This is what is wrong with this country.... The man is hired to do a job, not to conform his private life to how you see fit. Judge the man on how he is doing the job he was hired to do. It makes me agnry I see more outrage over this and the clinton sex scandal than I do when an "official" is caught actually breaking the law......

Originally posted by NephlimKilla
I don't see the big deal, he didn't cheat and even if he did, it doesn't affect us with his decision making with important issues. I think it's ignorant to demand someone stay with the same person forever. "Making love" is procreating. "Sex" is procreating. We procreate to survive, it's instinct to want to procreate. Some people may be able to control themselves but is it wrong? I don't think so. You cannot fight nature, even though it seems like that's what humans have been doing for awhile now...He still has my vote as long as he keeps the same mindset when it comes to politics. And for all the people pointing fingers and trying to make him out to be some kind of pervert monster, care to share the skeletons in YOUR closet on ABC news????????

and how do we know for sure He's not lying about "contact" affairs ??

the wife travels a lot .... no?

He has lied before and .....

maybe He is a pathological lier ?

what scares me the most is WHAT we don't know yet !

what other lies has He told ?

It was at this point that Weiner's campaign decided to blanket the district with leaflets attacking his opponents. But these were no ordinary campaign attacks: They played the race card, and at a very sensitive time. They were also anonymous.

Just weeks earlier, the Crown Heights riot -- a deadly, days-long affair that brought to the surface long-standing tension between the area's black and Jewish populations -- had played out a few miles away from the 48th District. The episode had gripped all of New York and had been national news. It was just days after order had been restored that Weiner's campaign distributed its anonymous leaflets, which linked Cohen -- whose voters he was targeting in particular -- to Jesse Jackson and David Dinkins, who was then New York's mayor. It is hard to imagine two more-hated political figures in the 48th District at that moment. Jackson just a few years earlier had called New York "Hymie town," and it was an article of faith among white voters in Weiner's part of Brooklyn that Dinkins had protected the black rioters in Crown Heights -- and thus endangered the white population -- by refusing to order a harsh police crackdown. (Two years later, Dinkins would lose to Rudy Giuliani by an 80-20 percent margin in the 48th District.) The leaflets urged voters to "just say no" to the "Jackson-Dinkins agenda" that Cohen supposedly represented. At City Hall, Dinkins held up the flier and branded it "hateful."

what goes around comes around ??

i wonder if Weiner supported pro-black policies AFTER that ?

especially when He can't seem to keep the lies straight !

Originally posted by Antiquated1

Originally posted by anon72
For any of you interested.. The Complete TEXT printout conversations with Weiners big buddy.

Why would anyone be interested?

Seriously. Are there any charges of a crime involved or is ist just a bored men sitting aroung private love letters like a group of school girls intercepting a private note?

Just asking.

i for one AM interested.

it helps to analyze politicians.

voters should consider this.

goes to state of mind.....

especially when THEY need to focus on issues other than their own mental handicaps !!

Originally posted by xuenchen
well, who's fault is this ? Her's or His ?

Fault? And you offer only two choices? I'd say it's the Casino's 'fault.' I mean it does take two to Tango assuming she and Weiner exchanged consensual 'dirty talk' so they are both culpable in the cyber affair. Inasmuch as I'm for "The Weinster" to step down (for lying as an elected official, not for carnal improprieties) I don't think she shouldn't lose her job over it. Especially since she works in "Sin City." LOL

Perhaps I have a double standard but I don't think it is Rep Weiner's fault for the actions of her bosses IMHO.

/MD

Originally posted by MaskedDebater

Originally posted by xuenchen
well, who's fault is this ? Her's or His ?

Fault? And you offer only two choices? I'd say it's the Casino's 'fault.' I mean it does take two to Tango assuming she and Weiner exchanged consensual 'dirty talk' so they are both culpable in the cyber affair. Inasmuch as I'm for "The Weinster" to step down (for lying as an elected official, not for carnal improprieties) I don't think she shouldn't lose her job over it. Especially since she works in "Sin City." LOL

Perhaps I have a double standard but I don't think it is Rep Weiner's fault for the actions of her bosses IMHO.

/MD

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of course it's the employer's fault !

that's why Her friends are sticking up for Her as a fellow worker.

i'm not sure, but i don't think the Bellagio dealers are in a union.

some dealers are "union" in some casinos, as are many other jobs.

the guests are sticking up for Her as well. THAT'S the best part !

