Weinergate

[Jack Fate]

I'd like a lefty who still supports Weiner explain how any of us would be able to keep our job for doing crap like this

 

[boedicca]

Excellent commentary on the Social Media Enabled Narcissism Angle of Weinergate:

In this sense, his tweeted chest shots are more telling than the explicitly pornographic photos that followed. There was a time when fame and influence were supposed to liberate men from such adolescent insecurity. When Henry Kissinger boasted about power being the ultimate aphrodisiac, the whole point was that he didn’t have to worry about his pecs and glutes while, say, wooing the former Bond girl Jill St. John.

Not so in the age of social media. In a culture increasingly defined by what Christine Rosen describes as the “constant demands to collect (friends and status), and perform (by marketing ourselves),” just being a United States congressman isn’t enough. You have to hit the House gym and look good coming out of the shower, and then find a Twitter follower who’s willing to tell you just “how big” you really are.

Writing in the late ’70s, Lasch distinguished modern narcissism from old-fashioned egotism. The contemporary narcissist, he wrote, differs “from an earlier type of American individualist” in “the tenuous quality of his selfhood.” Despite “his occasional illusions of omnipotence, the narcissist depends on others to validate his self-esteem.” His innate insecurity can only be overcome “by seeing his ‘grandiose self’ reflected in the attentions of others, or by attaching himself to those who radiate celebrity, power and charisma.”

This is a depressingly accurate anticipation of both the relationship between Weiner and his female “followers,” and the broader “look at me! look at meeeee!” culture of online social media, in which nearly all of us participate to some degree or another.

Facebook and Twitter did not forge the culture of narcissism. But they serve as a hall of mirrors in which it flourishes as never before — a “vast virtual gallery,” as Rosen has written, whose self-portraits mainly testify to “the timeless human desire for attention.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/opinion/13douthat.html?ref=opinion

I never understood this. If you think you are important enough to announce "Just finished Cheerios, going to run to buy a shirt now..." then there really is something wrong. I have never participated in Twitter, MySpace, Facebook. Perhaps I am just more private than to do so. I tend to find the whole business rather creepy. People don't need to know each others business to such a degree. It is quite narcissistic by nature.

QFT. I find Twitter, Facebook et all to be horrifying.

 

[boedicca]

Good News! Before Weiner can leave on a rehab vacation, that action will have to be voted on, on the Senate floor. This just gets better and better!

If anyone hears when that'll be PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE post it!

Where did you find this info?

 

[Dr.House]

Toy Company Introduces Anthony Weiner Action Figure

With "Kung-Fu Grip!"

 

[Provocateur]

Weiner gives new meaning to the term junk email.

 

[boedicca]

Toy Company Introduces Anthony Weiner Action Figure

With "Kung-Fu Grip!"

That must be really painful when he does one of those grabbing his crotch pics.

 

[Dr.House]

This is Weiner's Summer of Recovery

Summer of re-"cover-it-up, man - nobody want's to see that"....

 

[Jack Fate]

........but Sarah Palin is stupid..............squawk

 

[saveliberty]

I call BS on the Senate voting on Weiner's temporary resignation from Congress for therapy. Let's keep this somewhat accurate, okay folks?

 

[Foxfyre]

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Ummm...Marc...what about the dems that are SCREAMING for him to step down?

He's awfully dug in here. He refuses to take the suggestions from his own colleagues. So why are you spending so much time deflecting it to the right? Or is it possible that this is just posturing by the left to make it look like they are outraged when in fact they aren't. It makes them look "responsible" to their own constituents by saying "enough is enough" but behind closed doors they are telling him to just shrug it off and let it die down and time will be on his side.

Would you have the same opinion of defending him if he had been tweeting your 17 year old daughter? Just a question that I hope you will think about.

Let's see if your point has any merit.

Can you tell me when was the last time the RepubliCON$ got together in lockstep to suggest that one of their own step down from a sex scandal?

The answer says a LOT about the RepubliCON$.

The Democrats are in lockstep?

Who knew?

 

[Spoonman]

Even Clinton (Bill) has called for him to step down. Ironic, but it really shows you how bad the situation has gotten.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Good News! Before Weiner can leave on a rehab vacation, that action will have to be voted on, on the Senate floor. This just gets better and better!

If anyone hears when that'll be PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE post it!

Where did you find this info?

He has to formally ask for a leave on the House floor. this has always been approved without objection, but it could be objected to, in theory. Since that has never happened no one actually understands the rules regarding want to do if it does, but it would then require a vote on the House floor. This would be a way for the Democrats to pressure him into resigning if they tell him privately they will not support a leave of absence.

 

[boedicca]

The buzz is that if he refuses to resign, his seat will just be redistricted away. NY loses two House seats in the 2012 election.

 

[lehr]

It appears that Rep. Weiner may have sent a naughty pic to a woman on Twitter.

He's claiming his account was hacked, but that's a lame excuse.

This evening a photo surfaced on Congressman Weiner’s yfrog account and in his verified Twitter timeline of a man in his underwear with an erection. The photo was reportedly sent to a woman on Twitter. We’ve protected her name and her account, which was at one time verified to be active but has since been deleted after the photo in question was deleted. Coincidentally, the rest of the photos in the congressman’s alleged yfrog account were also deleted around 11 p.m. eastern.

Weinergate: Congressman Claims “Facebook Hacked” As Lewd Photo Hits Twitter - Big Journalism

i laffed my ass off when demokrats sent horney rev. jesse jackson to minister to pervert bill klinton on - HOW TO TREAT WOMEN WITH RESPECT - demokrats will figure out something to save this weiner guy !

