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Andrew Brietbart To CNN: I Don’t Trust Rep. Weiner’s Lawyers To Exonerate Anyone

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Andrew Breitbart appeared on CNN this afternoon to discuss the strange story that has come to be known as “Weinergate.” For the uninitiated, a lewd image was sent to a young follower in Seattle via the Twitter feed of Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). He claimed it was the result of a hack, and what has followed is a series of sloppy reports and outlandish speculation, surrounding a story with very few accepted facts. During this appearance, Breitbart also suggested that there may be more evidence of inappropriate online behavior between Weiner and several young women.

Host Randi Kaye asked how Breitbart found out about the story which allowed the aspiring Internet mogul/provocateur to aver publicly that he had no part in an alleged hoax surrounding the still fluid controversy. He did explain what he did know of Dan Wolfe, who is the single Twitter user (who goes by the handle @patriotusa76) who retweeted Weiner’s tweet in questions. Breitbart claimed that he “didn’t know him before” but that Wolfe “has been monitoring Rep. Weiner for quite some time.”

Breitbart then made some news by stating the following: “according to Wolfe’s theory, and I don’t know him that well, he’s been monitoring relationships that Congressman Weiner has been having with women, young women, that claim to have relationships with him.” Breitbart then clarified by adding “I’m not saying what type of relationships, but people that Rep. Weiner follows are quite young, younger than the girl in question, talk openly about Rep. Weiner, who he follows.”

So, in other words, there may very well be more to the story. Weiner was not present to clarify this, and so, there may not be more to the story.

Breitbart then reminded the CNN viewing audience that the way that his site originally reported the story, the name of the recipient of the alleged lewd Twitpic had been redacted by his editorial staff, before calling out Salon, Gawker and DailyKos for not following BigGovernment’s own journalistic standards on how this story has been reported.

When asked by Kaye what he feels is the real story, Breitbart seemed to correctly sum things up for this very odd story by stating “At this point Weiner has created more questions for himself,” adding “I want there to be a full scale investigation.” When reminded that Weiner has retained counsel, Breitbart said “I don’t trust Congressman Weiner’s lawyers to exonerate” anyone accused of hacking.

Update: Just after Breitbart finished his interview, Kaye interviewed CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin who said “What Andrew Breitbart was insinuating about [Weiner] with young girls and stuff is outrageous. And frankly, it’s too bad that he got to say that stuff on CNN. ” Watch that clip here.

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  • TeaPartyNation

    The lunatic-left d-cRAT socialists and their stooges in the lamestream socialist media are now in FULL COVER-UP MODE to protect The Weiner from his WeinerGate lies, porn and affairs with college students.

    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 and lies that he is propagating to save his political neck.

    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.

    Then there’s the fact that The Weiner, who has selected relatively few people to follow on twitter, surprisingly selected ms. cordova, the 21-year-old college student who lives nearly 3,000 miles away in Bellingham,WA who got his bulging photo, to follow.

    And finally, why would The Weiner send a tweet while on the East Coast specifically noting the time in Seattle, which is the SAME TIME ZONE as ms. cordova?

    Hey, Weiner – your actions don’t pass the smell test – in fact, they stink all the way from new york to bellingham !!!!! STOP LYING LIKE A “YOU LIE!” HUSSEIN AND TELL THE TRUTH – it will set you free.

  • catfishjuggling

    Geezz….it must be exhausting to live your life in a constant state out outrage like the commenters here have been about this. Are you all still wound up from your fake rage over Common? Or is this new?

  • writer

    Or rage over Palin?

  • ninjapirate

    “And finally, why would The Weiner send a tweet while on the East Coast specifically noting the time in Seattle, which is the SAME TIME ZONE as ms. cordova?”

    It’s not the same time zone… she calls herself a Seattleite…

    “When asked by Kaye what he feels is the real story”

    It’s absolutely impossible to answer this question until what actually happened is found out. The real story depends on whether it was hackers or whether it was Weiner. While it shouldn’t burn up too much oxygen, it is newsworthy and noteworthy in either case. That is why an investigation should occur.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    It’s beginning to sound like the only one who does not want an investigation into this matter is Weiner…hmmm

  • Big Eddie

    Weiner is an outspoken guy , not known to be shy .

    He should call for an investigation to clear his name .

    When he says this is a distraction , it leads to the conclusion that his name can’t be cleared .

    It’s out there . Hacking is a crime . So is lying to the police .

    Will he call the Capitol Police ?

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Usually, Weiner is leading the investigations/witchhunts. Kind of strange he wants to avoid one here. This could easily be proven true or false, IF he wanted to.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Big Eddie said:
    He should call for an investigation to clear his name .

    Good idea, except, of course, that is not in the nature of our legal system. In fact, it sets hundreds of years of Anglo-American jurisprudence on its head.

  • Barack Must Go

    Andrew Brietbart To CNN: I Don’t Trust Lawyers That Handle Weiners To Exonerate Anyone, Especially The Ones That Don’t Wash Their Hands After A Good Shake.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Usually, Weiner is leading the investigations/witchhunts. Kind of strange he wants to avoid one here. This could easily be proven true or false, IF he wanted to.

    Horse Hockey! But, pure Birther methodology. Not surprising from you, Michelle-in-Utah.

  • cjd ohio 1

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Good idea, except, of course, that is not in the nature of our legal system. In fact, it sets hundreds of years of Anglo-American jurisprudence on its head.

    then no crime was commited, ie hacking, or is he failing to report a crime?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Breitbart, as usual, made things even murkier here. Almost parenthetically, he inserts his usual dosage of sleaze and innuendo:

    “according to Wolfe’s theory, and I don’t know him that well, he’s been monitoring relationships that Congressman Weiner has been having with women, young women, that claim to have relationships with him.” Breitbart then clarified by adding “I’m not saying what type of relationships, but people that Rep. Weiner follows are quite young, younger than the girl in question, talk openly about Rep. Weiner, who he follows.”

