Monday, March 10, 2008
'Spitzer is linked to prostitution ring'
If true, this is beyond stunning. ... Two things jump to mind: 1.) I'm never going to compare Deval to Eliot again. 2.) The old adage, I believe from Mark Twain, about not trusting the dinner guest who goes on and on about his own honesty. ...
Update -- Spitzer says it's a 'private' matter. But his busting up prostitution rings used to be a very public matter (via above link):
Update II -- From the NY Daily News:
If true, this is beyond stunning. ... Two things jump to mind: 1.) I'm never going to compare Deval to Eliot again. 2.) The old adage, I believe from Mark Twain, about not trusting the dinner guest who goes on and on about his own honesty. ...
Update -- Spitzer says it's a 'private' matter. But his busting up prostitution rings used to be a very public matter (via above link):
As attorney general, he also had prosecuted at least two prostitution rings as head of the state’s organized crime task force.The guy's a hypocrite and politically finished if he used the same type of 'high-end' hooker rings that he used to prosecute. ...
In one such case in 2004, Mr. Spitzer spoke with revulsion and anger after announcing the arrest of 16 people for operating a high-end prostitution ring out of Staten Island.
“This was a sophisticated and lucrative operation with a multitiered management structure,” Mr. Spitzer said at the time. “It was, however, nothing more than a prostitution ring.”
Update II -- From the NY Daily News:
An official briefed on the investigation told the Daily News that Spitzer is the man described in great detail by prosecutors as “Client 9” - a regular patron of the prostitution ring who was known to request unsafe sex acts.Text messages? Yep, I'd say he's finished. Bruno must be happy. ... And wiretaps? Jeez. I suppose it's only a matter of time before a video shows up on YouTube. ...
WNBC reported the feds have text messages from the governor’s phone to the hooker bookers.
