Democratic Rep. David Wu admitted to a senior Democrat that he “did not use good judgment” during a sexual encounter with the teenage daughter of a family friend last Thanksgiving, although he claimed to have “done nothing illegal.”
Wu made the comment to Rep. John Larson (Conn.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, during a 40-minute meeting the two men had Monday afternoon.
...Sources close to Wu told POLITICO late Sunday night that he will not resign, although the veteran lawmaker has already decided not to seek reelection in 2012. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) have asked the Ethics Committee to investigate the incident, first reported by The Oregonian.
...Wu spent most of Monday huddled in the Democratic Cloakroom located off the House floor. Wu could be seen speaking to Honda and several other colleagues when he went on the floor to vote, but he quickly darted back into the cloakroom, which is off-limits to anyone but members and approved staffers.
Honda told Fox News that Wu shared “very personal things” during their conversation.
In an interview, Larson said he told Wu “to take care of your family, then yourself, then the institution, in that order.” While other top Democrats have privately urged Wu to resign, Larson said he had not done so. He called resignation “an option” for Wu.
Wu, though, admitted that an encounter with the girl occurred, potentially making it more difficult for his defenders to stand by him as the scandal unfolds. Wu reportedly told some of his staffers that the sex was “consensual,” The Oregonian reported.
The longer the scandal drags on the worse it is for Democrats.
It would be best for all involved if Wu would just step aside now.
By hanging on, Wu is giving Republicans a gift, just like Anthony Weiner did.
JAY LENO: Some good news: We will not be getting anymore junk mail from Congressman Anthony Weiner. Anthony Weiner announced today he is stepping down. I guess he finally realized he couldn't stick it out any longer.
So if you live in New York now, you're only left with one disgraced congressman representing you - Charles Rangel. So you only have the one disgraced guy.
Well, you know, he had to step down. You know, he sent those naked pictures of himself. And there were clues, there were clues. I think in his home life, too. Did you seen him when he stepped down today he was talking about his parents? Here, take a look.
It all starts at home.
The good news is they already found a replacement for Anthony Weiner. The bad news: It's Brett Favre. It doesn't stop!
Well, a new poll showed that 70 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view, unfavorable view of Anthony Weiner. To which Weiner said, 'Really? How about this view? Or this one?' A number of views.
Well, the evidence just kept mounting against him. It was unbelievable. You probably heard of this. A former porn star, an actress who exchanged e-mails with Weiner, held a press conference with her lawyer, Gloria Allred. Did you see this yesterday? And the porn star said that Weiner often steered the conversation toward sex.
You know, I don't want to defend the Congressman, but SHE'S A PORN STAR! What are you going to talk about? The debt ceiling? Hello? Maybe get a three way with Jenna Jameson on the crisis in Libya. Can we do that possibly?
And did you see this? Gloria Allred... she was reading Weiner's sex messages out loud. And, you know, typical lawyer, now she's trying to make a buck on it. Look at this:
Anyway, Anthony Weiner still has to send in an official letter of resignation. In fact, he asked today, 'Can I text the letter?' They said, 'No, no, just regular is fine.'
And to make matters worse, new photos surfaced this week showing Anthony Weiner in a bra and pantyhose. Did you hear about his? Apparently, these cross-dressing photos were taken back in college.
You know, if we could put him in a French maid outfit and hook him up with Arnold Schwarzenegger, it would be the greatest joke day in the history of America.
I suppose it's fitting that the Saints are doing this promotion.
Following the latest scandal sometimes seems to rival baseball as America's pastime.
The best Wieners in the country are found at ballparks. They have the foot-long Wiener in Los Angeles, sausage race in Milwaukee and some of the juiciest dogs around are in Chicago. The St. Paul Saints will unveil perhaps the most famous Wiener this summer on National Hot Dog Day.
That was a nice shout-out to our Racing Sausages!
On Saturday, July 23 the first 1,501 fans 18 and over in attendance will receive a commemorative pair of Tweeting Wiener Boxer Shorts. The boxers will honor National Hot Dog Day with an image on the front of a blue bird taking a photo of a Wiener with his phone.
The state that has received the biggest coverage, of late, for its Wiener’s is New York. Photographic evidence (and police records) show they come in all shapes and sizes, and can be sent across the world via cell phones and the internet. Of course, we’re referring to the Annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest held annually on July 4. Two lucky fans will have a chance to win round trip tickets to the July 4, 2012 contest. In order to win, fans can tweet a photo of their best-looking Wieners (from the grill) to @StPaulSaints. Twitter accounts hacked into will be ineligible initially. On July 23, the photos will be shown on the Saints video board and fans will choose a contest Wiener.
