I may as well take the time to address the obvious news story: the online sexual escapades of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, who sent pictures online via his Twitter feed to a young woman. Congressman, it took me a while to get over the media putting so much attention to the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal and the traumatizing and endless discussions about the supposed damage to this country caused by the genitals of the 42nd President of the United States. Now I have to hear about yours? Really? How can you do this to the nation’s information-seeking ears? And why did it have to be you, Congressman? A picture of your genitals is somewhere out there in the digital world? Come on, sir! Your last name is “Weiner!” You are making this way too easy for me! Thanks to the scandal caused by your hard-on, now the right-wingers are getting one, too!
I have to say that I do admire the Right for making sure they are helping to make sure that our nation’s elected officials are held to a higher standard. Look at how they went after Louisiana Senator David Vitter when he was discovered to have paid a prostitute for her services.
What? The Republican National Committee never demanded that Senator David Vitter resign?
What? Senator David Vitter campaigned on the fact that he had a strong family unit and was found to have been doing the horizontal rhumba with a woman not his own wife? For money, no less?
What? Senator David Vitter was one of the co-sponsors of a marriage amendment during his time in Congress even though he was spitting on his own marriage by taking full advantage of the fact that he had availed himself of the services offered by a woman not his wife? For money, no less?
What? The Republican National Committee didn’t demand that Senator David Vitter resign despite the fact that what he did was break an actual law whereas it is not immediately clear if Congressman Weiner broke any?
What? David Vitter was re-elected this past November to the United States Senate anyway? Despite the fact, he actually broke a law by paying for sex and that he, along with many Republicans, campaigned heavily on their self-righteousness and their insistence that everybody in this country subscribe to their idea of perfect family values?
What? The Republican National Committee is still mum on the Senator David Vitter scandal while going full speed ahead against Congressman Weiner?
Oh. That’s right. Congressman Anthony Weiner is a Democrat. Never mind that he didn’t campaign on family values or sponsor any bills or amendments that would supposedly protect the sanctity of marriage. Never mind that in a June 8 New York One-Marist poll, 56% of Congressman Weiner’s constituents say he should not resign while members of both parties in the House and the Senate, none of whom live in his district, say he should step down. Keep up the good work, Republicans! Make us Dems look good.
There is one thing that really bothers me about the Anthony Weiner Twitter fiasco. It is not so much that a member of Congress has sent lewd photos of himself that are now available by typing a few words into a Google search and clicking your mouse. The thing that really bothers me can be easily described in two words: Andrew Breitbart.
After aligning himself ideologically with those who are proud to have reported on the non-racism that was the Shirley Sherrod speech and the phony outrage surrounded by their exposé of the two Black Panthers outside of a heavily Democratic voting precinct in Philadelphia during the 2008 election, Andrew Breitbart has made himself a name by criticizing the alleged liberal media and their supposed selective reporting of various stories that will get the most coverage and demonizing people like Breitbart, while Breitbart presents things with a conservative point of view, selects whatever stories will get him the most coverage by being splashed across the Drudge Report, Gawker or the Huffington Post that day and demonizes those who disagree with him, such as Congressman Weiner.
On June 8, Breitbart was a guest on the Opie and Anthony radio show with comedian Jim Norton and actor Vincent D’Onofrio. On the show, he talked about his involvement in the breaking of the story about Anthony Weiner, how he viewed the graphic images that the Congressman took of himself, and then how he had still had a then-yet-to-be-release picture of the Congressman’s genitals. After much asking from those in the radio studio, Breitbart handed his phone over to Vincent D’Onofrio, who looked at the picture and said, “All I can say is, from seeing that picture, I want that guy as Mayor.” Uh, Vince? As likable as I find you on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and as impressed as I’m sure you may be by the size of Anthony Weiner’s, um, constituency, I prefer to have my political figures who think with their head that has the brain in it. I would also prefer the head that has the ears on either side. Maybe that’s just me.
There is another layer to the story that neither the mainstream media nor Andrew Breitbart is covering. It’s a layer that is so disturbing that it warrants its own paragraph.
I would like to know why Breitbart has a picture of another man’s schlong on his phone!
