NY Post: Spitzer’s been using hookers for at least six years; Update: Feds feared Spitzer was being blackmailed
posted at 3:25 pm on March 11, 2008 by Allahpundit
In case there was any slim hope that he might hang on, the emerging details of just how extensive his shenanigans were ought to polish that off. Wait ’til the tabs track down “Kristen” and ask her to confirm or deny Heidi Fleiss’s theory of how he got busted.
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been soliciting high-priced hookers for at least six years and possibly for more than a decade, sources tell The Post.
The revelation yesterday that the crusading governor was in fact “Client 9″ named in a federal prostitution indictment did not shock insiders in the city’s sex industry.
Sources tell The Post that Spitzer had frequented high-priced hookers as far back as 2002 and possibly earlier.
Spitzer, who as attorney general lead investigations into prostitution, was among an elite group of powerbrokers and high-powered attorneys that regularly paid for dates at top escort agencies, sources said.
The same article says he and “Kristen” had rendezvoused before, although Newsday claims he’d “visited” with other women at the Emperors Club seven or eight times, all over the country, dating back “several years.” Four digit fees in each and every case.
Exit question: Nobody knew? Surely some of his aides would have had an inkling and whispered something to the party leaders in NYS vetting the guy for his gubernatorial run. Although … if they knew, people on Wall Street would have heard and would have used it to destroy him after his office started cracking down. It’s either a miracle of discretion that word never leaked or the Post’s story is crap. Which is it? And if it’s the latter, how come Newsday independently is also reporting assignations dating back to before he was governor?
Update: What does this do to the left’s theory of a politically motivated prosecution? Only now are the Bushies digging up the dirt to bring down a guy whose approval rating was in the toilet anyway? Or did they supposedly have it in hand all this time and were just waiting for the right time, and this is the right time for whatever reason? Whatever.
For the record, Paterson says there are no transition plans ongoing.
Update: Another depth charge on the nutroots theory of a targeted prosecution: Not only was it Spitz’s bank who alerted the feds of his suspicious transfers, the investigation was underaken because they thought someone might have been blackmailing him.
No shortage of material if someone had, needless to say.
Spitzer had the money broken down into several smaller amounts of under $10,000 each, apparently to avoid getting around federal regulations requiring the reporting of the transfer of $10,000 or more, the sources said. The regulations are aimed at helping spot possible illegal business activities, such as frauds or drug deals.
Apparently, having second thoughts about even sending the total amount in this manner because it still might reveal what he was doing, Spitzer then asked that the bank to take his name off the wires, the sources said.
Bank officials declined, however, saying that it was improper to do so and in any event, it was too late to do so, because the money already had been sent, the sources said.
The bank then, as is required by law, filed an SAR, or Suspicious Activity Report, with the Internal Revenue Service, reporting the transfer of the money that exceeded $10,000, but had been broken down into smaller amounts, the sources said…
[A]n analyst at the regional IRS office in Hauppauge noted Spitzer’s particular SAR and singled it out for attention to criminal investigators, the sources said.
The assumption, the sources said, was that Spitzer was somehow being victimized either by a blackmailer or an impostor. The agents also speculated that perhaps the governor was involved in some sort of political corruption, the sources reiterated.
The former AG of New York, famous for his prosecutions of corporate crime, didn’t think to avoid an SAR?
Blowback
Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose their posting privilege.
Trackbacks/Pings
Trackback URL
Comments
Comment pages: 1 2 Next »
Dont ask dont tell for politicians
William Amos on March 11, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Maybe it’s just one of those ‘oh, everybody hires thousand dollar hookers for lunch dates and unspeakable acts’ sort of things. That could be why it never came out before. Imagine the media’s surprise when the public expressed concern over it all.
NeoconNews.com on March 11, 2008 at 3:29 PM
What I want to know is what did he get for the four digit fees that he couldn’t get elsewhere for much much less? Perhaps nobody knowing about it?
darii on March 11, 2008 at 3:29 PM
I wonder how many times he’s spiked an investigation into prostitution rings that were too close to home?
natesnake on March 11, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Exactly what I’m wondering, darii.
NeoconNews.com on March 11, 2008 at 3:30 PM
He would have never been caught if he wasn’t so stupid about the money trail. High priced hookers = Discreet
TroubledMonkey on March 11, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Yeah, I thought “Client 9″ sounded like he was in on the ground floor.
