Should Anthony Weiner change his name for comeback?

[ErikJ]

I have a feeling that AW got into trouble because of his name. He was teased early in life and learned to a defense tactic treating it as a joke with lots of one liners etc. I think thats what led him into the sexting problem. He went from joking about it to sending pics. He internalized the jokes so much they became a big part of his persona.

But regardless, I think it would be hard to make a comeback with his name because he is now the butt of jokes by the right. Right now on a Fox website "Weiner planning his comeback" every post is weiner joke.

[ruggerson]

1. Sorry

bad Mike Myers joke.

[ErikJ]

6. Lotta Fagina?

Hahaha-forgot about that one.

[ruggerson]

11. ...

:)

[CTyankee]

2. Actually, he has to man up and just go forward with his own original name.

It ain't gonna get better for him...in fact, it would get worse if he tried to change his name...

He can do this, I truly believe. He can just devote himself to thinking hard about what he wants to do with his life and what is his legacy...sobering thoughts, those...now is the time to think about them...

[Snotcicles]

3. Yes, to Woehner. nt

[ErikJ]

5. Very funny but Boehner would weiner.

[whistler162]

4. Well it worked for Michael Weiner so why not

Anthony Savage!

[ErikJ]

9. Better than Anthony Ravage- -----sorry

[Lil Missy]

7. Sure. Change it to Dick. n/t

[WillowTree]

12. Or Frank.

[NYCGirl]

8. Do you think people wouldn't recognize him? We've seen

enough of him to know him anywhere. Besides, then he'd probably be known to the late night comedians as "the politician formerly known as Weiner."

[3waygeek]

10. He should change it to David Vitter...

Fox & the Repubs won't be able to discuss his history.

[KT2000]

13. He should -

for the sake of his children. Maybe his mother's family name would be better.
Grew up with 2 Weiner families in the neighborhood. One reversed the e and i, so that helped. The other family left it as is and the kids suffered for that.

[ErikJ]

14. That too. Life is hard enough

without dragging around an anchor like that.

[Fumesucker]

15. Richard Cranium n/t

[provis99]

16. comeback? Did Tom Daschle make a comeback?

Weiner has zero chance of making a political comeback. Get real, already.

[krispos42]

17. Angus

[JI7]

18. Weiner is going to become a Stay at Home Father

[ecstatic]

19. A credible way to accomplish that would be to renew his vows and take his wife's

last name as a show of respect. Problem solved :) Now the hard part would be getting elected as Anthony Abedin.

[LeftyMom]

20. Unfortunately "Dick Lugar" is already taken.