Anthony Weiner Archives

Trump Blames Clinton for Weiner Sexting

August 30, 2016 Buck Banks

If you were a presidential candidate who polled low among women, who was on your third wife, who had a reputation for womanizing and a professional relationship with a man who’d recently been axed from his job for sexual harassment, would you respond to the latest Anthony Weiner scandal by A. Staying out of it; B. Changing the subject; or C. Attacking your opponent by making a dubious connection between Weiner’s behavior and her own? If you chose C, congratulations: This election has officially warped your sense of good judgment.

— Olivia Nuzzi, The Daily Beast.

— Huma Abedin, quoted by ABC News, after husband and ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was caught in yet another sexting scandal.

Anthony Weiner Has a Lucid Moment

October 22, 2014 Buck Banks

I mean, realistically, my political career is probably over.

— Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D), quoted by Politico, reflecting on the sexting scandal that forced him to resign from Congress.

Weiner Insulted By Ryan’s Being Mistaken for Him

May 30, 2014 Buck Banks

How much more can I bear?

— Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), who left office in scandal, tells Business Insider that having people mix him up with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is “the final insult.”

New Yorker Nix Weiner and Spitzer

September 11, 2013 Buck Banks

Sleazy come, sleazy go

— Headline in the New York Post, on both Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner losing their attempted comeback races after sex scandals.

Weiner: Congress Is Not a ‘Great Place’ to Solve Problems

September 9, 2013 Buck Banks

Congress is not that good a job anymore. You know, frankly there’s such a center of gravity around stopping anything from happening, the Tea Party Right has frankly held hostage the place. It’s not a great place if you want to go and solve problems.

— New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, on the Today Show.

Weiner Doesn’t Miss the Press Scrum

August 20, 2013 Buck Banks

You might be surprised to hear this, but I actually like it better this way.

— Anthony Weiner (D), quoted by BuzzFeed, on the very few reporters still covering his New York City mayoral race.

He said he hadn’t done it in at least a year or more,
Though he was still doing it when he said he’d stopped before.
For those who’re still inquisitive,
He says that now it’s quite definitive,
Anthony Weiner is absolutely, positively not sexting anymore.

McMillan Endorses Weiner, Kind Of

August 5, 2013 Buck Banks

We all are freaky. He just exposed his freaky-ism in the wrong way.

— Jimmy McMillan of The Rent is Too Damn High Party, quoted by Politicker, endorsing Anthony Weiner in the New York City mayoral race.

Weiner Pooh-Poohs Comments by Non-New Yorkers

July 30, 2013 Buck Banks

I am not terribly interested in what people who are not voters in the city of New York have to say.

— Anthony Weiner, quoted by the New York Daily News, in response to a question about whether Bill and Hillary Clinton, who live in Westchester County, could influence his decision to stay in the mayoral race.

— Olivia Nuzzi, The Daily Beast.

After long and careful consideration and work on my marriage, I’ve made the decision to separate from my husband.

— Huma Abedin, quoted by ABC News, after husband and ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was caught in yet another sexting scandal.

I mean, realistically, my political career is probably over.

— Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D), quoted by Politico, reflecting on the sexting scandal that forced him to resign from Congress.

How much more can I bear?

— Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), who left office in scandal, tells Business Insider that having people mix him up with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is “the final insult.”

Sleazy come, sleazy go

— Headline in the New York Post, on both Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner losing their attempted comeback races after sex scandals.

Congress is not that good a job anymore. You know, frankly there’s such a center of gravity around stopping anything from happening, the Tea Party Right has frankly held hostage the place. It’s not a great place if you want to go and solve problems.

— New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, on the Today Show.

You might be surprised to hear this, but I actually like it better this way.

— Anthony Weiner (D), quoted by BuzzFeed, on the very few reporters still covering his New York City mayoral race.

We all are freaky. He just exposed his freaky-ism in the wrong way.

— Jimmy McMillan of The Rent is Too Damn High Party, quoted by Politicker, endorsing Anthony Weiner in the New York City mayoral race.

I am not terribly interested in what people who are not voters in the city of New York have to say.

— Anthony Weiner, quoted by the New York Daily News, in response to a question about whether Bill and Hillary Clinton, who live in Westchester County, could influence his decision to stay in the mayoral race.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Cheney and I agree on nothing — no issues. But what we do believe in is that the United States should retain its democratic foundations …. I applaud the Cheneys for their courage in defending democracy.”

— Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), on Meet the Press.

“A series of tests confront Trump heading into Tuesday’s event, about self-discipline, knowledge, his age and acuity, his overall temperament, and how he deals with the issues of race and gender. For the past six weeks, he’s often been failing those tests.”

— Dan Balz

“Donald Trump has risen in the polls the more the people have reacted negatively to his treatment in the courtroom. And if the judge had gone ahead with this, it could have easily been the October surprise.”

— Karl Rove told Fox News that allowing sentencing to proceed in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case could have given Trump a boost in the polls.

“In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.”

— Former Vice President Dick Cheney, in a statement explaining that he’ll vote for Kamala Harris.

— Florida Politics

Numerati

$1.3 billion

“The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022,” the AP reports.

46% to 45%

$48% to 43%

$25 million

~$20