Also, when he prosecuted other rings maybe he was just going after the competition of his favorite business? I wonder if that didn’t have something to do with how he financed his, um, hobby.
Akzed on March 11, 2008 at 3:32 PM
With that long a history of soliciting call girls, and rumors of Spitzer’s name being linked to prostitutes last year, you have to wonder whether or not someone angry with Elliott either on the Democratic or Republican side may have gotten wind of this and helped direct the investigators in the proper direction.
Spitzer’s “take no prisoners” attitude when he arrived in Albany last January, not just towards Republican Senate leader Joe Bruno but longtime Democratic House poobah Sheldon Silver means that both sides were fighting to keep Spitzer from trying to take their power. Try and steamroll both political parties after you’ve showed no concern for abusing people in the private sector, and you have a lot of possible suspects who would have no problem exposing your hypocracy.
jon1979 on March 11, 2008 at 3:32 PM
Once you’ve had a 5.5K tumble in the sack, you can’t go back.
Hening on March 11, 2008 at 3:32 PM
You know that when this all… errr… blows over… he’ll be telling the ladies that the whole “client 9″-with-the-opening-quotes thing was a typo … they really meant client 9″.
ErikTheRed on March 11, 2008 at 3:33 PM
I’m all for legalizing prostitution, but a married guy hiring hookers because there are some things his wife won’t do? You know, here’s an idea:
If there’s something that floats your boat sexually, how about trying to be sure your wife is game to try it when you marry? It’s called communication and sexual compatibility. What a concept.
Sekhmet on March 11, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Maybe that explains his support for illegals.
“Performing the disgusting sex acts for fiddy bucks that Americans won’t do for four digits.”
Digits. Hee.
misterpeasea on March 11, 2008 at 3:33 PM
If he’s been doing it for years, why wouldn’t the GOP have released this information…say…before he got elected? Or at least when earlier in his term, when he had a higher approval?
amerpundit on March 11, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Let’s face it, none of us can comment on the severity of these crimes until we see for ourselves just how hot these women were. Where are the pics, people???
Blacklake on March 11, 2008 at 3:35 PM
You mean like these?
ErikTheRed on March 11, 2008 at 3:39 PM
ROFL!
Branch Rickey on March 11, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Regarding the Fleiss theory, I’m going to repeat what I said in the headlines, because I’m so damn proud of it:
mikeyboss on March 11, 2008 at 3:41 PM
I would have some sympathy for him, not much though, if he weren’t such a complete and utter prick douchebag.
Can’t wait for the stuff Fred Dicker digs up, and it’s interesting that he didn’t break this story if Spitzer was running around with his wally hanging out every five minutes.
The Spitz is a Putz.
benrand on March 11, 2008 at 3:43 PM
The official explanation: his wife took the last name too seriously. If he’d been called “Swallowzits,” the marriage might have survived…
ErikTheRed on March 11, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Heidi’s theory doesn’t match the fed’s story they were tipped off by a bank looking at strange cash transactions. From the transcript I read, Kristen seemed pretty confident of her ability to handle Eliot’s request for “unsafe” practices. “Hey, dude, you want the sex, do it this way.” I don’t see someone making the kind of money those gals did tipping off law enforcement, when they could lead him around by his appendage, plus the blackmail potential. No sale on Heidi’s theory.
a capella on March 11, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Well I think it’s the secrecy of doing business anonymously and the feel of “legitimacy” since it’s an “escort service” that they are paying for.
AverageJoe on March 11, 2008 at 3:45 PM
At least we know the blind guy won’t have any reason to blow 5 large on a hooker.
Chuck Schick on March 11, 2008 at 3:46 PM
I think someone knew, but felt it was a “private” matter.
You would think by now that they are never “private” matters once they get shown beneath a spotlight. But they never learn — the dirt always comes out into the light one way or the other.
ScoopPC11 on March 11, 2008 at 3:47 PM
The details on “difficult” could also prove humiliating to Spitzer once the press gets to the call girls. It’ll make for some good NY Post headlines though.
dedalus on March 11, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Not that I think this makes an iota of difference but the NY State Senate is Republican and hanging by a thread. There’s a special election coming up which, I think, (I try not to pay attention to the ridic politics of our fine state), may switch the power balance. If lefties wanted to conspiracy theorize, that’s one option.
