Congressman Weiner's weiner problem

poutine · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:48 am

A friend asked me yesterday, "Why should Weiner resign when Vitter has not?"

My answer: "Vitter's a Republican so I can't answer for that party, since I'm a Democrat. I guess they as a party favor prostitution by their members because those are their values. But as a Democrat, I don't want Weiner associated with the Dems' leadership in this country, so he needs to go."

I said this very loudly at the Dbacks-Giants baseball game by the way, so I know many Republicans around me must have heard it. :lol:

TollandRCR · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:49 am

I also do not see this as an over-reaction. What I object to is Weiner's aggressive lying. I don't think that the House Democrats and the President are being prudes; they are reacting to a matter of character.

Clairez · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:26 am

I don't know... I still think it is about them being prudes. Let's face it sex is a huge, huge deal in this country.

Congress critters distort facts and lie every day in this country both on the house or senate floor and to the media.

(90% of what planned parenthood does is abortions anyone?)

Hell just a few years ago we went to war based on lies.

Maru · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:28 am

Per usual, its not the act that really gets you in trouble, it is the attempt to cover it up. The lying, the hacking claim, that was all worse IMO than sending out the pics.

Adelante · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:19 pm

I agree, esseff. But at this point, I care more about the Democratic Party and the 2012 elections than I do about Anthony Weiner. The Party has to be able to focus. It irks me most that this was a successful right wing op. Really burns me up.

esseff44 wrote:

Breaking news on TV is that he will resign today. It's on GMA at this moment.

Congress is pathetic. What he did was inappropriate, but so is the overreaction.

mimi · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:22 pm

weiner statement just started.

live:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2011/ ... erence.php

mimi · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:25 pm

Hecklers. Yelling "pervert". NBC broke away, worried it was gonna get worse.

Ugly.

Clairez · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:38 pm

very ugly, I also heard is it bigger than 7 inches. Disgusting people in the crowd. I bled a bit for Anthony today.

poutine · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:55 pm

mimi wrote:

Hecklers. Yelling "pervert". NBC broke away, worried it was gonna get worse.

Ugly.

Well, I guess that's what happens when your district is New York City, and you let a scandal fester for so long that everyone eventually gets their hands on self-portraits of you grabbing your wiener at the gym like you're some pimple-faced teenage horndog.

Part of his reason for resigning should have been to save the embarrassment his family would feel as each of these photos would eventually reveal themselves. He was the only one who knew how many of them were actually out there. He should have known they would come out. He could have avoided it.

All that said, I doubt his "period of rehabilitation" will realistically require more than 6 months, as far as his public image is concerned. That's about how long the public will want to see him gone, before he makes his next move to restore his reputation. Spitzer, who I assume hired a very wise PR advisor, began his come-back by simply writing columns, and then making television appearances where his commentary was invited. Eventually, he landed a CNN show. Weiner should take note.

mimi · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:58 pm

Ari Fleischer must be a bizzy guy.

TollandRCR · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:03 pm

mimi wrote:

Hecklers. Yelling "pervert". NBC broke away, worried it was gonna get worse.

Ugly.

It was interesting that his wife was not by his side. I have been saddened and a bit disgusted to see wives allow themselves to be dragged onto a stage while some politician apologizes for a sexual transgression, as if the presence of the wives as ornaments shows that the men are really fine husbands who just made a little boo-boo.

His marriage may or may not be endangered. That is not my business.

bob · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:57 pm

Slate: Hustler Publisher Offers Weiner a Job

Quote:

In a letter dated June 16, Hustler publisher Larry Flynt offered the disgraced politician a job at Flynt Management Group, LLC. Flynt demonstrates a surprising amount of self-awareness, repeatedly stating that the job offer is not, like you may think, a joke.

The letter reads, in part: "As a Congressman, you are known for your intensity and perseverance. I believe that this attitude, combined with your service in the House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce, will make you a valuable asset to this corporation."

[...]

The job would be in the Flynt Group’s Internet division. That’s a bit surprising, given that the Weiner scandal erupted because the congressman seemed unfamiliar with the nuances of private messaging on Twitter.

To prove his sincerity, Flynt offers Weiner 20 percent more than his congressional salary. And to sweeten the deal, he promises to cover the cost of Weiner’s relocation to Beverly Hills, home of the Flynt Management Group.

The Hollywood Reporter says that before the congressman resigned, Entourage executive producer Doug Ellin offered Weiner the chance to play himself on the show. Ellin told the news outlet that he had not heard back from Weiner.

Whatever4 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:15 pm

Weiner's Huge Package:

What Weiner Walks Away With
After just 12 years on the job, the departing Congressman gets hefty retirement benefits

Highlands · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:59 am

Whatever4 wrote:

Weiner's Huge Package:

What Weiner Walks Away With
After just 12 years on the job, the departing Congressman gets hefty retirement benefits

If I'm not mistaken, he also gets a healthcare package included in that. I'll have to look it up tomorrow.

GreatGrey · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:09 am

Fake Identities Were Used on Twitter in Effort to Get Information on Weiner
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/nyreg ... Fje5YriooA

Quote:

A Twitter user employing a fake name posed as a 16-year-old California high school girl in May and tried to get Mr. Weiner to be her prom date, according to people with knowledge of the communications and a review of documents. The person behind another Twitter account created under a fake name claimed to be her classmate and offered to provide the group with incriminating evidence about Mr. Weiner.

mimi · **Posted:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:43 pm

So... 'Weiner' has been coined. Again.

