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Fallon Zings Anthony Weiner on Hillary’s E-Mail Scandal, Biden for Saying China’s in North America

By Curtis Houck | September 4, 2015, 11:30 AM EDT

Bringing some humor to the Hillary Clinton e-mail scandal and 2016 election, NBC’s Jimmy Fallon joked during his on monologue on Thursday’s Tonight Show about Anthony Weiner and another gaffe by Vice President Joe Biden that had him once again including C ...

NewsBusted: No Thanks, Anthony Weiner, I'm Fine Without Your Endorsement

By NB Staff | April 16, 2015, 9:58 PM EDT

"Hillary Clinton officially announced her candidacy on Twitter.  And here’s hoping Anthony Weiner will NOT be endorsing her on Instagram!"-- NewsBusted 's Jodi Miller. To watch this latest episode, click play on the embedded video below. Su ...

Former Enablers at NYT Ignore Weiner's Hint at Comeback Attempt, Criticism of 'Tea Party Wackadoo Wing' of GOP

By Tom Blumer | December 27, 2013, 9:29 AM EST

On April 10, the New York Times almost singlehandedly revived the political career of disgraced Anthony Weiner with an 8,300-word profile of the former Congressman, his wife, and their baby boy Jonathan. Clay Waters at NewsBusters noted shortly thereafter ...

Daily Beast’s Cottle on Anthony Weiner: ‘His Penis Is Still a National Celebrity’

By Noel Sheppard | September 8, 2013, 5:02 PM EDT

NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday actually interviewed disgraced New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. This led Daily Beast columnist Michelle Cottle to smartly observe on Fox News’s Media Buzz, “While as a Congressman he wasn't that great, an ...

WashPost Style Section Actually Does Decent Profile of Libertarian Comedian Remy

By Ken Shepherd | August 8, 2013, 3:58 PM EDT

As regular readers of NewsBusters are well aware, the Washington Post's Style section has a habit of frequently ginning up puffy human-interest stories about all kinds of liberal politicians and celebrities. It's rare that they do a positive pro ...

ABC Ignores Anthony Weiner's Mocking of GOP 'Grandpa' at AARP Event

By Scott Whitlock | August 8, 2013, 11:51 AM EDT

ABC's Good Morning America, which first covered the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal by ignoring that the politician was a Democrat, did grow to embrace the tawdry aspects of the story. Yet, the morning show on Wednesday avoided he mayoral candidate� ...

Daily Beast: Cut Weiner a Break, America, Teens Sext All the Time

By Katie Yoder | October 3, 2013, 3:26 PM EDT

Parents can hardly criticize New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner for his latest sexting escapade when their teens commit the same deed (and have done so for years) – or so says The Daily Beast.  The Daily Beast’s Lizzie Crocker agonized over the con ...

Lindsay Lohan Thanks Bieber, Kanye and Weiner for Keeping Tabloids Busy While She Was in Rehab

By Noel Sheppard | August 6, 2013, 11:40 AM EDT

Lindsay Lohan’s out of rehab, and she welcomed herself back to America by substitute-hosting E! network’s Chelsea Lately Monday. During her opening monologue, Lohan thanked Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Anthony Weiner, and the Royal Baby for keeping the tabl ...

Shameless: People Mag Takes Another Turn As Huma Abedin's Journalistic Weiner Cleaner

By Tim Graham | August 5, 2013, 1:25 PM EDT

One might think People magazine would be embarrassed at how it was used as an early campaign brochure for Anthony Weiner in 2012, as his wife Huma Abedin tragi-comically proclaimed, "It took a lot of work to get to where are are today, but I want peo ...

Meredith Vieira: ‘If My Husband Was Sexting I’d Cut It Off’

By Noel Sheppard | August 3, 2013, 2:43 PM EDT

Former NBC Today show host Meredith Vieira channeled her inner Lorena Bobbitt Friday night. Appearing on NBC’s Tonight Show, in a discussion about embattled New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, Vieira said, “If my husband was sexting, I’d cut it off ...

Former NYT Columnist Rich: Weiner Scandal Won't Harm Hillary, Will Boost Bill Clinton's Profile

By Paul Bremmer | August 2, 2013, 3:33 PM EDT

Former New York Times columnist Frank Rich showed up on Joy Behar’s Current TV program Say Anything! on Wednesday to chat about some hot news topics – chief among them, the ongoing Anthony Weiner saga. Rich assured Behar that the Weiner situation would no ...

David Limbaugh: Private and Public Character Are Vital to the Endurance of Our Republic

By David Limbaugh | August 1, 2013, 6:49 PM EDT

The sexting scandal of Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former congressman and current New York mayoral candidate, puts into focus the importance of character to public service. Weiner's texts, tweets and photos show not just a tawdry person but a risk- ...

Only Online, ABC Realizes Weiner Scandal 'Takes a Toll' on Dems 'War on Women' Message

By Scott Whitlock | August 2, 2013, 11:50 AM EDT

A profound thought occurred to a journalist at ABC News: The high profile sex scandals involving Democrats Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner have taken "a toll" on the liberal war on women message. Too bad the story on ...

MSNBC Host: Democratic Sex Scandals Are Different, Or Something

By Matt Vespa | August 2, 2013, 11:50 AM EDT

The one thing we can say safely about liberals is that they lack self-awareness, especially when one of their own acts badly.  The Chronicles of Carlos Danger, the exploits of San Diego Mayor Bob “filthy” Filner, and the sexual proclivities of Eliot Spitz ...

ABC Features James Carville for Weiner Lecture, NBC Frets Over 'Damage' to Hillary

By Scott Whitlock | August 1, 2013, 1:14 PM EDT

ABC and NBC on Thursday continued to fret over the implications the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal will have on Hillary Clinton. Today's Matt Lauer worried, " By association, does this do damage to Hillary Clinton?" Over on Good Morning Ame ...