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RNC Chair: Weiner Must Resign Now, No Investigation Needed To Know He ‘Is A Creep’

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Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus declared on Today that Nancy Pelosi’s silence in not demanding Weiner’s immediate resignation was “outrageous.” Meredith Vieira wondered whether constituents should be able to decide his fate rather than the Democratic leadership, yet Priebus was unfazed in his call for the Weiner distraction to be put away as quickly as possible.

Priebus argued:

“Nancy Pelosi needs to do her job and be a leader of her caucus and tell Anthony Weiner to really hit the bricks and go home. . . . Sending pictures of his private parts around the world is not fitting of a United States Congressman.”

And Priebus slammed the idea of an ethics investigation as being a sufficient response, saying “I don’t think we need to spend taxpayer dollars investigating whether or not Anthony Weiner is a creep or not.” Although some Republicans have been arguing the longer Weiner is around, the better it is politically for the Republican party, Priebus clearly believes that regardless of any political benefit to his side, it’s better for the country if we can all move on and focus on fixing the economy.

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  • TfT

    Yes, like Joan Walsh, Meridith should be embarrassed. Funny how I’m certain that Merideth did not give the same benefit of the doubt to Mark Foley.

    Typical liberal….do these meidiots ever get truly embarrassed by their outright bias and lack of ethics? Ever?

  • TfT

    Again, awaiting moderation…..seems like allmy posts are going into the moderation bin now. Why is that?

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

    GOP handling of NY26 looks like shear brilliance compared w/ Dem handling of NY9…
    Chair Preibus vs Chair DWS… no contest…

  • BluSwede

    If being a creep is sufficient to require resignation, then a full third of the Senate and half the House ought to resign.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Interestingly, I just sent Weiner a letter asking him to resign. Yet, according to the Republicans, Vitter, an affront to decent men and women all across our land, should suffer no consequence. Situational ethics and cafeteria morality for Republicans?

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    BluSwede said:
    If being a creep is sufficient to require resignation, then a full third of the Senate and half the House ought to resign.

    You may be a bit too generous.

  • Thelonious Funk

    Why is this guy weighing in? This is between Representative Weiner and his constituents.

    And also his wife and girlfriends.

  • Just my Opinion

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Interestingly, I just sent Weiner a letter asking him to resign. Yet, according to the Republicans, Vitter, an affront to decent men and women all across our land, should suffer no consequence. Situational ethics and cafeteria morality for Republicans?

    OMg! Expect the announcement any moment!!!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    TfT said:
    Again, awaiting moderation…..seems like allmy posts are going into the moderation bin now. Why is that?

    I have to say I enjoy the language clean-up, but I am not seeing any reduction in personal attacks nor any better focus on comments being on topic. The system being used appears to be doing nothing but creating a rather bland exchange of tepid ideas. To that extent, a pity and a failure. Of course, it is early. Perhaps, things will improve.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Just my Opinion said:
    OMg! Expect the announcement any moment!!!

    I should be much surprised. One does what is right whether it be effective or not. Principle still matters.

  • TillieGlockenspiel

    skoorbekim said:
    GOP handling of NY26 looks like shear brilliance compared w/ Dem handling of NY9…
    Chair Preibus vs Chair DWS… no contest…

    Creepy is too mild for Weiner. Sicko, perhaps. Soon, we’ll see him say he’s heading out to that sex addiction clinic that Tiger Woods went to and Huma saying she’s “standing by her man!” Makes your skin crawl.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lou-Phillips/1298839432 Lou Phillips

    this rnc creep should also be calling for David “the john” Vitter to resign because unlike weiner vitter broke the law

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lou-Phillips/1298839432 Lou Phillips

    and maybe the GOP can explain that after vitter was found to have been with hooker breaking the law he received a standing ovation from the gop caucus?

  • tatboy

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Interestingly, I just sent Weiner a letter asking him to resign. Yet, according to the Republicans, Vitter, an affront to decent men and women all across our land, should suffer no consequence. Situational ethics and cafeteria morality for Republicans?

    Vitter has no conscience or decency (same for Ensine). You can’t ask sub-humans to behave in a human way.

  • Bill Huggins

    TYPICAL CON HYPOCRISY

    Prius refused to call Ensign a creeep, said he “didn’t know if Ensign was a creep” even though he did far worse stuff than Weiner

    TYPICAL CON HYPOCRISY

  • Big Eddie

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Interestingly, I just sent Weiner a letter asking him to resign

    THE REAL ROYAL KING says:
    June 6, 2011 at 9:20 am THE REAL ROYAL KING(Quote)

    The story has become the province of foul-mouthed deviants and junior high school locker room wannabees.

    Serious people, with integrity, don’t really speak of it anymore.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lou-Phillips/1298839432 Lou Phillips

    and its funny they bragg that ensign resigned right away which isn’t true the investigation had been going on 2 years and only did ensign resign the day before he was scheduled to testify hoping it would go away

  • Longuerdo

    Not that I’m disagreeing with Prius, but has he also called for David Vitter’s resignation? I mean – a married guy with children sleeping with many hookers is WAY creepier than a newlywed sexting six women conensually. Did he call for John Ensign’s?

    I wonder what he thinks of Newt Gingrich’s candidacy. Or the on-again-off-again candidacy of short-fingered vulgarian Donald Trump. Based on what I can see, he’s A-OK with all these guys.

  • Bill Huggins

    Longuerdo said:
    Not that I’m disagreeing with Prius, but has he also called for David Vitter’s resignation? I mean – a married guy with children sleeping with many hookers is WAY creepier than a newlywed sexting six women conensually. Did he call for John Ensign’s?

