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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.<ref>Publius. [http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/28/weinergate-congressman-claims-facebook-hacked-as-lewd-photo-hits-twitter/ Weinergate: Congressman Claims ‘Facebook Hacked’ as Lewd Photo Hits Twitter], BigGovernment.com, May 28th 2011.</ref> Anthony Weiner denied sending the tweet and blamed it on a [[hacker]].<ref>http://twitter.com/#!/RepWeiner/status/74337670263877632</ref><ref>Bryan Preston. [http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/05/30/weinergate-what-we-know/ Weinergate: What we know (Update: Weiner hires a lawyer)], ''Pajamas Media'', May 30th, 2011.</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/06/rep-weiner-to-address-media-following-new-reports-revealing-images/ Rep. Weiner Admits to Sending Lewd Twitter Photo, Acknowledges Other Explicit Conversations], [[Fox News|FoxNews.com]], June 06, 2011.</ref><ref>''A look back at what Rep. Weiner told ABC's Jonathan Karl about the photo scandal.'' [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/flashback-weiners-web-lies-13776485 Flashback: Weiner's Web of Lies], [[ABC News]], June 06, 2011.</ref>
==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."<ref name=cbs>[http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/06/06/shirtless-photos-allegedly-of-anthony-weiner-posted-on-biggovernment-com/ Weiner Admits Tweeting Lewd Photo & Having Multiple ‘Inappropriate’ Online Relationships], ''[[CBS]]'', June 06, 2011.</ref>
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.<ref>Meagan Broussard. [http://biggovernment.com/mbroussard/2011/06/06/my-story/ My Story], BigGovernment.com, June 06, 2011.</ref> Several of the women Anthony communicated with have come forward, claiming to have photographs, chats, and emails with Anthony Weiner.<ref>Andrew Breitbart. [http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2011/06/06/weinergate-bombshell-new-woman-comes-forward-claiming-cache-of-intimate-photos-and-online-communications-with-beleaguered-congressman/ Weinergate Bombshell: New Woman Comes Forward Claiming Cache of Intimate Photos and Online Communications with Beleaguered Congressman], BigGovernment.com, June 06, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/06/weiner-sexting-partner-reveals-her-identity-reveals-%E2%80%98he-called-me-congress-phone%E2%80%99 Weiner Sexting Partner Reveals Her Identity, Says: ‘He Called Me On Congress Phone!’]</ref>
===Other Quotes from Speech===
{{Cquote|<big>To be clear, the picture was of me and I sent it.</big><ref name=cbs/>}}
{{Cquote|<big>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.</big><ref name=cbs/>}}
{{Cquote|<big>I exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years.</big><ref name=cbs/>}}
{{Cquote|<big>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.</big><ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/06/06/weiner_to_the_best_of_my_knowledge_they_were_all_adults.html Weiner: "To The Best Of My Knowledge They Were All Adults"]</ref>}}
==References==
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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.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/06/rep-weiner-to-address-media-following-new-reports-revealing-images/ Rep. Weiner Admits to Sending Lewd Twitter Photo, Acknowledges Other Explicit Conversations], [[Fox News|FoxNews.com]], June 06, 2011.</ref><ref>''A look back at what Rep. Weiner told ABC's Jonathan Karl about the photo scandal.'' [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/flashback-weiners-web-lies-13776485 Flashback: Weiner's Web of Lies], [[ABC News]], June 06, 2011.</ref>
==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."<ref name=cbs>[http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/06/06/shirtless-photos-allegedly-of-anthony-weiner-posted-on-biggovernment-com/ Weiner Admits Tweeting Lewd Photo & Having Multiple ‘Inappropriate’ Online Relationships], ''[[CBS]]'', June 06, 2011.</ref>
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.<ref>Meagan Broussard. [http://biggovernment.com/mbroussard/2011/06/06/my-story/ My Story], BigGovernment.com, June 06, 2011.</ref> Several of the women Anthony communicated with have come forward, claiming to have photographs, chats, and emails with Anthony Weiner.<ref>Andrew Breitbart. [http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2011/06/06/weinergate-bombshell-new-woman-comes-forward-claiming-cache-of-intimate-photos-and-online-communications-with-beleaguered-congressman/ Weinergate Bombshell: New Woman Comes Forward Claiming Cache of Intimate Photos and Online Communications with Beleaguered Congressman], BigGovernment.com, June 06, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/06/weiner-sexting-partner-reveals-her-identity-reveals-%E2%80%98he-called-me-congress-phone%E2%80%99 Weiner Sexting Partner Reveals Her Identity, Says: ‘He Called Me On Congress Phone!’]</ref>
===Other Quotes from Speech===
{{Cquote|<big>To be clear, the picture was of me and I sent it.</big><ref name=cbs/>}}
{{Cquote|<big>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.</big><ref name=cbs/>}}
{{Cquote|<big>I exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years.</big><ref name=cbs/>}}
{{Cquote|<big>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.</big><ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/06/06/weiner_to_the_best_of_my_knowledge_they_were_all_adults.html Weiner: "To The Best Of My Knowledge They Were All Adults"]</ref>}}
==References==
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