May 31, 2011
— Ace 1. A low-paid staffer, who will soon go on to a prize posting in the Obama Administration, after the media furor dies down, did it as a big goof, and I was protecting him, because I'm that much of a hero
2. I was Tweeting it to my wife, whom I love so very much; how dare you intrude into the sanctity of a marriage
I like 1.
Lee Stranahan Talks WeinerGate on Cam & Company Show: Just about right now. It's on Sirius/XM Patriot 125, but you can also watch live at that link. Over Now.
Come On, Now It's Too Much: The Weiner wedding officiated by... oh, it's too much.
More: At McCain's, Jeffrey Toobin of course was dismissive of the story. Plus lots of other stuff.
Apart from Dana Bash, CNN Still On Team Weiner: Quote: "in Weiner's defense...the person behind this is andrew breitbart who has made a practice of targeting democrats..." I don't know who said it; just picked it off Twitter.
Ah, I should have guessed. In fact, I did guess, but didn't want to go with a guess. TRScoop confirms it was Jeffrey Toobin.
Oh! How Could I Have Forgotten About Charles Johnson?! Um, that question answers itself, doesn't it?
How could I have forgotten about a nobody who was only relevant back when Britney Spears was still kinda hot?
So I'll cut myself some slack on this oversight perfectly functioning sight.
But if you want to know what Charles Johnson has been up to lately:
That's what he's been up to, stupid.
Yet Another Andrew Breitbart Smear Falls ApartFraudster is fraudulent
Charles Johnson
As soon as I heard about the “scandal” involving Rep. Anthony Weiner, and saw it being pushed like crazy by fraudster Andrew Breitbart, I knew it would turn out to be yet another phony story.
And thatÂ’s exactly what happened. If you havenÂ’t heard about the latest Breitbart scam, hereÂ’s a pretty good summary (but they should check the spelling of their headline): Brietbart to use SEX SMEAR on Rep. Anthony Weiner.
In a nutshell, someone apparently hacked into WeinerÂ’s Twitter and yfrog (a picture-hosting Twitter app) accounts, posted a lewd photo, then sent a screenshot of it to a student in Seattle. Wingnuts, of course, refuse to believe that Weiner didnÂ’t post it himself.
(Update: there was no hacking involved. The photo was never posted to WeinerÂ’s account. Someone may have photoshopped a screenshot of a yfrog page to make it look like it came from WeinerÂ’s page.)
(Update 2: the story changes again - apparently WeinerÂ’s yfrog account really was cracked, and the image was posted there.)
The New York Times has a report, and I have to ask: when will the media stop treating Andrew Breitbart like a legitimate “conservative” source? The article doesn’t even mention the numerous other frauds perpetrated by this right wing attack dog.
That's what I use updates for, too -- to become even more and more wrong and dumb.
When I don't think I'm stupid enough on the first try, I'll drop in a few bonus moron-updates to get even stupider.
Oh, I missed this. He's not finished being stupid in the post so he adds an extra stupid cherry on top with the postscript:
ALSO SEE:
BreitbartÂ’s #TwitterHoax - How It Went Down (updated w/ smoking gun)
And that link? Is to the Daily Kos.
Well, that about wraps him up, huh?
He had ya fooled for a while there, huh? You know, I've never really gotten around to asking LGF'ers what the hell the attraction there was.
I remember I used to be jealous of everyone wanting to be a Lizardroid or whatever. I was like, wow, this guy really commands respect.
Then I'd read his blog and... uh... ooohhhh.... let's just say the pixels successfully stuck to the screen.
Eh, I won't razz you guys. I used to like Star Wars, before The Great Suckening.
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Posted by: WillOTP at May 31, 2011 06:42 PM (9suBn)
Posted by: Rex the Wonder Dog at May 31, 2011 06:44 PM (agD4m)
That's all "if," however. I don't think it will come to that. I still doubt that Weiner will get pressed any further on this until/unless further allegations surface. Something to "move the ball," if I may use a suddenly unfortunate turn of the phrase. (Hey, I like playing pessimist -- the upside-surprises are so wonderful that way.)
The funny thing is, Weiner could easily confess to this and get away with it, even to the point of salvaging his mayoral run in NYC. Nothing he did here is illegal, and the city already elected Giuliani in the midst of the whole Judy Nathan affair. It's not like it's anything new for you assholes.
I am loving seeing him wriggle right now, however. I'm spinning out fantasies of aggressive questioning from the MSM along the lines of CNN today. But they're just that -- fantasies.
Posted by: Jeff B. at May 31, 2011 06:44 PM (hIWe1)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at May 31, 2011 06:45 PM (NtTkA)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at May 31, 2011 06:45 PM (ldUCK)
Posted by: Travis at May 31, 2011 06:45 PM (9WkMB)
Posted by: steevy at May 31, 2011 06:48 PM (gTe3Y)
Posted by: toby928™ at May 31, 2011 06:48 PM (GTbGH)
Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at May 31, 2011 06:49 PM (Y83DW)
Posted by: Jon fuckin Stewart at May 31, 2011 06:51 PM (GTbGH)
It will be interesting to see if he can fake the his way through an "abject apology" and confession of error, cause there's no way that's authentic.
Posted by: Popcorn at May 31, 2011 06:51 PM (OOehk)
Posted by: Ben at May 31, 2011 06:51 PM (DKV43)
since even you got nothing new...what makes you think any lazy media have more?
story died today.
Posted by: goshPA at May 31, 2011 06:52 PM (W9alw)
Posted by: George Orwell at May 31, 2011 06:52 PM (AZGON)
If I weren't so lazy I would cue up stewart's bits on Foley, Craig, etc.
Posted by: Ben at May 31, 2011 06:52 PM (DKV43)
Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Sisyphus at May 31, 2011 06:52 PM (9/lhd)
Posted by: nickless at May 31, 2011 06:52 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 06:52 PM (UsjBj)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 31, 2011 06:52 PM (TE1WL)
1) is the better choice of the two, but I think we will see another outcome. I'm hoping for a very public, cringe-worthy temper tantrum.