Karol on March 11, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Someone angry with Elliott Spitzer, the Common Man’s (Superrich) Hero?!?!
Actually, of course someone always knows what these guys are doing – cause many of them are doing it themselves. I’d watch the guys too quick to defend him; probably means they have their own little code numbers with VIP.
My bet is the Goldman Sachs guy he threatened when he spoke out against Spitter. Or someone else like him, with deep pockets and enough time to keep PIs on him around the clock. Look to his team to blame some “Corporate-Wing Attack” – worked for Hil.
Sadly, it appears the truth is his own stupidity and arrogance brought him down. And how many others? Who do you think referred the guy to the VIP people?
Hope the press doesn’t SUpress this – I see a Clinton as Client #1.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 3:50 PM
I don’t get this; his wife is really cute. She must be a dead fish in bed.
RWLA on March 11, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Except Bill. The guy is always away from Hil and with one spectacular looking aide after another, but never is a report seen on his continuing misogyny. The guy’s bullet proof.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Since when did leftie conspiracy theories have to be truth-based? ;-0
Sometimes a whore is just a whore!
highhopes on March 11, 2008 at 3:54 PM
What makes you think it is Mrs. Spitzer’s fault. Eliot isn’t exactly the “hottest” guy in the room.
And the very fact that you and I are speculating on the Spitzer’s private sex life is precisely why he needs to resign.
highhopes on March 11, 2008 at 3:57 PM
You got an ugly wife, so it’s okay to cheat??? Or she ain’t a “live fish” in bed justifies adultery?
Your question is just as disgusting as Spitzer’s behavior.
If you have a marriage and enter into it with certain expectations of behavior, there is never a reason to betray those expectations. Open marriage – it’s okay as long as that’s what both parties sign on to (probably like Hil and Bill did).
Otherwise…give her plastic surgery or buy her a vigrator.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Aside from that being pure speculation,I doubt her performance has anything to do with it. Here’s a clue. Not everyone is in top form all the time. Any deficiency is his.
a capella on March 11, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Unless those Wall Street high-rollers themselves had something to lose from the lid being blown off the operation.
I think that’s right. As a wealthy and powerful man, he can get all the “strange” he wants without paying for it — much of it probably just as attractive as anybody on the Emperor Club’s roster. But then he’s gotta worry about whether a mistress or one-night stand is going to go all Fatal Attraction on him. Pros give you the benefit of emotional detachment — like Charlie Sheen said, “You’re not paying for the sex; you’re paying for them to go away afterward.” And I’m sure whatever services he bargained for could be had for much less. But when you’ve got his high profile, it’s gotta be worth paying extra for a service that’s reputable (relatively speaking, within that world), knows which side their bread’s buttered on, and that you can trust to keep quiet. That’s what the four-figure budget covers. The only trouble was, these guys apparently priced themselves beyond even a rich guy’s ATM withdrawal limits.
Alex_SF on March 11, 2008 at 4:02 PM
There’s a more complete pictorial tour at Wonkette.
darii on March 11, 2008 at 4:03 PM
That makes no sense. If they’re ugly, then he should burn?
Since “Liberty is dead” I can’t wait til the squelch such stupid free speech as yours.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 4:03 PM
I thought that one of the girls was working as an informant.
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Jeezum Crow. I thought it was obvious Blacklake was joking.
mikeyboss on March 11, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Dude. Perversion is perversion. If you’re a pervert, marry another pervert? Hey, how about accepting the look of disgust when you make a perverted request.
All for prostitution, makes sense you’d be all for perversion.
Liberty is dead and you’ll find out soon enough what the New World Communist does with perverts.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Look at some of the other stupid statements being made in here – it’s really hard to tell if one’s joking, especially if it comes off flat.
Not funny, $.02. Funny – priceless
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Reagan once had a quote that went something like “Politics is the world’s second oldest profession – I’ve found it bears a remarkable resemblence to the first.” I guess Eliot was just associating with his own kind.
um … scratch that. And to the girls of the Emporer’s Club, my apologies for comparing you to Eliot Spitzer. That was low.
thirteen28 on March 11, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Been dippin the wick for 6 years? Man…Mrs. Spitz, you best get a blood test….
soulsirkus on March 11, 2008 at 4:14 PM
If he doesn’t resign, I hope the press interviews every prostitute Spitzer ever steamrolled.
ninjapirate on March 11, 2008 at 4:16 PM
There. fixed that for ya.
