It was obvious from the outset of Weinergate that Anthony Weiner had something to hide, because of his own conduct. He acted very guilty. It was also obvious that the media and the blogs on the left would help him hide whatever he was intent on hiding. He looked guilty to me from the outset, and after putting this timeline together his guilt was even more evident. Once he lawyered up and his story started changing from “hacked” to “prank,” the obvious became inevitable. But only when ABC reported about the same woman that Breitbart had already reported about, was Weiner finally forced to confess — but not give up any power.
Before the confession, he trotted his staff out to lie for him. They did, unknowingly. But now they know that he lied to them, and that in turn they lied for him to the press and the American people. And they lied on the taxpayer’s dime. If they have any honor, Weiner’s staff will resign. So…don’t expect any resignations.
Within days of the tweet, many Democrats circled the wagons around him. They didn’t bother themselves to examine the facts, they just defended Weiner because he is a Democrat. Rep. Louise Slaughter, in particular, said definitively that she knew the man in the photo was not Weiner. Her certitude raised eyebrows at the time. It might be worth revisiting.
Weiner claimed to be the victim. The lefty blogs defended him and smeared Breitbart and other conservatives, concocting inane theories to explain it all away. When those theories fell apart, they came up with new ones. They have now been proven to be nothing but suckers or shills who defended a man purely because he is a Democrat. And if Weiner himself had not confessed, there is no reason to think that many on the left would not have just continued to shill for him. Chris Matthews is still making excuses for the guy. Cannonfire, the blog that did the most actual legwork to defend the “hacking” lie, is still shilling for Weiner. Weiner has played them all for fools but they’re still standing by him. Why? Why surrender your credibility for someone so undeserving, and who won’t even notice enough to thank you? I don’t get it.
But those of us who have been vindicated by all this shouldn’t kid ourselves: A party that includes Rep. Charlie Rangel, that includes tax cheats in the administration, that has one member of Congress who was impeached from his federal judgeship for bribery, that lied about racial epithets at the passing of ObamaCare, doesn’t believe in ethics and will not force Weiner out over this. This episode, has has been said before, is a resume enhancement for a Democrat. Bill Clinton lied to the American people for a solid year about his affair with an intern and created strife that’s still with us more than a decade later, and Democrats still love him. If anything, they love him more. And in part, they love him for getting away with it.
Weiner may never be mayor of New York, but I wouldn’t count him out. Pelosi is calling for an investigation, but so what? They investigated Rangel too, but he’s still on power, and Pelosi herself wanted to put Alcee Hastings, the impeached federal judge, atop the House Intelligence Committee. She is calling for an investigation now not to get at the truth — she and other Democrats have shown no interest in that — but to help her party get around the problem. If you think I’m being too partisan, here’s evidence that I’m not.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) agreed that an ethics panel must review the situation in order to “remove all remaining doubt about this situation.” “Ultimately, Anthony and his constituents will make a judgment about his future,” Israel said in a statement.
“…remove all remaining doubt.” Not “find the facts wherever they may lead.” Democratic party members and voters pretty clearly don’t mind being lied to, they don’t mind lying for their allies, and they have no standards of conduct for their elected officials. Some of them may end up saying that all this just shows how well Anthony Weiner really understands social networking. He’s a man for our times!
Liberals often slam conservatives, and particularly conservative women, by calling them “Stepford Wives,” meaning they robotically and mindlessly support Republicans. That has always been an unfair slam, but in Weinergate the liberals have shown again they are the Tammy Wynettes of politics, standing by their man no matter what their man does, and no matter how little he deserves their support, no matter how disreputable a sort he turns out to be.
This makes me very sick/sad for his wife. He needs to get help. He is addicted to pornography, for sure. If he does not get help, or think he needs help, this will continue; period.
Please, do not povide him with any excuses. Weiner chose to behave badly and should be accountable for his actions. He’s not addicted to anything but Anthony Weiner. He will not get “help” because there is no help for behaving badly.
You feel for his wife? I guess you do not know that she was a big Hillary aide. I guess you did not hear that she said, “I don’t know what the fuss is all about.” She is a Dem, and she sees nothing wrong with it… but that was redundant.
– to the point where even finger-fncking little boys will be excused if done by a Dem.
Used to be a pol hang his head in shame, resign, and go work for the poor without pay until forgiven.
Don’t worry, Wiener. The shithead New Yorkers will elect you Mayor. And then there’s always CNN or MSNBC. (Jeez, Roger Ailes, why are you offering Hillary Clinton a job?!)
The leftists set the bar just like all other political movements.
Although, their bar is set to do the limbo.
After Ted Kennedy, nobody with a spine could join the Party.
“Rep. Louise Slaughter, in particular, said definitively that she knew the man in the photo was not Weiner.”
“He’s not even a member of the club!”
I used to work as a Democratic Party operative in part of Weiner’s 9th CD. I just have to repeat cfbleachers great little schtick:
“The leftists set the bar just like all other political movements. Although, their bar is set to do the limbo.”
And I agree that after Teddy Kennedy and the Billy Jeff BJ six-month liathon [sp?], the Democrats simply are not to be trusted or believed. And that includes the liar/scammer in the Oval Office at the moment. Jemima Carter, according to one sad blogger sick of his imitations of the one-term wonder back in the seventies.
oback barama and the left are making things worse!! onall fronts– please vote them out