    Breitbart is never to be trusted without multiple collaboration.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    then no crime was commited, ie hacking, or is he failing to report a crime?

    At this point, I don’t know. I have a sense that was hacking, but I also don’t think there is an obligation to report a crime in all but a few instances (in most states, child abuse or neglect). I think there may be some theatrics going on here.

  • Azarkhan

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    The nationwide index fell for the eighth straight month. Prices have now fallen further since the bubble burst than they did during the Great Depression. It took 19 years for the housing market to regain its losses after the Depression ended.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110531/ap_on_bi_ge/us_home_prices

    Thank you Barack Obama.

  • cjd ohio 1

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    At this point, I don’t know. I have a sense that was hacking, but I also don’t think there is an obligation to report a crime in all but a few instances (in most states, child abuse or neglect). I think there may be some theatrics going on here.

    good, a lawmaker that fails to report a crime, not a good congressman then. and no i dont know if it was hacked, punked, pranked, but there will always be doubt now

  • RazorsEdge

    Big Eddie said:

    He should call for an investigation to clear his name .

    Will he call the Capitol Police ?

    A distinction to this is to call an investigation because Rep. Weiner claimed a crime was committed. Some would argue state for Fed crime, but a crime. He does use his twitter representing himself as a sitting US congressman and does use this twitter account to tweet Congressional business/representation.

    Coupled with that crime claim, Rep. Weiner may want to assess using an investigation (given his role) to make it decidedly clear to exonerate Ms. Cordova. Ms. Cordova in her statement : I do know that my life has been seriously impacted by speculation and faulty allegations. My reputation has been called into question by those who lack the character to report the facts.”

    Report the facts can be broadly applied

  • Girth Brick

    Bratbart has a deep history of phallic envy. His first foray into the space was when he defended Clarence Thomas and his love of Long Dong Silver smut movies.

  • http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

    I see no reason to doubt that Breitbart was brought a story and that he reported it, as he understood it. It’s the same thing that he says in the clip, he simply reported a story that someone else presented. After the initial report, he and his bloggers, then went off on the political rant and that really doesn’t have anything to do with the journalistic enterprise. Though, by doing so, he does seem to put a lot of faith into the report and has to some extent put his own reputation on the line in a Dan Ratherish way.

    (In the above clip, CNN reported the story and did not take a political position)

    As for the whole investigation thing, as I recently commented to a prior post, I don’t believe there’s ever been an arrest, let alone a conviction for a spoofed tweet.

    Unless my memory and search abilities are faulty, this would include the two times within days that someone broke into Twitter admin accounts to post tweets in the name of Fox News, Goldman Sachs, President-elect Obama and numerous celebrities. A crime for which Twitter didn’t (at least) initially contact the authorities and instead, they consulted counsel.

    (Again, as I said in the prior post, if it was a “hack”, it appears to be a misdemeanor)

  • RazorsEdge

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    At this point, I don’t know. I have a sense that was hacking, but I also don’t think there is an obligation to report a crime in all but a few instances (in most states, child abuse or neglect). I think there may be some theatrics going on here.

    At this point, no fundamental need to know. Rep. Weiner already stated he was hacked. Theatrics or not, to some degree which can be debated, Rep. Weiner already claimed a crime was committed.

  • TheRealRoyalQueen

    Did you see the terrified look on Weiners face in the interview CNN played right before the Breitbart interview? He looked like the proverbial deer in headlights! The only time I have ever seen that Progressive nut job quiet & wanting to run away from a news camera! And his “I have important things to to & this “prank” will just go away” was just his way of saying ” I sent my crotch pic to a woman who isn’t my wife! Please go away! Isn’t the liberal media supposed to cover my indiscretions? I am a member of the Socialist Democrat Party & have a right to the liberal media carrying water for me!” Guess what Weiner? We’re not going away. You lied, and by this weekend the whole truth will come out & you will be out of a job. Well till you get hired by Center for American Progress, the career rehab center for failed corrupt Democrats & Communists

  • cjd ohio 1

    really lizzie, get off your high horse , because you do the samething is deleted, he can accuse, and i say you do the samething is offensive, lol

  • lorenzo

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    At this point, I don’t know. I have a sense that was hacking, but I also don’t think there is an obligation to report a crime in all but a few instances (in most states, child abuse or neglect). I think there may be some theatrics going on here.

    Actually, Weiner has an absolute obligation to report it if he has reason to believe a crime has been committed. He took an oath as a member of Congress to defend the laws of this country.

  • Rgentum

    So, in other words, there may very well be more to the story. Weiner was not present to clarify this, and so, there may not be more to the story.

    Breitbart SAID “we have more.” Doesn’t he have more? Was he lying?

  • rubberneck

    Liberals looks pretty silly trying to implicate people. Kos, joan walsh et. al., are lying scum.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Ok, the deleting of comments is getting ridiculous. Just so I have this straight, saying someone needs to get off their high horse isn’t allowed, but this is:

    Bratbart has a deep history of phallic envy. His first foray into the space was when he defended Clarence Thomas and his love of Long Dong Silver smut movies.

    As I suspected, the deleting of comments is ideologically driven. You guys are getting pathetic!

  • http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

    RazorsEdge said:
    A distinction to this is to call an investigation because Rep. Weiner claimed a crime was committed. Some would argue state for Fed crime, but a crime. He does use his twitter representing himself as a sitting US congressman and does use this twitter account to tweet Congressional business/representation.

    Twitter accounts are personal. They may be used for business purposes and subject to corporate rules. Theoretically, if a politician were to use staff to update their Twitter account from within their office, it could be a violation of election law, but that would extend only to the use of government-funded resources for campaign purposes and not the actual Twitter account.

