Weiner Resigns: Will Media Lament His Departure?
Update: 14:30: Weiner made it official moments ago with these words:
"I had hoped to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district elected me to do, to fight for the middle class and those struggling to make it. Unfortunately, the distraction that I have created has made that impossible."
Video and earlier post follows...
Now that his wife has returned to the country, embattled Democratic representative Anthony Weiner is expected to resign his position as a member of the House of Representatives, despite his earlier refusal to do so:
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) will resign from his seat in Congress, heeding calls from President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and dozens of other congressional Democrats, sources confirm to POLITICO. The resignation ends nearly three weeks of tumultuous political controversy since the New York congressman sent a lewd picture of himself over Twitter which he claimed at first was a result of a hack, and later admitted he had sent himself.
According to two sources, Weiner made up his mind to resign Wednesday night, and shortly after began making calls to inform them of his decision. Weiner called DCCC chair Steve Israel — who had also called for his resignation — on Wednesday night at the White House picnic to inform him and Pelosi that he had decided to resign on Thursday.
Exit questions: How much media moaning about alleged "puritanism" with respect to Weiner's obscene online activities will we hear from the left-of-center media? And how many weeks will CNN wait to pair him up with his fellow disgraced New Yorker Eliot Spitzer? After all, he seems to be in need of a co-host.
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This will
Submitted by UpNorth on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:35am.
turn out to be Bush's fault, too. That seems to be the fall-back position of the media and Dems, but I repeat myself on their collusion.
This is so true and you'd think they would be
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:47am.
embarrassed by constantly blaming Bush for everything! Nope these mind numbed dolts will continue to act like children and blame someone for their own failings.
Good call and I totally thought the same thing!
UpNorth--Weiner/Bush connection~
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:22am.
Yes, it will be linked to Bush:
1) Bush was a baseball owner.
2) Vendors sell wieners at baseball games.
That's all they need to "connect" Bush. ^_^
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Weiner/Bush 2012
Submitted by lotr on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:04pm.
Weiner/Bush 2012
Franken/Weiner
Submitted by Rukus on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:36pm.
Weiner/Graham, Weiner/Cleaver, Weiner/Hunter, Hurt/Weiner, Long/Weiner, Moore/Weiner, Weiner/Waters.
Yeah, I know a bunch are R's but it's all just silliness. : )
LMAO
Submitted by lotr on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 5:10pm.
Of course it's silliness. The whole pathetic affair begs of silliness.... which is why the Weiner had to go. As Jon Stewart himself put it, it's "a gift from the Comedy gods"....
Wow
Submitted by Hunter S. on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 5:01pm.
How creative! Almost as good as Bush/Dick, the real thing.
I knew immediately that when
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:36am.
I knew immediately that when Weiner officially denied that he was going to resign that he was actually going to resign. My timeframe was just a few days off.
Of course they will!
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:47am.
What "happened" (there he was, walking down the street, minding his own business when WHAM!! this thing fell on him out of nowhere!!) to Weiner will be played as another "tragedy."
And of course, it's not his fault....it's that "puritanism" dammit!!
I repeat what I said the other day: What kind of country is this, where someone can't send photos of his johnson to women he doesn't know without the Puritans getting their bloomers in a wad over it???
Regarding his wife, yes, it's a tragedy for her, but apparently she knew about his "habit" before they got married; I guess she thought marriage would (or could) change him.
MB, I do not feel sorry for
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:49pm.
MB, I do not feel sorry for his wife. Do not forget she was the one that came up or was party to that "General Betray Us" ad.
My guess is she wanted to be just like Hillary. Ride the coat tails of her husband into more power. You saw how Hillary ignored all of times Bill cheated on her. In the case of Weiner it could not be ignored due to the internet. Do you think if the internet that we have today was around back around the time of the Clintons being in Arkansas he would have had a chance to get into the White House?
She's obviously a poor judge of character
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:22pm.
If she thought that she'd ride this dweeb's coattails to the top, she doesn't understand average Americans. Weiner might appeal to some New York City type, but he doesn't set well with most of the country.
MB FYI
Submitted by lotr on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:04pm.
It's not a "johnson." Please use the correct slang terminology.
~You'll have to excuse the ladies
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:26pm.
If we aren't that familiar with the myriad affectionate pseudonyms men bestow upon their smaller selves.
LOL.
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:51pm.
~
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
LOL Bru*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 5:46pm.
