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Anthony Weiner Press Conference UPDATE: Admits Trying to Send DM UPDATE: Weiner Will Not Resign UPDATE: VIDEO ADDED
UPDATE: Dems Call for Ethics Probe

Posted on | June 6, 2011 | 108 Comments

UPDATE 6:55 p.m. ET: Ace of Spades is getting ready for the Official Ewok Victory Dance Party, and observes:

Bryan Preston thinks he’s already found a lie that’s easily proven. Weiner claimed he used no Congressional resources in his trim-trolling endeavors; but his office is a resource, isn’t it?

I’m now on deadline for The American Spectator. Enjoy the pudding. You earned it. Yub yub.

And by “yub yub,” I mean: Hit the freaking tip jar! I just spent 10 days blogging about a dude Tweeting his junk. That’s got to be worth something, right?

Linked by Stogie at Saberpoint — thanks!

UPDATE 6:27 p.m. ET: One of Weiner’s online girlfriends tells her side of the story at BigGovernment.com.

A 26-year-old single mom and Army veteran, she “liked” one of Weiner’s Facebook videos and soon found herself in online chats with the congressman that became increasingly intimate.

And by “intimate,” I mean creepy and gross.

Linked by Chris Wysocki, Fire Andrea Mitchell, That Mr. G Guy and Piece of Work in Progress — thanks!

UPDATE 6:15 p.m. ET: The wheels on the bus go round and round:

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman Steve Israel . . . issued a sharp statement attempting to inoculate himself from the scandal:“To remove all remaining doubt about this situation, I agree with Leader Pelosi’s request that the House Ethics Committee use its authority to begin an investigation.”

Remember, the Dems just won Chris Lee’s former seat in NY-26 — Lee resigned after his own online sex scandal — and the WeinerGate scandal threatens to derail whatever momentum they got out of that victory.

On Hardball with Chris Matthews just now, I heard Richard Wolffe say: “The only way to stop this is [for Weiner] to leave the public stage.” In other words, even after Weiner’s confession, the scandal will continue chewing up news cycle after news cycle for days to come. Only Weiner’s resignation can stop the political damage to Democrats.

So with Nancy Pelosi calling for an ethics investigation and the DCCC chairman supporting that investigation, the choice of whether to resign or not may not be Weiner’s to make. He is now politically toxic, without a friend in the world.

UPDATE 6 p.m. ET: Here’s another version of the press conference video from Talking Points Memo:

Notice that liberal TPM titles the video: “Weiner Confesses To Tweeting Controversial Picture.” As in, “Hey, little girl, wanna see my controversy? Heh heh heh.”

Linked by Lisa Graas, Full Metal Patriot and Political Junkie Mom — thanks!

UPDATE 5:45 p.m. ET: Associated Press video:

UPDATE 5:24 p.m. ET: Why did he finally ‘fess up?

The announcement came as ABC News prepared to release an interview with Meagan Broussard, a 26-year-old single mother from Texas who provided dozens of photos, emails, Facebook messages and cell phone call logs that she says chronicle a sexually-charged electronic relationship with Weiner that rapidly-evolved for more than a month, starting on April 20, 2011.

See? He thought he could stonewall and spin as long as it was just him vs. a bunch of right-wing bloggers.

ABC News? Not so much.

UPDATE 5:03 p.m. ET: The Official AOSHQ Victory Dance begins. Comment #12:

That s*** was the BEST PRESS CONFERENCE OF ALL TIME.
OF ALL TIME.

Ace stuck by his guns, insisting that Weiner was guilty as charged, when many others doubted. Where’s the pudding, Ace?

Glenn Beck, by the way, is all smiles today.

Linked by Threedonia and Republican Redefined — thanks!

UPDATE 4:53 p.m. ET: His communications were “inappropriate” but “consensual.” He walks off the stage as someone in the back shouts: “Were you fully erect?”

Linked by Da Tech Guy — thanks!

UPDATE 4:50 p.m. ET: Weiner admits that he had no way of knowing whether any of his online contacts were minors, but says that was not his intent. “I do not see anyhthing I did that violates the rules of the House.” Of the women he contacted: “These were people that I had developed relationships with online.” Says he also misled his congressional staff.

