Fox News Watch Panel: Maybe Rep. Weiner Is Enjoying His Twitter Scandal

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by Frances Martel | 4:57 pm, June 4th, 2011

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Well, this is an interesting theory: On Fox News Watch today, the round table panel got to take their first shot of making sense of “Weinergate,” the bizarre mystery surrounding a lascivious photo that appeared on Rep. Anthony Weiner‘s Twitter account. The strangest part of the whole affair has been the aggressive and confusing way Rep. Weiner has approached the media, and it led panelist Jim Pinkerton to conclude today that “Weiner is actually enjoying this.”

Host Jon Scott introduced the segment with a recap of this week’s Weiner highlights, calling his interview behavior “evasive” and wondering how this could benefit Rep. Weiner. Judith Miller agreed: “he is being his own worst PR person,” he noted, suggesting that being honest and non-combative would probably be a better approach.

In an attempt to explain why he is behaving the way he is, Pinkerton argued that it’s possible he is enjoying the attention. “He told Paul Ryan… ‘I’ve got more Twitter followers than you do,’” Pinkerton noted, arguing that the bragging was a sign that the type of publicity he is getting doesn’t “make any difference to him anymore.” Fellow panelist Kirsten Powers disagreed as to the enjoyment part of the argument, though did allow that Rep. Weiner was likely “making lemonade out of lemons.” “He has made a lot of lemonade this week,” Andrea Tantaros responded, noting that he is particularly getting hurt by his attitude towards the media– “you can’t lawyer the media.”

The segment via Fox News below:

Andrea Tantaros, Anthony Weiner, fox news, Fox News Watch, Jim Pinkerton, Jon Scott, Judith Miller, Kirsten Powers, New York, twitter, WeinerGate

Barack Must Go

Kirsten Powers stated, Weiner’s wife is perfectly OK with this and is standing by him.

That’s news to me and the rest of ” real ” America, as I have never seen her next to him….ever.

In fact I don’t know anyone that’s actually ever seen her. She could be dead for all we know.
Big Eddie

Wiener Watch Day 8 .

Dem leaders after Wiener to clean up his mess , but he can’t without dooming himself . As if he was not already .

“Washington (CNN) – Members of the House Democratic leadership have talked repeatedly to Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-New York, to try to get him to end what several Democrats call an unwelcome political distraction, a member of the party’s leadership tells CNN.

“It’s frustrating because we’ll talk to him, and say clean it up, and then he goes out and does stuff,” said the member of the House Democratic leadership, who declined to speak for the record about private discussions with Weiner.

“He’s got to put the period at the end of the sentence,” said the Democratic source, “it’s painful.”

On Thursday, Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the number two Democrat in the House, was less blunt, but told CNN he had spoken to Weiner.

“I told him that he needs to handle this and he needed to give the facts accurately to the public,” Hoyer said. ”

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/03/house-democratic-leadership-privately-push-weiner/#more-162062
http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Rogers/100002493427758 Steven Rogers

There’s this funny vid on YouTube where this dude talks about our favorite congressman! Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-CiKVtzMug
Big Eddie

Just like to be in the room when Weiner tries to explain Tweeting to Pelosi and Hoyer . And what he did .
Moderate

“Weiner is actually enjoying this.”

He is a media hound and a Youtube sensation. I would say he is possibly enjoying the attention.
notsofast

Dick Weiner before he dicks YOU!

Weiners wife has not said word one about this so how does anyone know how she feels?
Dem4Ever

I happen to agree with Congressman Weiner. I too feel that his marriage will not survive it’s first anniversary.
Nature Freak

Barack Must Go said:
Kirsten Powers stated, Weiner’s wife is perfectly OK with this and is standing by him.

That’s news to me and the rest of ” real ” America, as I have never seen her next to him….ever.

In fact I don’t know anyone that’s actually ever seen her. She could be dead for all we know.

Huma Abedin is Weiner’s wife. A very attractive and intelligent woman. She use to work for Hillary Clinton. Something really weird probably happened.

I am getting frustrated myself with Anthony Weiner. I am sick of this story. He needs to be straight up and honest. Unless Weiner has some master jiujitsu plan I admit he may go down. His district still will very likely get another progressive Democrat, (sorry Republicans)
http://aruetiise.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/youre-fucking-retarded.jpg George C

“Fox News Watch Panel: Maybe Rep. Weiner Is Enjoying His Twitter Scandal”

Isn’t everyone enjoying it just a little bit ?
Anne 1

George C said:
Isn’t everyone enjoying it just a little bit ?

He’s a bad seed. He’s a horrible seed. He’s one of the worst . Welcome back .
MrTPar_taY

Hey, call a spade a spade: he’s a weiner waver! Probably his way of gettin’ back at mom!
MediaWhat

Big Eddie, in your post –

On Thursday, Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the number two Democrat in the House, was less blunt, but told CNN he had spoken to Weiner.

“I told him that he needs to handle this and he needed to give the facts accurately to the public,” Hoyer said. ”

My question to Hoyer – Is that where we really want to go with this wank-job Tony the Weenie? This reply to all blunder and his inability to be honest and take the fall for being a dipstick point to some basic problems for Tony.

I wonder what Al Franken has to say about this?
http://cbcf.groupsite.com Miss Capri

He better not be enjoying this, because that would make him an absolute head-case and a true disgrace to the non-left.
puck30

Nature Freak said:
His district still will very likely get another progressive Democrat, (sorry Republicans)

Yesterday I would have said no doubt but you never know, I read this morning his Republican opponent got 41% of the vote in 2010
http://www.facebook.com/people/Catherine-Coy/1207016798 Catherine Coy

The Anthony Weiner “scandal” is a story about nothing. It’s yet another mildly interesting incident manufactured by medialoid (defined as mainstream media infected by tabloid journalism) to foment scandal for ratings, clicks and to sell newspapers and airtime. Even this site gets clicks from viewers commenting about this non-story.

It’s not against the law to hack a Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or similar site. The stoopid and irresponsible media needs to do its homework before it suggests calling the cops or the FBI to get to the bottom of this non-event.

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a law passed by the United States Congress in 1986, intended to reduce cracking of computer systems and to address federal computer-related offenses. The Act (codified as 18 U.S.C. § 1030) governs cases with a compelling federal interest, where computers of the federal government or certain financial institutions are involved, where the crime itself is interstate in nature, or where computers are used in interstate and foreign commerce.

Free file sharing sites (YouTube) and social media sites (Twitter, Facebook) are NOT protected under the CFAA.