RTWT here.
We won’t pretend to know the truth behind Weinergate — whether Weiner was the victim of a hacker or prankster or conservative conspiracy, or whether he was personally responsible for sending a college girl a photo of a man’s bulge over Twitter. But what’s clear is that Weiner is only inviting more suspicion on himself by the way he’s handling the attention. During an encounter with reporters earlier today, Weiner refused to answer any questions about the incident, including whether that was his own package in the photo, why he contacted a lawyer instead of law enforcement, and why he was following the college student on Twitter in the first place. Instead, he pointed reporters to his previous statements (which don’t actually address those questions) and expressed his desire to move on to more important business. ….
Evading questions, however, is a strategy most often utilized by people with something to hide, and will only further pique the media’s interest. Weiner either has something to hide, or he has no idea how the media operates.
(Question: Given his experience in Congress, what are the odds for option #2?)
Weiner’s problem is apparently that he exposes things that should be hidden and hides things that should be exposed.
…what are the odds for option #2?
Pretty good, actually. I mean, he doesn’t seem to get a basic fact of the internet: the separation between public and private is measured in millimeters. If that. This is a good thing, because as more and more politicians go on the net they run an increasing risk of exposing themselves, whether intentionally or not.
If this had been a prank I think the photo would have been a bit more revealing. I barely even noticed the little guy was standing at attention.
And we’re still supposed to believe the hacker just handed the Weiner the keys back to the accounts after messing with him for a little while. Put mics in front of the Weiner-wife. That’s where we’ll really learn what’s going on.
Very good point… I hadn’t considered that angle before…
Thanks for the inspiration, Black Sabbath… you got me thinking in a direction I hadn’t before.
If The Powers That Be here will forgive a self-referential link, I’ve added the speculations that Black Sabbath sparked in my tiny little mind to my own blog post on the topic. Of course, I gave credit where credit is due.
It makes his famous Air Force One photo worth a closer look: http://www.dunningmarketing.com/moonbattery/weiner.jpg
Given his experience in Congress, what are the odds for option #2?
I’d say pretty good as well. While he is a NY politician who has been on TV a lot, it’s always been a friendly environment. He assumed that the media were always on his side, now that they are asking tough questions, he looks a bit shocked that they turned on him.