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Exclusive: Mediaite Analysis Of ‘Weinergate’ Photos Supports Anthony Weiner And Andrew Breitbart

by Philip Bump | 2:23 pm, May 30th, 2011

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Some, notably a blogger at DailyKos, have suggested that the screen shot that Andrew Breitbart‘s Big Government ran when it broke the Anthony Weiner Twitter story is a forgery. Our resident expert, Philip Bump, reviewed their findings, and newly-released data about the original YFrog photo, and found evidence that strongly suggests Breitbart’s innocence, and supports Weiner’s contention that he was hacked. Here is Phil’s analysis of the DailyKos findings, and the newly-released cache information on the YFrog photo:

There are a few ways to determine if a photo has been doctored.

*EXIF data*

One way is to compare the content and source of the image with the EXIF data, which is information about the creation of the photo that is carried along with the image itself. (To learn more about EXIF information, read this previous post. In the case of the Weiner image, the image that has been shared online is a screen capture of an image sharing site – meaning that any EXIF information would be from the creation of that screen capture, not the image itself. In other words – it’s not useful for determining the authenticity of the Weiner photo.

Even if the original image turned up at this point, I should note that EXIF data can be altered – or, if you prefer, faked. It’s just text data that is embedded in the file, like the artist and song title that it buried in an MP3. So if the EXIF data of a newly-discovered image indicated it had been taken at Weiner’s office (sometimes, geographical data is included) two minutes before the image was posted – there’s no guarantee that information is accurate. (EXIF data could be more helpful here in an exculpatory scenario. If the picture had been taken in Tuscaloosa on Christmas Day, it would certainly indicate it weren’t likely from Weiner. Though not conclusively)

…And sure enough, even before this article posted, a full version of the image with EXIF information turned up, from its original “discoverer”.

Reuters‘ Anthony De Rosa looked at the data for the photo at issue and notes that it doesn’t match previous images uploaded by the Congressman – the type of camera is different, as is the content included.

In fact, in the data for the contested image certain information that would be important for verification – such as the modification date of the image – is missing entirely.

*Image Manipulation*

Some have indicated a belief that the screen captured image posted at Big Government showed signs of manipulation. Another blogger at Daily Kos runs through the argument: a software tool that compares compression artifacts in images seems to indicate that the Congressman’s name shows evidence of manipulation. But what’s noteworthy about this analysis is that the name shows the same level of manipulation as other text in the image. Meaning, then, that if the name were forged, it is likely that the site’s “Popular” and “Upload” links were also forged. Which, of course they weren’t.

No one disputes that the photo was doctored to display underwear-covered genitalia. For which I’m glad, because I’d rather not spend a lot of time assessing that claim.

*Motive and Context*

This is the most important consideration when assessing a forgery. Why would someone have faked an image? What would they be trying to fake?

In this case, Rep. Weiner readily admitted that his account had been hacked. That being the case, there would be no need to forge the screenshot. If the image had never appeared on Weiner’s account, he could prove that in other ways – contacting the image host, etc. He admits that the image could possibly have been on his account, meaning that the DailyKos’ analysis is moot. There was no reason to fake such a screenshot.

In final analysis – the screenshot posted by Big Government shows an image that appears to have been posted to Weiner’s image hosting account. It’s worth noting, too, that this is entirely consistent with what Weiner has said all along.

Philip Bump is a Photoshop Expert. He used to be a designer at Adobe Systems, Inc., makers of Photoshop. Among other things, he worked on the Photoshop user’s manual and designed chapters for the Photoshop Classroom in a Book.

Andrew Breitbart, Anthony De Rosa, Anthony Weiner, Ben Smith, Big Government, Dan Wolfe, Philip Bump, Politico, Reuters, twitter, WeinerGate

http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

“Reuters‘ Anthony De Rosa looked at the data for the photo at issue and notes that it doesn’t match previous images uploaded by the Congressman – the type of camera is different, as is the content included.

In fact, in the data for the contested image certain information that would be important for verification – such as the modification date of the image – is missing entirely.”

Do congressmen carry more than one phone? I have a lot of friends that do, one for work, one for personal. I would assume someone would use a personal phone, instead of a govt. phone, for taking lewd pics?

Modification and Creation dates seem to be irrelevant. We just tested this online, and anytime you save a pic from the web to your HD, it creates the date. If you save it elsewhere, it Modifies the date.

Also – would you lose camera info if saving the pic from your cache, of a downloaded pic from the internet?
Big Eddie

Big Eddie don’t usually say this , but bring in John Law .

The Feds can sort it out .
turk281

Phillip Bump, I respect your technical expertise, I really do. But two things:

#1. What of SaraInItaly’s point about two phones? In my previous job, I was given a blackberry to use for work and I wasn’t supposed to use it for personal reasons so I had to keep a private phone also.

#2. I know you were a blogger for HuffPo and you seem to be very progressive:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-bump
Big Eddie

So , Weiner should call the FBI tomorrow morning to investigate Weinergate .

Call about 9:00 am. ( 6:00 am . Seattle time )
Fokker News

This whole story has no legs and will shortly die.
turk281

Fokker News said:
This whole story has no legs and will shortly die.

The story has a third leg.
RhapsodyinBlue

Big Eddie said:
Big Eddie don’t usually say this , but bring in John Law .

The Feds can sort it out .

