Kristin Davis announced her candidacy for governor at a Midtown Manhattan hotel Monday morning. March 1, 2010 (DNAinfo/Heather Grossmann)Posted on 03/01/2010 12:55:35 PM PST by NYer
Kristin Davis announced her candidacy for governor at a Midtown Manhattan hotel Monday morning. March 1, 2010 (DNAinfo/Heather Grossmann)
By Heather Grossmann
DNAinfo News Editor
MIDTOWN EAST — New York’s gubernatorial race heated up Monday when "Manhattan Madam" Kristin Davis announced her candidacy.
In front of a poster emblazoned with a naked woman silhouette, a marijuana leaf and a "P2" symbol, representing her pro-prostitution, pro-marijuana platform, the infamous provider of Eliot Spitzer's escorts said she's running as an independent and an "advocate of real reform."
“Eliot Spitzer is symptomatic of the type of career politician who has brought this state to the brink of disaster,” Davis said, as the five women standing behind her — including one former "Penthouse Pet"— applauded.
“If we do not hold the Chief Executive Officer to the same standards as that or an ordinary citizen — what does that say about our system?” Davis asked, referring to her arrest and time served on Rikers Island while Spitzer “walked away unpunished.”
Davis' proposals include bringing in new revenue to the state via the legalization, regulation and taxation of prostitution and marijuana. She is also a proponent of gay marriage.
The former madam will have to collect several thousand signatures to petition her way onto the statewide ballot.
Davis is the author of a tell-all titled, “The Manhattan Madam: Sex, Drugs, Scandal and Greed Inside America's Most Successful Prostitution Ring." Her Web site features a picture of Alex Rodriguez, who she claims to have set up with women and dated, and images of herself in skimpy lingerie.
During her announcement she referred to her famous "black book" as "very powerful thing" that contains the name of 10,000 of the world's most famous and powerful men, all of whom she said patronized her services. Davis said that she would stay mum on the book's contents, but if fear of revelations of what was inside helped drive campaign contributions, she was fine with that.
She does not think that Spitzer will be voting for her.
Now that Gov. David Paterson has bowed out of the race and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is the presumed Democratic powerhouse candidate, Davis has her sights set on him, saying that she’d very much like to “hear his proposals for bringing new revenue into the state,” and that she hoped to debate him.
The second oldest profession meets the first.
Ping!
Poor sell, even in New York.
Some politicians give away free beer and hot dogs at campaign events. It’d be interesting to see what she gives away.
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to dredge up any feelings of shock or surprise at what happens in politics these days. Still..
That’s because Mrs. Spitzer took his dentures.
Prostitution and NY Politics... whats the difference?
There is a difference??????
The second oldest profession meets the first.
Sometimes it’s kind of hard separating them, I agree..
Good! If nothing else, her campaign keeps Spitzer’s name in the news too, and in a bad way. Should put a hold on his efforts at resurrecting his career.
(Who wouldn't hit it?!)
An ugly little man with ugly little desires.....
During California’s recall election a few years back when Swartzenagger won, I believe there were a lot of crackpots that came out of the woodwork to run for office. Including I believe a prostitute running on similar issues as this.
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