Ball Park Franks: The Where's The Beef Edition

[Solo_LTSurvivor]

A "lewd" photograph of a man in underwear, shot from the waist down, was sent from the Twitter account of Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) on Friday night, then quickly deleted — but not before Andrew Breitbart's Big Government website posted the photo. Weiner says his Twitter account was hacked, and has hired a lawyer to explore criminal or civil action against the perpetrators of the "prank." Conservative bloggers claim Weiner sent the photo to a Washington State college student, dubbing the "strange" saga "Weinergate."

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[Hellraiser]

A "lewd" photograph of a man in underwear, shot from the waist down, was sent from the Twitter account of Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) on Friday night, then quickly deleted — but not before Andrew Breitbart's Big Government website posted the photo. Weiner says his Twitter account was hacked, and has hired a lawyer to explore criminal or civil action against the perpetrators of the "prank." Conservative bloggers claim Weiner sent the photo to a Washington State college student, dubbing the "strange" saga "Weinergate."

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Dammit Weiner nooooo.

[mecch]

He said it wasn't his bulge and that he's a "good 2-3 inches bigger" or something like that

He's funny.

[Solo_LTSurvivor]

He said it wasn't his bulge and that he's a "good 2-3 inches bigger" or something like that

He's funny.

Right.  I certainly would know what my stuff looks like in a pair of boxer briefs.

Weinergate’s best moments

A number of respected anchors and correspondents have discussed a package that may or may not belong to Anthony Weiner.

“Is this you?” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked, brandishing said photo.

“You would know if this was your underpants.”

“Have you ever taken a picture like this of yourself?”

Fox’s Bret Baier: “Is this Twitter picture in question a picture of you?”

“Is there a picture out there of you in your drawers that you are worried about?”

ABC’s Jonathan Karl: “You can’t tell me definitively that is a photo of you or not a photo of you?”

It’s the oldest story in Washington: the cover-up—even of a crotch shot—is what trips you up in the end.

CBS’s Nancy Cordes: “I think any normal person could say with certainty whether a picture was a photo of them or not, whether they had taken a photo of them or not.”

The truth is, they had no choice. The New York congressman’s shifting explanations—his refusal to say whether the bulge seen round the world is in fact his—have stretched this Twitter tale into a weeklong soap opera.

At the outset, I argued that Weiner was entitled to the presumption of innocence. He claimed his Twitter account had been hacked. He insisted that he didn’t send the underwear shot to a 21-year-old Seattle student, who said she had never met the Democratic lawmaker and didn’t think he had tweeted it to her. The guy was married less than a year ago to former Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin. He couldn’t be so dumb, could he?

But after listening to Weiner bob and weave and talk about how photographs can be manipulated, and how he’s called in experts to determine whether that is or isn’t his junk, I have to say: he’s not acting very smart. The explanations seem increasingly bizarre. In the court of public opinion, at least, Weiner has forfeited the presumption of innocence.

His continued insistence that some hacker had sent the photo is a bit more suspect in light of his non-denial denials of the other details. The Twitter exchange he had with a porn star sounds a little more incriminating.

It’s the oldest story in Washington: the cover-up—even of a crotch shot—is what trips you up in the end.

If Weiner had confessed from the start, it would not have been a one-day story, not when the perpetrator is a hard-charging congressman widely expected to run for New York mayor when Mike Bloomberg’s term ends. But it would have, forgive me, petered out before long.

Instead, the tangled tale became a cable news and Web fixture precisely because there were so many unanswered questions.

From the moment the tweet was reported on Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government site, conservatives have argued that the liberal media were protecting Weiner, but I think most journalists showed admirable restraint while continuing to report on the story. You don’t want to smear him, or the young woman involved, if it turns out he was pranked.

“I have seen myself labeled as the ‘Femme Fatale of Weinergate,’ ‘Anthony Weiner's 21-year-old coed mistress’ and ‘the self-proclaimed girlfriend of Anthony Weiner,’” Gennette Cordova said. “All of this is so outlandish that I don't know whether to be pissed off or amused, quite frankly.”

Weiner tried to pass the thing off as a practical joke inspired by his last name, hoping the press would move on. That proved to be a spectacular miscalculation, as he must have realized as reporters on the Hill cornered him and challenged his increasingly testy answers.