UPDATE 4:46 p.m. ET: His wife “was unhappy and she let me know she was unhappy.” Yeah.

Linked by Fausta Wertz and Gay Patriot — thanks!

UPDATE 4:41 p.m. ET: “I do not believe I did anything here that violates any law or violates my oath of office.” Says he will not “rebut” anything that any of his female accusers say.

UPDATE 4:37 p.m. ET: Says his wife “did not know until this morning that I had lied” about the photo he sent to the Seattle coed. Also: “I apologize to Andrew Breitbart.”

UPDATE 4:33 p.m. ET: “This was a very dumb thing to do . . . It was a destructive thing I did.” He does not deny the possibility that X-rated photos of him exist.

UPDATE 4:31 p.m. ET: “I love my wife very much and we have no intention of splitting up over this.”

UPDATE 4:29 p.m. ET: He says he is NOT resigning.

UPDATE 4:26 p.m. ET: “I’d like to take . . . full responsibility for my actions.” He begins choking up. He ADMITS he meant to send the photo as a DM!

UPDATE 4:20 p.m. ET: It is being reported that Anthony Weiner will not announce his resignation. We are still awaiting the congressman’s appearance at his press conference, which was momentarily . . . well, hacked by Andrew Breitbart.

UPDATE 4:10 p.m. ET: No sign of Weiner yet, but Andrew Breitbart holds forth: “Quite frankly, I’d like an apology . . . for a blame-the-messenger strategy. . . . I’m here for some vindication.”

UPDATE 4:04 p.m. ET: Huh? Andrew Breitbart is at the press conference? Speaking at the podium?

PREVIOUSLY: We are awaiting the announced 4 p.m. start of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s press conference in New York. Will have full coverage as soon as it starts.

Just to remind you: This story was broken by Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com on May 28 and, when I first blogged about it that afternoon, about a dozen blogs were the only outlets covering the story.

And now there’s a press conference in New York. Ace of Spades is hearing rumors that Weiner will not resign. I believe the French word is incroyable.

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  • http://www.redstateeclectic.typepad.com AngelaTC

    Can’t prove that from the pictures I saw, dude!

  • http://twitter.com/pjMomblog politicaljunkieMom

    Ethics probe, eh? Who can say that with a straight face?

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  • Anonymous

    “Hey, want me to probe your ethics? Heh heh heh.”

  • Anonymous

    RSM: what, about 12 hours into WeinerGate, you predicted pretty much all of the major twists & turns this story would take during the ensuing ten odd days?

    Obviously, your nose for news is way beyond question.

    But now you’ve got me wondering . . . can you apply the same degree of foresight to handicapping the horses? Meet me at Laurel Park next spring . . .   

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  • Anonymous

    Heh. Skip the horses. Head to the casino, go straight to the roulette wheel and bet it all on red.

    And if you lose . . .

  • Mike Antley

    Hmm, Mr. McCain, I note that renown bigot and all-around moron Charles Johnson refuses to apologize to Breitbart.

    Which means that he isn’t apologizing for smearing Breitbart because he “smears other people”.

    Which means we can now safely discount every utterance from the bigot since, using his own logic, you can discount anything said by people who smear others.

    And, as expected, a Democrat cannot do the right thing. Ever.

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  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    Three Cheers for Robert Stacy McCain – Vindication Is Oh So Sweet!

    Linked to at: VINDICATED! – Weiner To Public: ‘It’s A Fair Cop’

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    Hear hear!

  • http://2011.ak4mc.us/ McGehee

    And you know he won’t tweet ‘em — ’cause if he did everybody would know whose they were.

  • http://2011.ak4mc.us/ McGehee

    It’s obvious from Chucklehead’s comments on Weiner’s mea culpa that CJ never saw this as a matter of truth vs. lie, but a matter of finding some way to defeat Andrew Breitbart.

    Methinks CJ is going to be Coyote to Breitbart’s Road Runner for a great many years.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1385852725 Richard Mcenroe

    Would be nice to imagine the GOP has the killer instinct to drag out every single detail of this in public hearings, wouldn’t it?  Every. Single. Detail.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1385852725 Richard Mcenroe

    He’s a greasy, lying, lecherous little coward.  Just the kind of mayor NYC needs and deserves.