Posted by: fluffy at May 31, 2011 06:53 PM (SwkdU)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at May 31, 2011 06:53 PM (NtTkA)
I think he stepped on himself by smarting off to Dana Bash and her producer at CNN.
She is married to John King at CNN.
He father is a producer for ABC.
Posted by: Huckleberry at May 31, 2011 06:53 PM (j/Wpi)
(It was still worth it, though.)
Posted by: AD at May 31, 2011 06:53 PM (mVDI9)
Aww, Jake!
Posted by: Princess Leia at May 31, 2011 06:54 PM (SwkdU)
Posted by: Bruce at May 31, 2011 06:54 PM (h1+/r)
Too much?
Posted by: Fritz at May 31, 2011 06:55 PM (AN8d5)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at May 31, 2011 06:55 PM (agD4m)
Posted by: Serious Cat at May 31, 2011 06:55 PM (bAySe)
Posted by: George Orwell at May 31, 2011 06:55 PM (AZGON)
*vein, not vain, for "in the vein of..."
Also, please use "number" for things you can count (such as "inches of rain") and "amount" for things you need to measure (such as "amount of rain). Also, please use "fewer" with the former and "less" with the latter. Thank you.
Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at May 31, 2011 10:49 PM (Y83DW)
Goddess--I believes you means sanctity!
Posted by: Hrothgar-protector of engrish as a second language at May 31, 2011 06:55 PM (yrGif)
(Note to Ace of Spades: There’s no “embargo” among the “conservative media establishment.” Don’t throw in the towel. You should be taking a victory lap. Fit is hitting the shan. Petards are being hoisted. And it wasn’t necessary to have every conservative site featuring the story in Armaggedon-size font. That is a good thing.)
Posted by: Valiant at May 31, 2011 06:56 PM (9/lhd)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 06:57 PM (UsjBj)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at May 31, 2011 06:57 PM (NtTkA)
Posted by: Travis at May 31, 2011 06:57 PM (9WkMB)
Posted by: Tutu at May 31, 2011 06:57 PM (O6j1h)
Posted by: cardboard bear at May 31, 2011 06:58 PM (PNtw0)
Posted by: Serious Cat at May 31, 2011 06:58 PM (bAySe)
So I was searching for my prediction that I made yesterday and I found my AoS comments on Tweeting Central.
How does that work?
Posted by: sTevo at May 31, 2011 06:58 PM (VMcEw)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 06:58 PM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Bryan at May 31, 2011 06:59 PM (PYKJN)
Posted by: Anthony "Little Bat" Weiner at May 31, 2011 07:00 PM (4t9J5)
Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at May 31, 2011 07:01 PM (Y83DW)
Posted by: George Orwell at May 31, 2011 07:01 PM (AZGON)
What is choice three? Surely, there's a choice three.
Posted by: Travis at May 31, 2011 10:41 PM
We have a separate thread for that. It's called DOOM.
Posted by: arhooley at May 31, 2011 07:02 PM (+/eKV)
Posted by: t-bird at May 31, 2011 07:02 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 07:03 PM (UsjBj)
Now, too much time has passed.
I vote for option #3: say nothing, and then go on a "business vacation" in some sort of "far flung place" with "no reporters" and hope the story is dead upon return.
Posted by: Shibumi at May 31, 2011 07:04 PM (eeGvE)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at May 31, 2011 07:05 PM (NtTkA)
Posted by: David at May 31, 2011 07:05 PM (4t9J5)
Posted by: Anthony Weiner at May 31, 2011 07:05 PM (AZGON)
A "policy" trip overseas is always good for making the serfs forget.
Posted by: sifty at May 31, 2011 07:06 PM (2dbd9)
Posted by: t-bird at May 31, 2011 07:08 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: blogforce one at May 31, 2011 07:08 PM (hjn1y)
Posted by: David at May 31, 2011 07:10 PM (4t9J5)
Posted by: George Orwell at May 31, 2011 07:11 PM (AZGON)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at May 31, 2011 07:11 PM (NtTkA)
Posted by: George Orwell at May 31, 2011 07:12 PM (AZGON)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at May 31, 2011 07:13 PM (agD4m)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 31, 2011 07:13 PM (TE1WL)
Posted by: Miss Bessie at May 31, 2011 07:13 PM (RwpbN)
Posted by: whatever at May 31, 2011 07:14 PM (++Ag1)
Posted by: Dan Bash at May 31, 2011 07:14 PM (1fB+3)
Posted by: publius(NotBreitbartPublius) at May 31, 2011 07:14 PM (VVB18)
Posted by: Nameless at May 31, 2011 07:15 PM (9YuJS)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 07:15 PM (nj1bB)
Probably got HillandBill's ok because he fucked with the beard. I'll go back to #b.
Posted by: The Great Satan's Ghost at May 31, 2011 07:15 PM (UrPTC)
Posted by: John Edwards at May 31, 2011 07:16 PM (AZGON)
Posted by: Jean at May 31, 2011 07:16 PM (7P7Ij)
But he's married to a Muslim woman?
There's your sitcom right there!
Posted by: Dave C at May 31, 2011 07:19 PM (QIvCY)
Posted by: tomc at May 31, 2011 07:19 PM (7Herw)
That was not for my twitter feed to see ee ee.
Cuz when I tweeted a pic of my poor weiner. . .
That mark'd the end of my job in ole DC.
Posted by: youngjim at May 31, 2011 07:20 PM (nLzKY)
It was an Accident
Posted by: sTevo at May 30, 2011 11:57 AM
Looks like I am committed to #2 even though I left out the whole photo bucket thingy.
