Anthony Weiner not sure if that's his weiner.Follow

Some people think so but we're long past the time when heads of government were considered divine entities.

Wow.

Why are you surprised. You quoted the damn thing:



So your first assumption was that the allegations of cruising for gay sex in a bathroom were true. Yet, your first assumption in this case was that someone must have hacked his account and sent that picture.

Couldn't be a more clear case of partisan double standard Joph. Did you even bother to read what you quoted?


I, on the other hand, took the same stance in both case.




Shocking, isn't it? Someone who says that same thing when a political scandal occurs regardless of the political party of the person involved! Wait! That's exactly what I said I do. So your quote of me basically proves me right and you wrong. Which makes one wonder why you quoted it?

Your self esteem must suck.

I agree.

No. Character is how you act when it's inconvenient or inexpedient. Character is how you react in the face of adversity. Panic is a fleeting reaction. If you can't handle it, I don't want you leading me or my country.

And he didn't man up, he copped when overwhelming evidence began mounting. That's like apologizing and going in to rehab because you got in a wreck and killed 3 people after you punched the guy who tried to take your keys.

Not until he does it from the office I pay for him to work out of on the phone I pay for him to do work on. Of the people, by the people, for the people. That makes me my congresswoman's boss, or one of them. My boss would take a dim f'ucking view of me sexting and having phone sex in my office. I take the same with my elected representatives.

I'm kind of with Moe and gbaji here...doesn't the fact that politicians are voted into office by the public affect things a little bit?

EDIT: I feel the way that Moe states below. I don't see any need for a resignation (with the info at hand, at least). But I think it's perfectly fine for him to get flak otherwise, and for him to (ultimately) lose his job via vote in the next election cycle as a result of this.

Edited, Jun 7th 2011 4:06pm by Eske

To me, we vote them into office to do a job, not to stay faithful to their wives and to avoid scamming on Craigslist.

Of course, we also don't want them lying to us, and Weiner did, so there's that.

A little. I don't believe someone paying taxes is at all relevant if the people being lorded over also pay taxes.

Well, hypothetically speaking, isn't infidelity lying? I could see it being indicative of character flaws that could be applied to job-related things. Not taking one's promises seriously, failure to think in the long term, a willingness to do the wrong thing because you think that you won't be caught. Stuff like that. I don't see a problem with somebody making that judgement call, and voting said hypothetical politician out of office.

Lying to his wife, sure. But he's not lying to me. I'm not married to him, thank god.

it seems unlikely to me he knows who belkira is.

i mean why would he. honestly moe think before you post please.

Meh, I LOL'd.

EDIT: At your post, not mine. Mine wasn't funny.

Edited, Jun 7th 2011 3:39pm by MoebiusLord

Thinking on it, I suppose that a politician involved in an affair could be more susceptible to blackmail/bribery if it came down to it. Again, this isn't a terrible concern of mine for a singular House rep (and not on heading any committees, etc) but it'd be a legitimate concern in my eyes versus "He should be better!"