But I thought was completely worthless at everything? Everyone hates government services until they want to use them

No crime was committed, can’t call in the feds eitiher
MediaWhorse

Don’t you love it when those who scream loudest about the media and do nothing but criticize the media and journalists 24/7/365 — looking at you Breitbart — actually try their own hand at journalism?

You see what happens: Jumping the gun before any facts are known, printing rumor and speculation, and making themselves look like complete jackasses in the process.

Let this be a lesson to all you mainstream media types! This is what to expect if the Breitbarts of the world were in control. Unsubstantiated rumor and drivel all day, every day.

Congratulations conservatives, this is your media on Breitbart.
TheBiggestBrax

turk281 said:
Phillip Bump, I respect your technical expertise, I really do. But two things:

#1. What of SaraInItaly’s point about two phones? In my previous job, I was given a blackberry to use for work and I wasn’t supposed to use it for personal reasons so I had to keep a private phone also.

#2. I know you were a blogger for HuffPo and you seem to be very progressive:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-bump

Being progressive: does that automatically make you a liar?
A.R.

lol the right so wants this to be true
A.R.

again…breitbart has no credibility on anything…all of his stories turn out to be false
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

turk281 said:
Phillip Bump, I respect your technical expertise, I really do. But two things:

#1. What of SaraInItaly’s point about two phones? In my previous job, I was given a blackberry to use for work and I wasn’t supposed to use it for personal reasons so I had to keep a private phone also.

#2. I know you were a blogger for HuffPo and you seem to be very progressive:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-bump

i would think, even if he were dumb enough to DM with some chick, and send a lewd pic, he would be smart enough to not use his govt. workphone.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Rumour:
Drudge to post a link by end of day…
TheBiggestBrax

MediaWhorse said:
Don’t you love it when those who scream loudest about the media and do nothing but criticize the media and journalists 24/7/365 — looking at you Breitbart — actually try their own hand at journalism?

You see what happens: Jumping the gun before any facts are known, printing rumor and speculation, and making themselves look like complete jackasses in the process.

Let this be a lesson to all you mainstream media types! This is what to expect if the Breitbarts of the world were in control. Unsubstantiated rumor and drivel all day, every day.

Congratulations conservatives, this is your media on Breitbart.

What else is new when it come to the right-wingers, facts be damn.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Any “expert analysis” of his Direct Messaging high school girls?
razor419

RhapsodyinBlue said:
But I thought was completely worthless at everything? Everyone hates government services until they want to use them

No crime was committed, can’t call in the feds eitiher

a sitting congressman claims his social networking sites were hacked. yes, a crime has supposedly been committed.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

TheBiggestBrax said:
Being progressive: does that automatically make you a liar?

only in terms of economics…
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

A.R. said:
again…breitbart has no credibility on anything…all of his stories turn out to be false

his story was that a lewd pic was sent from Weiner’s twitter acct. to a young college student. That is all true.
Weiner admits it. College girl confirms. And people saw it on twitter. And he said he deleted it. They both proceded to delete a bunch of stuff from their accounts, and internet…

What is false here?

The only thing no one knows is whether he was hacked, or he sent it. NO ONE has proved it, either way. And BG didn’t say he did send it. They said it was sent. It was.
TheBiggestBrax

A.R. said:
again…breitbart has no credibility on anything…all of his stories turn out to be false

He’ll always be a hero to the righties! He’s a proven liar…. period.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

How does it prove Weiner was hacked?
TeaPartyNation

Are you, like everybody else with a brain, wondering WHY The Weiner hasn’t called in the police or the FBI to investigate the alleged “hacking” ?

Don’t hold your breath waiting for him to do so – he won’t call them in to investigate since, OBVIOUSLY, they would immediately expose the fraud that he is propagating to save his political neck.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

TheBiggestBrax said:
He’ll always be a hero to the righties! He’s a proven liar…. period.

TheBiggestBrax said:
A.R. said:
again…breitbart has no credibility on anything…all of his stories turn out to be false
He’ll always be a hero to the righties! He’s a proven liar…. period.

How are you reading this post, and coming up with your comments? Did you even read the post?
tatboy

TheBiggestBrax said:
Being progressive: does that automatically make you a liar?

It suggests bias. Or are you seriously saying that HuffPo and Daily Kos are honest fact finders? Would you not question reseach done by The Blaze or MRC??? Are you serious that the fact of this authors backgound should NOT be known. Do you believe everything on Fox News and MSNBC without question?
tatboy

turk281 said:
The story has a third leg.

BOOM!!!
A.R.

sara in italy…you can pray this story is true and makes the dems look bad, but ppl wont forget craig, foley, gingrich, sanford, ensign, schwarzenegger, vitter
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Ar/100000903987836 Chris Ar

Couple things this article got wrong.

The image in question is not the original. It was the medium sized image you see in any yfrog image page, not the file itself. Yfrog routinely strips .exif data from it’s downsized photos. The person who sent the photo never viewed the image itself, he was probably too bust excitedly re-tweeting it, and therefore it’s not in his browser cache. Secondly, other experts have concluded that the offending image WAS taken by a Blackberry, and Weiner owns one. This is extremely circumstantial, but a fact not included here.

Unless someone cached the original image, or if yfrog supplies the original image from it’s own servers (deleted doesn’t mean destroyed) then there’s really nothing that can be learned from this image, other than it pretty much clears Breitbart of committing a hoax.
TheBiggestBrax

skoorbekim said:
only in terms of economics…

Is this an economics’s story? Or is it a story about a lying, consistently wrong publisher call….Big Government! Breitbart has no credibility, however, that will mean very little to the Fox, the Fox viewer, or any other conservative rightie.
BarneyFranken

I have a question for Mediaite and Philip Bump:

I do not mean to cast doubt as to your being a “photoshop expert” as you are tagged as being here.

