There's a new film coming out called "Weiner". It is a documentary about the New York mayoral campaign of Anthony Weiner and the sexting scandal that destroyed it. According to the people who have seen the advance screening of the film, there is a lot of detailed behind the scenes footage of Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin as things get worse and worse for them. Weiner morphs during the film from a second-tier candidate in the Democrat primary to a pervert (to use Donald Trump's description) and finally to a punch line. Now all those events are going to be replayed on the big screen.
The truth is that this film is proof that Weiner is unbalanced at best. Why? The film was produced and shot by people who worked inside the Weiner campaign for mayor. Think about that. Weiner is running for mayor and it gets out that he has been sexting with women under the name Carlos Danger. As more and more details come out, a firestorm breaks out around Weiner. A truly sane person would not have agreed to have all that filmed for a future documentary. Who would want to record an ongoing humiliation? Weiner really must be desperate for attention. First he sends lewd pictures to women he met only on the internet. Then he allows the whole thing to be recorded for future theatrical release. How strange!
Of course, this is not just the tale of a mentally unbalanced politician. Lord knows there are enough of them. What makes this so important is that Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, is Hillary Clinton's closest aide. It's her judgment that gets called into question here too. Do we really want a senior White House adviser who accepts publicity about her husband being an internet perv? And what does it say about Hillary Clinton that she keeps this aide in place after seeing this mess unfold?
The truth is that this film is proof that Weiner is unbalanced at best. Why? The film was produced and shot by people who worked inside the Weiner campaign for mayor. Think about that. Weiner is running for mayor and it gets out that he has been sexting with women under the name Carlos Danger. As more and more details come out, a firestorm breaks out around Weiner. A truly sane person would not have agreed to have all that filmed for a future documentary. Who would want to record an ongoing humiliation? Weiner really must be desperate for attention. First he sends lewd pictures to women he met only on the internet. Then he allows the whole thing to be recorded for future theatrical release. How strange!
Of course, this is not just the tale of a mentally unbalanced politician. Lord knows there are enough of them. What makes this so important is that Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, is Hillary Clinton's closest aide. It's her judgment that gets called into question here too. Do we really want a senior White House adviser who accepts publicity about her husband being an internet perv? And what does it say about Hillary Clinton that she keeps this aide in place after seeing this mess unfold?
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