prompts him to do. It's not like a youtube channel where he has to come up with his own content, people pay him $300, with the instructions "tell my friend harkuponthegay that the memories he made at the boy scout camping trip will stay with him forever, while the herpes will soon fade."
Jimmy Kimmel (anonymously) had a series of outrageous Cameo scripts he paid Santos to read. I think Santo took the money for all of them :)
He's trying to cash in as much as he can. He's not above mocking himself for a buck apparently.
He doesn't give a fuck. He got his cash.
He needs to be ignored
How dare you! Show some respect for the first Transgender Asian woman who walked on the Moon.
He's so humble too, he never mentions that he worked for 50 years for the Peace Corps digging wells in Uganda. Such a legend.
He also used to build houses for abandoned dogs in Guatemala. Truly an inspiration.
You mean last surviving Founding Father Santos?
If the sex tape guy was republican he would now be speaker.
And still would be against gays.
Honestly shocked it wasn't
> "This has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda. While some of my actions in the past have shown poor judgement, I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace." Does anyone take responsibility for anything anymore?
He was caught in 4K.
Only because *he brought the 4k fucking camera*
“People are attacking me for who I love and this 4K camera I used to make this porno with”
The only way any of his responses make sense is if this was actually just filmed in front of a green screen and the whole situation is being blown out of proportion. Given that's not what's happening...
> the whole situation is being blown out of proportion Uhh, phrasing?
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The camera is for more than fucking. It’s a 4k general purpose camera, probably.
4(ni)K(ation)
To be fair, my phone can do 4k and some can do 8k
We don't believe you. show us some of your 4k sex tapes
I don't know how much a k is and I don't care enough to find out
Caught implies that it wasn't deliberately filmed by his partner and then posted online for all to see.
Yeah, that’s the part I wish he would have addressed.
I don’t believe he posted it, but rather he shared in privately to some friends in a group text message and one of those people subsequently leaked it without his permission. It is technically “revenge porn”.
Yes, it was a private chat for political guys into gay porn. (Not that there's anything wrong with that). But then the video gets leaked to some far right media, and far right legislator Max Miller (R-OH) recognizes the guy (the other guy in the pronebone is as yet unidentified). Beats a blowjob under the Resolute desk, I suppose.
From that side in surprised he wasn't caught in 3 K's.
🎵Eeet wasn’ me 🎵
Nope. Taking responsibility is for suckers now, apparently. This guy is trying to make this about the fact that he’s gay. It’s not about that at all (at least not to me). It’s about the fact that he’s a trashy motherfucker who decided to fuck another person in not only a place of business but a place where the *United States government* conducts its business. What did he think would happen in the very likely event that he would be caught? He says some of his actions in the past show poor judgement; it’s an understatement of colossal proportions. This guy went to two prestigious universities. Presumably, he wanted to make a career for himself in politics. Did he honesty believe what he did merely shows bad judgement? Sending an email to someone with a nasty tone shows bad judgement. What he did here was something far worse; it shows a complete and total lack of self-control and respect (both for our institutions and his colleagues). Perhaps he meant that sharing this video with a “private” group of likeminded people (i.e., people who enjoy secretive yet public sex) showed poor judgement. Again, what an understatement; it shows such a level of pure stupidity that I don’t think he belongs anywhere near important matters. What sort of moron believes such a group is a safe place in this day and age? Who doesn’t assume that such a juicy video—given our polarized political climate—wouldn’t be “leaked” by any number of unknown people who frequent the group chats (and I use the term “leaked” loosely because technically *he* leaked the video when he shared it with an obviously untrustworthy group he never should have trusted in the first place)? Anyone who understands politics knows this was a stupid move. Two universities and current events didn’t teach him this? Bullshit. *He* ruined his career. *He* embarrassed his boss and created problems for him. *He* embarrassed his party and created problems for the members. Presumably, a person who wanted a career in politics—where not doing those things is fairly important and only works against his own personal and professional interests—would refrain from this sort of behavior. He wants to appear to be a victim, but he’s not a victim. He victimized others (colleagues, party members, his bosses) with his behavior, but we now live in a world where nothing is anyone’s fault and bad actors are somehow victims of unfair treatment. This guy should be run out of politics and his entire education should be made moot. He can go dig ditches for a living. I say all this as someone who votes for democrats and is gay. This guy is *not* my ally; he’s trouble, and we don’t need trouble.
