Weiner's weiner

[CrystalTears]

Okay so did Weiner stick his weiner into a vag or not?

[Parkbandit]

He's going down with the ship.

Wrong is wrong, regardless of your party.

Does he need to be forced to resign?

No.

Was it infidelity?

Yes.

I don't think he should be forced to resign unless through the investigation it is shown that he is doing this shit on government computers/phones. I think he SHOULD resign, but like I said from the beginning, he's so arrogant that he won't.

His party and his supporters should ask for his resignation... I mean, how do you really get to the point where you trust a single word coming out of his mouth?

[Tgo01]

Calling you out on Bullshit is ALWAYS worth posting for. Theres just so MUCH of your bullshit floating around, and so little time to post though!

I'll admit I laughed. You're like our own Sarah Palin, when backed into a corner you just rewrite history.

[Latrinsorm]

Weiner just sat idly by while others accused Breitbart all the while sniveling "I...I...I'm a victim! My account was hacked!"

He might as well have accused him personally.Ha ha, what? There is a pretty big line between accusing someone personally and not accusing that someone in any way.

[TheEschaton]

Okay so did Weiner stick his weiner into a vag or not?

Besides his wife's, supposedly not. Who knows if that's true though, probably not.

[4a6c1]

Such a quick, unexpected reversal! I think Hilary probably made a call to him. She probably said one sentence. *ring ring* "Look here Weiner, The Public still LOVES my husband...just go with it!" *click*

[HJFudge]

He probably did stick his weiner in something/someone he shouldn't have, tsk tsk! But, as long as its consensual and both parties were of age, dont care.

Also, I read the link PB...and he didn't accuse him in that link. Hes just saying Breitbart is not to be trusted.

Which is essentially true. But not any more untrustworthy then any other ideologue with a blog. Or politician.

[Keller]

Besides his wife's, supposedly not. Who knows if that's true though, probably not.

His credibility is at an all time high.

[Tgo01]

Ha ha, what? There is a pretty big line between accusing someone personally and not accusing that someone in any way.

The line gets more and more thin when people (upon taking you on your word that you were a victim of a crime) start accusing someone in particular and rather than coming clean you continue with the bogus claim that you were the victim of a crime all the while demonizing the very person everyone is accusing of the crime.

[CrystalTears]

The line gets more and more thin when people (upon taking you on your word that you were a victim of a crime) start accusing someone in particular and rather than coming clean you continue with the bogus claim that you were the victim of a crime all the while demonizing the very person everyone is accusing of the crime.
Are you saying Weiner is being a little prick about the whole situation?

[NocturnalRob]

Are you saying Weiner is being a little prick about the whole situation?
http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/25ede778-50df-4f2a-b85b-85f9370db92a.jpg

[Tgo01]

Are you saying Weiner is being a little prick about the whole situation?

Yes this.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

The Meagan Broussard chick is good looking.

[NocturnalRob]

The Meagan Broussard chick is good looking.
Better looking that the college chick, yeah

[Parkbandit]

Who knows if that's true though, probably not.

Isn't that going to be the typical response to anything he says from this point forward?

He should resign, but thankfully he's not.

[Cephalopod]

The line gets more and more thin when people (upon taking you on your word that you were a victim of a crime) start accusing someone in particular and rather than coming clean you continue with the bogus claim that you were the victim of a crime all the while demonizing the very person everyone is accusing of the crime.

There's a certain irony to Brietbart being the 'victim' here...

[Rinualdo]

I'm just wondering- do any of the people saying he should resign also support Newt Gingrich's campaign?

[Parkbandit]

I'm just wondering- do any of the people saying he should resign also support Newt Gingrich's campaign?

Didn't Newt resign?

[Parkbandit]

Irrelevant?

I thought the same thing when I read your previous post.

[Rinualdo]

I thought the same thing when I read your previous post.

The head of the GOP is demanding his resignation, as are many of the talking heads on the Republican side. Fair enough, but isn't it slightly disingenuous to also support Newt Gingrich?

Newt resigning, as best I recall, had nothing to do with his affairs and everything to do with the Republicans getting trounced in that election.
Unless you are suggesting that a candidate gets a reprieve xxx years later after an affair(s)? In which case, I'd love to hear the rationale.

[Tgo01]

There's a certain irony to Brietbart being the 'victim' here...

I know that's why I'm trying not to use his name when describing him as the 'victim' because I don't think my fingers would allow me to type such a thing.

[Tgo01]

I looked up Newt Gingrich about his affairs on Wikipedia and I saw this quote and it made me laugh.


In a 2011 interview with David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network Gingrich addressed his past infidelities by saying, "There's no question at times in my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate.

"I love this country SO MUCH that I wanted to have sex with as many of it's citizens as possible. Thank you and God bless."

[Parkbandit]

The head of the GOP is demanding his resignation, as are many of the talking heads on the Republican side.

Surprisingly enough, it was Nancy Pelosi that called for an Ethics investigation on the Weiner. Many of the "talking heads" on the Democrat side have also said he should resign.



Fair enough, but isn't it slightly disingenuous to also support Newt Gingrich?

No.



Newt resigning, as best I recall, had nothing to do with his affairs and everything to do with the Republicans getting trounced in that election.
Unless you are suggesting that a candidate gets a reprieve xxx years later after an affair(s)? In which case, I'd love to hear the rationale.

So, you believe that once you make a mistake, you should pay for it for the rest of your life? You don't believe that someone can learn from a mistake and make amends?

The Weiner not only lied about what had happened for 10 days, he also played the victim card on more than one occasion.. he was a victim of a hacker.. no wait, he was a victim of a prank. Not what most people would look for in an elected representative and as such, he should resign from that job. Now, if he runs for elected office next year and wins, well then the people who elected him have determined that he has learned from his past mistakes and will now put their trust in him again.

[Rucca]

It was going to happen eventually. Boxes are SO yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-sb8e3P4LM&feature=player_embedded

[Androidpk]

The media needs to stop wasting time on this stupid story and focus on what's really important. Like that would ever happen though.

[NocturnalRob]

focus on what's really important.
The weak quarterly sales expected by ANF?

[Parkbandit]

The media needs to stop wasting time on this stupid story and focus on what's really important. Like that would ever happen though.

The thing is.. this "stupid story" could have been over 12 days ago when it first happened. It's been the Weiner himself that has turned this 1 day story into a front page national story.

He should resign and focus his attention on his marriage.

[Androidpk]

The weak quarterly sales expected by ANF?

...

[NocturnalRob]

...
hey, hate all you like. I was only partially kidding while poking fun at you. If you don't think weak retail sales are important, then you've got issues, man.

[Parkbandit]

If he wasn't such an arrogant prick, I would almost feel badly for the Weiner...



Their marriage has become the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny amid an embarrassing online sex scandal.

Now, Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are about to make news of a different kind: they are expecting their first child.

Ms. Abedin, 35, is in the early stages of pregnancy, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

The pregnancy, which the couple has disclosed to close friends and family, adds a new dimension to questions about the future of their marriage.

Mr. Weiner, 46, who has admitted to engaging in salacious online conversations with at least six women over the last few years, has declared that he and his wife have no intention of splitting up, even though some of the exchanges occurred during their marriage.

“We will weather this,” Mr. Weiner said on Monday, during his emotional news conference. “I love her very much, and she loves me.”

But Ms. Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton, has remained silent about the topic as she keeps up a hectic schedule at the State Department.

Ms. Abedin returned to work this week and departed on Wednesday for a trip to Northern Africa with Ms. Clinton.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/weiners-wife-is-pregnant/

[NocturnalRob]

Spirit Airlines is having a Weiner sale. Gotta book tickets by midnight.

Atlanta to Myrtle Beach- $17 each way
Boston to AC- $9 each way

And lots more.

http://marketing.spirit.com/sales/air.php?s=630#pg=p1

[Parkbandit]

Spirit Airlines is having a Weiner sale. Gotta book tickets by midnight.

Atlanta to Myrtle Beach- $17 each way
Boston to AC- $9 each way

And lots more.

http://marketing.spirit.com/sales/air.php?s=630#pg=p1


Check out our BIG Weiner Sale boasting fares just too hard to resist! This scandalous sale is no secret so get socially connected with fares from just $9* each way, based on roundtrip purchase! Hurry to book now before this sale gets hacked! Fares are exclusively for $9 Fare Club members**. Fares are listed per person and do not include all taxes and fees. Additional baggage charges may apply.

:rofl:

[Rinualdo]

UltraFark- the wife is preggers.

[4a6c1]

Spirit Airlines is having a Weiner sale. Gotta book tickets by midnight.

Atlanta to Myrtle Beach- $17 each way
Boston to AC- $9 each way

And lots more.

http://marketing.spirit.com/sales/air.php?s=630#pg=p1

holy shit

edit: no Houston. CURSES

[Parkbandit]

UltraFark- the wife is preggers.

http://forum.gsplayers.com/showpost.php?p=1298054&postcount=281

[Rinualdo]

http://forum.gsplayers.com/showpost.php?p=1298054&postcount=281

Right... I was commenting on your post.

[Androidpk]

hey, hate all you like. I was only partially kidding while poking fun at you. If you don't think weak retail sales are important, then you've got issues, man.

Hate? Who said anything about hate? It's 100% jealousy man. Not everyone can afford loincloths made of 100% camel hair.

[diethx]

Ew, itchy.

[CrystalTears]

At least he's still banging the wife. Maybe she doesn't care about online flirting as long as she's the one getting the vienna sausage injections.

[Parkbandit]

Right... I was commenting on your post.

What was your comment? That it's not true?

I don't get it.

[Rinualdo]

What was your comment? That it's not true?

I don't get it.

Wow, man.
Are you familiar with fark.com? I was making a reference to how they write headlines and then link articles.

Eg, News: Candidate wants to restore honor to his state. Fark: Challenges opponent to duel. Ultra Fark: A duel of mixed martial arts. Ultra Ultra Fark: A cage match (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/09/long-shot-senate-candidate-challenges-vitter-cage-fight/)


It was simply a comment to represent yet another fact that makes this story even more ridiculous as the days pass. His scumbag meter keeps rising.

[Parkbandit]

Wow, man.
Are you familiar with fark.com? I was making a reference to how they write headlines and then link articles.

Eg, News: Candidate wants to restore honor to his state. Fark: Challenges opponent to duel. Ultra Fark: A duel of mixed martial arts. Ultra Ultra Fark: A cage match (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/09/long-shot-senate-candidate-challenges-vitter-cage-fight/)


It was simply a comment to represent yet another fact that makes this story even more ridiculous as the days pass. His scumbag meter keeps rising.

Ah. I get it now. :(

PS - Post your tanking macros for tanking in Rift. I can't get mine to work for some fucking reason. It only goes to the 3rd or 4th line and then just repeats those when their cd is up.

[Cephalopod]

Wow, man.
Are you familiar with fark.com? I was making a reference to how they write headlines and then link articles.

Eg, News: Candidate wants to restore honor to his state. Fark: Challenges opponent to duel. Ultra Fark: A duel of mixed martial arts. Ultra Ultra Fark: A cage match (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/09/long-shot-senate-candidate-challenges-vitter-cage-fight/)


Haha. I have to know, did you choose that David Vitter story on purpose or just randomly because it had Ultra Fark / Ultra Ultra Fark tags?

(I say this because, obviously, David Vitter is fairly germane to this thread.)

[Rinualdo]

Haha. I have to know, did you choose that David Vitter story on purpose or just randomly because it had Ultra Fark / Ultra Ultra Fark tags?

(I say this because, obviously, David Vitter is fairly germane to this thread.)

Lil bit of both.

I remembered the story so it came up on a google of ultra fark, seemed appropriate.

