Anthony Weiner Calls CNN Reporter A "Jackass" To His Face

[Grassy Knoll]

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[valerief]

1. +1000

[Blacksheep214]

2. We see what's important to the media

and it isn't affairs of state.

If reporters want to continue the tabloid questioning then they should be totally ignored and eventually fired for not producing anything of substance!

Work for TMZ if that's all you're interested in!

[TheDebbieDee]

109. Media's job now is to get ratings! It's not to report the news or the facts.

Their job is to get people to tune into their 24-hour networks to get the low down on stuff that is not important, juicy stuff that smears someone..........dirty laundry and bubble-headed bleach-bondes.

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[Ineeda]

3. Good for him. Relentless jackasses...

who care more about salacious crap than 'monumental' problems.

[MrMickeysMom]

4. Jackass is fitting...

These people want nothing to do with journalism. Let me guess... Fox or CNN local?

(farting sound)

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[Merlot]

5. That was just the saddest thing I've seen. A perfect indictment of the media

They (the "reporters") were horrible beyond belief.

[KeepItReal]

57. They did not even attempt to question Bush & Co. with 1/100th the intensity

Or any of the GOP currently, either.

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[demwing]

125. Enjoy your stay here Troll

may it be as short as your manhood!

[canuckledragger]

6. My question is..

What is Weiner working on at the moment that prompted this attack in the first place?

Or is it just a random smear campaign because he happens to be outspoken more than most?

[Hissyspit]

7. He's been trying to hold Clarence Thomas accountable for he and his wife's

conflict of interest.

[canuckledragger]

10. Explains a lot

From what I've been reading about Clarence Thomas, he's one of the most corrupt judges out there, with LOTS of conflict of interest & definitely knows better..y'know being a supreme court judge & all...

[Hissyspit]

12. Yes. Weiner sent out some very demanding tweets last week about Thomas. Next thing you know...

[russspeakeasy]

44. Gee, what a coincidence.

[jeremyfive]

82. Don't Think That Clarence Thomas an Wife Don't Have Very Powerful Friends to Pay for a Hoax. . .

I mean, with Clarence Thomas, we are not talking integrity here. Otherwise his wife would not be paid huge sums of money from the right wing for influence and favors--dollars that stay in the family, you'll note. If not for influence peddling, Mrs. Thomas probably be working at an Ihop somewhere sweating over a grill.

[defendandprotect]

127. Clarence Thomas' vote on SC is essential part of RW criminal agenda -- !!

[FarLeftFist]

17. Not to mention:

Weiner is the ONE rep. hat is more than willing to speak up about the atrocity which is Ryancare as evidenced by the this video:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=586629&mesg_id=586629

He is relentless and the GOP knows he will expose them. Coincidentally this smear started under 48hrs after this video.

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[Hutzpa]

53. Hey look everyone we have ourselves

a leprechaun..... :rofl:

[AlbertCat]

66. What he is working on at the moment? ... being stupid

Yes. A high profile rep working against the tide sent out pics of his cock in underwear to a teenager.... like ya do...

Why on Earth would anyone begin to believe this?

"Are you afraid of the answer" the "reporter" said as he answered is own question. Hey... he wasn't afraid to send his underwear over the public airwaves, but now he' afraid to answer questions?

What IS this? A play by Ionesco?

He's not playing the game. That just pisses the GOPress off.

[struggle4progress]

8. Good for Weiner. We get this kind of media because it's cheap and easy, compared

to real reporting

If the media showed, by real investigation, that Weiner was actually stupid enough to send that idiotic tweet, I'd say more power to them. But I really don't think they can succeed at that, mostly because Weiner just doesn't seem that stupid, and also because the media has become too fuggin lazy to do much more than ask moronic questions like "Why do you think you were hacked?"

If reporters won't investigate this story carefully because they're just too lazy, they certainly won't investigate serial liar Breitbart, who encourages their laziness by handing them glitter-covered-bullshizz "stories" like this that they can noisily promote day after day

[canuckledragger]

13. Hence the rise of alternate media

like bloggers, web-based magazines & news sites, Youtube & Wikileaks. (& to a degree, organizations like Greenpeace & dare I say it..Anonymous) even Jon Stewart is a better interviewer than most of the 'real' reporters I see!

With so much of the media consolidated in just a few companies & their reporters afraid to to do any real investigating, the general public knows they're full of shit & looking for other sources.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

24. the most important thing:

it's PROFITABLE - much more so than working to get actual news on important issues. Cheap, easy, and PROFITABLE.

[chervilant]

25. And, oh, noes,

the big ol' economy! And, the debt ceiling!! Gosh, those poor wee 'journalists' might strain their neurons trying to understand the REAL news!

