George Santos Is the ‘Inventing Anna’ of Congress

The New Abnormal

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🗓️ 14 May 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In this episode of The New Abnormal podcast, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie respond to an interview clip where George Santos calls himself “regular guy” and explains the real reason why he thinks people don’t like him. And Danielle makes an astute comparison of Santos to the main character of the show “Inventing Anna,” a serial grifter. Plus, they unpack the 2018 recording of Ron DeSantis doing debate prep with Matt Gaetz who says he’s “aggressive” like Donald Trump. Then Andy chats with Marcus Flowers, who ran against Marjorie Taylor Greene in the 2022 election on what sets his new Mission: Democracy PAC apart from the Lincoln Project and why he thinks it can help candidates win in super MAGA-influenced districts.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN HLN Guy and current cable news conscientious
0:05.4	objector.
0:06.4	I'm a former libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left.
0:09.4	Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist, but today I'm an
0:14.4	unapologetic woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.
0:18.6	And I produce her Jesse Cannon and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off
0:22.0	the rails.
0:23.0	We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining
0:27.2	people in politics, media and beyond.
0:29.9	Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new abnormal and hopefully
0:35.3	even make you laugh through the tears.
0:37.3	Hello and welcome to another Sunday bonus episode of the new abnormal.
0:40.3	We thank you so much for being here.
0:42.1	Today, we have an extra special guest with Marcus Flowers, who ran against Marjorie Taylor
0:46.6	Green in the 2022 election, of course, unsuccessfully, and now has a new pack called Mission Democracy
0:52.9	and we'll talk to him all about the purpose of that pack.
0:55.9	But first, let's have some fun.
0:58.0	Are you guys ready to listen to some clips?
1:00.2	Clips.
1:01.2	Clips.
1:02.2	All right.
1:03.2	So this cringey guy named Bill Mar, who has a show that I really wish would go off the
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