During the evening, the Saints will have their very own Tweeting Wiener, as Master of Ceremonies Joe Wiener (seriously, that’s his name) will send out tweets and twit pics during the night from the top of the third base dugout. It is expected that following the game, Saints fans will encourage Wiener to resign.
The St. Paul Saints are an Independent Baseball Team in the American Association and are owned and operated by the Goldklang Group and Team President Mike Veeck. They are known for such promotions as Bud Selig Seat Cushion Giveaway (2002), Randy Moss Hood Ornament (2003), The Love Boat Giveaway (2006), Bobblefoot (2008) and Michael Vick Dog Chew Toy (2008).
It would be nice for the Saints to send DEMOCRAT Weiner a commemorative pair of the Tweeting Wiener Boxer Shorts, though based on the photos I've seen of Weiner, he's not a boxers kind of guy.
He prefers to wear something a bit more snug, or he wears nothing at all.
DEMOCRAT Anthony Weiner is getting no mercy from late night comedians.
This is the fifth night of a Weiner dominated monologue from Jay Leno.
JAY LENO: A company called 'iTouchless' has come out with a kitchen trash can that opens automatically when it senses you approaching. It opens by itself when you come near it. Congressman Anthony Weiner has a pair of pants using the same technology.
I've never done this, but this whole taking a picture of your crotch thing, you know -- I mean when you're taking a picture of your penis, before you press the button on the camera, do you still say 'Cheese'?
Well, as you know, Congressman Weiner said it's only been six women over the past few years. But you know, this is not new. These problems go way back. We were able to obtain some footage of Congressman Weiner when he was back in high school. Now this is disturbing. I apologize for the quality, but here, take a look.
(Clip from 'Saved by the Bell' dubbed with 'Weiner')
But Weiner said today again he is not resigning. And if there's one thing we about this guy he knows how to stand firm. So, he is not resigning.
There's a million of these jokes. We could do them all day.
In fact, his new campaign slogan: 'Hey, as seen on Twitter. Yeah, come on, vote for me.'
It was also announced this week, he's going to be a father. Let's just hope he doesn't name the kid 'Seymour.' That's the worst name you could possibly come up with. But enough about that.
Anyway, the show Extra gave an exclusive look of the inside of Anthony Weiner's condominium in New York City. And you could tell there were problems in the house. Here's the story.
(Clip Weiner's condo and his cat posing in revealing positions, cat also known for posting provocative pictures on Twitter)
DEMOCRAT Anthony Weiner is still starring in Jay Leno's monologue.
Brett Favre, Eliot Spitzer, and Bill Clinton are also playing roles.
Jokes from Thursday's Tonight Show:
JAY LENO: It was so hot in Washington, everyone was sitting around in their underwear like Congressman Weiner. He finally felt at home.
Oh man, that story! Oh, please! This is the story that just won't go away. It gets worse and worse. You've probably seen this. It now seems there's a picture going around the Internet of Congressman Weiner's naked penis. And you can tell it's him because it looks just like him, you know? You know, if he was bald. I mean, you can see the resemblance.
Let me tell you how graphic this picture is. Even Brett Favre won't return his calls now. That's how bad... it's terrible.
You know, I mean, I don't understand taking... how many photos of his crotch did he take? You know, I don't have any photos of my crotch. I mean, I've got a couple of oil paintings, some sketches, sure, a couple of charcoals, but I mean, you know, I don't, really... No, it's awful.
See, I don't understand the way Washington works. Now explain this to me: We are not allowed to see bin Laden's death photo because it's too explicit; but our Congressman's penis, that's fine.
Well, the latest news is that Congressman Weiner's wife is pregnant. I'll tell you how creepy this is: When his wife first called to tell him she was pregnant, he said, 'Uh, who is this?'
Well, you know who married Weiner and his wife? Bill Clinton. In fact, Weiner called Bill Clinton and apologized. See that's when you know you have a problem, OK, when your sexual behavior has offended Bill Clinton. That's where you just go, 'OK, time to draw the line.'
Well, more and more people are now calling for Anthony Weiner to resign. But it's not all bad news. Eliot Spitzer said if Weiner does resign, he can join him on his show and they'll call it 'Weiner Spitzer.'
How many people feel he should resign?
(Audience applauds)
How many people feel he's doing a good job and this has nothing to do with his job?
(Little audience applause)
Interesting, interesting.
Now, as I said, Weiner is adamant now about not resigning. In fact, CNN caught up with him today on the streets and they talked to him. Here, take... here's the interview:
(Clip of actual CNN video, followed by video with CNN audio)
I don't want to see that member of Congress, OK? Thank you.
It's Day Three of Anthony Weiner jokes on the Tonight Show.
JAY LENO: Well, yesterday, President Obama welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House. One embarrassing moment when Merkel got a phone call from a certain New York congressman, asked if she'd like to see his Wiener Schnitzel. That was really bad.