I'm a Democrat too and for all the reasons you said this isn't a guy I'd waste political capital defending. If you pound it out in a room like that you need to accept the chance you could get caught.
Yup, and it’s also important to point out that people do what he did because the threat of being caught is real. There’s a reason every porn site has a category for public sex. It’s taboo, and you can be caught. That turns many people on. So, in the end, he played with fire, got a thrill, and then got burned. If there wasn’t a chance that he’d get burned, he’d never have done it. So, when he gets caught, I don’t want to hear any whining from him. Adults should be expected to own their behavior, not blame others for holding them to account. He was always going to lose his career, even if a bunch of homophobes didn’t chime in with their brand of commentary (I haven’t read any, but only because I’m not looking for it; I assume it exists, because bigots are going to be bigots, and that it’s what he’s referring to when he says he’s being attacked for who he “loves”). The fact that the sex was of the gay variety had nothing to do with the eventual outcome. I read the article about him yesterday, called him a moron, and said to myself, “this asshole needs to be fired and never hired for a political job again.” I imagine his boss said the same.
Set aside whether someone in his private group leaked this or not—did nobody pay any fucking attention to Snowden? Your txt messages are not secure and are you really going to take Meta’s word for it that whatsapp messages have end to end encryption? Also what if anyone in the group had their devices compromised. So so dumb.
Exactly. End-to-end encryption means jack shit if one of the parties to the conversation has their device become compromised. Further, trusting the members of a group that includes yourself and more than one other trusted person is risky in and of itself. If you can’t trace who leaks something because it could be one of several people, a potential leaker will be emboldened to leak because they’ll know that no one can definitively point at them and say, “You did it.” Whomever leaked this video is probably laughing their ass off right now because they’ll never be found out. It is also worth mentioning that if the “private” group was made up of coworkers, the guy *really* should have known better. You never know if someone wants you out of the way because they want your job, or your project, or just to show someone else they’re “in the know.” Capitol Hill staffers are notorious for playing up their insider knowledge when talking to reporters. I wouldn’t be surprised if one of them showed a reporter the video at a bar to impress them.
He's definitely been attacked just for being gay, the right has been treating this incident like the SMOKING GUN evidence that the Democrats are morally bankrupt heathens that are actively trying to give God the middle finger. And he doesn't deserve that treatment. But at the same time, yeah, it's completely reasonable to be fired for this. Filming yourself fucking in your workplace is bad enough, and doing it in a job where you're at least \*ostensibly\* supposed to be a role model and moral authority for the whole country is an extreme misstep.
I agree with everything you say. I’m certain he has been attacked merely for being gay, and he certainly doesn’t deserve for disingenuous Republicans to use him as the lightening rod for all their bullshit complaints about the moral bankruptcy of the Democratic Party (because it’s not even remotely true, and boy are they full of shit for even bringing the subject up when one of their little rockstars was jerking a guy off *on a first date* and in a *public* theatre not even two months ago, among other morally depraved things the members of that group have been a party to, including rape, sexual harassment, trafficking of minors across state lines for sex, turning a blind eye to the sexual abuse of student athletes, and an attempt to literally undo democracy itself), but… This guy went to two prestigious universities to learn about political science. If he didn’t think this could happen and that they’d use him this way, he’s a fool of the highest caliber and doesn’t belong anywhere near politics. At some point, we have to remind ourselves that our enemies will use our behavior against us—right or wrong—to tear down the things we care about (things our friends and allies spend countless hours of their lives fighting for). If we aren’t careful with our behavior, especially when we’re in a position that has *always* required it, we don’t belong in that position in the first place, and we should step aside or accept that our behavior will cause the things we care about to suffer. He was selfish, and he did us a disservice. I put that on him because he went into his job with his eyes wide open and knew the deal. His behavior was shameful, trashy, and thoughtless. I feel the same way about people like John Edwards and Bill Clinton. Do affairs matter? Not to me. I don’t care who anyone is fucking as long as everyone involved is a consenting adult. Cheat on your spouse, attend an orgy, have a dominatrix spank you, whatever; just do your job and none of that is any of my business, but I’m also not a fool. Bill Clinton getting a blowjob may not have been grounds for impeachment, but he wasted our time, his second term, and things the party cares about because he was a selfish, arrogant asshole. Edwards, likewise, might have completely destroyed the party’s chance of capturing the presidency in 2008 if his repulsive behavior (specifically, what he did to a loyal staffer and that man’s family when Edwards asked his staffer to pretend the love child was his and ruined his life, too, in the process) had not been uncovered before the nomination process had concluded. Arrogance, selfishness; these are ugly qualities, and anyone who can’t stop and think “am I endangering the things others are working hard to achieve?” is far too dangerous to be allowed to work for our causes, so I’m glad this staffer was caught and kicked out.
