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Oh, Please -- OF COURSE Anthony Weiner Sent That Picture
Henry Blodget | Jun. 2, 2011, 6:57 AM
WEINERGATE? Someone Posted A Picture Of You-Know-What To Rep. Weiner's Twitter AcctJon Stewart Conflicted Over Scandal Of Former Roomie Anthony Weiner: "I Would Feel Terrible If It Were True" (VIDEO)ANTHONY WEINER: 'I Can't Say With Certitude' The Underwear Picture Isn't Of Me
Rep. Anthony Weiner says his Twitter account was "hacked" and that he didn't send that picture of his bulging penis to that college student.
Is that true? Or is Anthony Weiner lying?
Odds are he's lying.
How do we know?
Because here's what Weiner says about that picture: He "can't say with certitude" that the picture is not of him.
As John Podhoretz of the New York Post observes, that is just a political way of saying that the picture is of him.
There is only one way to shoot a picture like that (see below): Take your pants off, hold a camera at shoulder level, and aim it down. Because of this, Weiner has to know if a picture like that was ever taken of him--and when and by whom (odds are, by him).
If such a picture was NOT taken, or if Weiner does not own underwear like the ones in the picture, Weiner would be able to say with almost 100% certainty that the picture was NOT of him.
He didn't say that.
He said he can't be sure the picture isn't of him.
And that means it is almost certainly of him.
To "hack" Weiner's Twitter account and post the picture, therefore, someone would have to break into his computer or phone or wherever the picture is stored, gain access to his Twitter account, and upload the picture--all without alerting him to the fact that his phone/computer and Twitter account had been hijacked.
Having your Twitter account and computer hacked and having lewd, fabricated pictures of yourself sent to a college student is serious business if you're a politician. It's potentially career-destroying. It is also unequivocally a crime (not a "prank," as Weiner and his people have said).
If Weiner's account had been hacked in such a fashion, he would likely have instantly freaked out and called the authorities. Upon being questioned about the incident, he also would have immediately issued a full, categorical denial.
Weiner didn't do any of that. Instead, he made a joke on Twitter about how his "FB account" had been hacked. Then, for three days, he blew up at reporters for daring to ask him questions about the affair.
Is it possible that Weiner is telling the truth?
Anything's possible.
But the far more likely explanation is that he tried to send the college student a Direct Message with the picture of his crotch, accidentally blasted it out to his whole Twitter list, and then tried to cover up his mistake with a b.s. story about how he had been "hacked" (which was presumably the first thing that popped into his head after he realized with horror what he had done and deleted the tweet).
It would hardly be the first time someone has screwed up with an "accidental DM." And it also would hardly be the first time a married politician has followed his penis into trouble and then lied about it.
(And, by the way, there's an obvious explanation for why Weiner and his people have called their lawyers, instead of the police: Because they know the police will instantly be able to determine who sent the picture. We'd place a nice, big bet on the fact that they really don't want that to happen.)
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