Are we kidding ourselves here...?
I can't believe that this would even be necessary to post.
All this crap about freedom of expression. He was only flirting. This is a right wing conspiracy. (Couldn't get that out fast enough could we?) Lying is not a crime. He only lied to his wife. Rep. Weiner is only guilty of poor judgement. And I could go on and on and fucking on! I'm ready to fucking gag.
The fact of the matter is that Rep. Weiner did not know the ages of these women on the other end of his tweets (god, we have to evolve that term!). By his own account!!
That means that the very real possibility existed that the destination for these pictures of a male adult, in various stages of undress, with his underwear covered cock being the focal point of at least one picture we are familiar with (so far), could have been a MINOR!! And then we try to rationalize this?? (Andrew Sullivan!) What's next? She looked old enough?
Fuck how unreliable the twitter system is. How anonymous it is. He is/was responsible for what he was putting out there. And if Rep. Weiner did NOT know with "certitude" (his term) that the recipients were of age, he should never have done anything like this. Never mind how stupid it is otherwise. And the level of ignorance and arrogance displayed here is monumental (my term) at the very least.
I am from NYC. I am a huge Anthony Weiner fan. Huge. This is a big loss for the left.
I know that politics is a rough and tumble game. And a yard lost is a difficult concession sometimes.
But in the battles of the body politic I refuse to concede the high ground. And Rep. Weiner did just that with his behavior.