Tommy Christopher's F-Bomb Attack on Lee Stranahan

On Twitter. During the height of the Weiner controversy online. Tommy Christopher's an idiot, but what's killer is folks were calling him out at the time. See Lee Stranahan at Patterico's, "About Mediaite’s Explanation of Their Fiasco." Also, "About Mediaite’s Explanation Of Their Fiasco."

Full story at New York Times, "Fake Identities Were Used on Twitter in Effort to Get Information on Weiner." (At Memeorandum.)

RELATED: At Riehl World View, "Tommy Christopher's Ignorance In Online Reporting."

Obligatory Weiner Resigns from Congress Video Clip

I don't link him often, so what the heck. See Allahpundt, "Fiasco: Weiner heckled while announcing resignation."

Also, Allah's old boss, Michelle, "...Weiner resigns amid hecklers, throws parents under bus, vid added ..."

And, at Sundries Shack, "The Battle of the Weiner is Over, But the War Isn’t Yet Won."

RELATED: ABC News, "President Obama Confident Anthony Weiner Will 'Bounce Back'" (via Memeorandum). And National Journal, "PICTURES: Seven Steps to Weiner’s Departure."

Anthony Weiner Resigns

And Emperor Obama to follow?

Commentary at Legal Insurrection and The Other McCain.

Also, at New York Times, "Weiner’s Wife May Not Be Joining Him."

And New York Post, "Weiner Pulls Out."

NewsBusted: 'Weiner instructed porn star on how to lie to authorities?'

Via Theo Spark:

And Robert Stacy McCain's going gangbusters on this: "BREAKING: Weiner to Resign."

Anthony Weiner to Resign

Dana Bash reports, at CNN, "Weiner to resign after sexting scandal, source says" (via Memeorandum).

Anthony Weiner's Financial Disclosures

At National Journal, "Weiner OK Financially but Needs to Work":

If the Internet sex scandal that has already damaged Rep. Anthony Weiner’s political career ends up costing him his $174,000-a-year job, the New York Democrat would have a bit of a financial cushion.

Congressional lawmakers' financial-disclosure forms for 2010 were released on Wednesday, and Weiner's lists investments in a range of companies--including Hewlett-Packard, Corning, 3M, Dow Chemical, and Sony--that are worth as much as $117,000.

And he would clearly be better off if the scandal doesn’t also cost him his wife, Huma Abedin, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The filings show that Weiner, 46, has an investment portfolio worth $16,017 to $117,000. His financial activity for 2010 involved buying into and unloading a number of companies, including the purchase of an interest worth $1,001 to $15,000 in Live Nation, the live-entertainment and e-commerce company.

Stripper Ginger Lee Alleges Anthony Weiner Pressured Her to Lie About Online Relationship

At Los Angeles Times, "Ex-porn actress alleges Anthony Weiner told her to cover up online activities."

Also, at New York Post, "Weiner text pal Ginger Lee set to strip again tonight."

And at The Other McCain, "Weiner’s Teen Tweeter."

Huma Abedin Arrives Home

At London's Daily Mail, "Judgement day: Weiner's wife returns home to confront errant husband as new: images emerge showing congressman cross dressing and 'oiled up'."

And at Politico, "Decision time? Weiner's wife returns":

Rep. Anthony Weiner’s wife, Huma Abedin, returned to Washington early Wednesday from a trip abroad, setting off a new round of speculation that the New York Democrat’s resignation could come soon.

Friends of Weiner have said he would not make a decision on whether to quit until he had a chance to talk to Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who returned to the United States from a trip to Africa with Clinton that began early last week.

Weiner and Abedin are expected to meet on Wednesday, and she was spotted driving into the garage alone at their northwest D.C. apartment building in the early morning hours. She has not yet been seen leaving the building.

See also, The Jawa Report, JammieWearingFool, and iOwnTheWorld.com (via Memeorandum).

House Dems Won't Punish Anthony Weiner

The want to do something, yet ...

At Wall Street Journal, "Democrats Choose Not to Punish Weiner" (via Memeorandum).

Obama Calls for Weiner's Resignation

At New York Times, "Obama Suggests That Weiner Step Down."

Also at NBC News, "Obama: 'I would resign' in Weiner's situation" (via Memorandum).

I'll post a video clip tomorrow, if I can find it.

Congressman Weiner House Gym Photos Could Be Ethics Breach

A follow up to my report, "Anthony Weiner Lewd Photos at House Members' Gym!"

The TMZ photos are here.

But check New York Post, "New Weiner photos taken in House gym could be an ethics breach."

And on ABC News, "Good Morning America"

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There's a new photo of Huma Abedin at London's Daily Mail, "What is there to think about? After days of humiliation for his pregnant wife, Weiner FINALLY considers stepping down as shocking new lewd pictures emerge."

