“You tweeted a photo of WHAT??”
Anthony Weiner's recent admission of inappropriate conduct via the social media is simply the latest scandal involving icky behaviour by people who really should know better. This member (no pun intended) of the U.S. House of Representatives for New York was a Democratic hopeful destined for higher office. This article appeared in today's Toronto Star.
Spectacular falls from grace make for great comedy, cautionary tales, and of course, great reading.
Further Research:
- Try Jennifer Weiner's (no relation to Rep. Weiner) novel, Fly Away Home, about a politician's wife who gets blindsided by her husband's infidelity.
- Check out the the L.A. Times helpful reading list compiled for Arnold Schwarzeneggar and Maria Shriver.
- Watch the Daily Show's coverage of "Weinergate" (just wait – the video starts after the ads).
The Big Wang Theory June 2, 2011
Jon Stewart Press Conference June 7, 2011
Weird fact: Weiner was Jon Stewart's old roomate after college (Weiner's remarks in this 2009 article in New York Magazine are uncannily prescient with regard to his current predicament)
4 thoughts on ““You tweeted a photo of WHAT??””
It’s impossible to discuss this without letting the bad puns and double entendres fly. I was going to say that this is a relatively small thing (geddit?), but, of course, it isn’t. It’s shabby.
Agreed. The most interesting books on the list are the memoirs by the wives/partners of these politicians who are dragged into the spotlight. I wonder if Maria Shriver has a book in the works?
She did write a book back in 2000 called “Ten things I wish I’d known – before I went into the real world” and I remember her praising Arnold for being such a great husband and father. Makes me wonder how he could stand by and let her publish it!
If tweeting a copy of your junk is a crime, then lock me up, cause I’d be on death row.