Eliot Spitzer Prostitution Scandal

4:37 pm EST March 10th, 2008 | News | 11 Comments

What. A. Moron. New York finally gets a Democratic governor and he turns out to be a client of a prostitute. Governor Spitzer should just resign now.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was recently involved in a prostitution ring, according to a person familiar with the situation. On Monday, without referencing any specific behavior, Mr. Spitzer apologized to his family and the public at a hastily called news conference.

With his wife at his side, Mr. Spitzer told reporters that he “acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family.”

“I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself,” he said. “I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family.”

What makes a guy think that he can do something like this in a public office with such visibility and not get caught? Moron.

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11 Responses to “Eliot Spitzer Prostitution Scandal”

  1. Quaker in a Basement says:
    March 10, 2008 at 4:40 pm

    You might be able to slide on this if you’re a Senator from a southern backwater known for carnality (see Vitter, Diaper Dave). However, if you’re a big city former prosecutor who ran on the promise of weeding out corruption–you’re cooked.

  2. Bostondreams says:
    March 10, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    Gee, your last two lines remind me of someone else. Drawing a blank, tho…. ;-)

  3. Sabutai says:
    March 10, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    “What makes a guy think that he can do something like this in a public office with such visibility and not get caught”

    I would add “…in a public office after pissing off the richest men in America for years on end.” At least it saves them the trouble of ginning up some false stuff.

    What a bloody waste. Spitzer was everything that Deval Patrick wishes he were but clearly isn’t…now we’re stuck with the wrong one.

  4. pennywit says:
    March 10, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    Old joke, new spin:

    What’s the difference between Elvis and Eliott Spitzer? Everybody knows Eliott Spitzer’s dead.

  5. Allan says:
    March 10, 2008 at 10:26 pm

    He wanted to run for Prez right? At least it appeared he was gearing up for that. Wonder how forgiving the American public is going to be…

  6. Allan Young's Incoherence says:
    March 10, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    Eliot Spitzer and a History of Ideas…

    New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s public statement in response to his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring and his patronage:
    Good afternoon.
    For the past nine years, eight years as attorney general, and one as governor, I have tried to uph…

  7. Repack Rider says:
    March 10, 2008 at 11:13 pm

    I’m guessing he was set up, although it does not make any difference to the result.

  8. Hail to the Spitzmeister by Bill Clinton on News Groper - Fake Political Blogs, Cigar Humor, Funny Presidential Satire says:
    March 11, 2008 at 11:17 am

    [...] without focus, searching for our voice. And then a man rose to lead us. Out of the mist emerged the Spitzmeister returning the Democratic Party to its rightful place as world leaders of sexual debauchery and [...]

  9. Hillary says under no circumstance can I comment on Spitzer, but … by Bill Clinton on News Groper - Fake Political Blogs, Cigar Humor, Funny Presidential Satire says:
    March 11, 2008 at 11:37 am

    [...] without focus, searching for our voice. And then a man rose to lead us. Out of the mist emerged the Spitzmeister returning the Democratic Party to its rightful place as world leaders of sexual debauchery and [...]

  10. Quaker in a Basement says:
    March 11, 2008 at 11:49 am

    Repack, according to the stories circulating, if he was set up, he fell for it over and over and over again.

  11. Duros62 says:
    March 11, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    It wuz research, I tells ya! Research! For a … book I’m writing. Swea ta gawd!