Posted on 05/31/2011 8:03:36 PM PDT by Jim 726
Congressman Assails Reporters Over Photo By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Representative Anthony D. Weiner had a testy exchange with reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday over questions about a lewd picture that was sent to a young woman from his Twitter account over the weekend.
Mr. Weiner, Democrat of New York, was besieged by reporters who pressed him to answer questions about the controversy, which ignited when a college student who follows him on Twitter received a picture showing a man from the waist down in underwear. Mr. Weiner, who posts frequently on Twitter, said his account had been hacked, and a spokesman later said the congressman had hired a lawyer to “explore the proper next steps.”
On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Weiner, in a news conference at the Capitol, declined to elaborate further, even as reporters peppered him with questions, including whether he had sent the picture and why he had not yet asked law enforcement to investigate. He responded that he had already spent several days discussing the matter, would not go into it any further and preferred to turn his attention to a vote on the debt limit on Tuesday night.
“If I was giving a speech to 45,000 people and someone in the back of the room threw a pie or yelled out an insult,” he stated, “would I spend the next two hours responding to that?”
When a CNN producer interrupted to accuse him of dodging questions, Mr. Weiner seemed to become frustrated, pointed a finger at the producer and referring to him with a derogatory term. Mr. Weiner then called the matter “a distraction” and told the reporters circling him to refer to the statements he had released.
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This is the first time I’ve seen him identified as Democrat....
Weiner hacked. That’s hugh and sirius
That must have slipped past the editors.
Weiners getting spanked by the media, couldn’t happen to nicer guy.
He ‘fought back’ against them, they added ‘Democrat’ to Paragraph 2.
AKA “Don’t screw with us Tony or youz wil be sleepin’ wit da Conservatives”...
The liberals at CNN are asking tough questions. His days are numbered.
The intro if he was a pub:
Republican Congressman Assailed For Dodging Questions
Republican Congressman Anthony D. Weiner is under fire for a lewd picture that was sent to a college student from his Twitter account over the weekend.
In other words, yes I sent it but I’ll answer no as soon as the cover up is complete. Oh, and I used a fake picture because of course I’m not that well endowed.
He admitted to following this 21 year old college student on Twitter. Now what could she have that he would be interested in? /s
He recently married Huma Abedin, Hillary's long time traveling aide. Huma is a Muslim, and believed by many in DC power circles to be Hillary's lesbian lover.
Just to ensure the circle is complete, Slick officiated at the wedding.
This isn’t the first time that something of Weiner’s has been hacked. However, I don’t think that the Wurst is over yet. He’ll have to roll with his predickament for a long time.
I just wonder if the press is making a big thing out of nothing.
However, the CNN headline about the press conference should have been entitled “Weiner smashed by Bash.”
I absolutely love when they seriously refer to him as Mr. Weiner! This is just too funny!
Methinks Weiner doth protest too much.
Yeah, he sent it.
Otherwise, the simple answer would be “NO!” when asked if he sent it.
Well Weiner, I’m betting that Mr. Happy.... isn’t happy anymore. LOL
This fool is so full of it.
Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive ... ROFLOL!!
What business interests do you suppose The Donald has in NY 9th Congressional district?
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