Anthony Weiner's awkward press conference

[cali]

For seven long minutes, he takes questions about the lewd photo sent from his Twitter account -- but answers none Video
By Steve Kornacki


Anthony Weiner has a richly-earned reputation as one of the most press savvy legislators on Capitol Hill, a smart, cocky, quick-witted quote machine who has become a favorite of television producers and built a sizable national following in the last few years.

The best that can be said, then, about the seven minutes he spent in front of reporters and television cameras late Tuesday afternoon is that his performance was totally and completely out of character.

Over and over, reporters asked him a basic, direct question: Did he send a lewd photograph to a female college student from his Twitter account or not? But Weiner -- the same man who became a national celebrity last year with a House floor rant against Republicans who refused to state clearly and simply whether they were for or against a bill -- steadfastly refused to provide an answer. Nor would he answer questions about why he hasn't asked police to investigate what he previously alleged was a hacking of his Twitter account or why he would be following a 20-year-old college student on Twitter.

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http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/05/31/anthiny_weiner_press/

[WillParkinson]

1. I admit that I groaned when they said he was 'cocky'...

Bad play on words.

[aquart]

2. Kornacki?

Oh, how nice. He's setting up a Jew who is not an Israeli. Makes a change.

[cali]

5. You're crying anti-semitism? really?

[iwishiwas]

3. I saw parts of it. It was not pretty to say the least.

[DCBob]

4. something amiss here..

he is acting like a person with something to hide... imo.