Anthony Weiner Refuses To Resign After Admitting to Sending Racy Pictures
NEW YORK -- Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) insisted he’s staying in office Monday, even as a string of embarrassing new revelations and photos emerged that apparently reveal a hidden, lascivious online life. At first, Weiner vehemently denied that a photo of an underwear-clad erection, sent via Twitter to a 21-year-old woman, had come from him, insisting he’d been hacked. But conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart and his website Big Government rolled out a series of new pictures Monday, including a shirtless shot that appears to depict Weiner flexing and photographing himself. Breitbart also claimed to have X-rated pictures of Weiner, and other outlets, including Radar Online and ABC News, reported having more damaging information from women Weiner had purportedly communicated with. “I am deeply ashamed of my terrible actions,” a tearful Weiner told reporters at a remarkable press conference in New York. "I’m here to watch myself be vindicated,” said Breitbart, who had faced criticism for his role in the scandal.
Weiner admitted that he had had ongoing online relationships with six women, and said that he talked to his wife about ones that predated their wedding last summer. But she did not know about the more recent communication, and Abedin only learned Monday morning that Weiner had lied about having tweeted the photo, he said. Weiner insisted he was staying in office because he felt he was a good legislator, and he vowed to recapture the respect and trust of his Queens and Brooklyn voters, in spite of the lies, embarrassment and ridicule he will likely face.
He also said that although he had lied repeatedly about his lewd behavior, he felt he had violated no laws or ethics rules. “I don’t see anything in what I did that violated the rules of the House,” Weiner said. “I don’t believe I did anything that violates any law or any rule.”He didn’t have any explanation for his online habits.
People who know Weiner were stunned, having argued as recently as last week that he was too smart to have done what he was accused of. “Well, apparently he wasn’t,” one told The Huffington Post. Another said keeping his job may be the least of his worries. “Forget staying in office. He’s going to get divorced," the person said.
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Weiner admitted that he had had ongoing online relationships with six women, and said that he talked to his wife about ones that predated their wedding last summer. But she did not know about the more recent communication, and Abedin only learned Monday morning that Weiner had lied about having tweeted the photo, he said. Weiner insisted he was staying in office because he felt he was a good legislator, and he vowed to recapture the respect and trust of his Queens and Brooklyn voters, in spite of the lies, embarrassment and ridicule he will likely face.
He also said that although he had lied repeatedly about his lewd behavior, he felt he had violated no laws or ethics rules. “I don’t see anything in what I did that violated the rules of the House,” Weiner said. “I don’t believe I did anything that violates any law or any rule.”He didn’t have any explanation for his online habits.
People who know Weiner were stunned, having argued as recently as last week that he was too smart to have done what he was accused of. “Well, apparently he wasn’t,” one told The Huffington Post. Another said keeping his job may be the least of his worries. “Forget staying in office. He’s going to get divorced," the person said.
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The guy is definitely going to have to resign his post simply because he is a Democrat (which are yellow weak bellies). He knows it and the sooner he does so the better for his party.