This is not good folks. Congressman Weiner has admitted he did carry on an explicit online relationship with six different women. Well, he thought they were women. Turns out three were women, one was a guy pretending to be a woman, and the other two were other congressmen. He had no idea. They were talking to each other.
Now it turns out one of the women that Weiner was sexting with is a porn star, a porn star. I mean, how bad... one minute, you're a respected member of Congress, the next minute you're competing for skanks with Charlie Sheen. What is that? What is that? Horrible.
And you know, you say to yourself, people wonder why did he engage in such reckless behavior. You know, if you want people to check out your crotch, go to the airport and go through security like everybody else.
And of course, Weiner now desperately trying to make things better with his wife. And you know, you can tell he's sorry. Like today, he sent her a picture of his penis with a little sad face on it.
JAY LENO: According to TMZ, the day after First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the new USDA guide to healthy eating, President Obama was spotted in Ohio eating two chili dogs... That's two politicians this week getting in trouble for their wieners.
What a story this is! Yesterday, Congressman Anthony Weiner, now known of course as the 'peter tweeter,' that's who he is now. Well, he held a big press conference at a hotel in New York City where he admitted to everything. Did you see him standing in front of that microphone? I think it was a microphone.
See, this is why Twitter exists. Members of Congress can now send you pictures of their penises electronically. Remember the old days with Sen. Larry Craig? You had to get in your car, drive to the airport, find the airport bathroom, try to figure out which stall he's in, knock on the door. Now they send it right to your house. It's fantastic!
Well, you know this was gonna happen. A second woman has come forward now, and she says she has over 200 explicit sex text messages from the married congressman. She says they're very short messages, you know, like cocktail wieners. They're the smaller...
Anyway, yesterday, Weiner said he wanted to apologize to his constituents, especially the really hot ones. He feels bad about that. But he said there were six girls in three years, but he never had sex with any of them. Six girls, three years, and no sex -- Do you know what I call that? High school. OK? That was high school. That was high school for me.
And his wife, I guess his beautiful wife, Huma, she's a beautiful woman, if you've seen her. She is an aide for Hillary Clinton. And I guess Hillary called Huma to console her, while Anthony Weiner got a call from Bill going, 'Yeah!!!'
Someone alert Jay Leno to the fact that Anthony Weiner is a DEMOCRAT.
From Leno's Monday monologue:
JAY LENO: Congressman Anthony Weiner finally spoke to the news media today. Apparently, he wanted to wait till his pants came back from the dry cleaners.
Well, to give him credit, he took full responsibility. He says, yes, that was his penis. He did send those photos.
(Audience boos)
Finally, a man taking responsibility for his own penis!
(Leno applauds)
There you go, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you.
I mean, with all this new media, is that considered junk e-mail or is it e-mail of your junk? There are so many terms.
I love the way... we have the economy, we have the war, but let's face it, we're all in 9th grade really.
And I love the way the media reports the story. They say this whole thing started when a lewd photo of a man's crotch was sent to one of Congressman Weiner's Twitter followers. Do they even have to say 'lewd.' I mean, are there tasteful photos of men's crotches?
I mean, it shows you how the political race has changed. Remember, it wasn't that long ago when candidates would ask each other, 'Where's the beef?' You can't ask that now.
And I love this. And the chairman of the New York Republican Party, Ed Cox, said that he will use these pictures to help defeat Anthony Weiner. So, now we have Cox versus Weiner. You know, it doesn't stop. It doesn't stop. It's awful. It's awful.
I don't think Congressman Weiner learned his lesson. Did you see him leaving the press conference? Look at the car he drives. Look, here he is leaving. Look at that. You see? Right there, right there. Dead giveaway.
Leno gets credit for beginning his monologue with this string of jokes related to Anthony Weiner.
However, not once did Leno mention that Weiner is a DEMOCRAT. Not once. Considering Leno is quick to mention the party affiliation of Republican politicians caught up in scandal, I don't believe the failure to mention that Weiner is a DEMOCRAT was unintentional.
Also, much of the material wasn't directed at Weiner and what he did. Leno took a number of general shots at the media, the public, and politics rather than being rough on Weiner's specific wrongdoing.
Furthermore, directly after the Weiner jokes, Leno launched into a lengthy series of Sarah Palin jokes, followed by jokes attacking FOX News.
More of the monologue was devoted to bashing Palin and FOX than Weiner.
When Leno's guest, Katie Couric, made her appearance, she did her usual slew of Sarah Palin insults. That gave Leno the opportunity to mock Palin again.
Even when there is a major scandal involving a DEMOCRAT with major developments in the story occurring that day, and it lends itself to comedy, Hollywood and media Leftists prefer to focus their attacks on conservatives.