Sure, Andrew Breitbart doesn’t dress up in women’s clothing like J. Edgar Hoover, have an extramarital affair with his secretary like Jim Bakker, or have a homosexual relationship like Ted Haggard, but the lack of such scandals shouldn’t mean that a conservative blogger walks on water. See? I told everyone the man has issues. I agree with those who don’t trust the media when they ignore certain news stories or every detail contained in them. I think this should, at the very least, be addressed. It’s not as if Breitbart is keeping the photo on a flash drive or even secured in a bank’s safety deposit box. That, while just as disturbing, is at least a few steps away from total insanity. But he has the picture on his phone? Really? I don’t even have a picture of mine on my … wait a minute. Let me check. Uh huh. Uh huh. Okay, good. I don’t even have a picture of mine on my own phone! That’s mainly because the zoom on my phone doesn’t work too well.
Fortunately for Andrew Breitbart, a resignation came through the following day. To quote the opening of MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell: “Good evening from New York. Newton Leroy Gingrich has commitment issues. That’s not me or his ex-wives talking. That is the view of his campaign staff, most of whom have resigned today following the candidate’s return from a weeklong luxury cruise of the Greek Islands.”
Well, it looks as though the pundits got their wish. They did have not just one resignation, but multiple ones! I don’t think Newt Gingrich will have an issue finding a replacement staff for his campaign. He has done that well enough with spouses.
O’Donnell continues: “We got a total body count now. It’s around 16 Gingrich campaign staffers quit today. Uh, I think everyone, everyone who was on the payroll in Iowa walked out the door today. All of this because of a Mediterranean cruise to nowhere …” Hmm. It seems as though I’ve heard that expression somewhere before. Maybe in 2008, perhaps?
Right, I remember Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin now saying multiple times, “… thanks, but no thanks for the bridge to nowhere …”
See what being a Republican and not fully embracing the Sarah Palin ideology can do to hurt your Presidential aspirations? She warned Newt and the rest of us of bridges to nowhere! Thanks to you, we know now that cruises fall under the same purview!
The media is smart in doing one thing, though. They are not asking Newt what pictures he took and during his cruise and what pictures he plans on posting to his Twitter feed.
Annoyingly long rant summary:
Democrats are creepy, Republicans are hypocrites.
Yawn. Nothing to see here, please move along…
Brady, you weren’t captivated by the longest sentence in Dagger history?
“After aligning himself ideologically with those who are proud to have reported on the non-racism that was the Shirley Sherrod speech and the phony outrage surrounded by their exposé of the two Black Panthers outside of a heavily Democratic voting precinct in Philadelphia during the 2008 election, Andrew Breitbart has made himself a name by criticizing the alleged liberal media and their supposed selective reporting of various stories that will get the most coverage and demonizing people like Breitbart, while Breitbart presents things with a conservative point of view, selects whatever stories will get him the most coverage by being splashed across the Drudge Report, Gawker or the Huffington Post that day and demonizes those who disagree with him, such as Congressman Weiner.”
My god, Tom, take an English 101 class!
I wonder what your motivates anonymity. Cowardice? Shame? Criminal record?
Sorry about the double posting. It didn’t appear when I hit the Submit Comment button the first time.
I wonder what motivates your anonymity. Shame? Cowardice? Criminal record?
It’s so hard to tell in an elected offical whether your seeing confidence or arrogance, many times arrogance wins over and it seems that the enevitable perversion that comes with it is like a cleansing of our politicians from power.
Whatever you say, compare him to whoever, or make a drama about this and that. This is not about partisanship. There are no shortages for decent and intelligent people that is worthy of the public office. There’s just no justification for this pervert being paid with our taxes. And to hang in there to his position with taxpayer money for his treatment. There’s no treatment for arrogance and narcissism. He cannot fool us. Go away already.
I thought this was a well written, unbiased story…..and I also believe in the tooth fairy.
Umm, seriously, that hurt my head to try and read that.
Another long winded rant from Tom, where he tries to turn the failing of a member of his own party into an attack on the other. Must have been a slow day at the 7-11.
Not as slow as whatever is inside your head.
