Wienergate

[Edie Lindsey]

I tune in for the first time in a while,--not for wanting to-- figuring you guys would be talking about this latest news involving a twit doing a tweetering.  So I will be the first to touch this wiener thing, frankly speaking.  I like Ann Coulter's take on it, but what's yours.

 

Weiner's Penis Photo Dispute To Be Settled In Small Claims Court

by Ann Coulter
06/01/2011

Sometimes I wonder if Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., is too nice for his own good.

An evil swine hacks into Weiner's Twitter account and posts an embarrassing photo of spindly legs topped by a small erect penis draped in dingy gray briefs no male over the age of 11 would wear -- and Anthony just wants to forget the whole thing!

Instead of angrily demanding an investigation like anyone else would, Anthony has gone all St. Francis of Assisi on us.

He doesn't want an investigation! How big-hearted is that? Talk about a forgiving nature! He's almost too magnanimous. I wish I had that kind of forbearance.

Maybe he's ready to live and let live, but speaking as one of Anthony's biggest Twitter followers, I am not. Otherwise, Weiner's hacker is just going to go out and hack and hack again.

So while I admire Anthony's selfless refusal to be "distracted" by this issue, I would urge him to reconsider.

Only a full and complete investigation will show that he had absolutely nothing to do with that humiliating photo of the tiny stub of a male organ sent to a 21-year-old coed from his Twitter address last Friday night.

Anthony needs to remember that hacking is a serious crime. In fact, there probably will have to be a federal investigation whether or not our gentle Anthony requests one.

Another example of Anthony's amazing forbearance is how he has not retaliated against CNN for its malicious editing of Weiner's press conference on Tuesday.

CNN obviously sabotaged the tape to make it look as if he was refusing to answer the simplest, most direct questions. (I confess I did not see the entire conference live; I was too busy sending private messages to the hundreds of college coeds I follow on Twitter, just like Anthony.)

Through sheer trickery, CNN made it appear as if Anthony kept lurching back to the same irrelevant story about a heckler in an audience of 45,000 people.

Anyone could see there was something off about the video because no matter what reporters asked him, CNN kept looping back to that clip of Anthony telling his long, pointless parable about a heckler in an audience and how he'd respond and then demanding that he be allowed to finish, when he obviously had already finished.

This falsely suggested that he was stonewalling reporters. Perhaps the CNN tape was hacked, too.

It's time for Anthony to stand up for himself, if you'll pardon the expres -- Hey, wait a minute! Now my column is being hacked!!! -- and demand an investigation of both the hacker and CNN.

You don't need to apologize for anything, congressman. Your only problem is, you're just too damn nice.

But knowing Anthony, he'll probably forgive CNN. There's a reason why, year in and year out, Anthony Weiner has been voted Congress' most forgiving person.

I try to be a good Christian, but it took Anthony Weiner to show me what true mercy is. I salute you, congressman! ...

The preceding several paragraphs are what we call "irony," i.e. saying one thing while meaning the opposite.

What I meant to say is: OF COURSE ANTHONY WEINER DOESN'T WANT AN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE IT WOULD SHOW THAT HE HIMSELF POSTED THE PHOTO OF HIS SMALL ERECT PENIS.

The reason the congressman is so eager to forgive the hacker is that there is no hacker. He cannot have an investigation for the simple reason that it will show that he posted the photograph himself.

In a panic when he saw he had hit the wrong button and sent a private tweet of his pecker to his entire Twitter following, Weiner blurted out the hacker defense, quickly typing: "FB hacked. Is my blender gonna attack me next?"

Unfortunately, there was no lawyer in the room to tell him: "Don't say that! They'll have to investigate!"

On Sunday, his staff followed up with a press release, saying: "Anthony's accounts were obviously hacked."

So he can't now claim he didn't say it.

After hiring a lawyer, Weiner quickly backpedaled from the "hacker" claim and began insisting, in another press release: "This was a prank. We are loath to treat it as more."
If it was a prank, then why did he hire a lawyer?

Weiner isn't a celebrity: He's a CONGRESSMAN. Whoever can hack into his Twitter account may be able to hack into other congressmen's accounts -- or into Weiner's briefing files from, say, the Department of Defense.

(Indeed, unless the alleged hacker is arrested, who knows how many Anthony Weiner penis shots could start circulating on Twitter?)

But when one of Weiner's colleagues, Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., requested a congressional investigation into cybersecurity based on Weiner's self-proclaimed computer attack on his Twitter account, Weiner denounced and insulted Stearns.