Posted by: sTevo at May 31, 2011 07:21 PM (VMcEw)
Posted by: Nameless at May 31, 2011 07:22 PM (9YuJS)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2011 07:22 PM (G6cxw)
Posted by: Jean at May 31, 2011 07:22 PM (7P7Ij)
Anyone have any thoughts on this - I mean, other than that when given the chance to explain this, the Honorable Weiner basically put his thumbs in his ears and sprayed raspberries at Dana Bash, just like any innocent would do?
Posted by: @Alec Leamas at May 31, 2011 07:22 PM (W0TZi)
Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at May 31, 2011 07:23 PM (1H47k)
Posted by: USA at May 31, 2011 07:23 PM (YZISw)
Posted by: Serious Cat at May 31, 2011 07:24 PM (bAySe)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 31, 2011 07:24 PM (TE1WL)
i hope someone gets video of the idf babes kicking the shit out of him
Hahaha, rich! If he doesn't make it to Israel, maybe he can visit the Wisconsin Badgers.
Posted by: arhooley at May 31, 2011 07:25 PM (+/eKV)
Posted by: Oprah-Huma-Huma-Oprah at May 31, 2011 07:25 PM (pmzey)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 07:26 PM (UsjBj)
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at May 31, 2011 07:26 PM (1yViP)
Posted by: DM! at May 31, 2011 07:27 PM (O0Qwy)
Posted by: Some Engineer at May 31, 2011 07:28 PM (jEEpE)
Posted by: curious at May 31, 2011 07:29 PM (k1rwm)
His trap is huge..
I can't tell if he is going to scream at me or try to take a bite..
Posted by: Dave C at May 31, 2011 07:29 PM (QIvCY)
Has anyone considered the possibility that he genuinely thought he was hacked at first... not realizing that he fat-fingered his keyboard?
Posted by: Serious Cat at May 31, 2011 11:24 PM
This is technically possible. Can't remember where it was posted, but a tweet with too many characters or something can get "cut in half" so that depending on what device you sent it from, the Twitter server reads the first half as "DM" and then gets the rest of the header info as "normal broadcast tweet." He might have actually DMed the thing and been betrayed by his Blackberry.
Posted by: arhooley at May 31, 2011 07:29 PM (+/eKV)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 07:30 PM (UsjBj)
Posted by: t-bird at May 31, 2011 07:31 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Sheriff Martin Brody at May 31, 2011 07:31 PM (AZGON)
Updated Mae West (what a broad!)
Posted by: Nameless at May 31, 2011 07:33 PM (9YuJS)
Yeah. Every woman takes her kids on vacation in a giant bus with famous American documents painted all over it.
Posted by: sifty at May 31, 2011 07:34 PM (2dbd9)
It's called "foreshadowing." So say goodbye to Election Night 2012, friends.
But golly, that dashing Mitt Romney sure put up one *heck* of a fight for us, didn't he?
Posted by: BC at May 31, 2011 07:35 PM (8/oXo)
(admittedly, she made it known this was more than a "vaca with hubby and the kids". Still you gotta admire that she's taken a 5 room suite in the Media's head. They. Cannot. Stop. Covering. Her.
I think they need an intervention or something cause they're exhibiting the distinctive traits of addiction.
Posted by: Nameless at May 31, 2011 07:37 PM (9YuJS)
Posted by: Dave (in MA) at May 31, 2011 07:39 PM (vfylY)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 07:39 PM (nj1bB)
Posted by: curious at May 31, 2011 07:40 PM (k1rwm)
Fuck, Charlie Rangel still more or less believes that he's entitled to not pay taxes if he doesn't feel like it, and thinks you can all kiss his ass.
Posted by: @Alec Leamas at May 31, 2011 07:40 PM (W0TZi)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 07:40 PM (nj1bB)
Posted by: Pirate of the Perineum at May 31, 2011 07:40 PM (ZRN7N)
Posted by: huerfano at May 31, 2011 07:40 PM (BeusG)
Posted by: Bob Reed at May 31, 2011 07:43 PM (2dlWi)
Posted by: garrett at May 31, 2011 07:45 PM (V4C8T)
"It's not my fault! Huma won't sleep with me. Hillary won't let her!!
On a more serious and sad note, how is this man anything even remotely close to desirable to an okay-looking college chick with ginormous melons? I mean, sure, I was stupid and intermittently slutty in my college years, but never in my most drunken and deluded moments would I do anything but laugh at this twerp. Are the pickings really that slim these days? And, please, spare me the whole 'power is a turn-on' thing. There are limits. Aren't there?
Posted by: TiredWench at May 31, 2011 07:46 PM (oPceJ)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 07:48 PM (nj1bB)
My money's on the staffer excuse. Said staffer has been tweeting for Weiner all along and got carried away.
Said staffer will then attempt to sell us the Brooklyn Bridge and some nice waterfront property in Florida.
Posted by: ParanoidWorkingGirlinSeattle at May 31, 2011 07:49 PM (RZ8pf)
And, please, spare me the whole 'power is a turn-on' thing. There are limits. Aren't there?
No. There aren't.
Posted by: cleaningmygun at May 31, 2011 07:49 PM (yR/Zv)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 31, 2011 07:49 PM (TE1WL)
Posted by: cleaningmygun at May 31, 2011 07:50 PM (yR/Zv)
Posted by: CNN at May 31, 2011 07:50 PM (8/JR7)
He was begging for their vote in the next election.
Proof that anything with no heart votes D.
Posted by: momma at May 31, 2011 07:51 PM (penCf)
Posted by: CNN at May 31, 2011 07:51 PM (8/JR7)
Posted by: David at May 31, 2011 07:51 PM (4t9J5)
Me, I still don't get all the women girls that participate in "Girls Gone Wild" videos.
(I appreciate that they do but don't understand what their payoff is for acting stupid and getting nekkid in front of a camera. Do they get paid?)
Posted by: Nameless at May 31, 2011 07:51 PM (9YuJS)
House deals symbolic blow to raising debt ceilingThe House overwhelmingly refused to raise the nation's borrowing ability Tuesday — a largely symbolic vote designed to bolster Republican arguments that a successful measure must include deep spending cuts and sweeping policy revisions.