[RufusTFirefly]

9. Shades of Senator Brickley Paiste. n/t

[tblue37]

11. He didn't call the journalist a jackass--though of course the journalists were

definitely being jackasses. He said "jackass" in reference to the "guy in the back of the room throwing the pie or the insult" to try to distract him from the topic he needed to be working on (the debt limit).

[la la]

14. uh- i believe he was calling the guy

standing next to dana basch (sp?) , the 'jackass'---the one holding the recorder or whatever they're called now- but whatever - the so called press hounding him about this are jackasses- period!

[Citizen Worker]

15. This performance by CNN is one of the many reasons I gave up on TV sixteen years ago and every time

something like this happens I thank myself for trashing the gray eye.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

23. It's the reason I did the same....never watch the shit

only youtube on the intertubes. I REFUSE to pay for cable channels - it's pure garbage & propaganda. They'd have to pay ME to subject myself to it.

[AsahinaKimi]

16. Good Anthony, stay on course....

Don't let these media types, steer you away from your job.

[gtar100]

18. Anthony Weiner sure knows how to keep his cool and get to the point.

That clip says *SO MUCH* about what is wrong with our mainstream media. Jackass is about right. Those people are all about distraction from the real issues.

[Blacksheep214]

19. Could someone please explain to me

what libel and slander is and when they become prosecutable?

This is bullshit!

[struggle4progress]

20. For a public figure in the US, the hurdle is quite high: not mere reckless disregard

for the truth is required, but actual dishonesty with malicious intent, I think

[TheeHazelnut]

21. If only the reporters were so tenacious in seeking answers to the lies about Medicare, Soc. Security

what brave young souls...

[ProfessionalLeftist]

22. The corprat media only cares about tabloid trash, not serious issues

Why? Tabloid trash sells baybay! They're profit-driven entities and they want the PROFITS. They aren't interested in providing public service ie: news on important issues like the debt ceiling. Sarah Palin and Weiner's weiner gets more website hits, sells more rags and get more viewers than news about the debt ceiling. That means advertisers. And that means MONEY for the medialoids.

They won't get off it. They have their marching orders...

[The Wizard]

26. Their hostility toward Weiner

is blatant and an indication of who's paying them. They implied that if Weiner didn't go along with their line of questioning that assumed Weiner was responsible for the incident, he somehow was covering up a crime. There's a reason CNN's ratings are in the crapper. Being Fox lite doesn't attract the Pox audience. It alienates normal people.

[Enthusiast]

30. It has alienated the shit out of me.

:rofl: :patriot:

[Patiod]

59. But that works for those not paying attention to the story

Including the LPC trolls on this thread

My dad, who isn't paying a lot of attention to the story, says "well, he must be guilty, he wouldn't answer questions about it".

[avebury]

27. The female reporter is an

absolute jackass.

[BEZERKO]

28. So the only question that matters is

did Weiner, "more weiner jokes," send a picture of his dick to a 21 year old woman. Give me a break!

[Enthusiast]

29. CNN has no more integrity than Fox.

They both stink.

[think4yourself]

31. Disrespectful Jackasses

Dana Bash was completely out of line. I almost felt embarrassment for her. Did any one hear the gentleman with the glasses say "yeah the CORRECT answer" as in
the answer they want to hear.

[hootinholler]

32. So where was their story on the debt ceiling?

LOL, new rules, you ask, I answer, this jackass interrupts!

:rofl:

-Hoot

[Scuba]

33. They're afraid of him. n/t

[FailureToCommunicate]

34. Dana should have to give back her Dirksen Award for THIS kind of "reporting"

[garthranzz]

35. I've known some jackasses in my time, and reporter

in the back, and the rest of you - you're no jackasses. You're an insult to jackasses.

Can I import him to New Orleans?

An honest man!!! A truthful man!!!

[BEZERKO]

36. I like Bash's whine

"We're covering that..." Sure you are.

[theaocp]

37. Media like this is just like cops busting MMJ patients

Why put forth the fucking effort when you can take the easy path and end up like that fat fuck governor from NJ? Real journalism takes work, so why fucking bother? Real criminals might fight or shoot back, so why not go after sick people instead. There's a special place in Hell waiting, and that's saying a lot since I'm an atheist.

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[vanbean]

39. I hope that is not the case!

[trumad]

40. So he's lying because he refused to answer the question.

ugg

[BulletproofLandshark]

41. Refusing to answer a question isn't lying.

That's the kind of conclusion Nancy Grace or the like would jump to.

