Seems like Weiner made all of us look like idiots!

[Logical]

I fell for his lies. I feel like a fool!

[Logical]

I am so pissed! n-t

[monmouth]

1. HA! I just sent him some money and told him to remember '16..sigh...n/t

[Abq_Sarah]

2. I didn't fall for anything

I figured it was his picture, I just didn't give a damn.

[Logical]

4. You should! He lied ton us! n-t

[Mojorabbit]

25. I did not fall either

I was married to an expert cheating liar. I know that when someone weasel words a response that they are telling a story. When he said he could not guarantee it was not a photo of himself... I knew then it was a lie. It is a sad thing as he is one of our best in your face reps.

[butterfly77]

28. I AGREE...

He played with his dick online like a lot of so called righteous Americans. As Joy Behar would say SO WHAT!

[ClarkUSA]

3. Not "all of us". I always thought he was guilty.

His initial non-denial and refusal to go to the FBI raised big red flags.

I always thought John Edwards was guilty, too.

Both times, I was attacked and so were others here.

[WinkyDink]

11. WORD to your entire post.

[Mz Pip]

23. I got flamed too

for being "concerned" about the answer he gave. I really thought that if the photo was of him he should have just admitted it and moved on. Didn't go over too well.

Lying about this kind of thing or trying to cover it up just makes matters worse.

At this point, unless a crime was committed, this should be between him, his wife and his constituents. Vidder survive worse, maybe Weiner will get through this.

[GCP]

26. Yep - me too

It was just becoming a big circle-jerk on here, people falling all over themselves to believe him. I still like the guy, but the non-denial denials set off big alarm bells. I guess it's just a function of getting old!

[DevonRex]

46. Same here.

I chose not to comment on it. But the non-certitude was a dead giveaway. I cant understand why everyone didn't see it.

[xchrom]

5. I still love him. It was an amateur move - but that's life. Nt

[KittyWampus]

6. I don't. I gladly defended him until it was no longer possible to do so. Proud supporter

of a great Democratic congressman who did something unbelievably juvenile and stupid.

[Fleshdancer]

7. We don't look like idiots for not believing Breitbart

Why should we after his history of distortion?

[kelly1mm]

41. Can't you now say the same about Rep Weiner now? nt

[KittyWampus]

45. Weiner's been fighting for Health Care for all etc. So the balance of his actions demand

respect. Unless you're a sanctimonious crotch sniffer.

[Pithlet]

48. I agree.

I wondered why he wasn't outright denying it, but thought "It's Breitbart! i don't trust a thing he says".

[mckara]

F'n' Politicians! We Need a Progressive Party. Progressive Underground.com?

[rucky]

35. It won't filter out the people w/ good ideology

who make stupid personal decisions.

[JuniperLea]

8. Fuck that noise...

I don't look like an idiot... if you do, that's on you, not me.

[ergot]

9. The thing is one didn't have to either believe him OR disbelieve...the way he

approached it was a carload of smoking unga. Sorry, but some of us thought that from the very first.
(To be clear I still like the guy and do not think he needs to resign, but I sure wish he had been forthright
from the get-go........the whole story would have fizzled a week and a half ago.)

[Fla_Democrat]

10. Not all of us

just the ones that tried to brow beat anyone who dared questioned his innocence.


:smoke:

[emilyg]

33. Yep.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. I didn't believe him - but got flamed for implying I didn't - worse

thing about DU, which despite it all, I still love. You can not doubt your own. And be prepared to be instantly flamed if you do.

[Logical]

15. I agree! We should have been more skeptical! n-t

[Indykatie]

24. Count Me Among the Nonbelievers From the Beginning

but I'm so sorry that the story ends this way. His refusal to call in the police and instead consult a lawyer coupled with his poor responses to the press made it impossible for me to accept that he was innocent. I was hoping though that he was merely guilty of something other than sending this particular picture. This ending is so surreal and shame on him for allowing his enemy to gain an upper hand in dictating how the story ends.

[KingFlorez]

13. I didn't really care

There's a heck of a lot worse people in Congress are doing that concerns me, what they do in their own time doesn't concern me in the least bit.

[roguevalley]

40. it cuts him off at the knees as a moral voice to too many people. he

was a champion for the dispossessed and he allowed a psychotic asshat to use him for ill. Dork.

[slackmaster]

14. I never took a position until now

He's a dumbass and a disgrace.

[Logical]

17. +1

[Fuddnik]

16. You'd think he made us all look like weiners or something.

[pipi_k]

18. Not me...

I don't believe people who can't answer a simple question with a yes or no answer.

Was that you, and did you do it?

uhhhh...errrr....ummmm....I'm not going to spend two hours blah blah blah...

Yes. Or. No.


For waiting until he had no other option but to tell the truth...he's a failure.

[Never Stop Dancin]

19. Not me either -- and I warned everyone here (n/t)

[soleft]

20. Feel bad for Rachel Maddow

[calimary]

21. Hey - Jon Stewart. OUCH.

We all stood up for Anthony Weiner and had faith in him. Jon Stewart did it on a hot, highly-rated cable TV show.

[dana_b]

27. they must be scrambling now for tonight's show!!

wow...

[calimary]

36. It's bound to be World-Class tonight. No. Galaxy-Class.

Talk about "Must-See TV"! He'll have the biggest ratings of the year.