When Chris Lee, an upstate New York Republican, was caught sending a shirtless photo to a woman on Craigslist, he resigned his House seat within hours. Mark Sanford admitted he wasn’t really hiking the Appalachian Trail. Eliot Spitzer quit two days after The New York Times revealed that he was patronizing prostitutes. John Ensign apologized for having an affair with an aide’s wife, though it took him nearly two years to resign. Arnold Schwarzenegger confessed to fathering a child with his housekeeper after being confronted by The Los Angeles Times. None of them mitigated the damage, but they spared themselves the tortured path of continued deceit.

A conspicuous exception was John Edwards, who denied both having an affair with his campaign videographer and fathering her child until he was busted on both counts by the National Enquirer. He now faces possible indictment for misuse of campaign funds.

Sending a young woman a lewd photo is not an impeachable offense, but it is monumentally bad judgment. Saying you’re not sure if that’s you in the gray underwear is unimpeachably stupid.

Yes, the media are enjoying Weinergate a little too much. But the congressman has no one to blame but himself.

[hope_for_a_cure]

Yea, more here than meets the eye I suppose.  Perhaps I view too much porn but that picture in and of itself is not lewd.  The whole story is rather funny in my opinion. 

[mecch]

Daily Show did two stories in a row. Said some bloggers have done better journalism and there's a lot to ask about the source that got the photo out there.
I think the point isn't that it is pornographic but more that it would be bad judgement for a middle-aged politician to send a bulge shot to a college woman.

[phildinftlaudy]

If I ever run for public office, I fully expect Ms. P. to send my private pics out via the twitter. 

[hope_for_a_cure]

I think the point isn't that it is pornographic but more that it would be bad judgement for a middle-aged politician to send a bulge shot to a college woman.

I agree.  It is inappropriate.  Poor judgement indeed.  

The fact that stories of this type of behavior seem to come out so frequently is amusing and of course the press and public feed off of it.  

[mecch]

In his suits, he looks quite slim and fit.  In the pic, the man fills his shorts nicely enough.  

Stewart cracked, maybe its Weiner cause he "hangs hard to the left."  

[hope_for_a_cure]

If I ever run for public office, I fully expect Ms. P. to send my private pics out via the twitter. 

I hear ya... my worry if I ever run would be the videos too.  

[WillyWump]

All I know is I wanna see Weiner's weiner.

[Solo_LTSurvivor]

All I know is I wanna see Weiner's weiner.

May I suggest you get your prescription checked, honey?  I didn't see much of anything in those gray boxer briefs... but anything can be photoCROPPED these days and he was shortchanged

[Miss Philicia]

You'd be surprised how many cock pix of forum members I have filed on my hard drive.

[OneTampa]

That Weiner child seems so high strung and I am surprised he would have stood still long enough for the photo "allegedly" taken of his covered up business.

[OneTampa]

BREAKING!!!

HE DID!  HE DID!  SEND HIS WEINER!

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/06/weiner-to-speak-to-media-this-afternoon/

[GSOgymrat]

High school just never ends.

[Hellraiser]

High school just never ends.

You can sit at my table.

[Solo_LTSurvivor]

BREAKING!!!

HE DID!  HE DID!  SEND HIS WEINER!

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/06/weiner-to-speak-to-media-this-afternoon/

And of course they are coming out of the woodwork now...

http://bigjournalism.com/abreitbart/2011/06/06/me-and-the-pussys-weiner-sends-intimate-home-pic-apparently-relishes-double-entendres-too/

http://bigjournalism.com/abreitbart/2011/06/06/deja-vu-another-congressman-bares-naked-torso-and-more-for-online-pal/

[hope_for_a_cure]

I knew this thread would pop back up today.  I guess the pressure got to be a bit much for him. 

[WillyWump]

I wish one of the gals would release a pic of his schlong in all it's glory.

-Will (who has a thing for jews)

[anniebc]

If I ever run for public office, I fully expect Ms. P. to send my private pics out via the twitter. 

I'd say that was pretty much a given don't you..

Aroha
Jan

[phildinftlaudy]

I knew this thread would pop back up today.  I guess the pressure got to be a bit much for him. 

