WestVirginiaRebel Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 NY Times: Anthony D. Weiner’s improbable campaign for mayor was engulfed on Tuesday by a new scandal involving explicit online messages, imperiling his political resurrection two years after he resigned from Congress over similar behavior. Mr. Weiner, appearing solemn and a bit worn as he faced more than 100 journalists amid the cubicles in a vacant Chelsea office, acknowledged that his habit of sending sexual images and texts to female fans had continued for more than a year after he left Congress vowing to seek treatment and change his behavior. “It’s in our rearview mirror, but it’s not far,” he said. The revelation collides with the narrative Mr. Weiner has offered throughout the campaign, in which he has repeatedly suggested that he has spent his time since leaving Congress rehabilitating himself and repairing his family relationships. After a late entry into the race, he had rapidly risen in the polls, and performed strongly in fund-raising, as his relentless focus on ideas and his omnipresence helped ease the concerns of many voters. On Tuesday, he pleaded with the public to trust his assertions that he is now a changed man, despite the news that his online adventures had continued through last summer. At a hastily arranged, and sweltering, news conference in space owned by GMHC, an organization that seeks to prevent and treat H.I.V. and AIDS, Mr. Weiner, alternately chastened and defiant, vowed to continue his campaign. His wife, Huma Abedin, stood by his side, at times smiling at him, but at times staring at the floor or at the cabinets behind her. ________ New York's next Mayor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 @WestVirginiaRebel "Mr. Weiner, appearing solemn and a bit worn" And you would be too if you had to keep pulling your thingamajiggy out and putting your thingamajiggy back in all with one hand while taking an iPhone pic with the other. That's hard work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 @WestVirginiaRebel "Mr. Weiner, appearing solemn and a bit worn" And you would be too if you had to keep pulling your thingamajiggy out and putting your thingamajiggy back in all with one hand while taking an iPhone pic with the other. That's hard work! After this latest exposure.... One might describe his current appearance as flaccid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 If Carlos is elected.....will we hear the sound of one hand clapping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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