There are news reports that Anthony Weiner has contacted former staffers to ask them to come back to work for him as he prepares to run again for office, including a possible run for mayor of New York or public advocate. Weiner left office after repeatedly lying to his constituents, colleagues, and the media about sending nude pictures of himself to women and accusing people of hacking into this phone. Women stated that they felt harassed by the photos that were sent without their solicitation or consent.
This moves has been expected given Weiner’s $4.5 million campaign war chest . . . and an obviously narcissistic personality. If he runs, the public would pay him an additional $1.5 million.
Weiner, 47, reportedly wants to run while there is the opportunity for public matching funds, which are due to expire after the 2013 election.
Besides mayor, Weiner is reportedly looking at public advocate office with a $165,000-a-year salary as a way of “cleansing” his career. It would be an odd choice for a man who just recently lied repeatedly to government officials, voters, and friends while engaging in conduct viewed as sexual harassment by women receiving these pictures.
Source: N.Y. Post
So, may we deduce that it is also ok to lie under oath if one is on the side of a cause we support?
He may be dick…… But he is not our dick to worry about……
Weiner was the Congressman from a District in New York State. This very important position is designated as a “Representative”. That word has many meanings but in this context it directly means that the person speaks and acts for the people of that District. It is easy to characterize Weiner as a “politician”. Then we can say things like: “Oh politicians do such things.”
If you live in his Congressional District then he stands for you. So, who are you if you live in his District? Are you some schmuck that takes quasi nude photos of yourself and sends them out to women you dont know. Are you some schmuck that posts nude or quasi nude photos of yourself on some international show and tell website which is misnamed Facebook? If you were dumbschmuck enought to vote for this guy before these acts are you dumbschmuck enough to make him your Representative again? THIS IS YOU? Go ahead. Make my day. My opinion of the know it all New Yorker is low but lower it again. Vote for a guy named Weiner. As in Oscar Meyer.
I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Weiner…
That is what I really wannnaa beeeeee.
Two nuns just off the boat from Austria are living in teh convent on Long Island. They get Monday off and take a subway over to Coney Island. They put the nickels together that they stole out of the collection plate and go up to the Hot Dog stand and each order a basket of the dish of the day.
They are walking away and the first nun unwraps the paper on the tasty Long Island delicacy and inquires of the other: “What part of the dog did you get?”
Yes New York. Make my day. Vote in the Weiner to be your Representative once again. He speaks for you and represents all that you are.
Damn dog eaters.
BarkinDog.
BarkinDog,
You do seem to have a problem with NY and NY’ers. Do you really think that the values and intelligence of other parts of the country exceed NY, if you do you are mistaken. NY is certainly not perfect, but in difficult times I’d rather take my chances there more than in most other parts of the country, especially the South and the Midwest. I choose those two because of the memes their citizens use to comfort and exalt themselves.
“Southern Hospitality” is a surface of gentillity masking an innate hostillity. “Midwestern Heartland Values” also disguises a culture where there is a false sense of moral superiority. NY’ers are far kinder to their fellows and to strangers than is thought or understood. Much of the negative press re: NY is envy.
How easily one falls for the Red Herring!…
For a realistic assessment of crimes, see
Charlie Chaplin’s film “Monsieur Verdux” – the trial scene.
What Mike said.
Great links Swarthmore!
Dredd:
What about The Koegel Meat Company? Maybe they would sponsor him.
Mike Spindell:
“Genuinely stupid people lack any sense of introspection and among them those that think themselves intelligent are usually the most dangerous.”
We have plenty of intelligent politicians who would fit that bill.
Personally I think it is people who think they are smarter than you are and so think they know what is good for you. Those are the truly dangerous but only if they are in government or influence government.
Nixon on the other hand …
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What about the lost tapes. Sounds like obstruction of justice.
Koch was mayor when I lived there. He got a little big for his britches and “we” (the electorate) decided he needed he some reining in, no one ever expected he would lose or that we would end up with Dickins. That was the downfall to Guiliani.