Posted by: momma at May 31, 2011 07:52 PM (penCf)
Posted by: Dr Gregory House at May 31, 2011 07:52 PM (wPxqH)
Huma Abedin: "His Tweets, of course. I knew right off the bat he had a little bit of humor on the side."
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at May 31, 2011 07:53 PM (1yViP)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 11:48 PM (nj1bB)
Be sure to take a screen shot of his article and save it. He might go back in three years and completely rewrite it to claim he's been consistent.
Posted by: buzzion at May 31, 2011 07:53 PM (oVQFe)
Posted by: sherlock at May 31, 2011 07:54 PM (thr9V)
When I first saw weiners avatar, I was confused because I was wondering what the hell is Julia Roberts doing that crazy shit for?
Posted by: sTevo at May 31, 2011 07:54 PM (VMcEw)
Posted by: buzzion at May 31, 2011 07:55 PM (oVQFe)
(I'm not chuckles, he never uses his name on the net.)
Posted by: Charles Johnson at May 31, 2011 07:55 PM (YKOnu)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 07:55 PM (UsjBj)
Posted by: SlaveDog at May 31, 2011 07:55 PM (PidTa)
Posted by: nevergiveup at May 31, 2011 07:56 PM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Charles Johnson's Bag Of Cheetos at May 31, 2011 07:56 PM (JmVLJ)
Posted by: Nameless at May 31, 2011 07:56 PM (9YuJS)
Posted by: Gleeeen Greenwald at May 31, 2011 07:57 PM (JmVLJ)
Did you see that Bill O'Really is actually covering this story?
Bill OÂ’Reilly: We Demand a Statement From FBI on Weinergate By TomorrowÂ’s Show (Video)If a hacker is coming in and able to breach security of a sitting Congress person, itÂ’s a big deal. I donÂ’t care what pictureÂ’s involvedÂ… I want the FBI to tell the American public, and tomorrow IÂ’m going to insist, what theyÂ’re doing about thisÂ… Even if he doesnÂ’t file, itÂ’s at the level now that the FBI has to come in and clarify. Tomorrow with all due respect Mr Muller, the head of the FBI, we want a statement from you. With all due respect.
Posted by: momma at May 31, 2011 07:58 PM (penCf)
Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at May 31, 2011 07:58 PM (uO1x1)
Posted by: Charles Johnson's Windowless "Free Candy" Van at May 31, 2011 07:59 PM (JmVLJ)
Posted by: All the Homos on Twitter at Once at May 31, 2011 07:59 PM (lT0LC)
When the Clinton's first proposed the deal, Tony thought they said "you'll have hummer's every day".
Posted by: Nameless at May 31, 2011 07:59 PM (9YuJS)
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 31, 2011 07:59 PM (G6cxw)
Crazy talk. This thing is good for at least two more weeks of fun.
Posted by: SlaveDog at May 31, 2011 07:59 PM (PidTa)
Posted by: TiredWench at May 31, 2011 11:46 PM (oPceJ)
Yep, there isn't that much drunk and drugged out in the world for me. I wouldn't touch that teeny weeny with somebody else's vajayjay.
Posted by: Steph at May 31, 2011 08:00 PM (AkdC5)
I'm gonna lay down a marker, and predict that Weiner resigns next Monday. I was gonna say by Friday night, but I think he'll stubbornly refuse to fall on his sword until next weekend has come and gone, if only to prove he wasn't forced out on someone else's terms.
Why will he resign? Because of his integrity? HAHAAHAHA! Because he would get kicked out of Congress? HAHAHAHAAHA! Because his voters won't stand for this? HAHAAHAHAHA!
The guy's a democrat. They can commit actual crimes and still get and keep their jobs, and he hasn't exactly committed a crime. Dems will not kick him out of office. Barney Frank had a boyfriend running a prostitution ring out of his home. And if you remember the whole Mark Foley affair there was mention of the Democrat that was busted actually having sex with pages, and the Dems gave that guy a standing ovation at one point during the aftermath.
Posted by: buzzion at May 31, 2011 08:00 PM (oVQFe)
My kid just received a twit pic of her friend's HeMan underoos.
I blame Weiner.
The MSM must now ask all Democrats if they think Weiner should be held accountable and what guilt, they themselves have in all of this because they didn't stop him sooner.
///
Posted by: momma at May 31, 2011 08:01 PM (penCf)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 08:01 PM (UsjBj)
Also, please use "number" for things you can count (such as "inches of rain") and "amount" for things you need to measure (such as "amount of rain). Also, please use "fewer" with the former and "less" with the latter. Thank you.
Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at May 31, 2011 10:49 PM (Y83DW)
Our distinct departures from the grammatical rules of the English language are all properly called for in the AoSHQ Manual of Style, which is available to all true Morons. This becomes a distinct shibboleth to ensure community continuity amongst hordes of imposters that would try to infiltrate us. You do have the AoSHQ Manual of Style, don't you?
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at May 31, 2011 08:01 PM (GE1+K)
Posted by: David at May 31, 2011 08:02 PM (4t9J5)
For Charles Johnson and his dying blog:
"To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people. I've known sheep that could outwit you. I've worn dresses with higher IQs!"
Posted by: A Fish Called Palandine at May 31, 2011 08:02 PM (g7D8V)
>Eh, I won't razz you guys. I used to like Hall & Oates, so what do I know.
+ 100
Posted by: Dr Spank at May 31, 2011 08:04 PM (1fB+3)
Hey, FUCK YOU BUDDY.
Posted by: That Guy Who Still Unironically Likes Hall & Oates at May 31, 2011 08:05 PM (hIWe1)
Posted by: rdbrewer at May 31, 2011 08:07 PM (8/JR7)
I remember I used to be jealous of everyone wanting to be a Lizardroid or whatever. I was like, wow, this guy really commands respect.
Then I'd read his blog and... uh... ooohhhh.... let's just say the pixels stuck to the screen.
Eh, I won't razz you guys. I used to like Hall & Oates, so what do I knowThink of CJ like Michael Jackson that will allow you to chart out the trajectory.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at May 31, 2011 08:07 PM (GE1+K)
So WTF is Charles Johnson doing doubling down on stupid? What happens if Weiner is forced to apologize or (more likely at this point) "shift" his story to something along the lines of "yeah a staffer punked me"? How's he going to back-and-fill?
Posted by: Jeff B. at May 31, 2011 08:07 PM (hIWe1)
I'm gonna combine 2 comments I just said about chuckles on the ONT.
Don't forget every hit you give him actually counts as 9 on his little counters.
That was linked on the sidebar a couple weeks back. It had a youtube video of a guy showing the page and going to an old post with very few hits, and showing how fast it got to 100. It only took a few clicks and it jumped up by 9 each time.
Posted by: buzzion at May 31, 2011 08:07 PM (oVQFe)
by: That Guy Who Still Unironically Likes Hall & Oates at June 01, 11 12:05 AM (hIWe1)
Relax...Ace lets all that Ewok hair grow in nice and thick to cover up his John Oates Tattoos.
Posted by: garrett at May 31, 2011 08:08 PM (V4C8T)
Posted by: somebody else, not me at May 31, 2011 08:08 PM (7EV/g)
ahh, the return of Charlie J, the "special" friend of Andi Sullivan. They make such a cute couple, both batshit crazy.
Posted by: Dick_Nixon at May 31, 2011 08:10 PM (EN9lz)
Posted by: nickless at May 31, 2011 08:11 PM (MMC8r)
But he really thinks Breitbart 'did' this? Help me understand chucky.
Even Toobin thinks this? And he's supposedly "smart" by getting fancy degrees and stuff. uhhh I think we all, as a society need to re-think what 'smart' is.... and FAST.
I've read Breitbarts book and It was one of the more entertaining political books i've read in years. Its obvious he's an insightful and intelligent person. His transformation reminds me exactly of my own and probably just about everyone who matures. From left winger in college and a few years after, to conservative when I learned many life lessons as I grew up. Highly recommended.
With that said, I don't believe for a second that Breitbart would put his reputation on the line to 'hack' Weiners account. It doesn't make sense how or why he could do it. Its a fantasy. The bizzare fascination with the sherrod case is crazy too. In his book he says there is much more to come out, but he's being sued by her at the moment. For all of us that saw the entire thing, sherrods story wasn't all puppies and kittens. She's and her husband are BAD people. terrible. The entire text of her speech should be read. not just the sound bite the media used to crucify breitbart. I'm not sure why he folded so fast. He may have understood the media had him with that soundbite. he goes deep into the media complex and how it works in his book. He must have made a decision to fold for now, and come back later. Unfortunately the media is still using the sherrod thing to beat him over the head with. If they only knew (actually they do.. they're evil) Sherrods full story. hell, even the NAACP knew she was a bad person.. they threw her under the bus faster that Obama would. jeez
Posted by: Former Child Slave from Sherrods Commune at May 31, 2011 08:11 PM (/geHL)
Just imagine it posted with this thread title;
OVERNIGHT PUTZ
Posted by: kbdabear at May 31, 2011 08:11 PM (vdfwz)
Posted by: David at May 31, 2011 08:12 PM (4t9J5)
Posted by: nickless at May 31, 2011 08:12 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 08:13 PM (UsjBj)
Funny that he's gone just as crazy, albeit in the other direction.
Posted by: Jeff B. at May 31, 2011 08:13 PM (hIWe1)
Posted by: Robert Mapplethorpe at May 31, 2011 08:13 PM (AZGON)
Posted by: Libtard Nation at May 31, 2011 08:14 PM (7nyPv)
Daryl Hall, John Oates, and their legions of exceedingly tasteful fans thank you, Ace.
Now, let's put on X-Static and rock out.
Posted by: That Guy Who Still Unironically Likes Hall & Oates at May 31, 2011 08:16 PM (hIWe1)
--At its best, the posters there were every bit as witty and informed as the ones here. Granted, that was back in 2003-05. . . .
Posted by: logprof at May 31, 2011 08:18 PM (BP6Z1)
For me, it was the fearless, utterly un-PC way he used to mock the Palestinians. He'd have the weekly Car Swarm photo after the Israelis blew up another batch of terrorists, and the reader captions would be hilarious.
What turned me off was Iron Fist. That kind of smarmy, macho, sentimental alcoholism is impossible for me to take. He'd start talking about all the different ways he could kill you, telling the rare liberal troll "You don't wanna meet me in person, man. I can slice you with my big knife in less than a second. You'll be dead, man," and the regulars would swoon over him for being so butch. Purported women would tell him how much they wanted to fuck him, and everyone would say, "Get a room, you two! Haw!" like we were at a frat party all watching our buddy getting humping the stripper.
He had some vomitous trademark phrase he'd sign his posts with, something like "/dark, ominous laughter." LGF turned into this embarrassing Wal-Mart cheese factory, so I stopped going there. But at one time it was really worthwhile.
Posted by: Llarry at May 31, 2011 08:19 PM (SI/pw)
Posted by: nickless at June 01, 2011 12:12 AM
Bike Boy made his name with the flashing GIF, that's his big claim to fame
I can't wait to see his final proof of evidence with the flashing GIF of the "Breitbart Fake Weiner" and the "Kos REAL Weiner". Should be priceless
Posted by: kbdabear at May 31, 2011 08:19 PM (vdfwz)
Posted by: arhooley at May 31, 2011 08:19 PM (+/eKV)
Posted by: Hall and Oates at May 31, 2011 08:19 PM (AZGON)
Posted by: Snuke smart at May 31, 2011 08:19 PM (FweJ7)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 08:21 PM (nj1bB)
Never really understood that either. I went over there back when it was still hot and I appreciate the reporting on radical Islamist groups, and further reporting on radical Islamist groups, and even further reporting on radical Islamist groups, but after a while, I got the point--it's not necessary to continue harping on it and harping on it. (Yeah, I realize it's not the best time to criticize another blogger for being single-focused, but this was month after month, not just a weekend.)
