# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/121 "2013-07-25T02:18:30Z")
He should stay in the race for the primary. That would rock. Regards, Armando Perilous ---
**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:** [July 25, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/122 "2013-07-25T03:28:52Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > And there’s nothing wrong with making that assessment. But there’s a difference between you personally not caring, as a bunch of people probably won’t, and saying it’s not the public’s business. Well, I don’t care _because_ I believe that it is not the public’s business. So, I can’t separate them. > [@](#): > > There are a whole bunch of other candidates in the primary race. The Democrats don’t seem to have wanted Weiner to get in the race to start with and they all want him to drop out now. I’m sure you could say that about thousands of candidates who have eventually gone on to win offices over the course of our history. In the 1890s, the Republican Party didn’t want Theodore Roosevelt anywhere near local and state government, so they made him vice president. He became one of the most effective presidents in history. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/123 "2013-07-25T03:38:29Z")
Look, just face it, NY conservatives: Anthony Weiner’s penis **alone** is a better man than you. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/124 "2013-07-25T04:02:07Z")
Hey, he’s a liberal Dem, right? Extraneous as well, by his own actions. OK, opportunity knocks. Time to steal a couple pounds of non-partisan credibility. I renounce, denounce and condemn him in no uncertain terms, he is a blot on our civic virtue, a blackguard, a scoundrel, and a despoiler of chat rooms. Let his name be removed from all the monuments, all the pylons and all the pyramids. We cast him into the outer beigeness. Fuck him and the horse upon in which he rode. He _sucks_! There. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/125 "2013-07-25T05:16:58Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > He should stay in the race for the primary. That would rock. > > Regards, > > Armando Perilous Actually, a lot of the people that I talked to today either thought that he should stay in the race, or else didn’t care. Interesting, however, that didn’t seem to translate into any actual support. I didn’t talk to a single person who was definitely going to vote for him. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/126 "2013-07-25T07:26:58Z")
**Kobal:** Sure, you can say “if he’ll lie about one thing, he’ll lie about anything !”… but that’s just silly thinking and shoddy character assessment. Nobody’s a saint, much less politicians. If I lie a hell of a lot to my parents about my grades, does it mean I’ll cheat on my girlfriend ? If I cheat on my girlfriend, does it mean I’m a tax evader ? Of course not. All those things are unrelated. Compartmentalized (is that a word in English ?) Respectfully, I couldn’t disagree more. I do believe that integrity is a thing, and I would expect a significant positive correlation between people who significantly cheat on their taxes and their spouses. I guess I suspect a pattern of making exceptions for self to justify doing what you want at other people’s expense because, well, they _really wanted_ to! ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/127 "2013-07-25T10:41:23Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Look, just face it, NY conservatives: Anthony Weiner’s penis **alone** is a better man than you. Since there appear to be NY conservatives on this board, and even in this thread, this is too close to an attack on other posters. Knock it off. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/128 "2013-07-25T12:55:56Z")
Why are people like Weiner and San Diego mayor Finler not getting it? They are _unemployable_ in the civilian sector due to the liability they bring with their harassment history and practices. Why should the public support them and put them in a position of power? It’s not even a close call IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/129 "2013-07-25T13:27:38Z")
They’re slightly different situations. Weiner doesn’t have anything to lose and won’t believe he’s seen as unfit for office until he loses an election. Filner just took office and he’s trying to stay there. If he were campaigning he would probably have been forced to drop out. I don’t know how long he can last at this point. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/130 "2013-07-25T13:55:31Z")
A helpful guide: [Should You Send a Lady a Dick Pic? A Guide for Men](http://jezebel.com/should-you-send-a-lady-a-dick-pic-a-guide-for-men-885697791). No. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/131 "2013-07-25T14:07:48Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > A helpful guide: [Should You Send a Lady a Dick Pic? A Guide for Men](http://jezebel.com/should-you-send-a-lady-a-dick-pic-a-guide-for-men-885697791). > > No. [Here’s a slightly different take.](http://www.gq.com/news-politics/mens-lives/201106/sexting-anthony-weiner-message?mbid=social_twitter_gqmagazine) ---
**Author:** ![rock\_party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rock\_party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rock_party)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/132 "2013-07-25T18:07:10Z")
I’m trying to figure out why he was caught. He was meeting his pic recipient presumably on some web/chat site. Presumably they chat and get the juices flowing and it comes time to send a pic. Nothing new here, except WHY would he reveal his true identity? He could have a totally made up profile, fake face pic, and THEN send his real junk. From a secret, dedicated cell phone. No one would ever know. Even if someone suspected it was really his junk, it would have been easy to deny. This is so basic, I’m beginning to think he wanted to get caught. Keeps the name “Weiner” blazed in your mind. ---
**Author:** ![rock\_party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rock\_party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rock_party)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/133 "2013-07-25T18:29:54Z")
Ok, I see now he was posting links from his twitter account. My point still stands then: you can send all kinds of pervy pics out anonymously. The fact that he did it while being identified tells me he knew he’d get caught. Or he’s really stupid. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/134 "2013-07-26T02:15:59Z")
New Polls Show Weiner’s Latest Idiocy Is Too Much for New York City Voters > **[New Polls Show Weiner's Latest Idiocy Is Too Much for New York City Voters](https://news.yahoo.com/polls-show-weiners-latest-idiocy-too-much-york-163548352.html)** > > The first poll conducted entirely after the new revelations regarding Anthony Weiner's online interests has bad news for the former Congressmember: His favorability has plummeted, along with his chances of winning the primary in the New York City... ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/135 "2013-07-26T02:58:55Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > New Polls Show Weiner’s Latest Idiocy Is Too Much for New York City Voters > > [Yahoo News: Latest and Breaking News, Headlines, Live Updates, and More](http://news.yahoo.com/polls-show-weiners-latest-idiocy-too-much-york-163548352.html) Yep. That’s the one I worked on. Here’s a direct link to the full results. [http://media.nbcbayarea.com/documents/NBCNY-Marist-Poll.pdf](http://media.nbcbayarea.com/documents/NBCNY-Marist-Poll.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/136 "2013-07-26T14:52:40Z")
With this most recent scandal, Weiner’s just shown his naked lust for power (among other things). This guy is completely without shame or humility. Clearly he has impulse control and thrill-seeking issues… if this was worth resigning over when he was in Congress, surely the same should apply when running for an office that he doesn’t even hold yet! I am certain there are better Democratic candidates to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/137 "2013-07-26T18:10:23Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Eh, I don’t know. David Vitter won re-election. Mark Sanford won his special election. And that was in supposedly conservative regions. I believe the “redemption narrative” has more appeal to Southern evangelical voters. They love the whole storyline of the sinner who confesses and presents himself as a changed person. It fits nicely into the worldview of born-again Christians who describe themselves as “saved.” Weiner may have been emboldened by seeing Sanford and Vitter recover from their scandals. If so, I think he miscalculated. I don’t see the “changed man” ploy working as well with New Yorkers. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/138 "2013-07-26T18:32:44Z")
> [@steveroo](#): > > I don’t see the “changed man” ploy working as well with New Yorkers. Especially since there hasn’t been any change. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/139 "2013-07-26T18:38:47Z")
I’m still waiting for **Carlos Danger** to join the board. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/140 "2013-07-26T18:41:46Z")
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