LeeJ,
I started working for NYC when Lindsay was Mayor, he wasn’t bad but his administration thought they were smarter than they were. Beame followed and the City had a fiscal crisis. Koch came in and was a blowhard, but got good press because the Permanent government” elite that really runs NYC liked that he took good care of them. Whenas you say the people got tired of Koch, in came poor Dinkins who took the blame for a fiscal crisis Koch caused. Dinkins was basically a “patsy”and his failure brought on Guilliani, who was a fraud and a thug. He had been reduced to the role of clown, but was saved by 9/11 and the idiot media which made him into a hero, which he wasn’t. The sad truth about NYC, which you probably know having lived there, is that it is run by the 1% and makes Chicago look pristine in its political machinations.
We only “see” each other on facebook. Not worth tryinig to talk to him, sadly. He has lost the ability to think or reason for himself.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/anthony-weiners-comeback-how-soon-is-too-soon/2012/07/16/gJQAdG91oW_blog.html It is all about timing. There hasn’t been an opening like this in ten years, and the current crop of candidates is not especially distinguished.
rafflaw
Blouise,
I think you are missing scores of Republicans who have the same character flaw. A certain Senator from Louisiana comes to mind, Newt Gingrich and the list goes on and on.
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I was jumping off of Mike and Tony C’s posts and restricting my remarks to Clinton, Spitzer, and Weiner all who I consider to be able politicians who suffer from a serious character flaw that leads them to self-destruction in a tragic manner.
I do not consider Vitter or Gingrich able or talented and their flaws are thus humdrum and not tragic in the classical sense of the tragic hero.
Nixon on the other hand …
Hey Bill, how bout those repubs?
Mike, amazing isn’t it./ I have a friend from HS, went to Annapolis so not a dummy, and believes everything Fox, Beck, Limbaugh tells him.
Lee,
I have a few smart friends also who are FOX’ed. I refuse to discuss politics with them because they have mo clue.
Weiner seems to be just as opportunistic, cynical, and amoral as Bill Clinton. From his perspective, he CAN (run & count on the votes of cynical
dyed-in-the-wool liberals) and gamble six million bones (thanks to “gifts” and taxpayers) – so, what’s there to lose?
BillMcW,
I know what you mean by cynical, dyed in the wool types like David Vitter, Gingrich, Romney, and and all the others. Isn’t amazing how certain types of people vote for them? What could be on their minds?
It would be an odd choice for a man who just recently lied repeatedly to government officials, voters, and friends while engaging in conduct viewed as sexual harassment by women receiving these pictures.
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So there are pictures. Where are the pictures..
I’m not saying Weiner’s not a hot dog. Where are the pictures? Inquiring minds want to know..
Do you know what pecker means? Go back to Buffalo, New York.
Funny how the repubs had (have) no problem with David Vitter continuing to sit in the congress despite outright criminal behavior and Dick Morris, of prostitution use fame – also a crime, is now one of their main spokesmen and apologists.
@Pat: The only person who is morally pure is a newborn.
Oh, okay, so I suppose that means only the newborns can criticize other people for, say, murder, rape, theft, fraud, or enforcing sexual slavery or dictatorship, right? Wouldn’t all of those be equally excusable under your logic?
And by your logic, what right do you have to be outraged by the outsourcing of jobs or sending soldiers to die on a fool’s mission? After all, you aren’t morally pure, what right do you have to criticize a President for the moral indiscretion of overthrowing a government without just cause?
Certainly in the terms of cheating on my wife, I am morally pure, I have been married for over two decades and I have never cheated in any way whatsoever, not a touch of any kind.
Besides, you are wrong, it is not faux outrage. It is not outrage at all, on both sides of the political aisle, the sexual antics of politicians are indicative of their mindset and that directly impacts voters. If they are willing to lie and cheat on spouses to whom they are personally committed and in relationships where they have a significant stake, if they are willing to do that and endanger their careers for their own self-gratification, why in the WORLD would you trust them to make decisions that affect people they do not know, and have no personal relationship with whatsoever (their constituents)? If they are willing to treat their WIFE that way, imagining they are going to act honorably in their official capacity (instead of doing whatever it takes to get campaign contributions and personal power) is just laughably naive.
Blouise,
I think you are missing scores of Republicans who have the same character flaw. A certain Senator from Louisiana comes to mind, Newt Gingrich and the list goes on and on.