What I am wondering is since you ARE a photoshop expert that has been with Mediaite since day one (your bylines go back all the way) where have you been all this time?

The only other post I see that calls your photoshop expertise into play was against some fake tea party guy in 2010.

Mediaite never felt the need to use your photoshop skills again until weinergate?

That seems odd to me, since there were certainly other “photoshop” stories that came into play in the past couple of years.
razor419

mediaite should be ashamed of themselves. @patriotusa76 has been nothing but honest and forthcoming about the events of friday night. he gladly provided the information requested about the photo and has mysteriously never been contacted by the authorities. you would think the person who helped start this fiasco would have been asked to answer a few questions by a LEO. plus, he’s still tweeting regularly… answering all questions he has been asked and welcoming an investigation. if twitter bought into the theory that @patriotusa76 had hacked weiner’s account (i’m calling you out tommy), don’t you think his account would be suspended by now? stop focusing on photoshop and start focusing on why congressman weiner has yet to demand an investigation into who was trying to destroy his political career, if what he says is true.

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/316874.php
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Maybe Philip Bump can tell us if that was really Lebron James standing with Maggie Henning…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Ar/100000903987836 Chris Ar

MediaWhorse said:
Don’t you love it when those who scream loudest about the media and do nothing but criticize the media and journalists 24/7/365 — looking at you Breitbart — actually try their own hand at journalism?

You see what happens: Jumping the gun before any facts are known, printing rumor and speculation, and making themselves look like complete jackasses in the process.

Let this be a lesson to all you mainstream media types! This is what to expect if the Breitbarts of the world were in control. Unsubstantiated rumor and drivel all day, every day.

Congratulations conservatives, this is your media on Breitbart.

Look in the mirror, bub. None of this proves a thing. This article didn’t even confirm two facts (both Weiner and the image in question own/are from a Blackberry and that the image supplied for analysis was surely modified by yfrog.

Hatred for Breitbart is leading many a liberal down the path to idiocy. You have to really stop and think before you spew venom at a man who does nothing wrong except disagree with you politically, passionately.
turk281

TheBiggestBrax said:
Being progressive: does that automatically make you a liar?

No, not at all. I just find it interesting that whenever a conservative is quoted in any outlet it’s always presented as “conservative blogger”, “conservative activist”, “right leaning”, etc.

I just feel it should be noted that Phillip Bump is a progressive. He runs the blog http://pbump.net/.

I feel it’s relevant to know where one gets their info from. Some headlines from his blog:

“On the GOP’s on-going reliance on the same ideas:”

“James O’Keefe’s snotty videotape organization has been granted non-profit status.”

“Can Mitch Daniels crash on your couch? Or: Why does Indiana’s Governor hate the Third Amendment?”

“Big phony Sarah Palin didn’t even drive her own motorcycle during her goofy publicity stunt today.
Possible jokes: if she had, she’d have quit halfway through; something about McCain driving.”
tigerprez

Weiner has stated that he doesn’t want to get the authorities involved in this. In fact, rumor has it that on Monday morning Weiner will be officially petitioning for the release of O.J. Simpson to help him “look for the real hackers.”
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

TheBiggestBrax said:
Is this an economics’s story? Or is it a story about a lying, consistently wrong publisher call….Big Government! Breitbart has no credibility, however, that will mean very little to the Fox, the Fox viewer, or any other conservative rightie.

this story is about a hacker who is going to jail… thanks to the fact the Breitbart exposed the hack…
someone should deputize Breitbart for this…
TheBiggestBrax

tatboy said:
It suggests bias. Or are you seriously saying that HuffPo and Daily Kos are honest fact finders? Would you not question reseach done by The Blaze or MRC??? Are you serious that the fact of this authors backgound should NOT be known. Do you believe everything on Fox News and MSNBC without question?

What I’m saying is they don’t make things up! And when they do get a story wrong, they don’t act like their infallible and will make the correction. Sorry, but you can say that about Faux News.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Ar/100000903987836 Chris Ar

TheBiggestBrax said:
Is this an economics’s story? Or is it a story about a lying, consistently wrong publisher call….Big Government! Breitbart has no credibility, however, that will mean very little to the Fox, the Fox viewer, or any other conservative rightie.

Breitbart has far more credibility than many who write for Mediaite. Breitbart didn’t beg the woman at the center of this firestorm to tweet him so they can coordinate an impassioned defense of Weiner (TC).
TeaPartyNation

Furthermore, Twitter has records that would identify the IP address of anyone that accesses The Weiner account and records of any and all attempts to crack the password. Has The Weiner publicly asked Twitter to provide this information ? NO, NO, NO, NO, of course NOT. Seems like he is doing everything he can to AVOID EXPOSING THE TRUTH.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Ar/100000903987836 Chris Ar

TheBiggestBrax said:
What I’m saying is they don’t make things up! And when they do get a story wrong, they don’t act like their infallible and will make the correction. Sorry, but you can say that about Faux News.

