[Elliot] Spitzer (D) Is Linked to Prostitution Ring

The NY Times ^ | March 10, 2008 | DANNY HAKIM

[FreedomPoster]

ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month, according to a person briefed on the federal investigation.

An affidavit in the federal investigation into a prostitution ring said that a wiretap recording captured a man identified as Client 9 on a telephone call confirming plans to have a woman travel from New York to Washington, where he had reserved a hotel room. The person briefed on the case identified Mr. Spitzer as Client 9.

Mr. Spitzer today made a brief public appearance during which he apologized for his behavior, and described it as a “private matter.”

“I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family and violates my or any sense of right or wrong,” said Mr. Spitzer, who appeared with his wife Silda at his Manhattan office. “I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public to whom I promised better.”

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[NYC GOP Chick]

I’ve never actually seen that happen. But I have seen a guy being led out of his apartment in handcuffs by the NYPD, after an apparent domestic violence incident.

[mware]

Shep was talking to Stone in an earlier segment.

Stone would not say how he knew but said, he had heard about it last week. Did tell Shep he was not the person to release the information to the media

[SE Mom]

Typical.

There’s more to this than sex and prostitution though, so the libs ought not to get too dug in on the “just sex” line they’re formulating...

[Liz]

Spittzy needs to be very careful now that he is out of power. Some of his whoring buddies and other criminals would kill their parents to stay out of jail. Probably some have done that. A deballed politician like Spittzy has zero/power/clout to protect himself when their former supporters turn on them.

Mmmmmmm.....yummy stuff. Love, love, love it.

[EGPWS]

Not anymore.

/snicker : - D

[trisham]

Three teenage daughters, no less. Wow. What a scumbucket.

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His wife is in a difficult position. She has to be a role model for the daughters, in a very public situation, when she probably feels like throwing all of his things out the windows and bolting the doors.

What a despicable thing to do to his family.

[DGHoodini]

PMSNBC just confirmed Spitzer is “Client #9 “

[mewzilla]

Back when I was working in New York, I used to pick up the Post and the Daily News every day. I would make mash-ups of the front pages and post them on the bulletin board. Some were really funny! Some got me in trouble...

LOL! I can imagine :)

My favorite NYP cover was that Axis of Weasels one. That was great.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Patterson is a Republican?!?

This just gets better and better.

[Red_Devil 232]

Who is this Stone guy? Looked like a used car salesman to me!

[mewzilla]

I wonder if Eliot paid for his pleasures with campaign funds...

[Ann Archy]

Right.....I think Roger Stone is gay and maybe that’s how he knew about this deal.....I’m thinking males and females are in this ring.

[The South Texan]

You said:

Really?

Quick! Someone better let David Vitter and Larry Craig know how it works. They both seem determined to stay and drag things out through the current election year.

And, added bonus, in David Vitter’s case, he'll be called as a witness in a prostitution trial sometime this year (you know, an election year?), when he can go on record explaining his (admitted) sleazy, sordid sexual relationship with a prostitute.

>>>> Come, come now. You know the media is going to report and analyze this without the same outrage they would (note the two above)if he were a Republican. You can't be that naive?

[Soliton]

I can't imagine how they must feel.

Talk about creepy, his wife and daughters are wearing boots in your picture like the ones the working girls were wearing.

[Texas Songwriter]

What a crying shame he so quickly dismissed these three little girls and his wife. What will these little girls learn from this affair. Their lives are being torn asunder in front of the world because their dad had no respect for them or their mother. It makes me sick.

[calcowgirl]

for anyone that may or may not have followed some of my posts over the years, there are clues in this thread to who others are.

Can I buy another clue? Dubai royalty, Tanzania miners, QVC execs... where to look?

[Red_Devil 232]

Patterson is a very LIB DemoRAT!

[mware]

Stone worked for the GOP. Spitzer apparently has him on his “list” to get.

[trisham]

That is creepy.

[Liz]

The Feds have been intercepting phone and e-mail traffic to the prostie business since late 2006. I don’t think they need any help from Spitzer. They already know a whole lot more than he does.

Heh---that's nice.