Anthony Weiner, serial sexter, opts for ground service to deliver House resignation letter today
Four days after Anthony Weiner promised to quit, copies of his letter of resignation to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived on the desks of House leaders today. It takes effect Tuesday.
It is now up to Cuomo to call a special election for his state's 9th Congressional District, covering parts of Brooklyn and Queens, most likely to coincide with November voting.
In case you've been over on MySpace, last month the married, seven-term congressman accidentally tweeted a photo of an enlarged private portion of his body to his entire Twitter audience instead of a direct message to one woman.
Weiner at first said he had been hacked, but his refusals to deny they were his gray briefs raised questions among those who could spot their own underwear if it appeared online. And the Democrat finally admitted serial sexting and sexual conversations on cell, Twitter and Facebook with at least half a dozen women around the country over the last three years.
Weiner said he was sorry and would seek treatment for something.
But after two days in seclusion, more shower self-portraits emerged of Weiner's package as did word that Weiner had exchanged private messages with a 17-year-old Delaware high school girl.
Even if they were discussing the newest X-Men movie, that ended the patience of Democratic colleagues and calls for his resignation grew.
Weiner's future career plans are unknown. Larry Flynt offered Weiner a job in his porno empire.
However, after his own sex scandal, resignation and a period of out-of-sight contrition, Weiner's fellow New York Democrat, ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer, got a job judging other pols on CNN. Also, after another recent alleged New York sexual incident, the International Monetary Fund's top job is open.
Although short for self-justifying resignation letters that end up in the National Archives, Weiner's departure missive was way too long for Twitter -- 212 characters.
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Photos: ABC News (one of the photos Megan Broussard said she exchanged with Weiner); Timothy A. Clary / AFP-Getty Images (Weiner's head).
Excuse me, Mr. Malcomb, but rape of a hotel maid is something very different than a "New York sexual incident," as you suggest. You invalidate everything else you say with such brutal ignorance.
Posted by: Ray Hab | June 20, 2011 at 04:22 PM
Is there any reason that the picture accompanying this blog post is that of a woman who has done nothing to seek the public eye nor broken any laws, rather than the disgraced Congressman himself? This article does not even mention the woman's name, yet leads with a picture of her in a bra. Makes total sense.
Posted by: Tali | June 20, 2011 at 05:07 PM
I love your blog. Who else besides a freedom-of-speacher would allow us to comment your thoughts? In other countries, they would prevent the masses from viewing citizens' true points of view.
Thank you!
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Weiner did not break any U.S. laws, but Vitter did and so did the IMF guy. You must be a right-winger to derive glee fromknowing that in the good ole U.S. of A (KKK), hanging a man on falsehoods is still a viable way of moving ahead. Printing that Weiner contacted a 17-year old without also printing that the 17-year old and her parents AND THE FBI cleared Weiner of any underage inappropriateness. Surely you, yourself have spoken to people under 18 without any sexuality involved, no? Maybe I'm wrong on that part about you, but the FBI, the actual 17-year old and her parents have all verified that Weiner didn't commit the no-no your right-wing rag of an article tries to imply. Like I said, smearing by the right works. That's why this country is in such a messed up state. No accountability and any ole idjit can blog/report without fear of lawsuits for liable. You suck!
Posted by: Cryss | June 20, 2011 at 05:27 PM
"But after two days in seclusion, more shower self-portraits emerged of Weiner's package as did word that Weiner had exchanged private messages with a 17-year-old Delaware high school girl.
Even if they were discussing the newest X-Men movie, that ended the patience of Democratic colleagues and calls for his resignation grew."
Way to imply that there remains some uncertainty as to the tenor of his text to the 17 year old. The cops looked into it and found nothing wrong and the girl's mother has stated publically that there was nothing inappropriate. To continue to suggest that there was something more than an innocent exchange between the two is the ultimate cheap shot. How very Fox News of you.
Posted by: pawliepockets | June 21, 2011 at 09:37 AM