# Anthony Weiner: douchebag extrordinaire **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 23, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335 "2013-07-23T23:03:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/301 "2013-08-12T23:07:22Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’ve elevated being an ass to an art form. This guy has made it a fucking _SCIENCE!_ > > What the _hell_ is his problem? The liberal feminist media has got his scent. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/302 "2013-08-13T01:19:59Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > That being the case, you’ll have to settle for speculation, such as the following: The two women you mentioned aren’t stereotypical supportive housewives. They are politically powerful and ambitious in their own right. Their own careers and futures in politics and the behind-scenes power structure are tied to their husband’s, as our culture pretty much requires - neither would be what she is without her husband, and vice versa btw. > > But there’s a point in a marriage with a power-partner aspect at which the commitment is irreversible without serious consequences to the power of each. Hillary was stuck with Bill, for better or worse, because her own future in the world of power depended on it, and the same is true for Huma and Carlos Danger. They each have made the decision that is best for their own careers and futures, and made the best of it. Huma’s and Hillary’s situations don’t compare in this regard. Power? Ha! Hillary was married to the President of the United States of America. During the earlier wave of the scandal, her husband was the governor of Arkansas and a viable presidential candidate. Was Bill in a position of power? Ohhhh yes. Huma is married to some schmuck who had to resign from congress and is now running a joke of a mayoral campaign that’s only pulling in [$1,897 in contributions per day](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/weiner-donations-shrink-sexting-scandal-article-1.1423065). Is Carlos Danger in a position of power? Not so much. Hillary hitched her wagon to a star. Huma hitched her wagon to an anvil. If Huma wants a career in politics, she will need to untie herself stat. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/303 "2013-08-13T01:34:07Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > You got it in the first half of your sentence—The honest explanation is that it’s not our fucking business. Period. But this is the Dope, and we discuss virtually anything. Exclamation point. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/304 "2013-08-14T04:54:32Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > [Huma admits it’s her fault.](http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/08/02/Family-Weiners-Wife-Huma-Blames-Herself-for-His-Sexting-Addiction) > [@levdrakon](#): > > The liberal feminist media has got his scent. Ah, finally, an answer to my question. You don’t like Huma because she’s a female with a job, and therefore, anything that her husband does is automatically her fault. You could have just come out and said that, you know. No need to play MRA-coy. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/305 "2013-08-14T13:14:13Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > Ah, finally, an answer to my question. You don’t like Huma because she’s a female with a job, and therefore, anything that her husband does is automatically her fault. > > You could have just come out and said that, you know. No need to play MRA-coy. You said it, I didn’t. Engage in some more personal attacks on me. It’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/306 "2013-08-29T03:39:10Z")
De Blasio has opened up a big lead in the latest NYC Mayor’s race poll; Weiner’s in fourth place: [Bill De Blasio Surges Ahead In New York City Mayoral Race: Poll | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/28/bill-de-blasio-poll_n_3831574.html?ir=New+York&ref=topbar) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/307 "2013-08-29T04:21:59Z")
Fourth place? Hah! Polls are unchanged. ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/308 "2013-08-29T04:35:08Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > The liberal feminist media has got his scent. The what? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/309 "2013-09-11T04:55:34Z")
Classy to the end - Weiner gives the middle finger to reporters after conceding defeat in the NYC mayoral election: [Anthony Weiner Flips The Bird, Ends His Mayoral Campaign Exactly Like You'd Expect Him To | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/anthony-weiner-middle-finger_n_3903886.html) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/310 "2013-09-11T11:04:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Classy to the end - Weiner gives the middle finger to reporters after conceding defeat in the NYC mayoral election: [Anthony Weiner Flips The Bird, Ends His Mayoral Campaign Exactly Like You'd Expect Him To | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/anthony-weiner-middle-finger_n_3903886.html) LOL! His wife must be so proud. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/311 "2013-09-11T12:35:47Z")
We’re going to miss you, Carlos. Jon Stewart is \*really \*going to miss you. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/312 "2013-09-11T13:10:28Z")
Better and better - Carlos’s former sexting partner, eager to promote her new porn career, kept him from going into his Election Night party for awhile: [http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/11/weiner-dodges-sexting-partner-flips-the-bird-as-he-rides-off/?hpt=hp\_t2](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/11/weiner-dodges-sexting-partner-flips-the-bird-as-he-rides-off/?hpt=hp_t2) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/313 "2013-09-11T13:12:44Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > We’re going to miss you, Carlos. Jon Stewart is \*really \*going to miss you. Thank you for everything you’ve done for John Oliver. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/314 "2013-09-11T15:14:21Z")
Maybe señor Danger can now chillax. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/315 "2013-09-11T15:20:20Z")
Whither the Weiner now? Too much baggage for the usual corporate kiss-off? It seems clear he is unelectable, but I’m not sure there’s even a spot on K Street for him. Pre_dict_ions? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/316 "2013-09-11T16:16:06Z")
Cable news wrestler would be my guess. His biggest talent seems to be verbal sparring. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/317 "2013-09-11T16:19:37Z")
Reality TV? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/318 "2013-09-11T16:44:53Z")
I feel a little bad for Eliot Spitzer. He was mounting a modest comeback by campaigning for a minor office. There’s been no issues with him and escorts since his 2008 scandal. I thought he deserved a 2nd chance. 5 years is a long time. But Weiner and his alter ego Carlos Danger just had to reach out to women on the Internet. He brought Spitzer down in defeat with him. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/319 "2013-09-11T16:53:58Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I feel a little bad for Eliot Spitzer. He was mounting a modest comeback by campaigning for a minor office. There’s been no issues with him and escorts since his 2008 scandal. I thought he deserved a 2nd chance. 5 years is a long time. Do you have any opinions on the guy he was running against? I know everybody wanted these races to be referenda on Weiner and Spitzer and cheating, but there was a lot more going on than that. Spitzer jumped into the race late against a guy who was an active officeholder. > [@](#): > > But Weiner and his alter ego Carlos Danger just had to reach out to women on the Internet. He brought Spitzer down in defeat with him. All of this is completely wrong. Spitzer lead in the polls until a couple of weeks ago, probably because of name recognition. That lead was gone by late August, but it lasted long after the Weiner campaign fell apart. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/320 "2013-09-11T20:14:32Z")
It seemed like nearly every Weiner news article managed to mention Spitzer. The sex scandals seemed to link them together and reporters pounced on the connection. They rarely acknowledged that Spitzer’s scandal was 5 years ago and old news. I didn’t really follow Spitzer’s campaign and don’t know his opponent. I just thought it was a good re-entry into politics for Spitzer. I watched his CNN show regularly and was very impressed. He’s a smart guy. He messed up and I guess his days in politics are over. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335.md?page=17)