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Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring.

metirish Mar 10 2008 12:58 PM

Bad Boy Eliot. ] ALBANY - Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said this morning. Mr. Spitzer, who was huddled with his top aides inside his Fifth Avenue apartment early this afternoon, had hours earlier abruptly canceled his scheduled public events for the day. He had scheduled an announcement for 2:15 this afternoon after inquiries from the Times. But his appearance was delayed by at least 45 minutes. Mr. Spitzer, a first-term Democrat who pledged to bring ethics reform and end the often seamy ways of Albany, is married with three children.

seawolf17 Mar 10 2008 01:01 PM

Ooooops.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 01:05 PM

"Involved"? As an investor or as a client? (I would assume the latter. If it's the former it's an even bigger scandal.) And how recently? Those are my initial questions.

metirish Mar 10 2008 01:08 PM

] Just last week, federal prosecutors arrested four people in connection with an expensive prostitution operation. Administration officials would not say that this was the ring with which the governor had become involved. But a person with knowledge of the governor’s role said that the person believes the governor is one of the men identified as clients in court papers.

AG/DC Mar 10 2008 01:08 PM

Perhaps as a lawyer. Perhaps as a hooker his own self.

MFS62 Mar 10 2008 01:09 PM

Insert joke about screwing the voters here. Later

metirish Mar 10 2008 01:11 PM

Somewhere Joe Bruno is laughing.

sharpie Mar 10 2008 01:11 PM

Client. As recently as last month.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 01:14 PM

Geez, that's not a sign of good judgment, is it? My prediction: Spitzer doesn't end up on anyone's short list of VP nominees.

AG/DC Mar 10 2008 01:17 PM

As recently as last month!?!?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2008 01:18 PM

Wow. There's a document on Smoking Gun about the breakyup of such a ring I saw just today. Is that it?!?

Fman99 Mar 10 2008 01:19 PM

I think he was "polling the electorate."

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 01:27 PM

="AG/DC"]As recently as last month!?!? That's just nuts. I guess it's tough for a politician in office to get discreet nookie, but turning to prostitutes is one of the worst ways to do it. (Worse ways: tapping your feet in a bathroom stall or doing it with someone who's underage.) EDIT: Of course, the BEST way would be for him to do his "shagging" with his wife!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2008 01:33 PM

It is Spitzer in that document, referred to by the pimp as someone with a repuation for asking his whores to "do things you might not think are safe." YEOW. [url]http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0306082emperor1.html[/url]

AG/DC Mar 10 2008 01:35 PM

My brothers, if you're going to go into public service, you'll find that you'll have to exhibit a younger man's virility in tackling public problems, even as you grow older. If you can't deal with bringing that virility home to a wife who has had the audacity to let her body and appetites age, well, I would advise you to wank like a teenager. For your country.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 01:39 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It is Spitzer in that document, referred to by the pimp as someone with a repuation for asking his whores to "do things you might not think are safe." YEOW. Wow. I wonder if he asks them to eat wild mushrooms? Or run around with scissors in their hands? Or ride a bicycle without a helmet? The mind boggles!

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 01:40 PM

AG/DC wrote: My brothers, if you're going to go into public service, you'll find that you'll have to exhibit a younger man's virility in tackling public problems, even as you grow older. If you can't deal with bringing that virility home to a wife who has had the audacity to let her body and appetites age, well, I would advise you to wank like a teenager. For your country. Your words contain great wisdom.

metirish Mar 10 2008 01:42 PM

It's all going to be OK....... ] I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself. I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 01:46 PM

I hope he doesn't make his wife stand next to him. I hate when that happens. These poor women are mortified enough by this. And then, for the sake of their miserable husband's fading career, they're asked to do the Tammy Wynette thing. Mrs. McGreevy and Mrs. Craig are two fairly recent examples. (Mrs. Cleon Jones is a Metly example.) Did Hillary have to endure that as well? I can't recall the visual; I just remember photos of the three Clintons walking together and Hillary looking distant and pissed.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2008 01:49 PM

Let's elect some chicks already.