  • winning

    ninjapirate said:
    “And finally, why would The Weiner send a tweet while on the East Coast specifically noting the time in Seattle, which is the SAME TIME ZONE as ms. cordova?”

    It’s not the same time zone… she calls herself a Seattleite…

    Huh? She’s from Seattle, lives in Bellingham, which is most certainly the same time zone.

  • http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

    PS) The use of social media is still murky. Some companies claim ownership of Twitter accounts and others are used by personalities for their brand, but a Congressperson is basically an independent contractor working on behalf of the American people.

    If they update their Twitter themselves and use no staff resources, by all accounts it would be their personal Twitter and I’m pretty sure there’s been no court rulings, either corporate or governmental to the contrary.

  • writer

    LT, I’m sure Colby thought that Long Dong Silver’s is that place that sells fish.

  • insideguy

    ahhhhhhhhh can we ever talk about anything important! No wonder this country is so messed up. Now the righties will be lining up to try and get this guy, the same way the lefties line up against the righties and try to pull up sleaze. How we function sometimes amazes me.

  • RazorsEdge

    Magister said:
    Twitter accounts are personal. They may be used for business purposes and subject to corporate rules. Theoretically, if a politician were to use staff to update their Twitter account from within their office, it could be a violation of election law, but that would extend only to the use of government-funded resources for campaign purposes and not the actual Twitter account.

    Sure, debate that. But didn’t you already state:
    “(Again, as I said in the prior post, if it was a “hack”, it appears to be a misdemeanor)”?

    Are you denying that Rep. Weiner claimed he was hacked? If not, wouldn’t that be a crime at some degree? How does a claimed crime become NOT a crime? Rep. Weiner reverses his hack claim? Rep. Weiner goes through with an investigation that proves no hack was committed?

    None of that has happened yet. Rep. Weiner claimed he was hacked.

  • http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

    Uh… Clarification: A politician can legally use staff to work their Twitter and it would only bring into question election laws, if they were using staff for campaign purposes and even that wouldn’t be as clear cut as a misuse of franking privileges.

  • Juniorbug

    Does Breitbart claim to possess journalistic integrity? Or is he like Glenn Beck, an “entertainer?” I’m not being facetious — I genuinely want to know how he presents himself.

  • http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

    RazorsEdge said:
    Are you denying that Rep. Weiner claimed he was hacked? If not, wouldn’t that be a crime at some degree? How does a claimed crime become NOT a crime? Rep. Weiner reverses his hack claim? Rep. Weiner goes through with an investigation that proves no hack was committed?

    It appears the only provable crime that would assuredly get a conviction would be “unauthorized use of a computer” – the same thing the Palin hacker was convicted as doing, though he was also convicted of obstruction.

    IOW: There could be an underlying misdemeanor, but as I stated previously, I can’t find or recall any arrests or convictions and that would include the person who also “trespassed” within Twitter’s internal network to send bad tweets.

  • RazorsEdge

    Magister said:
    Uh… Clarification: A politician can legally use staff to work their Twitter and it would only bring into question election laws, if they were using staff for campaign purposes and even that wouldn’t be as clear cut as a misuse of franking privileges.

    Is this a prank or something less than a prank distinction? Maybe not.

    Rep. Weiner yesterday when questioned by CNN and introduced new terms as “prank” and “prankster” STILL used the claimed “that he was hacked”

    50 sec mark:
    I’ll say again…I was hacked

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Juniorbug says:
    Does Breitbart claim to possess journalistic integrity? Or is he like Glenn Beck, an “entertainer?” I’m not being facetious — I genuinely want to know how he presents himself

    Does Mediaite? I’m not being facetious — I genuinely want to know how they present themselves.

  • Girth Brick

    Juniorbug said:
    Does Breitbart claim to possess journalistic integrity? Or is he like Glenn Beck, an “entertainer?” I’m not being facetious — I genuinely want to know how he presents himself.

    Blackheart has no integrity of any type.

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Bret Farve and the Weiner can both do a button fly skit on SNL now that Bret has some company in peek a boo department.

  • http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

    PS) Considering that it appears no one has ever been arrested for sending a spoofed tweet and Twitter’s well-documented siding with free expression, it’s worth asking if anyone even knows for certain that they maintain IP records. Perhaps yfrog does and if that was the service that sent the tweet, but a lot of people seem to be operating under the assumption that Twitter has a record.

  • King Of Hell

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    As I suspected, the deleting of comments is ideologically driven. You guys are getting pathetic!

    Quit whining, tormentor. I’ve just experience the same thing ( first time ever) and ideologically I’m 180 degrees and 100 IQ (above) away from you. The comment-delete-squad has a hair trigger today HA HA HA HA HA HAR all the way to HELL!!!

  • writer

    Good thing you didn’t say ‘all the way to HELL on a high horse!!!’

  • Liberal Tormentor

    It would seem the writers here at Mediaite have caught the thin skin of Der Leader. It appears that any dissent or criticism isn’t allowed. What country did I wake up in!

  • KhanMcDuff

    “I just wanted to touch of a shit storm of speculation around a liberal who’s a threat,” Breitbart said, before his handlers threw him to the floor. Before being dragged out of the CNN studios he yelled, “But I got on CNN, so, I win!”

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    It would seem the writers here at Mediaite have caught the thin skin of Der Leader. It appears that any dissent or criticism isn’t allowed. What country did I wake up in!

    Stop whining!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    It would seem the writers here at Mediaite have caught the thin skin of Der Leader. It appears that any dissent or criticism isn’t allowed. What country did I wake up in!

