NY Governor Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring

[JackRiddler]

The "involved" part is probably good old American puritanism at work.

It would be too graphic for the sensibilities of Times readers to say, "Feds say Spitzer hired high-priced prostitute." My, they might visualize the Act itself! The euphemism of course ends up making it sound like he ran the ring out of his office.

Whereas the NY tabloids are holding high-level emergency meetings to determine the most salacious possible headline for tomorrow's papers right now.

And the identity of the woman "involved" is being hunted for the shot at a $100,000 papparazi prize.

[nomo]

[sunny]

Oh man, Hillary must be sweating bullets wondering about Clients 1-8.

[JackRiddler]

Hey nomo:

Awaiting your reply in the New York meeting thread!

[DoYouEverWonder]

Oh man, Hillary must be sweating bullets wondering about Clients 1-8.

Bwa....

You beat me to the post. That's what I want to know.

Who are CLIENTS 1 thru 8?

Anybody want to start a pool?

[Avalon]

When news of the ring was in an upstate paper the other day, the website was gone but I visited the Wayback Machine version.

I'm not getting pictures coming up at this point, though they didn't show faces anyway, allegedly because these were college students or women in the business world. The pictures were softcore, not racier than a Victoria's Secret catalogue. The text.... let's say it hurts to read it. They are trying so hard to give that air of classiness, but none of their student prostitutes (a growing trend, BTW) appears to be an English major.

Here's the text for one of the women, Candace:

"Candace is a smoldering Caribbean beauty...Her feline eyes and lithe frame were made for the catwalk. Due to her University commitments, she exclusively models part time for lingerie designers. An intelligent, exotic beauty her presence is hypnotically endearing. Candace is beautiful and sophisticated yet very warm and approachable. A well-versed dinner companion and superb friend, witness the spell binding attraction of Candace."

Oh, the picture loaded after all.

Maybe she's just a "superb friend" of Spitzer's. Those with a copy of Woody Allen's book Without Feathers to hand may turn to the short story, "The Whore of Mensa" to get a feeling for what it was like in the Golden Age of brainy coed superb friendshipness.

http://web.archive.org/web/200612132037 ... daceX.html

This is the "gallery," if the images will come up. It may not be around for long.

http://web.archive.org/web/200612142051 ... olioX.html

[Sid Hatfield]

Stock Exchange Cheers News Of Spitzer's Involvement With Prostitution Ring

[kelley]

Sorry to have my mind in the gutter, but....

$5,500 an hour????

How good was this sex?

it's not like the johns are using their own money

[sunny]

Wonkette:

DOES HILLARY DENOUNCE AND REJECT ELIOT 'WHORES' SPITZER?: Um, does the earth rotate around Jesus? Of course Hillary has that whoremonger New York Governor Eliot Spitzer off of her endorsements site already. Spitzer had endorsed Hillary last May, for $5,500 an hour. [Radar]

Plus, she has screenshots of the Emperor's Club website, in case it disappears.

[DoYouEverWonder]

On my, Wiretaps and the Mayflower Hotel!

Isn't that where Pickles likes to hang out, when she can't stand W's stench anymore?

Now we know why Bush is so adamant about wiretapping everyone's phones.

[Hugh Manatee Wins]

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Maybe she's just a "superb friend" of Spitzer's. Those with a copy of Woody Allen's book Without Feathers to hand may turn to the short story, "The Whore of Mensa" to get a feeling for what it was like in the Golden Age of brainy coed superb friendshipness.
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Funny descriptions of the 'product' at the site.
With a little editing I could have a new RI sig quote. Instead of diamonds for pricing-

"Untainted elegance, unpretentious insight, and [HMW's] graceful understanding of others make [HMW] a splendid companion for those who wish to reward themselves..."

[AlicetheKurious]

Same day that the House filed a suit to enforce subpoenas against former White House counsel Harriet Miers and White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/10/america/NA-GEN-US-House-Contempt.php

US House files suit to enforce subpoenas against 2 White House officials
The Associated Press
Published: March 10, 2008

See if this gets as much coverage in the Operation Mockingbird press.

So...no doubt Spitzer was under surveillance by FBI/CIA/NSA to get something on him.
When they had it, they waited until they NEEDED it for a diversion from White House crimes.

That's how the game is played amongst the big boys.

Hugh, let's also not forget that it was Spitzer, as Prosecutor for NY, who had authority to investigate the various crimes - especially the financial crimes - collectively known as 911 that occurred in NYC. Which of course, he declined to do. Small wonder, huh. Even if he had been so inclined, they had the goods on him. 'Da bitches prolly set him up, too, though he was more than willing.

Isachar, I had the exact same thought. But. Either a truly disproportionate number of those "big boys" get really, really horny as their careers advance, or it's the other way around.

As for the "bitches" that prolly set him up, don't forget that the ringleader had an Israeli passport... Just saying.

What? You thought I wouldn't notice?

[sunny]

Spitzer is Jewish tho, isn't he?

I think this is more about Wall Street criminals exacting their revenge?

Wall Street cheers Spitzer's Involvement with prostitution ring

[Eldritch]

NY Governor Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring

What was he thinking?

If only Ed Wood were here to make what would surely be next summer's blockbuster film: "Client 9" From Outer Space.

[JackRiddler]

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Um, what he was thinking is pretty obvious. Hint: Thinking had little to do with it.