[Maru Kitteh]

22. Speak for yourself. I knew he was guilty when he refused to ask for authorities to investigate.

You hire a lawyer when you want complete control over what information is released, not when you want a real investigation.

I don't let a letter behind a name shape my thoughts or rob me of logic.

[blogslut]

29. Speak for yourself

I feel just fine. Andrew Breitbart is a known liar. A group of black-ops wingnut social media shits was outed. Congressman Weiner came clean.

I have no problems and do not feel at all foolish in supporting the congressman and helping to dig deeper into the story than the lazy professional media did.

[nolabear]

30. Nah, only we can make ourselves look like idiots. The pros ride the wave.

Watch Maddow and Stewart and all the next few days. They'll ride this story like a two dollar mule and have a good time doing it.

[snagglepuss]

43. That's a very interesting comment. I think that a number of people including

myself feel idiotic but pros perhaps have honed an ability to turn of a dime and not look back. It's probably a handy trait to cultivate in oneself.

[rucky]

31. Right now, today, Breitbart appears more credible than Weiner.

And that's what I'm pissed about. I don't give much of a shit about anything else about this story.

[SoCalDem]

32. I did not "fall for it"..but you should not feel foolish

People who are advocates like he is, use the trust we have in them, as a "security blanket"..they think we will always love them and forgive them their trespasses....but of course in this day & age, everything is different..

He has been a vocal advocate for a very long time, and should have known that "people would LOVE to shut him up"...and of course the best way is to make him afraid to show up anywhere..:(

[Imajika]

34. It was obvious Weiner was lying...

...from the beginning. How anyone believed those initial press conferences Weiner was giving is beyond me. I suppose many people wanted to believe him and were blinded.

Still, I couldn't care less.

[hfojvt]

37. I tend to support issues more than people

Insofar as I supported Weiner or Edwards it was because of the issues they talked about, the policies they promoted. If those policies are being promoted by dishonest or less than honorable or otherwise imperfect people, that does not make the policies wrong. Somebody who fights for many of the things I believe in, I consider a friend, and I stand by my friends and have their back even if they engage in a pecadillo and naturally try to cover it up or deny it. Nobody's perfect. Even some otherwise very good people can do some really dumb or strange things.

[madmom]

39. What he said!

:thumbsup:

[madmom]

38. He didn't make me look like a fool, I kept my mouth shut. Why? Because I didn't have all the facts.

edited to add..I would still vote for him, if he were my rep.I hope he sticks it out and stays in.

[NNN0LHI]

49. I hope he sticks it out ...

That is what got him into this mess.

:hi:

Don

[madmom]

52. D'oh... It might help him with some...!

[ohheckyeah]

42. Why did you fall for his lies?

In his press conference the other day it was pretty obvious he was obfuscating.

Blind allegiance often derails discernment.

[pipi_k]

59. It certainly seems that way...

About blind faith, I mean.


Unfortunately, people get so caught up in wanting or needing to believe someone that they totally miss little signs and red flags.

OK I can understand it happening with family or friends. Spouses...potential lovers. People we have some emotional connection with.

But a politician?


I don't get that part. Maybe it's just me. I don't care for whom I vote. I don't have that much of an emotional connection to the person. I mean, I want to believe him/her, but I'm certainly not going to ignore disturbing little signs I see or hear.

[ohheckyeah]

60. You know the old saying

"do me wrong once, shame on you, do me wrong twice, shame on me"

The you in the statement encompasses all politicians as far as I'm concerned. They lie. They do absurd, stupid shit. And they get caught and always seem surprised they got caught.

[Rex]

44. ALL? I guess you don't really read the posts in this forum much.

Fail...

[Bake]

47. I got flamed, "thanked for my concern," etc.

I love his politics, but Weiner is a fucking liar. And a dumbass.

What on earth possesses some high-profile people to do such stupid-ass stuff, and then LIE ABOUT IT????

To all his staunch defenders here on DU: YOUR BOY LIED TO YOU.

I love his politics, but I'm sure there are others who can take his place with equally progressive politics. He just handed the enemy a big KICK ME card.

It doesn't matter if it was legal, if it wasn't physical, etc. What matters is that he LIED about it.

Bake

[drpepper67]

62. Since I'm new

I didn't even post what I was thinking. But something seemed off.

[Zax2me]

50. I don't. I'm just angry. Why should I feel bad for believing him?

He's the one who lied.
So he's the one who should feel like a fool.

[bluestate10]

51. The blindness that I see as I read defenses of Weiner is stunning.

Unreal to an extreme. And it gives republicans an opening.

[MilesColtrane]

53. You won't find any posts from me defending Wiener after this story broke.

I figured it was just as likely true as false.

[larkrake]

54. hero worship always ends badly, but he's good in his job

[seabeyond]

55. i sat back, watched, and waited. so i dont feel like a fool. but i was pissed. over it now. nt

[dorkulon]

56. What you mean "we," paleface?

The minute he started prevaricating on whether the picture was of him, it was obvious to me he was up to his neck in this. The increasingly shrill support he got here after that seemed a bit over the edge to me, especially in its hostility toward those who disagreed. I'm not expecting any apologies, though.

[Left coast liberal]

57. No, we had faith. He is the fool.

But I still begin him.

[Ganja Ninja]

58. Not all of us.

Only the people who rabidly attacked anyone who tried to offer an opinion based on Weiner's strange responses to the media's questions.

[kentuck]

61. Not everyone on DU is an idiot...

I don't think?

[Iggo]

63. Not me.