I want some respect: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what that means to me.
Posted on 09/20/2013 11:47:29 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Anthony Weiner: 'I'm not an idiot' By: Tal Kopan September 20, 2013 01:09 PM EDT
In his first national media interview since losing the New York City mayoral primary, former Rep. Anthony Weiner joined Geraldo Rivera for a nearly 20-minute appearance on Rivera’s radio show Friday, taking responsibility for his loss while also blaming the media for focusing on his sexting scandal.
As he did on the trail, Weiner said he tried to run a campaign on the issues, but he admitted that revelations of further sexting after his resignation from Congress led to his loss.
“If you’re breaking the news here that the scandal and how it came back and the new things that came out … more things came out, yes of course, I’m not an idiot, I know it succeeded in derailing my campaign,” Weiner told Rivera, who said he was an early supporter of Weiner’s candidacy but was surprised when news came out that Weiner’s online interactions with women continued as long as they did.
“I took this campaign, frankly, on a bet, and that was that something at the end of the day that was behind me should not stop me,” Weiner said.
“Ten months behind you, that’s like yesterday,” Rivera responded.
Weiner repeatedly told Rivera he tried to run on the issues, but the media wasn’t having it, saying there is a “disconnect between people in your business” and citizens’ concerns.
“You had every tabloid in New York going bananas trying every day to derail me,” Weiner said. “None of the newspapers ever attacked my issues, none of the other candidates even bothered to take me out on the issues because they knew I would beat them.”
At one point, Weiner joked that maybe he needed a different name.
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As our once CIC said to Paula Jones, “Kiss it.”
Time was, a proud boast would reach a little higher.
Richard Nixon was not a crook and you are not an idiot...Now go away anthony into some rubber walled enclosure so we don’t have to deal with you anymore.
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I want some respect: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what that means to me.
“I can handle things! I’m smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I’m smart and I want respect!”
If you have to deny you’re an idiot, well, of course
it’s only the opinion of an idiot.
“Time to go fishing, Anthony.”
“every tabloid in New York going bananas trying every day”
Wiener, Wiener, Wiener. Give it a rest.
How long before this limp Weiner gets a cushy do-nothing job?
Boy, there's two guys who deserve each other.
Rule of thumb, though: if you have to say publicly that you're not an idiot after taking a completely asinine course of action, then you probably are.
Anrhony’s farewell adress:
“All I’ve got left is my weiner.”
If that is the case then Huma must be a lip reader.
If it walks like a ..., quacks like a ..., then odds are it is a WEINER!
The late Senator Bill Scott, R-VA, held a press conference c. 1977 to deny a published claim that he was the dumbest man in the chamber. He could have borrowed from Roman L. Hurska, R-NE, and just said “well the dumb deserve representation tool.” Ultimately though VA made a much worse choice, John Warner. VA has been making bad, bad choices ever since and will do so again in 2013.
Sort of reminds me of Richard Nixon and his declaration, “I am not a crook.”
That he was leading at one point speaks volumes about the liberal/socialist immoral vermin in NYC.
Check again... idiot.
My only weakness." Moe Green..............and another Godfather thread breaks out.
Good luck trying to convince everyone of that, Weiner.
No,Weiner. I agree. You’re not an idiot. You’re a f’n idiot.
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