 

[Wolfmoon]

Good News! Before Weiner can leave on a rehab vacation, that action will have to be voted on, on the Senate floor. This just gets better and better!

If anyone hears when that'll be PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE post it!

Where did you find this info?

I was just looking for the transcript. I heard it on CNN today I believe Wolf Blitzer was the commentator. I did hear it twice so I thought it was accurate information.

Another news channel said today, Anthony Weiner’s whereabouts is unknown at this point in time and it's unclear if he's checked into a treatment center. They went on to say that Weiner's rep said, Weiner will seek an evaluation and come up with a plan for treatment.

I have a feeling Weiner will resign before he gets treatment. Although he’s a pretty tough cookie and they may have to take legal action of some sort against him to force him to resign.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Good News! Before Weiner can leave on a rehab vacation, that action will have to be voted on, on the Senate floor. This just gets better and better!

If anyone hears when that'll be PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE post it!

Where did you find this info?

I was just looking for the transcript. I heard it on CNN today I believe Wolf Blitzer was the commentator. I did hear it twice so I thought it was accurate information.

Another news channel said today, Anthony Weiner’s whereabouts is unknown at this point in time and it's unclear if he's checked into a treatment center. They went on to say that Weiner's rep said, Weiner will seek an evaluation and come up with a plan for treatment.

I have a feeling Weiner will resign before he gets treatment. Although he’s a pretty tough cookie and they may have to take legal action of some sort against him to force him to resign.

I've seen it on other news broadcasts as well (I don't watch CNN anymore, they've become a bit over the top in their broadcasts).

Yep, he's gonna check in to some place to get evaluated and then plans to discuss with his wife (she comes back today with Hillary) whether or not he's gonna stay in office.

Personally? I hope he's able to stick it out (no pun intended) and stay in office, because over 56 percent of the voters in his district want him to stay.

Besides...........I thought it was the voters who decided who stays or not, if there was nothing illegal. He's only sent pics to women who were over legal age. The 16 year old was just someone who followed him on Twitter because she liked his political views, and nothing untoward was ever exchanged between them.

He's done nothing illegal, and he hasn't had sex with anyone other than his wife. Yeah, it's embarrassing, and he did lie about it at first, but he DID come clean with everyone inside of a week.

I say let him stay.

 

[Samson]

Toy Company Introduces Anthony Weiner Action Figure

I actually thought that might be the Arnold Schwartzneggar Action Figure.

Maybe Arnold and Anthony could room together at rehab and get the special Two-fer rate?

 

[Samson]

Where did you find this info?

I was just looking for the transcript. I heard it on CNN today I believe Wolf Blitzer was the commentator. I did hear it twice so I thought it was accurate information.

Another news channel said today, Anthony Weiner’s whereabouts is unknown at this point in time and it's unclear if he's checked into a treatment center. They went on to say that Weiner's rep said, Weiner will seek an evaluation and come up with a plan for treatment.

I have a feeling Weiner will resign before he gets treatment. Although he’s a pretty tough cookie and they may have to take legal action of some sort against him to force him to resign.

I've seen it on other news broadcasts as well (I don't watch CNN anymore, they've become a bit over the top in their broadcasts).

Yep, he's gonna check in to some place to get evaluated and then plans to discuss with his wife (she comes back today with Hillary) whether or not he's gonna stay in office.

Personally? I hope he's able to stick it out (no pun intended) and stay in office, because over 56 percent of the voters in his district want him to stay.

Besides...........I thought it was the voters who decided who stays or not, if there was nothing illegal. He's only sent pics to women who were over legal age. The 16 year old was just someone who followed him on Twitter because she liked his political views, and nothing untoward was ever exchanged between them.

He's done nothing illegal, and he hasn't had sex with anyone other than his wife. Yeah, it's embarrassing, and he did lie about it at first, but he DID come clean with everyone inside of a week.

I say let him stay.

Yeah I agree

 

[Jack Fate]

Where did you find this info?

I was just looking for the transcript. I heard it on CNN today I believe Wolf Blitzer was the commentator. I did hear it twice so I thought it was accurate information.

Another news channel said today, Anthony Weiner’s whereabouts is unknown at this point in time and it's unclear if he's checked into a treatment center. They went on to say that Weiner's rep said, Weiner will seek an evaluation and come up with a plan for treatment.

I have a feeling Weiner will resign before he gets treatment. Although he’s a pretty tough cookie and they may have to take legal action of some sort against him to force him to resign.

I've seen it on other news broadcasts as well (I don't watch CNN anymore, they've become a bit over the top in their broadcasts).

Yep, he's gonna check in to some place to get evaluated and then plans to discuss with his wife (she comes back today with Hillary) whether or not he's gonna stay in office.

Personally? I hope he's able to stick it out (no pun intended) and stay in office, because over 56 percent of the voters in his district want him to stay.

Besides...........I thought it was the voters who decided who stays or not, if there was nothing illegal. He's only sent pics to women who were over legal age. The 16 year old was just someone who followed him on Twitter because she liked his political views, and nothing untoward was ever exchanged between them.

He's done nothing illegal, and he hasn't had sex with anyone other than his wife. Yeah, it's embarrassing, and he did lie about it at first, but he DID come clean with everyone inside of a week.

I say let him stay.

People who think like you are the problem in this country. You excuse bad behavior for political reasons. You should be ashamed of yourself. No one who did this on the job would be able to keep that job. I also say let him stay, but for purely political reasons. It will help defeat the demonrats in 2012.