New York Rep. Anthony Weiner has retained an attorney to advise him “what civil or criminal actions should be taken” after a lewd picture was sent from his Twitter account... Weiner, who has represented part of New York City since 1998, says online hacking led to a close-up shot of a man’s underwear being sent from his official Twitter account Saturday night...
...Weiner’s office did not answer specific questions about the photograph, whether he has contacted authorities or the Seattle woman who received the photograph... He has said that his Facebook was hacked and if his Twitter had the same password, that too could be vulnerable...
...The key point about Weiner’s retaining counsel and making noises about “civil or criminal actions” is that it permits the congressman to employ the old “ongoing legal proceedings” excuse not to talk about the case. Anyone who remembers the Clinton administration will be familiar with this tactic: “Oh, well, we’re exploring our legal options and aren’t at liberty to discuss an ongoing investigation.”
Interviewed briefly by CNN, Weiner was curiously incurious about the pursuit of the person(s) who compromised his Twitter account.
I was hacked, it happens to people. You move on.
This is a prank, uhh, not a terribly creative one, and it's a distraction...
Look... you've got Republicans playing games with the debt limit, a Supreme Court Justice who is refusing to recuse himself despite conflicts of interest, you have a health care act that's under siege, this... this is a distraction.
Oh. Right. It's a distraction.
We should move on. C'mon, people. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Update: #Vindicated!: Anthony Weiner Announces He Will Not Be Suing Ace of Spades For Defamation
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• Weinergate Timeline
• Now that @GennetteNicole has broken her #Weinergate silence, I have just a couple of questions
• Photos: Anthony Weiner's Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend
• Anthony Weiner makes underwhelming Twitter debut
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