Thursday, March 28, 2024
 
Readers No Longer Amused by Anthony Weiner; “He’s Just a Sick Man”

NEW YORK, NY Aug 29 (DPI) – Disgraced former politician Anthony Weiner managed to disgrace himself further by sexting while in bed – with his 5-year-old son next to him – apparently the last straw for wife Huma Abedin, who yesterday announced her separation from the former congressman.

Readers, often amused by Weiner’s years of compulsive behavior of sexting, changed their tone after news of his most recent lapse. On Reddit today, for instance, more than 2500 readers posted comments almost universally expressing sadness and contempt for Weiner.  The comments were the most numerous of all links on the site’s main page today.

Readers wanted to be sympathetic but most comments were along the lines of “Dude, make a porno already” and “He’s just an exhibitionist and a sick man.” Among the most upvoted:

He seems to have a real problem. Despite being very publicly shamed twice already, costing himself a congressional seat and a mayoral campaign, he continues to do this. And get caught.

Huma Abedin has long been Hillary Clinton’s closest aide, and their husbands’ extra-marital escapades have been grist for the public mill for years.  But some readers recognized that the circumstances were hardly identical:

Hillary staying married in the 90s to Bill was politically expedient, but I don’t see how Huma staying married to Weiner is remotely politically beneficial to her. Bill was a joke, but people still liked him and he still had a lot of power. Weiner is a complete joke with no power and nobody likes him. The only options that make sense to me is she either really does love him or he has dirt on her.

Said another:

The real issue is that a sex scandal is much more damaging to a politician’s career these days than it was in the 90s or the 60s. Which is really strange when you stop to think about it.

 

 

 

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