Posted on 03/10/2008 8:44:39 PM PDT by khnyny
The woman accused of running a prostitution ring allegedly patronized by Eliot Spitzer told one of her call girls that the New York governor had been known to "ask you to do things that, like, you might not think were safe."
But whatever Spitzer -- or, in the language of a federal court filing, "Client-9" -- did with a petite brunette nicknamed "Kristen" on the eve of Valentine's Day last month at Washington's Mayflower Hotel, it probably wasn't as monstrous as what he asked his wife to do yesterday.
In the grand tradition of Larry Craig, David Vitter and Jim McGreevey, Spitzer dragged his partner of 21 years before the television cameras at his offices in New York to announce that he was "disappointed" in himself for unspecified sins.
Silda Wall Spitzer looked like a victim of food poisoning as she stood by her man's side. She cast her eyes downward at the 183-word statement while he read it. She raised her glance only briefly, when the governor admitted he had "acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family," when he offered an apology "to the public, whom I promised better," and again when he pledged to "dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family."
The silent Mrs. Spitzer -- Harvard law school graduate, corporate lawyer, nonprofit founder and mother of the governor's three daughters -- then led Client 9 away from the lectern.
Fortunately for Mrs. Spitzer, the ordeal lasted only 67 seconds, and the governor, his forehead shining under the TV lights, took no questions. Unfortunately for Mr. Spitzer, this left unchallenged a rather lurid account of the events of last month at the Mayflower in the federal prosecutors' filing; indeed, Spitzer admitted that he violated "any sense of right and wrong."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
He is such a classy guy to parade his humiliated wife out there like that...NOT!
He must still have some hopes of doing something in Politics....strange as that seems....otherwise why do it?
Funny paragraph:
Thrice in his brief statement, Spitzer spoke of his affection for his home state: his desire to “bring real change to New York,” to “rebuild New York” and to do “what is best for the state of New York.” Even in scandal, he sought to patronize New York products, working with a New York company to have Kristen exported.
Typical arrogant, egotistical political maneuvering of supposed elitists.
Mrs. Spitzer should have given him a knuckle sandwich during the presser.
I'm a 50 yr old ex sailor who's seen a lot of the world and this statement scares me!
But, face it folks. He's a) rich and 2) a Dem, so he's got a very good chance of getting away scot-free.
Yeah, it doesn’t make sense that the women have to be drug out there...reminds me of the same shame Ted Haggart put his poor wife through.
If I was his wife, I would NOT have stood by him
I would have told him:
YOU made this mess now
YOU stand alone and deal with it.
I’ll let you know what I will do about it later.
Into the lions den you go!
The expression on Silda Spitzer’s face was one of extreme sadness. My understanding is that their three daughters were in the audience as well.
Spitzer should resign just for humiliating his wife like that. That was spousal abuse.
But Silda is no slouch—she’s an ex-corporate lawyer. She should have said something as well—like announcing her divorce.
In the age of feminism, I don’t understand how educated women will stand to be treated like doormats. For the sake of her three teenage daughters, she should have provided a more powerful example of a woman taking control and not standing for being betrayed and humiliated in public.
Human dynamics aside, and realizing that Silda may have been still be in a state of shock a la Dana McGreevey was, the image of a crestfallen Silda standing “by her man” spoke a very strong message of who was in control of that relationship.
And it wasn’t her.
Can some female Freepers shed some light on this?
in exchange for NO prosecution.
Har Har!
I hope that she divorces his sorry a** and takes him to the cleaners for all the money he has. Frankly, I don’t know what’s wrong with some of these guys that they cannot just have sex with their wives. A good portion of the plebs in America are able to do that. Is power that absolute a corrupter that they cannot keep their pants on???
“In the grand tradition of Larry Craig, David Vitter and Jim McGreevey, Spitzer dragged his partner of 21 years before the television cameras at his offices in New York to announce that he was “disappointed” in himself for unspecified sins.”
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Oops, Dana, baby. You forgot to add one other name to that list and you had so many to choose from, e.g., Bubba, the Shlickmeister, the Rapist, the Head man, the pornographer in chief, the Head cheese and so on. Please Dana, in your future objective articles please try to be more inclusive since you and your buds at the Washing Compost always seek to be fair.
My vote is for no plea bargains.
Elsewhere there’s a link to a poll at Newsday where the vote is pretty even on him just “moving on” from his little “indiscretion”...
The left doesn’t care when it is a Dhimmi, but let it be a Republican - then all hell breaks loose.
“The service “asked Client-9 whether he could give ‘Kristen’ ‘extra funds’ at this appointment in order to avoid payment issues in the future,” the prosecution filing says.”
.....heh, heh, they had him on credit hold and made him a cash-in-advance customer....you can’t make this stuff up....Washington just loves this kind of scandal....Spitzer is providing entertainment that will go on for weeks...
So is Kristen a Pilgrim?
