A Warning Sign On Weiner

From Politicker:

When campaigns schedule voter meet-and-greets outside of subway stops, they typically entail candidates standing on sidewalks with handfuls of flyers, trying desperately to shake hands with frenzied commuters–often disinterested in being pestered on their way to or from work. But this wasn’t the usual candidate.

This was former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who held court this evening on the Upper West Side. For well over an hour, Mr. Weiner stood surrounded by a crowd of attentive voters, spectators and reporters, fielding one question after the next after the next.

“If I had a soap box I’d climb up on it,” mused Mr. Weiner early on in the conversation, which was reminiscent of the atmosphere at the famed Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park.

Aside from an early heckler, the reception was overwhelmingly positive, with various locals stopping to pose for photos, listen in and wish Mr. Weiner well. Others peppered him with questions on a host of topics, including education, bike lanes, the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactic, affordable housing and hospital closings.

If the other campaigns don't put him on the defensive soon, there will be more than just one poll showing him in the lead in the mayoral race.

The last couple of days some unions have been talking about attacking Weiner on two fronts: his ethics and his corporate-friendly retrogressive politics.

They need to be getting that message out there on the air waves soon.

I've gone from an Anybody But Quinn supporter to an Anybody But Weiner supporter.

Not that I want Quinn as mayor, but even she would not be as damaging to the city, to schools, to students, and to teachers as Anthony Weiner.

Somebody needs to expose this narcissistic corporate sell-out for what he is.