From The NYT, on the scene at Congressman’s Anthony Weiner’s resignation statement at a senior center in Brooklyn:
But like other developments in the tawdry drama, the press conference
was marked by profanity and low-brow antics. After recounting the
beginning of his political career and proclaiming that there is “no
higher honor” than to represent one’s neighbors, he said he initially
hoped to continue his work but then realized “the distraction that I
have created has made that impossible.” With that, he apologized and
resigned.
The seniors, many of them former supporters, groaned. Some in the room cheered. One man yelled: “Buh-bye, pervert!”
Another jumped up seconds later and began to shout questions about the
congressman’s genitals. The din in the room reached a crescendo as
dozens of cameras pivoted, reporters gasped and some of the seniors
shouted for the man to sit down.
Weiner grew slightly flushed but continued speaking. A police officer
approached and told him to quiet down for the remainder of Weiner’s
remarks, which lasted just under four minutes. As the congressman left
the podium, the heckler bellowed: “Will you maintain your hot physique
and your smooth sexy chest?”
The man behind it turned out to be a writer for the Howard Stern Show named Benjy Bronk.