..Well she did come across in the Mayflower..
Oh, that’s great!
By all accounts Spitzer was not just an aggressive prosecutor as Attorney General but crossed the line by unnecessarily bringing up scurrilous rumors and calumnies against those being prosecuted that were in no way germane to the case. It’s also known that he tried to investigate political opponents in order to see what dirt he could discover. Even fellow Democrats admit he was an out-of-control and arrogant egomaniac.
If she's smart enough to be a Harvard Law School grad, she should have been smart enough to either clean up her hair and face or better yet, NOT show up for a press conference that didn't involve her.
The message sent was that a two-bit hooker got more of her husband's undivided attention (and money) than she did on Valentine's Day eve. Pathetic commentary about a bright woman who could make it alone in the world.
not too shabby from Milbank
They have a special class at Harvard Law for the women attorney’s. They play”Stand by your man”..and you get 4 credit hours.
Silda Spitzer....hilda’s new running mate
The bigger question is why do lovely women hook up with lowlife scumbags of Spitzer’s ilk?
LOL. Bubba is the Godfather of sleaze and wrote the book outlining how to manipulate the press and public by having the distraught little woman stand by their man.
Perhaps Mrs. Spitzer is the one considering future public office./s
All this will elevate Spitzer’s standing in the Democrat Party. They’ll love it.
"dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family."
"Obligation"...I thought that was an odd choice of words.
"Regain trust"...easier said than done, and gonna take a lot more than time, I'd think.
“I say that the longer we can keep him in office through this mess, the better it is for Republicans.
My vote is for no plea bargains.”
I don’t mind dragging it out ... but like you said
NO PLEA AGREEMENTS.
Can I say shit to describe Gov. Spitzer?
“Why do men do this to good women?”
MEN don’t.
Weak little narcisisstic reptilian punks do, but MEN don’t.....
In January 2005, when she found herself pondering how best to come to terms with the job of political spouse, Silda Wall Spitzer sought the advice of a woman who was once best known for not fitting so comfortably into that role herself, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
What irony!
You can't make this stuff up...
She is attractive and has a lot going for her otherwise, and could likely do just fine without him.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
If only Spitzer had been caught with a young, gay boy prostitute, he’d be the hero of the Democratic Party tonite.
Ask Barney Frank how that works...
I can’t imagine doing this. What would motivate her? She’s a lawyer, not some helpless doormat wife; surely she is even now preparing to legally slice off a good part of him in family court (and I wish her well). So why make the gesture?
But, better for the divorce settlement.
Imho, he needs to resign asap, no question about it. Spitzer is an elected Governor and former AG who prosecuted people for these very same offenses. Spitzer is the ultimate hypocrite.
How come politicians wife don’t do that. Are they too accustomed to the evil?
The guy is a pig
Because we don't realize they're lowlife scumbags when we marry them. Same reason y'all hook up with slimy, foul-tempered skanks who have your children and then use them to hold you hostage financially for 20 years.
Humiliation seems to be a turn on for Eliot
“I say that the longer we can keep him in office through this mess, the better it is for Republicans.” ~ ConservativeMind
I agree. So does Rich Galen:
http://www.mullings.com/dr_03-11-08.htm
Rich Galen (Mullings.com) excerpted:
“...According to Reuters, the complaint describes “six telephone calls between Client 9 and one of the defendants that were intercepted by wiretaps between February 12 and 13.”
It seems the john was a little tardy in sending along the deposit so the defendants told Client Number 9 that it might be a good idea to bring along an additional $1,500 to leave as a credit balance against future action “to avoid further payment issues.”
You an read this stuff as well as I can, but this being a Presidential election year there are implications. Political implications. Inasmuch as Elliot Spitzer has been a supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton it has really BIG political implications.
If I were advising the Republican Party of New York, I would grab news accounts of Spitzer raising money for and/or campaigning with every Democrat in the State. I would demand that every one of those candidates (who are now, because of the political tsunami in New York in 2006, public officials) give back whatever money was raised with Spitzer’s aid back to the donors or to charity.
You may remember that Hillary Clinton first supported, then opposed, then supported, then opposed again Spitzer’s plan to give illegal aliens New York State drivers’ licenses. And she did that all within the same question at one debate.
As for Republicans in New York? They should hire Martha Reeves and the Vandellas to travel up and down Broadway singing, “Dancing in the Street.”
As for me? Forget everything bad I’ve ever written about the New York Times.
On the Secret Decoder Ring http://www.mullings.com/dr_03-11-08.htm page today: ...links to a summary of reaction to the Elliot Spitzer story ...Also a Mullfoto which I captured yesterday afternoon after the Spitzer story broke, and a Catchy Caption of the Day.
Bad men do this to good women
What a creepy mofo
“He must still have some hopes of doing something in Politics....strange as that seems....otherwise why do it?”
What? Boink prostitutes? Because they do oral on request, I suppose.
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