The best Weiner can do now is try to take his utterly humiliating penis photo out of the realm of criminal law by eliding "hacked" into "pranked." Legally, it's not clear what the difference is.

He's stuck angrily announcing that he wants to move on, there's important work to be done, and calling a CNN reporter a "jackass" merely for asking if Weiner sent the penis photo or not.

For a guy who's suddenly taking the position that this was all just a harmless prank, he seemed pretty bent out of shape at that CNN press conference. If that condition persists for more than four hours, congressman, consult your doctor.

[Dave]

Myself, I don't have any problem with people sexting or sending each pics or whatever... if that's what they want to do then more power to them. That said, a public official is held to a higher standard, an ethical standard at that. In this case, the photo in question was put out there for all the world to see. Wiener hurt his credibility by not being upfront about what happened and tried to blame others for the situation.

I don't know about anyone else but I'm just trying to have some fun with this whole story.... the puns and quips this story has in it can't be beat.

[Sweater Cows!]

the gov't held to a higher standard. lolololololol ur funny Dave.

[Dave]

Well they are suppose to be anyway.... they usually just don't live up to it is all... dumb bastards... lol

[Sweater Cows!]

Just did some research, Does anyone realize this is NOT a nude pic? I thought it was drawers down with the private saluting. Now the ink and paper this has been printed on and electricity(coal from mountain top removal) used online to talk about it and produce TV shows is an environmental crisis. The value of this compared to the waste of natural resources used to talk about it is insane. To all those in the media who have abused our natural resources used to talk about this and especially any 'print on paper' should be criminally tried for environmental terrorism.

 

There are 'real' crimes happening everyday in this country but it seems the world is more concerned with a persons personal life. What a bunch of Wienuses!!!!!!!!

 

 

[Dave]

Actually... there is supposedly at least one if not more nude pics out there. So far if they are actually out there, they have yet to be released. I'd imagine that eventually it does comes out if its really out there.

Today they have released a bunch of the messages between Wiener and one of the ladies he talked too. The story is far from over it seems, at least in the media.

If only Wiener had erec...errrr... elected to tell the truth from the start this story might of already moved on but no, he stiffly stuck with what he knew was a lie and now he is mired in the mess he's in.

[easymoney]

Two talk show host's took a picture of the one Brietbart send on his cell. Weren't supposed to be released, but they did it anyway. The real thing is out there folks.

[XLFD]

Hence, my thread on Mainstream Medi-ad Nauseum a few days ago, Lando, where the media exhibits why it is more interested in the banal rather than the significant. 

Rep. Weiner, it should be noted, has risen to the level of his incompetency.  A condition well known as the "Peter Principle"  

[Dave]

I guess you could say Wiener has become impotent of his duties as a husband.. lol.

[AQUAMAN]

Congressman Weiner IS in an Elite group of U.S.public figures, whether anyone knows or wants to admit it to themselves. Yes, he is accountable for a code of ethics and behavior which he solemnly swears to uphold during his term/s in office, that's the law and rules of this position, whether we as onlookers want to take it serious or not. There's no comparing our public officials to overseas officials either. They have their own set of ethics, policy, and type of government, totally unlike and unequaled to our own, that's why we are the USA, not Cuba or Nicaragua. While I agree Weiner's love life is private, so to speak, he had many other avenues to deliver such pics. like a fax or US Mail if he didn't want everyone else in the world to know about it. However, being he's a public elected married official, this changes everything to his dishonor. They say about 60% of the NYC public doesn't care and would re-elect, so, what does that say for the state of NY? They get what they deserve, and can elect him Mayor too if this is the kind of man they want, just don't bring him to Michigan and expect to win election to anything.

[J.B]

One question to all.   Now if any man on ludington torch did this would the local law enforcement arrest for some crime. or would the local media back you or make sure you was put in jail.

[Willy]

J.B

I'm not sure I fully understand your questions. Are you referring to the ordinary citizen or are you referring to  politicians. I don't know if Weiner commited any crime other than being stupid. As far as the local press, the LDN doesn't seem to interested in any local shenanigans by governmental agencies or employees, so, unless LDN could sell more advertising I would assume they would ignore such a story or just suger coat it.

[J.B]

Willie did I hear correct someone in Traverse City is being charged with a crime for doing the same as Weiner.   OOP's guess you can show everything if you are a goverment employee.  Can you send a picture of yourself nude now if you are a liberal and be legal.  Don't think so.