Weinergate
The Weinergate story broke on Friday, May 27, 2011, when New York Democrat Representative Anthony Weiner publicly sent a tweet containing a link to a lewd photograph of himself in gray underwear to a Twitter friend, a Seattle resident and college student, 21-year-old Gennette Nicole Cordova.[1] Anthony Weiner denied sending the tweet and blamed it on a hacker.[2][3]
On June 06, 2011, Weiner admitted that he sent the lewd photo to the woman over Twitter, after claiming for days that he was hacked.[4][5]
It Was Weiner's Tweet
Anthony Weiner admitted on June 6 that he sent the photo of himself to the Seattle college student, and also revealed more into the unraveling Weinergate story during a 30 minutes press conference. Weiner said, "Last Friday night I tweeted a photograph of myself that I intended to send as direct message as part of a joke to a woman in Seattle. Once I realized I posted it to Twitter, I panicked, I took it down and said that I had been hacked. I then continued with that story to stick to that story which was a hugely regrettable mistake."[6]
Anthony Weiner used government resources to communicate with women over the phone, according to one of the six women that Weiner engaged with in inappropriate conversations, Meagan Broussard.[7] Several of the women Anthony communicated with have come forward, claiming to have photographs, chats, and emails with Anthony Weiner.[8][9]
Other Quotes from Speech
| “ | To be clear, the picture was of me and I sent it.[6] | ” |
| “ | Over the past few years I have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, and occasionally on the phone with women I have met online.[6] | ” |
| “ | I exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years.[6] | ” |
| “ | They are all adults, at least to a the best of my knowledge, they were all adults and they were engaging in these conversations consensually.[10] | ” |
References
- ↑ Publius. Weinergate: Congressman Claims ‘Facebook Hacked’ as Lewd Photo Hits Twitter, BigGovernment.com, May 28th 2011.
- ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/RepWeiner/status/74337670263877632
- ↑ Bryan Preston. Weinergate: What we know (Update: Weiner hires a lawyer), Pajamas Media, May 30th, 2011.
- ↑ Rep. Weiner Admits to Sending Lewd Twitter Photo, Acknowledges Other Explicit Conversations, FoxNews.com, June 06, 2011.
- ↑ A look back at what Rep. Weiner told ABC's Jonathan Karl about the photo scandal. Flashback: Weiner's Web of Lies, ABC News, June 06, 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Weiner Admits Tweeting Lewd Photo & Having Multiple ‘Inappropriate’ Online Relationships, CBS, June 06, 2011.
- ↑ Meagan Broussard. My Story, BigGovernment.com, June 06, 2011.
- ↑ Andrew Breitbart. Weinergate Bombshell: New Woman Comes Forward Claiming Cache of Intimate Photos and Online Communications with Beleaguered Congressman, BigGovernment.com, June 06, 2011.
- ↑ Weiner Sexting Partner Reveals Her Identity, Says: ‘He Called Me On Congress Phone!’
- ↑ Weiner: "To The Best Of My Knowledge They Were All Adults"