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Anthony Weiner Flips The Bird, Ends His Mayoral Campaign Exactly Like You'd Expect Him To

Anthony Weiner Flips The Bird, Ends His Mayoral Campaign Exactly Like You'd Expect Him To
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Anthony Weiner was apparently in a sour mood after he conceded defeat in the race for New York City mayor on Tuesday.

Weiner reportedly gave a reporter the middle finger on his way home from his election night party:

UPDATE -- 11:32 p.m.: Below, photos of the incident:

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Anthony Weiner's Uncomfortable Faces
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New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner attends the Council of Senior Centers and Services of NYC Mayoral Forum at New York University on July 11, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 05: New York City mayoral candidate and former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) speaks to seniors at Elmhurst Senior Center on August 5, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 23: Anthony Weiner, a leading candidate for New York City mayor, holds a press conference on July 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 26: Anthony Weiner, a leading candidate for New York City mayor, speaks with residents in Staten Island on a visit to homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy on July 26, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Anthony Weiner, a leading candidate for New York City mayor, speaks with reporters in Staten Island on a visit to homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy on July 26, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Anthony Weiner, a leading candidate for New York City mayor, answers questions at a press conference on July 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 23: Anthony Weiner, a leading candidate for New York City mayor, stands with his wife Huma Abedin during a press conference on July 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Anthony Weiner, a leading candidate for New York City mayor, stands with his wife Huma Abedin during a press conference on July 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner speaks at the Council of Senior Centers and Services of NYC Mayoral Forum at New York University on July 11, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Anthony Weiner listens to a question from the media after courting voters outside a Harlem subway station a day after announcing he will enter the New York mayoral race on May 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony in New York, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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FILE - In a Thursday, June 16, 2011 photo, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner announces his resignation from Congress, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (credit:AP)
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In an Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, then House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (credit:AP)
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FILE -In this June 6, 2011 file photo, U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, D-NY, wipes his eye during a news conference in New York. After days of denials, a choked-up Weiner confessed that he tweeted a bulging-underpants photo of himself to a young woman and admitted to "inappropriate" exchanges with six women before and after getting married. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (credit:AP)
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U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner announces his resignation from Congress, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, June 16, 2011. Weiner resigned from Congress, saying he cannot continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (credit:AP)
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U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner announces his resignation from Congress, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, June 16, 2011. Weiner resigned from Congress, saying he cannot continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (credit:AP)
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Anthony Weiner speaks to the media during a news conference in New York, Thursday, June 16, 2011. Weiner resigned from Congress, saying he cannot continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (credit:AP)
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Anthony Weiner speaks to the media during a news conference in New York, Thursday, June 16, 2011. Weiner resigned from Congress, saying he cannot continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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Anthony Weiner speaks to the media during a news conference in New York, Thursday, June 16, 2011. Weiner resigned from Congress, saying he cannot continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:AP)
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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., listens to testimony during a hearing on legal issues relating to football head injuries on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (credit:AP)
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FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file photo, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., leaves a news conference in New York, where he confessed that he tweeted a bulging-underpants photo of himself to a young woman and admitted to "inappropriate" exchanges with six women before and after getting married. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (credit:AP)
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FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file photo, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., addresses a news conference in New York. According to AP sources, on Thursday, June 16, 2011, Weiner tells associates he will resign. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (credit:AP)
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