BigGovernment has been informed by trusted sources that Rep. Anthony Weiner will step down today. From The New York Times: Representative Anthony D. Weiner has told friends that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from
Former porn star Ginger Lee said at a press conference in New York today that New York Rep. Anthony Weiner sent her sexually suggesting messages, then asked her to lie about their communication when his Twitter scandal erupted.
You’ve certainly heard of the new film Super 8. Not the self-serving Anthony Weiner autobiography- the new summer flick about a small town in 1979 invaded by a strange alien creature that was written and directed by J.J. Abrams and
From TODAY: In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Ann Curry that will air on Tuesday’s show, President Barack Obama said that if he were Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner right now, he would resign in the wake of the scandal in
As with Bill Clinton before him, Anthony Weiner has managed to spotlight the ironic discrepancy between what feminists say and the things for which they stand. A NY head of NOW remarked to the New York Daily News that the
Please, before you even read this article, gaze at and ponder Mark’s classically Steynian “Weiner’s Twitter Tweak“. Laughter, for myself at any rate, does not become, as they say, “side-splitting” unless there’s some metaphorical and breathtakingly abrupt fall from heaven
Under pressure to resign in a sexting scandal, Rep. Anthony Weiner announced Saturday he was entering professional treatment at an undisclosed location and requested a leave of absence from Congress.
UPDATE: From National Journal: Weiner told them that he would not make a move until his wife Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, returned from her trip to Africa and the Middle East with Clinton.
Sean Hannity reports that an investigation is underway in Maryland involving a seventeen-year-old girl who was following Rep. Anthony Weiner on Twitter.
From Fox News: NEW CASTLE, Del. — Police on Friday afternoon came to the home of a 17-year-old high school junior to ask her about direct online communications she has had with Rep. Anthony Weiner. Two officers from the New
KTLA’s recent article on Congressman Anthony Weiner’s x-rated photo is incorrect on how the photo came to be published on the Internet. Breitbart said he was not going to publish the photo to his website, BigGovernment.com, but it’s not clear
The picture of Anthony Weiner’s naked erect penis is now out there. No, Andrew Breitbart DID NOT release the picture to the media. But in typical liberal style, the rabid dogs at Gawker.com are going after Andrew Breitbart, calling him
Daily Caller: Conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart has been blasted by many since breaking the story of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner’s erect Twitter picture nearly two weeks ago, but wasn’t offended when Hollywood funnyman Alec Baldwin insulted him via Twitter
Weiner is the modern, high functioning man. The fact that he is married is just one, albeit a huge, factor. I know many people who divorce over such issues of online betrayal. Appointment sex with your spouse doesn’t always arrive
So last night we discussed Chris Titus’s jokey death threat directed at Sarah Palin on The Adam Carolla Show . After an outcry, he apologized…on Facebook! He wrote: “More than anything, I made a joke about a horrible tragedy that
This entire story will come as no surprise, but must be mentioned as the media blasts Andrew Breitbart for breaking the #Weinergate story. According to one of the women, MSNBC had first shot at it. Lisa Weiss, a Las Vegas
There are many peculiar aspects of the Anthony Weiner uproar. Take for instance Anthony’s hairless pectoral picture with the family photos in the background; Weiner holding up a “Me” sign in front of himself in another picture where a framed
Yesterday we got the big announcement that Representative Anthony Weiner and his wife are expecting their first child. The scenario of a disgraced politician about to be forced from office, and his wife announcing her pregnancy at the nick of
No two people are more responsible for creating the genre of Citizen Journalism than of course Andrew Breitbart and James O’Keefe. As is well known by now Andrew took center stage at the dramatic press conference in New York recently
