Sydney Leathers Fact-Checks Anthony Weiner's Politico Interview
Yesterday, I saw a piece about Anthony Weiner on Politico. Within this piece, Anthony announced his departure from politics as his own decision, long in the works. I found this interesting: not just because it was me, rather than his commitment to fatherhood, that crushed his political dreams, but also because he once promised me a job at that very same website. He told me he was going to help me with many things (including a condo in Chicago) but the thing I was most excited about was the opportunity to write for Politico about what it was like to live in a swing state during an election year. As a Democrat in Southern Indiana, I would’ve had a lot to say.
Alas, my political blogging dreams never came true, and I never got that Chicago condo either. But I did manage to build my own weird little empire of sorts, just by turning on the man I once thought would “save” me from my own life. Were my dealings with him the most moral or ethical way I could’ve spent my time? No. But he wasn’t a very moral or ethical person either, which is something that the Politico piece reminded me of in nearly every line. Reading each little lie bothered me more than anticipated, so, here: I’ve fact-checked his announcement for you.
Weiner:
I watched the first season of ‘House of Cards,’ it got so ridiculously implausible that I couldn’t stick with it.
Fact Check: We talked extensively about the show. In fact, the last thing he ever said to me was something about how I should go watch the original version.
Weiner:
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