[TheeHazelnut]

42. I will admit...

...that he does seem to be using technical language in a way that reminds me of Bill Clinton's parsing of words around Monica. That said nothing about this story seems plausible to me other than agreeing that Weiner seems to be playing games with language for some reason.

[Hutzpa]

56. Then I'm sorry to say that you have a very weak understanding

of how body language works or when someone is lying, but I don't expect you know this as we all
know "it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary/wages depends on
his not understanding it"

[adigal]

108. Yup he is...and our side is as bad as the other side

in refusing to believe that he might have done something bad. He won't answer the question; he does sound like Bill Clinton. Parsing and avoiding. I am sorry, I study language for a living, and it makes him seem guilty.

[blackspade]

60. You keep repeating this as fact with nothing to back it up.

Please provide some evidence that he is lying.

[demwing]

61. I can't swear he's telling the truth, but YOUR comment is false

refusing to answer is not a lie.

reading you post, it sounds like you hope he is lying? What's your play in this?

[AlbertCat]

67. When asked by reporters if it was him in the photo, Weiner refused to answer the question.

He's not lying.... he merely not playing the game.

Besides, we all know it was YOUR underwear in the pic. We know this because you are trying to frame Weiner. Obviously, you are guilty. Obviously!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

87. Suppose his wife took a naughty pic of him?

Or suppose he took a pic of himself for her? Is that a crime? Is he supposed to reveal all details of his intimate life because someone who hates him hacked into his computer?

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[Hutzpa]

46. Are you privvy to the facts?

if so you mind sharing why you think he is lying?

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[ConservativeDemocrat]

48. No, quite frankly, it's in your head

There is all sorts of analysis that shows that the supposed photo came from a camera that Rep. Wiener does not own.

You are not a mind-reader. Your belief that you can read "body language" to determine truth is laughable. I would say more, but it is impossible to do so without violating the posting policies of the D.U., and while those policies are routinely violated against me, I don't return the favor.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

[Hutzpa]

49. Then you have no idea

I suggest you teach yourself a thing or too about how the internet works.

[Forkboy]

52. Yeah yeah.

[MikeMc]

58. minus one [nt]

[unapatriciated]

84. Jon Stewart disagrees with your take on his "body language"

He said no way is that his package, he should know. They used to hang together at the Jersey Shore.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-may-31-2011/distinguished-member-of-congress?xrs=share_copy

kinda strange why some would think that this was true. It is out of character for him, nothing in his past points to this type of behavior. We would have known if there were cause fox and friends would have dug it up by now.
Since you seem to know a lot about body language try looking into patterns of human behavior. There is nothing in his past to suggest previous behavior along these lines and there usually is. Smells like Briebert and friends, now they have a past regarding this type of behavior.

http://gawker.com/5508190/okeefe-and-breitbart-acorn-videos-severely-edited

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/26/james-okeefe-arrested-in-_n_437506.html

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/ambush_filmmaker_okeefe_tried_to_punk_seduce_cnn_r.php

but it is much easier for you to believe that Congressman Weiner is guilty because of what you see in his body language.:shrug:

[demwing]

63. So?

[fascisthunter]

74. You Are Wrong....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1208927

[JDPriestly]

50. I'm on Weiner's side, but he does not look the reporter in the

eye and say he did not have anything to do with the picture. That is what he needs to do.

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[vanbean]

62. Be sure to eat your crow hot!

[demwing]

64. Now you're lying

because that's NOT all your saying.

You are accusing him of being false, of making statements that are not true. Who are you, and what is your play in this?

[JDPriestly]

69. The other side is that Weiner's account was hacked.

That is quite possible.

There could be three explanations for Weiner's failure to deny this more strongly.

1) He may have referred this to a lawyer. If he says too much, he could hurt either a damages lawsuit based on these events or a defense should he be accused of something. (Can't imagine what at this point.)

2) If Weiner did not do what he is rumored to have done, is accused of doing, then what can he say? I have been accused of things I did not do. It is very hard to deny these things sometimes because you don't even know enough facts to think of alternative explanations to the blame placed on you.

3) If Weiner did not do it, he may just think that since someone else created so much press interest in him, he should take advantage of the opportunity this mess presents to get some good points of view out there on issues on which he is working.

Weiner is in an uncomfortable position. Fingers have been pointed at Breitbart, but Weiner is probably having the situation investigated especially with regard to the hacking charge. As the reporters pointed out, that could be a serious matter. Weiner would not want to accuse any specific person of that act until he has some proof.

But still, I would like to see Weiner explain more to the press. I'm sure he will.

[AlbertCat]

68. but he does not look the reporter in the eye...

Christ on toast! He's looking him in the eye in the still shot.... before you hit the play button!


