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"People are saying what in the world is going on with North Carolina, we look like Mississippi." - NC Gov. Bev Perdue (D) on the passage of Amendment One, 5-11-12
Weinergate: So it really was his Wiener
Liar, liar, boxers on fire:
Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., admitted Monday in a stunning press conference that he sent a lewd photo to a woman over Twitter, after claiming for days that he was hacked. Saying he is “deeply ashamed,” he also said he’s had explicit exchanges with six women over the last three years, some of which occurred after he got married in 2010.
But the seven-term congressman said he would not resign, expressing hope that he could win back the trust of his constituents.
“This was me doing a dumb thing and doing it repeatedly and then lying about it,” Weiner said. “And that’s all there is.”
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, with whom Weiner said he consulted before speaking to reporters Monday, announced after Weiner’s news conference that she is calling for an ethics investigation “to determine whether any official resources were used or any other violation of House rules.”
“I am deeply disappointed and saddened about this situation, for Anthony’s wife, Huma, his family, his staff and his constituents,” Pelosi said in a written statement.
Weiner got choked up several times as he delivered his remarks and afterward took questions from the media, particularly as he discussed his wife — Huma Abedin, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He said he has apologized to her and, though she was not present at the press conference, said they have “no intention of splitting up.” He said she was “not happy” about his actions.
After a week of denials, Weiner opened up the press conference by saying he takes “full responsibility” for his actions. “I have made terrible mistakes that have hurt the people I care about the most and I’m deeply sorry,” Weiner said, as he proceeded to detail a host of indiscretions for nearly a half-hour.
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He said his wife already knew about some of the interactions he’d had with women online before they were married but did not know that he sent the lewd Tweet a week ago. Though he repeatedly apologized for his actions, Weiner said he has never had a physical relationship with the women and has never had sex outside his marriage. He said he was never in the same room with and never personally met any of the women he had the interactions with online.
You can thank Andrew Breitbart for forcing Rep. Weiner into backtracking on just about everything he’s said regarding “Weinergate.” Go here and scroll to see more risque Weiner photos obtained by Breitbart, as well as to read a post by one woman who chatted back and forth some with Weiner over Facebook, where some inappropriate conversations took place. It’s very clear that Weiner was engaging in online cheating against his wife. How humiliating this must be for her, especially considering they’ve only been married for about a year. God bless her through what she’s having to deal with right now.
Which brings me to my next point. Unlike the left, who gleefully drool over stories of infidelities by married Republicans, I take no pleasure out of discussing the marital transgressions of Democrats. Anyone who has ever had to suffer through the news that their spouse has been having an affair, or anyone who is close to someone who has been through it knows that it’s not a laughing matter. Affairs are selfish by nature. The people who have them think nothing of anyone but themselves. They don’t take into account how badly the revelation of the affair will deeply hurt their family, their friends, and in the case of a politician, will disillusion some constituents as to their character and integrity. After all, if your elected representative can’t honor the vows they made to their spouse, how can you trust that they’ve been (or will be) completely honest with you?
Look at the trail of lies dropped over the years by indicted former Senator, twice failed candidate for President, and admitted adulterer John Edwards (D-SC/NC) if you think unfaithfulness by a candidate for elective office or an elected official should remain a “private matter.”
Weiner has said he won’t resign and will work to gain back the trust of his district. Assuming he’s not forced out by a panic-stricken DNC, ultimately it will be up to his constituency to decide as to whether or not they believe he’s worthy enough to serve another term in the US House. But whatever they decide, thanks to his brazen nature and abject stupidity his reputation will forever be stained (no pun intended) by the series of sexually inappropriate online incidents that led up to his “tearful” admission today.
I’d like to believe we’ll never hear about another Weinergate-esque scandal again, but sadly, it seems like almost every week we’re hearing about another politico who has admitted to not being faithful to their spouse. What the crap is wrong with people? I can’t imagine even for one second cheating on my s/o. Not only because I’ve seen how devastating it is to people who’ve had it happen to them, but because, well, it’s just morally wrong. Not only that, but you don’t do something to someone else that you wouldn’t want done to you. This is pretty simple and straightforward but is, unfortunately, something that all too many people who get elected to serve in office seem to forget once they get comfortable in their position of power. I don’t expect elected officials to be perfect. I don’t even expect to agree with everything they say all the time. But at the very least I do expect them to remain true to their spouse and their family. You can tell a whole lot about the kind of person you’re considering voting for by how they treat their family.
Yes, Virginia, character really does matter.
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Even if he earns the ‘trust’ of his constituents, he needs to be barred from any committee post where national security could be compromised by blackmail.
CHOW
The wonderful part of this is the way Breitbart played it.
