The bulge seen across the world. After days of denial, saying his Twitter account was hacked and the incident was under investigation, Rep. Anthony Weiner finally confessed. He Tweeted a picture of his bulging underpants to a lady friend. It wasn't some hacker. He did it.
He also admitted to having exchanges with six ladies before and after getting married (he got married last July after living la vida loca as one of New York's most eligible bachelors). He referred to these exchanges as inappropriate.
He choked up at the news conference. He apologized. Yet, he won't resign.
He never met any of these ladies, just chatted online and occasionally on the phone (including 200 sexually explicit messages reportedly sent to one lady from his now-closed Facebook account). He's sent pictures of his bulge, his bare chest, of him with two cats captioned "Me and the pussys." He never had sex outside his marriage and also isn't sure of the ages of these ladies, since it was virtual shenanigans ... which obviously means he doesn't feel bad because his wiener never got any direct contact and ... dun dun dun ... these ladies may not be of consenting age. One of these ladies happens to be porn star Ginger Lee, who Weiner sent sexy e-mails to for a long period of time and, when the shit began hitting the fan, coached on how to lie about their relationship.
Wait, of course sending pictures and chatting online and on the phone isn't cheating, right? He's different from other political sleazebags because he never got it in. Right? Didn't have wild sex with a call girl like Eliot Spitzer or a child-out-of-wedlock like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Right? So he's still one of the good guys.
Wrong. Although it was reported Weiner's wife was aware of these exchanges, except for the most recent, so maybe she's cool with it ... or Weiner told reporters this so his sleaze factor would go down a few notches.
While the cat picture gave me a chuckle (he's creative!) and I figure at least he didn't get caught sending a picture of his wiener, sans boxer briefs, a la Brett Favre, since no woman really wants to see that thing out and about (although some news outlets are reporting he sent various other pictures, including a picture of his bare twig and berries ... so ... gross). Weiner definitely gets a R for retarded (politically incorrect, I know, but as soon as people stop using the term ADD to refer to their general lack of motivation from not leading a healthy lifestyle instead of a medical diagnosis, I will take it back).
So, Weiner is an educated man so I figure he knows a bit about technology and how it's hard to cover your tracks. Facebook, e-mail, Twitter, text messages, phone calls ... you are leaving a footprint. Haven't you seen CSI? NCIS? Law & Order: SVU? They can find out who you have been texting, calling, e-mailing, messaging.
He should know this. So, maybe he thought he was smarter than the average bear and nothing bad would happen. He sent pictures of his face to tell these women, hey, it's really me! So, perhaps his ego is in charge of his common sense. Just chalk it up to a hacker! When you are an elected official, that's a pretty bad idea. When you take on that job you need to make sacrifices for the good of your position and constituents. Long hours, busy schedule ... not chatting with rando ladies (or possible dudes pretending they're ladies, who knows?) online. Why do politicians and their exploits often remind me of soap operas?
Was the juice worth the squeeze?
Also, is this the end of Rep. Anthony Weiner's political career or will Weiner rise again? Ok, enough wiener jokes ... for now ...
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