Ahh, wait, I'm back.
I return as I've looked further into the story and discovered the
facts.
First of all, it turns out that the woman who received the e-mail has already been identified and interviewed by the New York Daily News.
It turns out the woman in question not only believes the picture to not have been sent by Congressman Weiner, but believes that she knows the person who sent the picture. To wit:
The Seattle woman, identified as a 21-year-old college student, subsequently issued a statement to the New York Daily News in which she said she had never met Weiner though she followed him on Twitter and had once jokingly referred to him as her "boyfriend" in a tweet.
She indicated that the post had come from someone other than Weiner, and added that the person who sent it "had harassed me many times."
"I am not sure whether or not this letter will alleviate any future harassment," said the statement by Gennette Nicole Cordova, published Sunday by the Daily News. "I also do not have a clear understanding as to how or why exactly I am involved in this fiasco. I do know that my life has been seriously impacted by speculation and faulty allegations. My reputation has been called into question by those who lack the character to report the facts."
Liberal congressman plays down Twitter controversy over lewd photo - CNN.com
And, from the same story, comes the following interesting little factoid:
The photo at the center of the controversy appeared on Weiner's Twitter account on Friday night in connection with a tweet to Cordova. Breitbart said a conservative blogger named Dan Wolfe, who has been following Weiner, then retweeted it to a number of others.
Of course Mr Wolfe denies hacking into Mr Weiner's account, but it looks pretty damn suspicious to me.
Just thought I'd interject that little nugget of information. And now I'm back out. Later.