I've had about enough, get our your nightstick...
Oh, Bru.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:53pm.
That was so hurtful, and just plain mean.
~I'm glad you liked it
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:27pm.
We aim to please.
More gag headlines:
Submitted by Slyrr on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:43am.
'Democrats cut off their Weiner' - NYT
'Democrat MSNBC says they chopped off Weiner too soon'
'Democrat Party looks forward to life without their Weiner'
The entire business was a gag. The idea that Democrats promulgated in 2006, that THEY would 'drain the swamp of corruption'? That was the real gag. A sad, sorry, dispirited farce that they carry on to this very day. A joke that they keep telling, and which no one thinks is funny. The notion that Democrats - who are the very essence of corruption, thievery, bribery, graft, lies, deceit, anarchy, whoredoms and vulgarity of the worst order - saying that they would 'end' the very behavior that they champion?
Remember in 2012 people - we must take this country back. There is no denying that the government has been corrupted, and is infested with people who hate this nation and want to rebuild it after the manner of their own wickedness. Things will never get better until we elect wise and righteous leaders who will obey the law.
Headlines
Submitted by LionKing on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:19pm.
"Huma says no more Weiner."
"Hillary studying Huma's Weiner"
"Pelosi demands a closer look at Weiner"
"Reid taking a hands-off approach with Weiner"
"Dems still trying cover-up Weiner"
Hey look it's bad enough that
Submitted by Gat New York on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 1:38pm.
Hey look it's bad enough that her new name is "Huma Weiner."
Now say that 10 times and what does it sound like?
Mmmm....how soon before
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:47am.
Mmmm....how soon before Weiner shows up on MSNBC or CNN?
A porn star is born!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:56am.
I'm betting Ginger Lee's video website or MTV.
Maybe he'll change his name to Tony Wad, Johnny's "little" brother.
porn star popularity
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:43am.
It's funny how some porn stars (active or not) gain some popularity after some sort of scandal or incident or whatever. According to an article I read a while back, the one hanging around Charlie Sheen during his "tour" and partying gained some new fans because of them being in the mainstream news. Some couldn't handle it.
Bree Olson gained some attention and didn't seem to mind it.
Kacey Jordan however didn't do too well, apparently she got pregnant, tried to say it wasn't Sheen's but it seems likely that it was and she got an abortion(tmz got a video of her leaving and she texted whoever it was that got her pregnant that the deed was done. But later she kinda went nuts, got to binge drinking and drugs and supposedly tried to commit suicide, she's ok now.
There were some other porn stars that were involved with Sheen and now supposedly they are getting together, trying to capitalize their new-found fame, how, you might ask? A porn film! Good grief!
So what will happen with Ginger Lee, will she get more fame/fans or will she go nuts?
I'm not condemning nor condoning porn, just rather interesting when it makes its way into the "mainstream" news, though pretty much all of the above, I got from Fox News and TMZ(which I don't typically look at unless it was linked from Fox News).
-Jon
Ahhhh..."Boney" Tony?
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:20pm.
Ahhhh..."Boney" Tony?
TONY!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:00pm.
Tony, Tony, bo boney,
Banana, fana, fo phoney,
Tony!
He already has a song; The Name Game.
Which he and the liberal MSM
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:20pm.
Which he and the liberal MSM will turn into the "Blame Game" by pointing fingers of blame at everyone else BUT Weiner.
I had to laugh when I read
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 10:49am.
I had to laugh when I read the line about possibly joining Spitzer, because the other day I was reading an article about Weiner fighting to stay because he really has no skill to do anything else. And my first thought was, well, he could join Client #9 on CNN.....
Weiner could also help
Submitted by Matthew Sheffield on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:10am.
Spitzer figure out how to find chicks w/o having to pay them.
mb,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:34am.
Actually, I'm hoping CNN hires him and teams him up with Wolfie.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
WeinerSpitzer
Submitted by 4eyes50 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:03am.
Wasn't that the name of a hot dog chain?
AufWeinersehen!!!
Submitted by bigdaddy on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:09am.
Buh Bye Tony! Good Luck Mr. Mayor!
Indecent Exposure
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:31am.
Now, he should be charged with and convicted for indecent exposure. It's no different than if he flashed a lady in a public place.
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Could he be sued for sexual
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:23pm.
Could he be sued for sexual harassment?
Gloria, what sayest thou?