FOX News and Breitbart do not make things up, either. Kos certainly does, they have a long history of posting BS, including coordinating with an established pollster to churn out pro-lefty poll numbers.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

A.R. said:
sara in italy…you can pray this story is true and makes the dems look bad, but ppl wont forget craig, foley, gingrich, sanford, ensign, schwarzenegger, vitter

and people won’t forget Edwards, Clinton, Kennedy’s, James E. McGreevey, Wilbur Mills, Gary Condit, Mel Reynolds, Neil Goldschmidt, Brock Adams, Eliot Spitzer, Gary Hart, Barney Frank, or Kwame Kilpatrick, either.

It’s not about R or D, it’s about a potential scandal with a politician. how will it make Dems look bad? It will make Weiner look bad.
TheBiggestBrax

skoorbekim said:
this story is about a hacker who is going to jail… thanks to the fact the Breitbart exposed the hack…
someone should deputize Breitbart for this…

Ooh…Bretibart intent was exposing a hacker! Give me a break, he claimed he had more photos to indict the Congressman….Yeah, deputize him for garbage collector.
nsblues

Did you completely miss the part of the story where they say that Kos story is BS and that Breitbart is correct that the tweet & picture came from Weiner’s account? And, that even Weiner admits as much? Breitbart simply reported the facts that the picture had been tweeted, that has been confirmed. The only question is whether a hacker was involved
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Chris Ar said:
including coordinating with an established pollster to churn out pro-lefty poll numbers.

ahhh, Research 2000… good times…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Ar/100000903987836 Chris Ar

sarainitaly said:
and people won’t forget Edwards, Clinton, Kennedy’s, James E. McGreevey, Wilbur Mills, Gary Condit, Mel Reynolds, Neil Goldschmidt, Brock Adams, Eliot Spitzer, Gary Hart, Barney Frank, or Kwame Kilpatrick, either.

It’s not about R or D, it’s about a potential scandal with a politician. how will it make Dems look bad? It will make Weiner look bad.

This is all about HOW the media covers it, not the transgression itself. Chris Lee was so scared of the MSM that he quit the moment his shirtless pic went public, he could never have gotten away with a defense that Weiner is alleging. They’d be ALL over it in a matter of hours.

I’d also like to remind people that the Chris Lee photo story was broken by a website with an even lower reputation than any of Breitbart’s BIGS (Gawker) and no one attacked Gawker as a potentially biased source of information.
razor419

Chris Ar said:
Breitbart has far more credibility than many who write for Mediaite. Breitbart didn’t beg the woman at the center of this firestorm to tweet him so they can coordinate an impassioned defense of Weiner (TC).

good point. gennette was following tommy leading up to her statement so they could DM each other. she has since stopped following him, probably because so many people were asking her why. she never answered, btw.
Pablo

TheBiggestBrax said:
Ooh…Bretibart intent was exposing a hacker! Give me a break, he claimed he had more photos to indict the Congressman….

Where did he claim that? Link, please.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Ar/100000903987836 Chris Ar

nsblues said:
Did you completely miss the part of the story where they say that Kos story is BS and that Breitbart is correct that the tweet & picture came from Weiner’s account? And, that even Weiner admits as much? Breitbart simply reported the facts that the picture had been tweeted, that has been confirmed. The only question is whether a hacker was involved

He also redacted the girl’s name from all his posts, she outed herself on Twitter (something you don’t hear anyone outside the RW blogosphere mentioning)
turk281

TheBiggestBrax said:
What I’m saying is they don’t make things up! And when they do get a story wrong, they don’t act like their infallible and will make the correction. Sorry, but you can say that about Faux News.

Why do you keep bringing up Fox? They haven’t even reported on this yet.

You people are so predictable. Like robots, you’re programmed to repeat “Faux Lies!” over and over. Even when Fox has nothing to do with it. I know you’re smarter than that, man. Use some critical thinking and learn to process information yourself.
tatboy

TheBiggestBrax said:
What I’m saying is they don’t make things up! And when they do get a story wrong, they don’t act like their infallible and will make the correction. Sorry, but you can say that about Faux News.

OK… now your showing YOUR bias. I can point out many times Maddow has mis-stated something and continued to claim she was right. No matter how much non-political web sites pinted out her error. And Faux News is soooo funny. Bet Olbermann helped you with that one. Makes you look original and smart. Don’t let enyone tell you different.
struckgld

The final arbiter of this debate shall be his wife HUMA.

And from what I understand Weiner is spending nights on the couch.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Ar/100000903987836 Chris Ar

razor419 said:
good point. gennette was following tommy leading up to her statement so they could DM each other. she has since stopped following him, probably because so many people were asking her why. she never answered, btw.

I would also like to add that I actually live in Weiner’s district and even though I voted for his opponent in 2010, I would not be demanding his resignation if he came forward and admitted the truth. I’m a red blooded American male, I am sure the temptations that are present when you are a powerful, famous figure would be hard to ignore or deny. Dude’s a player. That’s something that’s between him and his wife.
TheBiggestBrax

Chris Ar said:
FOX News and Breitbart do not make things up, either. Kos certainly does, they have a long history of posting BS, including coordinating with an established pollster to churn out pro-lefty poll numbers.

You gotta come up with something more specific than some BS coordinating pollster story. I do know they “Daily Kos” fired their pollster for bad numbers. Does that make Kos part of some conspiracy to deliberately disseminate false polling numbers.
struckgld

*** So the Daily Kos “experts” have been outed. That didn’t take long.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

sarainitaly said:
It’s not about R or D, it’s about a potential scandal with a politician. how will it make Dems look bad? It will make Weiner look bad.

