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20. Lying to the press and public is not a personal issue

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 12:34 AM

Jul 2013

Furthermore, when you are a public figure entrusted with the public's interest, the personal rules that pertain to individuals are no longer relevant. If this were merely a consensual "affair" it would be one thing, and not particularly of interest to anyone. But it was not; it was worse ... because it involved an abuse of power. Some of the women who received pictures and texts did not consent to it. Many were young and looked up to this person of power. This is not a victimless act.

I frankly don't care WHAT his wife permitted him to do or accepted. That is of no interest to me as a voter. As a voter I want to know that the person I elect as mayor has common sense (sending pictures of your penis to strangers in no way constitutes common sense), self-control (sending penis pictures even after you have been caught and publicly humiliated shows crazy lack of self-control), and integrity (out and out lying to the public, repeatedly, displays a lack of integrity).

This has nothing to do with Anthony Weiner's marriage. His wife is welcome to forgive him as much as she wants, and let him continue to sext with strangers. But the voters have a different set of issues to consider. As a voter, I wouldn't trust him to make good decisions or be honest with the citizens.

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Correct me if I've missed something about Anthony Wiener... [View all] brooklynite Jul 2013 OP

that's about it except for Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #1

except he posted some pix publicly by mistake and sent some of them unsolicited- KittyWampus Jul 2013 #3

Typical DU Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #16

Lets not forget about all those women who didn't ask for or want to receive those.. Little Star Jul 2013 #33

7.) He promises jobs to his phone sex partners Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2013 #7

Good point. Aren't there laws against offering government jobs to phone sex partners? Little Star Jul 2013 #35

and claimed his account was hacked which is Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #13

Knowing whether a candidate has good judgment and is truthful (or not) is every voter's business frazzled Jul 2013 #15

Okay Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #19

Lying to the press and public is not a personal issue frazzled Jul 2013 #20

Two words--John Edwards panader0 Jul 2013 #44

I suppose you are all right Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #48

I s'pose a lot of people believe that a person's character and integrity may be compartmentalized. LanternWaste Jul 2013 #45

I believe he got in trouble for sending pictures of his rectitude Orrex Jul 2013 #40

It's the lying jollyreaper2112 Jul 2013 #30

Actually, it shows amazingly bad judgement (the type you don't need in a mayor) Mike Daniels Jul 2013 #39

Pretty much! Guess he's not too smart (as in "common sense" smart). SharonAnn Jul 2013 #2

There is more BootinUp Jul 2013 #4

Thick as a brick WovenGems Jul 2013 #5

pretty much. NYTimes is dumping him. Whisp Jul 2013 #6

That's about it. I can't tolerate this man. Insincere ass. vaberella Jul 2013 #8

I believe he got in trouble for sending pictures of his insincere ass. Orrex Jul 2013 #41

It happened again??? Ugh. Glimmer of Hope Jul 2013 #9

What did he actually tells us that we didn't know? He said there was more to come.. HipChick Jul 2013 #10

He got caught. I am sure many others have been caught by the NSA, info for future use The Straight Story Jul 2013 #11

So you are claiming Weiner was exposed by the NSA? emulatorloo Jul 2013 #12

Uh no.... The Straight Story Jul 2013 #17

Doubt NSA is interested in Cock Pics emulatorloo Jul 2013 #47

certainly hope not, and if humus forgives him then who cares loli phabay Jul 2013 #49

The problem is that Weiner exposed himself. Orrex Jul 2013 #42

I've missed why up until recently he's actually lead the polls Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #14

Have you looked at the field of candidates? markpkessinger Jul 2013 #24

His biggest problem in that regard is this: he is not a Christian Republican who ... Hekate Jul 2013 #18

6) he came up with the pseudonym "Carlos Danger" (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #21

He shoulda gone with "Charlie Peligro"--that sounds like a real person! nt MADem Jul 2013 #28

Brock Middlebrook is taken, I guess...nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #37

I don't care about a politicans so called morals. All I care about is their voting record. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #22

He is not running to be a legislator cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #23

I'm not in NY, so I wouldn't know. I just don't understand why people get so mad when liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #26

It's about impulse control and judgment cali Jul 2013 #32

"He's an arrogant dumbass" belongs in there ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2013 #25

i care about lying MFM008 Jul 2013 #27

I have nothing invested in Anthony Weiner... kentuck Jul 2013 #29

He did Sid? Ok that is depraved. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #31

There are pictures of it ... making it much more fun. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #34

inexplicably smoking hot super smart wife arely staircase Jul 2013 #36

How to spell his last name. Iggo Jul 2013 #38

6) Being ashamed about it in public while smirking is part of the fun for him. FSogol Jul 2013 #43

He became the only politician with two porn names nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #46