A Revealing Hour in Harlem With Anthony Weiner

Real Clear Politics ^ | 8-9-13 | Scott Conroy

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NEW YORK -- It was just a few minutes into Anthony Weiner's door-to-door canvass of a Harlem public housing complex Thursday night, and the New York City mayoral candidate was already agitated.

As he scanned his staff-prepared list of apartment numbers and corresponding residents' names, the candidate shook his head in disapproval.

"This is no good, the way you have this organized," he said to one of two young, female aides who were accompanying him. “This is N.G. -- not great.”

A few minutes later, Weiner remained fixated on the quality of his staff’s advance work, voicing his displeasure in full earshot of the large media contingent in tow.

“Boy, oh boy,” he said as another young woman from his campaign team stood beside him, shifting through her own notes in uncomfortable silence. “This is not as organized as I would’ve liked.”

For the next hour, things didn’t get much better for Weiner, whose campaign to fulfill one of his long-held ambitions, it is safe to say, has rarely gone the way he would’ve liked.

The scandal-scarred former congressman made his way through the building methodically, reminding residents to vote in the Sept. 10 primary and taking plenty of rebuffs along the way.

“I already said I didn’t want to meet you,” a woman inside one door, which remained closed, told Weiner. “Please stop knocking on my door.”

The woman’s response was directed at the candidate, but Weiner seemed intent upon deflecting it -- along with the rest of the mostly negative vibe that permeated his visit -- onto his earnest young staffers.

“This is ridiculous,” he muttered to no one in particular as he struggled to figure out which door to knock on next. “This is quite a mess. Quite a mess.”

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[Red Badger]

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[a fool in paradise]

Anthony “Call Me Seymour” Weiner PING

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[GeronL]

They just love writing these headlines now.

[Revolting cat!]

“Revealing”? Are you sure we want to see it? (Unless of course our name happens to be Sydney Leathers.)

[lefty-lie-spy]

It is not great, not great, when people, people, always repeat, repeat themselves. Sociopathic, sociopathic.

[afraidfortherepublic]

You are DETERMINED to make me laugh. Well, it’s working!

[YankeeReb]

I hope he gets in because NYers so deserve him. When he was in congress the NY press lapdogs loved the way he "stood up to the right wing" so now you get to have him as your mayor. Remember the wonderful Dinkins years, Carlos Danger will bring them back for you.

I'm serious, Carlos Danger for Mayor and Client #9 for comptroller is EXACTLY what NY deserves.

[NautiNurse]

Weiner and Revealing used together is just wrong.

[afraidfortherepublic]

If I had written that headline, it would have said “Revolting”.

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[Darksheare]

When will Mouse Jaw take a hike?

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[volunbeer]

Carlos “Schadenfreude” Danger

This guy is truly a miserable human being! Why anyone would work for this cretin is beyond me and he treats them like crap to boot.

[freedombird]

Awww.....Weiner seems a bit deflated.........