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Anthony Weiner

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    June 3, 2013

    Weary at Israel Day Parade, Weiner Still Leads the Jewish Vote in Race

    Since he launched his campaign two weeks ago, former Representative Anthony Weiner had yet to face in-person backlash against his mayoral aspirations. His inaugural subway trip from Harlem to the West Village was met with questions rather than taunts; his support for teachers in the Bronx was welcom ... More >>

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    May 30, 2013

    A Former Intern Gives Advice on How to Be the Perfect Weiner Intern

    Like any strung-out millennial, I can admit to myself that I, at several points in my career, have held the title of "intern" (an unpaid intern in certain cases, to say the least). I've interned for the menswear magazine GQ, the blog-magazine hybrid Newsweek/DailyBeast and, of course, here at the Vo ... More >>

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    May 28, 2013

    Criticizing Bloomberg, Weiner Positions Himself as Teachers' Favorite Mayor

    The rocky relationship between Mayor Bloomberg and the city's teachers has been the defining narrative of New York's educational politics for the past decade. Troubled by layoffs and recession-based attrition by the Department of Education, the United Federation of Teachers has basically cut all tie ... More >>

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    May 15, 2013

    We May Have a Weiner in the Mayoral Race by Next Week

    "I'm trying to gauge not only what's right and what feels comfortable right this second, but I'm also thinking, How will I feel in a year or two years or five years? Is this the time that I should be doing it? And then there's the other side of the coin, which is, am I still the same person who I th ... More >>

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    May 3, 2013

    What The Cool Kids Are Saying About Anthony Weiner

    You hear a lot of buzzing about Anthony Weiner's possible return to the game--some pro, some horrified--but I have to admit I'm quite OK with it. Yes, sexting his noodle was indiscreet and trying to cover it up the whole thing was wrong, but by now Weiner's certainly been repentant enough, and besi ... More >>

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    April 25, 2013

    With More Television Interviews, Anthony Weiner Falls Further Into Cybersexting Past

    Overall, it's been a solid few weeks for Anthony Weiner. Rumors of his mayoral campaign have been met with serious speculation and, given his reputation, has scored him some major points in hypothetical polls. He's back on Twitter - the social platform that led to his demise - and, in an interview ... More >>

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    April 23, 2013

    Four Basic Rules for Anthony Weiner Now That He's Back on Twitter

    After a few months off the Twitter grid (for good reason), former Congressman Anthony Weiner returned to the social network yesterday with a fresh, new account. And that might've been done for a few reasons. Maybe he's finally stopped having night terrors of tweets gone terribly wrong. Maybe he's ... More >>

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    April 18, 2013

    Poll Confirms That A Weiner Campaign Would Shake Up Mayoral Race

    When word spread last week that former Representative Anthony Weiner was contemplating a mayoral run, the questions of what it meant for the electoral future immediately arose. How would his candidacy affect the race? Would the Democratic primary become a showdown between Weiner and Quinn? Could peo ... More >>

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    April 11, 2013

    Wait, So What's Going On With Anthony Weiner's Mayoral Idea?

    Maybe this is exactly what the mayoral race needs. Or maybe we've all just gone crazy. If you haven't heard by now, the New York Times Magazine published a lengthy profile of former City Councilman and Representative Anthony Weiner yesterday, in which he mentioned that he's seriously considering a ... More >>

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    April 11, 2013

    Did You Know the New York Post's Anthony Weiner Headlines Include Wordplay?

    Former Congressman Anthony Weiner is back in the news as he ramps up his plans for a potential mayoral run. If you have forgotten, Anthony Weiner resigned two years ago after a scandal in which he mistakenly tweeted lewd photographs he had intended to send to a woman who wasn't his wife. The entire ... More >>

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    January 29, 2013

    Should Anthony Weiner Be Comptroller?

    Today the Post reported that disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner was considering a run for the city comptroller's office. According to several anonymous-yet-well-connected Manhattanites, pollsters are calling around to suss out the levels of support Weiner might receive if he decided to run. ... More >>

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    July 19, 2012

    Is Anthony Weiner Lying About Plotting Return To Public Life? Sure Seems Like It..."Bro"

    When asked about rumors that he was plotting a run for mayor, shamed former Congressman Anthony Weiner claims the highly publicized tale is a "clown story, bro."Yet, he recently sat down for an interview with People Magazine, in which he rolls out his young son in an apparent attempt to come across ... More >>

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    July 17, 2012

    Anthony Weiner On Political Comeback: "It's A Clown Story, Bro"

    Don't call it a comeback...Shamed former congressman Anthony Weiner has chimed in on reports that he's considering a run for mayor. Long story short: it ain't happenin'..."bro."Reports swirled over the weekend that Weiner -- who was forced out of office after tweeting pictures of his dick to several ... More >>

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    July 16, 2012

    Mayor Anthony Weiner? Really? Really?

