Breaking: NY Governor Elliot Spitzer tells Staff he's Involved in a Prostitution Ring?

[MadBadger]

Just saw this on MSNBC....developing.

btw, i added the question mark.

[villager]

1. Who's the Lt. Gov -- who'll become Gov. next week, when Spitzer resigns?

n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

12. David Paterson

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

[spanone]

2. unfuckingbelievable----link

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 early this afternoon, had hours earlier abruptly canceled his scheduled public events for the day. He is set to make an announcement about 2:15 this afternoon at his Manhattan office.

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.

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.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/nyregion/10cnd-spitzer.html?hp=&pagewanted=print

[democrat2thecore]

3. NY Times here --- this is a SHOCK!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/nyregion/10cnd-spitzer.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[wndycty]

4. Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring

Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring

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By DANNY HAKIM
Published: March 10, 2008

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 early this afternoon, had hours earlier abruptly canceled his scheduled public events for the day. He is set to make an announcement about 2:15 this afternoon at his Manhattan office.

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.

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.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/nyregion/10cnd-spitzer.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

[robinlynne]

7. shit.

[Happyhippychick]

5. Was he the Madame?

[democrat2thecore]

6. Apparently resigning ahead of indictment ----Wow, did he have us fooled --Staff said to be in shock

[stray cat]

8. Wow -how stupid!

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. What presidential candidate did he endorse?

This is bad news for the party's image and the election

[MadBadger]

10. LOL...Hillary

[ellacott]

11. He was so respected as Attny. Gen.

He was seen as a real consumer advocate.

[morgan2]

13. eh who cares.. let his wife be angry

nothing to do with how he governs. So the guy got his dick wet, big deal.

[MadBadger]

14. It does because he had been railing against Prostitution rings.

[Javaman]

15. man, I wish I was a fly on the wall during that meeting!

Spitzer: I have announcement to make. I am a pimp!

[Ganja Ninja]

16. And people wonder why Bush needs to tap phones without a

warrant.:shrug:

[shadowknows69]

17. The Albany times online has a bit more

<http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=670743&category=&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=3/10/2008>

[hootinholler]

18. If only he was an Alabaman Republican...

This would be no big deal.

-Hoot

[flygal]

19. Only if it involved male prostitutes

the hetero stuff is so no no.