That’s your comeback? Really? As always you ignore the point that was made, which just shows I am correct in my statement. You just don’t understand that when you can’t respond to someones points, and respond to other things that you only make yourself to look like a fool. It’s nothing new from the Democratic party.
I thought statements were supposed to be relevant. Yours are not. Seeing as how they are coming from someone who is an anonymous poster, you are the one who looks like the fool.
@Tom, I see your picture, read your post and you’re definitely the fool.
@Honestly You don’t have a picture and you are hiding behind anonymity? Have a nice life with nobody knowing who you are.
Tom, you have no room at all talking about if someone elses post is relevant or not since you never post anything relevent at all. You must be getting cranky it must be your nap time. Maybe if you a good boy your mommy will get you a Happy Meal for dinner!
@Edgewood Resident If nothing I post is relevant, then why are you wasting your time commenting, Gomer?
And there we go with the name calling, and once again not responding to my points! Tom, you must have the worst case off ADD known to man. TOM, LOOK AT THE SHINEY OBJECT OUT THE WINDOW!!
@Edgewood Resident
I will respond to your points when you actually make some constructive ones. For now, I am treating your posts like the written diahrrea that they are.
Written diahrrea? That is something you know all too well Tom, it’s the basis of everything you write. But, just since you write like that, it doesn’t mean everyone else does too. In numerous post, I ask you to respond to the points that I make, and you never once have! Why is this Tom? I will tell you why, people that make locical points, and make factual statements scare you, so you resort to name calling. It’s not just me you do it to either, it’s to anyone who doesn’t agree with you. It childish, and nobody takes you seriously because of it.
@Edgewood Resident
Uh huh. And what “points” exactly have you made?
Tom, this proves that you practice what I call “selective reading”. If you even bother to respond in any way to something that someone actually writes, instead of resorting to name calling, you pick and choose what you choose to acknowledge. If you choose to ignore things that others write, that just demonstrates your lack of understanding, and maturity not mine.
Edgewood Res, you couldn’t be more right about Myers’ lack of maturity. Tom is pushing 30 and still living with mommy, she foots all his bills.
I feel for the Dagger, they have to be so embarrassed to be saddled with this guy. I can’t even imagine some of the talented Dagger writers like Cahall or Goodman responding to readers like Myers does.
Tom’s only comeback is “you’re anonymous, so your opinion is stupid.” Tom, without anonymous internet readers, there wouldn’t be websites like this that allow you to spew your garbage to the public. No one cares that you have your name or picture on here, it’s the content of your piece that matters.
…But if you insist on having your picture, how about updating it with something more recent? You haven’t had that much hair since 2003!
Thank you Terrance!
@Edgewood Resident So essentially you are telling me in no uncertain terms that you have made no points, otherwise you would have brought them up when I called you on it.
And “selective reading”? I don’t “even bother to respond in any way to something that someone actually writes, instead of resorting to name calling, you pick and choose what you choose to acknowledge”? Really? Have you seen my responses to people’s questions during my run for Board of Education? Did you not read my response to Firstname.Lastname on this very post?
As for the other responses, I am a comedian. If I am heckled, I am obliged to respond in the way I best see fit.
@Terrance
So deliberately saying untrue things about the writer of a piece on which you are commenting shows, what, a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle?
For the record, Moron, the rent I pay to my mother helps her cover her mortgage. And as for all of my own bills and expenses? Guess what? I pay those on my own, as well.
As for you, you have been a waste of space on this forum since you starting maligning my name during my run for Board of Education. In fact, you were the one who wanted me to respond to my critics, so here I am. Deal with it.
As for my posts, I have said it before and I will say it again. I was invited to contribute to the Dagger. If you don’t like what I post on here, then it’s Brian Goodman’s fault.
Oh, and the picture of me is from last February. If you know how to read a calendar, then you would know that is well after 2003.
In fact, you did not surface until I ran for that office and I have not seen you on any other posts where I am not somehow involved. Hmmm… Maybe you should get a life and stop worrying about mine.
Tom, you poor soul. You are is so deep over your head when it comes to holding an adult conversation. You still ingnore the points I make, call Terrance and me names. The whole time you make no attempt to back up anything you are saying. These thing prove that you have no idea what you are talking about. I’m sure if we were having this discussion in person you would even resort to sticking your tounge out at us.
