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Report: Weiner Sent Woman Photos of Himself Posing in Congressional Gym

Posted on | June 12, 2011 | 44 Comments

TMZ released photos this morning showing Rep. Anthony Weiner posing bare-chested in the congressional gym in the basement of the Rayburn House Office Building. The married congressman reportedly sent the photos to at least one of the women with whom he had what he called “online relationships.”

The photos, which TMZ said were taken using gym mirrors and the camera on Weiner’s Blackberry cell phone, offer further evidence contradicting the Brooklyn Democrat’s previous assertion that he did not use congressional resources in his cybersex activities.

The latest revelation came just hours before Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and Rep. Steny Hoyer, the second-ranking House Democrat, renewed their calls for Weiner’s resignation in separate appearances on NBC’s Meet the Press and CBS’s Face the Nation.

UPDATE: Last year, Weiner was himself unwilling to defend three scandal-plagued New York Democrats,  Gov. David Paterson, Rep. Eric Massa and Rep. Charles Rangel:

Allahpundit says:

Think of Weiner’s resignation calculus as a scale: How many public indignities have to pile up on one side to move the weight of his ego in being a congressman on the other side? If you believe KP, the number is basically infinite, so presumably there are still many, many more indignities to come.

The idea that Weiner can stubbornly stay in Congress, even while every ranking member of his own party calls for him to resign, seems extraordinary. But this entire scandal is extraordinary, and normal expectations may not apply to such a raging narcissist.

And the really “mindblowing” part of the scandal is that it was all brought about by the simple error whereby Weiner sent that May 27 crotch-shot photo as a public Twitter message when he meant to send it as a DM, as Ace of Spades says:

The Typo From Hell. Possibly the worst typo in the history of politics.
Not saying he doesn’t deserve it — he does — but consider that but for a single clumsy move by an errant left forefinger, none of this happens.
The smallest error of a fingertip, and a man is wholly undone.

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  • Joe

    CBS was bring up some strained analogy between Breitbart, the NBC dateline explosion episode, and conflicts of interest and missed the irony of not even addressing Rathergate.  Opps. 

  • Norman Invasion

    I’m not picky as to how the bastard gets taken down, but frankly I think the “misuse of government resources” line isn’t going to be the one we hang him with.

    I think we should work extra hard to get a mole on his staff who can start slipping œstrogen into his morning coffee.  Impotent & bald is the best sort of playboy I can think of.

  • Clinkmd
  • Clinkmd

    Anthony Weiner will certainly have to resign now. The
    naughty photos sent to young women, private chats with a 17 year old
    high school girl, the lying about being “hacked” were all bad enough,
    but a 46 year old congressman should NEVER wear a baseball cap
    backwards.
     

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chuck-Coffer/1296650908 Chuck Coffer

    What baffles me is why no one is mentioning the obvious. What kind of demented asshole sends naked pics of himself when he weighs 87 pounds wet? He looks like Alfalfa from the Little Rascals. If Karen Carpenter was sending body shots of herself to people, that aspect of the story would receive some attention methinks.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chuck-Coffer/1296650908 Chuck Coffer

    What baffles me is why no one is mentioning the obvious. What kind of demented asshole sends naked pics of himself when he weighs 87 pounds wet? He looks like Alfalfa from the Little Rascals. If Karen Carpenter was sending body shots of herself to people, that aspect of the story would receive some attention methinks.

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

    I still say he isn’t going to resign.   

  • http://pointofagun.blogspot.com/ Dave C

    It’s seems like he’s over compensating from being the skinny weak kid in high school..  

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

    I hope not. I hope he stays right where he’s at until the 2012 elections, and we catch him and Michelle O sending naked pics to each other. Barry too, with a crack pipe in one hand and the blacksnake in the other.

  • Anonymous

    I know it’s conventional wisdom to let Weiner twist in the wind – Rush says the same thing – let him stay in Congress & be the poster boy for the Dems.

    I just don’t agree.  Never underestimate the moral depravity of Democrats – Pelosi, the harridan Wasserman-Schultz, etc.   Let’s just play this out a few weeks – Weiner comes back from rehab/treatment a “changed man”.   Huma takes one for the team & gives interview w/ the NYT & Diane Sawyer – gushing about baby nurseries etc.  Weiner puts on a meek & mild act & the Dems & the complicit media act like we’re mean & vindictive to think that he should resign.   And it seems like the mini-scandal re the 17-yr old’s twitter msg’s w/ Weiner is getting buried. 

    Boehner could do something about this if he wanted to – but he won’t.  He’s got control of the House – he could literally have Weiner’s furniture moved out of his office (I heard that was so).  

    Look to the examples of Ted Kennedy & Charlie Rangel – in office for decades despite the former committing involuntary manslaughter (at a minimum) and tax fraud etc for Rangel.   My point – strike while the iron is hot.  Put pressure on your Congress-person to do something Monday.   Weiner will be out of sight – out of mind in the coming weeks.   Once again conserv’s are making the same mistake we always do – we see Weiner-gate through the lens of our own morality & ethical standards – we just can’t imagine someone refusing to resign – day after day as more & more disgusting visuals accumulate.    But Weiner isn’t like us – he has no morals.   His god is Progressivism. 

