• Sections
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Support TPM
  • Shop Merch
  • Site Info
  • About
  • Sections
  • Editors' Blog
  • News
  • Live Blog
  • Cafe
  • Muckraker
  • Morning Memo
  • Where Things Stand
  • The Weekender
  • The Franchise
  • Features
  • Support TPM
  • Memberships
  • The TPM Journalism Fund
  • Site Info
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Site Status
  • About
  • About TPM
  • Mission
  • Masthead
  • Financials
  • Careers
  • Pitch Us
Follow TPM
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Talking Points Memo Logo
Send Tips TPM 25th Anniversary Badge
Editors' Blog

Did We All Get Punk’d By Weiner’s Arab Slur Claim?

by Josh Marshall
09.06.13 | 5:04 am

Anthony Weiner said it was a dig at his wife’s ethnicity that got him into that shouting match with that dude in Brooklyn. But it’s actually not clear he ever heard the guy say it.

Send Tips
Josh Marshall is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TPM.
LATEST
News
BREAKING: Abrego Garcia Prevails on Vindictive Prosecution Claim
05.22.26 | 3:07 pm
Morning Memo
Craven Self-Preservation Puts Senate GOP at Odds With Trump
05.22.26 | 10:25 am
News
Their Loved Ones Died for the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court’s Ruling Is a New Injustice.
05.22.26 | 7:00 am
News
Democrats Flirt with Radical Reforms Needed to Dethrone Supreme Court
05.21.26 | 8:13 pm
Talking Points Memo
© 2026 TPM MEDIA LLC.
Masthead Contact Privacy Policy
  • About
  • Memberships
  • Careers
  • Advertise
  • Site Status
  • FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Pitch Us
  • Terms of Use
  • CCPA Notice