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Should Anthony Weiner Resign?

Should Anthony Weiner Resign?


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Absolutely, Weiner should resign. But I think he learned something from David Vitter here, so he is staying. LOL.
 
I honestly don't care about the pictures or conversations (unless, of course, a minor was involved..then we have an issue). What I care about is his "leave of absense" to seek "treatment". If he isn't able to attend to his work in D.C., that's where the issue comes into play. If he can't perform his expected duties at a time like this, why is he staying in office?
 
Then why did he need to lie about it?
If it aint a big deal, why bother?

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Because he's a freaking idiot, that's why. Instead of fessing up and cutting his losses, he tried to retain the family values voters that he never really had a chance of keeping anyway.

Why bother? Because despite the fact the the country is turning to ****, there are still hoards of morons out there who think Weiner trying to **** random bimbos is more important than politicians who are trying to **** the American people.

This is my opinion as well, except if he is found to have broken the law. Whatif... used the phrase "knee jerk". Exactly. It's what most human beings do first.

As long as his constituents feel he can do the job, he should keep it.
 
I disagree. People in public leadership and civil service positions need to represent the best of the community that they are answerable to. Now Weiner shouldn't be accountable to me, but that is because I am not in his district.

Public leaders aren't supposed to represent the best of their community, they are supposed to represent the political views of their community.

Whether or not the community wishes to continue to allow him represent their political views after the next election is up to them, and they will decide that via their votes.

But this issue has nothing to do with his job, and the people chose to have him represent their views for a certain term of years. If he choses to resign, he backs out of the obligation he chose to accept when he was elected into his office.

On top of that, if his constituents are unhappy with him over his private indiscretions, I say "tough titty". I think one of the biggest problems we have is that we do not elect good leaders, but instead we pick people we like the best based on qualities that have precicely jack squat to do with running a country. There are thousands, millions, of great husbands and wives in the world who would make terrible leaders. And there have been many great leaders that were horse**** husbands and wives.

One really has nothing to do with the other.
 
Clinton set a precedent. Public leaders are no longer accountable for what they do in their private lives. Also, sexual misconduct is now 'okay'. While I don't agree with that, that's the way the public feels. Maybe they're right. Dunno. Let it ride................
 
Public leaders are no longer accountable for what they do in their private lives.

Of course they are, if they break the law. Personal matters such as this, are just that, personal.

However, if one runs on a "values" platform, when they cross the line, isn't that a bit different?
 
Of course they are, if they break the law. Personal matters such as this, are just that, personal.
However, if one runs on a "values" platform, when they cross the line, isn't that a bit different?

I was being sarcastic. Of course they are. Clinton's escape infuriated me and left me traumatized. Sorry..............
 
I don't agree with this. It reeks of class-warfare propaganda, with a dash of feminism to support the false ambiance.

1. There are plenty of crappy partners in poor neighborhoods.

2. Powerful leaders are more likely to have crappy behavior exposed than the crackhead on 110th St.

3. Your personal interpretation (this is where a particular variety of feminism lends false ambiance). Like you, I see a marriage/union as a team of equals; however, I would like to note that if either member of the team chooses to take a subordinate role publically, for the good of the team's agenda, that does not mean we ought judge them as subordinate in the relationship.


I agree that stepping-down is only required if a law was broken and I think the criminal act generally needs to be a felony; however, his lying all over the place could be a factor.

When did I ever say one must be rich or male to be powerful?

There are many levels of power, with varying sizes of circles of influence. Not all of them necessitate wealth or a traditional suit and tie.

I also never said the partner is subordinate. They don't have to be. Women can be powerful, crappy spouses too. There can also be an exception to this in either gender. It's just a trend. :shrug:
 
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I just want cred for predicting the Clintons will attempt to save Man from Weiner. Nobody will respond to my thread on this topic. So, here I am. I CALL IT.
 
I've heard that pulling out prematurely can have unexpected consequences, he should stick it in for the whole length and hope he can pull it off down the track, it'll be hard on him, but I'm sure it's worth it.

What? Did he send you his weiner on twitter?
 
I don't agree with this. It reeks of class-warfare propaganda, with a dash of feminism to support the false ambiance.

