Comment of the Day: That Circus of a Resignation Press Conference

Heather Horn 115 Views Jun 16, 2011

Anthony Weiner's press conference turned out to be quite the show, with a heckler stealing the spotlight. Responded commenter ChadMedia:

Makes you wonder what Nixon's resignation would be like if it happened today.

Nixon wasn't resigning over sexts, so presumably some of the Weiner heckler's questions about anatomy wouldn't have applied. But we are, in fact, wondering now... 

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