Yeah, it was a dumb joke and not very good, but you’d have to be completely imperceptive to not get that it was a joke attempt. Lighten up, dude.
Alex_SF on March 11, 2008 at 4:18 PM
I tell you, if you’re paying that much, she better not only be good in the sack, but she’d better build you a sunroom or something like that once you’re finished. Goodness gracious.
thirteen28 on March 11, 2008 at 4:19 PM
That’s what you get when you try to make NY state a third world country.
SaintOlaf on March 11, 2008 at 4:21 PM
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Not to mention his wife. And what if he didn’t come clean with her, the amount of time he’s been doing this. She won’t stand by him for that, promise.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 4:26 PM
And here I was thinking that this was just a victimless crime.
marc@hubsandspokes on March 11, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Ladies, help a fella out here. How can Mrs. Spitzer stand by her husband and listen to him spit out a purely emotionless non-apology to the press? How can a woman stand by a man that has been having sex with strangers for six years? Can you say divorce? Infidelity is not something I can comprehend, I just don’t get it. I recognize that it exists, but I simply don’t understand how a spouse can stick around after such a deep and long-term betrayal of trust.
cannonball on March 11, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Would Shariah banks have to report this activity as well?
Mohammed, you undead genius.
gabriel sutherland on March 11, 2008 at 4:33 PM
This story would have made maximum impact… if it had come out on October 2006.
newton on March 11, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Ace of Ace of Spades speculated that Public Humilitation in this great a spotlight might make a woman feel the need to stand by her man rather than face the spotlight alone and ashamed. They feel that if they break now the spotlight shifts to them and they cant handle it.
Something this tramatic takes time to sink in and that is even without the media feeding frenzie going on now.
William Amos on March 11, 2008 at 4:38 PM
And yes, I absolutely agree: Mrs. Spitzer, honey, get a blood test. Pronto.
There should be no judge in the Empire State (Heh!) who would not give her whatever she wants!
newton on March 11, 2008 at 4:40 PM
If we had the FairTax, we would never know about Kristen and Elliot.
faraway on March 11, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Oh, I didn’t know that. Where did you get that?
a capella on March 11, 2008 at 4:42 PM
What Spitzer needs to to do is work on his Arkansas accent, look straight into the camera, point his finger and drawl “I did not have sex with that woman.” (translation: straight intercourse no. Cunnilingus, fellatio, golden showers, buggering, whips and chains…si.)
MaiDee on March 11, 2008 at 4:46 PM
I’m trying to remember! FNC?
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 4:46 PM
For me it isn’t the sex, it’s the hypocrisy. Typical Nanny state ‘do as I say, not as I do’.
dwneylonsr on March 11, 2008 at 4:47 PM
He’s also on the hook for identity theft. “George Fox” is not an alias, it’s the name of a friend of his.
JayHaw Phrenzie on March 11, 2008 at 4:47 PM
I was, but let’s face it–some of those ladies look like they might actually be worth 5k a night. Yowza!
And if I seem flip, well, I don’t get particularly bent out of shape by crimes that involve consenting adults. Not that I deny a felony is a felony, and obviously Spitzer deserves to be in all the trouble he’s in. But this is a long, long way from murder.
Blacklake on March 11, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Don’t expect any satisfactory answer. All the psychoanalysis in the media won’t answer it either. There is a fraction of the population who are simply d***heads. They’ll destroy their families and their own careers just to get off whenever they can. The Founding Fathers were right about character in public office. Anyone with wiring that bad isn’t fit. It’s one step away from even nastier perversions.
Feedie on March 11, 2008 at 4:50 PM
I notice that one of the defendants is named Tanya Hollander. Any relation to Xavier Hollander, author of the book “Happy Hooker”?
hewhoone on March 11, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Here ….
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Is it just me, or is Silda Wall Spitzer hot? Très MILFoir, as they say.
Lickmuffin on March 11, 2008 at 4:55 PM
He murdered his sanctimonious reputation – murdered his marriage vows to his wife – betrayed the state of NY via theft and fraud (like someone said, what prostitution rings investigations did he not prosecute?) – and then, there are his daughters. Any of the three happen to be the type he ordered up? 5 ft, petite and brunette.
Sorry. I said yesterday and I say again, Adulterers should be stoned. In public.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Really? Do you realize how many of them were skank-whiffers themselves?