The comments were hard to keep track of and weren't very remarkable either, though I have heard it was different in the early 2000s.
Posted by: AD at May 31, 2011 08:21 PM (mVDI9)
Posted by: National Endowment for the Arts at May 31, 2011 08:22 PM (O0Qwy)
Posted by: Conan at May 31, 2011 08:22 PM (5LqSF)
Posted by: Donna at May 31, 2011 08:22 PM (bdE9c)
Posted by: Topsecretk9 at May 31, 2011 08:23 PM (PK7oq)
Posted by: George Orwell at May 31, 2011 08:25 PM (AZGON)
Well, no matter teh weiner will have to either come up with some far fetched excuse for how his account sent out a dicpic, or he'll have to ask for an investigation. For a man that tries so hard to tout how effin smart he is, he really screwed up by not answering the questions put to him by CNN. How can you not answer whether that pic is of your dick? If it's a prank or a hack, it can't be your dick, right? How hard is that to answer? That's where his biggest screw-up on this sordid mess happened, and there's no way in hell he doesn't know that, and it's for damn sure that his wife knows it.
That smarmy little asswipe has gotten by with so much lying shit he thought he could just blow this off and everyone else would. Too bad he didn't know about the furry ewok.
Posted by: Steph at May 31, 2011 08:25 PM (AkdC5)
Charles' site was worth something before he drove off all the best posters (many of whom settled here).
.
Posted by: looking closely at May 31, 2011 08:27 PM (KNy97)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 08:28 PM (nj1bB)
Posted by: John Edwards at May 31, 2011 08:28 PM (3nrx7)
Posted by: Lewis at May 31, 2011 08:28 PM (6TClq)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at May 31, 2011 11:05 PM (NtTkA)
This.
Posted by: Phil at May 31, 2011 08:28 PM (qgbFB)
Posted by: kbdabear at June 01, 2011 12:19 AM
Slublog, if you're here, make it so!
Posted by: Capt Jean Picard at May 31, 2011 08:28 PM (vdfwz)
Posted by: Just Asking at May 31, 2011 08:28 PM (5LqSF)
Not a single shit was given when he banned me and none has been given since.
The fuckers there are crazy like the panhandlers down by the movie theater here on hippy row.
Posted by: sifty at May 31, 2011 08:28 PM (2dbd9)
Posted by: David at May 31, 2011 08:28 PM (4t9J5)
Posted by: Charles "Want to ride my bicycle" Johnson at May 31, 2011 08:29 PM (2jQGY)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 08:30 PM (UsjBj)
Posted by: GregInSeattle at May 31, 2011 08:30 PM (B5cM9)
Yep and you got us. Great deal huh ya filthy squishy RINO purist Palin headline blocking longbow hater! Why would you want a bunch of sycophants? They are so bland. With us you can douse your habenero casserole with Dave's Insanity Sauce dressing! Meanwhile CJ has banned using salt with the boiled potatoes he calls posts.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at May 31, 2011 08:31 PM (GE1+K)
I partially blame his divorce. It probably messed him up emotionally, contributing to his decent into madness.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at May 31, 2011 08:32 PM (XHnKF)
As God is my witness, I thought he was gay.
Actually, I think he is trapped. If even one of the people on his twitter list is under 18, than he might be open to felony charges. People lie about stuff on the internet sometimes (God knows, we all do!). One minor getting that tweet, and it's way worse for him than just public humiliation. Do you think a staffer is going to take that risk. I think he has to keep his mouth shut unless and until he finds out for sure that everyone involved was a legal adult. I think that is what his lawyers told him.
Posted by: texette at May 31, 2011 08:32 PM (RS2Di)
Posted by: Dateline MSNBC at May 31, 2011 08:32 PM (JmVLJ)
@Stranhan just dropped another twitterpuzzle piece into place.
Only those following both @RepWeiner and ComelyCoed would have seen the pic post, like PatriotUSA76.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 31, 2011 08:33 PM (XBM1t)
Posted by: Milo at May 31, 2011 08:33 PM (Zv/J9)
If he was a friend of mine, I would have intervened and got him professional help. He'd have to reconcile things like what he used to say, and what he is saying now when they were 180 out and admit at least one of them was wrong.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at May 31, 2011 08:34 PM (GE1+K)
Ace? I'd hit it so hard the Tectonic Plates Theory would have to be rewritten
Posted by: Christina Hendricks at May 31, 2011 08:34 PM (vdfwz)
Posted by: unclefacts, mobile edition at May 31, 2011 08:34 PM (6IReR)
Iron Fist's posts started giving me those sympathetic chills of mortification. He called himself "220 lbs. of death made flesh" and spoke often about how he was the type of guy who would "run toward the sound of the guns."
At one point he posted a photo of himself in a black leather jacket with an LGF lizard shoulder patch, like bomber pilots wore in World War II.
Posted by: Llarry at May 31, 2011 08:34 PM (SI/pw)
Posted by: Newton "Talk About Me, Please!" Gingrich at May 31, 2011 08:35 PM (Gpwzl)
Posted by: Jeff B. at June 01, 2011 12:07 AM (hIWe1)
He'll eventually have to break the news to his readers.
Both of them.
Posted by: Phil at May 31, 2011 08:35 PM (qgbFB)
Posted by: Just Asking at May 31, 2011 08:36 PM (5LqSF)
Posted by: Topsecretk9 at May 31, 2011 08:36 PM (PK7oq)
Posted by: Lewis at May 31, 2011 08:37 PM (6TClq)
Iron Fist. I had forgot all about that.