(my standby was going to be the one about the guy who was raking leaves, mouse ran into leaves, set pile of leaves on fire, mouse ran into his house and burned it down)

[Rinualdo]

PS - Post your tanking macros for tanking in Rift. I can't get mine to work for some fucking reason. It only goes to the 3rd or 4th line and then just repeats those when their cd is up.

Will do this evening.

[Rinualdo]

Remember when Breitbart said he had xrated photos that he wouldn't disclose and was keeping as an insurance policy?


A photo showing a man's genitals was published Wednesday by a website after conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart showed it to the hosts of Sirius XM radio's "Opie & Anthony Show." Breitbart said he was "horrified" that the explicit photo was leaked, NBC News reported.

Weiner is a dick, but Brietbart is a huge douche as well.

[Parkbandit]

Remember when Breitbart said he had xrated photos that he wouldn't disclose and was keeping as an insurance policy?

Weiner is a dick, but Brietbart is a huge douche as well.

I think it wasn't as much of a douche move on Breitbart's part.. but more of a stupid one. He was tricked into showing them the picture and they took full advantage of his stupidity. So much for an "insurance policy".

[Parkbandit]

Anthony Weiner lied to the country about his sexual misconduct online. He also lied to me.

I had been defending him, based on what he told me, but no more. Weiner must resign from Congress immediately.

This has not been my previous position during the scandal, but as I have recovered from the shock of seeing an old friend’s life unravel and have had time to get my mind around the extensive and sociopathic lying in which he engaged, there seems to be no other choice than for him to step aside and stop hurting his family, friends, and the Democratic Party. As more information trickles out about his online behavior with women, it has also become clear that he does not have the character to be in a position of leadership because of his misogynist view of women and predatory behavior.

Full disclosure: I briefly dated Anthony almost a decade ago after meeting him at a postcampaign party for the 2002 New York gubernatorial race, during which I had worked as Andrew Cuomo’s press secretary. The relationship didn’t last, but we stayed friends. While we were dating, he traveled with my family to Costa Rica for Christmas, and years later I spent Thanksgiving with his when I was stranded in New York City because of work. He was a strong support when my father died suddenly from a heart attack seven years ago. When a relationship I had been hopeful about ended in 2006, he cleared his calendar to spend a Saturday with me and reassure me about my decision. We only dated for three months, and he was for the most part a doting boyfriend and my family was very fond of him.

In the past few years, we didn’t see each other or communicate much, though when my husband’s parents were recently trapped in Egypt during the revolution, he helped to connect me to his wife, Huma, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to facilitate their getting out.

In short, he was a friend whom I cared for very much, even if I thought he had issues he needed to deal with. It was because of this friendship that I believed him when he told me last week that he had done nothing wrong. In an email to me he wrote: “Why not to call the cops: Personal account, no federal case, we don't know yet what they got, I didn't send it, statements on sat, sun, monday, the girl said she doesn't know me, I don't know her. The people I follow are all people who ask. We've hired a law firm but not to protect me, to put together the team to figure out how we prevent and maybe civil or criminal next steps. We don't know where this photo came from. We have theories. Until we know for sure we open up legal hornets nest if we say.”

He knew I was going on the show Hannity, where I would use this false information to defend him in front of millions of people. I did, and I regret it. The previous day I had reluctantly done an interview with the New York Post at his request to talk about what kind of boyfriend he was. In that story I didn’t address the controversy but talked about my experiences with him. Nonetheless, my friends were furious when the real information came out and they realized he had allowed me to become involved in his sordid controversy. I just felt sorry for him and his wife.

In an interview with Greta Van Susteren the evening of Weiner’s tearful press conference, I told her I didn’t believe he needed to resign because his behavior was not related to his official capacity and that this was between him and his wife and, ultimately, the voters. Yes, he lied, I acknowledged, but everyone lies in sex scandals.

This is my general view of sex scandals. But there is lying and then there is what Weiner did. Due to nonstop meetings, I had not had time to watch his media blitz prior to my Greta interview and was slack-jawed when I saw clips of him the next day sneering and pointing fingers at other people for what he knew he had done. I am of the general view that politicians are not the most honest group of people, but, even using that very low standard, what I saw in those interviews was deeply disturbing. There is no way anyone can ever believe anything Weiner says again after that. In fact, I highly doubt that what he said in his press conference is even true.

Narcissism doesn’t begin to describe this kind of behavior. It seems there was nobody he didn’t lie to. The New York Times reported this morning that he told donors a week ago that the scandal was the result of a “vast right-wing conspiracy” and that “everything [would] be fine.” We also learned after his press conference that he coached a former porn star with whom he had communicated online on how to lie to the media.

But even if I could see past the lying and extreme narcissism that is noteworthy even by Washington standards, there is the issue of his attitude toward women. What has emerged is a picture of a predator trolling the Internet for women—some half his age—with which to engage in cybersex. We know only about the women who were responsive to his overtures. The odds are very high that he struck out with many, and other women were victim to his unsolicited sex talk. Women should be able to “friend” a married—or unmarried—congressman on Facebook or follow him on Twitter without fear of being the recipient of lewd talk or behavior. Just because a woman “likes” your video on Facebook doesn’t mean you can send her a picture of your penis. This is textbook sexual harassment. It may not be illegal, but it’s definitely unethical. He is in a position of influence, and many women—especially a 21-year-old—would be afraid to report a congressman doing that to them because he holds so much power. Also, he claims none of the women he contacted were underage, but how could he possibly know that?

By far the most disturbing information that we have been privy to—there is, no doubt, more out there that we don’t know—is the transcript of a nine-month "sexting" relationship Weiner had with a Las Vegas blackjack dealer. Radar Online posted the transcript, and it is rife with misogyny and distorted views about women. In referring to oral sex, Wiener tells her, “You will gag on me before you c** with me in you” and “[I’m] thinking about gagging your hot mouth with my c***.” This is not about sex. It’s about dominating and inflicting physical pain on a woman, a fantasy the hard-core porn industry makes billions of dollars on selling to men. You don’t want to gag a woman with your penis unless you have some serious issues with the way you see women.

As for his other views of women, he tells her, “I hear liberal girls are very, uh, accommodating of other[s],” playing on a bogus stereotype that politically liberal women are promiscuous. When he asks the woman, who is Jewish, “You give good h**d?” and she says yes, he exclaims: “Wow a Jewish girl who sucks c***! this thing is ready to do damage.”

A whisper campaign has started in New York that Weiner’s wife was partly to blame for what happened. “You know, she does travel a lot” is what one New York political operative told me they have heard from multiple reporters. So now we have the “blame the woman” campaign even though what Weiner did had zero to do with sexual satisfaction and everything to do with his own mental issues and attitude toward women. And, by the way, plenty of men have wives who travel and they don’t start preying on women on the Internet and sending pictures of their private parts.

Weiner is facing an ethics committee investigation, and it is possible that the committee could issue subpoenas for the women involved in the scandal. This means the scandal is going to continue to drag the Democratic Party down especially as new information comes out that he no doubt has not shared.

What has emerged is a picture of a predator trolling the Internet for women—some half his age—with which to engage in cybersex.

Despite my disappointment in his behavior and my concerns about his capacity to be in a leadership position, my heart still aches for him and his family. We are all flawed human beings, and this is not about meting out judgment. It’s about having some sort of standard for what the Democratic Party stands for—especially regarding treating women with dignity and respect—and Congressman Weiner has fallen far short of even the low standard to which we generally hold our elected officials. It’s time for him to go.

Kirsten Powers is a columnist for The Daily Beast. She is also a political analyst on Fox News and a writer for the New York Post. She served in the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1998 and has worked in New York state and city politics. Her writing has been published in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Observer, Salon.com, Elle magazine, and American Prospect online.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-08/anthony-weiners-ex-kirsten-powers-he-lied-to-me/

Ouch. And she's not your typical liberal... she's actually cute.

[NocturnalRob]

Ouch. And she's not your typical liberal... she's actually cute.
Yeah. I’m thinking about gagging her hot mouth with my c***.

[Rinualdo]

Tweet her a pict and see what happens.

[Liagala]

Yeah. I’m thinking about gagging her hot mouth with my c***.
You sir, have serious issues with the way you see women. You clearly have a misogynist view of women and engage in predatory behavior.

[Parkbandit]

You sir, have serious issues with the way you see women. You clearly have a misogynist view of women and engage in predatory behavior.

Clearly Kirsten has never sucked a dick... or at least not correctly.

What does it say about the woman who likes to be gagged by a cock in her mouth??

[NocturnalRob]

The best part about that was the three neg reps I got...almost immediately.

[Stanley Burrell]

What does it say about the woman who likes to be gagged by a cock in her mouth??

That she's with someone else. Damn it.

[~Rocktar~]

The best part about that was the three neg reps I got...almost immediately.

It's truly sad that admitting that you like blowjobs from an attractive woman gets you negative rep. Now if you spew retarded shit, then ok but for liking blowjobs by non-fugly women, that's just wrong.

And where does your avi pic come from, that guys is just hysterical.

[Cephalopod]

God, I love hard-corn porn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4lYMFiwABI).

[NocturnalRob]

And where does your avi pic come from, that guys is just hysterical.
http://tomhaverfoods.com/

[Stanley Burrell]

God, I love hard-corn porn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4lYMFiwABI).

...

The how-to fetish is orgasmic. Rachel Ray is okay, I guess, but my love is for special appearance corn lady.

As you want to know.

[Liagala]

What does it say about the woman who likes to be gagged by a cock in her mouth??
What about women like Tisket, who have no gag reflex and can take an entire penis-shaped building in a single gulp?

[AnticorRifling]

Her lustful thirst could not be sated even by entire penis shaped ponds.

[Parkbandit]

What about women like Tisket, who have no gag reflex and can take an entire penis-shaped building in a single gulp?

I would gag the shit out of her...

[Parkbandit]

Confusing and offensive postings to YFrog.com, allegedly from the certified Twitter accounts of various U.S. lawmakers, have been caused by an apparent technical failure affecting users of the image-sharing site.

“I love to smoke the good..” writes @NancyPelosi above a smoke-trail laden image of Space Shuttle Discovery’s February 24, 2011 launch from Kennedy Space Center — an odd bit of wording for what was earlier publicly shared using the tweet, “Just watched Discovery launch @NASAKennedy – spectacular! Follow @NASA for more on #STS133 http://yfrog.com/hsoazyj.”

“We did not post that text,” said Nadeam Elshami, Pelosi’s communications director. “We immediately contacted Twitter officials who contacted YFrog after the media inquiry from The Daily Caller.”

In another YFrog posting, Rep. Tim Griffin’s page shows a garbled tweet from early February that reads “”@Stixx_: #TittieTuesday ~~~> [REDACTED HYPERLINK]” ◄ noooo!!! *covers eyes*.”

The inclusion of the phrase “#TittieTuesday” would usually be enough to raise some eyebrows, but the accompanying hyperlink, which appears only on YFrog, delivers viewers to an off-site image of a black woman lifting her shirt and revealing her bare breasts.

But it’s highly unlikely that such a convoluted message and offensive outgoing link would appear above a photo of a blurry congressional press conference. “The photo on YFrog is from a press conference the congressman attended in February on the F-35 Alternate Engine,” said Jonathan Samford, communications director for Rep. Griffin. “We did not write the message that appears above the photo, have no idea how it got there, and are reporting it to YFrog for an explanation.”

An investigation conducted by TheDC into the postings tied to hundreds of U.S. lawmakers on YFrog’s website rarely yielded peculiar findings, and instead mostly included thousands of regular photo ops with congressional visitors and at district events.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/06/09/yfrog-glitch-generates-random-offensive-tweets-tied-to-verified-lawmakers-twitter-accounts/#ixzz1OnkNSjp0

Dammit! If only this story came out a week ago... the Weiner could have been saved!

