Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, and Batman: Trouble in Gotham City

One year after resigning in disgrace, Anthony Weiner is attempting to become the second coming of Barack Obama. This is not good on any level. - Eric Golub/Washington Times

Lest any member of the perpetually outraged class attack their keyboards in rage, let's remember the obvious. Congressman Weiner was caught engaging in cybersex and phonesex with multiple women. He sent a picture of his lower appendage through Twitter. The married Weiner became a laughingstock as the only married man to suffer the blowback of a sex scandal without even receiving the actual benefit of real sex....

This is the real Anthony Weiner. He is trying to take over the second toughest executive position in America after the presidency. Being Mayor of New York City requires a certain skill set. Rudy Giuliani was a federal prosecutor. Michael Bloomberg, for all of his flaws, created a business empire.

Anthony Weiner has never worked. To give a man the keys to the greatest mayoral kingdom without him ever having run anything cannot happen. To look police officers, firefighters, and EMTs in the eye without having any knowledge of what they go through is simply too much for this city. In the real world, the Dark Knight does not show up and save the day. Batman is fictional, but the challenge of running Gotham City is real.
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Eric Golub was HRWF's guest speaker in September of 2011