Moron.

[ut oh]

99. Mmmmmmmm

troll soup....

[haele]

119. Actually, one of the signs of a liar is when they look directly in your eyes and tell you what they

want you to hear.
Every teenager learns that little trick when they're trying to play Mom against Dad and vice versa to get money, or go out, or whatever. "I did my homework and I'm going to get an "A" this semester, "My friends and I would never go out to hang out at the 7-11 and bum smokes like the other kids, we go to the park to play Frisbee-golf!"

The questions are a mis-direction. If he says anything, or nothing, it doesn't matter to them, those "journalists" are just a pack of barking dogs, a pack following the scent of a quick easy story with high ratings.
He's not a hypocritical holier than thou family values pusher, and he doesn't get all over other people for percieved sins that aren't against the law and don't involve potential ethics or national security violations, so why would it be an issue if he got his freak on or not?

It's all a game, a distraction - to focus the media on a congressman's personal life instead of on a real story, like budget games and the debt ceiling, or real ethics violations.
And if "he looked them in the eye and told them the truth", there would be paid "body language experts" who will claim he's lying and guilty - probably the same ones who are claiming he's guilty now.

Haele

[JDPriestly]

131. Possibly.

[SoapBox]

51. Is CNN hounding BrightFart like this?

...and grilling him with serious questions vs. just letting him vomit up his lies.

Didn't think so.

[DeSwiss]

54. Finally, a true statement made on the teevee. - K&R n/t

[ptownbro]

65. The media should move on

Maybe could have used less harsh words in public, but I understand his frustration. The media should be ashamed of themselves sometimes.

[provis99]

70. these reporters sound like half the people on DU.

They think a non-answer to an irrelevant question is proof of something.

[butterfly77]

71. That was the best part..

They can play that segment over and over again :rofl: :applause: Don't get me started on Dana Bash/Mrs.John king she is full of insinuations.

[okieinpain]

72. you guy's don't really think the rep could be so stupid to send out

a picture of himself after what happened to the other idiot do you. I mean really no one could be that stupid, sending pictures of themselves in this day and time.

[L. Coyote]

73. So, why do some people still watch television for news?

[teabaghater]

75. This smear of Weiner

is because he's investigating the hideously ugly Clarence Thomas and his likewise ugly and sloppy wife.

[fascisthunter]

76. Glad He did... he was Framed!!! Get ready Dimfart

[chillspike]

77. LOL

I think if he ever decided to send something like that he would have been smart enough to send it privately. He was obviously hacked.

[clayton72]

78. If I were there, I would have said...

Hands off my Weiner, Jackass!

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[jeremyfive]

80. What does it matter?

What does it matter whether him or not? Photos can be taken candidly, or portions extracted from personal photos to create any sort of hoax.

Him or not, still a hoax.

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[demwing]

92. And a lie can be masked as a question

Tell us marcuswillaims, when was the last time you beat your wife?

[defendandprotect]

116. Unfortunately, it does matter -- especially for a US Rep ....

Presumably a hoax --

but unless his Proctologist is the culprit -- the idea that we have a Rep.

who allows others to take photos of his public area -- and presumably exposed penis/? --

or does this himself/? -- is only going to enlarge the nuttiness.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

88. You're right. He should be explaining precisely

why he can't say whether or not it is picture. While he's at it, he should describe in intimate detail what sort of sex life he has. We need all the facts. :sarcasm:

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[demwing]

91. Go back to "Republicans for Obama" land

and take your agenda with you

[GoddessOfGuinness]

95. Did you read my post, or is this knee-jerk reaction day?

[demwing]

105. I wasn't responding to you

I was responding to the person who responded to you

[GoddessOfGuinness]

107. Phew!

I thought for a moment there that my :sarcasm: wasn't working!

[demwing]

114. LOL, no, Goddess, you were coming through pretty clear

sorry for any confusion :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

124. Not your fault...It's these durn progressive lenses...

:eyes:

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[demwing]

104. no, but if you post to a forum called "Republicans for Obama"

you just may be a Republican

[GoddessOfGuinness]

97. And hacking Gingrich's account would be wrong, too.

[defendandprotect]

81. I support Weiner and it looks like a swiftboating ... however, wouldn't we all know if

any photo had ever been taking of our pubic areas --

and if we had moved any such photo anywhere on the internet?

Don't we all understand that question?

[demwing]

106. Maybe he swaps adult photos with his wife

maybe you're reading this all wrong

Him/not him = DOES NOT MATTER

Sent it/didn't send it = DOES MATTER

[GoddessOfGuinness]

111. Thank you.

[defendandprotect]

112. Maybe his proctologist has cameras in his treatment rooms?

I think when you're on national TV saying "you're not sure if this is a pic of your

genitals" then I think the rest isn't going to get much atteniton!

