During a press conference Friday afternoon, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner said he was not resigning even though he is a confirmedsexual harrasser. He did, however, say that he would be taking two weeks away from the office starting August 5 to go to a clinic where he will undergo intensive therapy. In the morning and evening he will be briefed on stuff relating to his job and will continue with therapy once he returns to office August 19, because yes, he is not resigning.
After listing a whole bunch of people he felt deserved apologies, Filner said, “Most of all, I apologize to the women I offended,” adding that “I am responsible for my conduct,” before his audio cut out and he had to leave the podium while they got him a new one. That resulted in a harrowing eight minutes of listening to news anchors try to bullshit their way through this new information without actually having any new information. Actual quote from CNN: “We are just all sitting here and watching this together.”