[Bobmuhthol]

#WeinerWednesday

[Tisket]

What about women like Tisket, who have no gag reflex and can take an entire penis-shaped building in a single gulp?

Just think of the things I could accomplish if I ever lost my teeth.

"Ain't no mountain high enough."

(Marvin Gaye's version, not Dianna Ross's)

[Tgo01]

Weiner Confirms He Sent Private Messages to Girl, 17 (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/nyregion/weiner-says-he-sent-private-messages-to-girl-17.html?_r=2&hp)


Representative Anthony D. Weiner said on Friday that he exchanged at least five private messages on Twitter this spring with a 17-year-old Delaware girl who became an admirer of his after hearing him speak during a high school trip to Washington.

Mr. Weiner’s spokeswoman, Risa Heller, did not provide copies of the messages, but said they were not inappropriate.

“According to Congressman Weiner, his communications with this person were neither explicit nor indecent,” Ms. Heller said.

Because he has been so honest and trustworthy thus far.


The girl’s contact with Mr. Weiner started in early April, after her trip to Washington. The congressman spoke to her school group, and she began following him on Twitter, posting a public message saying how much she liked his speech.

Two days later, Mr. Weiner began following her on Twitter.

...


In a blog post on Tumblr, she later shared the contents of that private message from him. In it, Mr. Weiner appeared to liken himself to a superhero.

“I came back strong,” he wrote. “Large. Tights and cape. ...”

This guy is sick.

[Parkbandit]

Weiner Confirms He Sent Private Messages to Girl, 17 (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/nyregion/weiner-says-he-sent-private-messages-to-girl-17.html?_r=2&hp)

Because he has been so honest and trustworthy thus far.

So, he knew she was a 17 year old girl and decided to follow her on Twitter.

And that doesn't throw up a red flag to people.... people are dumb.



This guy is sick.

That's an understatement.

[NocturnalRob]

What do you think, PB? Still not resigning? What is it going to actually take?

I'm still waiting for it to come out that he actually slept w one of these women.

[Parkbandit]

What do you think, PB? Still not resigning? What is it going to actually take?

I'm still waiting for it to come out that he actually slept w one of these women.

No.. I told you he was too arrogant to step down by himself... and let's be honest, he has a different set of rules because he is an influential liberal.. so it's unlikely the Democratic leadership will force him out.

Unless something else is uncovered, this will all be swept under the rug and it will be back to normal in a month or two.

His district deserves the piece of shit the Weiner is.

[Tgo01]

So, he knew she was a 17 year old girl and decided to follow her on Twitter.

And that doesn't throw up a red flag to people.... people are dumb.

According to Rangel (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43361962/ns/politics-capitol_hill/) it's okay because members of Congress have done things more immoral than him. I guess Rangel is speaking from personal experience.


Weiner did pick up support from U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, a New York Democrat who was censured by the House last year for ethics violations.

Rangel suggested that other members of Congress had done things more immoral than Weiner.

Rangel said Weiner "wasn't going with prostitutes. He wasn't going out with little boys."

Oh well that's okay then, just as long as he isn't going out with prostitutes or little boys.

[Parkbandit]

Lusty lawmaker Anthony Weiner will be checking into a treatment center - just as two of the country's most powerful Democrats simultaneously called for him to quit.

Weiner will seek help in the sexting scandal that has put his career on life-support, according to political sources.

"Congressman Weiner departed this morning to seek professional treatment to focus on becoming a better husband and healthier person," according to a statment released by his office late Saturday afternoon.

"In light of that, he will request a short leave of absence from the House of Representatives so that he can get evaluated and map out a course of treatment to make himself well."

The move - which Weiner resisted in the early days of the scandal - comes as Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority leader, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National Committee chair, each said the lawmaker needs to go.

"It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign," said Congresswoman Schultz of Florida, calling the scandal a "sordid affair."

"The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Representative Weiner's continued service in Congress is untenable," she said.

Pelosi, who earlier this week called for a House Ethics Committee investigation into Weiner's behavior, also pleaded for the lawmaker to step aside.

"Congressman Weiner has the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents, and the recognition that he needs help," said Pelosi. "I urge Congressman Weiner to seek that help without the pressures of being a Member of Congress."

The two statements - a clearly coordinated strategy - came as Steve Israel, the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, also urged Weiner to quit.

Hours before the push to force Weiner out, the embattled lawmaker said he would not step down.

"I have no intention at this time," Weiner said outside his Queens home. "This is ultimately a decision for my constituents."

Weiner - who created a unfortunate visual by literally taking out his dirty laundry on a walk to the dry cleaner - refused to go even in light of revelations that he exchanged tweets with a 17-year-old girl.

Weiner has been the center of intense political speculation - and the butt of countless jokes - since he admitted to sending lewd online messages to at least six women.

One of the recipients - a teenager in Delaware - is a minor and was interviewed by police Friday. She told cops that nothing inappropriate happened and no charges have been filed.

"She has spoken," Weiner said. "I think the record is pretty clear - nothing explicit, nothing indecent, nothing inappropriate."

Weiner emerged from his Forest Hills home and strolled down Austin St. toward Smile Austin Cleaners, flanked by camera crews as he dropped off a load of laundry.

Two people yelled "Don't go Weiner!" while another shouted, "We support you."

The embattled Congressman briefly stopped to address the reporters following him during his short walk.

"I've made some serious mistakes here but I'm going to try to get back to work," he said. "These were personal failing. I'm going to try to redeem myself."

Weiner's pregnant wife, Huma Abedin, is currently in Zambia, traveling with Secretary of State of Hillary Clinton. The lawmaker would not confirm that he spoke to Clinton or her husband to ask for forgiveness.

"I've had some conversations with people," said Weiner, who refused to say more.

Weiner's political future remains unclear. Though many leaders of his own party have called for him to step down, he finally received some key support from Rep. Charlie Rangel Friday.

Rangel, who survived a tax scandal a year ago, insisted that Weiner had not done anything illegal and should not resign.

Recent polls show that Weiner, 46, still has the backing of the majority of his Queens-Brooklyn district - and heard some of that support during his six-minute walk.

"Don't resign!," one woman yelled as Weiner stepped into a Sovereign Bank to use an ATM. "I still want you to be mayor!"

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/06/11/2011-06-11_anthony_weiner_must_resign_house_democratic_lea der_nancy_pelosi_calls_for_perv_p.html#ixzz1P0egDV bn


Didn't Weiner say something like he wouldn't be going to rehab for this because it wasn't a disease he would simply blame this on?

The hilarity continues....

[Some Rogue]

This guy is such a fruit loop...

http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/12/anthony-weiner-representative-congress-house-of-representatives-gym-locker-room-photos-pictures/

[~Rocktar~]

This just gets stupider and stupider every day. Good for laughs though.

[Parkbandit]

I am SO glad Weiner decided to.... stick it out.. in Congress. This is awesome.

[Tgo01]

Well he didn't call him a jackass but close enough. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13758428)


US President Barack Obama has said he would resign if he were in the position of Anthony Weiner, a New York congressman who has admitted sending lewd photos of himself to women online.

In an interview with NBC, Mr Obama said Mr Weiner, who is married, had "embarrassed himself".

A growing number of Mr Weiner's Democratic congressional colleagues have called for him to quit.

He has taken a leave of absence, but says he will not step down.
'Should step back'

"I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign,'' Mr Obama told NBC's Today programme.

"When you get to the point where, because of various personal distractions, you can't serve as effectively as you need to, at the time when people are worrying about jobs, and their mortgages, and paying the bills - then you should probably step back,'' the president said.

But Mr Obama said it would be up to Mr Weiner and his constituents whether he remains in office.

On Saturday, Mr Weiner said he would take a leave of absence from the House of Representatives to seek professional treatment.

A statement from Mr Weiner's spokeswoman, Risa Heller, said he will seek professional treatment and will focus on "becoming a better husband and healthier person".

Rumours of Mr Weiner's dalliance came to light at the end of May, when he accidentally released on his public Twitter feed a photograph of his underpants-clad crotch.

For several days Mr Weiner insisted the account had been hacked, but last week he admitted the photo was of his own body and he had intended to send it privately to a university student in Washington state.

Mr Weiner also admitted sending photos "of an explicit nature" to six women in the past three years.

Mr Weiner had been regarded as a rising star in the Democratic Party and a strong candidate for New York City mayor.

[NocturnalRob]

Honestly, when the President has to comment on this shit, you know this has crossed the line. Weiner seriously needs to go away.

[~Rocktar~]

So, when is the Obama sexting debacle going to break?

[NocturnalRob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fnu1zaRdjw

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJlP_QpgI_k

You know, I actually like him in this video. But 11 months later... my opinion is slightly changed.

[Stanley Burrell]

This whole thing is retarded as hell. However, if he knew a chick was 17 years old: And she didn't have saggy boob implants (all the rage these days) and he hadn't been targeted by an assassin carrying a tranquilizer gun loaded with BZ (that contributed to an altered mind state to think it's the end of the 16th century, and her name is Pocahantas) then ... no. Because these individuals usually have exhibition issues with women/girls/fetuses younger than that.

Thus the legend of Pedoweinerbear ends...

[NocturnalRob]

You know, I actually like him in this video.
Why? He was totally over the top and looking for attention. Seems to be a pattern.

[HJFudge]

Why? He was totally over the top and looking for attention. Seems to be a pattern.

In that video he was also absolutely, 100% correct.

Seems to be a pattern with you just not liking people with certain political slants...regardless if they are right or wrong in a situation.

But that almost goes without saying. Still, one has to try to point it out, in the offchance you will recognize what a dumb, ignorant dickhead you are :P

[Parkbandit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJlP_QpgI_k

You know, I actually like him in this video. But 11 months later... my opinion is slightly changed.

See, this is an example of why I initially thought he was gay. No straight man should ever, EVER act that dramatic.

[NocturnalRob]

In that video he was also absolutely, 100% correct.

Seems to be a pattern with you just not liking people with certain political slants...regardless if they are right or wrong in a situation.

But that almost goes without saying. Still, one has to try to point it out, in the offchance you will recognize what a dumb, ignorant dickhead you are :P
God, it's almost not worth responding to you. Almost.

1) I didn't say he was incorrect. Learn to fucking read.
2) Do you not think he was totally over the top and out of control? Really? Comport yourself with some fucking decorum. Oh wait, grandstand and make a scene to set the stage for your mayoral run. Oh wait, send cock photos to random women while you're married. Oh wait, exchange private messages with a 17-year-old. Oh wait, lie about the fact that you're a fucking degenerate. As I said, it's a fucking pattern. He wanted attention, and would act totally out of control to get it.
3) Shut the holy hell up, you ignorant, sad little pustule of genetic waste. You're fucking awful.

[diethx]

Seems to be a pattern with you just not liking people

ftfy

[NocturnalRob]

ftfy
SHUT UP, STEF! I JUST DON'T LIKE YOU!

[diethx]

I know, you <3 me.

[Keller]

And, he will resign.

[Rinualdo]

Looks like he told some people he is

[Parkbandit]

Well shit.

A drama queen liberal being removed from Congress is a very good thing for our country... but the entertainment community will mourn this loss.

:(

[Rinualdo]

Fear not, citizen. It won't be long before the inevitable escapade occurs and comedians will rejoice once again.

[NocturnalRob]

Is he giving another goddamned press conference?

[Parkbandit]

Fear not, citizen. It won't be long before the inevitable escapade occurs and comedians will rejoice once again.

But come on... think about how awesome it could have been!