@Edgewood Resident
So, I am correct. You have no points to make. Otherwise, you would have made them when I called you on them.
Tom, just because you ingnore my points doesn’t mean I didn’t make them. This is why you practice “selective reading”. I have called you out on many posts, and you always ignore what I say. The only place you are correct Tom, is in your mind. You posts are childish and immature at best.
@Edgewood Resident: If you were so confident in your points, you would have told them to me when I called you on them not once, but twice. I won’t even bother to ask a third time, since you will cut and paste your post which doesn’t even answer my question. By the way, if you think this is me ignoring what you say, then wait until I really give you my full and undivided attention. For me, responding on here is just a practice run.
@Tom, I have a mirror and I like what I see. A mirror will only hurt you so I advise you to avoid your reflection.
Anonymity may be used because there are a lot of nut cases running around out there. I have noticed with my short time frequenting these pages, some people have gone to the lengths of checking out other posters either on the judiciary site or other and use it against them in debate. If someone wants to express an opinion without being called at home to by some whack job who is obsessed with the subject, what’s wrong with anonymity? Isn’t that what this site is set up for? It certainly isn’t set up for edge cutting journalism. If you had to use your name and SSN to post here, I would bet that the Dagger would lose about 90% of it’s posters. The article was ok, but the following comments by the author border childish.
@Firstname.Lastname I am certainly not against protecting one’s identity. I only find it ridiculous that others want to call me out on something when they do not have the courage to tell me who they are. I find it ironic that they hide behind anonymity when I have the courage to put myself in the public eye. If you look at my previous responses, I respond positively to positive comments or constructive criticism, such as yours. When someone posts baseless personal attacks against me, then I respond similarly because that is the only way these “people” can communicate.
I would not find it surprising if the negative posts that use baseless personal attacks against me did not come from actual people, but instead from managed persona programs, which were created to post conservative or Tea Party view on various blogs and news websites. In some instances, it may not even be real people to which I am responding.
I’ve said it before and I will say it again. Positive comments or constructive criticism result in positive response from yours truly. Baseless personal attacks will get you … well, you get what you give.
I’m glad you enjoy the article.
Yeah Tom. The Tea Party is out to further discredit your worthless articles.
They’ve marked you as enemy #1 and they’ve formulated a massive conspiracy to make fun of a 7-11 clerk.
Seriously man. Where do you come up with this stuff? I know you’ve got a lot of free time between filling the condiments and making coffee but that takes some serious creativity. Even your fantasies are self serving, egotistical garbage.
“Fatty” seems an appropriate moniker for someone referencing condiments seeing as how I have to refill them because people like you keep sucking down food, you vacuum cleaner.
I would say commenting on what you believe are “worthless” articles seems pretty self-serving. Enjoy the fantasy that you are an anonymous Top Dog on the Dagger forum with the 2 people who click “Like” on your comments, idiot.
Actually I’m quite skinny in real life. The name “Fatty Pockets” is a bit of an inside joke, though I wouldn’t expect anyone to know that of course. Though I do love your attempt to lash out at someone for the assumption that they are over weight, it’s what I would expect for such a compassionate liberal as yourself.
And incase you haven’t been paying attention. I typically get far more than 2 “likes” on my comments. As a matter of fact I usually get more than you do.
Thanks for calling me an idiot too. It really highlights how childish you are when you’re wrong.
To the point of the article however.
I don’t care who the guy sends pictures of what. However the new ones of him in lingerie are pretty funny.
What really steams me about this guy is that he spent a week lying his face off on every show that would have him. He lied to his constituency, he lied to the country, he lied to his party leadership, he lied to his wife.
Give him the boot.
To be fair, I submitted the article on Friday, June 10 at 1:30 in the afternoon before more photos surfaced, including the ones to which you are referring. If I had waited a few more days, I would have had a little more fun with the pictures and my opening paragraph would have read differently.
Also to be fair, Senator Vitter did something illegal and is still serving in the Senate. Do you want him to go, as well?