The overwhelming majority of people from both sides of the aisle don’t resign and if those politically opposed to Rep. Weiner are going to try and hold a moral high ground, there may be a point where they’ll inadvertently pull the rug out from under one of their own.
MediaWhorse

Chris Ar said:
You have to really stop and think before you spew venom at a man who does nothing wrong except disagree with you politically, passionately.

Sure, dipshit. Tell that to Shirley Sherrod.
tatboy

TheBiggestBrax said:
What I’m saying is they don’t make things up!

I’ll be done laughing in about an hour while reading Andrew Sullivan’s Palin Birther obsession. :)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *deep breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
Pablo

MediaWhorse said:
Sure, dipshit. Tell that to Shirley Sherrod.

What about her? What did Breitbart make up about her?
TheBiggestBrax

tatboy said:
OK… now your showing YOUR bias. I can point out many times Maddow has mis-stated something and continued to claim she was right. No matter how much non-political web sites pinted out her error. And Faux News is soooo funny. Bet Olbermann helped you with that one. Makes you look original and smart. Don’t let enyone tell you different.

Give me the God Damn misquotes!!!
razor419

Chris Ar said:
I would also like to add that I actually live in Weiner’s district and even though I voted for his opponent in 2010, I would not be demanding his resignation if he came forward and admitted the truth. I’m a red blooded American male, I am sure the temptations that are present when you are a powerful, famous figure would be hard to ignore or deny. Dude’s a player. That’s something that’s between him and his wife.

interesting. how long will you allow your representative to lie about the events before he comes clean? would you be saying the same thing if other young women come forward saying he has played them too?
TheBiggestBrax

TheBiggestBrax said:
Give me the God Damn misquotes!!!

Besides, I’m a PROUD non-wearing Birenstock Liberal and I don’t call myself a PROGRESSIVE. No turn the other cheek here!
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

TC is having a minor breakdown on Twitter…
White Ninja

A.R. said:
lol the right so wants this to be true

I’m sure there are those but personally it’s just not that much of a stretch of the imagination that a dude, and a politician at that, mightve done something innapropriate. That remains to be seen. I don’t especially care either way but if he did I would not really be shocked. How this all got turned into a right vs left thing is beyond me though. Creepiness is universal.
tatboy

TheBiggestBrax said:
Give me the God Damn misquotes!!!

Now, now. Let’s not get “testy”.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rachel-maddows-wisconsin-budget-claim-deemed-false-by-politifact/

PS. If you think you’re going to intimidate me… good luck. :)
TheBiggestBrax

turk281 said:
Why do you keep bringing up Fox? They haven’t even reported on this yet.

You people are so predictable. Like robots, you’re programmed to repeat “Faux Lies!” over and over. Even when Fox has nothing to do with it. I know you’re smarter than that, man. Use some critical thinking and learn to process information yourself.

It’s the Faux mentality that effects “right-wing” thinking,
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

TheBiggestBrax said:
It’s the Faux mentality that effects “right-wing” thinking,

only tin-foil hats will protect us…
tatboy

TheBiggestBrax said:
It’s the Faux mentality that effects “right-wing” thinking,

You’re mental…
TheBiggestBrax

tatboy said:
Now, now. Let’s not get “testy”.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rachel-maddows-wisconsin-budget-claim-deemed-false-by-politifact/

PS. If you think you’re going to intimidate me… good luck. :)

How do you intimidate online? Now man-to-man, that’s a different subject.
perceptorii

The progressive reaction here is predictable, but no less breathtaking. The article says the evidence points to Andrew Breitbart having gotten this one right. (It also says that Anthony Weiner is telling the truth, but anyone who’s familiar with what both men have said should understand that the two are by no means mutually exclusive.) The conclusion by progressives: Breitbart is lying. Typical.

Breitbart says that someone out of a progressive protest crowd threw eggs at a bus. Obviously Breitbart is lying.

Breitbart shares what he had for breakfast. Obviously Breitbart is lying.

Some guy cut me off in traffic today. Obviously Breitbart is lying.
TheBiggestBrax

tatboy said:
You’re mental…

I’ve been told that. Wear it with a Badge-of-honor. So, online cheap shots have zero consequence.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

skoorbekim said:
TC is having a minor breakdown on Twitter…

he’s not having a good day on there…
tatboy

TheBiggestBrax said:
How do you intimidate online? Now man-to-man, that’s a different subject.

Then why did you bring up being a “PROUD non-wearing Birenstock Liberal” and “No turn the other cheek here!”

Sounds like someone trying to be Billy Bas @SS to me… but I’ll let the rest of the class judge your comments for themsleves. And “God-Damned” really? I’m a non-believer and that seemed a littlover the top. You some kind of Maddow stalker or something?
razor419

sarainitaly said:
he’s not having a good day on there…

so true. stranahan posts a list on his blog from a website that was sent to him and TC jumps off the cliff. lol
tatboy

sarainitaly said:
he’s not having a good day on there…

Checked it out. It is a little melt-downish….
tatboy

TheBiggestBrax said:
I’ve been told that. Wear it with a Badge-of-honor. So, online cheap shots have zero consequence.

Cheep shot…. fact… I’ll let the others decide which it is.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

sarainitaly said:
he’s not having a good day on there…

TC argued himself into a box… he is protesting the list… yet he is the one that contacted the girl…
juan

skoorbekim said:
TC is having a minor breakdown on Twitter…

What is he tweeting?
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

juan said:
What is he tweeting?

arguing that BG posted the list of girls…
brought up protecting his own kids from dastardly people who could access such lists…
yet TC is the one who contacted the girl… repeatedly…
not to mention th list is on Twitter…
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

You should have seen him this morning. He was pisssssssssssed at stranahan.

