Weinergate: Show’s Over People; Nothing to See Here

Maybe it is because I’m on a business trip in Washington DC today, but it seems that every third news story and every other conversation revolves around an entirely implausible “scandal” featuring the fully-clothed nether regions of a mostly unknown Congressman.

What’s the story here, people?

Unless you live without electricity or batteries, you are probably aware that Congressman Anthony Weiner’s Twitter account sent a possibly lewd picture to a college student over the weekend.  Weiner has both claimed his account was hacked, and that he cannot say with “certitude” that the picture is not of himself.

The key fact:  The college student does not feel victimized by Weiner.  Here is her statement. Indeed, her mother asserts that the young woman has been traumatized by the media coverage of this non-scandal.

It seems that the media has excused itself by focusing on the fact that Weiner may be lying. But he’s not accused of doing anything remotely illegal. Nor can anyone argue that Weiner has abused tax dollars or his position of power.  And as I’ve argued on behalf of Sarah Palin and Arnold Schwartzenegger, lying in such personal cases, simply with the very human motive of protecting one’s family from embarrassment, should neither be criminal nor a subject of constant media speculation.

RP Nation — If you think this is a legitimate story, please explain in the comments section below.

If not, take the Honorable Clancy Wiggum’s advice below, and move on, there’s nothing to see here: