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Weiner for mayor of your city?

Weiner for mayor of your city?


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Not decided yet, but weiner has fought hard in this back and forth campaign as he feels the squeeze with release after release from the media. I think weiner would appreciate a helping hand to help overcome this hard time.
 
Of course not. Why even ask? Too too much baggage and odds are we have only seen the tip of the iceberg.

Same thing with Herman Cain, there are probably other women who didn't step forward.

But unbelievable as it is there is their wives standing alongside them at press conferences. Same thing with Larry Craig having his wife standing there with a beaming smile and listening to him explain his wide stance.

Sometimes I want to scream but have no mouth.
 
Of course integrity does. But integrity is far more than whether or not someone has sent naked pictures of themselves.

First of all, as I've mentioned, you don't know what his relationship with his wife is like. But, even if we assume it's the traditional relationship, it still has nothing to do with his job. If a man rode a motorcycle without a helmet in his free time, would you say he's unfit for public service because of his reckless disregard for safety? If a man moved to a new house and broke his rental release to do so, would you say he's unfit to hold public office because he's not a man of his word?

Simply focusing in on one aspect of a person, especially an aspect unrelated to his job, to determine if he's qualified for a job is silly. I'm not saying Weiner is qualified or that I'd vote for him, I'm simply saying that sending pictures of his genitals to people would not keep me from voting for him.

Integrity is foundational to character, and a guy with weiner's problems shouldn't hold a position of trust; trust being foundational to an elected position. At best, this guy is philandering moron, at worst, a sexual predator. You want a sexual predator holding the most powerful mayorship in the nation?

Weiner is a general in the real war on women.
 
No I would not

He is a person who can not control himself, and as a mayor a person should be able to control their actions, especially impulsive ones that probably are not going to be good.
 
It amazes me how persistent you are on being wrong. I'm not even going to bother to read the rest of your post, because I know I can ask one simple question you're incapable of answering in any way but one, the one way which proves my point.

Was this "scandal" about his personal life or was it job related? Until you can tell me it was job related, I don't need to read anything else from you.

I had a girlfriend once who would have been perfectly okay with it. In fact, she would have enjoyed the three of us getting together in person. I'm not really that kind of person, but she wouldn't have had a problem at all with it.

So how does that relate to your question?

No, he acted foolishly, but his actions were reflective of decisions made in his personal life, not his professional. I would not be voting for him to be Minister of Morality, I would be electing him to run my city.

There are many things I would not want my hypothetical children to do...one such thing would be to judge a man totally by his actions in one narrow aspect. I prefer my children be able to see beyond such a limited understanding of the world and realize people are multi-faceted and complex beings, and inefficiencies in one area do not automatically indicate inefficiencies in others.

To directly answer your question, no I would not, but at the same time, his penis has nothing to do with how well he might do his job.

My question would be a moot point if you speak for everyone. Do You?

Carlos's penis has been seen all over the world as has his lewd conversation with a 22 year-old. The condition of his penis has everything to do with how well he might do his job. If he should become over-stimulated while speaking in public because he sees a sexual 20 year-old, some in the audience may not understand the throbbing bulge before them no matter how multi-faceted and complex he may be.
 
No I would not

He is a person who can not control himself, and as a mayor a person should be able to control their actions, especially impulsive ones that probably are not going to be good.

Indeed, and I am honestly perplexed by the people trying to turn this into some prudish moral debate on traditional marriage.
 
Integrity is foundational to character
And cannot be determined simply upon sexual preferences.

and a guy with weiner's problems shouldn't hold a position of trust
Why? Because he shows his penis to women? What happens between him and his wife is between them, it has nothing to do with his job. If a doctor cheats on his wife (as they tend to do), does that mean he should no longer be a doctor?

trust being foundational to an elected position.
Do you have a job based reason not to trust? If you do, that's different. If you don't, then I don't see what cyber sexing has to do with being mayor.
You want a sexual predator holding the most powerful mayorship in the nation?
Wow...he's a sexual predator? Quite the leap you're making there.
My question would be a moot point if you speak for everyone. Do You?
No, I speak for me, and you are challenging my opinion. So, once more, you seem to have no idea what you are talking about.