Weiner out of rehab, he's coming back!

Weiner limps back to work!

Weiner loses his girth as his committee assignments are stripped.

Weiner complains he can't get the job done because of all the distractions!


IF he does end up being forced to resign... I would like to put the Weiner on my Death Watch 2011 list.

[Parkbandit]

Is he giving another goddamned press conference?

He should at least give us that! WE DESERVE IT!

[NocturnalRob]

We all deserve a little more Weiner.

[Parkbandit]

We all deserve a little more Weiner.

Speak for yourself.

[NocturnalRob]

Speak for yourself.
A lot more Weiner?

[Parkbandit]

A lot more Weiner?

No.

Weiner resigns, saying he can't get up for work.

Weiner softens his stance, decides to resign.

THIS SHIT WRITES ITSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rinualdo]

If it makes you feel any better, I am willing to bet money this won't be the last we hear of Weiner.

Maybe the 10 days he delayed were spent negotiating with CNN. My money says he'll be back in politics before the decade is over.

[Back]

Weiners out!

[Parkbandit]

If it makes you feel any better, I am willing to bet money this won't be the last we hear of Weiner.

Maybe the 10 days he delayed were spent negotiating with CNN. My money says he'll be back in politics before the decade is over.

Oh, no doubt... and it doesn't make me feel any better. I'm glad he's gone from Congress.. I'm just going to miss the entertainment involving his arrogance of thinking he could weather this shit storm he created.

[Atlanteax]

As per Nancy Pelosi, Weiner will be announcing his resignation at a press conference today.

Probably something about concentrating on his personal life (wife is newly pregnant?).

Edit: Apparently I'm a bit late with this, did not see this in "recent threads" earlier.

[Liagala]

I won't argue that his colosally stupid lie deserves this shitstorm, but I do find it funny that many of you guys are objecting so strenuously to the pictures he sent. A couple of married PC guys sent pictures of their junk to women on the interwebs, sans covering. I also didn't see a single one of you men objecting on moral grounds when married women posted their (uncovered) boobs.

[g++]

I didnt really give a shit about the whole thing until I heard he responded to that porn star from his district with sexual shit when she contacted him about a real issue. Now I think he should resign or be impeached. Its one thing to be a dirty old man but if you cant keep it in your pants for work thats over the line.

[Parkbandit]

I won't argue that his colosally stupid lie deserves this shitstorm, but I do find it funny that many of you guys are objecting so strenuously to the pictures he sent. A couple of married PC guys sent pictures of their junk to women on the interwebs, sans covering. I also didn't see a single one of you men objecting on moral grounds when married women posted their (uncovered) boobs.

Much like the famous blowjob... it's not the act, it's the lying about it that has led us to where we are now. Had he simply come clean (tee hee) at the beginning and admitted his problems.. he would have had overwhelming support from his liberal buddies and nothing would have happened. Instead, he made claims that he was hacked or that he was pranked... but there was SO much material out there that he could never get ahead of it. If there was only that one picture... it would have been over before it started.

[Bobmuhthol]

I won't argue that his colosally stupid lie deserves this shitstorm, but I do find it funny that many of you guys are objecting so strenuously to the pictures he sent. A couple of married PC guys sent pictures of their junk to women on the interwebs, sans covering. I also didn't see a single one of you men objecting on moral grounds when married women posted their (uncovered) boobs.

1. How do I know if a woman is married?
2. Are any of the women here public figures, or held to a higher standard for any reason at all?
3. When was this ever about being married?
4. Someone please post some married woman's tits.

[Liagala]

Much like the famous blowjob... it's not the act, it's the lying about it that has led us to where we are now. Had he simply come clean (tee hee) at the beginning and admitted his problems.. he would have had overwhelming support from his liberal buddies and nothing would have happened. Instead, he made claims that he was hacked or that he was pranked... but there was SO much material out there that he could never get ahead of it. If there was only that one picture... it would have been over before it started.
Oh, I agree with that completely. Had Weiner simply grown a pair and admitted it early on, it would have been nothing more than an internet joke by now. I was referring more to posts a few pages back, when people freaked out about how sending the pictures in the first place was cheating on his wife, he's a terrible husband, etc.

[Parkbandit]

OH YEA... ANOTHER NEWS CONFERENCE!!!

God, this guy is such a narcissist.

[Liagala]

1. How do I know if a woman is married?
2. Are any of the women here public figures, or held to a higher standard for any reason at all?
3. When was this ever about being married?
4. Someone please post some married woman's tits.
I'm sure Tisket has mentioned her married status on several occasions. www.beerzombie.com/boob

Edit: LOL @ public figures adhering to a higher standard. Have you gotten any news at all in the last couple hundred years?

[Parkbandit]

Oh, I agree with that completely. I was referring more to posts a few pages back, when people freaked out about how sending the pictures in the first place was cheating on his wife, he's a terrible husband, etc.

I would consider it cheating. I don't think a pic or two should be something your marriage should end over.. but there are hundreds of emails, pics, texts, etc... to numerous girls in this case and I would be surprised if his marriage survives this.

PS - Send me more boobie pics...... wait, what!!?

[Bobmuhthol]

Edit: LOL @ public figures adhering to a higher standard. Have you gotten any news at all in the last couple hundred years?

I didn't say that they adhere to a higher standard. They are subject to one, though.

[Rinualdo]

Much like the famous blowjob... it's not the act, it's the lying about it that has led us to where we are now. Had he simply come clean (tee hee) at the beginning and admitted his problems.. he would have had overwhelming support from his liberal buddies and nothing would have happened. Instead, he made claims that he was hacked or that he was pranked... but there was SO much material out there that he could never get ahead of it. If there was only that one picture... it would have been over before it started.

Seriously though, if that is the case, how can the nation be so quick to call for his resignation for lying about something personal between him and his wife and yet no one seems to care that Senator Kyle got on the Senate floor and grossly lied about Planned Parenthood?
One man lies to save embarrassment, another lies in order to shift public policy on something that will have a direct impact on millions of women in this country.

Where is the outrage at that lie? And if you don't like that example, there are certainly many, many others on both sides of the aisle.

[AnticorRifling]

The average American understands sexting, they don't get policy.

[Tgo01]

Seriously though, if that is the case, how can the nation be so quick to call for his resignation for lying about something personal between him and his wife and yet no one seems to care that Senator Kyle got on the Senate floor and grossly lied about Planned Parenthood?
One man lies to save embarrassment, another lies in order to shift public policy on something that will have a direct impact on millions of women in this country.

Are you talking about his 90% of what Planned Parenthood does is abortions claim? Perhaps he was using hyperbole to make his point? Perhaps he was misinformed about the number of abortions Planned Parenthood does? Perhaps he got his numbers mixed up? Perhaps he's clueless and isn't aware of the other things Planned Parenthood does?

Are we really comparing that to a man who blatantly lied and then tried to cover it up?

[Parkbandit]

Are you talking about his 90% of what Planned Parenthood does is abortions claim? Perhaps he was using hyperbole to make his point? Perhaps he was misinformed about the number of abortions Planned Parenthood does? Perhaps he got his numbers mixed up? Perhaps he's clueless and isn't aware of the other things Planned Parenthood does?

Are we really comparing that to a man who blatantly lied and then tried to cover it up?

It's because Weiner is a Jew.. DUR.

[Rinualdo]

Are you talking about his 90% of what Planned Parenthood does is abortions claim? Perhaps he was using hyperbole to make his point? Perhaps he was misinformed about the number of abortions Planned Parenthood does? Perhaps he got his numbers mixed up? Perhaps he's clueless and isn't aware of the other things Planned Parenthood does?

Are we really comparing that to a man who blatantly lied and then tried to cover it up?

Are you that naive? "well over 90%" when the real number is less then 3% isn't hyperbole, its outright lying.

In my book, lying on the senate floor is significantly worse then lying about a phone sex relationship.
As previously stated, there are certainly more examples of people lying at/to Congress yet no calls for their resignation.

[Tgo01]

Are you that naive? "well over 90%" when the real number is less then 3% isn't hyperbole, its outright lying.

Actually according to the Planned Parenthood website itself 3% of all services are abortions. Guess you were just lying when you said 'less than 3%' huh?

Also the number of services related to prevent an unintended pregnancy and the number of abortions they provide is damn near close to 90%. Maybe he got his numbers confused? Maybe he was lied to and took the numbers at face value?

[Liagala]

Actually according to the Planned Parenthood website itself 3% of all services are abortions. Guess you were just lying when you said 'less than 3%' huh?
Are you really going to say that an error of < 3% is the same as an error of > 87%?

[diethx]

Are you really going to say that an error of < 3% is the same as an error of > 87%?

:yeahthat:

[Tgo01]

Are you really going to say that an error of < 3% is the same as an error of > 87%?

I'm not the one making the claim that someone is lying because they use the wrong figures.

[Rinualdo]

Actually according to the Planned Parenthood website itself 3% of all services are abortions. Guess you were just lying when you said 'less than 3%' huh?


Aside from the ridiculousness of your argument,

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/apr/08/jon-kyl/jon-kyl-says-abortion-services-are-well-over-90-pe/


11,383,900 Total services
332,278 abortions

= .0291xxxx percent are abortions, which, and I refer you to second grade math here, is less then 3%

[AnticorRifling]

I'm not the one making the claim that someone is lying because they use the wrong figures.

Please use this if you ever commit tax fraud. Dude it's not a lie it's just I gave you the wrong numbers.

[Tgo01]

Aside from the ridiculousness of your argument,

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/apr/08/jon-kyl/jon-kyl-says-abortion-services-are-well-over-90-pe/


11,383,900 Total services
332,278 abortions

= .0291xxxx percent are abortions, which, and I refer you to second grade math here, is less then 3%

So what you're saying is Planned Parenthood is lying when it says 3% of all services are abortions?

Seriously, and you say my argument is ridiculous? While you're here you should head on over to the Casey Anthony thread where you made the claim that only 'pretty white girls' being kidnapped/killed make national news where someone has already mentioned non white kids that were killed by the mother that made national news. Guess you were lying there too right?

[diethx]

Seriously, and you say my argument is ridiculous?

Pretty sure we're all saying that.

[Rinualdo]

So what you're saying is Planned Parenthood is lying when it says 3% of all services are abortions?

Seriously, and you say my argument is ridiculous? While you're here you should head on over to the Casey Anthony thread where you made the claim that only 'pretty white girls' being kidnapped/killed make national news where someone has already mentioned non white kids that were killed by the mother that made national news. Guess you were lying there too right?

Right... rounding up .00082xxx percent is lying? That's clearly the same thing/ratio as "well over 90%" is to less then 3%.

You mean the thread where I say it makes the local news, but not national, and then a person quoted a Baltimore newspaper chronicling several murders since '07 I believe, and not a single reference to it on the national stage? That thread?

[AnticorRifling]

Seriously, and you say my argument is ridiculous? Me fail internet argument? That's umpossible!!

[Tgo01]

You mean the thread where I say it makes the local news, but not national, and then a person quoted a Baltimore newspaper chronicling several murders since '07 I believe, and not a single reference to it on the national stage? That thread?

No I'm referring to the mother in San Fransisco where the story was reported by the major news networks.

[pabstblueribbon]

I think you guys need to take a break from all this wiener talk.

[g++]

For the record I actually agree with Rinualdo about the whole "Missing white woman syndrome" thing. I just happen to think the Casey Anthony case is a poor example. Its well documented white woman get more news coverage but the whole Casey Anthony thing is sooo outrageous I just think the fact that shes a cute white girl is somewhat irrelevent when taken in the context of the overall story.

