by priest. no other scandal of shame has rocked an institution like the catholic church and damage sod many young lives. perhaps as equally disgusting has been the way it s been handled or not handled. offending priests shuffled around to other parishes or diocese in an attempt to shield the church. zero tolerance. just a thought. back to politics why is mitch mcconnell afraid of ashley judd in the bluegrass battle hasn t even begun and how much money would it take for anthony weiner to launch a political come back? you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow! ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums.
back to politics now. campaign filings release last night show a new but old name maybe entering the new york race. anthony weiner, the former disgraced new york congressman, resigned in 2011 after that twitter sexting stan scandal spent $100,000 on polling, consultants and office space. so, is he back? joining me with more on that, michael greenbaum of the new york times, thanks for coming in a saturday afternoon to help us sift through this stuff. thanks for having me. i want to show our viewers at home this is a web page that s devoted, of course, campaign spending and there you can see it there if you look closely, anthony d. weiner, mayor, 2013. is he in? no one spends 100 grand on polling if they are not seriously considering it. but so far, he hasn t really jumped in or given us any idea what the polls said. so, there s some speculation he might not have gotten the feedback he was looking for.