U.S congressman Weiner admits posting pic of his wiener on Twitter

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Rep. Anthony Weiner's political future in New York City and Congress are up in the air after his tearful confession that he sent a photo of his aroused groin to a Twitter follower and then lied about it.

The 46-year-old congressman representing Brooklyn and Queens had raised more than $5 million for a 2013 mayoral run, and had attracted national attention for his passionate Capitol Hill speech on the 9/11 health bill.

But now he is facing an ethics investigation in Congress, and Democratic leaders say they are deeply disturbed.

Weiner's political mentor, Sen. Charles Schumer, said he was "pained and saddened" and says Weiner did the right thing by taking responsibility for his actions.

During an emotional news conference on Monday, at times stopping to choke up, Weiner apologized to his wife, family, constituents and friends, admitting he is "ashamed" but does not plan to resign. He said he does not believe he broke the law.

"I haven’t told the truth, and I’ve done things I deeply regret," Weiner said. "I brought pain to people I care about the most and the people who believed in me, and for that I’m deeply sorry."

The 46-year-old Democrat, who was first elected to Congress in 1998, said he has never met any of the women he corresponded with. He said his wife, longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, knew about previous relationships he had before they were married last year, but only found out on Monday morning that he sent the groin photo.

He said he believed all the women he has corresponded with online were of legal age, but admitted he had no way of knowing for sure.

One of the women, Meagan Broussard, 26, has said in various media reports that their online relationship began after she "liked" a video of Weiner on Facebook. She commented that it was "hot," and they began chatting.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called for an Ethics Committee investigation "to determine whether any official resources were used or any other violation of House rules occurred."

Weiner said when he realized he sent the photo publicly on Twitter, he "panicked" and began making up the story that he maintained until Monday.

He insisted that his Twitter account had been hacked, but also said he could not say "with certitude" whether he was the man in the photo.

On Monday he said that he had lied.

"I was embarrassed and I didn't want it to lead to other embarrassing things," Weiner said. "It was a dumb thing to do to try to tell lies about it, because it always leads to more lies... I knew I was putting people in a bad position and I didn't want to continue doing it."

Asked how he thought his constituents would respond at the voting booth when he is up for re-election in 2012, he said "it's up to them."
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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Anthony-Weiner-Scandal-Twitter-Photo-Sexting--123284183.html


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i'd elect a guy who can't keep his willy in his pants any day over someone who wastes billions of taxpayer's money in maladministration and blatant corruption.
 
Eish...this is the biggest reason I will never be able to be president. My cyber past will come and bite me in the @ss! haha.

Shame. The only problem I have with this is that he is married. If he was single I would say let it go. I think the mobile networks alone are carrying a staggering amount of xxx pics that people are MMS'ing, WhatsApping and what have you to each other. :-)

PS: That guys surname is very unfortunate considering the direction of this news story! haha
 
Amazing how some high ranking people are mentally challenged when it comes to social networking.
 
Ninja'd said:
Amazing how some high ranking people are mentally challenged when it comes to social networking.
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As one Republican said, "you dont need to pass an IQ test to get into the senate". (This was after he was asked if he was dumb for not accepting evolution).
 
Ninja'd said:
Amazing how some high ranking people are mentally challenged when it comes to social networking.
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Indeed. But then to cook up such a ludicrous lie about it too indicates he's just 'mentally challenged' as a whole lol
 
Weiner said when he realized he sent the photo publicly on Twitter, he "panicked" and began making up the story that he maintained until Monday.

He insisted that his Twitter account had been hacked, but also said he could not say "with certitude" whether he was the man in the photo.
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Never mind that he sent the pictures, he lied and denied that it was him in the first place, wonderful reference to character. Blaming the hackers has become a real indication that you are lying.
 
Sounds like an upstanding guy to be honest. Even though he's been thrust into the limelight with this, he's really rising to the occasion like a champ.
 
So his wife is an aid to Hillary Clinton.Perhaps the two of them can now tearfully share 'Willy gone Wild' titbits.
 
DrYes said:
So his wife is an aid to Hillary Clinton. Perhaps the two of them can now tearfully share 'Willy gone Wild' titbits.
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sorry, but when it comes to politics, people in positions of power, influence and wealth, you're living in la-la land if you think everybody's a saint.
i'd be surprised if hillary was squeaky clean.
 
murraybiscuit said:
sorry, but when it comes to politics, people in positions of power, influence and wealth, you're living in la-la land if you think everybody's a saint.
i'd be surprised if hillary was squeaky clean.
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you live in lala land if you think anybody's a saint in any area of life.

Still not all politicians cheat on their wives. Or are dumb enough to make it public by mistake and then lie to cover it up.
 
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