Posts Tagged ‘photograph’
Winter sunset, Siberian elm
Sitting in the living room watching what passes for local news – and turned, looked out the courtyard doors to the sunset – and realized what a lovely crisp composition there was with the silhouette of a Siberian elm against the mackerel sky.
Took a number of photos – didn’t even take time to throw on a sweater – and this is our favorite.
Congressman Weiner finally confesses – too little, too late
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Representative Anthony Weiner on Monday tearfully admitted having a number of inappropriate relationships with women over the Internet, saying he was deeply ashamed but would not resign.
Weiner, a New York Democrat and leading liberal voice in the House of Representatives who was expected to run for mayor of New York City in 2013, admitted to inappropriate Internet and telephone conversations with six women but said none of them developed into a physical relationship…
“I tweeted a photograph of myself that I intended as a direct message as part of a joke to a woman in Seattle,” he said of an image sent over Twitter of a man in his underpants, which sparked the scandal more than a week ago.
“Once I realized I had posted it to Twitter, I panicked. I took it down and said that I had been hacked. I then continued to stick to that story, which was a hugely regrettable mistake,” he said. “The picture was of me, and I sent it.”
Calling his actions “very dumb” and “destructive,” he stressed he did not have sex with any of the women.
Weiner is married to Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The couple was married in a ceremony officiated by former President Bill Clinton…
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called for an ethics probe “to determine whether any official resources were used or any other violation of House rules occurred.” Weiner said in a statement, “I welcome and will fully cooperate with an investigation by the House Ethics Committee…”
Former Senate Republican aide John Ullyot, a communication consultant at Hill & Knowlton in Washington, said Weiner, “lost a big chance to salvage some dignity by resigning promptly…”
Unusual revelations by politicians in the New York metro area are nothing new. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned after frequenting prostitutes and former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey, who was married, tearfully resigned after it was revealed he had a homosexual affair with an aide.
Weiner makes Eliot Spitzer look good. Spitzer admitted practically on the spot to his foolishness and resigned. Now he’s back on the remake trail of his public persona – working for CNN. Not much different from conservative Christian clowns like Newt Gingrich.
I guess the lesson to be learned by public figures and politicians – and an awful lot of men whose lives are ruled by the infamous one-eyed trouser snake – is the love of a good woman isn’t worth screwing up. Nor the faith in your ideals handed over by the electorate.
Pic of the Day
Motorcyclist wearing barbecue fined for careless driving
Michael Wiles, 29, was seen on Melbourne’s busy Eastern Freeway effectively “wearing” the barbecue as he carried it home after finding it by the side of the road.
He had inserted his body through the wooden frame and was peering through a protruding steel grate to see his way as he drove along at speeds of up to 46mph.
Police investigated after his antics were photographed from a passing car. The picture later found its way on to the internet and was widely circulated in emails.
Mr Wiles, a New Zealander who lives in the Australian city of Melbourne, admitted the charge when he appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Paul McClure, his defence lawyer, said Mr Wiles’s excuse was “lack of thought processes” at the time and poverty…
Mr McClure said his client had been approached by a barbecue company to appear in an advertisement after his photograph was published but he had declined to do so.
Lionel Winton-Smith, the presiding magistrate, said he could not recall a case like it in his years on the bench. “I’m trying to think of a word to describe it,” he said.
“Ridiculous?” suggested Mr McClure.
“Ridiculous. That will do,” agreed the magistrate.
He fined Mr Wiles A$800 and disqualified him from driving for one month.
Having done similar silliness I can’t really criticize Mr. Wiles for what he did.
No – it wasn’t any brighter when I did it. But, then, I wasn’t caught.