[~Rocktar~]

Seriously though, if that is the case, how can the nation be so quick to call for his resignation for lying about something personal between him and his wife and yet no one seems to care that Senator Kyle got on the Senate floor and grossly lied about Planned Parenthood?
One man lies to save embarrassment, another lies in order to shift public policy on something that will have a direct impact on millions of women in this country.

Where is the outrage at that lie? And if you don't like that example, there are certainly many, many others on both sides of the aisle.

Well, first Weiner made a false accusation of a crime, hacking. And second, is that anything like the lies perpetrated by Obama and Democrats about budgets, Obamacare, getting out of conflicts and so on? You know, one made a false claim of a crime, which can be a crime it's self, and the others just tried to impact public opinion/policy on something that will affect hundreds of millions of people in the US if not billions worldwide. Your argument about Senator Kyle is bullshit.

[diethx]

Well, first Weiner made a false accusation of a crime, hacking. And second, is that anything like the lies perpetrated by Obama and Democrats about budgets, Obamacare, getting out of conflicts and so on? You know, one made a false claim of a crime, which can be a crime it's self, and the others just tried to impact public opinion/policy on something that will affect hundreds of millions of people in the US if not billions worldwide. Your argument about Senator Kyle is bullshit.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uCTh63WypIc/TKdaBdefiGI/AAAAAAAAAGU/lgVfDwG-cOY/s1600/Queef.jpg

[Parkbandit]

Holy shit... anyone else see Weiner's resignation? What a gigantic pompus asshole. I guess if it wasn't for those awesome hecklers in the crowd.. it would have sounded much like a campaign speech.

The hecklers were awesome though...

"Bye Bye Pervert"
"Are you more than seven inches?"
"Husband of the Year!"
"Will you maintain your hot physic?"

And did he really throw his parents under the bus? "I want to express my gratitude to my family.. my mother and my father who instilled in me the values that have carried me this far" OUCH!

[NocturnalRob]

For those who missed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDGErjvwLig

[NocturnalRob]

I didn't see her there with him. Was she off to the side?

[Rinualdo]

Well, first Weiner made a false accusation of a crime, hacking. And second, is that anything like the lies perpetrated by Obama and Democrats about budgets, Obamacare, getting out of conflicts and so on? You know, one made a false claim of a crime, which can be a crime it's self, and the others just tried to impact public opinion/policy on something that will affect hundreds of millions of people in the US if not billions worldwide. Your argument about Senator Kyle is bullshit.

Proving once again how glad I am that I made the decision to go to college.

[AnticorRifling]

For the record I actually agree with Rinualdo about the whole "Missing white woman syndrome" thing. I just happen to think the Casey Anthony case is a poor example. Its well documented white woman get more news coverage but the whole Casey Anthony thing is sooo outrageous I just think the fact that shes a cute white girl is somewhat irrelevent when taken in the context of the overall story.

Clearly this is because we aren't afraid to talk to the media/police and in no way reflects some bias.

[g++]

Im mostly afraid of talking to white women. Explain that bias.

[Liagala]

Im mostly afraid of talking to white women. Explain that bias.
If my contact with white women was limited to shoppers in my local wal-mart, I'd be afraid too.

[g++]

The clerk at the grocery store where I get the cans of tuna that sustain me is also female for your information.

[Bobmuhthol]

So what you're saying is Planned Parenthood is lying when it says 3% of all services are abortions?

Seriously, and you say my argument is ridiculous?

Please tell me you're trolling. It takes a special kind of retard to throw a hissy fit over 0.09%. No one at Planned Parenthood is going to say, in a public medium, in an effort to inform the public, that "2.91%" of services are abortion-related. They're going to say 3%.

[AnticorRifling]

If my contact with white women was limited to shoppers in my local wal-mart, I'd be afraid too.

Uh hello that's called downstairs.

[Liagala]

Uh hello that's called downstairs.
If you call your woman's downstairs "Wal-mart," I think there's a greater problem than racism or lying politicians.

[g++]

That your womans vagina will start putting smaller locally owned vaginas out of business?

[~Rocktar~]

Proving once again how glad I am that I made the decision to go to college.

Proving conclusively that someone got ripped off because they didn't get what they paid for.

[TheEschaton]

You made a retarded argument that isn't even true or backed up with facts, to try and counter (as if that makes it any better) Senator Kyle's outrageous lies about Planned Parenthood on the Senate Floor.

[Tgo01]

Please tell me you're trolling. It takes a special kind of retard to throw a hissy fit over 0.09%. No one at Planned Parenthood is going to say, in a public medium, in an effort to inform the public, that "2.91%" of services are abortion-related. They're going to say 3%.

It takes a special kind of retard to assume anytime someone is wrong about something they don't have first hand knowledge of it means they are lying. Most likely Senator Kyl did lie to make his argument better, but it's possible he was misinformed. That's a possibility he can at least fall back on.

Can Weiner say that? Can Weiner say "I meant to send a picture of my face." When confronted about his grossly inaccurate number did Kyl insist he was correct? Did he ask friends and colleagues to go on national television and insist that 90% was the correct number? Did Kyl insist that his political opponents had set him up to fail by providing him with the wrong information?

What Kyl did is nothing like what Weiner did. Doesn't mean Kyl isn't an ass, just means Weiner is a bigger ass and got what he deserved.

[Stanley Burrell]

Anytime someone is "wrong" about something they don't have first hand knowledge of it means they are lying.

Who would do such a thing?

[diethx]

It takes a special kind of retard to assume anytime someone is wrong about something they don't have first hand knowledge of it means they are lying. Most likely Senator Kyl did lie to make his argument better, but it's possible he was misinformed. That's a possibility he can at least fall back on.

Can Weiner say that? Can Weiner say "I meant to send a picture of my face." When confronted about his grossly inaccurate number did Kyl insist he was correct? Did he ask friends and colleagues to go on national television and insist that 90% was the correct number? Did Kyl insist that his political opponents had set him up to fail by providing him with the wrong information?

What Kyl did is nothing like what Weiner did. Doesn't mean Kyl isn't an ass, just means Weiner is a bigger ass and got what he deserved.

Dude, just stop.

[TheEschaton]

Kyl was briefed on the facts beforehand, still said 90%, and insisted on television after it had been pointed out, that it was 90%.

Hell, even comedians can put it together: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-11-2011/countdown-to-the-next-countdown---jon-kyl-s-planned-parenthood-statistics

[~Rocktar~]

You made a retarded argument that isn't even true or backed up with facts, to try and counter (as if that makes it any better) Senator Kyle's outrageous lies about Planned Parenthood on the Senate Floor.

Countering a retarded and ill-conceived argument does not deserve any more effort. My argument is EXACTLY the same as his, only using different persons and lies they also delivered on the Senate floor. Obama was and has been briefed on the facts beforehand, spewed a load of lies, got called on it and continues to insist that they are true even when pointed out. Same argument, different principles and political leanings.

Shut the fuck up dumbass.

[TheEschaton]

Except Obama's facts are actually facts. And Kyl's were not. Keep coverng your ears and screaming "LALALALALALA" though.

[~Rocktar~]

Except Obama's facts are actually facts. And Kyl's were not. Keep coverng your ears and screaming "LALALALALALA" though.

Really? Obama care is going to be revenue neutral? Ten years of tax collection vs 6 years of payouts suggest not. That is just one line of crap he has delivered on the Senate floor. Again, bullshit.

[TheEschaton]

Do you notice how you say "suggest not", and then only say that 10 years of collection vs. 6 years of payout is your "proof" that it isn't going to be revenue neutral?

Do you know what revenue neutral means, when talked over 10 year periods? It means that while one year may not be revenue neutral (IE, a year where there's collection but no payout), over 10 years it will be.

Now, if you wanted to actually PROVE the statement you said, you'd provide a fact-based analysis of how the health care bill is not revenue neutral over 10 years, over 20 years, over 40 years, etc, and not just say "OMG, he's buffering 6 years of payouts with 4 years of collections." Your argument would only be a valid comparison if every 10 years there were four years of collections without payouts.

[~Rocktar~]

Again, no more effort than was put forth in the original argument. How about this, you prove that it will be revenue neutral when you include the hidden taxes to people in the form of Constitutionally questionable requirements to buy health insurance, the cost transference to states and substantial reductions in funding for Medicare shifting to Obama care.

By the way, the linked article also points out that in the first 10 years, it will cost a lot more than predicted and the costs will continue to rise sharply for the foreseeable future.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/cbo-obamacare-would-cost-over-2-trillion

Regardless of your continued distraction argument, the fact is, the origional argument about lies and outrage about statements on the Senate floor stand, it's BS.

[Rinualdo]

Again, no more effort than was put forth in the original argument. How about this, you prove that it will be revenue neutral when you include the hidden taxes to people in the form of Constitutionally questionable requirements to buy health insurance, the cost transference to states and substantial reductions in funding for Medicare shifting to Obama care.

By the way, the linked article also points out that in the first 10 years, it will cost a lot more than predicted and the costs will continue to rise sharply for the foreseeable future.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/cbo-obamacare-would-cost-over-2-trillion

Regardless of your continued distraction argument, the fact is, the origional argument about lies and outrage about statements on the Senate floor stand, it's BS.

Notice the predicted part? That certainly doesn't make him a liar.

I'm having trouble, as I'm sure most people are, in following your position.

Are you stating it is ok to lie on the Senate floor, or that lying on the Senate floor should not bring about dismissal, or that Senator Kyl didn't lie on the Senate floor?

[~Rocktar~]

Notice the predicted part? That certainly doesn't make him a liar.

Really? It has been enough for you and others to sound the siren call of mistruths in the past. I see the standard Liberal double standard is in full force.


I'm having trouble, as I'm sure most people are, in following your position.

It's ok, I will restate it slowly and use small words. Remember, driving through the college campus doesn't equal "I went to college".


Are you stating it is ok to lie on the Senate floor, or that lying on the Senate floor should not bring about dismissal, or that Senator Kyl didn't lie on the Senate floor?

I am stating that your call for moral outrage at lies on the Senate floor and call for dismissal is bullshit and purely a political ploy. If you indeed thought so highly of the truth, then many/most of your party icons would also need to be removed as well as much of the congressional body in general. Attempting to take the moral high ground in such a case is pure bullshit.

[Rinualdo]

Really? It has been enough for you and others to sound the siren call of mistruths in the past. I see the standard Liberal double standard is in full force.


A non-partisan estimate, and then years later and revisions to a bill making those estimates no longer valid, has never equaled a lie. Good luck finding a post of mine showing otherwise.




It's ok, I will restate it slowly and use small words. Remember, driving through the college campus doesn't equal "I went to college".

Lol, what?





I am stating that your call for moral outrage at lies on the Senate floor and call for dismissal is bullshit and purely a political ploy. If you indeed thought so highly of the truth, then many/most of your party icons would also need to be removed as well as much of the congressional body in general. Attempting to take the moral high ground in such a case is pure bullshit.

u mad, bro?

You don't read too well, do you? All I've called for is equal treatment and adhering to one standard. If that standard is, you lie -> you're gone- so be it. Lets enforce that equally.

You remember the post where I provided the example of Senator Kyl, and then stated how that was one example? And there were certainly many more examples on both sides of the floor? That's a political ploy how?

Just to make you feel better, I think Rangel's (I'll save you the trouble of looking it up, he's a Democrat) conduct is much worse, yet the calls for his resignation are relatively silent.

[Parkbandit]

Just to make you feel better, I think Rangel's (I'll save you the trouble of looking it up, he's a Democrat) conduct is much worse, yet the calls for his resignation are relatively silent.

Why do you think that is? Both Democrats. Both well known. Why do you have many Democrats calling for Weiner to resign, but you have those same Democrats actively supporting Rangel? I actually agree with you.. I think what Rangel did was far worse... and he got a simple slap on the wrist.. then re-elected.

