Anthony Weiner Releases New "Ideas" Campaign Pamphlet On The Same Day His Sexting Partner Releases X-Rated Video

Weiner just can't turn a corner on this scandal:

As Anthony Weiner continues to try–and often fail–to pivot the media conversation away from his sexting scandals, he released a sequel to his “Keys to the City” idea book today. The new one is creatively entitled: “Even More Keys to the City.”

At a gusty afternoon press conference on a Queens pier overlooking the East River, Mr. Weiner made the case for his esoteric proposals, accompanied by his spokeswoman making her first foray to a public event since her now-infamous “slutbag” rant.

The 61 ideas in the booklet itself are wide-ranging, from ending arrests for small amounts of marijuana to a ban on tourist helicopters. Today, however, Mr. Weiner chose to spell out four particular issues: hiring ex-cops for parade duty, bringing back the “Barnes Dance” (pedestrians walking in all four directions at intersections), increasing vehicle fleet fuel efficiency by 30 percent in the next five years and establishing “grab-and-go” food stands in school hallways.

Leaving aside the absurdity of some of the proposals (like the "grab-and-go" food stands in school hallways, which is an idea that proves Anthony Weiner knows nothing about working in schools), let's take a look at the other Weiner news today:

At this point, the whole world has seen Anthony Weiner‘s junk so his recently-exposed sexting partner much have figured, why not show everyone what she’s got to offer? Sydney Leathers, who spoke out about her online affair with the former congressman and miraculously still current New York mayoral candidate, has officially filmed her promised “sex tape” with Vivid Entertainment.

Much like her relationship with Weiner, the video does not contain any actual sex, but does include a lot of naked posing. Mediaite won’t be posting any actual video footage from the shoot here, but if you feel it’s something you really need to see, it shouldn’t be too hard to find.

Poor Anthony - this is the kinda thing that just might overshadow Weiner's campaign pamphlet release.

The good news is, Barbara Morgan, his foul-mouthed communications director, was back in action with the campaign today, making her first appearance with Weiner since she called a former campaign intern a "slutbag" and other choice words in a TPM interview.

Maybe she can handle the Sydney Leathers questions.

Boy, the Weiner circus just grows more and more rings every week, doesn't it?

Barbara Morgan Had Previous Profane Tirade She Claimed Was "Off The Record"

Barbara Morgan, Anthony Weiner's communications director, claimed her profanity-laced tirade about a former campaign intern was supposed to be "off the record." 

Politicker reports this is not the first time Ms. Morgan has claimed a profanity-laced tirade was "off the record":

Barbara Morgan, the mouthpiece for Mr. Weiner’s embattled mayoral campaign, appears to have disputed a Friday New York Post account that had her berating a reporter by asking, “Do you even fucking know how Facebook works?”

That line was eventually removed from the article, but many excerpts and countless tweets of the quote remain elsewhere. A Post story today may shed some light on what happened, however.

“Last week, an incensed Morgan called Post reporters and editors and unleashed several expletive-laden rants on Weiner’s behalf,” the paper reports. “She later said her curse-filled diatribes were ‘off the record.’”

It seems Ms. Morgan has a potty mouth, can't seem to control it and then, when quoted, takes back what she said.

Using the kind of language Barbara Morgan likes to throw around, she is "full of shit."

She needs to take responsibility for her words.

In a sense, though, she is the perfect communications director for Anthony Weiner - he doesn't take responsibility for his words either.

Anthony Weiner Won't Fire Foul-Mouthed Communications Director, Barbara Morgan

As expected, Anthony Weiner, still running his scandal-plagued campaign for mayor, is standing by his foul-mouthed communications director, Barbara Morgan:


In an interview with TPM that she says she thought was "off the record," Morgan called a former intern for the Weiner campaign who went public about the "thin resumes" of the people working for Weiner a "fucking slutbag," a "cunt," and "a fucking twat" who should "see if you ever get a job in this town again.”

Today, Morgan put up a picture of a "swear jar" on her Twitter account and said she had to make good for the bad language.

With Morgan continuing to work for the Weiner campaign, the universe has apparently rendered punishment.

Could there be much worse than trying to flack for a politician who has been counted lying 68 times in one 8 minute stretch?

Seven Dirty Words The Weiner Campaign Wants You To Forget You Heard

Ah, if George Carlin were only here to enjoy the festivities.

So the seven dirty words the Weiner campaign wants you to forget are: Bitch, fucking twat, cunt, slutbag and Barbara Morgan.