    I wonder what he thinks of Newt Gingrich’s candidacy. Or the on-again-off-again candidacy of short-fingered vulgarian Donald Trump. Based on what I can see, he’s A-OK with all these guys.

    EXACTLY

    TYPICAL CON HYPOCRISY

  • GoneFishing

    The RNC getting too involved in this is counter productive, and will just cause the Dem’s to circle the wagons.

    Believe me when I say Pelosi, Reed and the Dem leadership want him gone, like yesterday… and it will be easier for them to get it done without help from the right. He is no longer and asset, he is an embarrassment and a distraction…Like the line from ‘Pay-Back’…Weiner did not understand his value to the Outfit, and has become a liability. I give Weiner a week, maybe less. Just sit back and watch the show.

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Waste of time because you can’t force morals on Democrats.

  • Jaurez

    He needs not resign and the investigation to to get in high gear. This loser will be doing the perp walk in a nice orange suit for what he did. ;)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Adam/1471630141 Michael Adam

    GOP hypocrisy at the highest level.

  • WCinWI

    skoorbekim said:
    GOP handling of NY26 looks like shear brilliance compared w/ Dem handling of NY9…
    Chair Preibus vs Chair DWS… no contest…

    Granted, anyone > DWS. :)

    GO WISCONSIN! :) Walker, Johnson, Ryan, and Palin’s “Game On” speech!

  • WCinWI

    I’d like Weiner to remain there politically. It only harms the Dems.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Jaurez said:
    He needs not resign and the investigation to to get in high gear. This loser will be doing the perp walk in a nice orange suit for what he did. ;)

    Amusing.

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    Ironically, Priebus forgot to call for the resignation of David Vitter, who bought and banged hookers in two cities over an extended period of time, which is of course a crime, and has remained in office ever since.

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

    Publius219 said:
    Ironically, Priebus forgot to call for the resignation of David Vitter,

    wow, you’re the first Lib to bring that up!
    you should work for the DNC////

  • Jaurez

    THE FAKE ROYAL KING said:
    Amusing.

    You might be amused by weiners dik pics but I’m not.

  • Bill Huggins

    skoorbekim said:
    wow, you’re the first Lib to bring that up!
    you should work for the DNC////

    Just because it’s old news doesn’t make it irrelevant.

    TYPICAL CON HYPOCRISY

  • Jaurez

    Bill Huggins said:
    Just because it’s old news doesn’t make it irrelevant.

    Yes, it does, billdo!

  • OxyCon

    Save the taxpayers millions of dollars on the investigation and resign!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Jaurez said:
    THE FAKE ROYAL KING said:
    Amusing.

    You might be amused by weiners dik pics but I’m not.

    You love saying that phrase, don’t you, Jeff? But, of course what I found amusing is your notion that the man of your dreams would be going to prison. The DOJ doesn’t have the time or the inclination for such foolishness, and the BOP doesn’t have the space.

  • Steve_27

    BluSwede said:
    If being a creep is sufficient to require resignation, then a full third of the Senate and half the House ought to resign.

    Flat out wrong to ignorantly accuse so many of sending these kind of pics and tex’s while being married then lying like a maniac and being so nasty and angry about it. Yes in deed thats quite a list to accuse so many others of.

  • Steve_27

    Thelonious Funk said:
    Why is this guy weighing in? This is between Representative Weiner and his constituents. And also his wife and girlfriends.

    Yeah, cause if a married Peter King sent his c0ck to some broad no democrats would have anything to say.

    Your always an idiot guy, kill yourself. Moderate this Mediaite.

  • Steve_27

    Lou Phillips said:
    this rnc creep should also be calling for David “the john” Vitter to resign because unlike weiner vitter broke the law

    Diamond?

  • writer

    Good job in Young Guns.

  • labman57

    Sure, but Vitter has to resign first … right?

  • Just my Opinion

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I have to say I enjoy the language clean-up, but I am not seeing any reduction in personal attacks nor any better focus on comments being on topic. The system being used appears to be doing nothing but creating a rather bland exchange of tepid ideas. To that extent, a pity and a failure. Of course, it is early. Perhaps, things will improve.

    BARF !!!

  • Glackin

    Just my Opinion said:
    BARF !!!

    Glad to see your contributions have improved.
    Let’s get this straight. Only CURRENT sleaze is disgusting. There is a “statute of limitations” exists for political sexual misconduct. How long is it? When is the deed old enough to be forgotten?
    And, Sen Coburn “counseling” in the Ensign coverup, is that sexual misconduct, or old fashioned obstruction of justice?

  • Dem4Ever

    Weiner…you stay right where you are. You are single handedly bringing down the Left.

  • Nachi

    What is a reince priebus – and how does it compare to a weiner??

  • murphy0071

    Why don’t the Republican war criminals resign? In fact, why aren’t they all doing life at Levenworth?

  • ACORNInsider

    Isn’t odd, Reince Priebus had nothing to say about Vitter or Ensign ? Was his silence proof he condoned their actions? I do not support Weiner, Vitter, Ensignor Larry Craig nor Clinton’s or Edward’s bad behavior….but, it would be hard not to notice that there is really a double standard when it comes to taking a look at ones own partisans. I think the reason people are identifying as independents is because you can’t get a partisan to tell the whole truth.

    Now as for Sarah Palin Queen of Conservatives she would not have a handmaiden, like Bachmann buck up against her …and, you all knew that, didn’t you ?

  • Snidely

    OMG! If being a creep is now grounds to demand the resignation of a congresscritter, the house and senate will be empty!

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