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Many Politicians Secretly Want Weinergate Scandal to Continue

Posted on Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 08:42 PM

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The Weinergate scandal has exposed a sitting Congressman to be a "new media" flasher without the trench coat. But instead of just exposing himself and disturbing the peace of a relatively few on a subway car, Weiners scandal has gone viral. Millions have been exposed to his peccadilloes and Weinergate has become a household name. What was he thinking?

Despite the compromising evidence, calls from some of his political colleagues for his resignation and a call for a congressional "investigation", Congressman Weiner has vowed to stay in office. Many will use this decision to their advantage.

One politician who is grateful for the Weinergate scandal, is none other than Ex California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is embroiled in his own a high profile sex scandal of epic proportions. He was in the midst of his own firestorm of love child and looming high profile divorce from a Kennedy when the Weinergate scandal overshadowed his scandal. Arnold is grateful for the temporary reprieve of being off the front pages of the New York Times/Irish Central.

The Weinergate scandal was perfectly timed to erupt with dismal financial news for the Obama administration. Instead of the Obama administration being pilloried for squandering the "stimulus" money which is driving the country in deeper debt & seeing the unemployment figures rise ominously, the press has been focused on Weiners sexcapades. So the longer this scandal lingers, it gives the administration more time to spin this to their advantage. The timing is rather suspicious though.

Many Republicans have already called for the Congressman to resign, but is that what they really want him to do? The Republicans learned a hard lesson from the Clinton/ Lewinsky scandal when public opinion went against them after it was perceived they were too harsh on the sitting President. So there is doubt that the Republicans will press for a resignation.

If Weiner stays in office though, this will be a boon for Republicans. A "wounded Weiner" will no longer be able to be the liberal "pitbull" of the House. A wounded Weiner presence will taint the Democrats with an air of scandal permeating the whole Democrat party. Every Democrat politician will be asked to either defend Weiner or condemn him, in order to get it on the record.

Yes the sanctimonious among the politicians will condemn Weiner and call for his resignation. But the Machiavellian among them will secretly urge him to stay, for their own selfish reasons.

Does Weiner have the necessary narcissism and chutzpah he has so often displayed over the years, to endure the firestorm of criticism and stay in his seat? Many hope so.

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maloney | Jun 11, 2011, 11:37 PM EDT

Pass the tampons, seano's sprung another leak.

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seanomelbourne | Jun 11, 2011, 09:14 PM EDT

The crocodile tears for Breitbart. I can't take it sob! sob! please pass the tissues.

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maloney | Jun 10, 2011, 11:08 PM EDT

The police are now looking into the 17 year old on Weiners list of victims. Thank you Ed for another great article. The liberals will keep this story going to keep the subject off of the damage obama is doing to America.

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Monsoonman | Jun 10, 2011, 10:54 PM EDT

Andrew Breitbart was slandered and libeled by your vile congressman. Classic Clintonesque tactic throw the innocent under the bus in order to protect the guilty. If this creature were a republican he would have been forced out immediately.

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joanxis | Jun 10, 2011, 10:36 PM EDT

I think Breitbart can take care of himself 'cause he's not the innocent you say he is. Yes he was correct this time, but not always.

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Monsoonman | Jun 10, 2011, 09:27 PM EDT

What everyone is overlooking about this vile creature is that he and his minions spent 4 days blaming a journalist for hacking into Weiners computer and falsifying the evidence against him. It was all a contrived lie designed to character assassinate an innocent party in order to protect Weiner. Weiner actually should be jailed for this or sued into oblivion.

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seanomelbourne | Jun 10, 2011, 07:31 PM EDT

Ed magnifies the Weiner affair and hides behind the GOP politicians who pick-up young male staff in congress or in one case picking up boys in toilets and may I mention the wife cheaters. You may get that call from Ailes yet and secure a position on the Fox/GOP channel.

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mollycolleen | Jun 10, 2011, 06:54 PM EDT

Does Weiner have the necessary narcissism and chutzpah?! In a word: ABSOLUTELY! This is a man who has apologized to BILL CLINTON for what he did!!! Talk about poor judgment! Just when you think you've heard it all...wait! There's more!

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jamthecat | Jun 10, 2011, 03:24 PM EDT

Of course, Ed. It's more fun to pay attention to a man's penis than it is to discuss how the GOP crashed the economy and is now blaming the Democrats for not doing enough to get it back on track. But hey, it fits your agenda and those of the trolls who think anything meant to help human beings instead of billion dollar corporations is immoral. And never mind that every Republican who was caught like this was one of those Holier-Than-Thou types while Weiner, despite being an asshat for doing this and thinking he could lie his way out of it, was nothing like them.

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glorybe1929 | Jun 10, 2011, 02:54 PM EDT

It's a shame that more people don't denounce this act of uncivility. It was bad enough when Pres. Clinton influenced a generation of childern that his act of selfish sexual satisfaction in the oval office, wasn't sex. We all know differently and told our childern just that, "but the President said it wasn't so we believe him". What more do you want....Our great grandchildern to follow in these footseps?????

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jdi2269 | Jun 10, 2011, 12:16 PM EDT

ISN'T WHAT WEINER DID ON THE INTERNET WHAT OBAMA DID TO US WITH OBAMACARE????

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colkelley | Jun 10, 2011, 10:11 AM EDT

Ed, do you think for one moment that if Weiner was a Republican instead that there would be a single call for tolerance or understanding?

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