He held off on releasing the Broussard pictures/chats/Emails for a couple of weeks to see what kind of story Weiner and the rest of the libs and MSM would concoct – which turned out to be the ‘hacker’ lie. Once they were all settled in and agreed on that defense, he moved in from a completely different and unexpected direction and destroyed them in one move.
Basically, Breitbart set a trap for them, and they walked right into it. It’s the same thing he did with the ACORN videos. You’d think they’d have learned from that, but libs just aren’t very bright, are they?
Another side-effect of this that I really like: it’s the end of Weiner as any kind of spokesman or guest on the news shows. He’s probably the most arrogant, condescending, self-important ass of all of the lib talking heads. Knowing we won’t see his smug, sneering face any time soon will definitely help the blood pressure.
Absolutely brilliant, Andrew. I salute you.
While I sympathize with spouses married to cheating cads (eg a certain top-name golfer’s wife, apparently), I don’t have any sympathy for the spouses who know about the affairs and either don’t care or don’t do anything about it. for their own purposes, which is what I’ve heard about, uh, I can’t find the supporting links, so I’ll just say one VP candidate’s wife. :P
Did Weiner’s wife know or even care? Who knows with some of these political marriages! It’s like the Weiner himself; did he really
regret cheating, and lying to the world for over a week, or did he only regret getting CAUGHT?
And of course he won’t resign. He didn’t “break any House rules.” So we can trust the lying, cheating snake now, right?
A Democratic congressperson can’t ever say such actions are morally wrong because, well, morals are just some invention by wild-eyed Christians designed to suppress the masses; therefore, the Weeny did nothing immoral (in his and other jackass minds.)
Most glaring omission in the entire news conference was that he did not apologize to the House, to which he has brought so much shame.
But again, the jackasses have no shame, either.
Time to resign and seek counseling!
From what I read today (Can’t recall where, sorry.), she didn’t know until today that he was a shameless (and lousy) liar.
Another one?
This scandal isn’t even close to being over yet.
In fact, it’s going to get very ugly, very soon.
We’re talking full frontal xxx nudity, the use of government offices and computers, and underage girls.
Pelosi is frantically trying to get this creep to take a hike.
Imagine what it takes to offend Nancy Pelosi!!
Note to A.W.: At long last sir, have you no sense of honor?
Honor and integrity…..words wasted on some people, especially of the political ilk. Speaking truth and living it out is especially hard for these pols. They live by a double standard that their constituents have allowed to become a wide gulf between the “average” American and themselves. Why should they get the added advantage of keeping a job when they have completely disgraced the country they represent. How does this make congress look to the rest of the world?
We can forgive and try to forget, but the damage is done and Mr. Weiner has to live with the consequences. By holding onto his congressional seat like a screaming toddler he proves only one thing…power is his drug. A major problem for people who aspire to such lofty heights.
Teddy Kennedy left a young woman to drown in his car, and it didn’t hurt him politically at all. He was revered by the governing elite as The Lion of The Senate. Maybe Weiner can get the tag “Lyin’ Cub of the Senate?”
What a disgusting Wiener ! I feel sorry for his wife…
Weiner had said in the PC that his wife knew about his sexting ways, but that she didn’t know he was lying about being hacked.
He threw her under the bus. I’m sorry, but there is nothing honorable about this piece of garbage. He is taking “full responsibility” by KEEPING HIS POSITION? Really? Is that how it works? You screw up huge, lie to the public, threaten reporters, throw a couple of tears and that’s it?
I don’t feel all that sorry for his wife. If she knew he did crap like this then still married the guy you can’t say she didn’t go in with eyes wide open. Besides, who didn’t see that this POS was in the same mold as Obama, a narcissist of the top order, without any of the slight charm and race factor that Obama has? He is and always was arrogant and condesending.
This guy is a flake. Yet, he will keep his position, after a little while he will be one of the top dogs of the Democratic Party, and be right back to getting off on his power trips.
These pictures and posts are only the surface story. Wiener is not out there ‘fishing’ if he hadn’t had some bites before…
Is it just me or does Weiner look like one of the lead characters in “Revenge of the Nerds”? Why would this clown even think a woman would want to see him shirtless, much less in his underwear? The guy must have an ego the size of which equals the size of his stupidity.
Perhaps the press conference was stunning. As for Wiener, the man and his appendage, not so stunning.
Pelosi called for an investigation to find out if he abused House Rules (none) and if he used House Resources (none). So now that he is innocent of breaking laws(not God’s) he will go back to work.
It’s all in the words she used.
They are both morally corrupt.
Damn another vast right wing conspiracy blasted to bits. IT WAS HIS BITS!!! /SHOCK LOL – Lorica