I think this story started out a bit flacid but has become more erect - I don't know if it has reached its climax - there may be more to cum come  

[phildinftlaudy]

I'd say that was pretty much a given don't you..

Aroha
Jan

Of course, except mine will have a MUCH BIGGER impact.

[Jeff G]

Its kind of shame that people are so sexually repressed that this congressman couldn't have just said he gets sexual gratification from showing his junk on the internet . He will probably lose his career because he got horny .

The wife is a different story but that is his and her business . Such a big fuss over a little dick .

[anniebc]

Of course, except mine will have a MUCH BIGGER impact.

We would expect bigger Phil, anything smaller would not be accepted....

Aroha
Jan

[anniebc]

Its kind of shame that people are so sexually repressed that this congressman couldn't have just said he gets sexual gratification from showing his junk on the internet . He will probably lose his career because he got horny .

The wife is a different story but that is his and her business . Such a big fuss over a little dick .

I agree jp, I really can't see what the fuss is all about..I've seen bigger wangs on a hampster...

Aroha
Jan

[Jeff G]

I agree jp, I really can't see what the fuss is all about..I've seen bigger wangs on a hampster...

Aroha
Jan

Thanks .... for ruining my keyboard  . I really didn't expect to read that as I was drinking tea LOL

[anniebc]

Thanks .... for ruining my keyboard  . I really didn't expect to read that as I was drinking tea LOL

LOL...sorry.

Aroha
Jan

[phildinftlaudy]

Thanks .... for ruining my keyboard  . I really didn't expect to read that as I was drinking tea LOL

As long as tea is the only thing you got on your keyboard, it should be okay.... now, I'll tell you what is hard to get off -------

[Jeff G]

As long as tea is the only thing you got on your keyboard, it should be okay.... now, I'll tell you what is hard to get off -------

This is the only computer I have owned that doesn't need biohazard stickers . I'm maturing .

[Solo_LTSurvivor]

I wish one of the gals would release a pic of his schlong in all it's glory.

-Will (who has a thing for jews)

Hold tight Wumpy...

In a strange twist, Breitbart attended Weiner's news conference and spoke to reporters before Weiner appeared. He claimed to have another photo of Weiner which he described as "X-rated" but would not say if he planned to release it.

[WillyWump]

Hold tight Wumpy...

In a strange twist, Breitbart attended Weiner's news conference and spoke to reporters before Weiner appeared. He claimed to have another photo of Weiner which he described as "X-rated" but would not say if he planned to release it.

Hmm, hopefully we will get a Wiki-Weiner Leak.

[mecch]

http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2011/06/06/deja-vu-another-congressman-bares-naked-torso-and-more-for-online-pal/#more-279716

It seems we will get the full monty soon enough.  Looks promising.

Poor guy, what was he thinking?  Always in the public eye.  And an elected official...  

Have to agree, no laws broken but its not very "nice", considering he's married, and a frequent public speaking member of national government, and he's sending it to young women half his age...  

[hope_for_a_cure]

It seems we will get the full monty soon enough.  Looks promising.

Kenneth in the 212 posted what is suppose to be the wiener weenie today.  Its just a cock shot so who knows if its really his.  

http://www.kennethinthe212.com/

[mecch]

looks promising but one waits for the actual image and proof its authentic. 

Heard a good NYC public radio show today with a psychologist who has done recent research on on line sex communication including sexting and she said its really pervasive and in all ages. She had a lot on interesting things to say about the power dynamics and the age difference. The host took calls from NYers and from people in his district and the gist was that most people don't care about the sexting so much, and some people care that he lied to cover. 

Just watching Rachel Maddows Monday and Tuesday shows, they were pretty thoughtful as usual. I thought John Stewart less thoughtful, but his kinda homo fascination with male anatomy is a bit squeezy though interesting. 

Radar online published the full transcript of one of his relationships. Very steamy. 

I agree with Maddow about the Republican hypocrisy about Weiner's "small" and not illegal transgression of morality, versus recent Republicans who did worse and sometimes criminal sex actions, were outright moral hypocrites politically, and weren't asked to step down.

Finally my opinion is settling down to, it was a fuck up but so what, if hes an effective congressman, just let his district decide.

Its a shame to loose his outspoken and fun "spokesman for real and left Democratics" voice.