I try to stay out of it when he gets all riled up.
TheBiggestBrax

tatboy said:
Then why did you bring up being a “PROUD non-wearing Birenstock Liberal” and “No turn the other cheek here!”

Sounds like someone trying to be Billy Bas @SS to me… but I’ll let the rest of the class judge your comments for themsleves. And “God-Damned” really? I’m a non-believer and that seemed a littlover the top. You some kind of Maddow stalker or something?

Do you really have all those muscles?
tatboy

TheBiggestBrax said:
Do you really have all those muscles?

You’re making no sense. You still haven’t addressed the maddow link. And YOU are the one getting all flexie-flexie around here.
http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

skoorbekim said:
arguing that BG posted the list of girls…
brought up protecting his own kids from dastardly people who could access such lists…
yet TC is the one who contacted the girl… repeatedly…
not to mention th list is on Twitter…

i would be more concerned with why Weiner follows and chats privately with these young girls. I said on Twitter, heck, you never know if Weiner will end up on Chris Hanson one day. No one ever truly knows ANYONE. There are some pervy peeps out there. Ya never know. And after all the political scandals, and freaks out there, I don’t doubt anything.

As for the girls, I don’t think I would have made that post, but the girls are online, on his twitter feed, and fully exposed publicly either way… Nothing is private on the internet machines!!!! ;O) Anyone can go to his twitter feed and see the girls.
ChrisNH

The real take-away here isn’t whether the picture is ‘authentic’ or not. The real take-away is that millions of people despise weiner and wish him nothing but the worst. He’s human debris, dressed up as a Lib.
Pablo

skoorbekim said:
TC argued himself into a box… he is protesting the list… yet he is the one that contacted the girl…

He doesn’t seem to understand that when you put stuff on the internet, it’s on the internet.
Cecelia

I don’t understand why people HOPE that Weiner has had a terrible lapse in morals and in judgment (that will negatively impact his family and career) simply because he’s a Democrat.

I don’t get a mentality that WISHES to see wrongdoing. There’s enough of it in the world without hoping to see more.
Azarkhan

“He [Weiner] admits that the image could possibly have been on his account”

So does that mean he’s taking pix of himself in his underwear and putting them on the internet? That’s pretty stupid.
Nacho

Now Mediaite are just being dicks with this.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

This is more about media double-standards & duplicity than AW…
tatboy

Nacho said:
Now Mediaite are just being dicks with this.

FUNNY!!!
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Howard Kurtz just defended media Democrat silence by saying that they were the ones who took down John Edwards…
?!
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Drudge just linked to story of PBS website being hacked…
we all know what is next…
Sam M.

ChrisNH said:
The real take-away here isn’t whether the picture is ‘authentic’ or not. The real take-away is that millions of people despise weiner and wish him nothing but the worst. He’s human debris, dressed up as a Lib.

No Chris, the real take-away is that there will never be any shortage of gullible morons.
sponge bob

Cecelia said:
I don’t understand why people HOPE that Weiner has had a terrible lapse in morals and in judgment (that will negatively impact his family and career) simply because he’s a Democrat.

I don’t get a mentality that WISHES to see wrongdoing. There’s enough of it in the world without hoping to see more.

I agree . I do not like Weiner but making fun of him and hoping he is guilty makes me feel dirty.

Having said that , I think three things are driving those on the right to go after him .

One , is his name ( the jokes just write themselves )

Two , is that Weiner is arrogant and despised on the right.

And the third is , far left sites like Kos claiming Breitbart is a fraud and liar . I think showing them up to be the sheep they are is more satisfying than embarassing Weiner for many.
juan

MEDIAITE, PLEASE HAVE COLBY RESPOND ABOUT ACCUSING DAN WOLFE AS THE HACKER:

So Weiner, Comely Coed, Detective First Class Colby Hall:

Dan Wolfe wants an investigation by law enforcement.

Why doesn’t Anthony Weiner oblige him? He maintains he was a victim of a serious cybercrime. And he’s a Congressman with a security clearance — this isn’t a bullshit prank. Weiner is top-secret cleared.

Pranksters don’t hack Congressmen; spies hack Congressmen. This is a bit more serious than #Hacked!

Why doesn’t the Comely Coed oblige him? By her account, she, a girl who had just cracked the age of majority, had been sent, unsolicited and unaware, an obscene picture of an erect penis. This is generally considered illegal– at least a smaller crime. So she too can call the cops.

Isn’t it odd that Weiner and the Comely Coed are not calling the police, while the man the left has all-but-accused as being behind this is the only one who wants a police investigation?

I now turn the matter back over to you, Colby Hall.

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/316874.php
darladoon

if the image is a forgery, and weiner’s acct was hacked, then it follows that
breitbart, logically, cannot be innocent.
juan

turk281 said:
#2. I know you were a blogger for HuffPo and you seem to be very progressive:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-bump

Uh-OH!

LoL
juan

darladoon said:
if the image is a forgery, and weiner’s acct was hacked, then it follows that
breitbart, logically, cannot be innocent.

Why?
Pablo

darladoon said:
if the image is a forgery, and weiner’s acct was hacked, then it follows that
breitbart, logically, cannot be innocent.