Protesters Demand Weiner's Resignation Outside His Office

At New York Daily News, "Protesters enraged by Anthony Weiner's sexting antics demand his resignation." Also, at NY1 News, "Queens Voters Rally For, Against Weiner's Resignation." Added: At New York Times, "Despite Plan to Enter Rehab, Weiner Still Faces Calls to Resign."

See also Marooned in Marin, "Weiner Now Considering Resigning, His Staff Rumored To Be Looking For The Door."

The Media's Role in Weinergate 2011

A Tony Katz joint, at PJTV:

I'm going to dissent from the notion that Weinergate is the turning point for new media. Folks probably said Rathergate was the turning point 7 years ago. I do think this is a well-earned gotcha moment for conservatives, and the ramifications of the scandal will be felt all the way through next year's general election. Fascinating, all around.

Jeff Jarvis: 'I Was Wrong About Anthony Weiner'

I called this guy "a bleedin' idiot" last week, so it's only fair to give credit where credit's due.

At Huffington Post, "My Weiner Confession: I Was Wrong":

I just want to get this on the record and off my (fully clothed) chest: I was wrong about Anthony Weiner.

I'd said nothing about the whole hoo-ha because I didn't think it was worth the attention. Then I got a call from Howard Kurtz' Reliable Sources to come on last Sunday and talk about it. My wife said, Why are you doing that? I said, I'll be on the right side. As always, she was right. On the show, I said that media were using this as an opportunity for sophomoric jokes and that the fuss over a penis was a symptom of American Puritanism. What's the worst that happened here? I asked: So what if he had a stupid picture on his phone and accidentally tweeted it, so long as he wasn't sexually harassing anyone? But that's not the worst that happened.

Weiner lied. That is the story. That's what haters said in email to me after the CNN segment. They were right.

There's more at the link above, but that's the gist of it. And that's quite a lot. It takes maturity and responsibility to admit when you're wrong, qualities that Charles Johnson clearly lacks. Folks are still waiting for the rest of the left's huge Weiner supporters to come clean. Progressives got beat up on this. Defending this behavior is itself indefensible.

Note: That's the rare link to Little Green Footballs. I don't usually do the delinking thing all that much. It's mostly Charles Johnson and RACIST REPSAC = CASPER. I link Lawyers, Guns and Murder all the time, or at least I had been, but I'm having some legal issues with one of the bloggers over there, so I've been holding back. It's not Dave Brockington, however. That dude's attacking critics of Anthony Weiner as "moral fascists," which is really too much. Goes with the territory at LGM, and I'll have more about it later. Let's just say that folks like that haven't a thread of the integrity of Jeff Jarvis.

Charles Johnson in His Bunker: LGF Has Become a Joke

The Lizard King's downfall is too good not to share, via Diary of Daedalus:

Plus, commentary at Blazing Cat Fur.

The Internet Lets It All Hang Out

See Gordon Crovitz, at Wall Street Journal. A great piece.

Howard Kurtz Slams Dana Milbank on Weinergate Scandal: 'You're Just Annoyed Breitbart Got Credit...'

An interesting segment, especially Amy Holmes, who clearly gets what's going on. Not so with WaPo's Dana Milbank, but he's a typical beltway hack, so no surprise there:

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Weiner is Political Dead Man Walking: 'Now, Let's Refocus'

That's Dan Collins, writing an interesting essay, "A Little Whining."

He's got an offer out to bloggers to cross-post their stuff on Joan Walsh, who really deserves to be beaten up over this (speaking metaphorically, of course).

But read it over there.

Anthony Weiner Lewd Photos at House Members' Gym!

I linked Robert Stacy McCain already, but this bears noting. The House Gym is a government facility, and the release of new photos reveals another Anthony Weiner lie. See the Queens Courier:

After admitting his actions were inappropriate, Congressmember Anthony Weiner now faces an ethics committee investigation and mounting pressure to step down.

Nancy Pelosi, the House of Representatives Democratic leader, called for an investigation to determine whether any House rules were violated.

The first rule in the House’s code of conduct states a member “shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.”

During Monday’s statement, the congressmember said no government resources – phones, computers, email – were used and no laws were violated – but that may not be enough to save his seat.

No, not enough at all. Because Weiner implicates government by taking it to the House gym.

The photos are at TMZ, "Anthony Weiner at the House Members' Gym." Also at Politico, "More Anthony Weiner photos surface online" (via Memeorandum).

Cartoon Roundup

At Flopping Aces, "Sunday Funnies," and Theo Spark's, "Cartoon Round Up..."

Here's Chris Muir's Sunday "Day by Day":