# 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:** 8
**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, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/141 "2013-07-26T18:45:50Z")
I want to take a moment to repeat that I denounce, renounce and condemn Mr. Wiener’s unacceptable and repulsive behavior. Being a lefty, I am pleased to point out that my denunciation, renouncement and condemnation renders me forever immune to any charge of partisan bias or liberal hypocrisy. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/142 "2013-07-26T18:51:19Z")
God bless _The New Yorker_: [http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/0c9109c71ea0524d9fe840f91fabd67bb94a26a9/r=537&c=0-0-534-712/local/-/media/USATODAY/test/2013/07/26/1374851470000-New-Yorker-cover-1307261129\_3\_4.PNG](http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/0c9109c71ea0524d9fe840f91fabd67bb94a26a9/r=537&c=0-0-534-712/local/-/media/USATODAY/test/2013/07/26/1374851470000-New-Yorker-cover-1307261129_3_4.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/143 "2013-07-26T20:15:35Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > How is voting for a pervy mayor different from voting for an obese mayor? > Both are flawed individuals unable to control their baser beings. I find this to be a remarkably silly question. > [@adaher](#): > > Except the obese guy doesn’t lie about being fat. Nor does he expose 😉 himself to possible extortion and/or blackmail to prevent his obesity from being made public. In Weiner’s case, again. And again. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/144 "2013-07-26T20:46:12Z")
I could give a flip about Weiner’s sexting, so long as it’s all consensual, and apparently, it is. I vote for politicians on the basis of policy, not their sex lives. If he does nonconsensual stuff, then that’s a different matter. ---
**Author:** ![pinkyvee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6de8d8/32.png) [@pinkyvee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkyvee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/145 "2013-07-27T17:24:20Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Because it shows he has piss poor judgment. If he doesn’t have any more sense than to send dick pics to women other than his wife, after already losing one elected position over it, he doesn’t have enough sense to be mayor. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![pinkyvee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6de8d8/32.png) [@pinkyvee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkyvee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/146 "2013-07-27T17:30:47Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > I am certain there are better Democratic candidates to choose from. Democrats carrying less ‘baggage’. Yes?:eek: ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/147 "2013-07-27T19:01:25Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > There’s no good reason why the Mayor of NYC should **not** be a man who sends women junkpix. Dude is lazy. I’m sure he has a full itinerary, but can’t he find some time to have a real sex scandal? One that actually involves sex? This is something high school kids and fratboys do. Apply yourself, Weiner. Or you could say he’s heroically defending his marriage vows by only using his impulses to sext. Yeah, that’s the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/148 "2013-07-28T03:54:06Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > In the same way, I give Eliot Spitzer a free pass for patronizing prostitutes (because I believe it _should be_) legal, and I give George W. Bush for his past (probable) cocaine use, because it’s not my business (although I give him a pass for little else). I believe prostitution and cocaine should both be legal … but neither GWB nor Spitzer agrees with me on those points; that’s my issue. > [@CatC303](#): > > Can’t the DEMS of NYC come up with a better candidate??? There are like five Democrats in the race, at least two of whom are better than Anthony Weiner. He’s not the Democratic candidate, he’s a Democratic candidate, which just means he got enough petitions signed. The primary is six weeks away. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/149 "2013-07-28T04:06:55Z")
Weiner’s campaign manager just quit. I’m sure he took that news well. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/150 "2013-07-28T04:44:35Z")
I have to say it’s the “reincidence after this already burned him once” part that bothers me more. Was perfectly willing to accommodate him in a ‘dust yourself off, say “yup, I really screwed up” and get back on your feet’ narrative but he goes ahead and blows it. This new ridiculousness speaks of a lack of self discipline and yes, an apparent craving to be found out and punished. And really, “Carlos Danger”? ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/151 "2013-07-28T05:28:24Z")
I’m not from New York, so I don’t have a dog in this race. And, for the most part, I agree with Anthony Weiner’s politics. Sexting and dick pics don’t really bother me, and lying about it…well, that’s to be expected. But, reading the transcripts… …he really, really sucks at sexting. I mean, it’s not hot, it’s not well-written; it’s just uncomfortable, forced, and exploitative. That suckiness I could never forgive. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/152 "2013-07-29T04:34:30Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Yeah, nothing like a horny liar who keeps getting caught. What’s not to like? That would make him overqualified to be Mayor **of NYC.** 😉 ---
