Watch it again and this time listen. He dismissed it off with a joking response before going into his explanation around the 4:00 to 4:30 mark.
No. You listen. I heard it right the first time. He didn't deny the pic was his. That's my point. A simple answer of yes or no to a direct question? It didn't happen.
He explained it the way he felt necessary given the circumstances he finds himself in, which most likely includes information from sources not even you or I know about.
In other words ... vague. Again, not direct.
If is answer would have been "NO", there would still be a pseudo-story since it doesn't explain how and why his Twitter account was hacked, nor would any of his political opponents allow the story to die. Let's not get naive here. On top of this, metadata has proven that the photo was not sent from the usual sources that Weiner uses to update his social networking connections, and Brietbart already got the story wrong from the get-go about the receiver of the photo being a "mistress". I could go on, but whatever... everyone wants high profile people to be caught in some kind of sex scandal so I can understand why you're willing to give a judgement of guilt already.
I just read that Mr. Weiner has admitted that sexually explicit photos of him do exist, saying "There are photographs of me in the world, yes."
When asked if the crotch shot in question was of him, his response was "You know, I cant say with certitude. My system was hacked. Pictures can be manipulated, pictures can be dropped in and inserted."
Has the man taken so many pictures of his private areas that he is unable to discern whether the pic is his or not? Most men would recognize a picture they took of their member. Just sayin'.
That being said, I believe it's quite possible that
someone else hacked into his twitter account and sent the pic, especially since Mr. Weiner already admitted that his facebook account was compromised a few weeks ago.
So why didn't he admit that the pic was his in the first place? Because he is a politician with something to hide.
I guess the so-called "honest approach" doesn't always work, especially when you are lying.