Weinergate?
Conservative bloggers are having a field day at the expense of uber-liberal Rep. Anthony Weiner, who is claiming that someone hacked his Twitter account and send a (headless) picture of a man in his underwear sporting an erection to a woman who is not the congressman’s wife.
Weiner, a prolific Tweeter known for his inventive use of hashtags, married Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the summer of 2010.
Gawker – the site responsible for breaking the Craigslist scandal that tanked former GOP Rep. Chris Lee – has the timeline of the inappropriate Tweet, which was first reported by Andrew Breitbart.
The woman to whom the picture was sent has since deleted both her Facebook and Twitter accounts. Very odd.
The photo was sent in the midst of some very mundane Tweeting by the congressman about hockey and Tivo.
Shortly before 1 a.m. this morning, Weiner Tweeted: “Tivo shot. FB hacked. Is my blender gonna attack me next? #TheToasterIsVeryLoyal.”
Hours later, he added this: “Touche Prof Moriarity. More Weiner Jokes for all my guests! #Hacked!.”
Weiner, a (usually?) savvy user of social media, has run one unsuccessful NYC mayoral campaign (in 2005, he bowed out to avoid a runoff for the Democratic nomination), took a pass on the 2009 race and is eyeing 2013.
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