Yes, absolutely, if Vitter broke the law he should go. He should be punished as stringently as anyone else would be. However, as we’ve see with people like Marion Barry, in the end it never really seems to matter. It is most regrettable that the electorate insists on returning the same morally challenged individuals to office time and again. As for Mr. Weiner, intelligence and honesty are key factors to hope for in an elected official and unfortunately by his actions and subsequent denial he is displaying neither. To attempt to deflect his blame by recounting equal or even shoddier behavior by another doesn’t work for me.
I just heard about this guy but yes! Get rid of the bum! I don’t care what party someone belongs to. Wrong is wrong.
I also believe that Ted Kennedey should have been thrown in jail for killing Mary jo Kopechne. Who it now turns out may have been carrying his illegitimate child. How about Barney frank for getting caught running a gay-escort business from his home and being found with a dead gigolo in his living room?
Both of them got re-elected over and over again.
But Weiner must be getting persecuted because he’s a dem.
Whatever.
Its not so much about the sex act. We Americans are a very forgiving people. But when you lie, cover up, and wag your finger at us you’d better be prepared to pay the price. Clinton and Weiner are perfect examples.
Democrat vs. Republican – whatever.
I think that the point being made is that somehow we think a photo of someone’s privates out on the internet is worse than someone paying a prostitute for sex. That really is kind of odd when you think about it. Weiner does creep me out more and I happen to be a Dem. Maybe it’s because it was so stupid. Maybe it’s because we ALL can see the photos, whereas, only the prostitute got to witness that other guy. Who knows?
Both are wrong – as a Dem, I’m more embarrassed by Weiner, but the evidence is out there that there are stupid people on either side of the fence.
I wouldn’t vote for Weiner (granted, he’s not in my state).
Otherwise, it’s not worth my time or attention…
A.
After reading the article and some of the comments, all I can say is thank goodness your bid for a spot on the Board of Education was unsuccessful.
@Just A Parent
If you say stuff like that about someone’s aspirations, then I feel sorry for your children.
Why do you feel sorry for their children? Is it simply because they disagree with either your political ideology or the way in which you seem to carry yourself on these boards? or do you know something about Just A Parent that the rest of us don’t know? My take on Just A Parent’s comments was that they disagreed with you and they felt that for the sake of their children, they did not want you on the school board. Then you reply with an insult like that? I don’t think I would want you on the school board either if you resort to such childish and immature behavior.
@Tom; Sir, I am all for aspirations. It’s just that some of your remarks in your article as well as your responses to those who may disagree with your opinion leave me wondering if you should be allowed around minors at all let alone have a hand in education decisions. I’m sure the actual board members could converse with a greater degree of decorum.
@Just a Parent: My apologies if my comment was misunderstood. These pieces are satirical send-ups of Op-Ed pieces and I am a comedian. Responding to hecklers (in person and online) is what I do.
However, as for you “wondering if you should be allowed around minors at all,” my sister and brother seem to have no objection to me babysitting my nieces and nephew. All but one of my nieces have not yet reached their teen years and I find that they act more mature than some (you not included) of the “people” posting on this forum.
Also consider the people of Fallston (not exactly a hotbed of left-wing progressive values) looked past my being a comedian and my being a Democrat with progressive values and saw fit to read my stance on the issues, express their support, tell their friends and neighbors about my candidacy and turn out to vote for me to go to the Board of Education and express their disappointment when I didn’t win the Primary and turn out again when I told them to support my friend (and winner) Cassandra Beverley for the same position. Maybe it’s because I am a lifelong resident of Fallston, but the people there know me quite well and know where I stand. They may not always agree with me, but for the most part, they respect my why I hold my views just as I respect why they hold theirs.
Thanks for reading the submission!
Now Tom is in damage control mode. Nice try, but you’ve already exposed yourself.
…Another reason for you to stay away from Harford’s minors!
You should talk, “Terrance.” If you happen to have a child, then I would suggest putting it up for adoption. For the child’s sake.
Stick a fork in that Weiner. I’d say he’s done.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43429670#43429670
@Fatty: I watched the announcement live. Part of me was glad that the issue was, in some way, settled. Another part of me was hearing Benjy Bronk from the Howard Stern show shout out a question about Anthony Weiner’s genitals and thinking, “Man, no wonder that guy didn’t want to resign.”