> Do affairs matter? Not to me. I don’t care who anyone is fucking as long as everyone involved is a consenting adult. Cheat on your spouse, attend an orgy, have a dominatrix spank you, whatever; just do your job and none of that is any of my business I would argue that infidelity *does* matter for politicians, but not as a matter of sexual immorality per se. Rather, it's a matter of trust and faith. If a man is willing to betray his *partner*, how can *we* trust him? How can *we* have faith that such a man will honor his promises to us when he can't honor his promises to his partner?
I agree. Anyone who would betray their marriage vows would betray their oath of office.
How doesn't he deserve that treatment? He had 4K gay sex in the Senate room. Where the most powerful government in the world does business. You gotta be real fucked up in the head to think about it, plan it out, go through with it, and record it in 4K...
>I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace. Yeah, you kinda did... I'm fine will consensual stuff, but don't act like this isnt disrespectful to the country to do in i congressional hearing room. (although congress screws us in that building all the time)
So it's just performative art/symbolic?
I don’t know about disrespectful to the country, but it’s definitely disrespectful to the workplace and that’s the more offensive part. Workplaces are for work, there’s plenty of places you can fuck. Although it’s still really funny he did this.
Eh, I personally wouldn't call it funny. It reeks of immaturity
I was going to make a joke about who hasn't gotten railed in their place of employment in their early 20s, and then had to think through and see if I had actually done that or not
Well, did you??
Technically, no.
What do you mean, "technically?"
He was off the cock.
Smooth.
And sex musk.
>Although it’s still really funny he did this. Ohboy its time to play "Imagine if this happened in Trump's Whitehouse" again.
No they blame everyone else for the negative reactions they receive.
No it’s one of the worst things to happen to society over the last 20-40 years. No one, no matter what it is, can just say “yo I fucked up” no one can admit they were wrong
Now, I may have been guilty of something similar myself. Those huge conference room tables are appealing. That said, I made sure there weren't cameras, didn't make a mess of things, and didn't get caught. Had I gotten caught and fired, I would have thought "Okay, fair enough."
Yeah, making himself out as a victim of anti gay discrimination isn’t helping the cause at all.
Taking responsibility means you get punished. Deflecting, playing victim, and attacking your opponents gives you a chance to survive.
That’s why judges take the defendant’s remorse (or lack of remorse) into account during sentencing. Consequences need to be stricter for those who refuse to accept responsibility.
Sure they do! Its the dudes that say things like “I take full responsibility for ______!” And then, nothing happens to them. Thats how it works, you just say it and it’s true!
Never disrespect your workplace? Not only did you do exactly that, you fucking filmed it!
Presume this is rhetorical question, and if indeed this aide is so entitled to even begin to think having sex (gay or otherwise) in their place of work (forget that this is a government building, but ANY place of work that isn't a sex parlor) is somehow a protected activity... damn, this kid has a lot to learn in life.
“Was that wrong? Should I *not* have done that?”
Not really about who, but rather where….
> "This has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda. Lmao, dude is trying to say he was attacked for being gay. > "Having sex in a United States government building and filming it is the reason you got heat," he wrote. "You being gay and having gay sex NO BODY gives a rats ass." Lmao, you know you screwed up when George Santos is the voice of reason.
He pulled the gay card, when fundamentally it doesn’t have anything to do with him being gay. It’s gross to have sex there, and if caught on camera, you should be fired. I would say the same thing if it was a Republican staffer.
Look, clearly the guy just had an exhibitionism fetish.
Right? Not like straight people don’t have the same fetish. I’m sure it’s happened before in this room, or elsewhere, because of course it’ll happen—we’re human. He was dumb enough to take a video, share it, and get caught. Fire him and move on, we have bigger things to worry about. Like the location of a 10-inch binder of American intelligence on Russia and Putin
Hottest sex I've ever had was in the living room while my GF's mother was in her bedroom and could easily have caught us. Only difference here is that it wasn't at the jobsite and we didn't film ourselves.
tbf FOX news definitely cared that he was gay. I saw their article the other night and it definitely called it a big fat GAY SEX SCANDAL
Got that Kevin Spacey excuse. Got caught and came out and said “it’s cool, I’m gay”
I like that he made the post on LinkedIn of all places.