Okay, not really those last two - but the first five are definitely on the list.

Weiner only has one public appearance today - later on tonight in Rockaway Beach.

You can bet the Barbara Morgan "slutbag" episode will still be on the list of questions journalists will be asking Weiner.

Gawker reports that what really set Weiner communications director Barbara Morgan off was the jab former campaign intern, Olivia Nuzzi, gave Morgan over her "thin resume."

“And then like she had the fucking balls to like trash me in the paper. And be like, ‘His communications director was last the press secretary of the Department of Education in New Jersey,” Morgan said. “You know what? Fuck you, you little cunt. I’m not joking, I am going to sue her.”

The NY Times reports that reporters in general had thought Morgan had been doing a pretty good job in the thankless role of press flacking for Weiner's scandalized campaign - until news of her  "unleashing a barrage of expletives that would be unusual even in an off-the-record conversation" went public.

The NY Times article says it is unclear if Morgan will be fired for the episode.

I can't imagine she will be.

I mean, who can Weiner get to replace Barbara Morgan other than, maybe, Olivia Nuzzi?

At any rate, I do think George Carlin would find it interesting that the profanity Morgan aimed at Nuzzi tended toward misogynistic barbs and insults.

Why not "asshole"?

Why not "shithead"?

Why not "fucking piece of shit"?

Nope - Morgan went with "slutbag," "cunt," "bitch," and "fucking twat."

She did stick a "balls" in there for good measure, but most of her language leaned in a misogynistic direction.

The language we use, the profanity we use, says an awful lot about us as people.

What do you think the seven dirty words Morgan used about Nuzzi says about her?

Meet Barbara Morgan, Anthony Weiner's Foul-Mouthed Communications Director

As I posted last night, Anthony Weiner's spokesperson, Barbara Morgan (a former DOE employee who worked for Joel Klein) went on an epic rampage yesterday to TPM, ripping a former intern for the Weiner campaign in a profanity-laced rant that would make a marine blush.

The New York Daily News has more on Morgan's tirade today:

Anthony Weiner's communications director trashed a former campaign intern Tuesday in a shocking, profane rant published by a news blog.

Barbara Morgan said Tuesday night that she thought she was “off the record” when she repeatedly called Olivia Nuzzi a “slutbag,” “t--t” and “little c---.”

Morgan was reacting to a column Nuzzi wrote Tuesday exclusively for the Daily News. The college student wrote that some Weiner staffers signed on to the sexting scandal-starred Democrat’s campaign because they thought it might help them land future work with Hillary Clinton.

Nuzzi wrote that there were “a lot of short résumés” among campaign staffers and said Weiner mistakenly called her and several other interns “Monica.”

It was the particular jab on staffers’ job credentials that particularly riled Morgan up.

“You know what? F--- you, you little c--t. I’m not joking, I am going to sue her,” Morgan ripped back to Talking Points Memo Tuesday while calling Nuzzi a “f---ing slutbag" who repeatedly didn't show up during her four weeks as an intern.

"Of those twenty days, she missed probably five because she would just like not show up and not tell me she wasn’t going to be there," she told the blog. "She sucked. She like wasn't good at setting up events. She was clearly there because she wanted to be seen."

Only adding fuel to the fire was seeing Nuzzi's front-page spread with the Daily News — one she sarcastically complimented as a "nice f---ing glamour shot."“I’m dealing with like stupid f---ing interns who make it on to the cover of the Daily News even though they signed [non-disclosure agreements] and/or they proceeded to trash me,” Morgan told TPM. “And by the way, I tried to fire her, but she begged to come back and I gave her a second chance.”

Another day, another crisis for the Weiner campaign.

Morgan, who used to work for Joel Klein at the DOE and obviously knows her way around profanity, misogyny and employee abuse from her tenure with Klein, ought to be fired for this episode.

But Weiner can't fire her because no one else will take her place.

On the flip side of that equation, after Morgan's work for the disaster that is the Weiner campaign and now her 15 minutes of fame calling a former intern a "fucking slutbag," a "twat," and a "cunt," Morgan may not be on anybody else's short list for a job either.

Weiner's Spokesperson Calls Former Intern A "Slutbag" And "Bitch" In An Interview With TPM

In case you missed the latest Weiner news this morning, the Daily News interviewed a former intern for the Weiner campaign who told some stories about what a lame person Anthony Weiner is and how amateur his operation is.