AG/DC Mar 10 2008 01:50 PM

Hillary didn't stand next to him during the "I did not have sex with that woman" statment, but she did sit next to him on the couch gazing adoringly during the original 60 Minutes interview. And she held hands with him for happy couple shots for about a month afterward. They even flew Chelsea home to make the lie complete and more bulletproof.

metirish Mar 10 2008 01:50 PM

Of course he made her stand next to him, creep.

AG/DC Mar 10 2008 01:51 PM

Damn. How many teeth did she knock out?

Nymr83 Mar 10 2008 01:57 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Let's elect some chicks already. How about Nuns who have taken an oath of celibacy?

metirish Mar 10 2008 02:04 PM

It sure seems like a long time ago when Spitzer gained a National reputation as AG of NY.....

Valadius Mar 10 2008 02:05 PM

My thought: What do you think will happen the first time the genders are reversed - when a female politician admits to an affair? Would her husband really stand next to her? It's just a thought I'm having now.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 02:06 PM

The next guy who does something like this will win a tiny measure of respect from me if he says the following: "You may be wondering why my wife isn't standing here with me today. Agnes is a wonderful, devoted wife and I'm sure she would have stood by me had I asked, but I've inflicted enough pain and embarrassment on her and I didn't want to compound the hurt. If I'm fortunate enough to gain her forgiveness, I'll do so privately."

metirish Mar 10 2008 02:10 PM

Agnes might feel worse if her Governor husband quit to become a "Gay American".

AG/DC Mar 10 2008 02:12 PM

Grimm and I have put way too much into thinking how we would comport ourselves should we get get publickly outed as men who pay for sex.

smg58 Mar 10 2008 02:12 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The next guy who does something like this will win a tiny measure of respect from me if he says the following: "You may be wondering why my wife isn't standing here with me today. Agnes is a wonderful, devoted wife and I'm sure she would have stood by me had I asked, but I've inflicted enough pain and embarrassment on her and I didn't want to compound the hurt. If I'm fortunate enough to gain her forgiveness, I'll do so privately." I agree with the sentiment, but if they had that much respect for their wives, they wouldn't be in that situation in the first place. It always hurts more when the politician is somebody you once liked.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 10 2008 02:14 PM

Elect Yancy or a chick already.

AG/DC Mar 10 2008 02:26 PM

You might get something even more spectacular than a chick (although it depends on the chick). Your lieutenant governor, last time I checked, was African-American, from Harlem, and blind. How do you like them apples? Meet David Paterson:

metirish Mar 10 2008 02:28 PM

I never knew he was blind , if Spitzer resigns will there be an election?

Nymr83 Mar 10 2008 02:36 PM

I don't know who would take over, but if its Patterson I'd rather see Spitzer stay, hookers and all.

soupcan Mar 10 2008 02:37 PM

I always thought Patterson's eyes were banged up looking but I did not realize he was blind. Are you sure?

AG/DC Mar 10 2008 02:39 PM

Born legally blind, according to wikipedia. Obviously there's a broad range of what that means. He's also a WFAN caller, which, I guess, beats being a whoremonger.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 02:40 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Elect Yancy or a chick already. As an agnostic, I seem to not be eligible for elected office.

themetfairy Mar 10 2008 02:51 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I hope he doesn't make his wife stand next to him. He did. She was not her chipper, smiling self.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 10 2008 02:51 PM