  • Anonymous

    What more can be said?  Well done sir.  

  • Anonymous

    In your delusional dreams, Copperhead.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, but Marion had that whole racial solidarity thing going for him. Bros befo’ hos, know what I’m sayin’?

  • Anonymous

    In which case we’d have to empty the Congress. Which isn’t a bug…

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  • Anonymous

    Dream on, alas.

  • http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/06/weiner-used-jewish-sexual-stereotype-facebook-sexting-partner Anthony Weiner

    Wow a jewish girl who sucks cock! this thing is ready to do damage.

    Oh…wait a second…sorry. 

  • http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/06/weiner-used-jewish-sexual-stereotype-facebook-sexting-partner Anthony Weiner
  • Joe

    Hip Hip Horay! 

  • http://thepagantemple.blogspot.com/ ThePaganTemple

    Yeah, she said something about it was a call-out phone only, right? Meaning it was a congressional phone that could make outgoing calls but couldn’t accept incoming calls.

  • http://thepagantemple.blogspot.com/ ThePaganTemple

    Why in the hell won’t Breitbart release the really nasty pic? Why is he trying to be nice? The hell with that, I want to see it. Don’t let off on that fucking little worm, crush him and grind him in the dust.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1385852725 Richard Mcenroe

    Save it for the Ethics Committee Hearing…

  • http://thepagantemple.blogspot.com/ ThePaganTemple

    All they will do there is censure him. I doubt he will face expulsion. If the House was still in the hands of the Democrats, I seriously doubt they’d even censure him. Wait and see if he doesn’t eventually turn this into a mission to enact legislation to police the internet to fight internet porn abuse. And that will be turned into an excuse to police the net on all levels, including political discourse. Wait and see. Give it two or three years and he’ll make all the talk show rounds and talk about how therapy helped him, and how he came to realize this was the best thing that could have happened to him, and how the net is a great tool but how it can be misused, and how it should be regulated more for the good of the chiiiiidren. Wait and see. Squash the worm now before it wriggles back to life in an even more demonic form.

  • http://www.facebook.com/david.r.block David Block

    The cover-up is worse than the crime, episode 5,731.

    At least. But wait, this is DC. That number may be too low.

  • JeffS

    HEY!  Where’s Anamika, Penis Obsessed Person, chiding us for being obsessed with penises? 

    Feh, leftie trolls.  Most untrustworthy creatures in the universe.   Next to Democrat politicians.

  • http://thepagantemple.blogspot.com/ ThePaganTemple

    For those of you who want to look in on the Tweeter feed for the Anthony Weiner support group, here it is, hashtag #WeinerYes-

    http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23WeinerYes

  • Anamika

    Dream. Fantasize. Obsess. Indeed.

  • Anamika

    What are you so excited about?

  • Anamika

    There was no abuse of power that we know of.

  • Anamika

    Obsessed — that you certainly are.  Living in the other part of the world, i was sleeping through these new “revelations”. Just had to the oppurtunity to digest some of the ridiculous right wing reactions.

  • Anamika

    I believe Joe will appreciate the company.

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  • http://saberpoint.blogspot.com Stogie Chomper

    Linked at http://saberpoint.blogspot.com/2011/06/weiner-confesses.html.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    It’s funny how Feminist Bolshe wives rarely do and how conservative wives are the exact opposite ['Some people just need killin'....'].  Someone should analyze this [hint, hint, RSM].

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    Step 1: ‘I am an addict; I have a problem’.

    Step 2: Therapy – disappears for 6-12 months.

    Step 3: Book tour.

    Step 4: Hired by CNN or MSNBC.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    ‘Blown’ being the operative word.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    As someone who has frequented low bars, I resemble that remark!

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    He’ll just end up getting a slap on the weiner, er, wrist.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    Speaking of horses [sort of]: Breitbart left a figurative horse’s head in Weiner’s bed and the dumb s–t didn’t get the message.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    STFU – the adults are conversing.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    STFU – the adults are conversing.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    STFU – and spellcheck your rat bastard little arse.

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