Anthony Weiner concedes, flips off reporter

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Welcome to irrelevance, you egotistical putz!

Anthony Weiner’s circus of a mayoral campaign came to a thudding halt on Tuesday as Weiner offered his concession speech, dropping out of New York City’s Democratic primary.

With three-fifths of the vote counted, the disgraced ex-congressman had 5 percent and was in fifth place in the crowded race.

“We had the best ideas,” Weiner, who at times seemed to be holding back his emotions, said. “Sadly, I was an imperfect messenger.”

On Tuesday Weiner voted with his young son in tow, and later held an Election Night party at an Irish pub in Manhattan. His wife, Huma Abedin, did not appear with him, and she and their son weren’t mentioned in his concession speech.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/anthony-weiner-nyc-mayor-race-2013-96597.html#ixzz2eZ5oyLEv

Somewhere, I hope Helen Thomas, who he treated like dirt, is looking down and laughing

[madokie]

1. What a weird little man

Nothing more to say

[DemocraticWing]

2. Edwards-Weiner '16

[oberliner]

3. What is John Edwards up to these days?

Any idea?

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Or who? n/t

[struggle4progress]

9. Looks like he decided to go back to practicing law

(CNN) - Former Sen. John Edwards is looking to open a new law firm this September, a source told CNN’s Chris Cuomo. The firm will be based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and will focus on plaintiff work, the source said. Before entering politics, Edwards was a nationally known attorney who specialized in representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice, personal injury and product liability lawsuits ...
John Edwards looking to open new law firm
June 5th, 2013
07:35 AM ET

[oberliner]

10. His eldest daughter, Cate, is an attorney too, I believe

I wonder how Emma Claire and Jack are handling their teenage years.

[Summer Hathaway]

4. OMG!

That is SO funny!

(Really.)

[Crunchy Frog]

6. I'm relieved that the Weiner finally decided to pull out.

[durablend]

22. Haha I saw what you did there! n/t

[Wabbajack_]

7. Everyone is really so mad at him

Because he jerks off in an unseemly way? Who cares?

[John_Carter]

11. I think it was the complete lack of impulse control and poor decision making skills...

... that really did him in.

[Freddie Stubbs]

24. Apparently a lot of Democratic NYC voters care

[Wabbajack_]

26. Yeah, I don't get them

Something like this is really between him and his wife. I wouldn't consider it.

Half of Congress is committing adultly or sexting strangers or beating off to weird porn that would disgust most people, we just don't know about it. Why sweat human nature?

[JoDog]

31. I don't think it was the fact of what gets him off

that turned voters against him. As you said, that is a private matter. I think it was that how he went about doing it showed a habit of making bad decisions and having bad judgement. Also, at the same time as Rep. Weiner was in a city magazine playing up the "reformed husband and father" angle, he was sexting people on the side. He said he stopped the behavior, but he had not. In addition, he routinely lost his temper on the campaign trail when questioned or challenged by reporters and voters. Not a good image.

For the record, I have experience in a certain (ahem) "alternative" community, and I have a theory that Weiner and Huma Abedin may be like many couples in that community. One of them has a fetish that the other does not share, and they agree that the fetish can be indulged to a certain point. So long as the agreed-upon boundaries are respected, no problem.

Allow me to point out, however, there are ways Weiner could have had his "play" in almost complete anonymity. Instead, he engaged with women who knew who he was, and in some cases, admired him to some extent. That troubles me a little. It's one thing when a largely private citizen (like an actor) has an ego like that, but it bothers me when it turns up in a politician.

[B Calm]

8. On the TV show doctors yesterday, the average size of a man's penis is 5 1/2 inches

[malaise]

12. Sweet

Great news

[Jasana]

13. I hope the USA flips off Anothey Weiner.

Sick little SOB. He needs to be gone before he embarrasses the Democrats further.

[backscatter712]

14. Buh-bye, Carlos Danger! n/t

[littlewolf]

23. I understand Client #9 did not make it either. nt

[aikoaiko]

15. May this political nightmare finally end.

[SlipperySlope]

16. Self-destruction is sad to watch

But better it happened now than when he was in an important office.

[DCBob]

17. The last pathetic gasp of the great "liberal" hero.

[customerserviceguy]

18. Finally, he experiences detumescence

Maybe we'll see his wife leave him to begin work on Hillary's campaign, I doubt she will continue to Huma him!

[KG]

19. he coulda been a contender, instead of a bum, which is what he is

[badtoworse]

20. “Sadly, I was an imperfect messenger.” - Understatement of the year.

[MoonRiver]

21. Ewwwww

So happy not to be Huma.

[SummerSnow]

25. His wife was not there...here comes the divorce

[Sunlei]

27. hope he goes private citizen to help the middle class, vs politicans who he knows are corrupt.

He can do a lot of good outside of the political arena.

[tridim]

28. Crashed and burned. Just go away Weiner. nt

[KurtNYC]

29. Adios Senor Peligro!

[DinahMoeHum]

30. Weinie, don't go away mad. . . just go away.

[frylock]

32. stay classy, carl