# Knives are out for Weiner! Fellow Democrats want him yanked for "sordid affair".. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133 "2011-06-11T18:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133/1 "2011-06-11T18:30:00Z")
Interesting. [Under the bus you go Mr. Penis Tweeter!](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/11/pelosi-israel-tell-weiner-he-should-resign/)I didn’t get the impression that his constituents were clamoring to have him booted yet, but they want him out. Now! > [@](#): > > CNN) - House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Steve Israel have told Rep. Anthony Weiner he should resign. > > Pelosi released the following statement Saturday: > > “Congressman Weiner has the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents, and the recognition that he needs help. I urge Congressman Weiner to seek that help without the pressures of being a Member of Congress.” > > Wasserman Schultz released the following statement: > > “It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign. The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Representative Weiner’s continued service in Congress is untenable. This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House – and for the good of all, he should step aside and address those things that should be most important – his and his family’s well-being.” > Israel issued this statement: > > “Anthony’s inappropriate behavior has become an insurmountable distraction to the House and our work for the American people. With a heavy heart, I call on Anthony to resign. > > “I pray for his family and hope that Anthony will take time to get the help he needs without the distractions and added pressures of Washington, DC.” ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133/2 "2011-06-11T18:36:07Z")
He should tell them to fuck off and start tweeting even more pictures of his cock. It’s called democracy. It’s for the voters to decide. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133/3 "2011-06-11T18:41:03Z")
> [@](#): > > House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic National Committee chair **Debbie Wasserman Schultz** , and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair **Steve Israel** have told Rep. Anthony Weiner he should resign. Part of me wonders if this isn’t also an issue of “he makes us Jews look bad.” There are a _lot_ of Jews in the Democratic political machine, this is just a fact, and I could understand them wanting to throw the book at Weiner because he’s an embarrassment. And out of fear that if they didn’t, they’d be accused by Gentiles of protecting their own. Trust me - as someone who grew up in a nominally-Jewish family, but one with many orthodox relatives - there is a very, very strong current in Judaism of “we can’t have people making us look bad.” There is even a specific Yiddish phrase for this concept: [shanda fur die goyim.](http://www.google.com/search?complete=1&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1400&bih=745&q=shanda+fur+die+goyim&aq=0&aqi=g3g-s1g6&aql=&oq=shanda+f) When someone who represents the Jews does something embarrassing, it’s the Jews’ duty to disown him. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133/4 "2011-06-11T18:46:18Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Trust me - as someone who grew up in a nominally-Jewish family, but one with many orthodox relatives - there is a very, very strong current in Judaism of “we can’t have people making us look bad.” There is even a specific Yiddish phrase for this concept: [shanda fur die goyim.](http://www.google.com/search?complete=1&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1400&bih=745&q=shanda+fur+die+goyim&aq=0&aqi=g3g-s1g6&aql=&oq=shanda+f) When someone who represents the Jews does something embarrassing, it’s the Jews’ duty to disown him. And I think thats a good thing. Well, maybe not to the point of disowning (depending on the offense). But some pressure to behave from your “own cultural group” goes a long way and does some good IMO. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133/5 "2011-06-11T18:53:16Z")
Oh how I wish this whole story would die. He did something stupid. I don’t \*think \*what he did was illegal. And whether he maintains his seat in the House should be entirely up to his constituents. What aggravates me most of all is how all this hubbub comes up for such inane occurrences. No one seems to make a peep when their representatives vote for wasteful programs or miss votes or generally don’t do the job they were elected to do. Apparently you’re only accountable for your genitals… ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133/6 "2011-06-11T18:57:37Z")
As one of Weiner’s constituents, the bar is set pretty low to replace him. I don’t want the most vocal voice for the liberal left in congress to be such a laughing stock. Any other halfway decent democrat will do in his place. ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133/7 "2011-06-11T19:00:07Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > He should tell them to fuck off and start tweeting even more pictures of his cock. It’s called democracy. It’s for the voters to decide. Maybe he should have just whipped it out at the press conference. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knives-are-out-for-weiner-fellow-democrats-want-him-yanked-for-sordid-affair/585133/8 "2011-06-11T19:44:53Z")
It might be dangerous for him to start swinging that thing around in a crowd. People could get hurt.