I added this as a P.S. to a previous post here at the DC Weiner Trawler, but it’s so amazing that it deserves its own post:
(Update: I originally had the clip of the wrong disastrous press conference here. He gave two yesterday.)
He tried everything to avoid answering a question except putting his fingers in his ears and yelling “LA LA LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!” Maybe that’ll be his next press conference.
Look. I want to believe Rep. Weiner when he says he’s the victim of a hacker, but he’s not making it very easy. He won’t even say whether or not he’s asking for an investigation to track down the person who did this to him. He doesn’t seem to care that this hacker might strike again, or what’s happening to the poor girl who received the photo. He doesn’t seem to want to bring the culprit to justice. When asked what he’s doing to clear his name, he gets angry and calls people jackasses. He’s even lashing out at people who are taking his allegation at face value.
If you’ve got a good explanation for Rep. Weiner’s behavior, feel free to leave it in the comments. I’m willing to be convinced otherwise, but for now I’m feeling pretty skeptical about this whole hacking thing.
P.S. Weinergate: Porn star, stripper Ginger Lee talks to TheDC.
P.P.S. “I learned it from you, okay? I learned it by watching you!”
P.P.P.S. John Hayward: The Weiner Career Death Watch.
P.P.P.P.S. Less than 24 hours after saying he was done talking about the subject, Weiner breaks his silence:
“This was a circumstance where someone committed a prank on the internet,” he told MSNBC’s Luke Russert. “I didn’t send [that] picture out” the congressman said, though he does not know who did. Is the photo of him? “I can’t say with certitude” he told Russert.
Video here. So today’s version is that A) He was hacked, but B) He won’t deny that it’s a picture of his, um, ballpark. Okay then, it’s time to find the hacker who did this to him.
P.P.P.P.P.S. If Emily Miller’s Twitter feed as of Wednesday afternoon is any indication, the congressman is trying an unusual tactic to try to show he’s not really angry after all. Apparently he thinks if he uses enough nails, they’ll cover up the coffin.
P.P.P.P.P.P.S. Weiner to Wolf Blitzer: “I hope my marriage survives our first anniversary.” Is it this week?