And then, he drove away...
Posted on 05/31/2011 2:21:46 PM PDT by abb
After retaining legal counsel in a case in which a lewd photo was sent from his Twitter account to a 21 year-old female college student, New York Rep. Anthony Weiner says he will no longer answer questions about the matter. The matter has become a "distraction," the outspoken Democrat told reporters Tuesday, and he intends to spend his time working on congressional matters and not answering questions about what has become known in furious Internet speculation as "Weinergate."
In a performance that might please a defense attorney but would make a public relations consultant cringe, Weiner, who has said his Twitter account was "hacked" and also that he was the victim of a "prank," one-by-one refused to answer six of the most pressing questions about the controversy:
1) Was the photo in question of Weiner himself?
You know, look, I'm not going to talk about this any more. I think that if I was giving a speech to 45,000 people, and someone stood up and heckled in the back, I wouldn't spend three days talking to him. I'm going to get back to the conversation I care about.
2) Why hire a lawyer?
I've put out a couple statements over the last couple days. I would refer you to those to answer these questions. I understand you're doing your job, but I'm going to go back to work.
3) Why not report the matter to Capitol Police?
I put out a statement about that over the last couple of days. I put out a couple of statements. I mean, I'm trying my best, I've spent a couple of days cooperating and trying to help you do your job, but at a certain point I've got to get back to work and I think we've reached that point today.
4) Was the account hacked, or was Weiner the victim of a prank?
I'm not convinced that there's any value any more of me talking about it. I understand you've got to do your job, and I'm going to get back to work. There are some enormously important things, and I believe this has been a distraction. I'm not going to let it be so any more.
5) Why was Weiner following a 21 year-old college student on Twitter?
I appreciate the questions. I understand you're doing your job but this is now a couple of days later, I've got to finally get back to work and focus on things I want to focus on.
6) Is Weiner concerned about the security of Facebook and Twitter accounts?
I'm going to return to working on things that I care about. I've participated in the story a couple of days now, given comments on it. This is a distraction and I'm not going to let it distract me.
Near the end of the news conference, a reporter said to Weiner, "This distraction might go away if you answered some of the questions that are out there." A pensive looking Weiner quickly responded: "I'm not convinced of that. I'm not convinced of that."
At the moment, there is no publicly available proof either that Weiner sent the photo or that he was the victim of hackers. Weiner has expressed a desire to "move on." But many members of Congress have Facebook and Twitter accounts, and the possibility that those accounts could be sabotaged by someone seeking to destroy a politcian's career is troubling. For that reason alone, it seems likely that public officials, if not Anthony Weiner himself, will want to know more about what really happened in this case.
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Don't flatter yourself, Tony. It's not that big of a distraction.
Link to video of presser.
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2011/05/31/sot.dc.weiner.twitter.hacked.cnn
One of the many questions from which Weiner will be shrinking.
By the end of the week, it will shrink in importance.
” Why was Weiner following a 21 year-old college student on Twitter?”
GUILTY!
That's one helluva an admission if you read between the lines. Even if it turns out the photo is not him and it somehow was hacked, it sounds like the potential "why were you following" revelations will lead to nothing good for the Congresscritter.
That video - wow!, what a flaccid performance.
Reckon his attorney told him to STFU because he had already shot his big mouth off too much? Funny how he went from being all incensed to just wanting to “move on” and get back to his “important work” in about two days.
Guilty creepy prevert, dare I say it, caught with his pants down.
Now on CNN Situation Room.
“I’m going to go back to work.”
Sounds eerily like Bill Clinton after he lied about being involved with Monica Lewinsky. http://www.davidstuff.com/political/clinton.htm
“These allegations are false and I need to go back to work for the American people”
Too many liberal Dems have the morals of a hound dog and figure that if they ever get caught with their pants down, they can lie their way out of anything. In short, they have become “accomplished liars.” Unfortunately, their proclivity to lie spills over into their public policy work.
You know, true or not, this couldn’t happen to a more deserving, whiny, little witch.
Weiner is a leftwingbot,screaming,moronic baby 99.9999% of the time! Why is the Moron crying Foul now, withdrawing, and afraid to go to the FBI and Capital Police and to the Demorat Party Mob Thugs???? There is only one reason! The Cry Baby Moron, Weiner sent the picture of his ugly Weiner to a 21 yr old Coed and got caught Sticky Handed!!! If he were a Republican, the Media would be all over His Weinership! and Weiner would no longer be the Idiot Congresscritter he has proven to be....:-)!
Who knew?
The question is...if Weiner did not post the picture, and it was a hacker...whose private part is being displayed? If Weiner's how did some hacker get a picture of Weiner sans his undies, hmmmm?
If not his...then somehow he will have to prove it and that could get very, ahhh, uncomfortable for anyone who has to compare the picture to what Weiner has in those undies. OMG what a mess this could be.
Weiner thinks all of this is simply not important. But it is..., or is it, rather, impotent!?? LOL
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