A few weeks back, Hollywood movie stars and groups such as the Creative Coalition stormed Washington, D.C. to lobby for increased taxpayer funding of the arts. Most memorably, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told Hardball‘s Chris Matthew that Abraham Lincoln was
A Pennsylvania congresswoman became the first Democratic House colleague to call for Rep. Anthony Weiner’s resignation on Wednesday, and the White House pointedly passed up a chance to defend him, ominous signs for a lawmaker struggling to survive a sex
Joan Walsh appeared on Ed Schult’z show to express her dismay at how Congressman Anthony Weiner’s actions made her look. “A lot of us gave him the benefit of the doubt … I look kinda stupid.” Walsh remarked: … If
Earlier today, a photograph resembling one that I had withheld from publication in the Weinergate saga was released without my knowledge or permission. Prior to the publication of our story on BigGovernment.com and BigJournalism.com this past Monday morning, it was
The Daily: Alec Baldwin is mulling a run for mayor of New York City now that kinky Congressman Anthony Weiner appears to have sexted himself out of the 2013 race. The “30 Rock” star, who has long talked about running
So, it’s the Day After Weiner and giddiness still abounds in conservative new media circles, which is not a bad thing. However, I’ve seen this kind of thing before over here on the right side of the political aisle and
In a bizarre segment on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” host Ed Schultz tries to implore his left-wing demagogue panelists Joan Walsh and Bill Press to face reality and own up to what Rep. Anthony Weiner is guilty of. During the
Before Congressman Anthony Weiner eliminated all competing conspiracy theories about his crotch shot with one flick of Occam’s Razor, many people, including Salon’s Joan Walsh, blamed me and Andrew Breitbart. Apparently, we had l33t h4x0r skills, able to simultaneously hijack
Read John Nolte’s full analysis at Big Hollywood. What a difference a few days make. Watch how Jon Stewart goes from saying if Anthony Weiner is guilty he’s got to go to … this.
Breitbart tells TODAY’s Matt Lauer the incredible truth behind the Anthony Weiner press conference and the thinking behind the decision to release the original photo: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Breitbart tells TODAY’s Matt Lauer the incredible truth behind the Anthony Weiner press conference and the thinking behind the decision to release the original photo: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
What a difference a few days make. Jon Stewart goes from saying if Anthony Weiner is guilty he’s got to go to … this: The Daily Show —– Jon Stewart has made no secret of the fact that he and
Anyone remember that just a few days ago Stewart said that if the allegations against Weiner were true, he’s “got to go”?
Rep. Allen West assures his constituents and his wife that he would not be embroiled in a scandal like Rep. Anthony Weiner because “at the end of the day, I’m too tired.”
For ten days, America watched a sitting Congressman lie about Tweeting a lewd photograph to a co-ed in Seattle and compound that lie day after day after day. We also watched as he sat back and did nothing as those
Politico: Breitbart went unnoticed by the huge media throng until a POLITICO and New York Observer reporter approached him, and tweeted about it. Word spread that he was on the premises, and the cameramen quickly rushed over, surrounding him by
My name is Meagan Broussard. I am 26 years old. I served in the U.S. Army, and I am a full-time college student and a single mom. I admired Rep. Anthony Weiner because I had seen a video of him
In an unlikely and extremely entertaining twist, Andrew Breitbart took the podium at a press conference scheduled by Congressman Anthony Weiner in New York City. Breitbart discussed the circumstances surrounding the Weinergate scandal, which was broken on Big Government and
UPDATE II: Now with video. UPDATE: Rep. Weiner has admitted full responsibility for the Twitter pic posted to his account. There was no hack. There was no prank. He even apologized to Andrew Breitbart. Exact quote, “I apologize to Andrew
MAUREEN O’CONNOR, STAFF WRITER FOR GAWKER: You know, one thing I do take issue with is, as Nancy mentioned, at first people didn’t take the story seriously because it showed up on Andrew Breitbart’s website, and they say he has
This is not the real Anthony Weiner. Somebody hacked him and this is an avatar named, Tony…uh….Tony….Whiner. It’s a subtle difference in name, but makes all the difference in the world when it comes to what is going on here.