Last July, ABC and NBC highlighted a temper tantrum from Rep. Anthony Weiner, alleging on the House floor that the Republicans were denying health care to the heroes of 9/11. To Diane Sawyer, Weiner spoke for all of America: “Every now and then, someone seems to express the nation’s frustration with the endless wrangling and delay in Congress.”
Remember Weiner when liberal journalists roll their eyes at the stupidity of conservatives. Weiner’s social-media sex scandal was underplayed by the national media precisely because they thought their ultraliberal star was far too smart to commit these stupid sex pranks with women he barely knew on the Internet.
The Old Media were clearly slow to jump on this story, even when Weiner all but admitted his guilt when he refused to deny he’d taken a picture of his own crotch and then couldn’t deny “with certitude” that this was his body. They knew what these answers meant, and yet they still waited for some other media – the New Media – to get to the bottom of it.
Andrew Breitbart and his blog Big Government began this story, and they finished it, at least in terms of forcing Weiner to confess he lied to everyone – spouse, staff, media, and public. Breitbart was right in explaining why: There’s an obvious double standard when the liberal media cover political scandal. They’re a pack of hungry lions to devour Republicans; they are mellow leaf-eaters when Democrats cross an ethical line.
Let’s recall the quick and dirty end of Republican Mark Foley’s career in 2006. When the story came out that Foley had sent lewd Internet messages to male congressional pages, the networks filed an amazing 152 stories over the first 12 days, almost all of them after Foley abruptly resigned. Foley’s scandal was a sex talk scandal. Investigators never found a physical relationship, but the media chewed that story clean to the bones. The timing – just weeks before midterm elections – surely was delicious.
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But he didn't do some gay faggot thing in the airport like Larry Craig. It's not the same.
That was so tacky what Larry Craig was alleged to have done……foot "sex" wasn't it? Oh my goodness! Do you know if the other party involved, in the next stall, reported the advance to airport security?
Anyway, what about not being the "same?" Is that important? 'Sounds like someone's got an obsession for measuring degrees of deviate activities.
Both these guys, Craig or Weiner, were in that deviate category. End of story.
Stan Lee you are absolutely right!
Deviate behavior is simply wrong no matter what it is.
To measure it in degrees is simply being incompetent.
Bush's Fault,
James is this but another one of your aliases? Is this how you are able to truly be as you really want to be & voice what you really want to say? Regardless it was a really pathetic post!
Alexia, The Liberal's mind is so totally screwed up, it's almost like they are brainwashed!! Even a mountain of evidence will not convince them of anything!! My Nemisis is that way, I even sent him a copy of court papers to prove a point…he would not believe them!! Nor a mountain of evideence!! Yah…he's a Liberal!! Hey…did you know the government has a black flag operation coming up? Shooting people at Malls and police Stations! Police Stations are protecting themselves from it…Please see this video and pass it on!! You have to fix the (dot)!! http://www.youtube(dot)com/watch?v=-fmtJ5kh-50&am…
Eddie W you are absolutely right! I am not familiar with The Black Flag operation? The site you referred me to said that the server could not be found.
The Weiner issue will not go away until he does, Ironic, that with a name like "Weiner" he would post XXX rated self pics, lets just hope Nancy doesnt follow suit, because i for one, have NO INTEREST in what a Pelosi looks like, the mere thought disgusts me!
Me either, that would be like what she said about the Health scare bill. We will not know whats in it until we pass the bill.
Weiner thought that he could get away with this on a lie … thank you "new media' for "exposing" Weiner and his arrogant hypocrisy .. one of his favorite "attacks" was to call his opponents liars . without any facts to back it up. Now we have not only facts but actual "conversations" and photo's and he doesn't have the "class" to resign. I hope he stays .. it just shows the arrogance and hypocrisy throughout the Progressive Democrat party.
And we want this caliber voting on and explaining legislature of the federal government. trust him to know confidential info about government, not for me, he could be blackmailed for a dirty picture, pervert.
"someone seems to express the nation's frustration with the endless wrangling and delay in Congress.” That frustration is with you, Weener, Reseign, Now!
the nice thing he just left being a Jew and converted to being a Muslim just before this all happened!
Kangaroo that is exactly why his life is in turmoil! God is punishing him for converting to Islam.
He'll be a Christian again by next Christmas.
Three religions per year!
LOL!
Liberal Media bias exist! Every one should know this by now.
The Old Saying that men will be men & boys will be boys hardly applies here in Weiner's case. Simply put Weiner showed the world his weiner something which should have been reserved exclusively for his wife's eyes only.
Alexia…here it is..I know a few were messed up!! Fix the (dot)! http://www.freedomsphoenix(dot)com/News/091166-20… -sunday-edition.htm?From=News
Load the whole thing…to the end…News!!
Eddie W it still says server not found.
This is where I blog…it's on here, just scroll down a ways…2 or 3!!
Again fix the (dot)!! :«)
http://barnabus1.tblog(dot)com/
The sad state of affairs is that we have pond scum like this as political leaders of our Country. It is not a bit amusing to me that this individual has not more moral character than to partake in some childish sick prank as to show his private parts to another individual. He should not have a chance to resign, he should be run out of office. If this is the type of people we have in Washington, no wonder our Country is in trouble. Who is taking care of business…..certainly not these deviants. There was a time that perspective candidates for office were thoroughly scrutinized , but evidently the respective National Parties no longer care about a man's character before putting him up as a candidate or putting their support behind him. Surely somehow these people should be screened so as not to bring shame and discredit to his respective party. God spare us from these unscrupulous people.
We also had Jim McGreevey (Democrat), New Jersey governor who was caught with his pants down with another man while still married and was forced to resign in 2005. That is what nerdy pencil-neck weiner should do.