This man has to be disturbed! Doubt if any New Yorker will shake his had, or let him kiss their baby?
Anthony Weiner caught in another sexting scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner found himself caught in another sexting scandal Tuesday like the one that destroyed his congressional career, but stood side-to-side with his wife to say he won't drop out of the race for mayor of New York.
"This is entirely behind me," Weiner said at an evening news conference, hours after the gossip website The Dirty posted X-rated text messages and a crotch shot that it said the former congressman exchanged with a woman after he left office.
Weiner admitted sending a woman sexually explicit photos and messages and acknowledged the activity took place as recently as last summer, more than a year after he resigned from the House in disgrace for the same sort of behavior with at least a half-dozen women.
But with his wife, Huma Abedin, smiling shyly by his side, he said: "I want to bring my vision to the people of the city of New York. I hope they are willing to still continue to give me a second chance."
Weiner then turned the microphone over to his wife, who did not appear with him at the June 2011 news conference when he stepped down from Congress. This time, she reaffirmed her support for her husband and said the sexting matter is "between us."
"I love him, I have forgiven him, I believe in him, and as we have said from the beginning, we are moving forward," said Abedin, a longtime adviser to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Abedin said her husband had made some "horrible mistakes both before he resigned from Congress and after" but insisted she and her husband discussed "all of this" before he jumped into the mayor's race in May.
The latest disclosures could severely test voters' willingness to forgive Weiner, who has said he spent his two years in political exile since the scandal trying to make things right with his wife and earn redemption.
Three of his rivals for mayor immediately called on him to drop out of the race.
The 48-year-old Democrat has been near the top of most polls since his late entry into the campaign.
"I said that other texts and photos were likely to come out and today they have," said Weiner, who added that he was surprised that more had not previously surfaced.
After the news conference, Weiner attended a mayoral forum on gay men's issues and was warmly received.
The woman with whom he exchanged the messages was not identified by The Dirty. She told the website that she was 22 when she began chatting with Weiner on a social networking site. She said their online relationship began in July 2012 and lasted six months.
She said that Weiner used the alias "Carlos Danger" for their exchanges but that she knew she was talking to the former congressman.
The exchanges posted on The Dirty consist of sexually explicit fantasizing about various sex acts. At one point, the man reported to be Weiner wrote, "I'm deeply flawed."
The woman said Weiner promised to help her get a job at the political website Politico and suggested meeting in a Chicago condo for a tryst.
The woman said she and Weiner also exchanged nude photos of themselves and engaged in phone sex. The Dirty ran a pixelated photo of what it said were Weiner's genitals.
"This was a bad situation for me because I really admired him. Even post scandal, I thought he was misunderstood. Until I got to know him. I thought I loved him. Pretty pathetic," the woman was quoted as telling the website.
She said he later asked her to destroy the evidence of their chats. She insisted that she never had sex with Weiner or received any payment from him.
The woman said her relationship with Weiner "fizzled" in November 2012. She said she last heard from him this past April, when his intention to run for mayor was revealed in a New York Times Magazine profile.
Weiner said that not every allegation made by the woman was true but that he was not going to dispute specific claims. The lawyer for The Dirty's founder, Nik Ritchie, said his client was ill and would not comment Tuesday.
Weiner said his last sexting exchange happened "sometime last summer, I think," after he and his wife sat down for a glowing People magazine profile in which they said their troubles were behind them.
Abedin, who was pregnant when the original sexting scandal broke and gave birth months later, has played a large and visible role in his mayoral campaign.
Two weekends ago, she walked hand-in-hand with Weiner as they talked to voters on a Harlem street.
Three of his rivals for mayor — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former City Councilman Sal Albanese, both Democrats, and billionaire John Catsimatidis, a Republican — called on Weiner to quit the race.
"Enough is enough," de Blasio said. "The sideshows of this election have gotten in the way of the debate we should be having about the future of this city."
Another mayoral hopeful, city Comptroller John Liu, stopped short of calling for Weiner to bow out, but suggested his "propensity for pornographic selfies is a valid issue for voters."
The other leading Democratic candidates, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, did not immediately comment.
The disclosure suddenly puts Weiner's indiscretions, judgment and candor back in the forefront of his campaign, political analysts said.
"It makes it tougher to believe this is behind him," said Democratic former state Assemblyman Michael Benjamin, now a political consultant.
Some voters have said they felt Weiner had atoned for his past and were willing to give him a second chance. But a third chance, for misbehavior that occurred after his resignation?
"I think he had a chance to redeem himself and if he did it twice, he really betrayed the public's trust again," said Jeremy Green, a New Yorker. "I think he's past the point of no return for New Yorkers."
Originally posted by Tony Kania: I agree. But, while you may invite me in for a beer, you would NOT want me running for mayor. Especially of NY. Consider it a moral issue.
Morals are relative, and not my concern... All i care about is job performance.