Below is the statement delivered by N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer: ="Eliot Spitzer"] "Good afternoon. "For the past nine years, eight years as attorney general, and one as governor, I have tried to uphold a vision of progressive politics that would rebuild New York and create opportunity for all. We sought to bring real change to New York and that will continue. "Today I want to briefly address a private matter. I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better. "I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas, the public good, and doing what is best for the state of New York. But I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself. I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust of my family. "I will not be taking questions. Thank you very much. I will report back to you in short order. Thank you very much." ="msnbc.com"]N.Y. governor apologizes after prostitution link Spitzer doesn’t directly cite allegation first reported by New York Times NEW YORK - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who swept to office as a no-nonsense crimebuster known as the "sheriff of Wall Street, apologized to his family and the public Monday after being linked in news reports to a prostitution ring. "I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family ... [and] my sense of right and wrong," Spitzer said in a brief statement he read to reporters at his Manhattan office. "I must now dedicate some time to regain the trust to my family." Spitzer, with his wife, Silda, looking on, did not specifically refer to reports earlier Monday that he had been overheard on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a prostitute last month in Washington. Jonathan Dienst, an investigative reporter for NBC affiliate WNBC in New York, and Robert Windrem, an investigative producer for NBC News, reported Monday afternoon that Spitzer was recorded on Feb. 13 seeking the services of a prostitute named "Kristen." Law enforcement officials said Spitzer was identified as Client 9 in the records. Spitzer was in Washington on Feb. 13 to meet with congressional officials. Last week, federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed conspiracy charges against four people, accusing them of running the prostitution ring, which authorities said charged wealthy clients in Europe and the United States for prostitutes. Spitzer learned that he had been implicated when a federal official contacted his staff on Friday, the person briefed on the case told the New York Times. Spitzer called the issue "a private matter" in his comments Monday. He gave no details but said his conduct "violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong." Spitzer also did not address reports that he was expected to resign, but he promised to expand on his comments later. Were Spitzer to step down, Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson, a fellow Democrat, would become governor. GOP leader calls for resignation Spitzer, 48, who has three daughters, met with his senior aides Monday afternoon after canceling his scheduled events for the day. James Tedisco, Republican leader of the State Assembly, said Spitzer "has disgraced his office and the entire state of New York. He should resign his office immediately." Spitzer built his political legacy on rooting out corruption, including several headline-making battles with Wall Street while serving as state attorney general. He stormed into the governor’s office in 2006 with a historic share of the vote, vowing to continue his no-nonsense approach to fixing one of the nation's worst governments. Time magazine had named him "Crusader of the Year" when he was attorney general, and the tabloids proclaimed him "Eliot Ness." His cases as attorney general included criminal prosecutions of prostitution rings and tourism involving prostitutes. In 2004, he was part of an investigation of an escort service in New York City that resulted in the arrests of 18 people on charges of promoting prostitution and related charges. MSNBC’s Dan Abrams, a lawyer who is NBC News’ legal affairs correspondent, said that even if he were involved in the prostitution ring, Spitzer might escape prosecution because, in general, cases are rarely brought against customers of prostitutes. But political analysts of both parties said Spitzer’s carefully constructed reputation as a moralizing crime fighter would make it difficult for him to remain in office or in politics. 2½-hour meeting with prostitute alleged In an affidavit obtained by NBC News, the FBI said the prostitute named Kristen was sent to Room 871 in an unidentified hotel where Client 9 was staying. Client 9 asked to be reminded of what Kristen looked like and was told that she was an "American, petite, very pretty brunette, five feet five inches, and 105 pounds." The meeting apparently lasted from 9:36 p.m. ET, when Kristen arrived, until 12:02 a.m.. Kristen collected $4,300 from Client 9, according to the FBI affidavit. She said that the appointment went "very well" and that "she liked him and did not think he was difficult." The Web site of the Emperors Club VIP displays photographs of scantily clad women with their faces hidden, along with hourly rates depending on whether the prostitutes were rated with one diamond, the lowest ranking, or seven diamonds, the highest. The most highly ranked prostitutes cost $5,500 an hour, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said the defendants arranged connections between wealthy men and more than 50 prostitutes in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Miami, London and Paris. The case is being handled by prosecutors in the public corruption unit of U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia’s office. A spokeswoman for Garcia said the office had no comment. This report will be updated as information becomes available. $4300! Now I'd like to see a photo of Kristen. I assume that's forthcoming, sooner or later.

