Spitzer and Weiner Lead in New Poll Because Scandal Brought Name Recognition

[DGuller]

We Americans are very strange about sexual morals determining fitness for public positions.

I don't know. According to the opening post it looks like more people don't care than do, same with the Sanford race. I just think there's a maybe large, loud disapproving minority.

A lot of it is just the carelessness and lack of tact. If you are a high profile politician like a governor, or even just a congressman, don't frequent prostitutes or send out pictures of your penis. It really shouldn't be that hard.

Have you tried not sending pictures of your penis, hard or not?

[alfred russel]

Have you tried not sending pictures of your penis, hard or not?

Even though at many times it as been hard, I have avoided doing so.

[derspiess]

I do like that Weiner is growing out his Jewfro.

[alfred russel]

His time as NY AG was very memorable--not just in NY but nationally. I don't know if it was when he was governor, or AG, but I posted on the forum that if we had cumulative voting in the US, I would cast them all against Spitzer.

(I know this because when the scandal came out I claimed I had said he was the most dangerous man in America, and when called out as making that up went back to check what I said, and then there was a debate whether I was being honest with the "most dangerous man in America" line  ).

Refresh my memory Fredo.

He was NY AG during the Bush administration. Some parts of the administration were under fire for not bringing more securities enforcement actions during a period of market turmoil.

Because most of the major securities being traded have a presence in NY, he went in a very high profile way after a number of companies. My problem was always the grandstanding that went with it, and the way that he would have well publicized press conferences leveling serious allegations against companies, and then several weeks later quietly drop the allegations.

[derspiess]

Anyway I guess Weiner is staying in despite the leaks. 

[DGuller]

At this point I want Weiner to win precisely to deliver a blow to the idea that only nuns in good standing can run for political office.  The more penises of his there are out there, the better, as long as there aren't enough of them to sink his candidacy.

[derspiess]

Seriously.  I mean, what do people want these days?  Marion Barry??

[CountDeMoney]

BITCH SET ME UP

[11B4V]

Seriously.  I mean, what do people want these days?  Marion Barry??

No crackheads please.

[garbon]

At this point I want Weiner to win precisely to deliver a blow to the idea that only nuns in good standing can run for political office.  The more penises of his there are out there, the better, as long as there aren't enough of them to sink his candidacy.

It's true. Why shouldn't we want someone who continued to demonstrate poor impulse control?

[Caliga]

I want Weiner to win because he's pretty much demonstrated that if elected he'll be the funniest mayor in NYC history, and to me New York isn't much more than a potential source of amusement.

[garbon]

I want Weiner to win because he's pretty much demonstrated that if elected he'll be the funniest mayor in NYC history, and to me New York isn't much more than a potential source of amusement.

Well that's the other piece, you don't get to be mayor in a background. I'd rather not have someone who city, state, and federal officials (/everyone sensible) take as a joke.

[Syt]

I want Weiner to win because he's pretty much demonstrated that if elected he'll be the funniest mayor in NYC history, and to me New York isn't much more than a potential source of amusement.

Well that's the other piece, you don't get to be mayor in a background. I'd rather not have someone who city, state, and federal officials (/everyone sensible) take as a joke.

So not Mark Sanford, then?

[Caliga]

My guess is Weiner is just running for office as a way of getting publicity for himself so he can try to get a reality show/write a book/etc.  In that case, the real joke is on the dumbasses who are funding his campaign.

[garbon]

I want Weiner to win because he's pretty much demonstrated that if elected he'll be the funniest mayor in NYC history, and to me New York isn't much more than a potential source of amusement.

Well that's the other piece, you don't get to be mayor in a background. I'd rather not have someone who city, state, and federal officials (/everyone sensible) take as a joke.

So not Mark Sanford, then?

Yeah I might have issues with government officials who decide to just up and flee the country for a week.