As far as the Weiner goes... he will POP up somewhere soon enough. I'm guessing he will head to "rehab" for a week or two, proclaim himself cured of this "disease" and he will be ready to run for election by 2014 (after 2012.. because we don't want a distraction during the Obama 2012 campaign)

In the meantime, he'll either go on CNN or get picked up by some far left organization.

[Cephalopod]

As far as the Weiner goes... he will POP up somewhere soon enough.

Larry Flynt: My Job Offer for Anthony Weiner (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-flynt/anthony-weiner-resigning-_b_878667.html)


Mr. Weiner:

After having learned of your sudden and compelled resignation from your Congressional post, I would like to make you an offer of employment at Flynt Management Group, LLC in our Internet group. 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.

This offer is not made in jest. To show our sincerity, Flynt Management Group, LLC is willing to pay twenty percent more than your former Congressional salary, ensuring that your medical benefits would be equal to what you were previously receiving. While you will have to relocate to our corporate offices in Beverly Hills, California, we would pay for all relocation costs.

Again, I cannot emphasize enough the genuineness of this offer. We are a serious corporation which, as you know, has been heavily involved in the political environment of this country for over thirty-five years. Our key missions have consistently included the crucial fight of battling hypocrisy within the federal and state governments. Flynt Management Group, LLC and Hustler Magazine have been dedicated to decades of serious political commentary. Just as we do not undertake insincere political crusades, we do not make insincere job offers.

While this employment opportunity is being offered in large part due to your qualifications and clear passion for making a change, I feel that your unfortunate resignation is a prime example of unfounded political pressure and the hypocrisy that has invaded democracy in Washington D.C. I hope you will sincerely consider this offer, and I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Larry C. Flynt

[Rinualdo]

Why do you think that is? Both Democrats. Both well known. Why do you have many Democrats calling for Weiner to resign, but you have those same Democrats actively supporting Rangel? I actually agree with you.. I think what Rangel did was far worse... and he got a simple slap on the wrist.. then re-elected.

As far as the Weiner goes... he will POP up somewhere soon enough. I'm guessing he will head to "rehab" for a week or two, proclaim himself cured of this "disease" and he will be ready to run for election by 2014 (after 2012.. because we don't want a distraction during the Obama 2012 campaign)

In the meantime, he'll either go on CNN or get picked up by some far left organization.

My theory is the salacious nature of Weiner and the relatively boring nature of Rangel's crime. I think the Democracts, like Republicans have done in similar situations, are responding to public criticism. As the fervor grew, their leadership felt they had to respond. Had the Weiner story gone for a day with a smaller reaction, I don't think the Democrats would have called for his resignation.

What we tolerate and what we let pass in this country continues to baffle me.

[Rinualdo]

I think they've also offered him a cameo on Entourage?

I will say one thing about Weiner, though that I've picked up on. His arrogance is really quite breathtaking. I hadn't really followed him or noticed until PB pointed it out several days ago, but the narcissism this guy exudes is remarkable.

[Parkbandit]

My theory is the salacious nature of Weiner and the relatively boring nature of Rangel's crime. I think the Democracts, like Republicans have done in similar situations, are responding to public criticism. As the fervor grew, their leadership felt they had to respond. Had the Weiner story gone for a day with a smaller reaction, I don't think the Democrats would have called for his resignation.

What we tolerate and what we let pass in this country continues to baffle me.

Oh no doubt. Had Weiner actually owned up to it when it happened and gave a press conference like he did 10+ days later.. he would still be an "upstanding" "member" of Congress....

[Parkbandit]

I think they've also offered him a cameo on Entourage?

I will say one thing about Weiner, though that I've picked up on. His arrogance is really quite breathtaking. I hadn't really followed him or noticed until PB pointed it out several days ago, but the narcissism this guy exudes is remarkable.

What's even more remarkable is the number of people that continue to be big supporters of him. I can see it prior... he's just a flamboyant, highly dramatic guy who loved the publicity and loved to hear himself speak... but now? I don't get it.

[Landrion]

My theory is the salacious nature of Weiner and the relatively boring nature of Rangel's crime. I think the Democracts, like Republicans have done in similar situations, are responding to public criticism. As the fervor grew, their leadership felt they had to respond. Had the Weiner story gone for a day with a smaller reaction, I don't think the Democrats would have called for his resignation.

What we tolerate and what we let pass in this country continues to baffle me.

I agree mostly. However, I think Weiner's handling fanned the fire a lot too. I remember Rangel denying, but it just didnt have the same ring of getting caught red handed like Weiner did. Rangel was more along the lines of "I did this, it wasn't wrong". Weiner was, as we know "Someone did this as a prank on me" to "Yes it is me" to "I cant confirm there are no nude pics of me" to "I have a problem".

How it mightve gone down different if right at the underwear pick Weiner had admitted and apologized, no one can say with any certainty. But I suspect it wouldn't have been as alluring to the public.

Hah, PB's response was a lot faster than mine.

[Parkbandit]

Hah, PB's response was a lot faster than mine.

I also worked in some bathroom humor into my response. STEP IT UP.

[Landrion]

I also worked in some bathroom humor into my response. STEP IT UP.

And without making a pun on the name Weiner either! You should see the headlines we've been putting up with in NYC. "Obama beats Weiner!" for example.

[Cephalopod]

Weiner's handling

It's going to take a while to stop liking phrases like this.

[Parkbandit]

It's going to take a while to stop liking phrases like this.

Yea.. I missed that.

From now on, if you are going to make a remark that you know is awesome, you must put the word in quotes. There's no credit for accidentally making a dick reference!

[Cephalopod]

Haha. Collection of a lot of headlines from the last weeks:
The Official Weinergate Headline Timeline (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-official-weinergate-headline-timeline)



It's finally over (but was funny while it lasted). See you later, Weiner (Spitzer/Weiner talk show please).

[Kembal]

Why do you think that is? Both Democrats. Both well known. Why do you have many Democrats calling for Weiner to resign, but you have those same Democrats actively supporting Rangel? I actually agree with you.. I think what Rangel did was far worse... and he got a simple slap on the wrist.. then re-elected.

As far as the Weiner goes... he will POP up somewhere soon enough. I'm guessing he will head to "rehab" for a week or two, proclaim himself cured of this "disease" and he will be ready to run for election by 2014 (after 2012.. because we don't want a distraction during the Obama 2012 campaign)

In the meantime, he'll either go on CNN or get picked up by some far left organization.

I think Rinauldo's theory is part of it, but there's also the part that Weiner didn't have that many friends in the Democratic caucus. Most of them saw that he didn't actually do much work, just speeches. Rangel built a much better network, and he sure as hell knows his tax stuff...which is why he was and is able to get away with a lot of crap.

Both should be gone.

[Parkbandit]

I think Rinauldo's theory is part of it, but there's also the part that Weiner didn't have that many friends in the Democratic caucus. Most of them saw that he didn't actually do much work, just speeches. Rangel built a much better network, and he sure as hell knows his tax stuff...which is why he was and is able to get away with a lot of crap.

Both should be gone.

So, when Rangel claimed he didn't know he did anything wrong.. he was lying?

[Latrinsorm]

I hadn't really followed him or noticed until PB pointed it out several days ago, but the narcissism this guy exudes is remarkable.Remarkable for a regular person. I read an interesting take that suggested the nature of running for office today strongly selects for ultra-narcissists. Thus, it is not the power of public office that corrupts, but the insane spectacles associated with public office.

[Tsa`ah]

Weiner's weiner

06-07-2011 11:55 AM

It's no wonder you got divorced.

Umm ... wow. When did this happen?

[Kuyuk]

6-7-11, 11:55am evidently

[Tsa`ah]

6-7-11, 11:55am evidently

I had to check ... both halves of my "shit" are still in my possession and my "ex" is still around as well.

This must be some new kind of divorce.

[Kuyuk]

I had to check ... both halves of my "shit" are still in my possession and my "ex" is still around as well.

This must be some new kind of divorce.

Yep, you still give her at least 50% of your money, all your shit, she gets the kids, only this way, you gotta deal with her shit daily also.


Not sure which kind is better.


I didnt leave that rep though.

[Rinualdo]

Some people (http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2011/08/03/7240877-another-weiner-case-exposed) never learn.
LOL@ avowed political enemy.

[Parkbandit]

Some people (http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2011/08/03/7240877-another-weiner-case-exposed) never learn.
LOL@ avowed political enemy.

ZOMG RIGHT WING CONSPIRACY!!

What a dumbfuck.

[~Rocktar~]

But, but, he didn't know she was working with an avowed political enemy. Sheesh, this guy is dumber than Weiner

[Keller]

How long until we catch a politician with his hypno-lactation slut?

[~Rocktar~]

How long until we catch a politician with his hypno-lactation slut?

Probably sometime after we catch you actually using your brain or saying something of value. In otherwords, never.

[Keller]

Probably sometime after we catch you actually using your brain or saying something of value. In otherwords, never.

I didn't say it would be one of your hypo-lactation sluts. Don't be so defensive!

[Rinualdo]

I didn't say it would be one of your hypo-lactation sluts. Don't be so defensive!

I'm sure there's lots of hypo-lactation sluts around. Not sure why he thought you were referring to him.

[~Rocktar~]

I didn't say it would be one of your hypo-lactation sluts. Don't be so defensive!

Awww, did you get sand in your mangina?

[Paradii]

Awww, did you get sand in your mangina?

That's a pretty ballsy card for you to throw out, spazcase.

[~Rocktar~]

That's a pretty ballsy card for you to throw out, spazcase.

As opposed to what? Your continued drive by trolling comprised of similar "me too" posts having no value? Stop wasting skin.

[Back]

I bet one BK nugget that this goes on for at least another 12 more pages.

[Paradii]

As opposed to what? Your continued drive by trolling comprised of similar "me too" posts having no value? Stop wasting skin.

So your post of "no value" are ok, and mine are not. I shall commit that to memory.

[Keller]

Awww, did you get sand in your mangina?

That's salty, brah. You sure got me with that super ice burn!

[AnticorRifling]

I bet one BK nugget that this goes on for at least another 12 more pages.

Wendy's nuggets > BK's nuggets. I'm going to need you to raise the stakes here man.

[Paradii]

Wendy's nuggets > BK's nuggets. I'm going to need you to raise the stakes here man.

and BK's are tenders, anyways. Total fail.

[AnticorRifling]

and BK's are tenders, anyways. Total fail.

You sir, are correct.

Damnit and touche all at once.

[Back]

and BK's are tenders, anyways. Total fail.

Thanks for pointing out the error in my processed fast food chicken bits terminology there Colonel Sanders. I will remember that. Never.

[Cephalopod]

Wendy's nuggets > BK's nuggets. I'm going to need you to raise the stakes here man.

http://i.imgur.com/rT0Jn.gif

[Fallen]

I love that 14 of 14 people found that review helpful, and it is clear Nachos DLC did as well.

[Paradii]

Wait, maybe I don't understand what holla'ing is, but how did that chick not let him holla at her? Is it preventable?

[Rinualdo]

Maybe she ain't no holla'back girl?

[Latrinsorm]

and BK's are tenders, anyways. Total fail.They used to be. They recently changed to be indistinguishable from nuggets.

[Gan]

http://i.imgur.com/rT0Jn.gif

hahaha

[Parkbandit]

Bob Turner, once considered a long shot to replace disgraced former Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, is rolling toward Tuesday’s special election with a rush of momentum rarely seen by a Republican in the New York City district.

