OK, so now Weiner King has finally admitted to tweeting lewd messages as well as beefcake and wrapped-sausage photos to women who are not his wife. What better time to take look at past apologies by politicians who’ve been caught with their minds in their shorts? Luckily for us, Mother Jones’ website has done just that. Where does Weiner Boy’s apology stack up against other famous mea culpas? Check out the Mother Jones article here and see Sen. David Vitter blowing off the press while refusing to reveal why he likes prostitutes to dress him diapers. You’ll also thrill to the sight of Sen. Larry Craig explaining why he’s not gay. And, in our favorite apology, Pres. Bill Clinton admitting to his, er, encounters with Monica Lewinsky and then essentially telling everyone to mind their own damned business. Meanwhile, enjoy two widely different apology styles below: N.Y. Gov. Elliot Spitzer’s speedy, in-an-out one-minute announcement, and S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s languid, spaced out, 18-minute confession of his affair with the love of his life in Argentina. It’s an interesting contrast that we hope you enjoy here on National Weiner Day.
This article appears in Jun 7-13, 2011.
Its interesting how you failed to write about this all week and when you finally do, you deflect by talking about how other politicos that have messed up. This is a really nice way to water down the story.
Also where is the crappy picture of the politico that you usually show for republicans that messed up. No devil horns paint shopped in or anything. SNL does the same thing. They pass up incredibly opportunites to be funny because they do not want to soil thier guys.
Can we all say bias?
A hearty congratulations to Frank “Billy Bob” Griffin for having his imbecilic online comment (“Black populations are in trouble. Putting you head in the same will not make black vrime go away.”) make it into the print issue of Creative Loafing, along with Grooms’ hilarious response. This way, tens of thousands of Charlotteans can enjoy Frank’s idiocy!