Overheard
Submitted by 4eyes50 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:49am.
during a therapy session:
Psycho: So, how long was it before you realized you had a problem?
Weiner: Not very long...
Psycho: How hard was it to admit you had a problem?
Weiner: Very, until it came to me that I wasn't getting any help.
Psycho: Really? No one offered you a helping hand?
Weiner: Can you believe it? Especially after all the times I helped them.
Psycho: Now let's talk about you marriage. How are relations between you and your wife, Humus.
Weiner: Huma.
Psycho: Your wife.
Weiner: Huma is the name of my wife.
Psycho: Now we're getting somewhere. You mean to tell me you don't even know your wife's
name?
Weiner: I told you! Huma!!
Psycho: I know! You don't even the know the name of the person you have sext with?
Weiner: Huma and I have great sex, not sext.
Psycho: I don't care who you're having sex, or sext, with outside of your marriage. Do you want to
stay on topic?
Weiner: Dammit, man!!! I told you, my wife's name is HUMA - how many time do I have to repeat?
Psycho: Until you're ready to take this seriously, I don't think we can continue...
I thought he would go to a woman shrink.
Submitted by E.S.Blofeld on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 5:02pm.
Just saying...
Ernst
"Isn't it pretty to think that way?"-EH
Not to worry folks....Weiner
Submitted by Glenn on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 11:52am.
Not to worry folks....Weiner will have a show on CNN. They are going to team him with another outstanding citizen on that network. the new show will be the Weiner-Spitzer show.
Will Media Lament His Departure?
Submitted by Gothampc on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 12:20pm.
No, they'll double down on criticizing Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman.
Gnashing of teeth...rending of hair....
Submitted by drsamherman on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 1:04pm.
...you will see more drama coming from the talking heads over Weiner's resignation (if it does happen) than a summer-long college theater festival or a week of any given cable entertainment channel.
We have already seen Alan Colmes trying for his Emmy for daytime drama on Fox. You can only imagine what will be on MSNBC non-stop for weeks and weeks until the fad burns out.
So, the language becomes clearer
Submitted by HelenS on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 1:41pm.
In the vocabulary of liberal-speak, it seems that anyone with morals, a standard of behavior outside of themselves and from a Higher source - which is not a weather-vane of fluctuating stimuli - can be labeled "Puritanical", "Desperate clingers to guns and religion" (my personal favorite and one I wear proudly!), and other terms that they say with ridicule and scorn.
They also try, in all seriousness, to call themselves "Progressive". (of course, they try to say pretty much everything in all seriousness).
If my ability to follow the convolutions is up to the job, this means that they consider amoral behavior, degradation, deceit, hedonistic indulgence and every other perversion to be "Progressive".
I guess that says a lot about what direction they're progressing.
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years - the cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
Please don't resign Anthony. . .
Submitted by Gat New York on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 1:45pm.
. . . . at least not yet
At least not until we have run out of weiner jokes and/or you becomes a constant reminder of Democratic arrogance (added to Charlie Rangel) for the 2012 election.
Future Democratic Ticket...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:04pm.
..."Weiner-Holder"
I stole it, but it is too good not to share.
OMO! Heckler..."Bye Bye PERVERT"!
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:25pm.
ROTFLMAO.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
~I can't wait for that to go up on YouTube!
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:33pm.
.
I couldn't make out any other heckles
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:39pm.
It will hit you tube, for sure.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
"Are you more than 7 inches?"
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:44pm.
At 2:30.
~Already on Drudge
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:47pm.
LOL
Where was the rotten flying veggies
Submitted by upcountrywater on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:07pm.
lol for sure...
You Didn't Build That.
~All that needed was a shower of over-ripe produce
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:12pm.
.
Banana's or cumquats?
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:35pm.
Banana's or cumquats?
I just posted the video
Submitted by Matthew Sheffield on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:58pm.
of the resignation above in the thread.
Listening to it, I also heard "The people demand to know, were you fully erect?" Someone on Twitter told me it was a writer for the Howard Stern show who was asking the questions
Thanks, interesting info, Matt
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:06pm.
I backed it up a second time and heard the "7" comment", but the rest was garbled. Stern Show (wonder if it was Hater, Matt?) is pretty funny. I heard one guy yelling "get him out of here, he's not one of us"...but that I suspect was at an audience member.
Real life political theatre, live and in color!
