Weiner Headlines: The Best of the Best

Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
The Anthony Weiner scandal has been a dream come true for headline and late night comedy writers everywhere. A Congressman with the last name of Weiner involved in a Twitter crotch shot scandal? We couldn’t make this stuff up. Yesterday, Weiner admitted to sending racy photos of himself to Internet admirers, despite a string of denials last week. Not surprisingly, the unfolding saga has translated into a good week for headlines. Here are some of our favorites Weiner heds (see, even that sounds funny!):
The Dork Knight: Weiner a ‘caped crusader’ in sext chats (New York Post)
Battle of the Bulge, Weiner Exposed (New York Post)
Weiner Gets Grilled (Politico)
The Big Wang Theory (The Daily Show)
Weiner’s Pickle (Daily News)
The Lesson of Weiner’s Schnitzel: Delete, Delete, Delete (Kansas City Star)
Weiner Roasted (The Daily)
Weiner’s ‘Junk’ Defense (amNewYork/The Daily Beast)
The Anthony Weiner Story: A Tough News Package to Handle (Time)
Weiner’s Helping Hand (New York Post)
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