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Mon Mar-10-08 02:31 PM
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Spitzer Caught on a Federal Wiretap! |
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Edited on Mon Mar-10-08 02:31 PM by eleny
Just reported on MSNBC - from New York Times.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:32 PM
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1. and they had him tapped because he was a terrorist? |
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Edited on Mon Mar-10-08 02:32 PM by notadmblnd
:sarcasm:
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:32 PM
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:35 PM
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7. They were probably taping the whore |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:36 PM
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11. Which whore? Spitzer or the working girl? |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:37 PM
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13. My guess is it's the working girl |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:37 PM
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15. oh, so they were the terrorists? |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:47 PM
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22. Well, prostitution is illegal |
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You can put a bug in a phone for reasons other than terrorism. As my cousin the bookie once found out.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:53 PM
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30. This is a prostitution ring in Washington DC |
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I wonder for how long this "service" has been under investigation? Could the answer be; for the last 6 or 7 years?
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:38 PM
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16. Actually they were investigationg the prostitution ring.. |
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that's how he got caught.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:33 PM
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3. I d like to see the FISA authorization for this wiretap! n/t |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:34 PM
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6. Sorry, due to national security, you are not entitled to see that. /sarcasm |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:50 PM
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25. Why not just the warrant by the judge |
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You do realize that the FBI has been putting bugs in phones and offices for decades, right?
The way they bugged Paul Castellano's house is a great story.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:34 PM
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4. I'm astonished that he wouldn't count on being wiretapped |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:34 PM
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5. The wiretap recording, made during an investigation of a |
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prostitution ring called Emperors Club VIP,. Remember when the Judge told the ACLU they had to prove that people were being wiretapped. This is just getting more and more interesting.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:36 PM
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9. My guess is: Nothing to do with FISA |
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They probably had a warrant to tap the hooker's phone.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:36 PM
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10. and the prostitutes were terrorists? |
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or were they tapped just to get the dirt on the politicians who use their services?
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Mon Mar-10-08 03:24 PM
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38. Why would this have anything to do with FISA? You know what FISA is, right? |
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This is a criminal investigation, which means they were damn careful to get a warrant. Otherwise, their evidence is out and the case is worthless.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:35 PM
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8. THIS should be the headline! I wonder how many REPUBLICANS are being spied on? |
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Maybe Chuck Hagel....
THIS explains everything; WHY Bushco is getting away with murder (literally). Blackmail,baby.:nuke:
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:36 PM
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12. Unless they had the tap on the hooker |
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Why does everyone think Spitzer's phone was tapped?
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:39 PM
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18. Why would Bushco want to skirt FISA unless they're up to no good? |
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Do you trust them? I sure as hell don't.
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Mon Mar-10-08 03:13 PM
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35. after Siegelman...you have to wonder... |
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was he a "target"? It's a valid question about any prosecutions with a corrupt DOJ. http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/03/did-the-doj-target-spitzer.phpDid the DOJ Target Spitzer?
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:37 PM
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14. was it a legal wiretap? nt |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:38 PM
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17. Did they have a warrant? |
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If they had a warrant then it's legal and a non-issue.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:40 PM
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19. It may be a non issue but it is part of the story being reported |
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It's just something new that came out.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:45 PM
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20. Right. I wasn't bashing what you posted in the least. |
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I was just making the distinction between the illegal warrantless wiretapping and legal wiretapping.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:49 PM
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:51 PM
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27. Doesnt matter either way - he admits to it... |
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Mon Mar-10-08 03:05 PM
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But it would to many other Americans.
However, I suspect considering the nature of the investigation this one would have been a warranted wiretap.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:45 PM
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21. I Wonder If Anyone Else Is On That Tap |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:50 PM
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I wonder that, too. I guess we'll have to stay tuned and keep asking that.
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Mon Mar-10-08 03:04 PM
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32. Probably a lot more hooker talk |
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The tap was on the prostitution ring's phone. Not Spitzer's.
That's why he is listed as Client 9.
Clients 1 through 8 are probably very nervous right now.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:48 PM
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23. No wonder George has been dancing and singing the past few days. |
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I knew there had to be something Democratic that gave him the jollies.
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:51 PM
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28. Corruption is bi-partisan. |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:52 PM
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29. yes, here is link to times on wire tap , , , |
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Mon Mar-10-08 02:54 PM
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31. QWEST / NACCHIO ++ Chief federal judge investigated for alleged involvement with prostitutes |
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A big day for whore news! QWEST / NACCHIO ++ Chief federal judge investigated for alleged involvement with prostitutes http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2981506
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Mon Mar-10-08 03:04 PM
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33. Link to "Client 9" documents: |
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Mon Mar-10-08 03:26 PM
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39. Wow, this is going to drag on. |
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He was into rough stuff and went out of his way to be secretive. The media is going to have a field day.
Alcoholics shouldn't be pilots, crackheads should not be surgeons, maybe sex addicts should stay out of politics. :shrug:
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Mon Mar-10-08 03:14 PM
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36. That happens when you call into organizations under federal investigation. |
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Edited on Mon Mar-10-08 03:21 PM by BadgerLaw2010
Or potentially under federal investigation. Not a good idea to call bookies, escort rings, mobsters, etc.
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Mon Mar-10-08 03:21 PM
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37. I always met with my bookie face to face (back when you needed a bookie) |
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I figure if they are going to get me, I want it to be a misdemeanor and not federal wire fraud.
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Mon Mar-10-08 04:52 PM
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40. How in the Wrold ddoes Chandra Levy and Whores go together? |
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D-I-V-E-R-S-I-O-N! "The run-up to the invasion of Afghanistan took place while Americans were distracted with a tawdry sex scandal of Gary Condit and Levy.
Is history repeating? Are we being distracted from something we ought to be paying attention to?"
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