Spitzer is going to resign.!

[Auntie Bush]

[TAWS]

1. Link?

[Yurovsky]

62. Link to Spitzer's press conference ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0oALRL7uyY

[jakem]

2. milk?

lol. was trying to write link...


damn cow quote on the brain.

[irish.lambchop]

8. Bovine fever? n/t

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

3. In case it becomes pertinent: Succession In New York State

Succession In New York State
10 Mar 2008 02:33 pm

If Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) resigns, Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson (also a Clinton supporter), will take his place. If he, for some reason, decides not to accept the promotion, the president of the state senate pro tempore, who also happens to be the majority leader, Joseph Bruno, will become governor. He is, of course, Spitzer's arch-enemy.


http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/03/succession_in_new_york_state.php

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

16. Pending resignation being confirmed by many news outlets now

[caledesi]

23. I am disappointed by Spitzer! NT

[Medusa]

4. I don't have a link either but I'm hearing it on CNN, MSNBC and FOX

I'm flipping channels like a madwoman at the moment and that's what they are ALL saying--he's going to resign.

[calimary]

61. He's going to have to.

No way out on this that's even remotely - uh - well, I was gonna say "honorable"...

:rofl:


But seriously folks...

Truly, the leg is now gangrenous. It will have to be amputated to save the patient.

[MadBadger]

5. Good, hes a fucking hypocrite

[hueyshort]

24. Unlike Larry CRAIG, Spitzer has the decency to resign

I feel badly for him, and his family.

[redqueen]

39. Just more evidence that Dems >>>>> RePUKEs. (nt)

[Not the Only One]

64. I want our side to have higher standards

Good for Spitzer to do the right thing.

[andym]

6. How could someone with such apparent integrity and intelligence get involved with something so...

How could someone with such apparent integrity and intelligence get involved with something so stupid!

[jakem]

7. the little brain= not so smart.

[redqueen]

40. He didn't solicit a prostitute. He's alleged to have been "involved in a ring".

Not a 'little head' decision... a greedy one.

[jakem]

45. link? sounded like soliciting to me...

[redqueen]

47. Oh my fucking God...

this is breaking news all over the place, and you're asking me for a link?

*sigh*

[jakem]

48. show me where it says he was administrative on this-

my impression is he was fucking.

[jakem]

49. save me from your *sigh*

"The man described as Client 9 in court papers arranged to meet with a prostitute who was part of the ring, Emperors Club VIP, on the night of Feb. 13. Mr. Spitzer traveled to Washington that evening, according to a person told of his travel arrangements.

The affidavit says that Client 9 met with the woman in hotel room 871 but does not identify the hotel. Mr. Spitzer stayed at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on Feb. 13, according to a source who was told of his travel arrangements. Room 871 at the Mayflower Hotel that evening was registered under the another name.

"

[redqueen]

55. If he's only a client, then this shit really pisses me off.

And I'm amazed that the whore media would go so far as to label it as involvement in a prostitution ring... as that implies MUCH more than just solicitation.

I wish he wouldn't step down, if all this fucking brouhaha is JUST for seeing a prostitute. Fuck. NOW I'm pissed.

[Yurovsky]

71. Sex, money, power ....

the media's holy trinity

The only thing that would made the media happier is if he would have killed her after he had sex with her. Goddamn vultures.

[Freddie Stubbs]

14. Just because someone agrees with you on the issues doesn't mean they have integrity

[andym]

20. His apparent integrity is demonstrated by his great work as NY attorney general

His apparent integrity is demonstrated by his great work as NY attorney general, rooting out corporate corruption and appearing as clean as a whistle. Almost Elliot Ness-like.

I was hoping he would be a Teddy Roosevelt like reformer/trust buster.

His politics have less to do with his reputation for integrity.

[hueyshort]

26. He was a damned good Attorney General

They were after him bigtime.

[greguganus]

42. Same question was asked about Slick Willy. n/t

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

9. $5500/hr. "Emperor's Club" offering introdutions to models and investment advice???

Mentioned on CNBC

[rucky]

18. This'll be fodder for weeks.

America loves a good prostitution ring.

edit: as I was typing this, the TV Movie script was completed and production begins Tuesday.

[calico1]

29. I wonder who will play Spitzer?

You know someone will make a movie out of this.

:eyes:

[rucky]

37. My money's on Christopher Meloni

[eggman67]

33. $5,500 an HOUR?!?!

Jesus, how good could it possibly be?

