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Rep. Anthony Weiner a no-show at New York City Israel Day parade amid Twitter photo scandal
NY Daily News ^ | 6/05/11 | Reuven Blau

Posted on 06/05/2011 2:14:26 PM PDT by Libloather

Rep. Anthony Weiner a no-show at New York City Israel Day parade amid Twitter photo scandal
BY Reuven Blau
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Sunday, June 5th 2011, 3:18 PM

Rep. Anthony Weiner ditched the Israel Day parade for the first time in years as the ballooning boxer brouhaha continues to dog him.

Several of his fellow Democrats and political rivals questioned why the congressman was nowhere to be seen.

"It has become a huge distraction," said former city Controller William Thompson Jr., a likely Democratic mayoral contender.

"It has become a circus. Every answer raises another question."

U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) said Weiner should have attended the parade up Fifth Ave.

"I'd like to see him here," he told reporters before marching. "He cares about Israel and \[is\] very active in the Jewish community and he ought to be here."

Weiner, who also has his eye on Gracie Mansion, has said he didn't sent a lewd photograph of bulging briefs to a 21-year-old college student from his Twitter account last Friday.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dncmember; dncmemberabsent; dncmemberdown; dncmemberonhunt; israel; nyc; parade; pervert; petertweeter; twitter; weiner; weinergate; weinergram
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To: cashless

He’s pro-Israel. That’s what makes me laugh when I read the British papers - they think “the bitch set him up.” If they only knew he was a big supporter of Israel they’d turn on him in a dime!


21 posted on 06/05/2011 2:45:51 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (.Life and Death are wearing me out)
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To: presently no screen name

Why aren’t the media demanding answers??? Why aren’t they demanding his resignation? Why did Reuters headline this story with Weiner as a “Republican”?

Why are the standards for Dems so different?

I hate the media.


22 posted on 06/05/2011 2:46:34 PM PDT by kjo
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To: Libloather
Weiner will HAVE to show his face sooner or later—after all he is Jewish and thus likely circumcised.
23 posted on 06/05/2011 2:47:29 PM PDT by Happy Rain ("I speak LOUD and I carry an even BIGGER stick! And I use it too-WHACK!!!"-candidate Yosemite Sam.)
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To: Libloather
"Several of his fellow Democrats and political rivals questioned why the congressman was nowhere to be seen. "

You don't think he's 'dicking around' do you?


24 posted on 06/05/2011 2:47:39 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: xrmusn

You’d think this to be a good thing to have a disgraced Democrat stay in office. The issue is not going away. The longer he stays in office, the more it will cost the Democrats.


25 posted on 06/05/2011 2:49:01 PM PDT by Jonty30
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To: UCANSEE2

Probably just hangin’.

Or maybe he went to a Ball.


26 posted on 06/05/2011 2:50:31 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: cashless
Any chance his no show was his tacit support of his “Messiah's” new Israeli policy?

Dunno. He also missed some gay pride gig.

27 posted on 06/05/2011 2:58:46 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: Libloather

“Israel Day parade minus kosher Weiner.” ;)


28 posted on 06/05/2011 2:58:46 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
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To: Libloather
Rep. Anthony Weiner ditched the Israel Day parade for the first time in years as the ballooning boxer brouhaha continues to dog him.

That's too bad. It just isn't an Israel Day parade without Mr. Peter Tweeter in attendance. ;-)
29 posted on 06/05/2011 3:06:47 PM PDT by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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To: UCANSEE2

He’s talking things over with Huma.

Huma talked to Hillary about how to deal with a husband who causes problems in the marriage.

And I’m sure Anthony and Huma had some good pillow talk about all of this. I’m sure Hillary told her to be supportive of her husband, since he has to get back to work for the American people. And Hillary advised Huma that making a public scene, or leaving Anthony, or anything other than unqualified support will just make things worse for her. So Huma will swallow hard and suck it up and just accept whatever he does.

And other Democrats will just hope this all goes away.

Remember during the Mark Foley text messages to male pages scandal, that Nancy Pelosi charged Speaker Hastert did not oversee his caucus properly, and that there was a culture of corruption if a congressman could send out lewd messages like that. In the Weiner scandal, Nancy is silent about cultures of corruption and all that.


30 posted on 06/05/2011 3:11:08 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: kjo
Why did Reuters headline this story with Weiner as a “Republican”?

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th district

The media won't go after one of their own. That's why we need to ignore them in everything - their bias is too deep and too long for any truth to come from them. I never watch/listen to them - I don't want their garbage/propaganda in my head. One can see things clearer when totally void of them. Unfortunately, some continue and are clueless that they pick up some of their propaganda.
31 posted on 06/05/2011 3:12:19 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: Libloather

Weiner is acting like a Brat.


32 posted on 06/05/2011 3:17:15 PM PDT by Happy Rain ("I speak LOUD and I carry an even BIGGER stick! And I use it too-WHACK!!!"-candidate Yosemite Sam.)
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To: Jonty30

I like Jon Stewart’s line... “El Penio...”


33 posted on 06/05/2011 3:21:22 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Libloather
He was going to attend some of the parades, before catching a few of the floats:


34 posted on 06/05/2011 3:24:46 PM PDT by mikrofon (%% Truly where he doesn't want to be-e-ee... %%)
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To: Libloather

That confirms he is not a Kosher Weiner.


35 posted on 06/05/2011 3:31:59 PM PDT by PA Engineer (SP/AW12: Time to beat the swords of government tyranny into the plowshares of freedom.)
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To: Libloather

I guess it’s hard to show you’re face; when you’ve been caught with your pants down.


36 posted on 06/05/2011 3:43:19 PM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again for our justification)
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To: Libloather; ml/nj; ExTexasRedhead; Nachum; Yehuda; NYC GOP Chick; firebrand; pabianice; SoCalPol; ..
If you read the posted article, you would get the false impression that the New York Israel Day parade was an event Democratic politicians only.

The truth of the matter is that in recent memory, the only political organization that has been present as a group in the parade has been the Republican Jewish Coalition. Its Jewish Democrat counterpart, apparently now in harmony with Obama's foreign policy, has been conspicuous by its absence.

As for Weiner, does anyone really think that a guy who is married to an Arab woman with whom he is trying to mend fences would go to a pro-Israel event?

37 posted on 06/05/2011 3:47:18 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: Libloather

He wants to live in Grace Mansion, but can’t handle a few reporters.
Wiener...you are a WIENER!


38 posted on 06/05/2011 3:50:16 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Huma may be married to Wiener, but she is Hillary’s Bitc$.


39 posted on 06/05/2011 3:53:08 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: Libloather

I love the writers at the Daily News. Ballooning boxers!! Talk about hyperbole!

At this point, Weiner can do no wrong by coming out (fully dressed) and OWNING HIS WIENER!!!!!! He might as well confess. He’s already toast.

Maybe this was the wrong parade for his “moment.” When is the Pride Parade in NY?


40 posted on 06/05/2011 3:53:25 PM PDT by Yaelle
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