    Remember that guy who got himself elected to Congress, landed a powerful/gorgeous wife, then sent pictures of his dick to several women, lied about it -- repeatedly -- and then had to resign from his House seat in disgrace? Well, now he apparently wants to be your mayor, New York.That's right -- sha ... More >>

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    July 15, 2012

    Disgraced Pol Anthony Weiner May Be Considering a Mayoral Run

    Disgraced politician Anthony Weiner may be considering a return to politics, according to the New York Post. Sources close to Weiner told the Post that the former congressman, who resigned from office after tweeting a lewd pic at a young lady who was not his wife, is "desperate" to return to politic ... More >>

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    February 1, 2012

    Anthony Weiner, Sexting Ex-Pol, Paid Private Eyes to Investigate Tallywacker Tweet

    Anthony Weiner, the sext-loving, dick-pic tweeting, disgraced former congressman, used some $13,000 campaign money for damage control. The Daily News says that Weiner paid private detectives to investigate the bogus claim that his Twitter account had been hacked, before he owned up to sending the p ... More >>

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    December 29, 2011

    The Biggest Losers of 2011

    ​Here they are, folks, in all their illustrious loserhood. Step up and throw a spit ball at them! (6) President Obama He had some triumphant moments, mind you, but he couldn't seem to polish the rotten economy he inherited, despite some poignant efforts. It was downright painful to watch ... More >>

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    December 22, 2011

    Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin Have Had Their Baby

    ​Please welcome Jordan Zane Weiner, the new baby son of recently-mustachioed Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin. The Post reports that the "wee democrat" was born yesterday 10 days ahead of his due date and weighed in at just over seven pounds. This is happy news for a family that's had s ... More >>

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    November 28, 2011

    Anthony Weiner's Mustache: An Exploration

    As ABC News points out, the former Congressman now known most infamously for his mislaid sexts, a/k/a, Anthony Weiner, is cultivating his facial hair, per a photo snapped in New York's own Soho on Black Friday. Is this sporty-go-lucky mustache for Movember (note: Movember ends Thursday) or is it per ... More >>

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    November 28, 2011

    Sex-Obsessed Scientists Find That Men Don't Think About Sex as Much as We Thought

    ​Despite the character-defaming rumor that men think about sex every seven seconds of every day, a figure that would make for "more than 8,000 thoughts about sex in 16 waking hours," scientists have determined that actually, guys don't think about sex that much! According to a recent study tha ... More >>

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    October 12, 2011

    Traci Nobles, Anthony Weiner Sextee, Is Publishing a Book

    ​Traci Nobles, the cheerleading coach from Georgia who is one of Anthony Weiner's former sexting partners, is publishing a book. Of course. It's called I Freinded You [sic], and claims to contain real text message exchanges between Nobles and Weiner. In some of those text messages, Weiner com ... More >>

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    October 4, 2011

    Now Presenting the Anthony Weiner Halloween Costume

    Via the Observer, this...thing: ​ Yes, that is an Anthony Weiner Halloween costume. Who's behind this? You guessed it -- Ricky's, purveyors of the charming Anna Rexia costume.

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    August 5, 2011

    Anthony Weiner's Apartment Being Sold; Where Should He and Huma Abedin Go Next?

    ​Anthony Weiner, sometime New York congressman and prolific sexter, is moving. His Forest Hills apartment, which he and wife Huma Abedin took off the market during this spring's sex scandal, is now in contract. A receptionist at Madeleine Realty refused to confirm or deny the apartment's sale ... More >>

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    July 21, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Mocked in Al Qaeda Magazine as 'An Angry Weiner Head'

    ​The disgraced sexting congressman has not yet outrun the punchlines, however tired they may be, and likely never will with that name of his. The new issue of the Al Qaeda online magazine Inspire features a full-page fake ad teasing the one-time tough-talking Anthony Weiner, who targeted Al Qa ... More >>

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    July 15, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Is Missed by Democrats...on the Baseball Field