I just hope David Vitter watched that announcement.
Tom, If you ever bother to read my first post on the topic, you would have seen my point. We both know you won’t do that though. It is because of that I say that you practice “selective reading”. Like I said, just because you choose to ignore what others write, only makes you look like the fool, not me. I can repost my points all I want to, but you will keep ignoring them. And please give me your undivided attention, that way you might actually read what points I make, because you aren’t doing that now. I suspect you will respond to this post with another pood response or name calling.
@Edgewood Resident: The only “point” you made was “where he tries to turn the failing of a member of his own party into an attack on the other.” If you actually read my submission, you will see that it is anything but that. I take a member of my own party to task and wonder why Republicans aren’t doing the same (David Vitter is still in office, Larry Craig stayed in office until his term expired, and John Ensign only resigned when it looked like he was about to be expelled by the Senate).
WOW TOM! In your earlier posts you said I never made any points, now you say I did. That proves you were ignoring what I write. Thank you Tom for proving me correct!
@Edgewood Resident. Again, you are wrong. I put quotation marks around “points” essentially to mock the idea of you actually making any.
By the way, thanks for supplying the comments and letting the Dagger know that people are logging on to my submissions. That will ensure I am around for you to enjoy for the months and years to come. 🙂
Nice try Tom. You were caught, and now you are trying damage control.
And As I said I would gladly kick Vitter out of office. Of course you glanced over that.
Now Tom. Should Ted Kennedey have lost his job/gone to jail for killing Mary jo?
Should Barney frank still be around after running an escort business? With the dead male-hooker in his apartment?
Direct questions Tom. If Vitter has to go for being a prostitution client why is Barney Frank still around? How did Teddy keep getting re-elected?
There was a grand jury that investigated the Chappaquiddick case and no indictments were issed. Barney Frank was cleared of those charges by the House Ethics Committee.
I don’t care if they were cleared of charges. Vitter was never charged with ANYTHING and you’re calling for his job. And as a matter of fact so am I. If that’s how the guy behaves then I don’t want him associated with my side of the aisle.
Ted Kennedy walked past a fire department with a rescue swimmer to get back to the party and keep drinking after dropping Mary jo off the bridge. Then he swam across a river to avoid being seen walking home from the accident.
If Vitter should lose his job for being a client and having no charges leveled against him then shouldn’t Teddy have lost his?
Of course not. Because you’re a line toting liberal who couldn’t imagine a world without Saint Ted in it.
Don’t look now Tom. Your hypocrisy is showing
Actually, Republicans circled the wagons (as they always do)around David Vitter without demanding that he resign. Strange that Republicans would do the same thing to Anthony Weiner. Vitter got off with a slap on the wrist.
I’m sorry if you don’t like my answers, but you did ask.
You didn’t seem to really respond to what Fatty said in his post.
Even so, I would like to state that the situations between Vitters and Weiner are quite a bit different. Besides the obvious fact that the acts were different, the implications of the resignation of each is different. If Vitters would have resigned, then governer of Blanco, who happned to be a democrat, would have been able to appoint someone, which would have been a democrat to a seat held by a republican. Weiner will be replaced with another democrat. It is a shame politics plays a part in this.
governer of Louisana, Blanco
Actually, Paul, there will be a special election, as is the case when members of the House of Representatives resign.
Actually, Tom, even though what you stated was true, you left some things out. Section 1278 of the Louisiana Statutes, annotated state:
“A. The governor may fill any vacancy in the office of United States senator by appointment. If the United States Senate is in session when the vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a senator to fill the vacancy within ten days after receiving official notice of the vacancy.