    I’m not sure how these things go in Utah, but in Texas you don’t get an invitation to dinner, show up early, comment on how the place settings don’t much the linen, complain about the quality and preparation of the food, blow your nose on the drapes and ask for a Tums. You have to understand, we don’t have the model of Mountain Meadow to inform us as you Utahtonians do, but it does strike me as common courtesy.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    match

  • http://constitutionallibertarian.co.cc DavidKramer

    Pass the popcorn………………………and no Anthony Weiner, I will not reach into the box of popcorn on your lap!

  • TheRealRoyalQueen

    Watching the “Enlightened” Progressive try to deflect/strawman away from the fact that Weiner alleged a “crime” of hacking called it a “prank” once Andrew Breitbart and all conservative bloggers called for a federal investigation is so delicious it has to be flattening!
    4 days have passes without Weiner calling the FBI or Capital Hill Police to investigate his alleged hacking. Why? Doesn’t he want to catch the hacker. Andrew Breitbart is offering a reward. Heck even Daily Kos is siding with Breitbart in asking why Weiner won’t investigate. When you have the scum of the Progressive Liberal Socialist Democrat party siding with Breitbart, well, you just won’t be in office much longer..lol.
    I wonder if Weiner still feels like Mussolini? You remeber him saying that during the Obamacare vote? I do.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    Nothing screams GUILTY louder than when someone calls their attorney first instead of the authorities!!!

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    The hack theory is giving way to “oops i was a bad boy” theory…

  • Pinko

    I don’t expect this blubber bot to ever tell the truth

  • tatboy

    I wish Congressmen with (R) after their name got this level of consideration. But they DON’T… do they Colby/Tommy? Such is life.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Colorado_Conservative said:
    Nothing screams GUILTY louder than when someone calls their attorney first instead of the authorities!!!

    Bull Neddle!

    Nothing screams “informed citizen” louder.

  • cjd ohio 1

    wow, censorship going wild today

  • Pablo

    THE REAL RABID KOOK said:
    Bull Neddle!

    Nothing screams “informed citizen” louder.

    Victims call the cops. Perps call a lawyer.

  • cjd ohio 1

    double standards

  • dougx

    Sorry, but Weiner will have to resign. A Republican congressman had to resign a few months back for sending a picture with just his shirt off. We cannot keep changing the rules to help the Democrat Party.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    I wonder if H Kurtz will “tsk, tsk” CNN for covering this story?

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    dougx said:
    Sorry, but Weiner will have to resign. A Republican congressman had to resign a few months back for sending a picture with just his shirt off. We cannot keep changing the rules to help the Democrat Party.

    GOP leadership told Lee had to go…
    The Dems are much more “tolerant”…

  • Pablo

    THE REAL RABID KOOK said:
    Good idea, except, of course, that is not in the nature of our legal system. In fact, it sets hundreds of years of Anglo-American jurisprudence on its head.

    Not if it identifies the person who’s smearing him, and who committed a felony in the process, Kook. You don’t want people running around hacking our Congresscritters’ accounts, do you? This cannot stand. The perpetrators of this prank against humanity must be brought to justice.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Oregon Conservative said:
    Andrew Breitbart is a National Treasure.

    deputize him…

  • Pablo

    insideguy said:
    ahhhhhhhhh can we ever talk about anything important! No wonder this country is so messed up. Now the righties will be lining up to try and get this guy, the same way the lefties line up against the righties and try to pull up sleaze. How we function sometimes amazes me.

    Yes. How about Barack Obama’s current violation of the War Powers Act or maybe the housing market going right back into the tank? Feel free to opine on these topics.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Pablo said:
    Not if it identifies the person who’s smearing him, and who committed a felony in the process, Kook. You don’t want people running around hacking our Congresscritters’ accounts, do you? This cannot stand. The perpetrators of this prank against humanity must be brought to justice.

    Situational justice.

  • Big Eddie

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Bull Neddle! Nothing screams “informed citizen” louder.

    When Robert has to contact the cops due to an altercation at the salon , he usually arranges for bail for himself first . He often not only gets arrested too , but tazed repeatedly .

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    I am amused that CNN has picked up the ball on this…

    I heard that FOXN only mentioned this story briefly (Cameron)… they are probably a bit gun-shy considering the Media Matters FOX Lies crowd…

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    is Jon Stewart on vacation this week?

  • puck30

    So Brietbart is calling for an investigation while (at this time ) Weiner has not.

    Interesting.

  • TheEagle

    My congratulations to Mediaite. On what would normally be a low traffic holiday weekend, you were able to flog this non-story to keep your page views up. Great job everyone. Can’t wait to see what you guys cook up for Fourth of July weekend.

  • puck30

    Big Eddie said:
    When Robert has to contact the cops due to an altercation at the salon , he usually arranges for bail for himself first . He often not only gets arrested too , but tazed repeatedly .

    He also goes by the name of ‘Ace’

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv7KawRUSQI&NR=1&feature=fvwp

  • RazorsEdge

    C’mon Colby/Mediaite, you didn’t find that funny? I’m sure @patriotusa76 didn’t find it funny either.

    We don’t even know as fact yet whether Rep. Weiner’s account was hacked or not. We just know Rep. Weiner states he was hacked. You’re on twitter…so you would also qualify.

  • Oregon Conservative

    Wow Censorite!

    For the record, my censored post stated that Andrew Breitbart is a National treasure while an individual who mocks certain religions, politician’s daughters, and other Censorite posters is not.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    TheEagle said:
    On what would normally be a low traffic holiday weekend, you were able to flog this non-story to keep your page views up

    nature of the beast…

  • catfishjuggling

    Anyone here with an actual job or do you guys just freak out for a living?

    I’m pretty sure we could solve the economic problems the this counrty if you’d all maybe do some work and not speand all the last 3 days freaking out over this.

