Client Number 9 sticks his creepy toe back in the water
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The New York Post’s Maggie Haberman reports that disgraced former NY Democrat Governor Eliot Spitzer is mulling a return to politics.
Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been privately talking with friends about a possible comeback, and is considering a run for statewide office next year, several sources told The Post.
Less than 18 months after he left Albany in a prostitution scandal, Spitzer has held informal discussions in recent weeks about the possibility of making a bid for state comptroller or the US Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand, sources said.
The hooker-happy Democrat has also discussed his own halfway-decent poll numbers in recent surveys, which have shown him more popular than Gov. Paterson, whose own numbers have tanked.
He says he won’t drag his family through another grueling public ordeal.
Unless, of course, his power-happy enabler of a wife approves.
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Shouldn’t he be in jail?
Oh please let him run. It’ll just help expose the corruption in the democratic party even more. Maybe the GOP will even be able to win the senate seat if he tries for it.
It wouldn’t surprise me if he ran.
It also would not surprise me if he was still some hooker’s client.
These dopes just can’t help themselves.
There’s a Democratic talking head who was caught in a prostitution scandal, and he remains very popular on TV, especially on FoxNews. Initials are BB. Just ’cause you cheat on your wife with a hooker, doesn’t seem to mean your public life is over.
Like it or not, he can do so if he wants. Has he paid a price? Does he deserve a second chance?
I suppose it will be up to the people of the State of New York. The NFL and the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles had to make a similar decision a short while ago.
These things happen.
It seems to democrats sex scandals are a “Qualification.”
The point here is his lack of embarassment and his willingness to drag his family through this issue again. No one disputes his right to to so.
Ho no!
Well with a person who let a young woman drown now buried at Arlington Cemetary, a convicted cocaine user still in public office, what’s a small detail like being forced to resign due to using taxpayer money to consort with ladies of the evening?
Anyone see a pattern here, or am I imagining things?
You just have to define your standard low enough and then you can meet it. Maybe I could sell Spitzer a campaign slogan, “More Popular Then Ebola“
Repeat sex offender and Democrat political opportunist. Kinda redundant these days.
Guess I’ll go to work now.
This morning as I came in to work, some woman from MA was on the radio saying it didn’t matter to her if Spitzer had broken his marital vows – he stuck up for the little people. The radio guy tried to ask in what way did Spitzer stick up for the little guy but apparently the woman was so star struck she could only babble incoherent heaps of praise.
Let’s remember, Democrat Gerry Studds was re-elected nine times by the voters of Massachusetts after molesting an underage house page.
Democrats just have a different set of standards than we do.
Post modern/moral relativity-itis. Or would you prefer mental illness?
Democrats don’t have any standards that’s why they are democrats.
He should be shunned. We get what we tolerate. The adultery is between him and his wife.
What bothers me is the chief law enforcement officer of the state abused his office to go after his poitical enemies while he was breaking the law himself. This is intolerable.
I’d rather Patterson remained governor. I’d rather a random name was picked from the telephone book to be governor. Spitzer should remain in exile.
“When Clinton lied, no one died”.
How many of your lib friends told you that Clinton’s indiscretion was a private affair?
So what’s the problem with Spitzer coming back and resuming his political career? Conservatives need to get over themselves about sex.
/sarc off
I’d love to see Spitzer run for US Senate or NY Governor. As a Conservative, I want to see Democrats prove themselves as the do as I say, not as I do party and re-elect a corruptocrat like Spitzer.
Spitzer won by a large margin in NY and got a lot of liberal Republicans to vote for him. This could be the first test to see if the people have really changed.
Would New Yorkers elect this man for any office? I hope not, but I have very little faith in my fellow New Yorkers. Particularly when our local state reps have been office for 30+ years.
It says as much about those who are surrounding him, those who would counsel him in that direction, those who would vote for him, those who have attached themselves to him, those who would allow it to happen, as it does about him.
It also tells us what sort it takes to be a Democrat and the sort they have to offer.
Too bad John Gotti died in prison. He would have made a great running mate. Probably could have gotten Spitzer his hookers at a discount.
I though he would get a job as, hooker czar.
What is it with Democrats, that they wear their disgrace like a summer tan?
If we’re talking about New York, he could run on a platform to legalize prostitution. And win.
I’m not kidding.
he’s one of the smartest men in america, ala bill clinton and john, bobby, and theodore (the dumbest chipmunk) kennedy. edward kennedy achieved infamy, just as his brothers and father, but did they ever do anything of consequence?
Spitzer broke more laws as New York’s chief law enforcement official than he did patronizing overpriced escort agencies. For example, after becoming governor, he admitted, upon signing an amendment to the penal code, that he had targeted two defendants for four years based on the unamended law that he knew was unconstitutionally vague.
Teddy killed a girl and was made senator for 47 years. This guy only had sex with a prostitute. He’ll get a term or two.
Whenever I see that guy I feel like spraying myself with Lysol.
They need to stay in politics. No sane person in te private sector would hire them. Besides, politics is where you find the gravy.
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We have a lot of voters who care only about their candidate winning. The character and integrity of the person doesn’t seem to matter.
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Lack of character and / or integrity cause me to vote for someone else. Why should we trust basically dishonest people with our futures?
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John Bibb
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rocketman,
It seems that lying, narcissistic, back-stabbing, cheats are endemic in positions of leadership in this country. We see it in our government, business, home owners associations, and even many Churches. Has it always been this way? To be sure, positions of high office have always been targets of jerks and a$$holes, but has it always been this pervasive and accepted by our society? I can’t tell you how many times that I’ve worked in organizations where the leadership is just evil. At least in software engineering, my experience working in several organizations has jaded my feelings of loyalty to employers. Most companies’ focus on short term results make them blind to how their decisions affect them in the long term. The employer/employee relationship has eroded to the point that employees are seen as expendable assets, and employees just trade work hours for money. I think we’re seeing the same paradigm being played out between elected representatives and their constituents.
He violated the Mann Act about transporting hookers across state lines. He should be prosecuted. But he has a (D) after his name, so he’ll walk.
What’s really disappointing is the fact that the entire NY political establishment is staying quiet about this. Most likely because they fear tight scrutiny, but still.
It was a waste of time giving her any sympathy. It must have been an act.
Great idea, Life…
Let’s all see if we can come up with some slogans of our own for Spitzer’s campaign. Howza ’bout:
“Less irritating than that painful rectal itch.”
or:
“Remember that time you accidentally drank rancid milk? Well, he’s more palatable than that!”
Maybe Spitzer and Sanford could team up. They could both run for Argentina and if we are lucky, stay there!
The base will love him. The more trouble you’ve gotten into as a democrat, the more popular you are with the base.
Iblis, Spitzer not only violated the Mann Act but his own state law that he pushed for three years that criminalized “sex tours.”
Wait a minute here. This is America. He paid heavily for what he did.
If he could somehow bring down Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and their Fannie Mae Associates – I’ll lead the cheers.
If somehow he can bring down the Fat Cats on Wall Street that pocketed heavily with TARP and Stimulus – I would organize a ticker tape parade.
Maybe he can run for Vitter’s seat in the Senate.