B. If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator and the unexpired term is more than one year, an appointment to fill the vacancy shall be temporary. Any senator so appointed shall serve until his successor is elected at a special election and takes office. Within ten days after receiving official notice of the vacancy, the governor shall issue his proclamation for special election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The date of the special election shall be established by the governor in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 18:402(E). The dates of the qualifying period shall be established by the governor in accordance with R.S. 18:467, 467.1, and 468. Immediately after issuance of the proclamation, which shall include the dates of the primary and general elections and the dates of the qualifying period, the governor shall publish the proclamation in the official journal of each parish in which the election is to be held. Within twenty-four hours after its issuance, the governor shall send a copy of the proclamation to the secretary of state. Within twenty-four hours after he receives the copy, the secretary of state shall notify all election officials having any duty to perform in connection with a special election to fill such vacancy, including the parish boards of election supervisors for the parish or parishes in which the vacancy occurred. The election shall be conducted and the returns shall be certified as in regular elections for United States senator.
C. If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator and the unexpired term is one year or less, no special election shall be called by the governor and, if a senator is appointed to fill the vacancy, he shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, and his successor shall be elected at the next regular election for United States senator.”
Paul~ You referenced the case for removal, resignation or death of a member of the United States Senate (in this case, a Senator from Louisiana). I was referring to the House of Representatives. Two different federal legislative bodies.
Ah, Tom. Sorry bout that. I thought you were talking about the replacing of Vitters when you stated,
“Actually, Paul, there will be a special election, as is the case when members of the House of Representatives resign.”
Since you are talking about the replacing of Weiner, then yes, you are correct, but the quoted statement wasn’t really needed. Yes, there will be a special election, but as I stated originally, Weiner will be replaced by another democrat…unless of course the people of New York 9th district change from the extreme left leaning voting.
Paul~
With New York State losing two Congressional seats owing to re-districting, Anthony Weiner has just given his district a gargantuan target. It will more than likely be carved up and absorbed by the surrounding districts. So Weiner’s successor might be representing New York 9th while it is essentially on political life support.
Hey Tom,
I read the NYT article on the redistricting. If that were to happen, then it would be the Democrats decision to do so to basically, make it better for the other surrounding districts. However, there are a number of other plans for redistricting out there. Though, with this incident, it may be the way they go. There is still some time before they have to make that decision.
I’m sorry Tom. Did I say we should have kept him? No! Kick him out!
As always Tom you aren’t answering my question.
Yes or no. Should Ted Kennedy have been kicked out of office or put into jail for killing a woman? I’d say that’s a pretty simple question.
If your answer is no then you are clearly have no basis to demand Vitter be ousted. But of course, even now, after the man is dead you couldn’t possibly bring yourself to speak ill of Saint Ted. What would your young democrat friends think of you then?
If you liberals didn’t have double standards, you’d have no standards at all.
As President of the Young Democrats of Harford County, I speak on behalf of the whole organization when I say that we hold ourselves to the highest standards. For instance, we are not Republicans. 😉
@TOM MYERS writes “Republicans circled the wagons (as they always do)”
Of course you saw all the Republican folks cross the Rubicon and march on the Capital in support of Congressman Chris Lee and certainly who could not forget all the folks who advised Nixon to stay in office.
And it is unfortunate that Deomcrats did not support Barney Frank when he was caught with his hands in a pages pants, or Bill Clinton when he left his mark on Monica’s dress.
Tom you are incredibly and awesomely right that it is Republicans who stand by their scallywags and not those honorable Democrats.
And just as previously stated. Tom didn’t answer a simple yes/no question.
Should Ted Kennedy have been jailed or forced out of office for killing a woman and leaving her to drown while he went for a drink.
Yes or no Tom?
I am leaving every decision whether or not to resign up to the member of Congress. All I said was if Republicans are going after Anthony Weiner, they should have gone after David Vitter. I’m glad to see you and I are on the same page on that one. Whereas Kennedy took a suspended sentence for what was an accident and poor judgement, Vitter confessed and then had his GOP buddies circle the wagons around him.
Thanks, once again for doing anything but answering the question.
I answered your question. Just because I don’t treat you like the conservative princess that you think you are and you don’t like my answer, then that is your problem. Not mine.
On a lighter note:
I heard in 2012 Anthony Weiner and Eric Holder will be running for the Democratic nomination for president/Vice president.
Support the Weiner-Holder ticket.
And, if things go REALLY GOOD, in 2016, there will be a bi-partisan effort to make the USA a better place as John Boehner will team with Eric Holder.
