#Weinergate: Total Meltdown
[Guest Post by Lee Stranahan]
Watch what Aaron posted – my take: it’s over. Weiner just ended his political career – at least for a while.
– Lee Stranahan
[Guest Post by Lee Stranahan]
Watch what Aaron posted – my take: it’s over. Weiner just ended his political career – at least for a while.
– Lee Stranahan
Pronounced "Patter-EE-koh"
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That would be a good thing.
rls (5e657b) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:21 pmI won’t go so far as to say it ends his career. He’s a liar, though. That much is obvious. But I think it just retards his career somewhat. He probably still has a shot at NYC mayor, and I think he’s a sure reelect as rep. His ability to be seen as a leading democrat will indeed be greatly diminished.
And since his shtick is to sling mud on youtube, now that he’s crying about the distraction of a direct question, I think he’ll have to give up on that and try to pose as a civil and sober moderate.
I really liked the guy. I’ve said so for years, even though I disagree with him politically. Even when he was screaming about ‘vote yes or no!!!’ I thought he was speaking from the heart as a patriot. But I’m pretty naive about this crap sometimes.
Dustin (c16eca) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:24 pmhe’s the socialists’ point man on Clarence Thomas
happyfeet (a55ba0) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:26 pmThey appear to be trying to figure out how much it is going to cost for some staffer to fall on a sword and take the blame for this.
JD (b98cae) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:29 pm“Single payer” hardest hit! hee hee
dfbaskwill (c021f2) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:30 pmThe way he repeats his line “if I were adressing 45,000”, he sounds like he’s auditioning for the role of Nucky Thompson.
MayBee (081489) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:34 pmHillary’s beard could not be reached for comment.
H/t MayBee 😉
JD (d48c3b) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:41 pmAce has the full nine minute version of Weiner’s bob and weave from Mediaite up. It is amazing. No questions answered. He will not be distracted!
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:45 pmholy projecting penis pictures baman!
happyfeet (a55ba0) — 5/31/2011 @ 4:52 pmWhen are we going to hear from Huma Weiner? She should be ready to take up Hillary’s refrain for the “vast right-wing conspiracy”. But that was then. It’s probably going to be the teabagger’s conspiracy now.
PatAZ (f23d3e) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:09 pmDon’t refer to Weiner’s pic and ‘teabagging’ in the same sentence. Ewww!!!
Icy Texan (a8e531) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:15 pm“Last night I shot an elephant in my boxer shorts and how he got in my boxer shorts I’ll never know”
-Groucho Marx
TANSTAAFL (bb1ee7) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:15 pmHis weenis could not even reach out of his fruit of the looms.
JD (29e1cd) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:18 pmIt was “pajamas”, but yeah. Can’t argue with a Heinlein-based screen name.
Icy Texan (a8e531) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:21 pmHumma Weiner.
JD (3ad5b9) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:25 pmI’ve got you guys all linked up: ‘Kaboom! Anthony Weiner Scandal Explodes!’
Donald Douglas (76750b) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:35 pmWeiner explodes is a bad headline
JD (29e1cd) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:38 pmFolks gotta update with that video at Hot Air …
Donald Douglas (76750b) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:49 pmDo you really think so? I don’t see why. I mean, at the end of the day, what is this? It’s mildly embarrassing, and he’s made things infinitely more embarrassing with his denials, but beyond that there’s nothing there. It’s not illegal, it’s not really even immoral, except by the most exacting standards, his “girlfriend” wasn’t offended, his wife probably doesn’t mind, his constituents won’t mind, and nor will the primary voters in 2013. So why should this be even a temporary setback to his career?
Milhouse (ea66e3) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:51 pm“his wife probably doesn’t mind”
— Aww, you’re nuthin’ but class, Milhouse.
Icy Texan (a8e531) — 5/31/2011 @ 5:56 pmMr. Milhouse the man is lying in the most condescending way he’s a walking breathing stammering metaphor for how socialists will say anything to justify sticking their dirty socialist dicks in your face whether you like it or not
Gack.