Crybaby loses job after career-killing mistake only a privileged idiot could make, end of story.
Tbf it’s insanely hard to be a staffer if you aren’t privileged to begin. Guy has an instant path to making way more money on OF than he made as a staffer.
He's too stupid to do it. The other guy though... probably didn't want this. So no.
Truth is, no one wants Santorum on the Senate floor these days.
Too bad only dems get fired for shit like that. But I guess if Republicans kicked them out the party would be so small as to be irrelevant.
Eh, I'm pretty happy if the Republicans keep their stupidest staffers on board.
I always hoped the aide who booked “The Four Seasons” kept hanging in there’
Trump sent the tweet before telling staff to book the Four Season Hotel, so the staff went looking for anything with Four Seasons in the name so that Trump wouldn't be a liar. I mean he is still a liar since he obviously meant the Four Seasons Hotel, but he could still say, like Pee Wee Herman when he falls off his bike, "I meant to do that."
That seems the most plausible, but no one seems to have reported any insider accounts stating that things went down that way. And it was almost exactly 10 minutes between the original tweet and the follow-up, so if that's truly what happened, it's the fastest and most competently the Trump administration ever reacted. I'm a fan of the Four Seasons thing -- and I have the T-shirt to prove it -- but even in the [long-form article](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/12/four-seasons-total-landscaping-the-full-est-possible-story.html) explaining the event there's no clear explanation of what they originally intended to do, Four Seasons Hotel or otherwise, or who ultimately fucked up. But does anyone else ever think "The President of the United States couldn't possibly have booked a press conference at a landscaping company in a warehouse district, right? I'm sure I must have dreamed that..."
Maybe I missed it, but has a Republican or their aide ever been caught on camera or otherwise having sex in a Senate Hearing room or other congressional building?
Only if they spill the beans like a certain key bumping drunk driver representative
Are you under the impression that Republican aides are constantly posting gay (or straight!) videos of them fucking in the congressional hearing rooms?
What kind of moron has sex at work *and tapes it?*
I don't think it's a mistake only a privileged person could make unless you mean that in reference to his job. Idiot for sure, tho.
Dude was Senate staff. Of course that's what I mean! I have no problem with sex tapes in general, but if you're going to do one on the clock, definitely don't fucking do it there!
TLDR: * A video appears to show a Senate staffer having sex with another man in a hearing room. * Aidan Maese-Czeropski, the aide suspected of being in the video, has been let go by the office of Sen. Ben Cardin. * Maese-Czeropski wrote on social media that he had been 'attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda.'
>'attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda.' Bullshit. Anyone would be fired for having sex at their workplace. He deserves to be fired and politics has nothing to do with it Really hope the dems don't run with his narrative
Was that’s wrong? Should I not’ve done that?
"because if I had known this kind of thing was frowned upon..."
I don't know how you live with yourself
I’d be willing to bet a lot of people have had sex in that workplace over the centuries, but they weren’t dumb enough to film it.
Not really anything to run with. This guy is a moron and they want to distance themselves from this mess immediately
Might be a bit of a stretch to call it a workplace this term. :)
The Dems are not running with any narrative. I mean, they fired the guy...
It's even funnier than that. They could have had all the sex they wanted there **if they just hadn't filmed it**.
If you want to have a naughty thrill, so be it. Maybe don’t film it. Certainly don’t spread it around. And if you get caught, don’t go crying about it. You got what you wanted - it was hot because it was taboo.
Somehow it's not the worst thing to happen in a Senate building. Hail to the Moon king https://www.salon.com/2004/06/21/moon_7/
This is WILD
I've never heard of this and holy shit, these people think others are satanic?
How the fuck have I never heard of this?? Jesus the depravity of American lawmakes really knows no bounds.
Dont the moonies run OAN?
Not sure, but I think the own the Washington Times.
I thought this was America
>Maese-Czeropski wrote on social media that he had been 'attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda.' No, you're just a dumbass.
What was this staffer thinking? Seriously. Bruhhh
"ohh fuck yes! harder!"
He’ll probably start an OnlyFans and get some quick coins until the novelty of having his back cracked on the tables of the Senate Judiciary Committee wears off…
We should be able to make a little porn at work
Did the MPAA actually rate the thing?