Your logic is busted and your facts are wrong. But if you had the basic facts right, why couldn’t someone other than Breitbart be responsible?
juan

MediaWhorse said:
Congratulations conservatives, this is your media on Breitbart.

He’s much better than the Liberal Obama Statist Media!
Sam M.

juan said:
He’s much better than the Liberal Obama Statist Media!

The Onion couldn’t do a better job. Hilarious!
juan

A.R. said:
sara in italy…you can pray this story is true and makes the dems look bad, but ppl wont forget craig, foley, gingrich, sanford, ensign, schwarzenegger, vitter

How about Barney Frank, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Ted Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Gary Hart?
ganymede

Business must be very, very slow if the people at Mediaite have to create a story out of what was obviously a prank, and , of course, when you have Breitbart’s name attached to the story it all becomes even more suspicious. Weiner is a dangerous person for the rightwingers because he’s very bright and has dogged New York style determination about issues, and he’s usually on the side of the angels. Virtually everything Brietbart is involved with has an element of criminal intent wrapped around it. It’s a shame that Mediaite gets involved in such low level stuff.
Another thing is the hysterical and hypocrticial bent of many rightwingers. Do you realize that in 24-48 hours you are going to be or should be highly embarrassed by wasting so much time on nonsense. Do you think that in a million years a smart guy like Weiner is going to do something to jeopardize his career? He’s not a Spitzer or any one of the dozens of politicians, mostly Republicans, who have been caught in compromised situations. And who cares about these sexual peccadillos, unless it’s something serious like rape, pandering or like Monsieur Kahn’s outrageoud behavior. It’s a acliche, but my advice to many of you is to get a real life with real people instead of playing mind games with with yourselves and this blog so much of the time.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

TC in the weeds again on Twitter…
juan

Sam M. said:
The Onion couldn’t do a better job. Hilarious!

You’re worried about Weiner! Hilarious!
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

ganymede said:
create a story out of what was obviously a prank

hacking a US Congressman is more than a prank…
Makbara

Why has Mediaite wasted so much time carrying water for Breitbart?
juan

Makbara said:
Why has Mediaite wasted so much time carrying water for Breitbart?

They are SMART enough to know he is a credible reporter!

Go, Breitbart!
MadCharles

Cecelia said:
I don’t get a mentality that WISHES to see wrongdoing

It’s a simple answer. It’s just that democrats, for so very long, are fire cracker quick to exploit full bore the sniff of a republican appearing to expose the most minor titillation of a sexual nature to gain a political advantage while all the while they are sneaking around doing the same wife cheating, toe tapping and texting thing. If they can’t find a story they make one up then run with the story as the willing media make the story up.
juan

ganymede said:
Do you think that in a million years a smart guy like Weiner is going to do something to jeopardize his career?

A newly married man tweeting young girls and a porn star is not very smart!

As for taking your advice, what a HOOT!
Sam M.

juan said:
You’re worried about Weiner! Hilarious!

No, that would be your significant other.
juan

A.R. said:
sara in italy…you can pray this story is true and makes the dems look bad, but ppl wont forget craig, foley, gingrich, sanford, ensign, schwarzenegger, vitter

Also, Spitzer! HehHehHeh
KhanMcDuff

None of this proves Breitbart didn’t put the hacker up to it, though.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

KhanMcDuff said:
None of this proves Breitbart didn’t put the hacker up to it, though.

then he too will be going to jail…
…

AW has lawyered up…
Sam M.

skoorbekim said:
then he too will be going to jail…
…

AW has lawyered up…

“lawyered up” LMAO!
juan

skoorbekim said:
then he too will be going to jail…
…

AW has lawyered up…

If Phillip is so sure there was a hacker, why would Weiner get lawyered up instead of calling the proper authorities for an investigation! Puzzling, isn’t it?
http://www.squidoo.com/lauriebethsgrotto Laurie Beth

Following back is not a creepy thing. Lots of famous people and politicians respond to “I’m your biggest fan and it’s my 15th birthday; please follow me!” with a follow. That doesn’t mean there are salacious DM conversations happening.

If there were, it wouldn’t be documented. They’re private messages. What “proof” is there that private chats happened? That teenage girls are claiming they did? Oh, that’s reliable.
Big Eddie

It’s a distraction !!

It’s a prank !!! Not a hack . No crime !!

No FBI needed here.

It was just a distraction of a prank !!

Move along .
edisciple

Really, why are you spending so much manpower & time on this Mediate (others). By no means I’m a Weiner fan but this is ridiculous!
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

once Drudge links, TC will just be a sordid detail of this hacker story…
juan

Laurie Beth said:
Following back is not a creepy thing. Lots of famous people and politicians respond to “I’m your biggest fan and it’s my 15th birthday; please follow me!” with a follow. That doesn’t mean there are salacious DM conversations happening.

If there were, it wouldn’t be documented. They’re private messages. What “proof” is there that private chats happened? That teenage girls are claiming they did? Oh, that’s reliable.

He was only following 91 at the time! Some were young girls and one was a porn star!
juan

edisciple said:
Really, why are you spending so much manpower & time on this Mediate (others). By no means I’m a Weiner fan but this is ridiculous!

Well, for one thing, they mostly are trying to help Weiner! But, it ain’t working for ‘em!
Juniorbug

MadCharles said:
It’s a simple answer. It’s just that democrats, for so very long, are fire cracker quick to exploit full bore the sniff of a republican appearing to expose the most minor titillation of a sexual nature to gain a political advantage while all the while they are sneaking around doing the same wife cheating, toe tapping and texting thing. If they can’t find a story they make one up then run with the story as the willing media make the story up.