Carlos's penis has been seen all over the world as has his lewd conversation with a 22 year-old. The condition of his penis has everything to do with how well he might do his job. If he should become over-stimulated while speaking in public because he sees a sexual 20 year-old, some in the audience may not understand the throbbing bulge before them no matter how multi-faceted and complex he may be.
I'm literally dumbfounded how anyone could take this opinion seriously.
 
Of course integrity does. But integrity is far more than whether or not someone has sent naked pictures of themselves.

Is it? Do marital vows mean anything to you?

First of all, as I've mentioned, you don't know what his relationship with his wife is like. But, even if we assume it's the traditional relationship, it still has nothing to do with his job.

Sure I do. Huma isn't "enough" for him. Neither is the desire for a good reputation nor the respect of voters. And it has everything to do with his job: If a person can't honor and respect his life-partner and the mother of his only child, he surely isn't able to respect his would-be constituents. Character isn't a quality that can be compartmentalized. But I do think that it begins at home. ;)

Simply focusing in on one aspect of a person, especially an aspect unrelated to his job, to determine if he's qualified for a job is silly. I'm not saying Weiner is qualified or that I'd vote for him, I'm simply saying that sending pictures of his genitals to people would not keep me from voting for him.

This is an issue that would definitely keep me from voting for him. First time would've been enough: Anthony Weiner is a creep and a pitiable loser. But he's done it again, meaning that not only doesn't he have respect for other, but also that he's stupid. Boy don't learn. You get busted and then publicly confess with your loyal spouse at your side that you have a sex addiction problem or whatever, and then you go into therapy/rehab and emerge "sadder but wiser."

That Weiner has done this again demonstrates that his narcissism, adolescent needs, and arrogance know no bounds.
 
And cannot be determined simply upon sexual preferences.

Why? Because he shows his penis to women? What happens between him and his wife is between them, it has nothing to do with his job. If a doctor cheats on his wife (as they tend to do), does that mean he should no longer be a doctor?

Do you have a job based reason not to trust? If you do, that's different. If you don't, then I don't see what cyber sexing has to do with being mayor.
Wow...he's a sexual predator? Quite the leap you're making there.
No, I speak for me, and you are challenging my opinion. So, once more, you seem to have no idea what you are talking about.

I'm literally dumbfounded how anyone could take this opinion seriously.

You need to learn to allow others to express their opinions without being disrespectful.
 
Is it? Do marital vows mean anything to you?
As I've said 21835923759823 different times in this thread, what happens between he and his wife is between he and his wife.

Sure I do. Huma isn't "enough" for him. Neither is the desire for a good reputation nor the respect of voters. And it has everything to do with his job: If a person can't honor and respect his life-partner and the mother of his only child, he surely isn't able to respect his would-be constituents. Character isn't a quality that can be compartmentalized. But I do think that it begins at home.
Disagree completely. His sexual habits have nothing to do with his job performance. You cannot find me a single piece of evidence which links sex preference to job performance. Is it possible the type of person who cheats on his wife would lie about other things? Absolutely. But until we have the evidence that he has, you cannot hold his public life hostage to his private life.

This is an issue that would definitely keep me from voting for him.
Then you don't seem to care about job performance, rather dictating morality.
You need to learn to allow others to express their opinions without being disrespectful.
I was being incredibly respectful considering what I truly wanted to say about your asinine post.
 
As I've said 21835923759823 different times in this thread, what happens between he and his wife is between he and his wife.

Disagree completely. His sexual habits have nothing to do with his job performance. You cannot find me a single piece of evidence which links sex preference to job performance. Is it possible the type of person who cheats on his wife would lie about other things? Absolutely. But until we have the evidence that he has, you cannot hold his public life hostage to his private life.

Then you don't seem to care about job performance, rather dictating morality.
I was being incredibly respectful considering what I truly wanted to say about your asinine post.

You seem to be flummoxed that anyone would dare challenge your opinion, but you'll discover that we all are uniquely different.
 
You seem to be flummoxed that anyone would dare challenge your opinion, but you'll discover that we all are uniquely different.
No, I'm flummoxed as to how a description of his penis has anything to do with anything.
 
No, I'm flummoxed as to how a description of his penis has anything to do with anything.

For a man you are extremely naïve or extremely pertinacious.
 
Their needs to be a Nooo!!!!! option
 
For a man you are extremely naïve or extremely pertinacious.
Or not stupid enough to think the way a man's penis looks has anything to do with his ability to do his job.
 
Or not stupid enough to think the way a man's penis looks has anything to do with his ability to do his job.

