I keep using this analogy in my blog, but it’s relevant to the subject matter. Former Labor Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, once said that a week is a long time in politics. Anthony Weiner, the wretched little Congressman from New York was hoping and praying that Wilson would prove prophetic from the grave because time was running out on this grotesque little reptile.
This is the man who sent suggestive messages and lewd photographs of himself to unsuspecting females on Twitter and then had the audacity to claim he had been hacked and was seeking legal advice to clear his name. A few days later more damning evidence confirmed that the little weasel had initiated the whole sordid exercise, and he then proceeded to hold a press conference to admit his guilt and offer a tearful apology. He concluded by stating he would not be resigning.
One wonders why the little reptile didn’t resign when he was exposed as bare face liar and sexual deviant.Well one of his mentors is Bill Clinton who arguably committed a worse indiscretion by having oral sex in the Oval Office with a young intern and then denying it ever happened. He even survived moves to impeach him, so the sordid little Mr. Weiner crawled back into his cave hoping and praying for the condemnation to pass by. By the way who in his right mind would vote for a candidate called Weiner?
Surprisingly, the dust was beginning to settle until more candid shots were published on the internet. The little Weiner was pictured in a locker room standing bare chested with a towel wrapped around his waist proudly holding his twig and berries for the unsuspecting world to titter or twitter. It was then announced that his beleaguered wife of less than 12 months is pregnant. She is a senior aide to Hilary Clinton who should be able to relate to what the poor woman is going through. Mercifully for the wife, she was hastily shipped overseas on assignment to avoid the incoming flak.
Naturally, the Republican Party was calling for Weiner’s head (pardon the pun) ever since his admission of guilt while the Democratic Party stuck their head in the sand hoping the unfortunate incident would blow over. However, that vile grandmother, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Minority Leader in the House popped her head above the parapets and concluded that her party colleague needed professional help and should resign to give him time to recuperate. Quite what sort of help she had in mind remains a mystery, but by casting him adrift, the little Weiner was a dead man walking, politically anyway.
Now before you Brits adopt a holier than thou attitude, need I remind you of a little weiner in your midst in the shape of Ryan Giggs, the 37 year old football player that has been a fixture in the Manchester United line up for over 20 years. Recently he was responsible for serving an injunction on a newspaper preventing them publishing a true story of his affair with a reality star.
There was much worse to follow when it was revealed that he had been conducting an 8 year affair with his sister-in-law, his brother’s wife. Apart from some youthful indiscretions, Giggs’ image has been portrayed has a clean cut family man of whom any mother would be proud. A couple of weeks ago, I was about to write a tribute to one of the greatest football players produced in Britain; admiring the way he had shunned the bright lights, took good care of his body to play for so long in the top flight of English football, the most decorated footballer in the history of the English game.
As a fellow Welshman I feel badly let down. It is weird how fame and fortune appear to give celebrities the license to commit any heinous act in the knowledge that somebody in their entourage will cover it up. They believe they are above the law and do not have to conform to a moral compass which normal people adhere to.
Call me old-fashioned, narrow-minded or whatever but Ryan Giggs crossed the line in terms of decency, hypocrisy and arrogance and should do us all a favor and quietly retire. I’m not sure what annoys me more; his dalliance with his sister-in-law and total disregard for his brother or his attempt to curb the freedom of the press.
Arnold Schwarzenegger recently admitted fathering his housekeeper’s ten year old son; apparently conducting the affair right under the nose of his unsuspecting wife. His wife is a Kennedy and she of all people would be patently aware of alpha males’ predatory instincts of the opposite sex. Once again it’s the sheer arrogance of these famous, nay infamous, personalities that never fails to amaze me. It’s no co-incidence that Schwarzenegger only admitted to the affair when nearing the end of his second term as Governor of California.
Mercifully, it was announced an hour ago that the little Weiner finally announced his resignation almost three weeks after the intial publication of the photos and messages on twitter. He didn’t go quietly; leaving no doubt in the media’s minds that he was determined to regroup and return to public office at some time in the not too distant future. The arrogant little toe rag genuinely believes that his country needs him.