Well that’s easy. Pious, chaste, conservative “family values” sanctimony is a central plank in the Republican party platform. When it turns out they secretly pay hookers to change their diapers on weekends (or solicit gay sex in public restrooms), it’s news because it conflicts with their public image and the legislation they seek to enforce on the public. It’s the same reason “[environmentalist Democrat] Uses a Private Jet” is a scandal, but “[generic Republican] Uses a Private Jet” isn’t.
BFD

This story is pointless to me until we get some kind of proof from either side.
TBH if it is true I would be the first to call for Weiner’s resignation.

Not for the photo, he could have survived that.
For the lying.
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Juniorbug said:
but “[generic Republican] Uses a Private Jet” isn’t.

name one…
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

CNN reporting on hacker story…
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

Is CNN the new Breitbart Big Gov’t?
BFD

Weiner on CNN (smiling sheepishly):

“I was hacked, it happens to people, you move on”

Where is the righteous indignation? This would certainly be a good time for it.

Something about Weiner doesn’t pass the smell test.

ewwww.
juan

LiberalsAreIgnorant said:
Denise Wakeman a look a like for Anne Duncan the Secretary of Education

FYI: Arne Duncan is Secretary of Education, not Anne Duncan!
notsofast

TheBiggestBrax said:
Being progressive: does that automatically make you a liar?

Yep!
MadCharles

Juniorbug said:
Well that’s easy. Pious, chaste, conservative “family values” sanctimony is a central plank in the Republican party platform. When it turns out they secretly pay hookers to change their diapers on weekends (or solicit gay sex in public restrooms), it’s news because it conflicts with their public image and the legislation they seek to enforce on the public. It’s the same reason “[environmentalist Democrat] Uses a Private Jet” is a scandal, but “[generic Republican] Uses a Private Jet” isn’t.

If you don’t know by now both parties are filled to the brim with snakes you need to get your head out of the sand.
Sam M.

notsofast said:
Yep!

This is the most thorough analysis you will get from a tea-bagger.
mediadoubt

BFD said:
Weiner on CNN (smiling sheepishly): “I was hacked, it happens to people, you move on” Where is the righteous indignation? This would certainly be a good time for it. Something about Weiner doesn’t pass the smell test. ewwww.

It’s called “a sense of proportion,” which many people appear to lack. While there are serious aspects of this incident — hacking into a federal employee’s personal accounts is no laughing matter — overall, a picture of some guy in his underwear doesn’t rise to the seriousness of American servicement dying in Afghanistan or political dysfunction that’s running the country off the rails.
Barack Must Go

mediadoubt said:
It’s called “a sense of proportion,” which many people appear to lack. While there are serious aspects of this incident — hacking into a federal employee’s personal accounts is no laughing matter — overall, a picture of some guy in his underwear doesn’t rise to the seriousness of American servicement dying in Afghanistan or political dysfunction that’s running the country off the rails.

You are such a loyal thing.
Sam M.

Barack Must Go said:
You are such a loyal thing.

And you are a true mental midget. Maybe even a mental troll. Either way, you are a dumb shit.
Pablo

mediadoubt said:
It’s called “a sense of proportion,” which many people appear to lack. While there are serious aspects of this incident — hacking into a federal employee’s personal accounts is no laughing matter — overall, a picture of some guy in his underwear doesn’t rise to the seriousness of American servicement dying in Afghanistan or political dysfunction that’s running the country off the rails.

It is a direct attack on his reputation, as well as a federal crime. It could potentially damage both his career and his marriage. Calling the FBI is a no-brainer here, and Weiner called a lawyer instead. Why? Because Weiner tweeted his weiner, that’s why. What a maroon!
pinandpuller

skoorbekim said:
arguing that BG posted the list of girls…
brought up protecting his own kids from dastardly people who could access such lists…
yet TC is the one who contacted the girl… repeatedly…
not to mention th list is on Twitter…

Actually he’s criticizing Gateway Pundit for the list. GP may get sued for plagiarizing South Park but I don’t get TC’s outrage. If his underage kids put their pics and info on the internet and someone aggregated it I think the blame would fall first on HIM and his parenting. Really-tho-he should be more worried about them following Rob Lowe.
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Juniorbug said:
It’s the same reason “[environmentalist Democrat] Uses a Private Jet” is a scandal

If it were only treated scandalously by the lefty loosies.
pinandpuller

Sam M. said:
And you are a true mental midget. Maybe even a mental troll. Either way, you are a dumb shit.

You aren’t mentally tall enough to get on the Teacup ride.
pinandpuller

Pablo said:
It could potentially damage both his career and his marriage

What if she’s INTO it? #Seinfeld
CosmosDan

BFD said:
Weiner on CNN (smiling sheepishly):

“I was hacked, it happens to people, you move on”

Where is the righteous indignation? This would certainly be a good time for it.

Something about Weiner doesn’t pass the smell test.

ewwww.

it depends on the story. If it’s him sassing the pubbies he wants that to stay in the news. A story like this he wants to go away as quickly and as quietly as possible. That said; Weiner has his eyes on some other office in NY, which is why he’s been so feisty in the last few months.
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Must be a slow news cycle for Mediaite to pay so much attention to this. This story is about as interesting as having to listen to this little dweeb talk.
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