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Weiner making calls to Democrats to apologize
Associated Press ^ | 6-8-11 | BETH FOUHY

Posted on 06/08/2011 12:13:23 PM PDT by Justaham

His political career in jeopardy, Rep. Anthony Weiner has been making calls to colleagues to apologize for sending raunchy texts and photos to several women. He also apologized to former President Bill Clinton, who officiated at Weiner's wedding last July, said a person with knowledge of the call. The person, who wasn't authorized to discuss the call publicly, spoke only on condition of anonymity. Weiner married Huma Abedin, a close adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at a lavish ceremony on Long Island last summer.

He reached out to fellow Democratic Rep. Edolphus Towns of New York, according to Towns' spokesman, Julian Phillips, who declined to discuss what the two lawmakers talked about.

So far, none of Weiner's House colleagues have come to his defense as pressure on him to resign has increased.

Tim Kaine, the former Democratic National Committee chairman who is running for the Senate in Virginia, became the first major Democrat to call for Weiner to step aside.

"Lying is unforgivable," he told WCAV-TV in Charlottesville, Va., on Tuesday. "Lying publicly about something like this is unforgivable and he should resign."

Weiner joined the growing list of New York politicians caught in headline-grabbing sex scandals. The disclosure by the married congressman that he sent raunchy texts and photos to several women online placed him in a rogue's gallery of Empire State elected officials better known for sexual shenanigans than legislative accomplishments.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: congressmanphallus; democratcorruption; democrats; weiner; weinergate
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1 posted on 06/08/2011 12:13:27 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham

bizarre. Why does he owe Bill Clinton, of all people, an apology?


2 posted on 06/08/2011 12:17:25 PM PDT by Guyin4Os (A messianic ger-tsedek)
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To: Justaham

Weiner is a weiner and should be ousted.


3 posted on 06/08/2011 12:17:38 PM PDT by NoGrayZone ("Islamophobia: The irrational fear of being beheaded.")
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To: Justaham

>>So far, none of Weiner’s House colleagues have come to his defense as pressure on him to resign has increased<<

That’s sad. HAHAHAHAHA


4 posted on 06/08/2011 12:18:28 PM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears (Dear Lord, Please judge Barack Hussein Obama for betraying Israel, and not the whole nation. Amen.)
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To: Justaham

I wonder if he’s using the same phone to make those calls.


5 posted on 06/08/2011 12:18:36 PM PDT by YourAdHere (Joey Greco '12)
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To: Justaham

Funny, but if it were me.....I’d be calling my constituents to apologize.


6 posted on 06/08/2011 12:18:51 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Justaham

I just heard on Fox that the nudie of his johnson is now on the internet. It just keeps getting worse. He needs to go.


7 posted on 06/08/2011 12:18:51 PM PDT by mardi59
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To: Guyin4Os

Just one Weiner to another, I guess.


8 posted on 06/08/2011 12:19:44 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Justaham

...when is he going to apologize to the American people?


9 posted on 06/08/2011 12:19:44 PM PDT by Tzimisce (Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
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To: Justaham

It sounds ot me like his future is Weiner Schnitzel. I don’t blame him for trying to lie his way out since this coming out would make him an A__ hole (class one) and he really stuck his weiner in it. It must be a real come down seeing as how he was such a grand stander. In base ball parlance we would have to say Weiner is a real Hot Dog.


10 posted on 06/08/2011 12:19:56 PM PDT by bilhosty (Don' t tax people tax newsprint)
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To: Justaham
I don't get why Weiner is perpetuating this ruckus. All he has to do is STFU and soon another news story will wipe this off the radar.

Weiner's district is safely Democrat. He is about as likely to be thrown out of office as Charles Rangel or Maxine Waters.

11 posted on 06/08/2011 12:20:23 PM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: Justaham

Weiner: the current Fredo of Democrat Family...


12 posted on 06/08/2011 12:21:51 PM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: All

Sometimes, we need those, who are above it all. The American hero, a true Patriot.

We do not need a weak, smart mouthed man who not only through his actions but his Hubris, sets himself up to be blackmailed.

To influence votes if not give away secrets, just to maintain his power.

Weiner must leave not because of politics but because, in the end, he has no moral base or compass.

General Washington, ran the revolutionary war, the continental army and often supplied them, he asked for nothing.

Congress paid Washington back, $64,355.30 dollars...........exactly one dollar more than he spent and he never took a salary.

Now compare Washington, to the appropriately named weiner............we as a nation have lost our way.

“we”, myself included need to find our way back, back to where our leaders would spend 8 years fighting for freedom to be paid one dollar and be humble about that dollar.

I’m not upset with weiner over his politics ( I do not agree with them) I am upset because weiner has no honor and we all have allowed less than honorable men into leadership roles.

Weiner is a symptom of our society our weakness..........................I hope we can find our way back.


13 posted on 06/08/2011 12:22:13 PM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: Justaham
“He also apologized to former President Bill Clinton, who officiated at Weiner’s wedding last July...”

There's got to be a great joke in that line!

14 posted on 06/08/2011 12:22:30 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Justaham
Why would you apologize to Democrats for circulating risque pictures of yourself? Cause they weren't on your list and didn't get one?
15 posted on 06/08/2011 12:23:14 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Justaham

He’s gone he just doesn’t know it yet.


16 posted on 06/08/2011 12:23:22 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Justaham

Is he using his public, Congressional office, time, and phone to apologize for his private conduct?


17 posted on 06/08/2011 12:23:36 PM PDT by N. Theknow (The MSM is to 0bama what the Broom-n-Scoop Detail is to a circus parade.)
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To: Guyin4Os

Isn’t having Bill Clinton officiate at your wedding like being married by a defrocked priest?


18 posted on 06/08/2011 12:24:01 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Tzimisce

When is he going to apologize to the reporter he was abusing at his press conference?


19 posted on 06/08/2011 12:24:05 PM PDT by hometoroost (Per Oceander: The only guarantees in life are death, taxes, and stupidity.)
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To: Justaham

JUST RESIGN you disgraceful power-mad piece of crap


20 posted on 06/08/2011 12:26:42 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Celebrate 'Civility'")
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