Frayed Knot Mar 10 2008 03:13 PM

"I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas,..." Bullshit! The idea in electing public servants isn't to remain loyal to some checklist of issues but rather to install men or women with sufficient intelligence and character to make the right decisions and do the right thing as the situation dictates. You've just proven you either can't or that you're willing to abuse your power to the point where you won't. Just resign.

Nymr83 Mar 10 2008 03:50 PM

]The idea in electing public servants isn't to remain loyal to some checklist of issues but rather to install men or women with sufficient intelligence and character to make the right decisions and do the right thing as the situation dictates Hobbes lives on! (no, not the cartoon about the kid and the tiger)

Kong76 Mar 10 2008 04:28 PM

Funny thread, some great lines. I'm disappointed. The early buzz around our busy office today was that he was part of the running of a prostitution ring. He was only a john ... boring.

themetfairy Mar 10 2008 04:43 PM

I can't help thinking about La Cage aux Folles (or its Americanized version, The Birdcage), where you had a Minister of Morality (or some such position) who died in the arms of a prostitute. Governor Law-and-Order has apparently been pretty hypocritical.

Nymr83 Mar 10 2008 04:52 PM

Before this whole scandal broke his approval rating was 36% (56% disapproved.) Whats it going to look like afterwards? We're talking Bush-numbers here for the Democratic governor of a heavily Democratic state. What I really hope happens now is the eventual assent of Bloomberg to the governorship.

Willets Point Mar 10 2008 05:00 PM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The next guy who does something like this will win a tiny measure of respect from me if he says the following: "You may be wondering why my wife isn't standing here with me today. Agnes is a wonderful, devoted wife and I'm sure she would have stood by me had I asked, but I've inflicted enough pain and embarrassment on her and I didn't want to compound the hurt. If I'm fortunate enough to gain her forgiveness, I'll do so privately." Someone who agrees with you: This is a press conference, not a Tammy Wynette song.

Valadius Mar 10 2008 05:17 PM

It's the downfall of the "fucking steamroller". Wow.

DocTee Mar 10 2008 08:35 PM

The "fucking steamroller"? Is that the unsafe act that Spitzer requested of his whore?

AG/DC Mar 11 2008 08:28 AM

New York Post: step down, Mr. Governor. New York Daily News: step down, Mr. Governor. Newsday: step down, Mr. Governor. Nice to see the tabloids agree on something. Almost suspiciously nice. Kind of makes me want him to stay.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 11 2008 08:30 AM

When I picked up my morning papers today, just about every paper displayed had a different photo on the cover of Spitzer swallowing his lower lip.

soupcan Mar 11 2008 08:42 AM

Rep. Peter King (R) Staten Island: "This is is a guy who is so self-righteous, and so unforgiving...He has to step down." Hard not to see the guy's point.

Willets Point Mar 11 2008 08:44 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: When I picked up my morning papers today, just about every paper displayed had a different photo on the cover of Spitzer swallowing his lower lip. Probably the least of his worries right now, but that is a horribly embarrassing photo.

Frayed Knot Mar 11 2008 08:55 AM

AG/DC wrote: New York Post: step down, Mr. Governor. New York Daily News: step down, Mr. Governor. Newsday: step down, Mr. Governor. Not to mention the tabloid headlines: NYDN: LUV GUV NYP: HO NO!

sharpie Mar 11 2008 09:44 AM

Looks like he's resigning. Governor Patterson it is. http://www.nytimes.com/

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 11 2008 09:49 AM

Good. Beat it, Eliot.

seawolf17 Mar 11 2008 10:27 AM

"HO NO!" Love it.

seawolf17 Mar 11 2008 10:29 AM

By the way, how great is it that we now have a blind governor? And secondly, how great is it that we elected a blind lieutenant governor and practically nobody realized? Outstanding.

sharpie Mar 11 2008 10:37 AM

He's legally blind not totally blind. My boss saw him get out of a taxi last year and walk into a building by himself without a cane or dog.

seawolf17 Mar 11 2008 10:47 AM

Right, but the point is that it's still a serious disability that nobody knew about. I'm not comparing it to FDR and his wheelchair, but it's still a big step for folks with physical disabilities.

sharpie Mar 11 2008 10:48 AM

Agreed. Also, I'm discovering that it is Paterson, one T, not Patterson.

