Yesterday Anthony Weiner turned himself in to the FBI and issued a guilty plea to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. Should that be the end of the media’s Weiner coverage?
My plea to just stop talking about Anthony Weinerhttps://t.co/cFfZ4B9Ghu
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 20, 2017
So, is it time to drop it?
The legal proceedings are now closed. Weiner is totally irrelevant politically. His wife, who remains a major player in Hillary Clinton’s orbit, has filed for divorce, according to CNN’s Dan Merica. There’s literally no reason to write or talk about Anthony Weiner anymore.
So, let’s not. He’s an example of a bad apple that makes politicians — and, to be honest, people — look bad. There’ are plenty of other intriguing people, places and things happening in politics. Let’s cover them instead.
It would certainly be convenient for other Dems running for office if the name were stricken from discussion forever:
Wait, what? He *just pled guilty to a sex crime with a minor* and we're supposed to stop talking about it? What fascinating solicitude. https://t.co/u4gL1dBei3
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) May 20, 2017
Journalism is the important work of telling people what not to talk about. https://t.co/fICWvkPcn0 pic.twitter.com/w9Qd5g0Ybu
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) May 20, 2017
The same thing would have been written if Weiner had been a Republican, right? *Eye roll*
Indeed, You need the space to cover any random Republican state rep or senator who says something stupid.
Priorities. https://t.co/L6UTNP4ubV
— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) May 20, 2017
Press who freaked out over a senator tapping his foot in a bathroom tall ask us to ignore a guy who sent pics of his penis to a minor. https://t.co/L6UTNP4ubV
— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) May 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/865752338409062400
It's real news sex offender with top-secret information on his laptop he and his wife and HRC should me in prison
— rod (@crhstables) May 20, 2017
And that’s from the same CNN journo who recently heralded the arrival of the “golden age of political reporting.”
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/865749612052795393
"Can we just stop talking about anyone but Trump?"
— Mike Bullard (@bullimusmaximus) May 20, 2017
Should we wipe the story clean? Like with a cloth or something?
— DES-JAX (@desjax) May 20, 2017
Nah Chris, you should treat him just as you would a Republican. You're all about equality right?
— NavyMojo (@NavyMojo) May 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/unclefacts/status/865750666173722627
Sure, and let's stop talking about that woman Ted Kennedy killed. https://t.co/wZOLAdP2i5
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) May 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/GlomarResponder/status/865752558417170433
'Sources' say your plea is motivated by the fact Weiner had emails containing classified information from Hillary Clinton on his laptop..
— ????????? (@CifJamestown) May 20, 2017
If he had an (R) after his name you would be talking about him in perpetuity!
— David Karlheim (@tyronebyrone) May 20, 2017
No. Let's not stop talking about a pedophile who had government emails on his personal laptop. https://t.co/q8lQNvjLOO
— Hello Kitty (@TBASgtPrincess) May 20, 2017
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