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To: i-node who wrote (614181)	6/1/2011 5:30:34 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1584579

Sorry, dude, it looks like Weiner is playing you all. "Weiner, who on Tuesday angrily refused to answer reporters' questions about the incident, told MSNBC news Wednesday that he did not send the photo and that it was the work of a hacker. He also said he'd retained an attorney and hired a private security company to figure out how someone could pull off such a prank. But Weiner also couldn't resist joining the parade of double entendres about the incident. "I'm not sure I want to put national, federal resources into trying to figure out who posted a picture on Weiner's website, uh, whatever," Weiner said. "I'm not really sure it rises, no pun intended, to that level." The photo was posted on Friday and sent to a female college student in Seattle. It was quickly deleted, but a frenzy of coverage and comment ensued on blogs, cable news outlets and other media. The colorful and sometimes combative congressman who represents parts of Brooklyn and Queens was characteristically sharp-tongued on Tuesday, refusing to answer reporters' questions, and even calling one a "jackass" for interrupting him. He insisted that he wanted to move on from the incident, which was distracting from his work on Capitol Hill.} Read more: sfgate.com