memeorandum: Rep. Weiner Still Claims Twitter Account Hacked; Big Questions Remain (Colby Hall/Mediaite)

10:35 PM ET, May 29, 2011

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Gennette Cordova / NY Daily News:

Statement from Gennette Cordova, student who was sent lewd Twitter photo from Rep. Weiner's account — Friday evening I logged onto Twitter to find that I had about a dozen new mentions in less than an hour, which is a rare occurrence. When I checked one of the posts that I had been tagged …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog, Verum Serum, The Other McCain, Mediaite, Ironic Surrealism, Don Surber, POWIP and Moe Lane

NY Daily News:

Student who got lewd pic from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account denies she's his mistress — A college student who received an obscene photo from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account says she's never met the married Queens politico - and backed his contention they're both victims of online pranksters.

Discussion: Don Surber, Gawker, The Daily What, Weasel Zippers and Right Klik

Datechguy / Datechguy's Blog:

Hey MSM any old Twit(erer) understands what Rep Weiner's numbers mean — I came to twitter very late in the game, so unlike many bloggers both bigger and smaller than me, my total number of followers is very small (787 as of this morning). To give you an idea of how that stands with someone …

Discussion: Pajamas Media, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain

Lee / STRANAHAN dot COM:

Weinergate:The “Would Your Spouse Buy It?” Test — Although I don't think what Anthony Weiner is even accused of doing rises to the level of ‘love child while your wife has cancer’, the #Weinergate story reminds me a lot of the post-Beverly Hills Hotel phase of the John Edwards story.

Discussion: Confederate Yankee

Ace / minx.cc:

Washington Post Breaks Embargo, Spinning, But Noting the 545InSeattle Time-Chime — They continue getting the timeline wrong. — They keep seeing that he tweeted about the Tivo eating his hockey game, in a tweet that comes closer to the top of the twit-feed. — But the tweet-feed is in reverse chronological order, duh.

Discussion: Doug Ross

Colby Hall / Mediaite:

Rep. Weiner Still Claims Twitter Account Hacked; Big Questions Remain — It may be too soon to say for sure, but this Memorial Day weekend may go down in the annals of Twitter history as one of the strangest ones imaginable. Rep. Anthony Weiner claimed that his Twitter account had been hacked …

Discussion: Datechguy's Blog, Outside the Beltway, New York Post, The Daily What and Big Government

Dan Riehl / Big Government:
Weinergate: Why Would Rep Weiner Care What Time It Was In Seattle?

Discussion: Washington Post, The Last Tradition, STRANAHAN dot COM, TMZ.com, The Politico, The Daily Caller, Gothamist, Patterico's Pontifications and The Other McCain, more at Techmeme »

Ginger Adams Otis / New York Post:
Undies in a twist over ‘Weiner wiener’

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Big Journalism, The Gateway Pundit, Wake up America, Ace of Spades HQ, Conservatives4Palin, Big Government and Atlas Shrugs

John / Verum Serum:
Rep. Weiner's Twitter Account Hacked by Horny Look-Alike (Update: He followed Gennette Nicole, making DM's possible)

Discussion: The Last Tradition, The Gateway Pundit, Balloon Juice, minx.cc, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, Gawker, The Prudence Paine Papers, Runnin' Scared, National Review, The Jawa Report, Pajamas Media, The Daley Gator and Ironic Surrealism

Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:

For Palin, a Short Ride With Lots of Rumbling — Sarah Palin, right, made an appearance at the annual “Rolling Thunder” rally in Washington on Sunday. — Sarah Palin made a grand entrance at the Rolling Thunder biker rally on Sunday, wearing a black Harley-Davidson helmet and visibly enjoying herself …

Discussion: Associated Press, The Daily Caller, People.com, Verum Serum, No More Mister Nice Blog, Scared Monkeys, Michelle Malkin and Roger Ailes

Fox News:

Palin Appearance at ‘Rolling Thunder’ Feeds Election Speculation Fury — Sarah Palin's participation in the annual Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C., has fueled as much noise about a potential presidential candidacy as the thousands of motorcycle-riding veterans participating in the Rolling Thunder ride-along Sunday.

Discussion: JammieWearingFool and Hullabaloo

Andy Barr / The Politico:

Sarah Palin's political mystery tour — The New Hampshire Republican Party found out Sarah Palin would be coming to town by hearing about it in the news. — Where would she be stopping? They didn't know. Palin's staff wouldn't even return their calls, leaving them to ask reporters for more answers.

Discussion: The Note, CNN, Pirate's Cove, The Raw Story, FrumForum, Conservatives4Palin and Daily Kos

SarahPAC:
Roll On, Rolling Thunder!

Discussion: New York Times

Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Mixed feelings about Sarah Palin at Rolling Thunder

Discussion: The Politico, TPMDC and The Raw Story

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
ROLLING THUNDER... SARAH PALIN Rides Hog Into DC (Video)

Discussion: Nice Deb, Weasel Zippers and The Daily Caller

Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
At Rolling Thunder, Waiting for Palin

Discussion: The Impolitic

Matt Schneider / Mediaite:

George Will: Everyone Knows Sarah Palin Should Not Be Trusted With Nuclear Weapons — With Sarah Palin fever sweeping across the media again, persistent Palin critic and conservative commentator George Will clearly was not excited by the speculation surrounding her potential run for President.

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Classy. Obama Sits in Front Row and Chews Gum at Joplin Memorial Service (Video) — Classy as always... Obama sits in front row and chews gum during the sermon at the Joplin Memorial Service. — Maybe he learned this at his Trinity Church? — Nicorette gum?

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Last Tradition and Doug Ross

BBC:

Afghan leader Karzai issues ‘last warning’ to Nato — The BBC's Quentin Sommerville said villagers brought their dead children to the governor's office shouting: “See they aren't Taliban” — Afghan President Hamid Karzai has forcefully condemned the killing of 14 civilians in the south-west …

Discussion: Associated Press, The Agonist and FrumForum

Ray Rivera / New York Times:
Civilians Are Killed In Airstrike By NATO

Discussion: Voice of America, The Moderate Voice, CNN and Washington Post

Jason Burke / Guardian:
Nato commander injured in Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan

Discussion: HotAirPundit

Bernie Becker / The Hill:

McCain: Palin can beat Obama — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has said he thinks Sarah Palin could defeat President Obama in next year's presidential election, but he's far from certain that she will actually jump into the race. — The GOP's standard-bearer in 2008 also shrugged off …

Discussion: Questions and Observations, Taegan Goddard's …, Outside the Beltway, CNN and The Gateway Pundit

Abby Phillip / The Politico:

Daniels: I could have beaten Obama — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has taken himself out of the running for president, but he says he believes he could have defeated President Barack Obama for a second term. — “Yes, I think so,” Daniels said when asked whether he could have beaten Obama on ABC's “This Week.”

Discussion: Marbury and National Review