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:02 pmYes we knew he was a weasel of the lowest order, going after Thomas, trying to put Goldline out of business, pushing for a retreat from Iraq, this just confirms it.
ian cormac (72470d) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:07 pmweasel weasel we should have a song for to hear
this! I been enjoying this it’s very cheerful and it’s good recession music I think for these dark obama-ridden times
you can read about them here … they were never really a thing but whatever it’s very happy musics what they made
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:09 pmIf you’re correct Lee, all I can say is it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
#schadenfreudealicious.
Bob Reed (5f2db5) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:20 pmCome on, you don’t mean to tell me you’re the only person in America who actually believed in that marriage!
Milhouse (ea66e3) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:35 pmI think Milhouse is probably right about this one.
I mean… they were married by Slick Willie. And the marriage removed a political liability from Hillary Clinton.
Probably not the kindest thing to say, and if we’re wrong then I guess it’s pretty damn ugly to poke the wife at a time when she’d be understandably devastated.
Dustin (c16eca) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:38 pmmilhouse
the morality depends very much on what is really happening?
is he just being a perv online. that is one thing.
But what if he is cheating on his wife. that seems more serious to me.
i mean i tend to think that if you break your oath of marriage, you might break other oaths, like the oath of office. just saying…
Aaron Worthing (73a7ea) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:38 pmOn oldie but a goodie.
The guy also badly damaged the reputation of Twitter’s security. That probably seems like a minor thing, but it was wrong. He also acted like a punk who thinks he’s above answering a fair and direct question.
Basically, this guy shouldn’t have a top secret security clearance and power over legislation concerning energy and commerce. NY has a lot of these skeevy creeps, too… what’s up with that?
Dustin (c16eca) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:43 pmBut that assumes there ever was an oath of sexual exclusivity between them; I doubt it, because then they would both be condemning themselves to lives of chastity…
Milhouse (ea66e3) — 5/31/2011 @ 6:59 pmSo . . . your point is that his wife doesn’t mind because it’s a sham marriage?
Milhouse, you’re “NBC” — nuthin’ but class.
Icy Texan (a8e531) — 5/31/2011 @ 7:01 pma lot of people think it’s a sham marriage and that’s ok there were probably solid strategic reasons for them to get married
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 5/31/2011 @ 7:05 pmalso, perhaps she knows how to make marzipan
happyfeet (3c92a1) — 5/31/2011 @ 7:06 pmI’ve never before come across anyone who didn’t think there was something odd about that marriage.
Milhouse (ea66e3) — 5/31/2011 @ 7:15 pmOr perhaps she married him for his stuffed cabbage and kokosh cake.
Milhouse (ea66e3) — 5/31/2011 @ 7:22 pmWell, Milhouse, I don’t know if the oddness of their marriage means they aren’t still married.
I mean, people have had arranged or strategic marriages for a long time. I wouldn’t be surprised if they both intended to have kids together, and even are close. It’s also possible they are totally serious about their marriage and the strategic part is letting the Clintons have a role.
I don’t know. But I do know that this probably does embarrass Weiner’s wife regardless. I mean, she did want the world to think they were a happily married couple, for one reason or another. And if it’s true Weiner wasn’t really sincere about it, that’s not doing any wonders for how reliable his rep is, IMO.
One way or another, he’s let the person he was committed to down. Perhaps she doesn’t care about his being unfaithful, but does care that he was a miserable jackass who brought shame to the family?
Dustin (c16eca) — 5/31/2011 @ 7:55 pmYa know what? Don’t care about any alleged “arrangement” (which, BTW, you have absolutely NO proof whatsoever that such an ‘arrangement’ exists) between Angry Andy and his wife. Man is a piece of s***, period.
Icy Texan (a8e531) — 5/31/2011 @ 9:32 pmScam marriage? Let’s see; there are rumors about said wife and Hillary. Weiner announces that woman in question and he are engaged. End of story. Both are in D.C, but you never see them together. Ever. Then over year later, Slick Willy presides over ceremony. You never see happy couple together.
Husband, devout Jew.
Wife, devout Muslim.
Wife, good looking.
Husband, would make a train take a dirt track.
Yeah, that’s a marriage made in heaven.
retire05 (9e2f08) — 6/1/2011 @ 3:47 amFreeman Hunt said…
I had to steal this comment.
Dustin (c16eca) — 6/1/2011 @ 4:12 amHardly. But other than that, good summary.
Milhouse (ea66e3) — 6/1/2011 @ 11:11 am