The only thing that was missing was your new friend Andrew Breitbart jumping on the mic when Weiner was late (as usual).
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
~Weiner was late, AGAIN?!
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:05pm.
Some fools just never learn.
Well at least
Submitted by Matthew Sheffield on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:19pm.
he's not premature. You can give him that despite his many other flaws...
~They just write themselves, don't they?
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:24pm.
.
Bru~
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:26pm.
I entered into a Weiner blog, and all I got was this trashy t-shirt.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
~Would that be
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:43pm.
this trashy T-shirt? :-D
Oh m'gosh...
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:06pm.
Yes, that's the one!;)
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Yes, that's what Fox reported also...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:07pm.
The guy was supposed to be a writer for Stern's show...Charming, huh?
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
This sounded more like a campaign speech...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:57pm.
than a resignation speech. I really don't think Weiner "gets" it...I fully expect that we will see him try to return, in some fashion, to either elected office or some other high profile position of some kind in the future. This is a man who has an elephantine ego, and some serious character flaws (in addition to some psychological issues as well) which have proved to be just about fatal to his political career (at least for now) and very possibly to his marriage (we'll have to see what happens there), and I didn't hear him say anything of any real concrete substance that indicates this he either recognizes this, or is going to do anything, really, to address it. Whatever happens with Weiner in the future, I have a feeling that we haven't seen the last of him. Time will tell.
As for how the media ultimately handles this, I am certain that some will invent some ludicrously convoluted way to try to hang Weiner's resignation on the right.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Prairie~
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 2:57pm.
I agree -- it did sound like a campaign speech. He's already begun manuevering himself back into public service.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
GG...Yep...His intital comments were almost an advertisement...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:05pm.
for him...I think they were intended to remind his constituents of who he was (that he was "one of them"), what he had done for them, and that he was honored to represent them, yada, yada, yada. I do not think that we have seen the last of him...Just a gut feeling. We'll see.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Revolving door~
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:21pm.
It's like he's put himself in an endless revolving door. He's just circling around in there until he can come back out into public service again. Oh joy. [^_^]
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
You betcha...I have a sneaking feeling...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:31pm.
that that is precisely what he may be planning on doing ...Lay low for a period of time, and let people think that he's "working on his issues" and his marriage. Then after a time, begin to re-emerge having "learned a lesson" and "becoming a stronger, better person", blah, blah, blah. As you said, "Oh joy".
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
It's the Kennedy mantra
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:22pm.
These people believe their perversions, lies, and immorality, is inconsequential, as long as they can claim they are trying to "help" people.
Poor Mary Jo didn't fall for it, and neither do many of us.
Rad...Right you are...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:42pm.
The left's obscene bs about how they are "working for the people" makes me ill, and the Kennedys elevated it to a high art. Unfortunately, many others on the left do the same thing, and we heard it, again, from Weiner today...It must be a reflex with these types..."I'm one of you...I'm working hard for you..." etc., etc., etc.
Well, at least for now, there is one less liberal bs artist in the House, and that's a good thing.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
His replacement
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:56pm.
But you gotta wonder what his replacement will be like or who it is.
That will be interesting to find out.
-Jon
They've got plenty of weiners in his district
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:59pm.
Srending up another one just like him will be a snap.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Very true...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 5:03pm.
I've wondered about that too. Whoever it turns out to be though, he or she would be hard pressed to be more arrogant, more bombastic, more egotistical, more dishonest, and just more downright annoying than Anthony Weiner. We'll see.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
I'm sure his parents
Submitted by Matthew Sheffield on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:06pm.
are just tickled to be mentioned about how they taught him the values that have brought him to this point in life.
He was trying too hard to turn straw into gold today.
Agreed...I found his speech to be...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:08pm.
more self-serving than sincerely contrite and apologetic...Par for the course for Weiner. I don't think he's learned a thing from all of this...I really don't.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
~That part really was dreadful
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:10pm.
It really showed how disconnected from reality he is. One of his staffers should have pointed out how bizarrely inappropriate that statement was considering the circumstances.
Guess that's why Huma wasn't there, she heard him practice the
Submitted by upcountrywater on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:18pm.
speeech....
Actually she was moving all her stuff out the house while he was there angling for an new job.
You Didn't Build That.
~Hmmm
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:23pm.
That's what she should have been doing, and if he didn't land a swanky job somewhere that's probably what she will do. If she's anything like Hillary she'll hang on to power like grim death.