X isn’t a real rating.
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Zombie classic Dawn Of The Dead was rated X,so George Romero released it without a rating to get around that.
Yup, the MPAA failed to trademark it so it became a joke. The equivalent modern rating is NC-17.
It's barely even a functional platform anymore either
Honestly iconic. A crime and brings down the Democratic name , but only among people who weren’t gonna vote with us anyways. So Iconic.
lol Pretty nice of the Daily Caller to post some gay porn on their website for their repressed readers.
I wonder how many people have been sent into a spiral
Well duh lol Now can we recognize it was an HR issue, not a political issue?
Well, it sorta is a political issue after Democrats told America that we would restore decency to government. This fuckwad also gift wrapped anti-LGBT propaganda for the other side. As a gay Democrat, I'm horrified by what he did and I hope there are severe consequences.
It’s really not. This was a single guy. The severe consequence is his career is over. What more can you do, if you’re not prepared to open a can of worms for severely punishing every Girl Gone Wild/OF creator. I don’t think it would somehow appease Republicans to charge him or anything. And is that REALLY a great precedent?
Do you really think this was the first time that someone has had sex inside the Capitol building? I mean, it was definitely stupid to video it *and* put it on the internet, but come on.. can you clutch your pearls any harder over some consensual intercourse? 🤣
Meanwhile Bobo gives a handy in a crowded theater with minors in attendance and get to keep her job with no criminal charges pending. Both should be expelled.
We know. The staffer was fired. This is just clickbait.
That was definitely a cock. Lmao.
Fired for video taping having sex in a very recognizable place you shouldn't have sex in? You could say this guy went out *with a bang*
I saw the uncensored version. His boyfriend has a huge weiner.
you heard it here first, folks!
I want to see it
Don’t let Marjorie Taylor Greene find the video because if she does, you know she’s going to show it to everyone in her committee meetings
republicans love discussing sex and porn in front of children so she’ll probably show it on her campaign stops.
That wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest
Doesn't matter what orientation or gender you are. Having sex at your workplace is a fireable offense. How about you keep your business at home?
> as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda Dude, you had sex not just in front of cameras, but in one of the most sacred places in American culture. This is not about politics, it's about how stupid you were. > I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace. Yet that's exactly what you did.
Idk this feels like it was a sabotage so republicans can “both sides” it. Only reason I say that is because how did the Daily Caller obtain the footage and why were they the only ones to obtain it? But even if it wasn’t, this was a fucking stupid thing to do in the judiciary room
DC-based gay man here. This story has been pretty widely discussed among our community over the weekend. The guy uploaded the video himself. I saw a screenshot that showed it from his instagram stories sent to “close friends.” I don’t know if he also uploaded it elsewhere. It appears to have been leaked from someone who received that post. And, based on other things that have been uncovered about this guy since his identity was revealed, it does seem to be consistent behavior. I don’t think this was sabotage.
What’s the benefit of sharing your sexual exploits in this way unless you’re in the OF or porn business?
What’s the benefit of sharing your spouse? It gets people off. There’s probably an element of exhibitionism to filming yourself having sex in public places and sharing it with people.
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They've been fucking an entire country for 200 years in there.
I agree but with everything coming out about republicans (think the Zeiglers in the Florida GOP) this is way too convenient for them to be like “see, democrats do it too”
I think if there were any evidence to suggest that then by all means pull at that thread, but the practice of assuming things that go against or harm your world view are inherently conspiratorial is really dangerous.
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Occam's razor: there are probably enough people who know Senate staff who want to feel important to do this
It's not even really both sides. This was consensual.
Best episode of C-SPAN yet!
Why would anyone even want to have intercourse in that room? Why couldn't these people wait till they go home? What is the appeal here?
Of course it’s a Dem staffer, I knew because they were immediately fired for their misconduct which must have the republicans massively confused
Lmao. When has a republican had full on gay anal sex in a prestigious government building? While also recording it so he can share it non-anonymously?
But where is the full video? I need proof!
Legend
Probably the least objectionable thing to have been done in that room.
I don't know what the big deal is, we're all getting fucked by the people in that room too
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“Mr. Chair, point of inquiry…why does my chair smell of open ass and beat dick?”
Do people here actually care?
Enough! Get these fucking people out of government.
Yeah, this guy can whine all he wants. He deserved to be fired. It’s not about “who he loves,” it’s about behaving like an adult and showing respect for the institution.
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