I have seen old Anthony Weiner speeches before his public humiliation. The guy was the biggest loud-mouth ahole you’d ever care to meet. A democrat bomb thrower. His sexual scandals could not have happened to a more deserving individual.
He’s as much of a scumbag as his protege, Bill Clinton.
I’m about halfway through watching the documentary movie “Weiner.”
He comes across as 90 to 95% a-hole, with a few, very few, redeeming features. He’s surprisingly honest to the documentary filmers, reflecting on his position. His interactions with Huma are less weird than I would have expected. That’s about it.
When he isn’t politicking, grand-standing with rivals, or sexting, he’s scheming and spinning. One of my favorite scenes is after his second fall, when he was actually leading DeBlasio in the campaign for NY Mayor, and the Sydney Leathers episode occurs. He is sitting in the car with his communications director, and she asks him what his position/answer is going to be on how many women and when. He thinks about how to spin it in a way that is consistent with his previous weasel answers to the press.
And, the scenes of him being skewered by the newpapers and comedians like Colbert and Bill Maher are hilarious.
He used to the the first one out to bash whatever the agenda was for that day. It was great timing when they took him out.
then DWS took his place.