Willets Point Mar 11 2008 10:56 AM

Thus he's not related to the famous family from suburban Ontario.

Valadius Mar 11 2008 10:58 AM

DocTee wrote: The "fucking steamroller"? Is that the unsafe act that Spitzer requested of his whore? Nice one. Here's the quote from Spitzer to James Tedisco: "I am a fucking steamroller and I'll roll over you or anybody else."

Rockin' Doc Mar 11 2008 11:06 AM

sharpie - "He's legally blind not totally blind...." There is definitely a significant distinction between the two. Total blindness is pretty straight forward. Being totally blind means that the individual can not perceive light with the eye in question. A person can be totally blind in one eye indipendent of the visual status for the fellow eye. Legally blind is a little more tricky and the term is often misused by the general public. To be legally blind, a person must have vision of 20/200 or worse with best correction in the better eye, or a central field of vision less than 20 degrees. A person may be totally blind in one eye and still not meet the definition of legally blind, since the definition of legal blindness is dependent upon the visual capabilities of the best eye. A person need not be legally blind to be considered significantly visually handicapped and possibly qualify for disability benefits.

Kong76 Mar 11 2008 11:56 AM

*venting* Water cooler conversation today about how many more important things this country has to worry about than governors paying for call girls and that should be the focus of today's news. Of course, if it was Pataki boinking $5000 an hour call girls and having the FBI monitor his monetary behavior they'd send their car service to drive him to the cemetery */venting*

AG/DC Mar 11 2008 11:59 AM

You vent. Were these folks talking Project Runway last week? Here's hoping our country always has time to worry about corrupt administrators.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 11 2008 12:08 PM

]NEW YORK - As Gov. Eliot Spitzer faced mounting calls to resign, Republican legislators indicated they will seek to impeach him if he doesn't quit within 48 hours, a spokesman for a leading New York assemblyman said Tuesday. "The governor has 48 hours to resign or articles of impeachment would be introduced," Josh Fitzpatrick, spokesman for Assembly Republican Minority Leader James Tedisco, told Reuters. I agree with this move.

Valadius Mar 11 2008 12:08 PM

Paterson is totally blind in one eye and mostly blind in the other. He can see shapes and such. He finished the NYC Marathon in 1999, I believe.

sharpie Mar 11 2008 12:26 PM

O' course David Vitter, Senator from Louisiana, who patronized prostitutes in the D.C. Madam case is still around. Same with Larry Craig for that matter. Not quite sure why the double standard with Spitzer. Me, I think they should all go.

AG/DC Mar 11 2008 12:30 PM

Because he's your governor.

soupcan Mar 11 2008 12:32 PM

sharpie wrote: Not quite sure why the double standard with Spitzer Maybe because of the high moral and ethical ground that he made his platform.

sharpie Mar 11 2008 12:35 PM

Vitter, however, ran on platforms like abstinence-only education and has been friendly with Focus On the Family types. How is his hypocrisy any less?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 11 2008 12:49 PM

Is there a difference between the executive branch and the legislative branch in matters like this? (Maybe, I don't know.) Craig's crime was a minor one. Very embarrassing, but very minor. If I had someone tap their foot at me in a bathroom stall I'd be grossed out, but I wouldn't consider myself a victim of anything. Spitzer was apparently a regular customer of a large criminal enterprise. There's a difference between his case and Craig's. (And I don't remember Vitter's, so I won't comment on that.)

sharpie Mar 11 2008 01:02 PM

Vitter also a regular customer of a criminal enterprise. The difference is that it happened 10 years ago. Otherwise, no difference.

