FOXNews.com: Weiner aide apologizes for comments about former campaign intern

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Weiner aide apologizes for comments about former campaign intern Jul 31st 2013, 09:00 The communications director for New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner's campaign apologized Tuesday night for verbally attacking a former campaign intern. Barbara Morgan, in an interview with Talking Points Memo, used several vulgar expletives to describe Olivia Nuzzi, who penned an insider account in the New York Daily News describing a campaign in disarray. Morgan reportedly said that Nuzzi "sucked" at her job and threatened to sue the former intern for criticizing her credentials in the tell-all piece. "Man, see if you ever get a job in this town again," Morgan was quoted as telling Talking Points Memo. The flap is another setback for Weiner, who recently acknowledged exchanging sexually explicit messages online after similar behavior spurred his resignation from Congress in 2011. A new poll released Monday found Weiner's support fell from 26 percent last week to 16 percent. In response to questions about the article, Morgan told The Wall Street Journal she thought she was having an off-the-record conversation with the reporter. "In a moment of frustration, I used inappropriate language in what I thought was an off-the-record conversation," Morgan said. "It was wrong and I am very sorry, which is what I said tonight when I called and emailed Olivia to apologize." Josh Marshall, editor and publisher of Talking Points Memo, told The Wall Street Journal in an email that the conversation was "definitely on the record." Meanwhile, Weiner released a new campaign video Tuesday evening saying he won't quit the race, despite calls from politicians and newspaper editors who have said he should quit. In the one-minute video posted on his campaign's website, he said his critics don't know New York or him and that quitting isn't what New Yorkers do, they "fight through tough things." He said in the video that when "embarrassing" things in a person's private life become public, the person should talk about it. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Click here for more from The Wall Street Journal. Click here for more from Talking Points Memo. Click here for more from New York Daily News.

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