Spitzer Woes Echo Harshly For Clinton

Washington Post ^ | 3/11/08 | Peter Baker

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For a supporter, New York Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer (D) sure hasn't done Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) any favors lately.

After all, it was Spitzer who, in the view of her advisers, caused the slide that put her where she is today, fighting from behind for the Democratic presidential nomination. A question about his proposal to let illegal immigrants get driver's licenses tripped her up in a debate in late October and ended 10 months of unquestioned dominance in the race for the nomination.

Now, his apparent involvement with a prostitution ring has not only distracted attention from her efforts to take down the front-runner, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), it has brought back unhelpful memories of her own husband's dalliances in office. There on cable television again were pictures of Bill Clinton hugging Monica Lewinsky. And the image of Spitzer's wife standing painfully by his side while he acknowledged unspecified wrongdoing could not help but remind some of Hillary Clinton's own stand-by-her-man moment.

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Reports on cable news channels tonight say that Superdelegate #9 will resign tomorrow. Possibly, he got the call from Don Clinton?

[Izzy Dunne]

Resignation imminent

[jiggyboy]

Leno said last night that for the first time in many years, Hillary is the SECOND angriest wife in New York.

[Westlander]

Spitzer just doesn’t have the class that Kilpatrick of Detroit has.

[bigbob]

I so hope he doesn’t resign, and this drags out a few more days. Ideally, a denial, and vow to ‘stay and fight’...yeah, that would be great!

The only thing better than finding out Idiot Spitzer is Client #9 would be finding out that Bill Clinton is #10.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

“After all, it was Spitzer who, in the view of her advisers, caused the slide that put her where she is today, fighting from behind for the Democratic presidential nomination. A question about his proposal to let illegal immigrants get driver's licenses tripped her up in a debate in late October and ended 10 months of unquestioned dominance in the race for the nomination.”

It wasn't Spitzer’s proposal, or the question that did Hillary in — it was her flip-flop-flipping — all in under two minutes. Her total lack of any foundation principles was revealed in a tidy clip, tailor-made for the You Tube era.

[CIDKauf]

Put out the fire and call the dog..... its over!

[spokeshave]

More schardenfreude as dims simultaneously explode and implode.

[bleach]

Wasn't there a rumour of a similar service in Vegas that Bill was mentioned as a possible client?

[CyberAnt]

I have a different theory.

Remember during the debates when Hillary was totally embarassed because of her stand with Spitzer on his “driver’s licenses for illegals” issue.

I just can’t help but wonder if that humuliation of Hillary was the catalyst for Clinton Inc. to go into action and EXPOSE MR. SPITZER ..???????

Remember .. Bill Clinton gets even.

Clinton Inc is well known for finding out very incriminating info on people and then holding on to it - for use at the appropriate time - or using it to intimidate people into doing what the Clintons want.

[JoanneSD]

Your right, spitzer does not have the class of Kipatrick of detroit, nor the mayor of L.A Villagrnosoa (sp)

[VanShuyten]

I heard a hilarious news piece on the top of the hour ABC radio newscast. They actually interviewed one of the hookers, and she said that Spitzer was clean, polite and a big tipper. She also said that everyone was being unfair to him. I just about laughed my coffee up through my nose. I bet his wife loves that kind of support.

[CIDKauf]

Watergate ping!

[healy61]

Spitzers wife isn’t some stay at home, stand by your man little woman in the kitchen baking cookies.

[stylin19a]

mayor of L.A Villagrnosoa

who is still Hillary's national campaign co-chair.

[Reaganesque]

"After all, it was Spitzer who, in the view of her advisers, caused the slide that put her where she is today..."

Of course, Hilary's evasions and multiple answers had nothing to do with her slide. No! It was Gov. Spitzer's fault for, well, existing! Bill and Hilary Clinton are incapable of taking responsibility for anything negative in their lives and their supporters are equally delusional.

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Letterman is going all-Spitzer tonight. He asked anyone whose “Governor is banging whores” to “please call me”. “Spitzer, I didn’t even kiss her,” Letterman joked.

Top 10 list tonight: “Top ten messages on Spitzer’s answering machine.” If you tune in now, you should catch it.

[HIDEK6]

Spitzers wife isn’t some stay at home, stand by your man little woman in the kitchen baking cookies.

Hence the present situation.

[D-fendr]

Kristen (server of Client #9) should have a big payday coming for her “exclusive story.”

[Grampa Dave]

There once was a Govn’r named Spitzer, Who couldn’t control his own spritzer. He used his account for Kristen to mount, Got caught and it’s too late to diss her.

Eliot remember to say, "I never had sex with that ho, er woman!"

"Eliot -- PHONE HO"

Thanks for the memories #9

There once was a Govn’r named Spitzer, Who couldn’t control his own spritzer. He used his account for Kristen to mount, Got caught and it’s too late to diss her.

Eliot remember to say, "I never had sex with that ho, er woman!"

"Eliot -- PHONE HO"

Thanks for the memories #9