Between Iron "Mac Bolan" Fist bragging all the time and Kilgore Snout with his nose so far up Jonzen's ass it was amazing he got the rep he did for a while.
Posted by: sifty at May 31, 2011 08:38 PM (2dbd9)
Posted by: George Orwell at May 31, 2011 08:38 PM (AZGON)
_________
So, if he'd used fewer characters in the 8==========D portion of his message, he'd have been in the clear?
Today's lesson: don't brag.
Posted by: Anachronda at May 31, 2011 08:39 PM (6fER6)
Posted by: Milo at May 31, 2011 08:39 PM (Zv/J9)
Only those following both @RepWeiner and ComelyCoed would have seen the pic post, like PatriotUSA76.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 01, 2011 12:33 AM (XBM1t)
It wasn't always that way - I remember that two years ago you could see someone's @ messages to other people even if you weren't following both. Then Twitter changed the setup so that you had to be following both. Supposedly this was to reduce the load on their servers and to avoid confusion when people only saw half of a conversation.
Posted by: Mætenloch at May 31, 2011 08:39 PM (TU3mr)
Back when the site was good, it was all commenter-driven, and Charles almost never showed up in the comment threads.
Exactly.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at May 31, 2011 08:39 PM (XHnKF)
Posted by: Steph at May 31, 2011 08:41 PM (AkdC5)
Posted by: sifty at May 31, 2011 08:41 PM (2dbd9)
Charles, Killgore, IceWeasel, wherever you are out there ...
FUCK YOU TOO !!!
Posted by: Lt Col Frank Slade at May 31, 2011 08:41 PM (vdfwz)
Right. Then he added the rating for your remarks and added his comments so he could get all the high numbers. What an egotistical little prick.
Posted by: Donna at May 31, 2011 08:41 PM (bdE9c)
Posted by: Jon Stewart at May 31, 2011 08:41 PM (JmVLJ)
Posted by: unclefacts, mobile edition at May 31, 2011 08:41 PM (6IReR)
Oh autocorrect. How many will you claim?
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at May 31, 2011 08:41 PM (GE1+K)
I didn't post there much (and don't post here much), but yeah, it was all about the comments section and nothing about Charles himself. The only worthwhile thing Charles did in 8 years or so was the Rathergate scandal. But his comments section was often hilarious. In its heyday it was comparable (but not as good as) to AofS is now.
Posted by: Phil at May 31, 2011 08:43 PM (qgbFB)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 31, 2011 08:45 PM (TE1WL)
Posted by: James Tiberius Kirk at May 31, 2011 08:45 PM (AZGON)
As much as I love Drudge, I get the feeling that since this story wasn't broken on Drudge, and/or there's no way to use this story to show the awesome power of Drudge, he's not going to cover it.
Posted by: AlphaBase1 at May 31, 2011 08:45 PM (dQjrF)
Posted by: ace at May 31, 2011 08:45 PM (nj1bB)
http://tinyurl.com/3f64nwr
Posted by: Jon Stewart at June 01, 2011 12:41 AM (JmVLJ)
Know where we can find a link to that part of his show tonight?
Posted by: Steph at May 31, 2011 08:46 PM (AkdC5)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at May 31, 2011 08:47 PM (XHnKF)
The snark is waaaayyyy better here
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at June 01, 2011 12:45 AM (TE1WL)
Yeah, it got a little boring snarking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict all the time. Here, we snark about everything. Dick jokes, the debt ceiling, you name it.
Posted by: Phil at May 31, 2011 08:48 PM (qgbFB)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 31, 2011 08:48 PM (UsjBj)
Posted by: Weiner at May 31, 2011 08:49 PM (8/JR7)
Posted by: eddiebear at May 31, 2011 08:49 PM (JmVLJ)
Posted by: Lewis at May 31, 2011 08:49 PM (6TClq)
*vein, not vain, for "in the vein of..."
Also, please use "number" for things you can count (such as "inches of rain") and "amount" for things you need to measure (such as "amount of rain). Also, please use "fewer" with the former and "less" with the latter. Thank you.
Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at May 31, 2011 10:49 PM (Y83DW)
Wow. Ok, then. This certainly needs repeating.
Posted by: Derak at May 31, 2011 08:49 PM (CjpKH)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 01, 2011 12:47 AM (XHnKF)
Well not typically at least.
Posted by: buzzion at May 31, 2011 08:49 PM (oVQFe)
Long story short, AoS > LGF. I wonder what a traffic comparison of the past six years of the two sites might look like...
Posted by: Tom In Korea at May 31, 2011 08:52 PM (jThmd)
anyway, I guess he is going to try the never ever answer a question (what lawyers tell you to do) and see if people just stop asking. He could have 2 problems, other reporters saw the kudos Dana got and might want some of that love and the other less likely, if Bohener steps up and says we need a conduct investigation (only if the repubs played like the dems, dreaming).
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at May 31, 2011 08:52 PM (ldUCK)
But Drudge and Breitbart are buddies- hmm.
Posted by: GregInSeattle at May 31, 2011 08:53 PM (B5cM9)
Share the rod and soil the child.
Stick to the facts and don't fax your stick.
If you tweet the meat you better take the heat.
If you spam your tool, you look like a fool.
E-mailing your putz makes you a klutz.
Phishing your cock lowers your stock.
Flashing the boner makes your a goner.
Sending your junk makes you a skunk.
Showing your pud, makes you a dud.
Posted by: Jesse Jackson Jr. at May 31, 2011 08:54 PM (5YsV1)
Heh, an American Thinker commenter takes us back:
"And I think that's all I should say right now, so I can get back to the work of the country."-Bill Clinton (01/21/9
“And I'm going to do my best to continue to go through this personal process in an appropriate way, but to do my job, to do the job I was hired to do.” –Bill Clinton (09/02/9
Posted by: arhooley at May 31, 2011 08:54 PM (+/eKV)
Posted by: Tom In Korea at June 01, 2011 12:52 AM (jThmd)
We'll know Ace is struggling with hits when he starts hawking calendars. Perhaps a 2012 Best of Weiner collection.