[bigtree]

10. dupe

[Auntie Bush]

11. Spitzer has been indited! (Fox news)

[John Q. Citizen]

28. What's the charge?

[greguganus]

43. Assault with a DEAD weapon.

:rofl:

[anamandujano]

51. Holy je ne c'est quoi!

Stop that! :rofl:

[twiceshy]

12. I really don't get all the fuss.......

Our betters in the Political class should be able to screw whoever whenever and steal liberally from the public till. Who are we to say what their morals should or should not encompass? /sarcasm off

[stillrockin]

17. I'm guessing that it's because it's ILLEGAL.

[twiceshy]

19. Ahhh, good point, that. nt

[walldude]

13. And it's all the fault of the Obamatons!

:rofl:

[greguganus]

53. Bill started it! n/t

[Mooney]

15. Yep, it was just on the local news here.

Unfortunate, but not entirely unexpected. I didn't know anything about anything specifc on his part, but Spitzer had many, many enemies who have been plotting his political demise forever.

[easy_b94]

22. He should have known better...I feel for him but HE A GROWN ASS MAN

[Mooney]

25. I hear you

If you're as hated in as many quarters as Spitzer is, it pays to show a little discretion.

[Auntie Bush]

21. Pattern will take office as soon as Eliot resigns...Two minutes from now.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

27. isn't Lieutenant Gov. Paterson a blind man?.

[ronnykmarshall]

30. Yes he is legally blind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paterson

[Auntie Bush]

66. Well he's legally blind.

So he might not accept the appointment. If he doesn't...Bruno will be the governor and he's HORRIBLE!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

31. Spitzer is NOT going to resign....just says he violated his family and apoligized to the public

[Auntie Bush]

32. Pattrson is black and legally blind. He's now the first black governer.

Oh! Now they say he might not have resigned yet.

[NewHampster]

36. jump the gun why don't you

:wtf:

[NewHampster]

34. Wrong again

Not resigning and why should he for some good old sex.

[Lucinda]

38. We don't know if it was good

We do know it was expensive. :hi:

[NewHampster]

41. You get what you pay for

and dinner out at Cracker Barrel don't get me squat

[Lucinda]

44. LOL. Worst meal of my life was also the most expensive.

"You get what you pay for" doesn't always apply. :D

[Auntie Bush]

50. He's been indited!

And could do jail time unless he has a plea bargain.

I'm just telling you what I hear on the news. So they are the ones who are wrong. Al D'Amato says he will be sworn in by the end of the day...if not already. Gretta says his name wasn't on the list of those indited. Sounds like a plea bargain has been done.

Breaking... he has to make a notarized letter of resignation before Patterson can be sworn in and become Governor.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

68. yes the media whores were hungry for some deeper sludge...he was not arrested nor indicted

[BklynChick]

35. he didn't resign, but i do think he will.

[grantcart]

46. another OP from Auntie all lather no fact

where is the link?

[Auntie Bush]

52. FOX! They report faster than CNN.

[grantcart]

59. they reported that he resigned/

Because I just saw him on TV saying that he is not resigning.

[anamandujano]

54. I hate high traffic days,

when all my ignores become visible.

[grantcart]

60. we agree on that

[Auntie Bush]

56. See post #25 if you want what's happening.

If the news is wrong... so am I....so don't blame me.

[endarkenment]

57. he should resign. He is a freaking hypocrite

who prosecuted prostitution rings:

"Mr. Spitzer gained national attention when he served as attorney general with his relentless pursuit of Wall Street wrongdoing. As attorney general, he also had prosecuted at least two prostitution rings as head of the state’s organized crime task force.

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.”"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/nyregion/10cnd-spitzer.html?bl&ex=1205294400&en=23ba9f83b5ade3e6&ei=5087%0A

He should resign and prostitution should be legalized. I am tired of nanny-state warriors making careers out of sticking their noses into other people's private affairs.

[newfie4]

58. as he should

[ecstatic]

63. NO SUPERDELEGATE FOR YOU!!1 nt

[mdmc]

65. ANOTHER DRUG WAR WARRIOR bites the dust!

[redqueen]

67. Whoa... what?

Drug war warrior? What's that about?

[Yurovsky]

69. Probably relates to his stint as a prosecutor...

but I always thought of him as an adversary for the corporate crooks who've f'ed over the country during the past decade.

[redqueen]

70. That was my take as well... that he was all over corporate corruption.

The "war on drugs" is a frickin scam... so anyone that plays that crap up goes on my radar as a neo-liberal. I don't like neo-liberals.

[mdmc]

72. Spitz used these same techniques to jail pot smokers

[redqueen]

73. Well you know, those pot smokers are a real threat to society!

All that sitting around and eating and laughing. Can't have that.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2985162