Weinergate

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Bill Maher, Jane Lynch Read 'Weinerlogues'

You really don't want to watch this

(Newser) - As if the Anthony Weiner saga weren't squirm-inducing enough, Bill Maher took it a step further, New York mag reports. The Real Time host brought out Jane Lynch, and the pair proceeded to give a dramatic reading of Weiner's less-than-subtle Facebook exchanges with a blackjack dealer in Vegas—...

Cops Investigate Weiner's Tweets to Girl, 17

Embattled rep says direct messages were 'neither explicit nor indecent'

(Newser) - When Anthony Weiner wasn't palling around with porn stars or blackjack dealers, he was apparently sending messages to high school girls. Police in Delaware yesterday were questioning a 17-year-old girl about her interactions with the congressman, Fox reports, which a Weiner rep characterized as "neither explicit nor indecent....

Weinergate Prompts Airline Special

It's 'too hard to resist'

(Newser) - Now we can all cash in on Weinergate: Spirit Airlines is holding a special deal dubbed “The Weiner Sale.” The fares are “too hard to resist,” notes one ad, viewable at the Frisky . There’s even a “Weiner Sale Expansion,” though the fares won’...

Another Day, Another Wiener Sex Scandal...

Not Anthony Weiner; New Mexico pol Michael Wiener

(Newser) - Weiner said he won’t resign , and neither will Wiener. That’s New Mexico’s Bernalillo County Commissioner Michael Wiener, recently accused of sexual harassment, KOB.com reports. Wiener made a sexual joke—something about having both a Wiener and a Johnson on the County Commission—and also told a...

Traci Nobles, Anthony Weiner's 5th Online Lady Friend, Emerges
 5th Weiner Galpal Emerges 
Jun 9, 2011 10:43 AM CDT

5th Weiner Galpal Emerges

Traci Nobles outed by roommate

(Newser) - Anthony Weiner admitted to conducting inappropriate online relationships with six women , and now we know who the fifth one is. But Traci Nobles, unlike Lisa Weiss, Ginger Lee, and Meagan Broussard , did not want to come forward. Her roommate emailed the Las Vegas Sun a screenshot from Noble’s Facebook...

Stewart Aghast at Weiner's Daily Show Sex Fantasy

Host also confused by Weiner's apology to Bill Clinton

(Newser) - Jon Stewart was a little confused when he heard that Anthony Weiner apologized to Bill Clinton, officiant at his wedding and husband to his wife’s boss , after Weiner’s sexting scandal broke. "The congressman had a sex scandal and had to apologize to Bill Clinton? For what?” an...

Crotch-Shot Recipient: I Thought It Was Fake

Gennette Cordova insists chats with Weiner were never sexual

(Newser) - When Gennette Cordova saw the now-infamous photo of Anthony Weiner’s wiener on her Twitter account, “it didn’t make any sense,” she says. “I figured it must have been a fake.” Up until then, her online relationship with Weiner had never verged into sexual territory,...

Alec Baldwin Weighs Run for NYC Mayor

Weiner's downfall may create opening for 30 Rock star

(Newser) - With Anthony Weiner's hopes of becoming mayor of New York City rapidly shriveling, Alec Baldwin spies an opportunity. The 30 Rock star is believed to be considering throwing his hat into the ring now that the front-runner is fading, reports the Wall Street Journal . With the primary still two...

House Dems Urge Weiner To Quit

Colleagues bailing on NY rep after tweeted penis shot

(Newser) - A growing number of House Democrats are making it clear that they want their Weiner problem to go away. Pennsylvania's Allyson Schwartz, an ally of Nancy Pelosi, was the first to openly call for his resignation, and she was soon followed by others, reports the New York Times . "...

Anthony Weiner's Facebook Messages With Lisa Weiss Revealed
 Weiner to 
 E-Mistress: 
 'I'm Horny 
 a Lot' 
facebook messages
Jun 8, 2011 8:46 AM CDT

Weiner to E-Mistress: 'I'm Horny a Lot'

...and that's one of the tamer messages

(Newser) - Anthony Weiner is getting the Tiger Woods treatment : Gossip site Radar has published every single one of the congressman’s 220 alleged Facebook messages sent to and from Las Vegas blackjack dealer Lisa Weiss . The nine-month correspondence began on Aug. 13. Highlights (warning, NSFW at all):
  • On Weiner’s hypothetical
...

Jon Stewart Literally Bleeds for Weiner

Funnyman injured during 'Daily Show' taping

(Newser) - Jon Stewart shed some real blood during a mock press conference last night on the Daily Show . The host, while offering his "resignation" for going too easy on his old friend Anthony Weiner, accidentally slashed his hand on some broken glass while making a margarita, reports Mediaite . He wasn'...

Matt Damon Pulls Out of Weiner Fundraiser

But he still supports embattled congressman

(Newser) - Matt Damon has decided that now isn't a great time to hold a fundraiser for Anthony Weiner. Damon was scheduled to host a fete for the congressman later this month with prices ranging up to $10,000 a head. The actor says the party is now on ice, although...

For Weiner, It&#39;s Change or Resign
 For Weiner, It's 
 Change or 
 Resign 
Steve Kornacki
Jun 7, 2011 1:47 PM CDT

For Weiner, It's Change or Resign

If he runs for mayor, tabloids won't let him forget this

(Newser) - There’s a strong argument that politicians in general shouldn’t resign in the wake of sex scandas, writes Steve Kornacki of Salon : “Sure, life is hell for a few days—or even a few weeks—and it seems like the media will never stop covering you, but then...

Who Is Weiner's Catch of a Wife?

Meet the gorgeous, glamorous Huma Abedin

(Newser) - Perhaps one of the most mystifying parts of the whole Anthony Weiner crotch-shot scandal is that he has a smart, successful, smokin' hot, 12-years-younger, (and "way too good for him," some say ) wife. The Daily Beast , ABC News , and the New York Times all take a closer...

Jon Stewart: Weinergate 'Is Killing Me'

It's 'the weirdest f***ing story I've ever seen in my life,' host declares

(Newser) - Jon Stewart was predictably befuddled by the way Weinergate unraveled as he watched his old roommate get "Kanyed" by Andrew Breitbart at his own press conference yesterday, before finally coming clean and admitting the crotch shot in question was, yes, of Weiner's own crotch. "This is the...

Pelosi Seeks Ethics Inquiry for Weiner

Top Democrats say Ethics Committee should investigate

(Newser) - They're not calling for his resignation—yet—but top House Democrats have made it clear they're not happy with Rep. Anthony Weiner's shenanigans. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the congressman, who has come clean about his crotch shot and "inappropriate chats" with women online , must face...

Therapist Explains Weiner's Foolishness

Sexting is a power thing, she says

(Newser) - Anthony Weiner didn't even have to look outside his own state for an example of what happens to horny congressmen caught cruising for women online, so how could he have been so stupid? It's all about power, according to marriage and family therapist Bethany Marshall. "Adults, particularly...

Weiner: I Sent It, I'm Sorry, and I'm Not Quitting

NY rep admits sending photo, having risque chats at press conference

(Newser) - A teary Anthony Weiner ate his humble pie today, apologizing profusely to his wife and admitting at a press conference (after Andrew Breitbart hijacked it) that "the picture was of me, I sent it." The embattled New York rep said he'd had "several inappropriate conversations" with...

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