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Even Al Qaeda Is Making Fun Of Anthony Weiner
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John Del Signore
Published Jul 21, 2011
Modified Jul 21, 2011
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Heh, just when everyone had momentarily forgotten about Anthony Weiner's spectacular, phallic-fueled flameout, along come the terrorists to kick him when he's down. The summer issue of the Al Qaeda magazine "Inspire" (check it out here if your issue hasn't arrived yet) devotes a full-page "parody" of Weiner's woes, calling him "an angry Weiner head." How do you say tee-hee in Arabic?
The publication, which features handy tips on proper rifle firing posture, a poetry corner, and a steamy Osama bin Laden centerfold headshot, is reportedly published by former Queens resident Samir Khan. It's unclear if Al Qaeda really expects this belated topical humor to "kill" (be sure to catch Inspire's fall issue for their special comedy feature "What Is Up With the Mullets?") but the Weiner jape appears to be in response to the disgraced Congressman's awkward attempt to blame his infamous crotch shot tweet on Al Qaeda.
You may recall that when the Twitter photo of Weiner's crotch first made headlines, he told reporters, "This was a prank intended to derail me or distract me, whatever it is. It is not a federal case. Now maybe it will turn out, maybe it will turn out, forgive me, maybe it will turn out that this is the point of Al Qaeda’s sword and that this is the effort that is going to, this is where it’s going to begin..." Of course, it turned out that the sword tip in question was being thrust by Weiner himself.
And as the magazine's "ad" or whatever it is notes, the ex-rep earned Al Qaeda's ire when he successfully persuaded YouTube to remove hundreds of videos featuring radical American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. Well, payback's a burka-clad bitch—Weiner's never going to live down this ingenious double-entendre involving his last name!
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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