    I can just see him now – in 6 mos – just as arrogant & nasty & doing more damage to the country than ever if he stays in office. 

  • Norman Invasion

    I agree.  But I’d find it next to impossible that there isn’t a huge amount of as-yet unpublished dirt.  When Rangel came out and said, “He wasn’t going out with little boys.” the only thing I can think is that this’ll be the first defense of Weiner that ends up being true.  Maybe.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chuck-Coffer/1296650908 Chuck Coffer

    Were any of that true, the party wouldn’t be trying to ditch him. They want him gone and they will likely get their way.

  • Carolina

    I hope he stays[...] and we catch him and Michelle O sending naked pics to each other.

    You are a disgusting piece of shit. Such fantasies. Jesus, Get a life!

  • http://kingshamus.wordpress.com/ KingShamus

    So…Anthony Weiner used the taxpayer funded Congressional gym as a tableau for his jaunty genital-cupping pics to random strange e-tail he met on teh intertubes.

    Is this the best story ever or what?

  • Joe

    Didn’t you get banned Carolina?  Why don’t you get a life you little troll slut. 

  • Joe

    A weekend story becomes a month long epic of Democratic Party wiener jokes and hypocrisy.  Yeah, it is a pretty good story! 

  • Anonymous

    “Were any of that true” ….. ha!

    At the time of their scandals Kennedy & Rangel did have their own fellow Dems who wanted them gone -  at a minimum fellow Dems weren’t jumping to their defense.   But they dug in & ended up staying in power.   It’s certainly not an impossible scenario.  

  • Anamika

    It’s amazing how ThePaganTemple can mouth such uncalled for words against the Obama couple. Just goes to show that Weiner was just a teasing appetizer served at a local hotdog stall for some of these loons who long for a 7 course POTUS meal at Ritz.

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

    Hey Caroline, are you by any chance on Twitter? Cos I got a twit pic for you of something you can suck.

  • Joe

    Hey Carolina:  Tony Weiner says hello and  “Eat Me!”

  • Joe

    You should be banned too Anamika.  I hope Stacy has a vote where we pay $5 to vote to get you banned.  Trust me, it would raise a lot of money for the cause. 

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  • Anamika

    You should be banned *too* Anamika.

    Ah, now you seem to agree that i’m not Carolina or gg. That’s some progress! Ol’ Joe is starting to make some sense again!

  • http://profiles.google.com/dianna.deeley Dianna Deeley

    I think Miss EQV has a point. What the Democrat leadership is doing right now looks like posturing.

    Especially with Rangel coming out and saying he doesn’t need to resign after Weiner didn’t exactly race to the barricades on Rangel’s behalf last year. 

    Unless anyone else thinks that Rangel is the forgiving type?

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

    You know, them fancy blackberries can hold thousands of pictures.  We can stretch this out through November 12 easy…

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

    If they wanted him gone they could pull him off his committees and yank his seniority.  And Weiner knows it.

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

    Maybe we can get a large Indian to smother him while he’s in treatment.  Would make an awesome end to the movie…

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

    It’s not like I accused the Obamas of anything, I just said what I hoped happened-not that it did happen.

    Now if I wanted to say something about the Obamas that was factually known, I would just say “Barak and Michelle Obama are a couple of slimeball leftists who ought to be run out of Washington after the President himself has been impeached and tried in the Senate. After which, provided he’s found guilty, especially if dound guilty of what I think he would be found guilty of, the leftist piece of shit should be-

    Hanged. By. The. Neck. Until. Dead. From. The. Tallest. Tree. In. Washington.

  • Carolina

    For the love of God, please stop embarrassing yourself any further. If you haven’t noticed, your pathetic comment(s) about the Obamas are the least liked ones in this thread.

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

    And part of the reason that my comments are the least liked is I never “like” my own comments. As for the people that “like” yours, they are probably scumbags like you and I don’t concern myself with such childish shit anyway.

    “President” Barak Obama. Proof positive mankind is descended from Bonobos. Which is why I said if they hang him it should be from the tallest tree in Washington. That’s just my own sense of fairness. I figure he would at least have a fighting chance, up there in his own natural habitat, you see.

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  • Anonymous

    Dingbat.

  • Anonymous

    Dingbat.

  • Anonymous

    He was and perhaps will again be the Bolsheviks favorite Barking Moonbat. Right now he’s hurting them if he becomes “rehabilitated” he does very little actual damage to our side that can’t be continued by whoever is next. The Social Democrats are a long way from running out of loud liars.

  • Anonymous

    Now, Weiner is just following the Gerry Studds precedent. Remember him? The MA Congressman who actually got caught with a 17 year old male page? Didn’t resign, got re-elected. The Pervocrat Party rides again.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    Ah…um…he’s already bald ‘down there’.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    STFU.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    STFU.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    He may be trying the Studds Strategy, but Weiner’s facing Breitbart, McCain, Ace, Patterico, and the rest of us now – and we’ve got bully pulpits, 24/7/365.

  • http://thecampofthesaints.org Bob Belvedere

    Man…I like you’re thinking process.

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