EDIT: News with updates already diaried here. Didn't search thoroughly enough. Read on and flame on if you want :p.
I must say I'm a little surprised to not read one word about the ongoing investigation surround Congressman Weiner on this site. I certainly understand the desire to move on as there certainly is other news and topics of import to discuss. But nothing on the FP. Nothing on the rec list? Nothing in the recent diaries list? Really? This has moved from a story about what we can all probably agree were awful choices that at the end of the day needed to be sorted about between Weiner and his wife, and Weiner and his consituents, to the police visiting the home of a 17 year old girl that Weiner was in contact with.
Since I haven't seen anything on this site yet, let me enlighten you. A conservative blogger has reported that Weiner had some interesting contact with a a 17 year old Junior in highschool in the state of Delaware. Frankly, I need to see more to be convinced that he broke any laws, but all we have to work with at this point is what can be publicly viewed. The point of reporting the communication between the two was to alert the authorities.
Well guess what, the police are now investigating.
Two officers from the New Castle County Police Department arrived at the girl’s home around 4:30 p.m. and asked to speak with the girl’s mother about the daughter’s contact with Weiner. Another officer appeared at the home a short time later. A FoxNews.com reporter was at the home when the police arrived.
The girl, whose name is being withheld because she is a minor, told FoxNews.com, “I’m doing OK.”
The police left the home after about 30 minutes, followed by the daughter and mother, who left in a separate car. It was not clear if the mother and daughter were going to continue the conversation with police at another location.
This just became a story again, if it really ever stopped being one. If a sitting congressman was behaving in the same manner with a MINOR in the same way he was communicating with the other women he is in some serious shit. I can see avoiding the story and moving on when it appeared to just be a personal matter, but now a legal investigation has been opened up. Does anyone care?
A brief search of my history on Kos will quickly uncover my viewpoints. Yet I come to this site pretty often to get your perspective on the issues of the day. Sometimes, but rarely, I comment if an issue is of particular interest. Sometimes, but even more rarely, I comment to be a pain in the ass (guilty). Overall though, I come here to challenge what I read on the conservative blogs, to get the other side of the story that believe it or not gets left out on the conservative blogs from time to time. And yet, I come here tonight and not a peep. Are y'all giving up on him?
Flame me if you must, but it appears this is going to get a lot worse before it goes away whether this community pays attention or not.
8:41 PM PT: Now, more from the NYT... http://www.nytimes.com/...
The family is claiming nothing inappropriate was written in the private messaging. I guess she is only lewd when discussing the congressman for public view.