Analogman Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 There is always a paper trail: By AMY WESTFELDT, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago NEW YORK - As Gov. Eliot Spitzer faced mounting calls to resign amid a prostitution scandal, a law enforcement official said Tuesday that the governor first came under suspicion because of cash payments from several bank accounts to an account operated by a call-girl ring. Spitzer was the initial target of the investigation and was tracked using court-ordered wiretaps that appear to have recorded him arranging for a prostitute to meet him at a Washington hotel in mid-February, the official said. The official spoke to The Associated Press condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation. The scandal surrounding the man who built his political reputation on rooting out corruption stunned the state. Calls for Spitzer's resignation began immediately and intensified Tuesday with the New York Daily News, New York Post and Newsday all demanding that he step down. "Hit the road, John ... and make it quick!" read the headline of the Daily News editorial, while the Post called him "NY's naked emperor." Spitzer retreated from public view Monday afternoon, when he appeared glassy-eyed with his shellshocked wife, Silda, at his side and apologized to his family and the public, but did not directly acknowledge any involvement with the prostitute. "I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 apology accepted.Dream on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I think you added a "0", no? According to CNN, the $5500 figure is correct.The prostitution ring, known as the Emperors Club, charged between $1,000 and $5,500 an hour and operated in several major cities besides New York, according to court papers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShuckOwens Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I'd say your wish was granted. Well, now we know the difference between Dems and Reps - when democrats get busted for something like this, it's with a woman.The Dirty Sanchez knows no gender barriers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 The Dirty Sanchez knows no gender barriers.'tis the season! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 It's over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 It's over. A stupid and ambitious hypocrite...the will be Spitzer's legacy. An all too human man who succombed to hubris and lost his crusader way...may be his reality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 A stupid and ambitious hypocrite...the will be Spitzer's legacy. An all too human man who succombed to hubris and lost his crusader way...may be his reality. This is a sad day for NYers. Turns out 70% of the people can be wrong. I don't think that our politicians have to be angels, but jeezus christ, expecting them to follow the law just shouldn't be too much to ask. Knowing that the fat cats and big wigs in NY are celebrating and popping champagne over this makes it all the more difficult to swallow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Spitzer's an idiot, but I still can't believe how big a deal this is being made out to be considering the crazy Consitution-dismantling criminality of the last 8 years that has gone by with little notice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Spitzer's an idiot, but I still can't believe how big a deal this is being made out to be considering the crazy Consitution-dismantling criminality of the last 8 years that has gone by with little notice.The population, in general, is pretty simple-minded. Caught with a hooker is something we can relate to. Having to dig around a bit and think becomes too time consuming and bothersome. Better just to believe what you're told. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Plus, the argument "it's for your security" goes a long way with a lot of people. A lot of people also cannot be roused to protest the impingement of rights of people they perceive to be not "real" Americans; i.e., anybody with an Arab-sounding name who is not Muhammad Ali or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I still remain deeply pissed off at Eliot Spitzer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I still remain deeply pissed off at Eliot Spitzer.I agree. I fail to see why his situation is even compared to other issues, actually. People have good reason to be offended by it in it's own realm, regardless and independent of other issues that people have a right to be pissed off over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Also, Bush and his enablers at least have an argument to make. It's one that I think is forced and it is one that I disagree with passionately, but it's a bit unfair to say that their issues are black and white. What Spitzer did is black and white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShuckOwens Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I agree. I fail to see why his situation is even compared to other issues, actually. People have good reason to be offended by it in it's own realm, regarless and independent of other issues that people have a right to be pissed off over. absolutely. if i could legitimately use the 'well, at least i didn't dismantle the constituion' defense in my day to day actions...well, i'd be into some fucked up stuff, is my guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 one guy said that. that too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Stay on track people! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 that too "Bush Administration Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 "Bush Administration Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShuckOwens Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Chill, Shuck. Its a thread about a politician going down for breaking the law. Something that many of us think Bush did. And Bush's crimes were way worse than getting some expensive sex.Word. So you do see the difference between real crimes (interstate prostitution, money laundering and the like), and Olbermann's nightly Bush-crime rolecall, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Also, Bush and his enablers at least have an argument to make. It's one that I think is forced and it is one that I disagree with passionately, but it's a bit unfair to say that their issues are black and white. What Spitzer did is black and white. The Bush Administration's lawbreaking is just as cut and dry, people are just too afraid or ignorant to do anything about it. Just because they make arguments does not mean they are at all valid -- most of them are blatantly dishonest. And yeah, that clouds the debate and makes it sound more nuanced than it is, but that does not mean that the arguements are legitimate ones. Again, I'm not defending Spitzer at all (though I'm more concerned with his rank hypocrisy than with the act of having sex with a prostitute -- if he hadn't made his name busting prostitution rings I really wouldn't care at all). I'm just saying that the degree and type of attention that this story is receiving demonstrates yet again the skewed priorities of our media. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Word. So you do see the difference between real crimes (interstate prostitution, money laundering and the like), and Olbermann's nightly Bush-crime rolecall, right? Yes, there is a difference. I said so before you did, right here: Also, Bush and his enablers at least have an argument to make. It's one that I think is forced and it is one that I disagree with passionately, but it's a bit unfair to say that their issues are black and white. What Spitzer did is black and white. But since you are asking, you do see the difference between getting some sex for money and violating the constitution, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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