The Daily Beast:

Quote:

‘Belgian Weiner’ Tweets at Mistress

It’s not just Anthony Weiner: Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme accidentally tweeted publicly a note he intended as a direct message to his mistress. The note is just the tip of the iceberg, in his case: The two also exchanged 849 text messages and he helped her find a job at the foreign ministry. It’s also the second time he accidentally sent a private message for her to his public feed, following a note sent out a year ago, which translates to “Not at all. Want to learn to know you. You too?”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/201 ... tress.html

Offtopic :

I saw a post last night in WSJ about an ethics investigation on Alcee Hastings for sexual harassment. As judicial watch is involved, I am suspicious.

mimi · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:08 pm

FishbowlDC tweet:

Quote:

The cocktail weiner's name is: Jordan Zain Weiner. Looks like NYP broke it but still checking.

mimi · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:59 am

seriously.

Quote:

Woman Apologizes To Anthony Weiner For Exposing Him

Lisa Weiss, who was on the receiving end of lewd sex message from Weiner — and is still friends with the former Congressman on Facebook — apologized to him on a Facebook picture he posted of him and his wife and child for causing his family pain. “I still think you are our liberal hero!!”

There's a screengrab. See it here:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski ... posing-him

Sterngard Friegen · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:02 am

Did the Republican who won his seat in the special election retain the seat?

ObjectiveDoubter · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:36 am

Sterngard Friegen wrote:

Did the Republican who won his seat in the special election retain the seat?

He didn't run for Congress. New York lost two seats in Congress, post-census redistricting. The word was that the guy was gonna be screwed -- and I think what eventually happened bears that out. The district was divvied up pretty much. He ran in the GOP primary for Senate, without success.

DryInk · **Posted:** Wed May 22, 2013 10:43 am

Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but as seen on HuffPo:

Anthony Weiner Enters 2013 New York Mayoral Race

Expect plenty of Weiner-related puns in the coming (ha!) months. (The link to the HuffPo article from their main page was titled, "Weiner's In".)

ObjectiveDoubter · **Posted:** Wed May 22, 2013 11:45 am

DryInk wrote:

Not sure if this deserves its own thread, but as seen on HuffPo:

Anthony Weiner Enters 2013 New York Mayoral Race

Expect plenty of Weiner-related puns in the coming (ha!) months. (The link to the HuffPo article from their main page was titled, "Weiner's In".)

Sorry if I'm being intolerant or sound intolerant, but I think this guy should just go crawl in some hole and never come out. This too-too orchestrated return to public life with the wifey-poo at his side is the act of a Narcissist, the way I see it. The whole thing is a selfish act of someone who cannot bear to be out of the limelight and away from the power. In my mind, it's just more of the addictive behavior that got him into trouble in the first place. And it hurts the chances to have a good mayor in NY City. He's a pig and should go away. Okay, I said it, I'm done.

kate520 · **Posted:** Wed May 22, 2013 12:00 pm

Hey, if Diaper Dave Vitter can do it after being caught with a hooker and having his rather, um, disgusting sexual flavor broadcast to the heavens, why can't Weiner? Larry Craig was forgiven and I think Weiner is prolly a better politician than either of them.

I still rue the day Gary Hart doubledog dared those reporters to talk about his personal life.

A Legal Lohengrin · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:56 pm **Posts:** 9400

Weiner's behavior was embarrassing, but probably not illegal, unlike Vitter's. My concern was, somewhat as with Clinton, that he insisted on lying about it. I'm okay with him returning to public life so long as he actually learned something from it. If not, not so much.

If he doesn't win the primary, no harm done. My concern is that if he wins the primary and loses the general election, we end up with another pug Mayor of NYC.

mimi · **Posted:** Wed May 22, 2013 12:08 pm

I might agree with you, but why is it that it's mostly the Republicans who survive scandals?

In the big picture, weiner's scandal wasn't all that much as compared to:

David Vitter. Still a senator. Diaper Dave, Vitter the Shitter, was re-elected.

Newt Gingrich. Still as condescending as ever with wifey number 3 at his side.

John Ensign didn't resign when his affair was made public. He only did when he was gonna get hit with ethics investigation about illegal payments to his mistress and her husband.

Offtopic :

Speaking of Ensign, that was just settled.

Posted date May 21, 2013 - 12:27am Updated May 21, 2013 - 11:13am
A fine, but no more justice for John Ensign

Quote:

But when the $96,000 check finally came, it was written from Mike and Sharon Ensign’s family trust, structured in a form so as to avoid federal taxes. And after Ensign got word from his lawyer that a “severance” agreement could be problematic, everybody involved referred to the money as a “gift” bestowed by Ensign’s parents to the wronged Hampton family.

That was a lie, but it initially fooled the FEC. However, after the Senate Ethics Committee conducted a more in-depth investigation, the FEC’s general counsel concluded at least part of the $96,000 payment was actually an illegal contribution to Ensign’s campaign committees from his parents. Hence, the $32,000 fine.

That means, by inducing his parents to pay what amounts to hush money to the Hampton family, Ensign landed them in legal trouble.

Hampton himself later went public with the affair, admitting that he’d worked with Ensign to start a lobbying business, one in direct violation of a federal law that prohibits former Senate aides from lobbying senators for a year after they leave their government jobs. Hampton — destitute and divorced from Cynthia — later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation.

more:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-bl ... ohn-ensign

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Mark Sanford walked that Appalachian Trail, blowing off meetings, using taxpayer funds, and yet he was just elected to Congress.

Rudy Giuliani. That cheating S.O.B. announced his divorce in a press conference before telling his wife!

And so on.

Sure, Dems behave badly as well, but I see more Republicans surviving their scandals.

Falsehoods unchallenged only fester and grow.

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