Although Mr. Turner is expected to benefit from low voter turnout and President Obama’s low job-approval ratings, Democrats are banking on an influx of cash, a flood of TV ads, an army of campaign volunteers and a reliable party base to push their candidate, David Weprin, to victory.

“This is one of those places where the Democratic machine knows how to get out the vote, and Republicans just don’t have that in place,” said a senior House Democratic aide.

Republicans agree that winning the district, which includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens and where Democratic voters outnumber Republicans by more than a 3-to-1 margin, won’t be easy. But with an independent Siena College poll taken last week showing Mr. Turner with a 6-percentage-point lead - a result almost unimaginable earlier in the summer - the party is in good shape to capture the seat for the first time since 1921.

“We’re hopeful we’ll have a strong operation heading into Election Day, but it’s going to be tough, though, because Democrats have the political machine in Queens and New York City, and so that’s something that we’ll have to overcome,” said a senior House Republican aide.

“But I think that the position that we’re in right now is about the best that anyone could’ve hoped for one, two or three months ago.”

Mr. Obama won New York’s 9th Congressional District by 11 percentage points in 2008, but dissatisfaction with the president among the district’s mix of socially conservative Catholics and Jewish voters will pose a significant challenge for Mr. Weprin.

Despite the district’s atypical demographics and unique issues, many will view the results of the contest as a bellwether for Mr. Obama’s 2012 re-election effort.

“While a plurality of voters [in the district] says New York state is on the right track, nearly three-quarters of voters say the country is headed in the wrong direction,” said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.

“The voters’ mood on the direction of the country, coupled with the unfavorable rating of President Obama - particularly among Republicans and independents - makes this a tougher election for Weprin, or for any Democrat running in this district or a district like it.”

Mr. Turner, 70, a longtime business executive, lost to Mr. Weiner by 20 percentage points last year. But Mr. Weiner’s resignation in June, after acknowledging sexually charged online relationships with several women, set up the special election to fill out the remainder of his term, which expires in early January 2013.

Mr. Weprin, 55, is a New York state assemblyman and a former New York City Council member.

The Democrats’ key to victory rests with its get-out-the-vote effort. The Weprin campaign has spent about $750,000 in TV advertising, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - the fundraising arm of House Democrats - contributed about two-thirds of the amount, the Democratic aide said.

The Turner campaign has spent $30,000 to $35,000 on TV ads, the aide said.

“I think heading into the weekend, the key point is the difference in the turnout operations,” the aide said Friday. “And the fact is the Weprin campaign has a far superior ground game going.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/11/gop-smells-blood-in-race-to-fill-weiner-seat-in-ny/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

So much for that seat being "safe" in Democrat hands.

[Parkbandit]

With the outcome of his own reelection effort 14 difficult months away, President Obama suffered a sharp rebuke Tuesday when voters in New York elected a conservative Republican to represent a Democratic district that has not been in GOP hands since the 1920s.

Bob Turner, the winner, cast the election as a referendum on Obama’s stewardship of the economy and, in the state’s Ninth Congressional District, which has a large population of Orthodox Jewish voters, the president’s position on Israel.

With 75 percent of the precincts reporting at press time, Turner had a commanding lead, with 53 percent of the vote, compared with 47 percent for Weprin.

Turner, 70, a retired cable TV executive who has never served in elective office, defeated Democratic State Assemblyman David Weprin, 55, who has two decades of experience in public service, to fill the seat left vacant when Anthony Weiner (D) resigned in disgrace in June after more than 12 years in the House.

The defeat came as Republicans trounced Democrats in another special House election Tuesday, in northern Nevada, where Republican Mark Amodei led Democrat Kate Marshall, 56 percent to 39 percent almost from the start.

In both contests, the GOP pulled ahead by linking the Democratic candidate to Obama and his handling of the economy. Both Republican contenders urged voters to “send a message” to the president.

In the two weeks leading up to Tuesday’s elections, Democrats conceded that they could not win in Nevada — essentially a Republican seat reverting to form after some competitive races by Democrats, including Obama in 2008.

New York was a different story. National Democrats poured more than $500,000 into a last-ditch effort to save the seat and deployed former president Bill Clinton and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) to try to mobilize voters.

Late Tuesday, Turner was slightly ahead, with 52 percent of the vote, compared with 48 percent for Weprin.

Both races were sparked by sexual political scandals. Weiner resigned after it was revealed that he had sent lewd photos of himself to women via his Twitter account. The Nevada seat came open in May when Rep. Dean Heller (R) was appointed to fill the term of John Ensign (R), who resigned amid allegations that he had inappropriately aided his mistress’s family.

The New York race, for a seat representing a large portion of Queens and a slice of Brooklyn, also turned on Obama’s handling of Israel and Palestine. The district’s large contingent of Orthodox Jews opposes his proposal for Palestinian statehood drawn around 1967 borders. The U.N. General Assembly is likely to vote on the Palestinian statehood issue when it convenes in New York next week.

Turner spent the final days of his campaign blasting Obama on the economy and on his perceived lack of support for Israel. Democrats worry that the apparent drag that the president had on Weprin could be repeated and amplified nationwide during the 2012 elections.

“Make no mistake about it, the albatross around Weprin’s neck is named Obama, and Democrats who value honesty will tell you privately that the president’s 37 percent approval rating in the district is making it difficult for Weprin to win a race that in almost any other time would be a slam-dunk,” Stuart Rothenberg, an independent analyst and editor of the Rothenberg Political Report, wrote Tuesday.

Obama won New York’s Ninth District in 2008 with 55 percent of the vote, less than the 67 percent Al Gore received there in 2000. But even in a down year for Democrats, Weiner coasted in 2010 to an almost 20-percentage-point victory over Turner.

Democrats rejected talk that Tuesday’s election was a referendum on Obama and noted its highly unusual circumstances, including Weiner’s resignation and the fact that the contest was held two days after the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The 9/11 remembrances essentially brought the race to a halt on Sunday. Also, in a special election with a small turnout, the district’s large number of Orthodox Jews — who have drifted from Democrats since George W. Bush’s first term — played an outsize role in tilting the race toward Turner.

“This is a special election that is purely reflective of who showed up to the polls and the makeup of the district,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said in an interview after the defeat.

She said that Orthodox Jews, whose approval rating of Obama stands at just 13 percent, were far outnumbered in other districts with large numbers of Jewish voters and that this result will not be replicated elsewhere. “There isn’t any comparison between districts like mine and New York Nine,” she said.

Turner, who ran as a staunch conservative embracing the tea party, will be the first House Republican representing this portion of Queens since the 1920s — a striking departure from its Democratic traditions. This is the district that sent the late Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic Party’s 1984 vice presidential nominee, to Congress, as well as Sen. Charles E. Schumer, one of the party most consistent liberal voices.

In Nevada, national Republicans poured more than $800,000 into a campaign that linked Marshall to Obama. Amodei, a former state senator, ran one ad that moved back and forth between words uttered by Obama and similar phrases from Marshall.

“Send Washington a message,” the ad’s narrator said, “not a rubber stamp.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-wins-democratic-new-york-house-seat/2011/09/13/gIQAoos5QK_print.html

Turner gets The Weiner seat. That's fucking awesome.

[Hulkein]

owned

[Cephalopod]

Turner gets The Weiner seat. That's fucking awesome.

This reminds me of the movie 'Burn After Reading'. You know what I'm talking about.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

The Weprin campaign has spent about $750,000 in TV advertising, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - the fundraising arm of House Democrats - contributed about two-thirds of the amount, the Democratic aide said.

The Turner campaign has spent $30,000 to $35,000 on TV ads, the aide said.


Gotta love it.

[ClydeR]

This is a formula that Republicans can repeat all over the country in 2012 to get a veto proof majority in both houses of Congress. It's pure simplicity in three easy phases.



Phase 1 - TBA.

Phase 2 - Make screen captures of all the naked pictures, a la Anthony Weiner, from Phase 1 that Democrats put of themselves on Twitter.

Phase 3 - Victory!

[Parkbandit]

Best part is Wasserman-Schultz-Dumbbitch saying that a 3 to 1 Democrat majority in that district was a tough re-election challenge to a Democrat... a seat the Democrats have held for 88 years.

[Atlanteax]

Best part is Wasserman-Schultz-Dumbbitch saying that a 3 to 1 Democrat majority in that district was a tough re-election challenge to a Democrat... a seat the Democrats have held for 88 years.

Classic scenario of losing despite a stacked deck.

Generally the only times one *does* lose under such favorable circumstances is to have seriously fouled something up.

So apparently enough of the sizable Democrat majority in that district was sufficiently disgusted to vote for Turner.

[Latrinsorm]

This reminds me of the movie 'Burn After Reading'. You know what I'm talking about.I sniggered.

[Parkbandit]

I sniggered.

Racist alert level 5.

[Tgo01]

Even though it's not really the same type of scandal this story (http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2597003.shtml?cat=504) reminded me of this thread for some reason.


A Bernalillo County Commissioner with a history of making inappropriate sexual comments in Albuquerque may be in more trouble half way around the world.

A Seattle photographer, who has been documenting sex tourism in the Philippines, told KOB’s 4 On Your Side team he had a disturbing conversation with Commissioner Michael Wiener in Angeles City, the second largest sex tourism city in the world.

Photographer John Keatley has posted several pictures he took of Wiener standing with four scantily clad bar girls last month on his Internet blog.

Weiner said nothing inappropriate happened and that he and his girlfriend were just walking through the district, waiting to catch a plane out of the city.

Keatley claimed he heard Wiener make a racy comment to the girls. “He basically said right when he got up to have his picture taken with the girls, ‘Hey don't touch my penis... Ah hah just kidding - you can touch it.’”

Wiener denied saying that.

“I may have made a comment like don't get too close to my girlfriends here, but I didn't mention anything like that,” Wiener said.

Keatley also claimed the commissioner also told him to relax and enjoy the ‘walking street.’

“He told us what a good time could be had in Angeles City if you just opened yourself up to it,” Keatley said.

The photographer also said it appeared Wiener seemed to know the district well.

“He was trying to get us to switch our hotels because this other hotel we were staying at would really cater to us having a good time. It was very wink, wink, nudge, nudge,” Keatley said. “He seemed surprised that we didn’t have girls yet. It was kind of like, come on- open your self up have a good time kind of thing.”

Wiener denied staying at a hotel in Angeles City.

In fact, Wiener told Investigative Reporter Gadi Schwartz he was only there with his girlfriend while the couple waited for a flight to visit his nine-year-old daughter, who lives in another town in the island country.

Wiener, who faces a Republican primary opponent in June, said he hopes politics is not behind the photographer’s blog post, but Keatley said he never met Wiener before March and does not even know who he is running against.

Keatley said he did not even know Wiener was an elected official until looking him up on Facebook after meeting him on the mean streets of Angeles City.

It must be a Wiener thing.

[Parkbandit]

Weiner to rise again?

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/anthony-weiner-comeback-new-york-times-89847.html?hp=l2

[Methais]

Dude looks like he has AIDS.

[Parkbandit]

Dude looks like he has AIDS.

New York deserves this dick for Mayor.

http://condomunity.com/wp-content/uploads/weiner-condoms.jpg

[Parkbandit]

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/07/23/weiner-i-am-very-sorry-for-latest-sexting-revelations/

:rofl:

New York City deserves to elect this guy. So a year AFTER he resigned, he continued to do this.

What a DICK.

[diethx]

Why should anyone but his wife care? Did he use government money or something as part of his affairs?

[Bobmuhthol]

Why should anyone but his wife care? Did he use government money or something as part of his affairs?Please tell me you're joking.

[diethx]

Please tell me you're joking.Nope. If sexting while married was the worst thing any politician ever did, this country's political landscape wouldn't be as fucked up as it is.