Posted by: Phil at May 31, 2011 08:55 PM (qgbFB)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at May 31, 2011 08:56 PM (NITzp)
Chekov and Sulu shared the same quarters but there was only one bunk. Logic would dictate that they were melding.
Logic would dictate that Weiner be assigned security duty for those "Captain's Consultations" in Yeoman Rand's quarters. It's not like he would do anything with her, am I correct?
Posted by: Spock at May 31, 2011 08:57 PM (vdfwz)
This is not a low grade crime either. This is potentially a national security concern... not because weiner has plans for the Abrams tank on his computer, but someone could blackmail him and get that sort of thing for his silence. I'm sure stranger things have happend. We never did find out the whole story behind clintons china tech giveaway.. Although it may have had something to do with the F1-17 parts from the one shot down over bosnia that we bombed... The chi-coms were storing them in their embassy for later reverse-engineering and it went boom. I'm sure not many know about that.
Sorry, you can't have that.. but take these secrets instead! Hilary - get this nice young man to sign for these papers... If you want to exchange info again, or just take some from us, leave a message under that construction trailer.. I'll have my good friend sandy berger come pick it up / drop it off in his sock. He's good at that sort of stuff.
oops
Posted by: Former Child Slave from Sherrods Commune at May 31, 2011 08:58 PM (/geHL)
Posted by: GregInSeattle at June 01, 2011 12:53 AM (B5cM9)
They are but Drudge can be a bit of a little bitch sometimes. He loves getting the credit for breaking stories and will bury those that totally moved without him having any influence of them whatsoever. In a weird way, it almost enhances his influence further by doing so. If Drudge doesn't link it, it's not news. But I think Drudge is very Internet 1.0. And we're now in Internet 2.0. Drudge isn't as useful as he used to be.
Posted by: Phil at May 31, 2011 08:58 PM (qgbFB)
Posted by: Lewis at May 31, 2011 09:00 PM (6TClq)
*sigh*
I am very ashamed of the people we have allowed to run this country.
We must do better. Quickly. Or else.
Posted by: Derak at May 31, 2011 09:04 PM (CjpKH)
Posted by: Fizz at May 31, 2011 09:07 PM (3ECXc)
So Cee Jay is Jar Jar Binks... only with more stupid?
Magic 8-Ball of Plausibility says, "Yes!"
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at May 31, 2011 09:19 PM (1yViP)
Posted by: darii at May 31, 2011 09:47 PM (mpkH9)
It's gotta be tough to be Weiner. A pretty "wife" who is Hilary's body-woman (that's her actual job title). I can't imagine what inducement he got to go through with the sham marriage. Less than a year later he's sending out pictures of his junk to prospective lays? I felt for the guy... for about 5 seconds. Then I thought, who would go through with a pantomime like that, even if the Clintons owe you a favor afterwards.
The less said about LGF and Chuckie, the better. Anyone who's a Marxist after the wall fell is best ignored.
Posted by: theCork at May 31, 2011 10:28 PM (aIj35)
Posted by: gride at May 31, 2011 11:08 PM (7Iqhu)
M&M bonus Val-u-Rite if you have had your scales banned by the lgf lizard king.......
ME FIRST!!!!!!!
Posted by: Richard at June 01, 2011 01:10 AM (m0vid)
Posted by: Clueless at June 01, 2011 04:06 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: uncivil & right at June 01, 2011 06:46 AM (RT8U8)
I stopped going to that site when he stated that creationism being taught in schools was a greater threat to America than radical, violent Islam and then declared a jihad (see what I did there?) on anyone who disagreed.
This. I used to go there in the post-9/11 days for the coverage of the radical jihadists. But now Jonzen has more or less switched sides on that, and Jawas and Pam Gellar have filled the void. Plus the whole jihad on Christianity in all its aspects, not just creationism-in-schools began around the same time, and that was a big turnoff. If I wanted to subject myself to that haranguing and hectoring, I'd watch MSNBC.
Posted by: BobInFL at June 01, 2011 07:09 AM (ENnz1)
Charles Johnson is going to end up being wrong again. This Weiner thing is going to blow up in his face. (Wouldn't be the first time) Of course being the proprietor of Little Geen Doucheballs means never having to admit you're wrong.
Oh and could someone go over to Drudge's house and knock on the door and tell him that the holiday weekend is over. Put away the Stoli and get back to work.
Posted by: BruceTheRobert at June 01, 2011 07:47 AM (re6ik)
Posted by: Phil at June 01, 2011 07:52 AM (HWNzH)
The guy really started creeping me out when I heard people were being banned from downdinging.
Posted by: Anony at June 01, 2011 09:57 AM (7ahtU)
This is what happens when someone embraces the left. They must abandon their reason to serve their new faith-based beliefs. Leftism resembles a religion because it seldom has logic or facts on its side.
Posted by: Rod Rescueman at June 01, 2011 10:23 AM (HwE/1)
Posted by: Charles Johnson's Doctor at June 01, 2011 03:34 PM (+dg6m)
He had ya fooled for a while there, huh? You know, I've never really gotten around to asking LGF'ers what the hell the attraction there was.
I didn't post there much (and don't post here much), but yeah, it was all about the comments section and nothing about Charles himself. The only worthwhile thing Charles did in 8 years or so was the Rathergate scandal. But his comments section was often hilarious. In its heyday it was comparable (but not as good as) to AofS is now.
Yes Ace, the comment section was the main attraction but because I work unusual hours registration eluded me for years and just when I finally succeeded in getting in he opens his war with you. And of course I had to go and have a good look and realised that I was in the wrong quadrant of the universe. Therefore here I am, a paid up Moron.
Posted by: Decaf at June 03, 2011 08:40 AM (XUoX3)
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