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Photo: The look
Politician after politician, in scandal after scandal, faces the cameras with his lips pursed and pulled tight, narrowing them. The chin boss — the fleshy bump above the chin bone — is pushed upward, pulling the lips into an upside-down smile. Add a downward-cast gaze, perhaps a shake of the head, and: Instant Disgraced Pol.
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i wonder what his wife’s face looked like. “Oh hey honey, I tweeted my package to a half-dozen chicks and..by the way, did you get any milk at the store?”
ted c on June 8, 2011 at 10:44 PM
This is a practiced look. Of course usually they are looking at the top of a female intern’s head.
Ted Torgerson on June 8, 2011 at 10:45 PM
In the shot of Weiner on AOL today, he looked like he was about to kill somebody, more anger than regret.
Tony737 on June 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM
But mostly anger for getting caught.
conservative pilgrim on June 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM
OOOOOPS!
Tony737 on June 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM
That’s funny, maybe there is a class.
Cindy Munford on June 8, 2011 at 10:50 PM
The little guy did look angry, not to mention alert.
fogw on June 8, 2011 at 10:52 PM
Well Du-uh! This man, like so many others, has lived his life based on The Pact between the media and Democrat politicians: As long as you toe the line on Political Correctness, you will always be able to get away with literally ANYTHING you ever do.
The media held up their end of the bargain with Rangel, Frank and God only knows how many other liberal Democrat politicians. But now they betrayed Weiner’s complete trust in their support.
logis on June 8, 2011 at 10:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlVI7ZNiFlI
mizflame98 on June 8, 2011 at 11:00 PM
Dude,..you know for the rest of their life together, anytime they have an argument this WILL come up.
Alden Pyle on June 8, 2011 at 11:03 PM
OK, can someone tell me why Rachael Maddow is discussing David Vitter/Anthony Weiner comparison with Larry Flint? I mean, from what I understand he hit the brothels, his wife found out, and they reconciled all before he was elected. What is the point? And of all people, why Larry Flint? It’s not as if he’s the expert on monotony.
mizflame98 on June 8, 2011 at 11:21 PM
LET’S PLAY NAME THAT PARTY!!!
mad saint jack on June 9, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Nice job. The NY Times stealing ideas from the Fox show “Lie to Me”. How original
deadrody on June 9, 2011 at 7:46 AM
While I agree with the unscientific view that most pervs are Dimmocrits …
I still have to remind myself that David Vitter … and a host of other Republicans have been caught up in these strange affairs to.
And what really brings me back to earth is the realization that Thomas Jefferson impregnated one of his slaves – maybe a couple.
So the issue to me here is not Weiner’s conduct – it’s his pathological lying to cover it up.
Had Weiner come out from the beginning and said … “Who’s business is it? I didn’t use government equipment and I tweet strange stuff – so what?”
He’d have had no quarrels from me.
HondaV65 on June 9, 2011 at 7:52 AM
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Liberals are in constant contact with porn stars (Ginger Lee, remember?) and porn producers as a part of their “PR stable.”
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Little known fact, but true!
ExpressoBold on June 9, 2011 at 8:10 AM
Freudian slip?
CityFish on June 9, 2011 at 8:48 AM
It the, “It’s a shame I got caught look.”
Slowburn on June 9, 2011 at 8:59 AM
A story line that goes back to David and Bathsheba and beyond–powerful male gambles everything on a fling in the hay. Yes, many women are attracted to men in power. But it takes two to tango. “What was he thinking?”–the question that always gets asked.
An acquaintance of mine was describing a recent hunting jaunt: The guys were in an open Jeep, scouting for rabbits. They saw a pair mating in the distance. As they approached, the female broke away from the male’s grasp to flee for her life, and the male was also running behind her, but not to flee. He soon tackled her and, uh, picked up where they had left off. This gave the hunters a chance to catch up, and soon both of our furry friends were in a stew.
The moral of the story is that sex drive can drive you off a cliff. It’s like a drug or alcohol–you do things you otherwise wouldn’t think of doing under it’s influence. Adultery is like a plague in America’s homes, destroying families everywhere.
These three short chapters in the Biblical Proverbs are a powerful antidote to this influence. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+5%2C+6%3A20-35%2C+7
itsnotaboutme on June 9, 2011 at 9:07 AM
That was the clue I needed to go to bet.
mizflame98 on June 9, 2011 at 9:36 AM
I mean bed. UGH! now I need coffee.
mizflame98 on June 9, 2011 at 9:37 AM
That is what she gets for having sex outside the home.
Slowburn on June 9, 2011 at 9:48 AM