[Tgo01]

Why should anyone but his wife care? Did he use government money or something as part of his affairs?

He lied to the public that his account was hacked then sat idly by while people starting accusing innocent people as the ones who "hacked" his account.

Maybe only his wife should care that he cheated but all of this should be public information for someone wanting to run for a public office.

[diethx]

He lied to the public that his account was hacked then sat idly by while people starting accusing innocent people as the ones who "hacked" his account. Maybe only his wife should care that he cheated but all of this should be public information for someone wanting to run for a public office.Did he do that again? Or was it just the first time? Because it looks like he just owned up to it.

[Parkbandit]

He's going under the name of "Carlos Danger"...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BP4azfNCUAAsfMu.jpg

[diethx]

lol, yeah, that is hilarious.

[Tgo01]

Did he do that again? Or was it just the first time? Because it looks like he just owned up to it.

I think once he personally made the story the spectacle that it is then anything more he does pertaining to this kind of activity should be public information and people should care if we are supposed to entrust him in a public office.

[Parkbandit]

Why should anyone but his wife care? Did he use government money or something as part of his affairs?

What happens when a person in a position of power does something he doesn't want anyone to know about? He can be pressured into doing things against his will.

You want your politicians to be as clean as possible.. so they can't be blackmailed.

[diethx]

He was sexting. Big fucking deal. Seriously, dude.I never said the news shouldn't discuss it. I said why the fuck would anyone care?

[Parkbandit]

My favorite part of the story is that he resigned in disgrace... and thought "Gee, all I have to do is change my name and I'll be GOLDEN!"

[diethx]

You want your politicians to be as clean as possible.Ok, this is laughable. You know it. I doubt there are ANY politicians out there who are clean. Or non-politicians. People do stupid shit. That's part of what makes us human.

[Tgo01]

I said why the fuck would anyone care?

I don't know if this was in response to me or PB but I already said why people should care in my post.

[Parkbandit]

Ok, this is laughable. You know it. I doubt there are ANY politicians out there who are clean. Or non-politicians. People do stupid shit. That's part of what makes us human.

So far, the only laughable thing going on in this thread is your complete inability to figure out why this behavior would be detrimental for an elected official.

[diethx]

You called him a DICK. I'm saying.. who cares. Sure, he's a DICK to his wife. But seriously.. who fucking cares.ALL politicians lie. ALL politicians cheat. Like I said, if the worst any of them ever did is cheat on their spouses, we'd be in much better shape.

[Back]

Can't wait to watch Leno and Fallon tonight. This guy is giving all the late night talk show hosts tons of material.

[Parkbandit]

You called him a DICK. I'm saying.. who cares. Sure, he's a DICK to his wife. But seriously.. who fucking cares.ALL politicians lie. ALL politicians cheat. Like I said, if the worst any of them ever did is cheat on their spouses, we'd be in much better shape.

No way you can possibly be this dense.

You must be trolling now.

[diethx]

:D

[Tgo01]

Weiner should run with Eric Holder for president in 2016.

Remember, cast your vote for Weiner Holder!

[Jarvan]

You called him a DICK. I'm saying.. who cares. Sure, he's a DICK to his wife. But seriously.. who fucking cares.ALL politicians lie. ALL politicians cheat. Like I said, if the worst any of them ever did is cheat on their spouses, we'd be in much better shape.

Actually, in the first case, he did use government resources to do some of the stuff he shouldn't have. This one, no.

In all honesty, you are right, who gives a fuck. It's just Sexting, I am sure most of the people on these forums have done it, if not almost all.

On the other side.. it's not criminal, but it is stupid. Just like it would not be criminal for someone in Congress.. or any other office to refer to Ellen Degeneres as a "dyke" or call a black man the N-word. It's stupid to do so. It alienates a portion of the voting block. Then again, it's NYC.. there isn't much voting block there that this would really alienate.

Generally, I don't think anyone cares if people have affairs. I think it's more about when they get caught. Politicians normally never own up to it right off the bat. Then you have the whole blackmail thing. Fuckers that try to blackmail someone about it are some of the lowest scum in the universe. Most politicians are afraid to lose their job.. wife.. money.. and of course power. So they pay. Do you REALLY want the NYC Mayor to beholden to someone at some point? Imagine if someone caught this moron sending his dick to an underage girl.. what would Weiner do to keep that out of the news.. or law enforcement?

[diethx]

In the first case he resigned from Congress, yeah? So he "made amends" I guess as much as he could have for that.

If you're worried about him being blackmailed over sexting, don't vote for him. But to think that the other options don't have anything in their closets to be blackmailed over.. well that's just naive. (Not saying you said that, Jarvan. Just a generic "you".)

eta: Also... you could really say that about underage girls with ANY politician. What would they do to keep proof of that out of the media?

[Latrinsorm]

Wow, his wife is very attractive. Her GIS returns http://themuslimissue.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/huma-abedin.jpg but that doesn't really look like her to me, but still. What the heck is he doing sexting random coeds? Ugh, men!

It is hard for me to type a response to the "but what if he was blackmailed???" people, but here goes: blackmail implies that the mailee cares about the secrets being made public. Consider how being publicly outed as a homosexual was a political death sentence in the 50s but would if anything garner more support in today's world. If Señor Weiner is elected (re-elected? kinda?), would you say that it follows that he wouldn't care about those kind of secrets being made public? A shining new era is tip-toeing nearer.

In conclusion, *bloc.

[Methais]

You called him a DICK. I'm saying.. who cares. Sure, he's a DICK to his wife. But seriously.. who fucking cares.ALL politicians lie. ALL politicians cheat. Like I said, if the worst any of them ever did is cheat on their spouses, we'd be in much better shape.

If you ever run for office, instead of making campaign speeches, just start masturbating at the podium.

[diethx]

If you ever run for office, instead of making campaign speeches, just start masturbating at the podium.

Isn't that pretty much what everyone else does, anyway?

[Methais]

Isn't that pretty much what everyone else does, anyway?

No, they diarrhea.

[diethx]

Masturbation + diarrhea!

[Androidpk]

http://i39.tinypic.com/2w5or5w.jpg

[Latrinsorm]

:/

[Tgo01]

How many Democrats want Weiner to pull out?

[Methais]

Masturbation + diarrhea!

Maybe when you masturbate. What the hell are you doing?

[Latrinsorm]

Well, I mean... explosively shitting herself, obviously. What kind of crummy orgasms do you have?

[diethx]

Well, I mean... explosively shitting herself, obviously. What kind of crummy orgasms do you have?

Srs!

[Parkbandit]

At some point, the full story of Anthony Weiner and his sexual relationships and texting habits will finally be told. In the meantime, the serially evasive Mr. Weiner should take his marital troubles and personal compulsions out of the public eye, away from cameras, off the Web and out of the race for mayor of New York City.

Mr. Weiner, who resigned from Congress (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/nyregion/anthony-d-weiner-tells-friends-he-will-resign.html) two years ago after sending lewd messages and photos of his crotch to women he had not met, was forced to revisit the issue (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/nyregion/allegations-surface-of-explicit-exchanges-by-weiner-after-his-resignation.html) on Tuesday, and so were we all. A Web site called The Dirty had another woman’s story, another round of sex texts, and another picture of Mr. Weiner’s penis. The startling news was that this new episode apparently took place last summer, only a few months before Mr. Weiner was to begin another run at public office. The marital trauma that Mr. Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, had said was behind them was not as far behind as we thought.

When the first texts were revealed two years ago, Mr. Weiner lied about it, saying he had been the victim of hackers. Then he owned up, tearfully abandoned his office and retreated into private life. Then he was back, telling the world that therapy and his wife’s forgiveness had turned him around and that he was ready to begin a new chapter. That turned out to be the mayor’s race, which he entered in May. What he did not say then, and what voters did not realize until Tuesday, was that his resignation had not been the end of his sexual misconduct.

The timing here matters, as it would for any politician who violates the public’s trust and then asks to have it back. Things are different now, he insists. “This behavior is behind me,” he said again on Tuesday. He suggested that people should have known that his sexting was an unresolved problem well into 2012.

That’s ridiculous and speaks to a familiar but repellent pattern of misleading and evasion. It’s up to Mr. Weiner if he wants to keep running, to count on voters to forgive and forget and hand him the keys to City Hall. But he has already disqualified himself.

It’s difficult not to feel for Ms. Abedin. The couple deserved privacy as they worked through their problems — and they had it, until they re-emerged in public life and Mr. Weiner decided he was a good fit to run New York City. Mr. Weiner and Ms. Abedin have been saying that his sexual behavior is not the public’s business. Well, it isn’t, until they make it our business by plunging into a political campaign.

Mr. Weiner says he is staying in the mayoral race. To those who know his arrogance and have grown tired of the tawdry saga he has dragged the city into, this is not surprising.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/opinion/mr-weiner-and-the-elusive-truth.html?_r=0

I keep hearing the "his poor wife Huma" line in most accounts of this story. I don't feel the least bit bad for her. She allows this behavior to happen and looked pretty pathetic at the podium yesterday as Weiner once again attempted to bullshit his way out of this mess.

[Methais]

Won't matter, New York voters are just as stupid as he needs them to get to get elected.

[Tgo01]

New York voters are just as stupid as he needs them to get to get erected.

True true.

[Parkbandit]

Anthony Weiner, the People’s Choice
Mr. Weiner, the former congressman, offers voters more than a decade of accomplishments in his fight for the city’s middle class and those struggling to make it. Blessed with a beautiful wife, natural charisma, the friendship of Bill and Hillary Clinton, and a sack full of policy ideas, Mr. Weiner is clearly the hardest candidate in the race for his opponents to beat off.
The Daily Caller joins many across the city of New York in kneeling to endorse Mr. Weiner in Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary.
Mr. Weiner is not without stiff competition. Mr. de Blasio, the city’s public advocate, has run a spirited campaign appealing to a demographic that largely stopped following politics after the imprisonment of Lyndon LaRouche. His campaign emblem, the trademark de Blasio “hammer and sickle,” can be found displayed proudly in the underrepresented barrios, jam-band concerts, and UFO conventions that Mr. Bloomberg’s administration attracted bad vibes for ignoring.
Ms. Quinn, endorsed by both Mr. Bloomberg and the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/opinion/sunday/two-endorsements.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0), is the undisputed champion of the waste-management industry, the tomato sauce manufacturers, and the adult entertainment nightclub owners. Ms. Quinn has tapped into a voting bloc that has not gone to the polls in large numbers since the elections of 1993 and 1997, when they rallied around a common theme of “sticking it to Giuliani and his no-good old man.” But ultimately, the board decided that Ms. Quinn has accepted too many gold watches and promises of “good credibility” in lieu of cash contributions for her candidacy to be financially competitive.
Only Mr. Weiner’s tech-savvy campaign throbs through its veins with populist sentiment. The former congressman lasted even when his competitors told him to finish early. His moderate leadership will offer the city protection. Unlike past mayors, he will reach around the table to deal with both parties, rather than passing reforms through the back door. This man is firm in his beliefs, and he is not afraid to sweat. When he unloads his policy ideas, people swallow. The voters of New York are swallowing his message whole.
Mr. Weiner is not one to go down.
The Daily Caller editorial board did not come to this decision lightly, but, on behalf of the entire news media industry, and based on our experiences with the good people in the City that Never Sleeps, we have come to one painful, exhausting, and gratifying conclusion:
New York needs Weiner.
Note: There is no Daily Caller editorial board.


Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/09/daily-caller-editorial-board-endorses-anthony-weiner-for-mayor/#ixzz2eUV82A7e

[Tgo01]

That really should be Weiner's campaign slogan; "Vote for me, I'll keep comedians in business forever!"