    ​Aw. Democrats long for much-maligned sext-scandalized former Congressman Anthony Weiner after all! Because, if nothing else, he was really good at baseball. Now that he's gone, Democratic politicians are concerned about their chances in the annual Congressional Baseball Game. Via the New York ... More >>

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    June 28, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Wants to Help Choose His Successor

    ​When he's not shopping or practicing being a husband, Anthony Weiner is making calls about his old job as a Democratic congressman in New York City's 9th district, which he left after lying about his affinity for dirty messages. The New York Post reports that Weiner has been in touch with Que ... More >>

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    June 27, 2011

    Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin, Like Many Couples, Had a 'Miserable' Saturday Out

    ​Recently resigned Rep. Anthony Weiner was spotted again -- first it was buying spinach, then bad flowers -- this time with his wife Huma Abedin in Manhattan, where the couple, who are expecting their first child, ate "plain pizza, a salad and pasta" in Chelsea, while "chained to their cellpho ... More >>

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    June 25, 2011

    Today's New York Post Cover Barely Mentions Gay Marriage

    ​ Um...what?

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    June 24, 2011

    Use These Three Words In A Sentence

    ​There are three trendy-shmendy, foreign sounding words that are always bandied about in liberal journals, so let's put them together in a way that makes sense and in fact helps illuminate current events. Think of it as an intellectual challenge, the reward being your own surprising cogency u ... More >>

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    June 23, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Bought a $22.97 Bouquet of Flowers Yesterday

    ​The Daily reports exclusively (and with pictures!) that the recently resigned Rep. Anthony Weiner made a quick trip to the store yesterday, where he conspicuously picked up $22.97 worth of carnations -- three bundles altogether -- in red, white and blue. A day after he was spotted grocery sho ... More >>

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    June 21, 2011

    Anthony Weiner's Handwriting Analysis Reveals 'Traits of a Master Politician'

    ​Are you curious as to what Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation signature says about him? If so, you are in luck, because it has been analyzed! Thank you, Internet. Via the New York Times City Room blog, the signature, which resembles a lowercase "n" written by someone who might be having some s ... More >>

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    June 20, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Resigns for Real, Effective at Midnight

    ​Sexting congressman Anthony Weiner said he'd call it quits from the House of Representatives back on Thursday, explaining that the "distraction [he] created" -- with his penis, mostly -- makes his work "impossible." Today came the official letter, addressed to New York Secretary of State Cesa ... More >>

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    June 18, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Target of Fake Twitter Accounts; Convict Says Amanda Knox Is Innocent

    via CBS​There's evidence that at least one person was involved in creating two fake Twitter accounts with the intent to gather information about Anthony Weiner, the Times reports. One phony account was of an alleged 16-year-old girl who tried to get Weiner to be her prom date; another one posed as ... More >>

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    June 16, 2011

    Weiner Support Grows With Crotch Shot Website

    ​Amateur PG-13 pornographers are standing up for the vain sexting congressman Anthony Weiner with a new website called baldly Weiner Support. Tag line: "Stick it out -- don't resign!" To prove how little they care about a handful of "lewd" pictures, the site's users have uploaded photos of the ... More >>

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    June 16, 2011

    Anthony Weiner to Resign, Reports New York Times

    According to a breaking news alert from the New York Times, disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner is set to resign over his sexting scandal. ​The Times reports that Weiner "came to the conclusion that he could no longer serve after having long discussions with his wife, Huma Abedin," who had returned ... More >>

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    June 16, 2011

    Anthony Weiner's Puny Career

    ​As surely as the camera adds inches, Anthony Weiner was always bigger on screen than in person.  Weiner's plan to stage his resignation this afternoon outside of a Jewish women's center in Sheepshead Bay, where he launched his loud if inconsequential political career, was surely intended ... More >>

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    June 16, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Resigns; Benjy Bronk From Howard Stern Show Cheers 'Bye Bye, Pervert!'