[demwing]

117. Maybe he's like Obama

and plays 25th degree inter-dimensional chess, and wants you to think that he wants to appear that he wants the attention, because thats just what they would want him to do?

And maybe its just too easy to criticize someone for their public response to an experience that NONE of us are ever likely to have to endure? We don't know how we would respond, because we aren't Congressional Representatives involved in a scandal, fake or otherwise.

Still, that doesn't stop the quarterbacking and critiquing...especially from new members that seemed to have popped up on DU JUST to climb on Anthony's Weiner issue ;)

[defendandprotect]

126. What Weiner has said is not satisfactory ... and he has to do better ....

especially on the pic -

this isn't only about Weiner any more than the attempt to impeach Clinton

for his scandal was solely about him -- it's about the nation.

If we want right wing SWIFTBOATING'S to be stopped, we need better responses

than this!!


I agree -- many politicians have made clear that it is too easy to demonize them -

not that I was a fan of Daschle, but occasionally he tried. Guy made clear how

thoroughly they were working to turn him into Satan and he'd had enough of it.


But, then again, it's not like we can protect them, either! They have to fight back.

And, though Don Siegelmann has been fighting back like hell for more than 3 years

now -- look how insanely that's going!!

Any Democrat should rise up on these Swiftboating's -- and make sure that Siegelmann

gets help -- and ACORN doesn't happen again -- and that those doing these filthy

things are held responsible!


Ugh -- rant -- blast!!

Weiner is a fighter -- think maybe he was trying to rise above it? ?????


:( and :)

[demwing]

129. Honestly, I agree with your point - Weiner needs to do better

and my post was really more directed at the few people who are letting him have it with both barrells, and the couple of trolls calling him a liar (though they seem now to have been billy goated off the thread)..

[defendandprotect]

130. Takes a lot of courage to go after Clarence Thomas .... hang on ...

we'll see what happens!!


:)

[mehrrh]

85. Rep Weiner

Wouldn't it be nice if reporters had been this persistent with George Bush and the GOP?
Would we be where we are today?
We can see wht is important to them -- not the government, not the petty politics of the Republicans, not the holding of the nation hostage to GOP demands, not the economy, not anything of importance, but this stupid Breitbart stunt that has been proven to be a fake.
I am happy to see Weiner referring to the reporter as a jackass --- it should have applied to Dana as well.

[defendandprotect]

113. It's a corporate press doing its swiftboating for their masters ... that's all...

[Thrill]

90. They didn't put half that effort into questioning Ensign

while he was banging his friends wife in his Senate office

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[sulphurdunn]

94. NPR just did a hit piece

on Weiner, referring to his comments as crude and evasive.

[defendandprotect]

115. Told ya -- if Weiner can't deny the picture is of his genital area ....

then this and Weiner are probably over -- !!

[Guilded Lilly]

96. Conservative slimeballs go after the one man who consistantly is in their face about

their RIDICULOUSLY dangerous politics. And of course, the ridiculously shallow media goes after the ridiculously ludicrous bullshit of the moment. It is the Reality TV mindset of todays ignorant media.

Let's press some serious charges against these asshole hackers and then let's continue to call jackass reporters exactly what they are...jackasses.

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[Enrique]

100. i want Weiner to focus on his work

the media should definitely not be pursuing this stupid story.

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[markpkessinger]

102. I Support Weiner. . .

. . . and I understand if he doesn't want to dignify the questions by directly answering them. And I agree that his refusal to answer is not evidence of anythying. BUT ... it does seem strange he hasn't called for a full investigation if, as he says, it was a case of his account being hacked. I mean, if he did do it, or if he intended it for his wife or whatever, he should own up to it; as disgusting as it is for people to try to smear him, it's not as if what he did was illegal, nor should it in any wise be a career ender. If he didn't do it, he should be eager for an investigation to find out who hacked his account. If he's protecting someone, then he needs to rethink his protective instincts. But from a purely PR perspective, the way he is handling it so far, he's blowing it.

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[markpkessinger]

123. It's sttrange if what he claims is true . . .

. . . i.e., that his account was hacked. If that is true, then why wouldn't he want a full investigation? If, however, he was involved in some manner and simply doesn't want to say so, then not pushing for an investigation makes perfect sense.

[defendandprotect]

128. Given what even civilians know about infiltration of phone, e-mail and other eavesdropping ....

any politician would have to be really, really stupid to keep anything personal or anything

they wanted to keep confidential on any internet account -- !!!