Willets Point Mar 11 2008 01:04 PM

I think any public official who commits illegal acts should be barred from serving as a public official. It's just plain common sense. The only exceptions for me would be if the illegal act was conscientious objection against an unjust law and/or the public official has already served the punishment for the crime (and convince the electorate s/he is reformed).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 11 2008 01:10 PM

Not making any comparative judgements here but seems like there is more to come on the Spitzer-whore story that I'm sure would interfere with his ability to get things done effectively. There's the criminal angle (possible money laundering and interstate whore-trafficking to begin with), but also there's surely lurid details forthcoming on his "unsafe" practices.

Frayed Knot Mar 11 2008 01:26 PM

]Is there a difference between the executive branch and the legislative branch in matters like this? ]I think any public official who commits illegal acts should be barred from serving as a public official. It's just plain common sense The problem is who enforces such a rule? Impeachment procedures are a check in the case of the executive branch, but the legislative body is sort of charged with disciplining itself and, aside from the occasional bouts of censure, they've proven to be very ineffective at doing so or have found their hands tied legally when they've tried. I remember stories of Adam Clayton Powell dodging being kicked out for years and thumbing his nose the entire time at those chasing him (both inside and outside Congress). Of course what would be really nice would be if the national party and/or the voters were to take care of the offending pol but too often such noble ideas run afoul of insiders trying to keep their party's margin or not putting a "safe" seat back into play. It's the old line about how the guy on the grill might be a lying, cheating, immoral scoundrel but he's OUR lying, cheating, immoral scoundrel. That was what pissed me off with Spitzer's line about how politics is about ideas rather than people; an attitude that tends to lead to forgiving just about anything so long as the crook is on the "correct" side of the issues.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 11 2008 01:37 PM

Willets Point wrote: I think any public official who commits illegal acts should be barred from serving as a public official. It's just plain common sense. The only exceptions for me would be if the illegal act was conscientious objection against an unjust law and/or the public official has already served the punishment for the crime (and convince the electorate s/he is reformed). What you say makes sense, but there are different types of "illegal acts" and the line has to be drawn somewhere. I wouldn't disqualify a guy for getting a speeding ticket or littering, for example. Maybe it should be a felony/misdemeanor thing.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 11 2008 01:38 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: but also there's surely lurid details forthcoming on his "unsafe" practices. I think I read somewhere that the "unsafe" thing he wanted to do wasn't anything uncommon. My guess is he wanted to get blown without a condom.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 11 2008 01:42 PM

Well that's lurider than than what's already out there already.

Nymr83 Mar 11 2008 02:29 PM

]I think any public official who commits illegal acts should be barred from serving as a public official. It's just plain common sense. Would it suprise you to learn that a current member of the House of Representatives was once impeached and removed from his office as a federal judge by Congress for accepting bribes and perjury? I don't know who is the bigger idiot(s), him, or the voters of his Florida district who elected him afterwards.

AG/DC Mar 12 2008 08:21 AM

We have mechanisms to throw people out without making a law automatically disqualifying them. But when the scoundrel starts calling us a bunch of judgmental prudes, the public generally doesn't have the heart to go through with it. When the scoundrel starts playing identity politics, claiming that the other party or other race is out to get him, we really lose heart. All this is playing out in Detroit right now. The mayor is making the press out to be the villians because he claims he's receiving racist death threats. Sic the FBI on the threateners if that's true, but you dragged the city through a $10 million trial while you lied through your teeth under oath. Get lost. Peeps have got to take heart and toss these guys out. These aren't victimless crimes. Lying under oath by a public official (about anything) is parrticularly egregious because it undermines the authority of our judicial system.

Valadius Mar 12 2008 09:12 AM

Spitzer to resign at 11:30 AM.

Farmer Ted Mar 12 2008 11:26 AM

My guess is he'll check into some sorta rehab ("I'm a sex addict") which will get the feds off his arse and allow him, at the least, the continue practicing law.

AG/DC Mar 12 2008 11:32 AM

Frayed Knot Mar 12 2008 11:34 AM

I guess, at this point, protecting his law license is his next major (professional) concern seeing as how his political career is in shambles. I have little interest in whether or not he eventually gets prosecuted.

sharpie Mar 12 2008 11:57 AM

He could always join his father's real estate firm.

seawolf17 Mar 12 2008 12:53 PM

Or he could do hooker commercials.