    Election is coming in 2012. You’ll have the chance to make your angry, worked-up voices heard. Until then you’re all pretty well flapping your arms pointlessly.

  • Pablo

    THE REAL RABID KOOK said:
    Situational justice.

    If you consider a felony to be situational, yup.

  • catfishjuggling

    Pablo said:
    Speaking of pointless flapping, thank you for the demonstration.

    You are my muse.

  • http://constitutionallibertarian.co.cc DavidKramer

    skoorbekim said:
    GOP leadership told Lee had to go…
    The Dems are much more “tolerant”…

    The Dems are much more “deviant”. FIFY

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Oregon Conservative said:
    Wow Censorite!

    For the record, my censored post stated that Andrew Breitbart is a National treasure while an individual who mocks certain religions, politician’s daughters, and other Censorite posters is not.

    That’s tragic. If I had a tissue, I might weep.

    Pablo said:
    If you consider a felony to be situational, yup.

    We don’t have a felony allegation yet, much less a felony. I’m sorry our legal system can’t comport with your requirement for instant justice.

  • Alice67

    What a pig.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    DavidKramer said:
    The Dems are much more “deviant”. FIFY

    they would call it “Progressive”

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Alice67 said:
    What a pig.

    AW is an innocent victim of a hack… stop the name calling…

  • seek

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    That’s tragic. If I had a tissue, I might weep.

    We don’t have a felony allegation yet, much less a felony. I’m sorry our legal system can’t comport with your requirement for instant justice.

    So you think Weiner shouldn’t bother reporting this to anyone, just let his lawyer handle the media?

    I don’t know exactly what you are getting at…..

  • seek

    Alice67 said:
    What a pig.

    You haven’t decided who is a pig yet? lol

  • Pablo

    So, in other words, there may very well be more to the story. Weiner was not present to clarify this, and so, there may not be more to the story.

    Weiner is no longer taking any questions about weinergate. None. That’s weird.

    As long as we’re just going to talk about the non-distraction, burning issues of the day, I wish they’d ask him how his Goldline investigation is going.

  • seek

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I’m not sure how these things go in Utah, but in Texas you don’t get an invitation to dinner, show up early, comment on how the place settings don’t much the linen, complain about the quality and preparation of the food, blow your nose on the drapes and ask for a Tums. You have to understand, we don’t have the model of Mountain Meadow to inform us as you Utahtonians do, but it does strike me as common courtesy.

    did you check out the tissue after the nose blowing?

  • Pablo

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    We don’t have a felony allegation yet, much less a felony.

    Yes we do. He says his account was hacked.

  • Pablo

    Unless Weiner is lying, someone committed at least one felony. Check with David Kernell.

  • OxyCon

    That Jeffrey Toobin from the Leftist JournoList is quite a guy:

    This being a family newspaper, we can’t repeat what Toobin allegedly told the woman he’d like to do to her. But the woman recalls, “I didn’t even know who he was. I couldn’t believe my ears. It was so disgusting. At the time, I never even knew people did that.

    “I said, ‘What did you just say?’ He just chuckled.”

    [...]

    “Later,” she says, “he followed me to my hotel room. He tried to invite himself in. He said, ‘You know you want it.’ I said, ‘No, actually I don’t.’” The woman says Toobin “really chased me for a while. He called me at the office and left several sick messages.” Again, we can’t repeat them.

    For the filthy part, go here: http://gawker.com/5476817/

  • Pablo

    catfishjuggling said:
    You are my muse.

    I get that a lot.

  • catfishjuggling

    Pablo said:
    I get that a lot.

    BTW, I have no idea why they killed your comment at me. I took it as sport. I’m a big boy. I thought your jab was sporting for what it’s worth.

  • lucky5

    Breitbart lies all the time he even contradicted his testimony in this piece. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was behind this prank.

  • BFD

    catfishjuggling said:
    BTW, I have no idea why they killed your comment at me.

    It appears they are deleting all comments made about other commentors.

    Good luck with that. lol

  • seek

    lucky5 said:
    Breitbart lies all the time he even contradicted his testimony in this piece. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was behind this prank.

    well then wouldn’t Weiner like to “expose” Breitbart and report it to the Police?

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Hey Little Antny Weiner,

    SQUEEL LIKE A PIG!!!
    Wheaaa! – Wheaaa!-Wheaaa!

    I don’t know who’s more of a LEFT-WING MOUTHPIECE, You , or that LACKEY-SYCOPHANT, JEFF TOOBIN?

    - And REASONED People know just what I mean!

    Wheaaa! – Wheaaa!-Wheaaa!

  • Pablo

    catfishjuggling said:
    BTW, I have no idea why they killed your comment at me. I took it as sport. I’m a big boy. I thought your jab was sporting for what it’s worth.

    Yeah, and it was a comment about your comment, not a personal insult. This thing needs calibrating. :)

  • labman57

    More faux investigative journalism with O’Keefe-style doctored/planted “evidence” legitimized by the Breitbart Propaganda Palace for the Propagation of Malicious Gossip.

    This type of hacking — increasingly commonplace in Twitter and Facebook accounts — is really a form of identity theft intended to damage the victim’s reputation.
    Leave it to clowns such as Breitbart to cheer for the perp from the sidelines and actively propagate the malicious disinformation.

    You know the old saying: Fool me once, shame on Breitbart. Fool me twice, I must be a right winger.

  • cjd ohio 1

    labman57 said:
    More faux investigative journalism with O’Keefe-style doctored/planted “evidence” legitimized by the Breitbart Propaganda Palace for the Propagation of Malicious Gossip. This type of hacking — increasingly commonplace in Twitter and Facebook accounts — is really a form of identity theft intended to damage the victim’s reputation.Leave it to clowns such as Breitbart to cheer for the perp from the sidelines and actively propagate the malicious disinformation. You know the old saying: Fool me once, shame on Breitbart. Fool me twice, I must be a right winger.

    proof please, was it hacked or not

  • Juniorbug

    Mediaite screens comments? So what I’ve been reading is the cream of the crop? Yowza.