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 5:01 PM
Uh, they do that in places like Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. You know, where they have Sharia Law.
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 5:08 PM
If it was about 4,000 bucks a pop and he used their services about once a month, how does this result into a requirement to report because of suspicious behavior? Does that mean any wire transfer that adds up to 10k in a three month period is reportable? I don’t like the fact that the government has their nose up into my financial affairs.
Blake on March 11, 2008 at 5:08 PM
It doesn’t invalidate the ideals they set out.
Feedie on March 11, 2008 at 5:09 PM
The Founding Fathers that is.
Feedie on March 11, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Right, but I meant actual murder. You know, the kind that leaves behind non-consensual corpses.
Most of Spitzer’s “victims” would have been victimized just as much had he engaged in an ordinary, not-for-money affair–only then there would have been no criminal charges. Which doesn’t lead me to under-appreciate the difficulty something like this no doubt causes Spitzer’s family. But I can still perceive the difference between the hardships they’re enduring as opposed to that endured by, say, a strangling victim and his or her family.
Though I suppose mksmithwriter does get consistency credit for not just calling for the medieval stoning of prostitution clients, but of all “adulterers” in general, which I suppose would also include those who have traditional (i.e., not-for-money) affairs. I’m guessing it would apply as well to those of us who engage in consensual, unpaid sex out of wedlock (well, or at least would, in theory, were the opportunity to ever actually present itself…).
Blacklake on March 11, 2008 at 5:17 PM
The former AG who prosecuted prostitution rings and prostitution tourism, no less. Maybe they were nickel and dime operations which didn’t trade in such large amounts of cash?
I’d like to see some specific details of those prosecutions.
He may have gotten some ideas of how to conduct his “private” business with them through those prosecutions, but how he missed the automatic bank alerts to the IRS is jaw-dropping.
Heck, he may have gone after the nickel and dime operations and decided to save the pretty girls in the upscale ring for his own purposes.
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 5:17 PM
You sure about that? I think they stone the women of the rich men, who committed adultery, and stone the poor man.
Same everywhere: People in power usually get a pass.
And I don’t CARE what any other country does. A good law is a good law. And I guarantee you if this was a law here – and was actually applied equally (like that would ever happen) be a lot less divorces and lot more respect for marriage.
Not to say all laws should have the standard of death as punishment, but the effect of the crime should conform with its punishment. The women in Spitter’s family will live in disgrace and have emotional suffering the rest of their lives.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Well, Duh!
And the victims aren’t necessarily the prostitutes – see previous quotes: ie wife and daughters, mother, sister, etc etc. These women have to live with this public humiliation by this skank forever.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 5:22 PM
Very unlikely that Spitzer didn’t know about SAR’s. Lawyers (especially criminal lawyers) get seminars on these all the time. Seems more likely that Spitzer was just arrogant enough to believe that he could BS his way out of trouble if anyone became suspicious.
AZCoyote on March 11, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Politico says he is leaning toward NOT resigning.
Vote Sauron 08 on March 11, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Now Dershowitz is on CNN claiming that the “supposed reason” for the charges are bogus. He even claimed that the fact that a republican prosecutor goes after a dem. says it all.
He said “all my colleagues agree that something will come to point to something else, this was just a false reason to after him, he did nothing wrong”
broker1 on March 11, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Doesn’t look like Spitzer will get a pass. The guy will lose his job and reputation. Also, his wife can take a big chunk of his family fortune.
He was a powerful guy, but yesterday was a really crappy day for him.
dedalus on March 11, 2008 at 5:30 PM
No shame. How Clintonesque — the essence of the Democrat Party.
Feedie on March 11, 2008 at 5:30 PM
These people, of course, would have to live with roughly the same humiliation had Spitzer engaged in an affair with, say, his secretary, with no money exchanging hands and no current laws being broken. So I take it you’d advocate the additional criminalization of all extra-marital affairs? And for that matter pre-marital sex?
Blacklake on March 11, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Why did it take the Feds so long to figure this out? Maybe there’s a clue in the photos on the Emperor’s Club website.
The girls show off their bodies in skimpy lingerie, but never their faces!
So there’s no chance of some john’s wife meeting one of these girls on the street somewhere, and saying, “gee, I thought I saw her on a website on my husband’s computer”, and turning her in as a suspected prostitute.