I was in the Bellagio a few hours ago, and a lot of people are talking !!

i actually saw some young guys (guests, not workers) walking around in t-shirts that say "Where's Lisa ?" !!!

even the poker room dealers have signed a petition in Her favor.

(the poker dealers don't work in the blackjack area ... different dept)

my friend (also a Bellagio employee) that knows the girl says the managers are considering a different approach.

(my friend IS a manager there, but not blackjack).

the managers are being told to take a "neutral" stance when confronted by employees or guests.

and yes, "Sin City" applies ......

This is too funny, why is it when these arrogant politicians get caught they are sorry and start crying like little girls! He makes me sick.

Originally posted by centurion1211
And you seem "way too eager" to spend all day and night defending Weiner for actions most would consider indefensible.

Most of his constituents do not care about this and want him to stay. Does the word "most" mean something different to you than it does to me?

Maybe a little too eager, if you get my point. Could you possibly be part of Weiner's staff, or in some other way employed by Weiner? If so, there are definitely ATS rules against that. ...

Just saying ...

There are rules against someone from Weiner's staff posting in his defense on ATS? I would like to see that rule. I guess since there is only one of me trying to keep up with 4 or 5 of you, by your reasoning you all must be employed by the opposition. Either that or we are all people with strong opinions. You guys think only Democrats should be held accountable for being horny. I do not think anyone in office should be.

Originally posted by navy_vet_stg3
What I find crazy about all of this is that depending on the political party, the outcome is radically different.

Democrat: People complain, the party doesn't demand his resignation, he gets reelected, or a spot on MSNBC.
Republican: People complain, his party demands he resigns, he resigns in disgrace.

David Vitter R cheated on his wife with illegal prostitutes that he arranged from a phone on the house floor. The RNC defended him and he is still in office.

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have both demanded Anthony step down. Does reality just hurt too much?

Originally posted by anon72
By-the-way. Has anyone else noticed that the supporters/defenders of Lover Boy have pretty much disappeared?

Hmmm.

edit on 6/7/2011 by anon72 because: (no reason given)

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still here. I have to ask. Did you post that picture in case no one understood what a porn star looked like or because you just love the salacious tabloid gossip of it all? I cannot really see any serious reason to go to the trouble to upload that picture to your files to embed it here other than it kind of excited you to do so.

This kind of goes to my larger point. Politicians are literally raping us left and right. They steal our money, give it to banks, then need to raise taxes to make up for the money the banks keep apparently hiding. Backroom deals are made everyday to allow more and more poison into our environment and food supply. The economy is being played with like a political chess board. The reality in the US today is people are out of work, children are failing out of school, and trying to be healthy is emptying bank accounts. But look at all the attention a horny many gets.

If this were a more perfect world, I could get upset with him.

I can easily get mad at the sheer stupidity of it all in the first place. You have to be an idiot to exchange messages, let alone pictures, of that nature over the internet. You have to be almost brain dead to do it with people you really do not know. You probably have to be a little ill to think that sending dirty pictures with your face in them, from your computer, to a stranger might be a safe thing to do. Sure, you probably have to be a pretty crappy husband to do any of those things while married. It does not even make a half decent boyfriend.

Unfortunately, I understand that people, men especially, do really stupid things when the blood leaves their brain and begins to concentrate lower. The animal nature to use your genitals is stronger than most other urges in the natural world. I have yet to meet one person that can honestly they claim they have never lied or been ashamed of something that took place while they were in that state of mind. That is personal and it has nothing to do with the strangers I go to in order to obtain goods or services. Politicians are those strangers.

When the Republicans were holding up funding for the 9/11 rescue workers health benefits, Anthony was the loudest voice shouting about it. It was being held up for political bickering. I remember him speaking out there more than the picture that has been on television every night for two weeks of his undies. The reason being is that his job is to serve the people, like the men and women suffering because they tried to help on 9/11. His job is not to keep it in his pants.

If there were no politicians actively making it harder for the average citizen to vote, travel, earn a living, get healthcare, raise smart healthy children, own property, speak freely, etc. etc. then I would be really pissed at Anthony and demand he step down just for the simple fact that his effectiveness among his peers is most likely relatively zero at this point and even I admit that if he and I were to sit face to face, I could hardly take him seriously.

Unfortunately, in the grand scheme of things, he is a more honorable congressman than most others out there. He is just a really bad husband. He ain't my husband.