  • GoneFishing

    A Crime has been alleged…There needs to be an investigation by the Capitol Police regardless of the Congressman’s desire to ignore it; and just Who would ignore identity theft and system intrusion.

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    Hey guess what? I don’t care who Weiner is ****ing. He can send pictures of his dick to whoever he wants. Even if he gets in trouble… WHO CARES? This isn’t a referendum on the Democrats ability to govern.. it’s about someone sending a cock pic on twitter.

    He can send out all the pics he wants if he can help fix the economy.

  • cjd ohio 1

    Snowspot said:
    Hey guess what? I don’t care who Weiner is ****ing. He can send pictures of his dick to whoever he wants. Even if he gets in trouble… WHO CARES? This isn’t a referendum on the Democrats ability to govern.. it’s about someone sending a cock pic on twitter. He can send out all the pics he wants if he can help fix the economy.

    lol, double standard alert

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    lol, double standard alert

    I decided I won’t respond to you about anything.. since you never explain what you mean or ever really make a point. Thanks for participating though, it’s a shame there isn’t a block button XD

  • juan

    Weiner got to Toobin!

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Greta just picked up the story… citing CNN…

  • kit9

    One point that needs to made-so far, Rep. Weiner, has never actually denied the photos are him. He’s said it was a hack, he’s said it was a prank, but he’s never said the obvious, ‘No, it’s not me.’ I think his defenders and those so willing to blame conservatives, Breitbart, etc, better prepare themselves for the worst.

  • cjd ohio 1

    ouch , lol

  • GoneFishing

    Snowspot said:
    Hey guess what? I don’t care who Weiner is ****ing. He can send pictures of his dick to whoever he wants. Even if he gets in trouble… WHO CARES? This isn’t a referendum on the Democrats ability to govern.. it’s about someone sending a cock pic on twitter.

    He can send out all the pics he wants if he can help fix the economy.

    I suggest you quickly slow your present rate of spin as the rotational velocity is approaching Mach.

    Extending that arc of idiocy any further at your present speed will cause structural failure…Rational failure has already occurred.

  • Juniorbug

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    lol, double standard alert

    I’ve explained the double standard to hundreds of Republicans at this point. Pay close attention, because it’s REALLY complicated:

    Republicans demagogue sexual morality (family values, “sanctity of marriage,” etc.), and sometimes they even legislate it. Democrats don’t.

  • RazorsEdge

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Ok, the deleting of comments is getting ridiculous.

    Since I have not seen any guidance from Colby/Mediate on why comments are deleted I will resubmit mine that was deleted in response to you BUT with added disclaimers. I will add disclaimers in my comment that without the disclaimers (no guidance) my initial assumption was minus disclaimers triggered deletion.
    _______________________________________________________
    If your comments are being deleted… you may consider coming up with a THEORY that Colby is the weinergate hacker. Consistency speaking, it would seem safe ground and acceptable to use THEORY to insinuate that it is not “unreasonable” to consider said theory.

    ****Disclaimer**** I do not in any fashion think Colby is the weinergate alleged hacker, not do I believe a theory could be conceived to “reasonably” think Colby is the weinergate hacker.

    We’ll see if that jumps the hurdle. Without guidance, I’m trying to comply

  • Pablo

    labman57 said:
    Leave it to clowns such as Breitbart to cheer for the perp from the sidelines and actively propagate the malicious disinformation.

    Breitbart is calling for an investigation to identify the perp. Why would you say he’s cheering for the perp and propagating misinformation?

    Would you like to know the truth? Me, I agree with Steny Hoyer.

    “I understand that it’s (hacking into a Twitter account) is an illegal activity and the proper authorities ought to pursue it.”

    Do you agree with that?

  • cjd ohio 1

    Juniorbug said:
    I’ve explained the double standard to hundreds of Republicans at this point. Pay close attention, because it’s REALLY complicated: Republicans demagogue sexual morality (family values, “sanctity of marriage,” etc.), and sometimes they even legislate it. Democrats don’t.

    got it, republicans have standards they sometime fail to meet, democrats have no such standards, thanks

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    GoneFishing said:
    I suggest you quickly slow your present rate of spin as the rotational velocity is approaching Mach.

    Extending that arc of idiocy any further at your present speed will cause structural failure…Rational failure has already occurred.

    Rational failure?

    You seem to be the one with rational failure.. since you think Rep Weiner showing someone his **** means he’s bad at his job. I remember this with Bill Clinton and he turned out to be an awesome president, the US had some of the best years ever with him as president.. and one of his longest legacies will be that he got a blowjob… and who the hell cares? Didn’t change anything, it was just a smear.. to make the sheep stop paying attention to the actual important things.

    Just like now, Republicans aren’t doing anything and Paul Ryan’s big plan failed, so now Rep Weiner’s cock is the center of attention…. and you’re saying that’s rational? heh.

    Ryancare letting our seniors and elderly die with a useless voucher is irrational, if you ask me.

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    Conservatives have been paying more attention to Rep Weiners manhood than Paul Ryan’s plan… to bad we can’t hold a rally for his penis, it’d have a better turnout than a Paul Ryan rally.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Keep this in mind…

    Breitbart’s self proclaimed reason of existence is to bring down the established media…

    so far, so good…

  • Alice67

    Very funny article: http://tinyurl.com/3c8jbst

  • Pablo

    Snowspot said:
    Didn’t change anything, it was just a smear.. to make the sheep stop paying attention to the actual important things.

    Perjury is a smear? Disbarment is a smear? Impeachment is a smear? Why did he get fined for being smeared?