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09:10 PM
Tony Kania Member
Posts: 20794 From: The Inland Northwest Registered: Dec 2008
I sort of met the guy at my job when he was still in office a few years ago, this was in the radically religious Jewish catering place I used to work at.. I was surprised to see him there lol, he made some kind of brief address about supporting the Yeshivas in Brooklyn.
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Tony Kania Member
Posts: 20794 From: The Inland Northwest Registered: Dec 2008
I sort of met the guy at my job when he was still in office a few years ago, this was in the radically religious Jewish catering place I used to work at.. I was surprised to see him there lol, he made some kind of brief address about supporting the Yeshivas in Brooklyn.
Did he send you naked "rooster" pics? Come on now, you know you can talk amongst friends. He, he, he. Back to my bridge...
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09:18 PM
nitroheadz28 Member
Posts: 4774 From: Brooklyn, NY Registered: Mar 2010
Everyone makes mistakes, I'm no exception. But do something like this a second time and I think he's showing what kind of man he really is. He obviously isn't sorry. He does whatever he wants and then publicly apologizes when he gets caught, then keeps doing it anyway. Regardless of one's moral views, does this sound like the type of guy you want running your city. I can just hear it now; "I ask the forgiveness of the people of New York for stealing money from the city's coffers and for sexually harassing the women in my office. But please give me a second chance; you know, like you did with the sexting thing..." Maybe if we did hold public officials to a higher standard than we do, we would all have less reason to be cynical about public officials.
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Old Lar Member
Posts: 13798 From: Palm Bay, Florida Registered: Nov 1999
When I elect people to control my life, I expect them to have a higher honest and moral standard than me. Weiner is a pervert and needs to go away. Just think of opponents using Weiners posted photos in their campaign against the Weiner. Do you really want this man to run the largest city in the nation?
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10:27 AM
olejoedad Member
Posts: 19904 From: Back home again in Indiana Registered: May 2004
Funny that there are no background checks or vetting when it comes to holding public office. Couldn't get a regular job with his background, private employers have somewhat higher standards for their employees.
Maybe Oscar Meyer needs a new driver.......
Also interesting is that the conservatives in this country do more self policing of their candidates, seems on the whole the liberals allow any sleaze ball that comes along to represent their platform. You are judged by the people you associate with.......
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10:31 AM
steve308 Member
Posts: 4068 From: Stafford VA Registered: Jan 2008
Lets start a list-- Current politicians I can think of---- Weiner - naked pic's Clinton - great orator Marion Barry- Coke - Tax evasion - auto accidents - re-elected multiple times in DC Mark Sanford - Flying to Brazil on tax $ for hook up with girlfriend (didn't take the wife along ) Bob McDonald - Large amount of gifts for self and family (unreported) still unfolding Gov of VA
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fierobear Member
Posts: 27106 From: Safe in the Carolinas Registered: Aug 2000
"I'll never do this again or my name isn't Carlos Danger". I really don't care what he does in his private life if he isn't breaking the law, but this is just too much fun.
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Pyrthian Member
Posts: 29569 From: Detroit, MI Registered: Jul 2002
the man is quite clearly proud of his favorite toy
not sure what this has to do with being a Mayor? yes, I suppose it could be a distraction to the rest of the class....apparently, this field of employment has grade-school level participants....
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12:33 PM
nitroheadz28 Member
Posts: 4774 From: Brooklyn, NY Registered: Mar 2010
The chick was texting Weiner back with naked boobies pics and they are an awesome pair.
I don't live in NYC so I don't really care, nor do I care what people do in their personal lives.
But what it does tell me is that Weiner can't really control himself and he may be a hound dog and wanted some because Huma was prego at the time, but I have no vote in the matter. Voters in NYC can decide that.
Not the boobies pic, but the chick.
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olejoedad Member
Posts: 19904 From: Back home again in Indiana Registered: May 2004
She's pretty cute! I can't see why she would be attracted to Carlos. I searched and found three other pictures, two of which were blurred..
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Originally posted by Wichita:
The chick was texting Weiner back with naked boobies pics and they are an awesome pair.
I don't live in NYC so I don't really care, nor do I care what people do in their personal lives.
But what it does tell me is that Weiner can't really control himself and he may be a hound dog and wanted some because Huma was prego at the time, but I have no vote in the matter. Voters in NYC can decide that.
The low moral standards some of the PFF members have just amazes me. /|\.
It has nothing to do with ones own personal morals or actions, but it has everything to do with people sticking their nose into places they don't belong and are not the least bit relevant to job performance. His private life is really no ones business. His professional life, is.
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Uaana Member
Posts: 6570 From: Robbinsdale MN US Registered: Dec 1999
It has nothing to do with ones own personal morals or actions, but it has everything to do with people sticking their nose into places they don't belong and are not the least bit relevant to job performance. His private life is really no ones business. His professional life, is.
Which is quite fine, but discretion is a quality. If he's this careless with his private life one might start to worry about his professional decision making.
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Jul 27th, 2013
NoMoreRicers Member
Posts: 2192 From: Spokane, WA Registered: Mar 2009
Consider it a moral issue. 
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