Anthony Weiner: The Epitome Of Today’s Congress
Anthony Weiner announced today that he has been lying all along (what a shock) in that he did, in fact, send a sexually explicit and obviously inappropriate picture to a woman in Seattle. He further admitted that this isn’t the first time, admitting that there are actually SIX women with whom he has interacted inappropriately over the internet, and that some of his behavior has even taken place after his marriage to his new bride. Rick Upshaw comments on this latest chapter in the Weinergate Saga.
Stupidity Abounds
As someone who is somewhat computer literate, but by no means an expert/guru, I have to say that this whole thing boggles my mind – and that’s before we get to the whole issue of the lack of honor this man has! It’s like this: whether you are actually sending pictures on Twitter or not… if you are an elected official and say that you could have been hacked, but don’t ask the F.B.I. to investigate, how can you possibly think that won’t throw up some red flags somewhere? Coming from the perspective of someone with absolutely no moral compass whatsoever (which is obviously the case with Weiner), how could you possibly think you could lie and/or bribe your way out of that? What pack of lies could you possibly tell that would pass muster with anyone with any common sense whatsoever? I guess it’s like I always say:
“Never underestimate the power of stupidy.”
This philosophy hasn’t failed me yet, and it certainly applies in this case!
Seriously… how stupid can the man be? At least one of these photos was shared on twitter! Unless you know nothing about twitter, you know that other people will probably be able to see it. Would this not occur to you when sending lewd pictures of yourself to another woman who is not your wife?
Unfortunately, none of what I’m saying really matters in the grand scheme of things, does it? At the end of the day, after all of my ranting and raving about Anthony Weiner‘s obvious lack of honor and anything resembling integrity, Anthony Weiner is a liberal Democrat with a temper, so it’s OK that he has a warped sense of right and wrong, and because of this, the last person to care about any of this would be Anthony Weiner. I know he says he is taking responsibility for his actions, but unless he actually steps up and resigns, no words that dribble out of his mouth are going to mean anything to me or anyone else with any common sense or moral compass. Taking responsibility for your bad behavior means that there are going to be consequences. Integrity demands that you step up, stick your chest out and accept whatever happens.
Anthony Weiner Lying About Photos
Double Standards Abound, Too
What this “Gomer” did may not be illegal in the eyes of the law (even though it certainly ought to be), but at the very least, it is clearly unethical behavior – at least by the standards of anyone outside of the political world. This man is married (does that even mean anything anymore?), and for some unknown reason, his wife at least appeared to be happy in the marriage. Unfortunately, in today’s society, this is what happens to people when they get too much power. People like Anthony Weiner believe they can do whatever they want and nothing is wrong with it. If a Republican had been the one to do something this dishonorable (as has been the case just as often as the Democrats) , the Dems would have assembled the lynch mob and screaming accusations about being two-faced before the mics even warmed up at the press conference!. However, since it was a Democrat, then apparently it’s all OK, and we’re supposed to just “understand” and be compassionate about this guy’s “sickness”. After all, no laws were broken, right? So there is no reason for him to resign, right? The double-standard of the liberal-left is just mind-numbing, in my humble opinion.
Anthony Weiner: The Bottom Line
What bothers me is that lying to your spouse and cheating on her has somehow become the accepted norm in our society. As much as I travel outside of the United States, I’ve almost gotten to the point where I don’t want to tell anyone I’m American anymore, because in international circles, America has become the butt of so many jokes over this very issue! Good People, what is happening??? Where is the honor I was raised with? I remember being whipped until black & blue over lies I told when I was a kid growing up, and in my opinion, rightfully so!!! So what are we teaching our kids today? Why should anyone bother to get married anymore, since the whole act is one giant promise that no one seems to care about keeping!
Ladies & Gentlemen, Friends & Neighbors, the fact that this man betrayed his wife all by itself is enough reason to drive this man out of public life forever! Why can’t we see that? We have the right to hold our politicians to a higher standard than everyone else, and anyone not willing to be held to that higher standard shouldn’t get into politics in the first place! Our politicians are supposed to not just represent us, but they are supposed to represent the best of us. They are supposed to be the cream of the crop in America, not an embarrassment that We The People have to make excuses for in international circles. Now, with this latest scandal, the epitome of what America truly represents as seen by the international community will most assuredly rest in the image of Anthony Weiner as follows:
The Glory Of Anthony Weiner
One other point (and I made this same point with Clinton and his whole joke of a presidency): Every time Anthony Weiner put himself in front of a microphone or TV camera, he looked at us (or the interviewers) dead in the eye and denied his involvement with the same conviction that he had when standing before the camera and making any other political point he made in his entire career in Congress. So how can We The People ever believe anything this guy says ever again? We can’t, right? So if that’s the case, how could ANY New York constituent of his possibly justify supporting this man, unless they are being bribed to do so? Doesn’t that make any remaining supporters Anthony Weiner has left just as dumb – if not dumber – than he is for screwing up this badly?
The New Face Of Honor (Or The Lack Thereof) In America
My Own Humble Conclusion
If honor and integrity mean anything to anyone in Washington, someone needs to convince this pathetic excuse of a man to resign! Anthony Weiner – not withstanding his last name – has only himself to blame for the inevitable future he has waiting for him filled with being the butt of people’s jokes and innuendo. The most sacred vow a man can make on this earth is to his wife (although the trust placed in him by the people of New York certainly runs a close second). I refute any argument anyone would make suggesting that a man can’t control himself. So if a man is willing to violate the trust placed in him by his wife – let alone by the public – he doesn’t belong in any position of trust ever again. He ought to spend the rest of his life in his mom’s basement staring at “girlie pictures” on the internet, and even then, only after being dragged through the streets tied to his wife’s bumper, and then being run out of town on a rail!
What Do You Think?
So is this guy an idiot, or is it just me? How about the whole issue of the lack of ethics and honor – toward his constituents, and arguably more importantly, to his wife? Has the ethical climate in our society in America truly degraded to the point where a man’s word means nothing anymore, and everyone is OK with it?
Post your comment below and let me know what you think!
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I like this post, Mr. Upshaw! Not many people are willing to speak their minds about this so openly. I look forward to reading more from you!
Rick Upshaw is hitting the nail on the head here, in my opinion. I couldn’t agree more with him more. I just can’t believe that anyone in New York could stand by Anthony Weiner after all he has done. Of course, Bill Clinton set the precedent, so now there will be people just like Anthony Weiner following in Bill Clinton’s footsteps for many years to come, until enough voters with backbone stand up and say “Enough!”
Kudos to Rick Upshaw for verbalizing this so well!
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