**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:** [July 29, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/153 "2013-07-29T04:53:49Z")
It looks like Weiner will not only wreck his comeback. He’s hurting Eliot Spitzer too. It’s a shame because I don’t see Spitzer the same way. Weiner was out on the Internet blatantly sexting. Spitzer was simply contracting with a high class madam. A private business transaction between consenting adults. He wasn’t out cruising for hookers on street corners. I thought Spitzer was making a comeback the right way by starting with a minor position as controller for NY city. A big comedown for a former governor but it was a smart choice to get back in politics. Weiner has managed to dirty the water for both of them. Even though there’s no indication at all that Spitzer has done anything wrong since his scandal. NY daily news reports that in the public’s mind these two are linked at the hip. > **[Revival of Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal could hurt Eliot Spitzer's...](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/weiner-scandal-hurt-spitzer-article-1.1407353)** > > The revival of Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal could give Eliot Spitzer a campaign headache. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/154 "2013-07-29T15:05:02Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > That would make him overqualified to be Mayor **of NYC.** 😉 I know New York isn’t exactly Boca, but please. :rolleyes: > [@aceplace57](#): > > It looks like Weiner will not only wreck his comeback. He’s hurting Eliot Spitzer too. Absolutely nothing in the article backs that up. It is pure speculatation with no facts. > [@](#): > > It’s a shame because I don’t see Spitzer the same way. Weiner was out on the Internet blatantly sexting. Spitzer was simply contracting with a high class madam. A private business transaction between consenting adults. He wasn’t out cruising for hookers on street corners. Uh, no. Spitzer was the Attorney General, so it’s kind of a big deal if he’s breaking the law that way. Or if he’s prosecuting people for prostitution on the job and having sex with prostitutes off the job (which he was doing). I respect the fact that he stayed away from the spotlight for longer and that he’s trying to come back in a lower-profile position that he can at least argue he’s really qualified for, but let’s not go crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/155 "2013-07-29T17:33:35Z")
Does it even matter that the alternative is Quinn? Who by most accounts is a fairly unremarkable politician. Her only claim to fame seems to be that she is the first female or openly gay speaker of the city council. There’s nothing to indicate she would do a good job, of course there’s nothing to indicate she will do a bad job either. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/156 "2013-07-29T17:37:16Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > Does it even matter that the alternative is Quinn? Quinn isn’t the only alternative. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/157 "2013-07-29T17:43:07Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > (Haven’t read the thread.) > > His wife, Huma, should have just dumped him after this most recent post-scandal/apology/resignation fuckup, and run for mayor herself. But now with her seemingly boundless forgiveness, she’ll have trouble being seen as “strong” enough for the job. She has her own legal trouble now, looks like they deserve eachother. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/158 "2013-07-30T14:34:46Z")
In the most recent poll from Quinnipiac, Weiner is now in fourth place, at 16 percent. Same poll before the scandal? 26 percent, and first place. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/159 "2013-07-30T16:30:21Z")
Candid interview with Weiner. I’m glad that this isn’t a race that I’m invested in. The other candidate isn’t exactly experienced or knowledgeable. Weiner still has 44 days to shift the focus back on issues. I wouldn’t count him out yet. Voters like straight talk. I screwed up. Lets talk the issues. I’m just watching the trainwreck from a neutral distance. So far it’s been interesting. [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/hamill-weiner-opens-campaign-article-1.1412236](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/hamill-weiner-opens-campaign-article-1.1412236) > [@](#): > > Q. Do you think there is a double standard for you? > > A. Nah, I don’t have a beef about the standard. Look I conscientiously try to lead those 200 reporters who follow me around to see some of the issues they need to see. In the midst of this entire craziness I want to let them meet a group of women in Corona who have come out against violence. Let them see a guy in Tottenville, Staten Island whose house was wrecked in Sandy who got $150 from an insurance company. I understand that people that are following the other part of my campaign are just doing their jobs. But they are not going to decide who wins this election. They accuse me of turning this campaign into a media circus, but it is the media that dwells on this aspect of my personal life and then accuses me of making a circus. Cover the real issues I address every day and there will be no circus. > [@](#): > > Q. You were making traction, discussing issues, ahead in the polls - until the second sexting wave hit. > > A. Yeah, but even that wasn’t such a surprise in retrospect. As inartfully as I did it, I told anyone who would listen that there might be another issue coming up from my past. People wrote headline stories about more to come. He doesn’t know how many there are. I knew it would happen but I didn’t want to lead a conversation about that. That was a mistake. I handled that part of my announcement wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335/160 "2013-07-30T16:38:32Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Candid interview with Weiner. I’m glad that this isn’t a race that I’m invested in. The other candidate isn’t exactly experienced or knowledgeable. _There are four other candidates._ Quinn, the city council speaker who is generally seen as Bloomberg’s protege; DiBlasio, the public advocate; Thompson, who was the city comptroller and ran unsuccessfully in 2009; Weiner; and Liu, the current comptroller who has been dealing with ethics investigations since he took office. (See, we could do worse than Weiner.) And that’s just among the Democrats. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-douchebag-extrordinaire/664335.md?page=9)