Sen. Edward Kennedy and wife, Joan, followed by Ethel Kennedy, leaving St. Vincent's Church in Plymouth PA following the Funeral Mass for Mary Jo Kopechne in July 1969.
Posted on 06/09/2011 7:45:40 PM PDT by doug from upland
Why Would Huma Abedin Stand by Anthony Weiner?
COMMENTARY | The train wreck that is Anthony Weiner just may have an 11th hour derailment. The congressman, caught sending lewd text messages and photos to women, just found out that his wife, Huma Abedin, is pregnant with their first child. Abedin is standing by her man, according to Yahoo! News.
It probably won't be enough to prevent Weiner's resignation. Politico reports House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for a thorough investigation into Weiner's behavior. More sexting reports are coming to light. However, Huma sounds like a great gal to have in your corner when you've screwed up. I have to give her a lot of credit; it would not be an easy decision to make.
The Republicans will use the Weiner scandal as a political tool. Weiner didn't send X-rated texts and pictures because he is a Democrat any more than Arnold Schwarzenegger slept with his housekeeper because he is a Republican. Cheaters cheat because they have character flaws. Having power and prestige makes them more attractive, but they also fall harder and make a bigger splash.
The Times article "Why Powerful Men Behave Badly" explains Weiner well. For powerful men, sex becomes a status symbol, a power tool, part of "the job." Along with doctors, lawyers, teachers, police officers and celebrities, politicians have an elevated clout level not always merited. They get dazzled by their own light and believe that they are invincible.
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Close. Because the Clintons TOLD her to is my take...Period. Of course if she does not want to end up like those two kids that died on the train tracks, (circa ‘86 I believe), at the Mena Ark. airfield after accidentally stumbling upon the men carrying out the Bush senior/Bill Clinton drug running operation...she WILL do as she is instructed.
Her Saudi handlers demand it, that’s why! Sheesh, ya hafta axe?
Cause she’s knocked up!
She may be standing by, metaphorically. But she is conveniently traveling in Africa with Hillary at the moment, I believe.
Weiner probably converted to Islam and sold
out the USA.
He cannot resign. Too much is at stake
in the Obama-DNC coup d’etat.
I think doing whatever it takes goes even further. I do not believe she is pregnant. I think this story is concocted to garner sympathy. Whenever the heat really starts to build up they will play sympathy card number 2-she suffers a miscarriage from the stress.
Did you just insinuate GHWBush was a drug runner?
Because divorce is (or, at least was) considered to be A Bad Thing?
i figured weiner married here in part due to her hillary connection - hillary may still become president someday, and is one of the most powerful people in the government. having her long-time aide/chief of staff as a wife is an asset that really cannot be understated in terms of his long-term political ambitions, plus his connections/graft/whatever now.
I drew a blank on why she married him, may be emotional reasons (attraction) because as far as I can tell, unless hillary just pays her nothing she should already be set for life. If she was motivated for long-term security reasons, weiner probably seemed a safe bet, congressman in a safe district plus whatever other potential he was perceived to have. This would be ironic if it was part of her interest, because he is about to be out of public life for decades if not forever.
If she is a Saudi, she would accept her husband having more than one wife?
How about a little Saturday Night Fever ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vj092UgKwQ
“Sayin’ I Lie” (Sung to ‘Stayin’ Alive’ by the Bee Gees)
Well, you can tell right away I used my sock, I’m a “Weiner” man: So time to stalk.
Jewish proud and women scorned, I’ve been screwin’ ‘round since I was born.
And though it’s not right. Oy-vey! And news man looks the other way.
“He can lie—you understand? ‘Cause New York Times protects our man.”
Whether you’re a Twitter or whether you’re FReeper, you’re sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie. See the story breakin’ and everybody waitin’, and they’re sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie. Nah, nah, nah, nah, sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie.
Nah, nah, nah, nah, sayin’ I lie-aye aye-aye-aye aye ...
I’ll tweet more!
Well now, if I let go n’ I drop my fly, and her panties stir, I’m a horny guy.
Got the swinging cravin’ in my shoes. Yeah, my tweetin’ fans, man I just can’t choose.
And now it’s the Right. Oy-vey! My tweets are sin they’re gonna say.
“He can lie—you understand? ‘Cause New York Times protects their man.”
Whether you’re a Twitter or whether you’re FReeper, you’re sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie. See the story breakin’ and everybody waitin’, and they’re sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie. Nah, nah, nah, nah, sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie.
Nah, nah, nah, nah, sayin’ I lie-aye aye-aye-aye aye ...
Wife’s goin’ Oh dear! ... Somebody help me. Somebody help me, yeah.
What’s goin’ on here? ... Somebody help me yeah. (Sayin’ I lie ... )
Well, you can tell right away I used my sock, I’m a “Weiner” man: So time to stalk.
Jewish proud and women scorned, I’ve been screwin’ ‘round since I was born.
And though it’s not right. Oy-vey! And news man looks the other way.
“He can lie—you understand? ‘Cause New York Times protects our man!”
Whether you’re a Twitter or whether you’re FReeper, you’re sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie. See the story breakin’ and everybody waitin’, and they’re sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie. Nah, nah, nah, nah, sayin’ I lie, sayin’ I lie.
Nah, nah, nah, nah, sayin’ I lie-aye aye-aye-aye aye ...
Wife’s goin’ Oh dear! ... Somebody help me. Somebody help me, yeah.
What’s goin’ on here? ... Somebody help me yeah ... We’re sayin’ you lie.
Because Congressional benefits and pension plans are worth millions.
Muslim values?
Not to mention our Muslim president, sigh.
Because Muslims love Jews?/sarc
If this happened in Huma's country of origin, the "Committee for the Preservation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice" would use the latest packet-sniffing and call tracing technology to track down every female recipient and stone them to death.
LoL!
Sex becomes...”part of “the job.”
Bullsh*t.
What we have here is a sophomoric, emotionally retarded husk of a human being....
The WRITER of this POS.....(and, Wiener, too).
Yes, and nobody sang “Stand By Your Man” better than John Belushi in “The Blues Brothers.”
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