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Congressman says #Weinergate cybersecurity investigation vital to ensure our nat'l. security
Daily Caller ^ | 5-31-11 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 05/31/2011 3:46:44 PM PDT by Justaham

Florida Republican Rep. Cliff Stearns is demanding an investigation into cybersecurity issues raised by #Weinergate, saying it is vital to “ensure our national security.”

Though New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner remains silent on whether or not he’ll be seeking an investigation into his claims that his Twitter and Facebook accounts were hacked, leading to his Twitter account’s posting of a picture of a man’s erect penis underneath gray boxer-briefs, Stearns told The Daily Caller that the imbroglio raises troubling questions that should be looked into by Congress.

“Although this particular incident is a matter for law enforcement, it clearly indicates that hacking is a serious problem and as Chairman it would be appropriate for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to examine the issue of cybersecurity to protect our privacy and to ensure our national security,” Stearns said in an email to The Daily Caller.

Stearns is the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, a committee on which Weiner sits.

Neither Weiner nor his spokesman Dave Arnold will say whether or not it is Weiner in the lewd photo, nor will they say if they’re seeking an official FBI or U.S. Capitol police investigation into the alleged hacking.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: erection; weiner; weinergate

1 posted on 05/31/2011 3:46:48 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham
Such a big to do...
over such a little thing.
2 posted on 05/31/2011 3:52:56 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: billorites

Bout time the Pubbies play hard...er...ball.... ;)


3 posted on 05/31/2011 3:56:14 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Justaham

Yeah baby. Investigate this “hacking”. At least until Teenie Weenie yells uncle.


4 posted on 05/31/2011 3:58:55 PM PDT by Marty62 (Marty60)
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To: Justaham

The first thing they should ask for is the transcripts of all private messages between the two parties involved.

That should wrap things up quickly.


5 posted on 05/31/2011 4:01:37 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Justaham

Oh please, PLEASE investigate this!!

I want to see Pee-wee Weiner squeal like a piggy.


6 posted on 05/31/2011 4:07:51 PM PDT by Gator113 ("GAME ON." I'll be voting for Sarah Palin, Liberty, our Constitution and American Exceptionalism.)
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To: Justaham

Yes~! WEINER should DEMAND an investigation~!

Don’t let those evil republicans do this to you~!

SUBPOENA THE RECORDS THAT SHOW THE IP ADDRESS OF WHERE THE MESSAGE CAME FROM~!!!!

After all, it is just an attempt to force you to resign in payback after that evil republican took off his shirt in a twitter picture.


7 posted on 05/31/2011 4:15:32 PM PDT by Mr. K (CAPSLOCK! -Unleash the fury! [Palin/Bachman 2012- unbeatable ticket])
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To: Justaham
Not bad, but he could have had a bit more fun with it.

(standing on the floor of the House) "... and I ask you, gentlemen and gentlepersons, what kind of a world do we live in, when the purported genitalia of one of our own, ah, members, can be cruelly exposed to public view, and to public humiliation, by the malice, or the stupidity of persons unknown?"

(/ Foghorn Leghorn)

8 posted on 05/31/2011 4:18:05 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: Justaham
Tomorrow's News Headline.
WEINER'S WEINER NOW A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE.

9 posted on 05/31/2011 4:33:31 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Justaham

Vie-enny sausages are now a national security issue?


10 posted on 05/31/2011 4:38:46 PM PDT by wxgesr (I want to be the first person to surf on another planet.)
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To: Justaham

Hey Stearns! You and the rest of Congress and the Senate should stay the hell off Twitter and Facebook and just do your jobs.....problem solved.


11 posted on 05/31/2011 4:56:13 PM PDT by Roccus (Only thing worse than a politician is a wannabe, LOSER politician.)
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To: pandoraou812

"What's all this about erections?"

12 posted on 05/31/2011 5:45:18 PM PDT by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
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To: Justaham

GUILTY!
HE NEEDS TO LEAVE THE HOUSE......

when asked if that photo was him. Weiner didn’t answer the question! He needs to be GRILLED on this issue. wiener needs to be cooked and gone from Congress. The FBI needs to investigate like the did the Palin hacked account. wiener needs to step forward or be assumed that he is guilt of exposing his Weiner or dick.


13 posted on 05/31/2011 6:57:32 PM PDT by ncfool (The new USSA - United Socialist States of AmeriKa. Welcome to Obummers world or Obamaville USSA.I)
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