The Weiner Thread
 

Okay, first of all, I can't believe there isn't a thread here about U.S. congressional representative Anthony Weiner's Twitter/sexting controversy. Secondly, JTIS, I'm loving every second of it. It's not that I dislike Mr. Weiner at all; in fact, I think he's a great leader and he would have been a shoo-in for eventually becoming mayor of New York City- arguably one of the highest public executive offices in the country. I feel terribly for him because I don't think he did anything wrong in the legal/ethical sense. Yes, what he did was, uh, boneheaded and stupid, but what he does with his, uh, constituents on his own time is his own business and has nothing to do with his ability to lead. Nevertheless, I'm loving all of the jokes, and the fact that his name is "Weiner" is just icing on the cake.

So should he step down from office? Did he cheat on his wife? Is it okay for consensual married adults to sext each other? Would you tolerate your spouse/partner doing this? And most importantly, are you impressed?

What did he do? We don't know about this in the UK - although sexting "scandals" have broken with people here too. Hardly a scandal - it's text messages for God's sake!

I think it's pretty absurd... I mean, there isn't even any nudity in the pic that's surfaced. The pic isn't even good enough to tell if we should pat him on the back, or feel sorry for him. :laugh: Honestly, I'm so sick of sex scandals taking down people. We all have bodies. Underneath all of our clothes we're all naked. Naked is how we came into the world. So what's the big effing deal? If Weiner ran on a strict morality platform, I'd say his hypocrisy would warrant a call for him to step down. But he didn't (to my knowledge). So let's quit trying to tar and feather a guy for being born with human body parts. :cool:

The problem is that he made up that ridiculous story about his twitter account being hacked--even held a press conference to announce this, thus drawing all of our attention to the situation. I didn't even know anything about the sexting until his cover-up press conference. Then he turns around and admits that he actually HAS been sending pictures to several women. How stupid.

I don't care at all what he does in his personal life, but I take issue with him lying about it. I mean, really. He should have just admitted it initially. He still would have been in hot water, but at least wouldn't look like such an idiot.

I think there are nudes out there that have yet to be released. I'll keep my judgement on this man until then. :p

From his interview, he said his wife knew about this since before they were married. If she wants to be his wife under these circumstances, than that's her beef, not anyone elses. People are in "weirder" marriages than this one. Would it have been a bigger deal if he were single?

I'm so tired of people being afraid of sex and nudity. Why is it so taboo? It's a penis for goodness sakes. It's a vagina. We have one or the other. Why is everyone so ashamed of them. Baffles me.

Update: The penis pic has arrived to the internet, as blurry as it is.

I would post a direct link to some pictures, but I don't want to run the risk of posting "obscene" material. In any case, the pictures were first leaked on a conservative political blog, biggovernment.com . You'll find that the site is, uh, bulging with embarassing details.

It just amazes me. As many times as these types of pictures have surfaced how did he possibly think this one wouldn't? Regardless of whether it's his personal life he had to realize the chances he was taking. I could care less about what he does in his personal life. The fact that he had no problem initially lying about it is what bothers me.

I think the whole thing is silly and a waste of time and media coverage.

If the guy campaigned as "the moral authority" or the "family values guy" than I could understand there being some outrage. As it is, I'm tired of politicians being held to some sort of church-leader role-model standard. If you look back through history, our elected leaders are far from role models - many of them led downright scandalous lives. That doesn't make the things they do ok, but it does make the public look like a bunch of stuck up prudes and pervs for hanging on every word as if the fate of the nation depends on who saw or touched so-and-so's body parts. These men and women have private lives too, and should be allowed to live them without media coverage. It's embarrassing to me to see this all over the news when there are FAR MORE IMPORTANT THINGS to talk about.

AGREED!!

Can we please focus on the economy and job creation instead?!

Well, come on...I think our first reaction as humans, is to HOPE that if we make some excuse/lie, that HOPEFULLY it will just blow over. Obviously in this technological age, it's more rare for that to happen now...

I have a weiner, and I'm quite fond of it. Ledgie's have seen pics!:cool:

But why? Wouldn't you lie if you were in the same situation? I think the first instinct that most people have when confronted with something they did that might get them in trouble or cause embarassment is "Nope, that wasn't me." It's human nature to lie. It's the first things kids learn to do well on their own.

So should he step down from office? No.

Did he cheat on his wife? That's up to her, not me.

Is it okay for consensual married adults to sext each other? This needs to be defined within each relationship - there is no broad rule that applies to everyone.

Would you tolerate your spouse/partner doing this? No - but that's our decision.

And most importantly, are you impressed? I didn't see enough to be certain. :woohoo:

Exactly. Every single man loves their weiner and has taken pics of it at some point or another. :laugh: In fact, the Daily Show has just uncovered evidence where Edison invented the light bulb because his weiner was poorly lit 12 hours of the day... :lol: ;)

Like KarmaContestant pointed out, what really peeves me about this whole thing is the fact that there is now a full blown witch hunt for Weiner (teehee). Our elected officials need to be focusing on our flailing economy and stagnant job creation instead. :nod:

What did he do again? Tweet a pic of his penis? I have to admit this story has not captivated my attention.