1. There are plenty of crappy partners in poor neighborhoods.

2. Powerful leaders are more likely to have crappy behavior exposed than the crackhead on 110th St.

3. Your personal interpretation (this is where a particular variety of feminism lends false ambiance). Like you, I see a marriage/union as a team of equals; however, I would like to note that if either member of the team chooses to take a subordinate role publically, for the good of the team's agenda, that does not mean we ought judge them as subordinate in the relationship.


I agree that stepping-down is only required if a law was broken and I think the criminal act generally needs to be a felony; however, his lying all over the place could be a factor.

I don't think she said anything feminist or about gender, unless you associate her phrase "power" with men only and not women... Women can be the more "powerful" one in the relationship, the bread winner or whatever. Just because somebody makes more income or has more fame than the other, it doesn't mean the relationship is sexist in nature.
 
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Honestly, I am torn. On one hand, what he did was just crazy and stupid and undercuts his effectiveness and makes me second guess his sincerity on a lot of fronts. On the other hand, he is very effective in the debate over finance and budget policy and a great advocate for that. Lastly, he will forever be the source of jokes and I would regret to give that up.

So, I don't know.

Ultimately, his behavior reeks of a lack of self control, especially given how he waffled over an explanation of what happened and is now in total CYA mode. I dislike this lack of integrity. But again, he is effective in pursuing sane economic policy.

I am not sure if the good outweighs the bad or vise versa.

I know what you mean... It's sad seeing so many people ruin their careers and public lives because they couldn't their weiner in their pants. A lot of them had a real chance at being president, and had the respect of their community. It's so common of a story, and I wonder how many do it and never get caught.

It makes me wonder if having mistresses in common in DC, and that's why so many of them think they are invisible and will never get caught. It's always sad to see this, especially see their spouses hurt.
 
I honestly don't care about the pictures or conversations (unless, of course, a minor was involved..then we have an issue). What I care about is his "leave of absense" to seek "treatment". If he isn't able to attend to his work in D.C., that's where the issue comes into play. If he can't perform his expected duties at a time like this, why is he staying in office?

He probably has a lot of aides working for him right now... just took a holiday to get treatment. It's just BAS in DB... business as usual. I imagine their interns and aides do all the grunt work, and they get all the praise and rewards.
 
Yes, he should. He should have resigned like three days ago.
 
As long as his constituents feel he can do the job, he should keep it.

His approval rating is 8.
His disapproval rating is 90.

Most of his constituents feel he will be unable to effectively represent their district due to the problems the whole scandal is creating.

Politicians have few resources, two of them are their word and their reputation. Weiner compromised both with this scandal. So he effectively cant do his job.

If he gave a damn about his district he would step down.
 
His approval rating is 8.
His disapproval rating is 90.

Most of his constituents feel he will be unable to effectively represent their district due to the problems the whole scandal is creating.

That convinces me. I now whole-heartedly think he should step down. 5-10% in a poll is meaningless, he has no support because 5-10% of people will believe absolutely anything. One could take a poll on the color of the sky and 5-10% would screw it up.
 
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His approval rating is 8.
His disapproval rating is 90.

Most of his constituents feel he will be unable to effectively represent their district due to the problems the whole scandal is creating.

Politicians have few resources, two of them are their word and their reputation. Weiner compromised both with this scandal. So he effectively cant do his job.

If he gave a damn about his district he would step down.

I've changed my mind - Weiner should stay. He's the best poster child for creepy Washington Democrats the Republicans could ever have. His staying could turn the Congress over to yet more Conservatives or Libertarians in the next election cycle.

He should stay.
 
Yes, because he was stupid enough to email a pic of his weiner and think he would not have to answer for it.
 
President Obama said today that he would resign if he was in Weiner's position.

Obama Suggests Weiner Should Quit - WSJ.com

So, should Weiner resign? This'll be a simple yes/no option.

I say no.Unless he did something to get thrown in jail then he should be thrown out of office. Other than that the only people who decide if Weiner should quit are his constituents.
 
His approval rating is 8.
His disapproval rating is 90.

Most of his constituents feel he will be unable to effectively represent their district due to the problems the whole scandal is creating.

Politicians have few resources, two of them are their word and their reputation. Weiner compromised both with this scandal. So he effectively cant do his job.

If he gave a damn about his district he would step down.

I LOVE your new avatar!!! :mrgreen:
 
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