I’ve been following this case about Rep. Anthony Weiner allegedly sending a 21 year old college student an alleged lewd picture of himself on Twitter, since it started late last week. I chose not to comment on it until I saw this fiasco was starting to reach the national media.
Anything that has to do with the Andrew Breitbart blog, Big Government is automatically suspect, given their prior history of “set-ups“.
Daily Kos seems to have deciphered the entire mess here. However, I have to look at their analysis the same way I do with those on the right analyzing President Obama’s birth certificate.
Hopefully the truth will prevail soon. For the most part I really like the Congressman’s stance on most issues. I also follow him on Twitter.
This video is from the Los Angeles Times:
Time Magazine – Swampland
Here are the facts of the incident inevitably dubbed “Weinergate.” Late Friday night, a lewd photo was posted on the Twitter account of Congressman Anthony Weiner, a Democrat who represents parts of Brooklyn and Queens. It was included in a message sent to a Washington State college student. The tweet — as well as all photos connected to the account — was swiftly scrubbed, but a screen grab found its way to conservative provocateur Andrew Breitbart’s “Big Government” website.
Weiner has repeatedly denied sending the photo; the Congressman says his Twitter and Facebook accounts were hacked. An aide said the Democrat has hired a lawyer. “We’ve retained counsel to explore the proper next steps and to advise us on what civil or criminal actions should be taken,” said spokesman Dave Arnold. “This was a prank. We are loath to treat it as more, but we are relying on professional advice.”
While you were enjoying the holiday weekend, the denizens of the Interwebs were hard at word trying to solve the mystery. Mediaite commissioned a “photoshop expert” to scour the image for evidence of forgery. A Reuters employee juxtaposed the photo data with those of previous images.
A blogger for Breitbart’s Big Government site dangled a lucrative $200(!) reward for evidence that helps identify the hacker, presumably so that it can use the offer as evidence of Weiner’s guilt if the culprit fails to materialize. Another pointed out that the “skinny legs” visible in the photo might match those attached to Weiner’s lanky frame. A blogger for the liberal Daily Kos, using screen grabs and Twitter timelines, marshaled a case that Breitbart and a conservative blogger had teamed up to take Weiner down. Both have denied it.
I’ll remind you that the Obama administration asked for Sherrod’s resignation BEFORE it had seen the entire video. Blame them, not Breitbart.
Hatster Morris, you have a bit of “circular logic” going on there.
Before there was a White House reaction, there was a DECEPTIVE VIDEO made by and distributed by Andrew Breitbart. The video was deemed deceptive, under closer scrutiny. It’s not rocket science. It’s easier than “what came first, the chicken or the egg?” In this case what came first the video or the WH reaction?
One does not rely on the other in the latter example to make it a true statement. Each is exclusive of the other.
Video + WH reaction does not = “Blame the White House”. The video came first!