Which is probably why Spitzer (and the other clients) were willing to pay so much for their services…anonymity and less chance of being caught, until the bills added up to 5 figures and the bank got suspicious!
Of course, if the bank records go back 6 years, Spitzer is a goner.
Steve Z on March 11, 2008 at 5:31 PM
He knows Eliot has deep pockeets and can pay his legal bills. Dershowitz is hoping someone will send Spitzer the tap so he can rack up some fees.
dedalus on March 11, 2008 at 5:32 PM
If this has been going on for this long, people knew. I bet there are memebers of the NY media who knew and didn’t think it was that big of a deal.
If the Republicans had any balls they’d be beating up the Dems with this.
Imagine asking Hillary or Obama “Do you think that Spitzer should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for exploiting the
sexyistweakest among us, and if not, why should a Democratic Superdelegate be allowed to slide?”Follow up:
“Would you be willing to pardon Spitzer in return for his Super Delegate vote?”
Iblis on March 11, 2008 at 5:32 PM
If you think stoning is a ‘good law’, I think it’s fair to put you in the “extremist” column. Other, much stronger words come to mind, but I’ll leave them to your imagination.
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Yeah. Good thing people never change, huh? Here’s a rather pointed bit of humor to paint yah a picture:
Q: Why is the bride always smiling?
A: She knows she’s given her last h_mm_r.
I R A Darth Aggie on March 11, 2008 at 5:34 PM
Think you hit the ball out of the park on that one. I’m not making excuses, but don’t rule out fear. The guy is a real thug who abuses power. Ironic isn’t it, but his external qualities seem to fit right in with what NY Democrat voters like.
Feedie on March 11, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Did I say pre-marital sex? Did I say open-marriage whackos should be stoned.
Don’t assume. I’m not a flaming right-wing-religious-sanctimonious zealot.
However –
BD, you’re obviously someone that finds little fault in an adulterer, other than a high libido.
IF it’s extreme to stone ADULTERERS for the damage they cause, so be it. I bet many victims (wives, children, etc) feel the same.
Let’s not forget the monetary burden this creates as well, with criminal prosecutions and divorce court.
And believe me, these events bleed over into innocent lives, such as fellow church members, friends, etc.
Wake up, dude. It’s crude.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 5:53 PM
No reporter would dare ask such a question.
Unfortunately.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 5:55 PM
The Bush DOJ is one of the most corrupt DOJs since Clinton’s. This is a case of two rival groups of criminals killing each other. I feel sorry for the prostitutes and the other johns for getting mixed up with these immoral criminals.
LevStrauss on March 11, 2008 at 5:58 PM
If I was the Mrs. I would have waited until he made his stupid comments, slapped him full in the face in front of the camera’s and walked out.
The press could then watch me throw all his shit out on the sidewalk!
I just don’t understand how she could stand there and be humiliated by him.
ArmyAunt on March 11, 2008 at 5:59 PM
I didn’t make this point clear in my last post. I am damn happy Spitzer is getting crucified. People who use law enforcement for political motives and to satisfy power addictions deserve to get what’s owed to them.
LevStrauss on March 11, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Actually, it’s the most corrupt since Clinton’s.
It’s also the least corrupt.
Try to get your head around that one.
Alex_SF on March 11, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Still on the topic. What do McGreevey and Spitzer have in common?
LevStrauss on March 11, 2008 at 6:01 PM
First of all, I am a female. Secondly, to suggest that stoning is an appropriate punishment is nuts. Or perhaps you are unfamiliar with how things in this country.
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 6:07 PM
unfamiliar with how [we do] things…
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 6:07 PM
When asked why he paidup to $25,000 for a hooker, Charlie Sheen replied …..
“I don’t pay them for the sex, I pay them to leave when we’re done.”
fogw on March 11, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Hey the Dow went up 400 pts on the news!
When will Republicans make the case that corrupt Dems are bad for the economy?
At the very least, McCain should be condemming the lack of condemnation coming from the Dems.
Iblis on March 11, 2008 at 6:18 PM
So do adulterers.
Well, at least you don’t deny a
fondnesstolerance for adultery.Oh, and like, you’re a woman, so you should be treated differently, and you opinion adultery’s not so bad, cause you’re a woman?
Sigh. Don’t get it.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 6:20 PM
Hilarious! Seems there’s a book on how to dress when confessing picadillos!
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Comment pages: 1 2 Next »