Posted on 06/12/2011 2:44:19 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
SOMEWHERE between Abu Dhabi and Lusaka, the US's most powerful diplomat sat down with her closest aide last week and talked of straying husbands, predatory women and internet sex.
It was not quite what Hillary Clinton had intended when she set off on her latest tour as US Secretary of State; yet it is hard to think of anyone in Washington better equipped to offer advice on the painful fallout from a sexual scandal.
For once, the shenanigans had not involved Clinton's husband, Bill. Yet the saga of congressman Anthony Weiner's and how its picture turned up in cyberspace has crushed one of the Clintons' most cherished acolytes and added a poignant human twist to an otherwise farcical tabloid tale.
She is officially Hillary's deputy chief of staff but Huma Abedin, Weiner's clever and glamorous 35-year-old wife, means far more to the Clintons than her title suggests. Hillary once described her as "a second daughter" and when Abedin married Weiner last year, Bill presided over their vows in his capacity as former president.
Abedin was a political intern when she joined Hillary's staff 15 years ago. She grew so close to the then first lady that rabid Clinton-haters began to spread false rumours of a lesbian affair.
When Hillary ran for a Senate seat in New York, Abedin went with her. When she joined President Barack Obama's cabinet, Abedin became one of the few Clinton advisers who had worked at both the White House and the State Department.
Last week, she experienced a less enviable aspect of life with the Clintons, as her husband bumbled his way through pitiful lies and tearful apologies for his so-called sexting habits.
Weiner said he was confident he would be able to "right these wrongs" once his wife returned from Africa. Friends said he had not slept with any of the six women he admitted to texting, and that no more revelations would emerge. "He is not Tiger Woods," an aide said.
If Abedin returns smiling from Africa, throws her arms around her husband and declares herself determined to make their marriage work, Weiner's career may be safe. Yet, in one sense, he will remain a loser, whatever his wife and colleagues decide.
He used to enjoy the Clintons' favour but Hillary, for one, is unlikely to forgive him for embarrassing a loyal aide.
We knew there was going to be an article with Hill but what took so long.
Well now you've gone from It has not been established that he sent any pictures to the 17 YO, to a different categorical statement of He DID NOT show pics of his penis to the 17 yo. The fact is, the only ones who know right now are him and the girl, and possibly the cops investigating it.
We do know he sends dirty pictures to the women he texts, so until we've seen every message he has sent, the odds support my supposition that he sent them to her too. I'm certainly NOT a liar in that regard. I'm sorry that it's causing you to throw tantrums, but you started it. Have a drink and calm down.
That is so funny - I sent it to my liberal son...
Who comes up with this stuff? LOL
They're so close, I understand she's pregnant now. Well, at least this week anyway.
Calex - you have no idea if he did or did not. It’s more likely than NOT that he did. As well, the undisputed fact is that HE Would HAVE even he he didn’t YET!
It is not the facts that matter as much as the seriousness of the charges. You need to fight fire with fire or you’re going to lose in combat with these people.
Doesn;t it SMELL under Hillary;s wing???
Chicken Hawk
She must now regret having the name, Hum ... a Weiner ...
I think Hillary has already taken Huma under something - like the bleachers, under the covers, under the boardwalk, in her limo, etc.
Three-named women are typical top-secret codes for Hillarybots, but when you find a three-named guy, LOL, watch out. No wonder they picked him to write the sob story for Huma and her protector-mom, old what's-her-name.
Is there any other way to think about the klintoons?
Yeah —if ‘they’ were really a hubby/wife team, you’d think she would be home and ‘standing by her man’. Of course the press isn’t questioning her travelling while all this is going on. I guess now is the time for an ‘unfortunate miscarriage’.
Yes, I do know he didn’t send her pictures because none have been found or displayed. Until that time I will know he didn’t send any, and until that time saying he sent them is a lie. Lying will not help our cause. If you wish to be unethical do it on another forum.
With Weiner being grilled, who’s Huma Abedin?
Because you haven’t seen them means nothing! Go back and defend your hero on your home page- DU
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