Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor. By F. Brinley Bruton. NBC News, May 22, 2013.
Weiner Announces Candidacy for New York Mayor in Video. By Michael Barbaro. New York Times, May 22, 2013.
Anthony Weiner makes it official: He’s running for mayor. By Celeste Katz and Jonathan Lemire. New York Daily News, May 22, 2013.
Anthony Weiner hides from the tough questions and serves up pizza for reporters. By Andrea Peyser. New York Post, May 23, 2013.
Will the Middle Class Save Weiner’s Career? By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, May 22, 2013.
Weiner’s Wife Is the One to Watch. By Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary, May 24, 2013.
A Wife With Powerful Ties Is an Unexpected Architect of a New York Comeback. By Michael M. Grynbaum et al. New York Times, May 23, 2013.
Accusation and Interview Put Spotlight on Weiner’s Wife. By Kate Taylor. New York Times, July 18, 2012.
Michelle Bachman’s Letter to Keith Ellison on Huma Abedin’s Possible Ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, July 13,2012.
Anthony Weiner for Mayor. Video. AnthonyWeiner.com, May 21, 2013. On YouTube here and here.
Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former
congressman infamous for tweeting pictures of his you know what, is trying to
reinvent himself as a wholesome champion of the Jacksonian middle class. His
video draws on classic New York Jacksonian themes and imagery of hard working
strivers pulling themselves up by their bootstraps through education, public
service, and entrepreneurship. Most importantly, Weiner’s wife Huma Abedin is
shown by his side in the video supporting his candidacy for mayor. The message: if Huma can forgive her wayward
husband and give him a second chance then so can the people of New York. Of
course to see Weiner, a liberal progressive firebrand and elite protégé of
Senator Chuck Schumer, as a Jacksonian champion of the middle class is a bit of
a stretch.
