Weiner Page #5

Synopsis: Serving seven consecutive terms, Anthony Weiner, good friends with and political allies to the Clintons, was once a highly respected member of Congress from New York City, he seen as a man sticking up for the every day person. That all changed in June, 2011 when he was forced to resign in disgrace after admitting that he did tweet lewd "headless" photos of himself from his public Twitter account to women he met online, and that it was not the work of a hacker or that the photos were of someone else. At the time, his wife Huma Abedin, herself a key aide to Hillary Clinton, was pregnant with their first child, she who decided to stand by her man. Two years later with Abedin still by his side, Weiner tries to resurrect his political career in a run for New York City mayor. He realizes that he has an uphill battle not only because of the known previously tweeted photos, but that there are other lewd photos from that era that may also come to light during the campaign. Regardless of the 201
Genre: Documentary
Production: Motto Pictures
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 52 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
84
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
R
Year:
2016
96 min
$1,675,196
113 Views


who's just amazing.

She's the right hand woman

of Hillary Clinton

known by just one name

in Washington, Huma.

She was by Clinton's side

during her years in the Senate

on the Presidential

campaign trail

and at the State Department.

At a pre-wedding celebration

for Abedin and Weiner

Clinton said

"I have one daughter

but if I had a second daughter,

it would be Huma."

She really stayed quiet

during the scandal.

Why does she wanna be out

in the spotlight now?

She wants to see her husband

no longer be a social pariah.

And she brings a tremendous

amount of influence.

We've actually talked to folks

campaign staff

who don't really much

necessarily wanna work

for Anthony Weiner

but they're very intrigued

about the proximity

to Huma Abedin

given that she's likely

to be an influential figure

in an upcoming

Presidential campaign.

Oh, for of course

Hillary Rodham Clinton

if she runs.

Have a great Fourth,

give my love to Jen

and I'll talk to you soon.

And thanks for the advice.

Alright, take care. Bye-bye.

Okay.

He does not feel comfortable

writing you a check

because he's on John Lius'

finance committee.

This is your A-list?

I'm not gonna do these

if you're gonna make

this so unpleasant, okay?

I hate asking people for things.

I'm asking people, okay?

Okay.

Why don't you do this.

"Tony, I got my husband here...

It's Arnie."

Arnie, I got my husband here

who... who's raising money

for... for mayor.

"Can I put him on with you?"

- No.

- And then you're off.

No, I think you get him

and then say Huma

she wants to talk to you.

Done. Done and done.

Here, give me that.

I'll... I'll close the deal.

It's Huma.

How could you tell my voice?

I didn't talk to you in a year.

How was the engagement?

I want all the details.

Aw. What a perfect engagement.

Well, that's... Well,

congratulations.

Well, he's working very hard.

Okay, I'll talk to you soon.

Have a nice,

have a nice weekend. Bye-bye.

Alright, he'll max.

His wife is gonna max out.

And he'll try

to raise another five.

He's like, "You know,

I've never given

or raised once in my life."

- And...

- No kidding?

Hey, Joe, it's Anthony Weiner

calling.

- It's Huma.

- Anthony Weiner calling.

- Hello, Joe?

- How are you, my brother?

That's true.

We have a long history together.

How's things at the shop?

How's the family?

Oh, really?

Hey, Mike,

I was wondering if...

- If you call your friends

and they're

you know, they're willing

to write checks...

- I haven't asked you

for two years.

I've given you

a nice long break.

You're the leader

in the community

so they're gonna listen to you.

Four thousand nine hundred

and fifty per person

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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