Is Wiener's wiener a career killer?

Hi is not in a district that is in the Belt Belt and the polls to date does not support his career being over.

There is simply NO benefit to be gained by resignation

Barbara Walters still has Rep. Anthony Weiner's back - and she's impressed with his front, too.

On her show Thursday, the veteran journalist and "The View" co-host called the scandal-embroiled congressman's full frontal, X-rated photo flattering
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The discussion about Weiner's private parts began when Walters' co-host Joy Behar suggested that he picture could have been of Andrew Breitbart, the conservative provocateur who's led the anti-Weiner charge over the last two weeks.

Walters acknowledged that she had seen the picture "days ago." As the women discussed the authenticity of the picture, Elisabeth Hasselbeck offered a theory: If Weiner hasn't denied it was his, then it must be flattering.

"It is," quipped Walters



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If he survives politically (which, in theory, might happen)
then that indicates a significant change in American culture as we know it

I 'm not even sure whether, in these circumstances
of the most recent pictorial appearance,
a politician coud survive in France, let alone here.

I wonder what Francis' opinion is about that.

I 'm not even sure whether, in these circumstances
of the most recent pictorial appearance,
a politician coud survive in France, let alone here.

I wonder what Francis' opinion is about that.

Who is the victim here?

So far as I know none of the women that Wiener was sexting complained,
it was only because he made the mistake of hitting "reply to all" that we become aware of this,
thousands of people got one of his tweeets by mistake.

Oops! Sexting an underage girl may get the Wiener in legal hot water.

Oops! Sexting an underage girl may get the Wiener in legal hot water.

Has he done such?

0Oops! Sexting an underage girl may get the Wiener in legal hot water.

How about Lemore?

His political career is over to the extent that he will never be able
to win any other elected position except the one he currently holds,
and I doubt he will be able to keep that.

I also doubt he will serve out the rest of his congressional term.

* * * If Anthony Weiner was an officer of a corporation, he would
have either voluntarily resigned the minute he discovered his mistake,
or would have been forced to do so shortly thereafter.
There's a good chance he might have even been summarily fired.

Finn, I think you got that about Weiner spot on!

If he manages to keep his seat in Congress, Anthony Weiner would join a handful of political figures who survived what initially looked like a career-ending debacle.


And even if the experiences of the likes of Bill Clinton, Barney Frank, David Vitter and others weren't enough, a new poll points to a forgiving constituency.

Both factors point to what observers call a truism in the fast-paced world of seamy gossip and online revelations -- the first few days after a politician comes clean are invariably the worst.

"By sitting tight, most of the politicians were able to stay in office," said Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. "In general, voters are interested in these sex scandals, but they are not willing to kick their senators or representatives out of office."

Weiner, a married seven-term Democrat, this week acknowledged sending sexually charged photos and messages to six women he did not know. The scandal started with the release by a conservative blogger of a man's bulging underpants, a picture the blogger said Weiner had sent to a 21-year-old follower on Twitter.

The congressman initially said it was a hack job, then a prank, then at a candid half-hour news conference tearfully acknowledged sending the photo. Further revelations of additional explicit photos and online exchanges with other women quickly escalated the matter, and several colleagues have called for him to resign.

On Friday, police in Delaware said they interviewed a 17-year-old girl about online contact she'd had with Weiner, but didn't obtain any information about illegal conduct. Weiner acknowledged in a statement that he had communicated with the girl online but said his communications were "neither explicit nor indecent."

Until recently, most political observers and media outlets considered it a foregone conclusion that his career was over.

But those reports may be premature, judging by the NY1-Marist Poll showing that 56 percent of registered voters polled in Weiner's district think he should stay on the job, as well the experience of other politicians who have survived sex scandals.

In a nutshell, experts say, the lessons are these: Ride the scandal out as best you can. Hope that voters back home are in a forgiving mood. Pray that time and the nation's short attention span will do the rest.