Should Weiner Resign

[Scat]

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/0...f-anthony-weiner-posted-on-biggovernment-com/

Keep in mind that he's a Dem so should given a little more slack than a Rep should.

 

[JohnStockalypse]

If everyone who tried to get some tail had to resign there'd be no one left to work!!!

 

[Boondocksaint27]

No clever title? May I suggest: "Weiner trouble?" Yes, I enjoy bringing some maturity to the board.

 

[Scat]

No clever title? May I suggest: "Weiner trouble?" Yes, I enjoy bringing some maturity to the board.

I did use Weinergate in the poll question.

 

[sirkickyass]

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/0...f-anthony-weiner-posted-on-biggovernment-com/

Keep in mind that he's a Dem so should given a little more slack than a Rep should.

Obviously he should resign as this will cause deep problems for the party and their values-voting base.

But seriously, didn't we all know it was him last week when he refused to deny the photo was of him?

 

[TroutBum]

What a tool. How his dong, and his lack of managing it, has to do with his ability to be a congressmen is a little beyond me, but I would call for his resignation.

 

[sirkickyass]

Real shame as he's actually a really effective Congressman.

I suspect he's totally fine in his district. Where it really hurts him is his chances at being the next New York mayor. He was considered a primary candidate and now he probably won't even run.

 

[Scat]

Obviously he should resign as this will cause deep problems for the party and their values-voting base.

But seriously, didn't we all know it was him last week when he refused to deny the photo was of him?

I don't recall him admitting that the photo was of himself. He said that his Twitter account had been hacked and someone sent the photo via his account but it was not a photo of himself.

 

[sirkickyass]

I don't recall him admitting that the photo was of himself. He said that his Twitter account had been hacked and someone sent the photo via his account but it was not a photo of himself.

Last week he had these weird non-denials when asked if the photo was of him. He totally denied posting it but wouldn't go so far as to say that the photo wasn't of him.

From last week: https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/...say-that-photo-is-not-him/?ref=anthonydweiner

Mr. Weiner added, however, that he could not “say with certitude” if he was the person in the photo.

In an interview broadcast later on CNN, Wolf Blitzer asked the congressman “if he had ever taken a picture like this of himself?”

“There are – I have photographs,” Mr. Weiner replied. “I don’t know what photographs are out there in the world of me. I don’t know what things have been manipulated and doctored.”

I thought it was an obvious admission-by-nondenial.

 

[Scat]

Last week he had these weird non-denials when asked if the photo was of him. He totally denied posting it but wouldn't go so far as to say that the photo wasn't of him.

From last week: https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/...say-that-photo-is-not-him/?ref=anthonydweiner



I thought it was an obvious admission-by-nondenial.

Fair enough.

 

[sirkickyass]

Fair enough.

My other thought was that he might want people to think it was him because it made him look like a bigger man than he is. I mean if someone posted a faceless picture of a 17 incher and said it was me I probably wouldn't protest too much is all I'm saying.

 

[trigg3r]

Both parties seem to be attacking him now. What an ironic situation.

 

[The-Joker]

If he has "his wife's continuing support" then who really cares?

 

[TroutBum]

My other thought was that he might want people to think it was him because it made him look like a bigger man than he is. I mean if someone posted a faceless picture of a 17 incher and said it was me I probably wouldn't protest too much is all I'm saying.

17?!



Welcome to my world, man.

 

[candrew]

If he was using government resources to send these pictures, messages, etc...then I think at the very least he has a moral obligation to resign. If not it's a private matter and the people in his district should make that decision next election.

However, I think the right wing noise machine will be going full blast on this one and Weiner may have no choice but to resign for "the good of the party". Weiner is an effective Congressman and one of the few liberals with balls (no pun intended). The Democrats will lose a lot of sound byte power with this guy out of The House. The far right knows this and will be on the attack for sure.

 

[candrew]

Real shame as he's actually a really effective Congressman.

I suspect he's totally fine in his district.

I lived in his district for many years growing up in NYC - he's locked in.

Before Weiner, Chuck Schumer was the Congressman there forever.

 

[LogGrad98]

My other thought was that he might want people to think it was him because it made him look like a bigger man than he is. I mean if someone posted a faceless picture of a 17 incher and said it was me I probably wouldn't protest too much is all I'm saying.

17?!



Welcome to my world, man.

You look at pictures of 17 inchers huh? I think we all knew that.

 

[Gameface]

17?!



Welcome to my world, man.

Inches, not centimeters.

 

[TroutBum]

You are both wrong, actually. That's the age I like my men.

 

[Gameface]

This is pretty much a non-issue to me. His actions were not illegal, he just did something embarrassing and tried to cover it up. He seems like a bad lier, which is surprising for a congressman, so he actually gets bonus points from me over this. His cover-up was short lived and he gave a pretty honest press conference to come clean and didn't make any excuses. I'd just about vote for the guy and I'm sure we don't agree on too much.