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Anthony Weiner Taking Questions On Reddit Today!

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Rep. Anthony Weiner
In honor of the one year anniversary of Obamacare passing, Rep. Anthony Weiner has decreed today, "Ask Me Shit On Social Media Day." He is taking questions all day on Twitter, Facebook, Daily Kos, and most amusingly, in the AMA section of Reddit, which has already generated well over a thousand comments in the last hour. Because where else could you get questions such as, "Have you considered going into humorous porn? (GET IT EVERYONE? WEINER JOKES)" ?

So far, the redditors have been mostly well-behaved (many have taken to referring to each other as "the gentleman...") and asked serious questions, including many queries about his stance on Israel (including why he "unconditionally" supports the state), about health care, campaign finance reform, marijuana laws, whether he has mayoral aspirations, and what it was like rooming with Jon Stewart ("sexy leftist underwear political debate slumber parties"). Weiner said he'll be back at 5:30 pm to answer questions and comment for an hour. We certainly hope he has time to address this question from NYC Hound:

Hi, fellow Brooklynite here. Not sure if you read the recent Gothamist post that quotes you as having said to Mayor Bloomberg:

"When I become mayor, you know what I’m going to spend my first year doing? I'm going to have a bunch of ribbon-cuttings tearing out your fucking bike lanes."

First question: Will you be running for NYC mayor in the future?

Second question: Did you really say that? Because a lot of people rely on cycling as a mode of transportation both for financial and principle reasons, and safe routes are key. Not to mention promoting cycling would reduce automobile traffic and emissions.

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  • spiv

    After umpteen years of bloomdouche for dinner, weiner will be the perfect after dinner mint to cause us all to do a Mr. Creosote and vomit all night and day for years to follow. An empty suit with a big mouth - what else is new in NY politics.

  • Gwinny

    Apparently he tweeted that it was a joke: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2...

  • unretrofiedforu

    This is the guy that needs to be our next mayor. Anyone with the balls to stand up to the whores on fox news (both literally and figuratively) has my vote.

  • PaulaNYC

    Oh, yeah....that picture explains a LOT of why Weiner is such a pathetic, arrogant, stupid ass.

    He must have gotten the SHIT beat out of him DAILY in middle school!

  • tippmann

    Oh sweet Paula, you always troll so well.

  • Seriously, I like Weiner a lot, but his attitude towards bikes has got to go. It probably isn't enough to stop me from voting for him, but it is a lowbrow thing to say.

  • Weiner on Reddit, clarifying:

    "first it was a joke. but it make the story because we now have open and unnecessary warfare over bike lanes.

    its a false choice : bike lanes and true civic planning."

    So...semi-relieving?

  • TakeThePledge

    He's the next mayor, might want to get on his good side now.

  • xsquatchx

    rep. = representative, not republican

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