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WeinerGate: Who Is Starchild111?

At least one reader has complained that it’s time to move on from WeinerGate, and I’m entirely willing to do so — but the dadgum story won’t stop, and stuff just keeps popping up. This “Betty and Veronica” mystery continues bubbling. The person whom Tommy Christopher dubbed “Betty” was  “Nikki Reid” a/k/a “Starchild111,” an alleged teenage girl who […]

‘Mike Used Bad Judgment’: Top LAX Official Resigns in Sexting Scandal

Little Miss Attila lives in LA and caught this interesting story: CBS Investigative reporter David Goldstein has learned that a top LAX official has resigned his post after allegations surfaced that he was sexting and sending sexually explicit messages on his LAX-issued phone. Goldstein tracked Michael Molina down at his house but Molina had no […]

BREAKING: Weiner to Resign

It is being reported that Anthony Weiner has told Nancy Pelosi he will resign from Congress. UPDATE: New York Times: Representative Anthony D. Weiner has told friends that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from his Democratic colleagues to leave the House in the wake of revelations of his lewd […]

Weiner’s Teen Tweeter

Today’s big story about embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner focuses on the fact that his wife, Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, has returned home to deal with the scandal. (Also, the National Enquirer has published a photo of Weiner, as an 18-year-old college student, wearing a bra as part of some sort of […]

VIDEO: Wasserman-Schultz Discusses Weiner Scandal on ‘Meet the Press’

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy From the NBC transcript: MR. GREGORY: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, let me start with you. REP. SCHULTZ: Sure. MR. GREGORY: What, what led to the change? Why now call for him to resign? REP. SCHULTZ: Well, I think that since this story broke […]

Report: Weiner Sent Woman Photos of Himself Posing in Congressional Gym

TMZ released photos this morning showing Rep. Anthony Weiner posing bare-chested in the congressional gym in the basement of the Rayburn House Office Building. The married congressman reportedly sent the photos to at least one of the women with whom he had what he called “online relationships.” The photos, which TMZ said were taken using […]

VIDEO: ‘Tipping Point’ for Weiner?

Here is last night’s ABC News report: Weiner’s stratagem — taking a leave of absence and seeking “treatment” — has the advantage of ensuring that he isn’t available to answer questions on Capitol Hill when Congress re-convenes on Monday. When Pelosi and other Democrats are asked about the scandal, all they have to say is, […]

VIDEO: ‘Neither Explicit Nor Indecent’ Also, How Not to Get Banned at AOSHQ

Here is an Associated Press video report about WeinerGate: Keep in mind that Anthony Weiner spent the first 10 days of this scandal telling lie after lie after lie, until Andrew Breitbart finally started publishing the pictures Weiner had sent to Meagan Broussard. And even in his Monday press conference confession, Weiner continued telling lies, among other […]

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