AG/DC Mar 12 2008 01:05 PM

The official new nickname for Royce Ring is "Prostitution."

Willets Point Mar 12 2008 01:45 PM

I can't believe Edgy posted a video that's full of pussy closeups.

themetfairy Mar 12 2008 02:08 PM

Nymr83 Mar 12 2008 05:33 PM

Willets Point wrote: I can't believe Edgy posted a video that's full of pussy closeups. that video had alot of pussy in it, everyobe should watch that thing and see the pussy

MFS62 Mar 12 2008 06:37 PM

What Spitzer did was reprehensible. But in a tiny corner of my mind, I just wish he could have shared that phone number with Duanier Sanchez. It might have won the Mets a World Series. Later

Nymr83 Mar 12 2008 08:28 PM

Well, at least she was HOT. (from yahoo news)

seawolf17 Mar 12 2008 08:29 PM

Quite a nice fake ring Client 9 gave her there.

seawolf17 Mar 12 2008 08:31 PM

Fox 5 News says that "Client 6" is the Duke of Westminster, the richest man in Britain. I can't wait to find out who the other clients are. This might be the best story in the history of news.

soupcan Mar 13 2008 08:20 AM

seawolf17 wrote: ...I can't wait to find out who the other clients are. This might be the best story in the history of news. Hmmmm, maybe I should get out in front of this story....

Nymr83 Mar 17 2008 11:36 PM

Patterson has admitted to cheating on his wife back in 2001. thats it, i want a single governor.

sharpie Mar 18 2008 07:00 AM

His wife was cheating on him at the same time. Smart of him to get this stuff out of the way.

seawolf17 Mar 18 2008 07:17 AM

Move along, people. Nothing to see here.

AG/DC Mar 18 2008 07:23 AM

Not until Paterson's paramour gets on the front page of the Post.

seawolf17 Mar 18 2008 07:35 AM

I think that's why he came clean, isn't it? Let it go. Who's lieutenant governor once Paterson has to resign? Where do I, as a state employee, fall in the line of succession? I've never cheated on my wife, although I did accidentally steal a box of baby wipes from Target once.

AG/DC Mar 18 2008 07:40 AM

="seawolf17"]I think that's why he came clean, isn't it? Let it go. Oh, I think it's gone. I don't "read" the Post anyhow. I still think they'll try and land her, though.

sharpie Mar 18 2008 07:48 AM

Joe Bruno is next in line of succession. Not sure what Seawolf's turn is.

seawolf17 Mar 18 2008 08:25 AM

sharpie wrote: Joe Bruno is next in line of succession. Not sure what Seawolf's turn is. I'm just saying I'm available.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 18 2008 08:38 AM

sharpie wrote: Joe Bruno is next in line of succession. Not sure what Seawolf's turn is. Apparently there's no provision for the new governor to pick a new lieutenant. Lieutenant Governor will remain vacant for the remainder of the current term. (Just like LBJ didn't have a VP until January 20, 1965.)

Nymr83 Mar 18 2008 01:57 PM

]Smart of him to get this stuff out of the way. yes it was, honesty is a good thing especially when it doesn't come only on the brink of an indictment (though even then it is better than lying.) Patterson did something wrong, but nothing as far as I know illegal. Its good that he admitted it and its good to immediately move on.

Valadius Mar 18 2008 02:05 PM

What matters is the here and now. Paterson and his wife have repaired their marriage. These affairs happened between seven and nine years ago. So he's not at fault here.

themetfairy Mar 18 2008 02:18 PM

This was also a good week to fess up. Compared to high priced hookers, a simple affair seems pretty tame.

Nymr83 Mar 21 2008 12:19 PM

Forget these guys, how about a Registered Sex Offender running for mayor in Wilmer, TX? [url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340268,00.html[/url]