Fat Finger Politicians
Jun 8, 2011Weiner’s No Longfellow
Jun 8, 2011 “The troubled sky reveals | The grief it feels.” Those two lines were written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem “Snow-Flakes,” published in a volume in 1863 alongside his epic and better-known “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.”
The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness
Jun 8, 2011 How I wish that Ben Bernanke would get caught emailing photos of his underwear-clad groin. Otherwise we don’t stand a chance of reversing this administration’s economic policy, which is shaping up to be every bit as disastrous as that of its predecessor. How I wish that Ben Bernanke would get caught emailing photos of his underwear-clad groin.‘The Daily Show’: Chest in Show
Jun 7, 2011 Well, this is awkward. Jon Stewart had the unenviable task of responding with humor to the bizarre spectacle that was his friend Rep. Anthony Weiner's big reveal -- both in sexting form and in the congressman's eventual admission of guilt -- on Monday's "Daily Show."
Weiner Gets No Pity From His Party
Jun 7, 2011 Following U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner's tearful televised admission Monday that he sent lewd photographs to several women over the Internet, top Democrats in Congress are seeking to put as much daylight as possible between themselves and their colleague from New York. (more)
Weiner Apologizes
Jun 7, 2011The Brief on Rep. Weiner
Jun 3, 2011 Rep. Anthony Weiner would be having a much better week if he could establish, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he wears either old-fashioned boxer shorts or classic tighty-whiteys.Beleaguered Rep. Weiner Endures Prolonged Twitter Scandal
Jun 3, 2011 With the proliferation of social media outlets, there are that many more new ways for politicians to create PR disasters for themselves. Take, for example, the object lesson provided by Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose unidentified crotchy Twitpic scandal predictably dominated the week's news cycle -- and his strategy for dealing with it didn't exactly help, either.