  • Big Eddie

    To sum up the last couple of days :

    Conservatives want an investigation of a crime alleged by a Congressman , a lawmaker , against said Congressmember . It leads where it leads .

    Liberals are expressing hatred and rage for Breitbart , who first reported the story . Attack the messenger , again , when there’s no reasonable alternative to just investigating . Also , just move on , no story here …. It’s here . It’s a story . Either investigate and get the answer or Weiner will never live it down .

  • juan

    OxyCon said:
    That Jeffrey Toobin from the Leftist JournoList is quite a guy:
    This being a family newspaper, we can’t repeat what Toobin allegedly told the woman he’d like to do to her. But the woman recalls, “I didn’t even know who he was. I couldn’t believe my ears. It was so disgusting. At the time, I never even knew people did that.
    “I said, ‘What did you just say?’ He just chuckled.”
    [...]
    “Later,” she says, “he followed me to my hotel room. He tried to invite himself in. He said, ‘You know you want it.’ I said, ‘No, actually I don’t.’” The woman says Toobin “really chased me for a while. He called me at the office and left several sick messages.” Again, we can’t repeat them.
    For the filthy part, go here: http://gawker.com/5476817/

    Also, this, about Toobin:

    Jeff Greenfield’s daughter Casey Greenfield’s relationship with Jeffrey Toobin

    Casey Greenfield is the daughter of a CBS reporter Jeff Greenfield. Ms Greenfield has been friends with Jeffrey Toobin, a CNN reporter. Ms Greenfield is rumored to have been associating with the enemy, CNN being the rival of CBS. Casey Greenfield’s relationship with Jeffrey Toobin is under the microscope.

    Another down side is that Jeffrey Toobin is married to Amy McIntosh. Toobin may be a little too old for Greenfield at 13 years her senior.

    Casey Greenfield is pregnant and proudly tracks her pregnancy on her Facebook page. Greenfield was once married to a screenwriter, Matt Manfredi, in 2004.They divorced.

    Rush and Molly and Gawker seem to think Casey Greenfield’s pregnancy is related to Jeffrey Toobin. Gawker posted Casey Greenfield’s photo at that link. Ms Greenfield is a trained lawyer.

    http://celebgalz.com/jeff-greenfields-daughter-casey-greenfields-relationship-with-jeffrey-toobin/

  • juan

    skoorbekim said:
    Keep this in mind…

    Breitbart’s self proclaimed reason of existence is to bring down the established media…

    so far, so good…

    You BETCHA!

  • Alice67

    insideguy said:
    ahhhhhhhhh can we ever talk about anything important! No wonder this country is so messed up. Now the righties will be lining up to try and get this guy, the same way the lefties line up against the righties and try to pull up sleaze. How we function sometimes amazes me.

    Perhaps you need to vote. LOL http://tinyurl.com/3c8jbst

  • struckgld

    BY the looks Weiner’s wife gave him when the media asked him questions on the street on Sunday – HUMA, his Muslim wife, doesn’t believe a word of Weiner’s explanation either.

    I would like just ONE “journalist” to ask Weiner, YES OR NO Congressman Weiner, was that picture your crotch or wasn’t it. If it WAS yours, what was it doing on your account? To date Weiner hasn’t denied it was a picture of his crotch, just that someone hacked into his account and send a lewd picture.

  • GoneFishing

    Snowspot said:
    Rational failure?

    You seem to be the one with rational failure.. since you think Rep Weiner showing someone his **** means he’s bad at his job. I remember this with Bill Clinton and he turned out to be an awesome president, the US had some of the best years ever with him as president.. and one of his longest legacies will be that he got a blowjob… and who the hell cares? Didn’t change anything, it was just a smear.. to make the sheep stop paying attention to the actual important things.

    Just like now, Republicans aren’t doing anything and Paul Ryan’s big plan failed, so now Rep Weiner’s cock is the center of attention…. and you’re saying that’s rational? heh.

    Ryancare letting our seniors and elderly die with a useless voucher is irrational, if you ask me.

    See, Like I said…you have become irrational; Willingly believing and incorporating falsehood and inaccuracy into your world view. Belief is not truth…You claim it was a ‘Smear’, well Factual Truth is an unassailable defense against a smear…It seems Weiner tho is not interested in facts or truth, just avoidance. But to your points…

    a) That Weiner or any married middle aged man would pursue teens and college girls in his spare time is just not ‘Ok’ within any civilized society…nor do I think it will be Ok with his Muslim wife. I am guessing, but somehow I just don’t think she feels the same way about it that you do. Basic social dishonesty from anyone in authority is something we should all be concerned with.

    b) Some conservatives have acted; the Pol’s on both sides are playing politics..whats new. Btw, I am no fan of the Republican Party, and am in-fact a Democrat and have been for 35years…your point? Honestly, are you suggesting Democrats should have no concern for personal dishonesty, or the expectation of decency or conscience from a Democrat Party representative?

    c) That you attempt to claim Ryan would ‘Let Seniors Die’ or that ‘Vouchers are worthless’ is a perfect example of just how round the bend you are; You mention Ryans Plan, and then jsay they have no plan…Do you even think as you write, or is it all just emotion and spin? The reality is they Do have a plan, you just do not like it…mostly because you do not understand it, as is clear from your statement.

    You really should stop with the knee-jerk reactions, put down the bong, and pay attention to what is really going on. We as a Nation must do something about our current debt and expenditures; We Are Broke. Our costs are unsustainable, and doing nothing or attempting to maintaining the status quo is a failure of intellectual honesty, reason, leadership, and in stark unflattering light shows the failure of current efforts in Washington to even address, much less solve the problem.

  • struckgld

    ***** Hey Weiner, I don’t want a 48 REAR OLD MARRIED MAN “following” my 21 year old daughter on twitter!

    What don’t you get about that?

