Posted on 01/27/2008 6:57:51 AM PST by Mo1
Oh, yippeeee, a new page.
Post something pretty, gran. Maybe some recent pics of your Florida house :)
Haha. And 5 makes a funkle !!!!! :)
Sources: Spitzer to Resign Following Reports of 'Involvement' With Prostitution Ring, Indictment
BREAKING NEWS: Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer Elliot Spitzer is joined by his wife Silda as he makes a statement to reporters during news conference following allegations he was involved in prostitution ring. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer apologized to his family in an appearance before reporters Monday following reports that he was linked to a high-profile prostitution ring.
Spitzer is believed to be an individual linked to a high-profile prostitution ring charged by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Sources told FOX News he is expected to submit a resignation later to the New York General Assembly Monday evening.
Spitzer did not mention resignation in his brief appearance nor has an indictment been unsealed against him.
"Over the past nine years — eight years as attorney general and one as governor — I have tried to uphold a vision of progressive politics that would rebuild New York and create opportunity for all. We sought to bring real change to New York and that will continue," Spitzer said.
"Today, I want to briefly address a private matter. I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family, and that violates my — or any sense of right and wrong. I apologize first, and most importantly, to my family. I apologize to the public, who I promised better.
"I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals, it is about ideas for the public good and doing what is best for the state of New York. "But I am disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself. I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family. I will not be taking questions. Thank you very much. I will report back to you in short order. Thank you very much," Spitzer said.
Spitzer scheduled the abrupt announcement from his office as news reports were breaking that the governor told staffers about his alleged involvement in the prostitution ring.
Spitzer, who was especially tough on corporate crime as New York attorney general, told his staff Monday that he was involved in the ring, according to The New York Times' Web site, citing an anonymous administration official. No further details regarding his involvement were immediately available.
Just last week, four arrests were made in connection to the high-profile prostitution ring known as the Emperors Club that served big-dollar clients.
The Smoking Gun Web site reported that federal agents swooped down on the alleged call girl ring last week. A detailed FBI affidavit obtained by the Web site showed that the high-priced agency was populated by very picky hookers.
In the affidavit, one prospective hooker refused to work for the company because it didn't pay enough and complained that a friend of hers had sex twice in an hour without getting dinner first. In another wiretapped conversation outlined in the affidavit, Emperors Club employees complained about a hooker who had to leave appointments early to pick up her kids from school, TSG reported.
According to a press release distributed by the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York last Thursday, the four individuals allegedly running the operation had been charged with laundering more than $1 million through two front accounts.
The club's Web site shows a fee schedule of $1,000 per hour for a three-diamond prostitute and $3,100 per hour for a seven-diamond prostitute. Members of the exclusive Icon Club could reach restricted areas of the Web site and schedule appointments with the highest prostitutes, whose fees started at $5,500 per hour, the press release reads.
The Times reports that a source with knowledge of the governor’s role believes the governor is one of the men identified as clients in court papers relating to the Emporers Club.
The New York Sun reports that the investigation was run by U.S. attorneys who not only were probing individuals linked to the ring, but who are part of the federal public corruption unit that investigates wrongdoing by elected and unelected officials.
Spitzer is married with three children.
Spitzer's popularity has sagged according to recent polls. A January 25 Marist College poll showed 56 percent of registered voters did not approve of Spitzer's job, and he only carried a 35 percent approval rating.
My daughter arrived today only one hour late on her last leg. She had quite a rough journey with turbulence most of the way from SF to London – but the landing in London was hair raising because of the cross winds.
Remember that vid I posted of a plane trying to land in Germany and it finally aborted and took off before landing. The exact same thing happen when Jane´s plane was trying to land at Heathrow London, except the plane actually landed and skidded sideways until the pilot finally regained control and straightened it up.
The co-pilot told all the passengers to tighten their seat belts and put their heads down for a hard landing. The plane came in with wings dipping and the aircraft rolling and skewing while in the air. In a momentary abatement of the wind they touched down hard and then skidded sideways on the wet run way.
Afterwards everyone wanted to thank the pilot for saving their lives – it turned out to be a woman.
That looks great gran - no wonder you don´t have time for DD these days — soaking up the sun and cooling your tootsies too.
I know you have had other problems too, I hope things are much better now.
Now that the greenery is filling out the house begins to look soo different.
I actually saw a woman with longer toenails working in assembly here in Silicon Valley. She managed to work with hand tools with equally long fingernails.
If I hadn’t watched her, I wouldn’t have believed it!
YIKES!
It seems they have had strong winds all over England and the Continent so there aren´t many places to divert them.
I was quite windy even down here and her outbound flight was delayed for over an hour as planes coming and going were delayed.
oh, thats wonderful. It all looks really matured. Gosh, you have a veritable jungle around the pool.
Uh, Cardi, Dahlin', you may have posted the harrowing video of the plane trying to land in Germany on some site but I posted it here. :)
Lookeehere :) See Post #2178
You are right that is the one - I knew I saw it on here so assumed I must have posted it as I post lots of videos. But I was wrong it was you Darlin´ and a very impressive video too.
The weather has been bizzare. I expect she caught the current wave of storms as she came across the country and probably the tail end of the nutty weather we had last week as she crossed the ocean. Last week, we actually had snow flurries in South Louisiana. I didn’t see any in my neighborhood but I saw lots of footage on the evening news of a light dusting in nearby neighborhoods. Snow on freshly bloomed out magnolias, camilias, azaleas and in palm tree fronds is very strange looking.
:)
They all should have bought the pilot a drink! I can’t imagine anyone didn’t want one.
Wow Cardy, that must have been horrible. Thank goodness she arrived ok. I don’t know how she flies that often and that far. It would do me in. :(
We have had terrible winds here too, but they calmed down today.
I can’t stay long as we just finished our Little Neck clams in a wine and garlic sauce, and now I have the Baked Haddock Florentine in the oven. Yum! ;)
Yes, everything is getting big enough to trim and shape now. I will have to take a pic from the boat dock so you can see how huge all that stuff has grown too.
We have a wonderful gardner, and no he’s not illegal, lol. He’s a Virginian, and takes very good care of us because we were one of his first customers and have given him many more. ;)
Sheeeeeeeeeesh, I would have been on the floor....twice.
Thanks, I’ll look forward to seeing them. I’ll bet it does look really good from the dock. I’m so impressed with how quickly everyting has filled out. That gardner must really know his stuff.
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