Considering the kind of news the Weiner campaign has been dealing with lately, the intern interview with the Daily News was pretty tame and not all that damaging to Weiner's candidacy.

Until tonight, that is:

Anthony Weiner’s spokeswoman, Barbara Morgan, issued an apology tonight after a profanity-laced interview with Talking Points Memo, in which she described a former campaign intern as a fame hungry “bitch” and “slutbag” who “sucked” at her job.

Ms. Morgan said that she believed the conversation, in which she also threatened to sue the young woman, was off the record.

“In a moment of frustration, I used inappropriate language in what I thought was an off the record conversation,” Ms. Morgan said in a statement. “It was wrong and I am very sorry, which is what I said tonight when I called and emailed Olivia to apologize.”

Ms. Morgan’s tirade came following a piece in the Daily News today, in which the former intern, Olivia Nuzzi, panned the campaign, reporting that many staffers had only joined to curry favor with Mr. Weiner’s wife, Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin. She’d also dissed Ms. Morgan and other staffers’ “short résumés.”

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Ms. Nuzzi declined to comment on Ms. Morgan’s comments or apology, but changed her description on Twitter to read, “Slutbag, twat and cunt. Writer for NSFWCORP.” Politicker has reached out to TPM for comment and will update when we receive a response.

Per Norm Scott, Barbara Morgan, Weiner's spokesperson, used to work for Joel Klein at the NYCDOE.

Maybe that's where she learned to talk about fellow colleagues using that kind of language.

At any rate, the wheels are coming off the Weiner campaign and it really looks like it won't be long now before he knocks off completely.

Politcker reported earlier that Weiner is getting more and more agitated as the days go on and he's forced to run gauntlets of journalists and photographers at every campaign stop and forum.

Tonight there were twice as many press people as attendees for a forum on disabled issues. 

Politicker reports that Weiner was chased into the building, up and down stairs, through hallways and into the auditorium by press people, shouting questions and taking photos throughout the tumult. 

Once the forum started, Weiner got beaten up by a member of the audience over his Congressional record:

 After briefly discussing his plan for 2,000 wheelchair-accessible cabs and taxi stands in every zip code, Mr. Weiner, looking drained, was confronted by Philip Bennett, 57, a home care worker from Brooklyn.

“Mr. Weiner, when you were my congressman, you pledged your active co-sponsorship of a law to allow people with disabilities to live in their own homes rather than nursing homes,” said Mr. Bennett, referring to the Community Choice Act, which Mr. Weiner quickly indicated he recognized.

“One year later,” continued Mr. Bennett, “you withdrew your sponsorship. You claimed you had something better. You didn’t tell me what it was. And no one on your staff knew what it was, Mr. Weiner.”

And then came an oft-repeated question: “Frankly, I have to ask: How can I trust you?”

Mr. Weiner, who spent much of his time between answers siting with his feet crossed at the ankles, his hands in his pockets and slumped in his chair, said he wasn’t sure what had happened to the bill, and immediately changed the subject, touting his plans for a single-payer healthcare system for New York City, the money it would save, and denouncing recent hospital closures. His was the only campaign, he argued, talking about such bold reforms.

But the answer was entirely unsatisfying for Mr. Bennett, who said he suffers from an “invisible” emotional disability.

“He knew exactly what the Community Choice Act is,” he told Politicker bitterly after Mr. Weiner had left the stage. “We worked long and hard about it … And then told me that he had this pie-in-the-sky idea of some other legislation that was better than the Community Choice Act.”

“Never happened,” he said of the bill, which would guarantee people eligible for nursing homes the option of receiving nursing care at home instead. The bill remains stalled in Congress to this day.

Then the forum was over and Weiner ran the press gauntlet again, ignoring the questions yelled at him as he dashed for his campaign SUV.

Weiner used to enjoy his time on the campaign trail and the schtick he got to do at candidate forums, standing up and gesturing while he talked about issues.

Now he's spending most of his time avoiding the press and getting beaten up by voters.

I know the conventional wisdom is that Weiner is going to stay in this campaign no matter what because he has nothing to lose, but unless the vibe along the campaign trail changes, I don't see how Weiner can keep this up without spontaneously combusting.

With many press outlets picking up the story today that Weiner evaded a question from Daily News columnist Denis Hamill on whether he was sexting anyone at the current time and now the "slutbag" story involving his spokesperson, I suspect tomorrow isn't going to get any better for him on the campaign trail.

We'll just have to see if he wants to continue to play head clown in the three ring media circus for the next 40 days.