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BREAKING NEWS: Report that NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer is linked to prostitution ring
Los Angelse Times ^ | March 10, 2008

Posted on 03/10/2008 12:04:47 PM PDT by John Jorsett

The New York Times is reporting that New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer, who rode to national prominence as a reform-driven state attorney general, has been implicated in a prostitution ring. Spitzer is reportedly making a public statement this afternoon, and we'll update as it unfolds.

Spitzer has had a tough year as governor, including revelations that his staff might have improperly used state assets to spy on state Sen. Joseph L. Bruno, the senate majority leader who had become Spitzer's main political opponent in Albany.

Spitzer had been a rising national political star for the Democrats. But if this story plays out and he indeed was involved in a prostitution ring, you have to wonder how much longer that star will glitter. Or, for that matter, how long it will be before the word "former" is inserted before "Gov. Eliot Spitzer."

UPDATE: Spitzer played a tangential role in the narrative of the Democratic presidential nomination fight. It was he, you'll recall, who raised ...

the possibility of granting drivers licenses to immigrants regardless of whether they were documented, which became a recurring topic in the early candidate debates. A strong political backlash led Spitzer to drop the plan.

But he has been most noted for taking on powerful interests, such as insurance companies.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: caveatemperor; client9; hooker; newyork; prostitution; spitzer; spitzmas
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1 posted on 03/10/2008 12:04:48 PM PDT by John Jorsett
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The democrat party is in nuclear meltdown!..............


2 posted on 03/10/2008 12:06:57 PM PDT by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: John Jorsett

Indicted.


3 posted on 03/10/2008 12:07:14 PM PDT by submarinerswife ("If I win I can't 't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead." - George S. Patton)
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This is about his "private life", and therefore none of our business. It's just about sex, you know?

Didn't Bill Clinton teach you ANYTHING?! Spitzer's a democrat, and you therefore have no right to inquire about anything he does, publicly, privately, or otherwise.

Sheesh!

4 posted on 03/10/2008 12:07:33 PM PDT by Sicon
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To: John Jorsett

This is old news. An earlier thread already had the news.


5 posted on 03/10/2008 12:09:00 PM PDT by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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To: John Jorsett

Oh my God!!! Wow!


6 posted on 03/10/2008 12:10:29 PM PDT by Lovebloggers
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Once again, the people of NY chose the wrong person! Surprise, surprise, surprise!

It all started when they repudiated William F. Buckley, Jr., for mayor in 1965 and James Buckley for senator in 1976.


7 posted on 03/10/2008 12:10:44 PM PDT by Theodore R. ( Cowardice is still forever!)
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To: RightWhale
An earlier thread already had the news

Actually this is about the tenth thread in the last hour. There will likely be at least that many more.

8 posted on 03/10/2008 12:11:00 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Only a suicidal fool would have Hillary as VP)
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To: John Jorsett

Quick someone interview Hillary and Obama. A comrad in arms has fallen AND HE CAN’T GET UP! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA


9 posted on 03/10/2008 12:12:11 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (Id rather be hunting with dick than driving with ted)
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Another one bites the dust, indeed. Dang, Hill is good!


10 posted on 03/10/2008 12:12:53 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (The fence is "absolutely not the answer" - Gov. Rick Perry (R, TX))
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To: ASA Vet
There will likely be at least that many more.

Already are. A blizzard. Traffic at a standstill. Isn't this Jim Cramer's old school buddy?

11 posted on 03/10/2008 12:14:36 PM PDT by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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I guess this rules out a VP slot for Spitzer...


12 posted on 03/10/2008 12:15:26 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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New Gov. Patterson more liberal than Spitzer and legally blind. Let the jokes begin.


13 posted on 03/10/2008 12:16:09 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (The fence is "absolutely not the answer" - Gov. Rick Perry (R, TX))
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Wonder how many Wall Streeters and Corporate honchos are going to be nailed in this one?

Would be funny if Spitzer schmoozed with the very people in the Financial realm that he indicted.

~Or maybe they schmoozed him to keep from being indicted?

A $5,500 a night pro? Come on. Who paid for it?


14 posted on 03/10/2008 12:16:59 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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Spitzer had been a rising national political star for the Democrats. But if this story plays out and he indeed was involved in a prostitution ring...

... he'll probably be their next presidential nominee in 2012!

15 posted on 03/10/2008 12:18:08 PM PDT by Sicon
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To: IncPen

Dude was thrown under the bus, he is smoke screen for something else that either will break today or soon. Barack or Hillary


16 posted on 03/10/2008 12:37:57 PM PDT by Nailbiter
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BREAKING NEWS: Report that NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer is linked to prostitution ring

I assume he is a democrat, since CNN (Clinton News Network) did not mention his party affiliation.

17 posted on 03/10/2008 12:42:38 PM PDT by Anticommie
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Why not in the least. This is a big resume booster for a Democrat.


18 posted on 03/10/2008 12:44:51 PM PDT by technically right
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To: John Jorsett

“Report that NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer is linked to prostitution ring”

Hey now, it all depends on what the definition of ‘IS’, is.


19 posted on 03/10/2008 12:44:55 PM PDT by BigIsleGal (Love to Those on Rainbow Bridge and Luck to Us Who Aren't)
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To: technically right

It proves he wasn’t shooting blanks...


20 posted on 03/10/2008 12:46:08 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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