Eliot Spitzer resigned his post as Governor of New York State in the wake allegations surrounding his involvement in a prostitution ring. [wikipedia - may be graphic] [AP] This scandal has really rocked New York politics, and living in Albany it’s all we’ve heard on the news this week.
Here’s the short version: Spitzer serves as NY Attorney General and gets the reputation of being a jerk to the business infrastructure… earning him the admiration of leftists and the ire of taxpayers and business-minded citizens. Time Magazine once named this guy “Crusader of the Year”… he was also known as the “Sheriff of Wall Street” and “Eliot Ness”. He was elected Governor of NY in 2006 on a platform of ethics reform and “cleaning up” state politics. His election win was a landslide, and he quickly enjoyed approval ratings of 75%.
Well… he got caught with his hand in the cookie. A federal wiretap got him wiring money to, and coordinating appointments with, a high-priced prostitution service called Emperors Club VIP. Federal investigators believe he paid $80G for prostitutes while Attorney General, and later as Governor.
I guess “cleaning up” is relative.
I was surprised at how many folks were shocked by this. Perhaps I should be surprised that I was NOT shocked. You see… I fully believe that attorneys-turned-politicians are lying to get where they are. I fully believe they blow sunshine at me to try and get my vote. As attorneys, they spend their time twisting the truth and contorting the facts to fit into legal loopholes and litigious tap-dances… scoring them mad cash from both the winners and the losers.
So, becoming a politician seems the next logical step in an attorney’s career path - that way they can start taking money from larger groups of people (called taxpayers). And isn’t it easier to lie to a camera than face-to-face to twelve jurors? Even better… lying to a camera while being flanked by people who know what you are saying may or may not be true - but who are going to benefit somehow - so they smile wide, nod at appropriate times, and clap frequently.
Well… it’s all over for our horny ex-Governor.
The identity of the young, attractive, and misguided girl he was caught with was also outed this week. Her name is Ashley Alexandra Dupré, a New York City singer/model/student/hooker who ranks as 3 out of 7 stars using the Emperors Club VIP rating system (whatever that means). And guess what… this scandal may be the luckiest break this girl could have ever gotten. [AP] She was previously a complete unknown… now her songs are playing on the radio… she is being courted by some modeling (and porn) outlets for work… she will doubtless be paid mega-mullah for a book deal, after which she’ll go on Oprah and be showered with sympathy.
And in the end I’m not surprised by any of this. This has all happened before. Politics/life/sin as usual.
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Yeah, I listened to her songs online. It’s a little disturbing, though, to think of the music video not featuring a tall, dark and handsome guy, but rather the not-hottie ex-governor of New York. She might make it on the radio, but I don’t think she’s gonna get much further than that. Everybody knows the nasty old guy she banged.
Can you say Gary Hart? I suppose Donna Rice was just another jeans model, but look at her career after the scandal. I’m sure Ashley will garner more than just the average 15 minutes of fame, but how sad.
And Spitzer? Just another hypocrite. Just another wasted pol. They seem to be falling farther and faster here lately eh? I’m sure Hilary will do great though…..hehe (yeah right!)
At least you don’t live in close proximity to the crime, murder, and STD capital of the world, Detroit. I do, and the news is totally swamped with all the stuff the mayor has been doing. Getting it on with his chief of staff, having wild parties in the Mayor’s Mansion, killing the exotic dancers that were there, giving insider tips to a friend on how to bid on construction projects, purguring himself and his chief of staff, covering it all up, getting it revealed, and not stepping down with whatever grace and dignity he may still have. I admire Spitzer for saying “what I did was wrong, I’m stepping down.” Kwame has to stick around
@ Rachael :: What I would fear is all the nasty guys she banged that I don’t know about!
Spitzer may be the least of a disease-fearin’ partner’s fears.
I guess that’s yet another reason why you NEVER sleep with hookers.
Even if you thought Pretty Woman was a cute movie.
@ drewr :: I wonder what’s gonna happen with that McGreevey guy from NJ who admitted, along with his driver/advisor/twinkie, that they doubled his wife!?
@ John3Sobieski :: I’ve been following your Detroit situation from afar. What a piece of work that guy is… I just watched his speech attacking those who were (rightly) criticizing him… he was making it out to be a lynching. Pathetic race-baiting. And every time he finished a sentence random cackles would screech from the audience. Is that normal?
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let’s kill all the lawyers, kill ‘em tonight
— Eagles “Get Over It”
(Thanks to William Shakespeare, Henry the Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2)
Well, they wanted Black Power in Detroit, now they’ve got it, and look what happens. Detroit turned from a white, prosperous car building city into a ghetto. It’s sad, really sad. But anyway, this is about Spitzer and NY, right? One thing that my dad has been noticing is that every time a scandal happens, the politician (Clinton, Kwame, Spitzer, McGreevey) has to drag his wife into it and pose in front of the media’s cameras with him. Probably just a prop to show he at least has one person supporting him. Strange that a wife would do that in a sex scandal. The first thing I’d ask of an unfaithful spouse is reconciliation, the second would be a divorce.
Oh, and, David Paterson too.
SHAME ON HIM!!!
prostitutes have Every std in the book, so if spizer gets one, i get
$10.50 from my brother.
but if he doesnt, ill have to pay ALL the money in MY pocket.
Oh no, i spent all of my money on that rental of “once”.
Im screewed…