As Stef informed us, Andrew Breitbart sent this tweet this morning:
AndrewBreitbart
Last chance to join the #FollowBreitbart juggernaut! (Well, not really.) #Weinergate taking new turn tomorrow in AM.
At first, I thought he might be going to expose the child abuse group that has set Weiner up by tweeting an obviously faked photo out under Weiner's name.
Breitbart, instead, has decided to double down. This whole issue may be about to get much, much uglier.
Radar Online says it evidence from a woman claiming to have exchanged hundreds of x-rated email with Weiner.
I know that when I looked at this, I thought "anyone can create a fake Facebook page, and exchange raunchy messages with another recipient, if they are as determined to frame Weiner as these guys have been." Note that these exchanges, if they are real, took place months before Weiner's wedding.
But there are photos, as well, some of them quite embarrassing:
Village Voice bloghas more info and more photos.
So there you have it. Breitbart obviously saw that his entire kingdom was about to collapse, because of his association with the Mike Stack Crew. So he paid cash for as much dirt as he could muck up.
The question now will be whether Weiner can stand strong during the second week of relentless Fox/Breitbart/Drudge attacks. The entire Mike Stack conspiracy angle has been overwhelmed.
Far, far back in our dim memories, before Memorial Day, there was the Clarence Thomas disclosure as well.
Did we expect anything less from the GOP-Fox Corporate press? They can manufacture scandal out of nothing. Here they may have actually had something however slight. Last year, the manufactured Shirley Sherrod scandal was introduced about this time, and dragged out all the summer long. there may be a scandal planned for every month, for every holiday, up until the election.
Remember, the GOP Overlords know that they do not have a winning candidate or message. There is no one they have that can beat Obama. They have to destroy Democratic turnout.
There are two ways to do this: suppressing registration and actual election day turnout, and disheartening or disgusting the electorate.
How are we going to stop them?
UPDATE: I just saw that there is a diary this morning entitled Did Anthony Weiner Really Go There? hich links to the same RadarOnline story that my diary does. It has been cast into the netherregions of the Trolls category. I am by NO MEANS trolling. I am worried., Weiner is one of our strongest Progressive advocates. It would be a tremendous blow to lose him.
UPDATE 2: Anthony Weiner is holding a 4 PM press concerning this new info. Word is that it's an apology and a refusal to step down..
Let's also hope that he is coming out swinging against Breitbart and crew.