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Anthony Weiner Has an Adorable New Excuse

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 02: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) attends a House markup on Capitol Hill June 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. Weiner declined to comment further this morning on the recent incident involving his Twitter account and a photograph that was sent from that account. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 02: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) attends a House markup on Capitol Hill June 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. Weiner declined to comment further this morning on the recent incident involving his Twitter account and a photograph that was sent from that account. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Photo: Win McNamee/2011 Getty Images

Bolstering his image as a doting dad, Anthony Weiner missed two campaign events on Sunday morning because his son was sick. “He has an ear infection and he just wanted to be held so I just couldn’t make it,” Weiner said. The Daily News notes that Weiner also said he was late to a recent mayoral forum because his 17-month-old son put peanut butter on the cat’s back. Cute! Decidedly less adorable: While putting sunscreen on his nose during the Puerto Rican Day Parade, Weiner joked that photographers could get “a good shot of me lubing up.”

Anthony Weiner Has an Adorable New Excuse