    ​Updated Anthony Weiner spoke over a rowdy and disrespectful crowd member this afternoon, resigning from the United States House of Representatives. He spoke first of his mission to represent the New York middle class, but admitted, "The distraction that I have created has made that impossib ... More >>

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    June 16, 2011

    Anthony Weiner's Last Words (For Now)

    ​Anthony Weiner, delivering his second apology, this one followed by a stump-speech-like paean to the city's middle class, seems to have intended for his resignation today to serve as interlude, not obit. Otherwise he could have just issued a statement stepping down, rather than conjuring up ... More >>

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    June 14, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Media Coverage Becomes the Latest Dick-Centric Weinergate Angle

    ​As interest in Anthony Weiner's penis and the dirty messages that brought it out to play begins to wane, we focus instead on the media coverage of Anthony Weiner, thereby proliferating Anthony Weiner coverage. Hm! It's a conundrum, especially for those who go on television to proclaim, "The d ... More >>

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    June 13, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Now Busted for Unregistered Car and Expired License Plate

    ​Disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner has been having a pretty shitty month (deserved or not). Amid calls to resign, seeking treatment for his "issues," and being generally condemned by the New York City population, he's now been busted for driving around in an unregistered car! Some sharp-eyed indiv ... More >>

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    June 13, 2011

    Anthony Weiner 'Secret Muslim' Story Pulled; Journalism Undergoing 'Hamsterization'

    ​In the age of publishing directly to the Internet, often with little or no editing, sometimes embarrassing things end up underneath the logo of otherwise legitimate news organizations. Though where the Washington Times fits on the legitimacy scale is arguable (see: Sun Myung Moon), a post on ... More >>

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    June 12, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Took More Self-Portraits in the House Members Gym

    via TMZWeiner at the gym.​As Anthony Weiner goes on a leave of absence and starts therapy, yet more photos have emerged that the congressman took of himself -- this time, in the gym that members of Congress use. Content-wise, they're what we've come to expect from Weiner's self-portraiture: ce ... More >>

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    June 12, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Considering Resignation, Source Says [Breaking]

    ​Anthony Weiner is finally beginning to seriously consider resigning from his seat, the Daily News has learned from a source. No wonder: in the past few days alone, it's come out that his wife is pregnant, he corresponded with a teenage girl, Democratic leaders all want him to quit, and now today ... More >>

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    June 11, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Had Contact With a Teenage Girl

    ​Weinergate has now transitioned from bad to straight-up disastrous. Now, on top of everything else, he's admitting to having had contact with a teenage girl in Delaware. What this contact consisted of isn't clear, and there's no evidence that Weiner descended to Lisa Weiss-level raunchiness with ... More >>

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    June 11, 2011

    Nancy Pelosi, Other Top Democrats Call For Anthony Weiner's Resignation (Update)

    ​Though she's heretofore stopped short of calling for Anthony Weiner to resign, Democratic minority leader Nancy Pelosi is changing her tune in light of allegations that Weiner corresponded with a teenage girl online. She and other top Democrats -- Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debb ... More >>

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    June 10, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Was Warned: His Close Call With Political Punishment in 2009

    ​Remember: We were just a Bloombergian notion away from Mayor Weiner. While Bloomberg and his circle have stayed mostly mum as Anthony Weiner has melted down, a senior member of the mayor's 2009 election team tells the Voice that "It's pretty clear that driving Weiner out of the race was a g ... More >>

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    June 10, 2011

    Anthony Weiner's Constituents Don't Want Him to Resign; Charla Nash Gets a Face Transplant

    ​• According to an NY1-Marist poll, the majority of voters in Rep. Anthony Weiner's district (parts of Brooklyn and Queens) don't want him to resign, even if they don't necessarily want to re-elect him. One-third of them do want him to step down. Meanwhile, of course, he's still facing a Hou ... More >>

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    June 10, 2011

    Help Weiner Name His Twitpic-Ready Undies!

    ​As our own loyal reader Gregory Moore reminds me, disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner jokingly wrote to porn star Ginger Lee: "Btw, I'm sponsoring a line of twitpic ready undies. I need a name." Well, his name is Mud these days, but I think he meant for the undies. And I've got a few sugg ... More >>

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    June 9, 2011

    Anthony Weiner Nearly Doubles His Twitter Followers During Weinergate

    ​The Anthony Weiner scandal, which seems to get worse by the day, if not the hour -- pervy messages galore! Five ladies and counting! Possible underage girls! His wife is pregnant! -- has had an interesting side effect. Ironically, while the whole thing began with a wayward direct message that ... More >>

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    June 9, 2011

    Here Is the Saddest, Cutest Thing You Will See Today

    Why is this kitten sad? Was he a Newt Gingrich supporter? Does he feel bad about Anthony Weiner? Does he find his captors and their silly games not amusing in the slightest? Does it even matter? Cute, sad kittens will get us through this heat. They will. We're counting on it.

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