It's not about his penis; it's about his character.
 
Or not stupid enough to think the way a man's penis looks has anything to do with his ability to do his job.

John Bobbitt might disagree with you, but that's off topic.
Just my opinion, but I think a man or a woman who is in the public eye should keep their genitalia out of the public's eyes.
 
John Bobbitt might disagree with you, but that's off topic.
On the contrary, I'm sure John Bobbitt would agree his wife's actions doesn't mean he cannot do his job.
Just my opinion, but I think a man or a woman who is in the public eye should keep their genitalia out of the public's eyes.
Understood. And what I'm saying is that his penis in the public eye doesn't change how well he does his job.
Which is why we are discussing things beyond sexual preference ...
No one is. Not a single person has replied to me with something unrelated to what happened with this sex "scandal". You haven't mentioned the job he did as a Congressman, you haven't noted any lies he may have told, you haven't brought up his records, etc.

No, the only thing anyone has replied to me with (and I haven't read any other responses except the one to me, so I don't know if others have mentioned it elsewhere or not) has been directly related to exposing his penis in public.
 
No one is.

Indeed we are. You're simply choosing to ignore and dismiss such points.


Not a single person has replied to me with something unrelated to what happened with this sex "scandal".

Things can be related to a sex scandal while not concerning his sexual preference. Example: someone kills their gay lover for threatening to go public. Clearly the issues surrounding such would involve the sex scandal, but still raise concerns beyond sexual preference.

A rather simple concept that I am sure you will continue to ignore and respond to with little more than "nu-uh"


You haven't mentioned the job he did as a Congressman, you haven't noted any lies he may have told, you haven't brought up his records, etc.

There have been noted lies, along with issues of incompetency, self control, and general good judgement. You just simply ignore such points


No, the only thing anyone has replied to me with (and I haven't read any other responses except the one to me, so I don't know if others have mentioned it elsewhere or not) has been directly related to exposing his penis in public.

1) exposing your penis in public isn't really a sexual preference and it's hard to claim something is private if it is done publicly (like you keep falsely asserting). 2) the issues with his sexual activity seem to be more periphery than the things mentioned above, like self control

Yeah, yeah, "nu-uh". Great argument, Hoss. And one no one will likely overcome ...
 
On the contrary, I'm sure John Bobbitt would agree his wife's actions doesn't mean he cannot do his job.
Understood. And what I'm saying is that his penis in the public eye doesn't change how well he does his job.
No one is. Not a single person has replied to me with something unrelated to what happened with this sex "scandal". You haven't mentioned the job he did as a Congressman, you haven't noted any lies he may have told, you haven't brought up his records, etc.

No, the only thing anyone has replied to me with (and I haven't read any other responses except the one to me, so I don't know if others have mentioned it elsewhere or not) has been directly related to exposing his penis in public.

OMGosh! Your looking for a lie Carlos told. Why didn't you say that?
Carlos denied sending lewd texts and crotch shots.
Carlos resigned from Congress, saying he would seek help, and lo and behold, he was dickting two weeks before he and his wife appeared in People Magazine.
He said his dickting was behind him; lie!
When asked how many woman had shown his naked penis to, he replied, "Oh 2 or 3 more, maybe 10 or 12, but that's in our rearview mirror. Remember things showing in your rearview mirror can be closer than you think.
When Carlos Danger exposed his penis to the public, he also exposed his wife and little boy. That may not be troublesome for someone like you, but for a lot of public, his lewd actions and lies are troublesome.
 
Would you want Anthony Weiner as mayor of your city? Do you think he would do a good job as mayor? If so, what kinds of things do you think he would do to better your city?

If he can do a better job building that stupid airport than our current Berlin governor who screwed up big time on that, sure. ;)
 
And cannot be determined simply upon sexual preferences.

again, nothing to do with his "preferences"

Why? Because he shows his penis to women? What happens between him and his wife is between them, it has nothing to do with his job. If a doctor cheats on his wife (as they tend to do), does that mean he should no longer be a doctor?

If it wasn't a problem, why is he in therapy for it?

Do you have a job based reason not to trust? If you do, that's different. If you don't, then I don't see what cyber sexing has to do with being mayor.

Yes, T-R-U-S-T

Wow...he's a sexual predator? Quite the leap you're making there.

I didn't make it, one of Carlo's "girlfriends" did.
 
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