At this point, Huma's got the power
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:58pm.
She's an unofficial Clinton. Both Clinton's have called her their second daughter.
With her experience, now, in State....she's set herself up to be a player in the future.
I expect divorce papers within about three months. Weiner's not a president, he's just a ridiculous joke.
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~Exactly
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:16pm.
I think she was waiting to see how bad this would be. If he'd been able to stay in Congress she'd have stuck with him, but I think it's just a matter of time now.
As I mentioned above, I think
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:27pm.
As I mentioned above, I think of Weiners wife to be an opportunistic shrew. Unlike Shrillary I do not think she will stand by her "man".
I bet this is what Huma would love to happen to Tony right now.
Blonde...I'm inclined to agree...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:49pm.
Unless she's desperately in love with him and is going to give him another chance (I sure wouldn't), I think she'll dump him too. As you said, with her close relationship with the Clinton's and her governmental and political experience, she may well be one to watch in the future.
Wouldn't it be funny, and poetic justice, if she ran for Weiner's House seat someday, and won?
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
LOL! Could be...Seriously though...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:26pm.
I was pleased to see that she didn't do the awful "standing by her man" thing that too many of these wives have done...That makes me so angry to see these women allow themselves to be used as props at a press conference for their idiot husbands...Have some self-respect, ladies. Whatever ends up happening with that marriage, at least she didn't allow herself to be used in that demeaning fashion. Good for her.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Matthew~
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:14pm.
Yeah, that was weird. I cringed for the parents when I heard that part. Between him and Casey Anthony, the past few weeks have not been kind for some parents.
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
right after he announced his
Submitted by sar1 on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:19pm.
right after he announced his resignation, somebody cheered and said "bye, bye pervert" that said it all
Suggested headline
Submitted by Ed Gregory on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:30pm.
Zipper Closes on Weiner
→ Below the Beltway
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:46pm.
Latest CNN show.
Just a distraction?
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:00pm.
So, Weiner thinks this entire escapade is nothing more than a distraction? Nice display of moral ineptitude there, buddy.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Another Headline
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 3:59pm.
Another headline: Weiner Pulls Out.
Here's another one: Media gives Flaccid response to Exposed Weiner.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
And another
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:01pm.
Weiner loses his battle of the bulge.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Weiner Dysfunctional
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:05pm.
Weiner dysfunctional after public exposure.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
We're doing Leno's work here
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:19pm.
I think we need to send him the bill.
As Bru said earlier (I think it was she)...."these write themselves".
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
"Those struggling to make it..."
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:03pm.
Did he actually say "those struggling to make it?" Hay, who were you trying to "make," Weiner?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Weiner getting heckled made my day
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:03pm.
I heard it in the car, and I was laughing so hard I almost had to pull over.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Weiner revealed at White House
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:28pm.
Weiner decision revealed at White House picnic! So sayth CNN!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
I kind of feel sorry for Weiner.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 4:28pm.
It has been really hard for him, don't you think? He assumed such a rigid position to begin with, and that made it a real stretch for him to pull out on his own.
His first news conference laid the table for this disaster. He entered from the back door, and had to be second to Breitbart. Had he been up-standing from the start and entered from the front, it would have gone smoother.
But no, he left himself hanging, and took a real beating from the press. Hell, even good liberals like Barney Fwank blew him off. I mean, how does a once fast rising man come to this?
Now he's unemployed. No longer will the Weiner be able to get up in the morning like he used to. He'll just have to hang around the house, probably with a couple of other NYC nuts he calls friends, playing Hide the Pickle or some other dopey game.
Never fear. There is indeed a TV show in his future. It is already half named for Weiner. It's called Hardball. That will give him the exposure he needs to make a turn around, and Chrissy is the man to get him to turn around if anyone is.
So you keep hanging in there, Weiner and stick it out! With a head like yours, you're destined for bigger things. You can beat it!
Carpe Diem (or something)!
Two questions: 1) Is Huma
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 5:06pm.
Two questions:
1) Is Huma truly pregnant?
2) Will Huma divorce him?
Oh m'gosh...Oh m'gosh, etc.
Submitted by GG_NB on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 5:08pm.
OK, I'm a girl, so I cannot comment too much on that last post, Newbubba. But I have to admire your hilarious creativity. ;)
I better exit off this thread before I pick up another trashy t-shirt!
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