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Weiner goes into rehab and asks for time off after top Democrats demand he stand down
Daily Mail ^ | 6/11/11 | Fiona Roberts

Posted on 06/12/2011 12:04:37 AM PDT by Nachum

Anthony Weiner tonight dramatically announced he is seeking professional help and has asked for temporary leave from his seat in Congress.The beleaguered congressman finally buckled just hours after the most senior figures in the Democrat party demanded he stand down.A spokesman for the New York Democrat said he has left for professional treatment and will focus on 'becoming a better husband and healthier person'. His decision is the culmination of days of intense pressure following his public admission

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: anthonyweiner; demand; democrats; newyork; rehab; weiner; weinergate
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To: exit82

I’m with you. Although politically it would be advantageous to the GOP to keep Weiner around, it’s not leadership. It brings dishonor to the entire House. There are House rules to follow when a member dishonors the House and the GOP needs to follow them with whatever due process is necessary.

Weiner should be expelled if he won’t go willingly.

Now that Pelosi, W-Schultz and Israel are on record as calling for Weiner to resign, there should be a near unanimous vote to expel him. Rangel may be the lone holdout.


41 posted on 06/12/2011 6:25:04 AM PDT by randita
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To: Nachum

I heard on NPR this morning that Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Whatshername went public with their calls for Weiner’s resignation when the leave of absense trial balloons first floated by. I don’t think the congressman is going to be able to hang on, especially if more teenager contacts or photos come to light in which case he’ll have to immediately step down. I know I shouldn’t be enjoying this so much...


42 posted on 06/12/2011 6:55:26 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius, (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Menehune56

Look..the fact that Huma hasn’t come home early speaks volumes. She wants nothing to do with him. I suspect that it was originally expected that he was going to resign last Monday..she had promised to say nothing, and then, a few weeks after he’d left..she’d file for divorce..that allc hanged when he wouldn’t quit..


43 posted on 06/12/2011 7:22:11 AM PDT by ken5050 (Save the Earth..It's the only planet with chocolate!!!)
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To: Menehune56

Look..the fact that Huma hasn’t come home early speaks volumes. She wants nothing to do with him. I suspect that it was originally expected that he was going to resign last Monday..she had promised to say nothing, and then, a few weeks after he’d left..she’d file for divorce..that allc hanged when he wouldn’t quit..


44 posted on 06/12/2011 7:23:31 AM PDT by ken5050 (Save the Earth..It's the only planet with chocolate!!!)
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To: exit82
Resolve to call your Congressperson on Monday morning. Weiner goes by the end of the day.

So we should call our representatives Boxer, Boehner, Pelosi, Kerry, and Frank to complain about Weiner. Just saying.

45 posted on 06/12/2011 7:34:48 AM PDT by seawolf101
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To: JohnLongIsland

The Bill Clinton double wide Presidential library and massage parlor


46 posted on 06/12/2011 9:14:14 AM PDT by dennisw (NZT - "works better if you're already smart")
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