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Is That Anthony's Weiner? He "Can't Say With Certitude"

By John Tabin on 6.1.11 @ 3:54PM

Asked if the lewd picture that graced his Twitter account on Friday night was a picture of him (see Stacy's piece from yesterday if you're just joining us on this story), Anthony Weiner says "I can't say with certitude."

Oh my. This implies three things:

1) Anthony Weiner owns a pair of grey boxer-briefs similar to those in the picture.

2) The picture is, to put it as delicately as possible, consistent with his anatomy.

3) Anthony Weiner has sent racy pictures of himself across the internet in the past, often enough that he can't keep track of all them that are out there. (Jonah Goldberg riffs on this point.)

At this point it's actually better for Weiner if he's lying and in fact knows very well that this was a picture of his nether regions. Because if point 3 is true, the story is only just beginning.

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Al Adab| 6.1.11 @ 4:18PM

OK PUNdits, you're on. It doesn't get any better than this. Simply can't make this stuff up.

Michael L. Hauschild| 6.1.11 @ 9:23PM

When this story erupted and was thrust upon us I found it hard to avoid the titillation of watching the Weiner puns fly. Here we were with the media fascination of another democrat with his pants down; it was like watching a snake, no one seems to be able to take his eyes from this week’s episode of “hiding the Weiner.” Let me be brief, the country is going down a hole and all we can do is wonder what someone’s private parts are like or where they were. No doubt the next thing inserted into the MSM's stream will be whether we should be privy to DWS’s Pap smear results.

NotPropagandized| 6.1.11 @ 4:35PM

It seems that a picture of AnthonyWeiner side by side with a picture of his nether areas would be one and the same...
Based, of course, upon years of observing this highly obnoxious fool.

Clint| 6.1.11 @ 4:36PM

Reporter," Congressman Weiner, have you been cocky" ?

rightasrain| 6.1.11 @ 5:22PM

Weiner's cocksure of everything except his...

irish19| 6.1.11 @ 9:43PM

Terrible thing to happen to a man-not being sure of his.

irish19| 6.1.11 @ 9:43PM

Good one.

rightasrain| 6.1.11 @ 5:18PM

I don't want to be too hard on Weiner, but this answer just doesn't cut the mustard. Sounds to me like he's admitting to taking pix of his privates but just can't be sure if this is one of them. I'd say Weiner is in a pretty pickle.

chaos| 6.1.11 @ 5:48PM

I'm guessing that it's Mr. Weiner's weiner, I'm betting that is truly what we see, Oh, I'm guessing that it's Mr. Weiner's weiner, and divorced and unemployed he soon will be.

Occam's Tool| 6.1.11 @ 8:21PM

His Wife's still taking this hard.

simon templar| 6.1.11 @ 8:52PM

Hey, where is Jack London, Dred, Canuckystanni, and all the gang? Too busy slamming Palin while one of their good old boys is sending pictures of his privates to his constituency? Love the twisted lies this guy spins with utter serious self delusion and a straight face.
Incredible, laughable, and outrageous.

simon templar| 6.1.11 @ 8:58PM

Come on, troll gang! Tell us this is a right wing conspiracy...hey, maybe you could blame this on Bush. You know there seems to be a connection if you think about it between a weiner and a bush.

irish19| 6.1.11 @ 9:09PM

But maybe not his. What does Barney's frank have to say about this?

simon templar| 6.1.11 @ 9:23PM

He says, 'UH, da yo hav Antony's phone numbar' in a distinctive lisp.

Wayne | 6.1.11 @ 10:25PM

Only Democrats would have a Weiner and a Frank, who manage to emulate their own names.

albert constantine jr.| 6.1.11 @ 11:02PM

Let us not forget the former New England Congressman (I believe D-NH) Dick Swett.

gearjammer| 6.2.11 @ 7:59AM

They need to recruit an asian. Call the roll=Mr. Wang.

Johnny| 6.2.11 @ 5:30AM

Let's not forget the repugs. have had their fair share of these types too. Must be something in the water around DC that they mix in that koolade, so be careful what you drink.

Pat Spooner| 6.2.11 @ 6:18AM

Dopes like Representative Weiner do this kind of thing because they believe that they can do anything and never be held accountable. To those voters of New York who participated in his election - recall him and elect someone with a brain and commonsense to represent you.

hook| 6.2.11 @ 7:58AM

I just heard obnoxious liberals like Donny Deutch-now there is an uninformed arrogant person-and Lawence O'Donnell (almost always wrong but never in doubt) say it is not private behavior that should be important but POLICIES. The sins of Newt and Ensign don't bother them, only their POLICIES and Deutch proudly announced he was going to vote for Weiner. My money is onproposition that obnoxious Anthony uh misbehaved.