I'm sorry, I still don't understand why I'm supposed to care about Weiner sending pictures to adults

[RB TexLa]

I wouldn't care if it was Newt, Feinstein, or Palin either. I just don't see how this is supposed a concern.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. I think most people are pissed he lied...

[Lucian]

3. It's not like he lied about reasons for a war.

[RB TexLa]

5. Most people lie about extra marital activity. To have just come out and said yes would have

been much ruder.

[Lizzie Poppet]

51. That doesn't make it right.

And argumentum ad numeram remains a fallacy...

[RiverStone]

17. Bingo!

[riderinthestorm]

2. Yeah, since we don't know the extent yet, keep pretending it's only adults.

Frankly, nobody knows exactly what Weiner's weiner has been up to.

Sorry but this cynic knows (believes? understands?) that some things are just the tip of the iceberg. If Weiner is THIS obtuse about Twitter, he clearly doesn't "understand" basic Politics 101.

[seabeyond]

4. he lost his high ground allowing his loud voice, he validated brett whatever

and he may end up resigning. a man that was good for our cause

other than that

wtf....

[RB TexLa]

6. I can't see any reason for him to resign. That's ridiculous.

[seabeyond]

21. i dont think he should resign either, doesnt mean it wont happen. nt

[ej510]

8. Never send nude pics of yourself. I've had plenty of nude pics sent to me.

My friends have received plenty of the same pics. Guys receive those pics and show them to all of their friends.

[seabeyond]

23. yes... arent those guys special. a girl sends a picture for a specific guy and he shares

with all his friends. so very fuckin impressed.

wtf does that have to do with anything?

[frebrd]

7. If you figure it out,

please let me know.

:shrug:

Edited to add:

This country is just so incredibly childish.

[girl_interrupted]

9. All Politicans lie, nothing new there, but if it's about sex...OMG

people go nuts! You can lie us into war, people go deaf, dumb and blind...but if it's about sex, then and only then do people care....I don't know why but they just do. Is it because it reminds them of their own failings or desires? Or maybe its because sex sells, and people just want to hear all the details. I don't know. But I do know if it's between two consenting adults, its none of my business.

[demwing]

28. "all politicians lie"

I am disgusted by that meme. All it does is discourage people from voting.

I don't even care that it is true, or very likely true. We shouldn't accept it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

39. You're right. We SHOULD NOT accept it. That's why it should be shouted from the rooftops.

The sad fact is that it's true. Because it IS true, I'd like to see each and every incumbent tossed out on his/her ass. If potential voters knew that they were voting for someone who hadn't lied to them before, they might just be encouraged.

[demwing]

41. Do you really believe all politicians are liars?

How can you? It can't be proven, it's a rash generalization. It isn't true at all...

[demwing]

44. And in support of that, I link to your own post

where you say you wont vote Republican, but you feel discouraged about voting at all...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=440840&mesg_id=440942

[Hippo_Tron]

50. All people lie

Politicians are people. If you want to get people to vote, rid them of the absurd notion that politicians ought to be demigods rather than mere mortals. Otherwise they will stay home because nobody can meet their ridiculous expectations.

[Riftaxe]

10. Mrs Texla must be one of the rare

few who wouldn't mind you sending pictures of your junk to strange college girls, then going to the press and creating a bogus story about hacking and lying about it for 10 days...lucky you! :)

[RB TexLa]

11. How does what my wife would or wouldn't mind have anything to do with the situation I posted about

being any of my concern?

[Riftaxe]

34. As you said it is of no concern,

so just speculating that you have a very liberated relationship, in that she would not mind you sending candid photos to strange college aged girls and then lying your ass off about it.

[Scottybeamer70]

14. Let's do a background check..........

on everyone clutching their pearls and having the vapors!
Gawddddddd.....is this the 21st century or not?

[wickerwoman]

27. Are you Mrs. Weiner or one of the college girls?

If not, how do you see it as any of your business?

[Raine]

12. He's STUPID and lacks good judgement and I DO CARE about those things.

ANY Democrat KNOWS that he is a target for the media and the other side and to ignore that and be arrogant about it is STUPID and lacking good judgement.

[RB TexLa]

13. You do realize just becaue it's made news it's still none of your business, right?

[PeaceNikki]

16. lol, HE sent peen pics to the Twitter machine. HE called a press conference to claim hacking.

Not to a single person he knows in an email. Not an old friend via SMS. He sent it to the world wide web. Like a total fool. He made it our business.

[Maru Kitteh]

18. You do realize that when people go out of their way to lie their ass off it has consequences, right?

He called the press to him so he could keep on lying about it.

He made a decision. He could have said MYOB, but he didn't. He made a choice, and that choice was to seek out interviews and very convincingly lie his little ass off.

[RB TexLa]

20. He lied about sending dirty pictures. Big deal

[Maru Kitteh]

25. You don't care. Some others do. Some others don't. That's how the game goes.

Some really don't care if you care.




So many variables.

[demwing]

29. It IS a VERY big deal - Weiner had a voice, and was taking on a SC Judge

now he's a late night punchline, and the issue will die with his reputation.

Thats a pretty fucking big deal, Barack...

[Vinee]

36. says who? You? Wiener is an elected official holding office in the people's house.

That makes it the people's business. no question about it friend.

[RB TexLa]

45. No, it doesn't make it your or my business

[cherokeeprogressive]

40. What happens inside a congressional office on Capitol Hill is most certainly my business.

His personal life ends the moment he walks into the Capitol Building.

[RB TexLa]

48. No, it does not.

[Hippo_Tron]

53. Is it your business what the President and first lady do in their bedroom?

After all, it is federal government property. Your tax dollars pay for it.

[ej510]

15. A lot of guys get into trouble when they begin to think with their cock instead of their brain.

[seabeyond]

26. a lot of girls get in trouble when they think with their vagina instead of their brain

another wtf

i feel like i am talking to a teenage boy here.

[Hippo_Tron]

52. His judgement is just fine, it's called impulses

Most people know that they shouldn't have unprotected sex with someone they don't know very well. Lots of them do it anyway. It's not stupidity, it's impulses.

[Kaleva]

19. Who said you did have to care?

I don't give a hoot as to what Bristol Palin does altough others here feel differently. So, I just skip over those threads or give them a quick look over before moving on.

[Garbo 2004]

22. You're not supposed to care. It's entirely optional and a matter of personal choice.

So we'll put you down for "Don't care, none of my business."

Cool. :hi:

[PeaceNikki]

24. I checked the bylaws and polled the members. We're cool if you don't care.

Carry on in your weinerless wonderland.

[krabigirl]

30. Good, I am not the only one. :) it is his wife's business, not mine.

[gateley]

31. I only care because of how he handled it once it became known.

And that he's probably fucked up a good marriage. And that we may have lost one of our greatest warriors. I'm so sorry this happened.

[demwing]

32. You're not, and I don't think we're asking you to

please don't act like this is the only reason so many are upset. There are MULTIPLES of threads in GD right now explaining the real issue.

[Odin2005]

33. Yup. It's none of my business.

[pitohui]

35. it was a slow news day...and he had a funny name

yeah, i don't get it either but i finally figured out that it was a slow news day and...ZOMG! his name was weiner!!!!! get it, get it?

boy, it was a sloooooooowwwww news day

i mean, we're all glad osama bin laden is dead but we forgot what slooooowww news days looked like, it was chandra levy and shark attacks all summer, all the time!!! oh and paula jones!!!

[robcon]

37. It's the lies, not sending pictures.

Still think his twitter acct. was hacked?

[RB TexLa]

46. I don't care about either. Of couse someone is going to lie about sending dirty pictures, it's not

anyone elses business. And then there can come a point you can't lie about it anymore. It's still not our business.

[cherokeeprogressive]

38. I posted this in another thread.

I hate this whole thing, but he gets no pass from me, for a few reasons.

First, he summoned the press to his office. Then he used them as an attempt to make fools of us. Every time he looked into the camera, he might as well have been looking each of us in the face personally. He continued to look into the camera for days afterwards, and in a smarmy manner, ridiculed those who asked questions about the situation. I think that goes far beyond an "embarrassed lie". Those things to me are the mark of a brazen pathological liar. In the end, he only fessed up because he was cornered. If his lies had worked, and this thing had gone away, he'd have surely continued this behavior. That quite possibly could have opened him up to blackmail. That's just one thing I find unacceptable in an elected official.

Second, at least one of those pictures (the shirtless one) was taken in his office, as evidenced by the pictures in the background. I sincerely hope that his wife is not further embarrassed by actually being in one of those pictures. I can't tell exactly who the people are, but I'm sure that when they saw the picture and recognized the photos, they were probably embarrassed for themselves, and furious at Wiener. I don't think "personal life" extends into his congressional office as that was bought and is paid for by taxpayers. That he would do such things while on my dime is something else I find unacceptable.

Third, he claimed to be a victim of a federal crime by saying his account was hacked. He even used the words, and I paraphrase, "I am the victim here". So far as I know, hacking into someone's online account is a federal crime. He then went on to imply that he knew who was complicit in this action, and without saying so much, pointed the finger at Breitbart, whom I loathe, but extend the same protection against false accusation I would any Democrat. This might be the most unacceptable fact for me.

He has shown such bad judgment in this whole mess from the very beginning that I think he's not suited for serving on a national scale. The Democratic Party, Obama Administration, and well being of the country are MUCH larger and more important than one Anthony Wiener. He's not a keeper, he's one you toss back into the pond.

[Kablooie]

42. It was a stupid thing to do and God forbid that we have any STUPID people in congress!

[Warren DeMontague]

43. I don't care, either.

Did he break a law? No? Then it's between him and his wife.

[Whisp]

47. I just see him as a pathetic little creature now.

That picture he sent, the one with his johnson all up in grey shorts - it wasn't a reciprocal kindof thing. It was a surprise to the woman at the other end as their relationship was about political talk and not sex talk.

but he thinks all women want to see his pee pee I guess.

laughable little jerk

[nadinbrzezinski]

49. has hell frozen over? Is it snowing in the summer?

We agree.

:hi:

Wonders... never cease.