Everyone needs to make sure they support the Boehner-Holder ticket!
After this was announced, supporters of Congresspersons Gwen Moore from Wisconsin and Norman Dicks from Washington announced to the eager crowd their support, calling out, “We Want Moore – Dicks in 2012!”
Paul~ You don’t want Anthony Weiner to be the nominee and select Barney Frank as his VP? That way, people will go for the Weiner-Frank ticket!
No, but maybe have Barney Frank team up with former Ill. Congresswoman Melissa Bean….Frank and Bean 2012!
@tom Meyers you are no Weiner, but you’re a dick
No, a “dick” is somebody so ashamed of himself that he has no avatar and posts anonymously on the Dagger.
@TOM MYERS If the Dagger required real names they would have no traffic.
Gotcha. I’ll enjoy my fan base while you enjoy the 3 or 4 people who agree with you on this website, Goober.
Everyone on here should look up the youtube video “Worls Worst Comedian Tom Myers”. Now that’s funny!
And then everyone should go to this YouTube link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RwFBZrI_1s
By the way, Idiot, those remarks were made by another comedian who not only admitted that it was wrong that he did that, but also hired me to host the entire weekend he headlined at Magooby’s Joke House, where I performed five shows and rocked the house all three nights. Did you come out at all that weekend? Of course not. That is because you can’t stand to be away from your computer for more than two minutes in case someone said something where you had to interject with your so-called “points” like the troll that you are.
You’d better check yourself young man. You just committed an internet crime with your threat.
@Lin Wrong.
So. I see that your threat to display my IP address has magically disappeared. As well as 2 others relating to your threat.
As well as my rebuttal to it has gone from having 4 “likes” to “awaiting approval” which is always the precursor to one of my fine points being deleted. You’ve done that several times.
Which means you are a coward Tom.
I have been censored by a 7-11 clerk. What is the world coming to?
There’s plenty to attack in the content of the column without things having to get [too] personal.
So Brian, does that mean you don’t approve of Tom Myers calling people names like “idiot”, “moron”, and “Gomer”?
I’m a firm believer that when the slur “Gomer” is employed in an argument, it does far more harm to the utterer than to the intended target.
All our hard work right down the tubes, Fatty. Oh well.
What do you say we head out for a Slurpee?
I still regret never following through with setting up the official Laugh-Off between you and Tom.
Maybe it can yet be arranged.
I agree. The article is abysmal. You won’t get an argument from me on that.
However. Would you agree that Tom has gone power drunk on what very minimal amounts of control you’ve given him over the comments section?
Terrance, it is the midnight shift.
Maybe one of these days I’ll take you up on the offer.
None of our columnists have control over any of the comments on the site. That control is available only to our editors.
That said, we can certainly be advised of comments that may be inappropriate, but the power to do remove them lies entirely with our staff.
Can we arrange that by how many thumbs up Vs. thumbs down comments get? Because I’d win that contest. Tom is a very negative person.
We should do the laugh-off at the 7-11 parking lot. All I’ll have to do is point to Tom and say “This guy has been here for 10 years and feels he’s qualified for elected office.”
Then we can have a slurpee pouring contest. I’m betting I’m better at that job too.
BTW. I’ve got to thank you Brian for giving Tom the soap box to stand on. It’s been endlessly entertaining.
I have to agree with Fatty – we owe you one, Brian. Out of respect for you, I’ll refrain from further bashing Tom in his Weiner…article. However, I can’t promise I’ll sit idly by when his next abomination is posted.
Any news on when Friends Pond will be restocked? I unsuccessfully tried to find your article the other day.
I have a feeling that if Tom didn’t [have to] spend so much time defending himself on here, then he’d be able to increase his productivity and more quickly churn out the columns [targets] for you guys.
Think of it as a trade-off.
Less incessant bashing in one thread leads to increased future bashing opportunities.
Just try to stick to the subject matter.
And thanks for the interest in Friends Pond.
It’s still a big, muddy hole in the ground and won’t be ready for fish until fall:
http://www.susquehannockwildlife.org/2011/05/ducks-turtles-fish-mud-pulled-from-friends-pond-during-wildlife-rescue/