Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin Dating: New York Congressman Romances Hillary's 'Body Woman'

The New York Daily News reports that Congressman Anthony Weiner is dating Clinton's glamorous and mysterious 'body woman,' Huma Abedin:

Rep. Anthony Weiner, a likely 2009 mayoral candidate, is pouring his heart into Hillary Clinton's White House bid - literally.

Weiner, whose district includes parts of Queens and Brooklyn, finally 'fessed that he is romancing Clinton's glamorous "body woman," Huma Abedin.

Asked by The Associated Press about all the time he's spending on the road campaigning for Clinton, the 43-year-old bachelor said, "It's largely because I'm dating Huma."

The whispers have been around for months, but until yesterday Weiner ducked questions about Abedin, saying his personal life was off limits.

For more on Ms. Abedin, read the New York Observer's extensive profile.

Comments

[hopefull2008]

This is what defines ' a quiet day in the news'. The candidate with no hope of the nomination ... has a beautiful ... single .... muslim sounding name .... dating a congressman ... woman as a p.a. . There has got to be something else going on here ..... what ? ..... probably nothing. Just another 'quiet day in the news'.

[plages]

They certainly look like a nice couple, and should they marry, well, Hil will have allot of time on her hands to attend!

[JamieJay]

Anthony and Huma couldn't be dating! LOL!! Anthony, is Jewish and Huma is a practicing Muslim! There is a lot more to the Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin story.

[sheisme]

Hey Hill, your bodywoman has a "foreign sounding" name that might not go over well with all those hard working white voters in Appalachia. Is that why we haven't heard much about her?

[ElPerro]

What the hell is a "body woman?"

[BLinCincinnati]

Basically a "personal assistant".

[JamieJay]

Huma Abedin, has positioned herself so that Hillary cannot function without her. All of Hillary's calls are even screened by Huma. Huma, doesn't leave Hillary's side for nothing 24/7. Huma is more than an "assistant".

[GrandpaMcCain]

She can be more than an assistant to me too. :-D

[barackobama4prez]

I doubt Hillary would have eeked out a victory in TX, OH or IN if the repugnants hadn't voted for her to try to stop Obama.

Trinity Church Pastor mocking Hillary was tacky. The church is weird to me. However, it's not worse than assassination gate.

Hillary needs to realize that she's not going to get a flood of SD's. The supers would have gone her way steadily since PA if they really believed in her.

As far as waiting for Senator Obama to slip up so she can be the nominee, that's even tackier. She should endorse and campaign for him. That way if anything DOES happen, God forbid, she would have already begun pulling the party together and woo back some of his supporters. She's not a very smart woman after all.

[Big0725]

Well, she might as well ass-up with him. She's probably going to be unemployed in about 2 weeks. 2 months tops.

[GrandpaMcCain]

2 MONTHS? Dear God. I think the American people have had MORE than enough of Shillary's temper tantrum.

[nellpost]

What a nice thing to say -- no doubt will enhance our human experience in our world. Thank you for being such a ray of sunshine.

[Obama08Supporter]

I personally don't care about this or the Obama preacher man, these are non stories to get us off track. How about we act as if the stories don't exist and when they find out they have no comments, they will kill the stories.

Let's talk about the general election and what the nominee is going to do for America

[ReggaeFan]

Well slap my face and call me uncle!
It seems as if the Hillary campaign continues their mastery of Republican sleazoid tactics, of which tactic #1 is - deflect attention from yourself by accusing your opponent.
I mean, after all of those secret campaigns to convince American voters that Obama is some tool of some made up Muslim conspiracy, we find out that Hillary's mysterious right hand woman (with her equally mysterious sources of income & ability to support her lavish lifestyle) grew up in the Middle East?
WTH? I wonder what voters in PA, MI, and WV would've done had they known this?

[THEhillbilly]

"Body woman," my ass. I'd rather have a bawdy woman.

Haven't these people ever heard of the word "factotum"?! Or "Flunky"?

[MsLiz]

Weiner and Jon Stewart were roomates after college.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_D._Weiner#Early_life

[LiberalBuzz]

BODY WOMAN??

Seriously THAT is what they call a PERSONAL ASSISTANT?

That is just too freaking weird.

[the964kid]

Ive good some good news for Weiner: Hillary's 'body woman' should have a lot of free time on her hands after next week.

[LAJonathan]

Huma Weiner. That's quite a name to look forward to.

[LawSource]

LOL!! LOL!!

[Sloane7]

Not buying this - that's all I'm saying...