  • im_lovin_it

    GoneFishing said:
    You really should stop with the knee-jerk reactions, put down the bong, and pay attention to what is really going on. We as a Nation must do something about our current debt and expenditures; We Are Broke. Our costs are unsustainable, and doing nothing or attempting to maintaining the status quo is a failure of intellectual honesty, reason, leadership, and in stark unflattering light shows the failure of current efforts in Washington to even address, much less solve the problem.

    “Put down the bong?” You do realize that mentality is preventing us from reaping the rewards of one of the cheapest, greenest, and most versatile substances on Earth, right? Careful with telling people they’re being knee-jerk.

  • Rokker

    LOL

    CNN interviews bottom-feeding sleaze merchant Breitbart. I bet their staff had to go for a shower after he left.

  • Glackin

    The right wingnuts will not be satisfied if they are shown the long form of Re. Weiner’s penis.

  • GoneFishing

    im_lovin_it said:
    “Put down the bong?” You do realize that mentality is preventing us from reaping the rewards of one of the cheapest, greenest, and most versatile substances on Earth, right? Careful with telling people they’re being knee-jerk.

    Really, Thats what you got from my post? Amazing, You may want to follow the advice because your reading comprehension and reasoning skills seem a bit low, and you obviously have no idea who your talking to. For the record, I personally do not care what you smoke, snort or drink until you case me or my Family risk, or ask me to pay for it…until then, its just not my business. Regarding Legalization, I have no objection at all and tho I myself last smoked weed back in 1975, I have no use for stupid law’s and have bought it myself in the last few years. You see My X survived a double radical mastectomy and 18mo of very nasty Chemo thanks to weed…Now stfu and go back to your Cheeto’s.

  • Wisco

    Brietbart gets to STFU about who is or isn’t trustworthy. Next up, OJ Simpson weighs in on the scourge of domestic violence.

  • im_lovin_it

    GoneFishing said:
    Really, Thats what you got from my post? Amazing, You may want to follow the advice because your reading comprehension and reasoning skills seem a bit low, and you obviously have no idea who your talking to. For the record, I personally do not care what you smoke, snort or drink until you case me or my Family risk, or ask me to pay for it…until then, its just not my business. Regarding Legalization, I have no objection at all and tho I myself last smoked weed back in 1975, I have no use for stupid law’s and have bought it myself in the last few years. You see My X survived a double radical mastectomy and 18mo of very nasty Chemo thanks to weed…Now stfu and go back to your Cheeto’s.

    No, I got the point of your post and I agreed with a lot of it. For instance, Democrats elected to national office shouldn’t think they can act like college coeds because they’re Democrats so nobody cares. Everybody plays politics and that’s whey nothing ever gets done. I’m pretty liberal, but I can spot bullsh*t when I see it.

    My comment was entirely about the fact that the industrial use of hemp in this country is being blocked. Lobbyists and their politician stooges are able to demonize hemp as if it’s legalization is somehow going to lead to a great stoner apocalypse. So when I see a comment like “put down the bong” to disparage someone I find it pretty frustrating. I’m surprised this wasn’t evident in my post, and that you would find my comment so egregious you’d say something as insightful as “Now stfu and go back to your Cheeto’s”

  • Glackin

    Since when was a picture of a pair of briefs “lewd”?
    Better hide the Sears & Roebuck catalog form the kids!
    What’s next in this country? Women showing their legs?

  • GoneFishing

    im_lovin_it said:
    No, I got the point of your post and I agreed with a lot of it. For instance, Democrats elected to national office shouldn’t think they can act like college coeds because they’re Democrats so nobody cares. Everybody plays politics and that’s whey nothing ever gets done. I’m pretty liberal, but I can spot bullsh*t when I see it.

    My comment was entirely about the fact that the industrial use of hemp in this country is being blocked. Lobbyists and their politician stooges are able to demonize hemp as if it’s legalization is somehow going to lead to a great stoner apocalypse. So when I see a comment like “put down the bong” to disparage someone I find it pretty frustrating. I’m surprised this wasn’t evident in my post, and that you would find my comment so egregious you’d say something as insightful as “Now stfu and go back to your Cheeto’s”

    Fair enough, and a mea-culpa to you… sry, I laugh at my own jokes and I love Cheetos. I agree there are many economical uses for Hemp, and it Is grown in the USA…just a different type that the kind thats smoked. My problem with the illegality of Marijuana is simply that the law is unsupportable by evidence, and the social cost is huge. Ask a Cop if he gives a damn about anyone stoned and you will be surprised. Stoners do not beat their wives and kids when they get home, they do not kill anyone on the highway, and they do not get in fights or shoot their neighbors. Cops worry about drunks and meth heads.

  • pinandpuller

    Glackin said:
    Since when was a picture of a pair of briefs “lewd”?
    Better hide the Sears & Roebuck catalog form the kids!
    What’s next in this country? Women showing their legs?

    I think Victoria’s Secret airbrushed over your brain.

  • brownsound

    Wisco said:
    Brietbart gets to STFU about who is or isn’t trustworthy. Next up, OJ Simpson weighs in on the scourge of domestic violence.

    The fact the entire left wing media springs into coordinated action to condemn anything that Breitbart reports ought to tell you something. He’s on to them, he exposes them, and they’re pissed/terrified about it. They’ll try anything they can to attempt to discredit him. It’s in their collective interests to do so. The left wing ms media complex is the least trustworthy of all.

  • david r

    Chris Matthews isn’t buying Weiner’s b.s. That says a lot.

  • Tedderman

    Breitbart said “I don’t trust Congressman Weiner’s lawyers to exonerate” anyone accused of hacking.

    Breitbart then admitted he has no idea what “exonerate” means.

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