Monday, June 29, 2009
Posted by:
Kevin McCullough
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2:42 PM
 I'm no Sanford... Elliot Spitzer should resist the temptation to speak when the urge strikes him in the near future. He continually proves to be a bigger, more embarrassing version of himself nearly every time he does. Most recently, and evidently tiring of the comparison to South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, Spitzer is essentially claiming he's better than the Governor, because he didn't "fall in love" with the two bit hookers he partied with... From the NY Post Page Six: THERE'S a huge difference between what South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Eliot Spitzer did. "I didn't fall in love with any of them," Spitzer was overheard telling LMDC executive director Avi Schick the other day at Solo in the Sony Building on Madi son, where they had the $24 prix-fixe lunch. And Spitzer didn't use any taxpayer money on his trysts, while Sanford is reimbursing the state about $12,000 for travel expenses to Buenos Aires. Schick had Vietnamese beef spring rolls and a grilled chicken salad.
Further illustrating why left and center left people have nearly no ability to ever discern actual moral shortfalls, and seemingly can only find visceral outrage at hypocrisy, Spitzer is a voice who's time came, went, and really went, a while ago. His desire for personal relevance aside the moron would be better to keep himself to himself.
God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers, left and center left people. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.
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Page Six is the gossip column. Who cares?
I'm not defending Spitzer, but obviously you're trying to counter a Republican scandal with a Democratic scandal, but it's an old story. |
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For stopping by... for all of your moral equivocation that keeps right thinking people active and engaged...
And for demonstrating just what solid skills you truly got! |
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but I don't have a lot of respect for any wife who will stand behind her cheating husband for the money as I believe she has done. |
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divorce illegal, right, KMC?
And RonnaRonna--marriages are complex things. They have four children together. Frankly, I wish more people on the right would realize that marriage is a serious thing, and that's why gays should be given their equal rights to be married. What the Sanfords etc have done to marriage undermines its sanctity, not letting more people get married. |
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In a very sad and rather sick way, adultery would be worse if the spouse fell in love with the person.
I think it would be deeply hurtful if my husband strayed, but I think I could get past it if the affair was a one-time-thing. But I would be devastated if he fell in love with another woman.
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You're obviously very wise, and I think you've brought up something important.
Politics these days involves throwing dirt on the other "them". Never is criticism directed at "us". It's always at "them". The problems in this country are just as much the fault of "our" side as it is "their" side. Those that blatantly fail to understand this and by writing blog entries trying to justify "our" side's actions by pretending that the "other" side is worse perpetuate the problems we face.
Michael Steele and Colin Powell got dixie-chicked for daring to criticize someone on "our" side. Shep Smith at Fox News has received emails with language that would make a sailor blush merely by committing the offense of expressing an original thought. These men should be applauded.
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The problem with Spitzer and Sanford is that they were both fake moralists.
Spitzer prosecuted call girl rings, but also utilized them. There is really no good reason for the "World's Oldest Profession" to be illegal other than people with hangups want it to be (technically) illegal so these women have no recourse to the law. Any abuse of prostitutes could be better controlled if they are legalized and regulated.
Sanford like most GOP hypocrites, preached the "Family Values" nonsense, but obviously, his marriage was pretty loveless, or he wouldn't have strayed.
It'll be a great day when we stop caring about how good of a family man a politician is, and only care about his competence in doing the job. Give me prosperity, peace, and efficient government, and really don't care if you are visiting a strip brothel on weekends. Anyone who does needs to take a cold shower. |
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"In a very sad and rather sick way, adultery would be worse if the spouse fell in love with the person.
I think it would be deeply hurtful if my husband strayed, but I think I could get past it if the affair was a one-time-thing. But I would be devastated if he fell in love with another woman."
So tell me Elizabeth you find it more acceptable that your husband would be with multiple paid partners. Have you thought about the fact that your husbands paid partners have had sex with multiple other men, they have sex with anyone that will pay. These women possibly expose themselves to all kinds of STD's. These husbands run the risk of getting a disease which they could pass on to their wives, the mother of their children. How would you feel if your husband gave you AIDs because he chose to sleep with one of these women. Is that more acceptable. Gee how do you think the children feel when their friends know that their father sleeped with multiple woman that he paid. Adultery is wrong and Sanford is a disgrace and hurt his family. Spitzer disgraced his family far more. Yes it would be hurtful if your husband fell in love with another woman. For me knowing that my husband was busy having sex for fun with paid prostitutes and thought so little of me that he took a chance on giving me an incurable disease, perhaps a death sentence would certainly be far more hurtful.
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I agree with Elizabeth.
If my wife told me she had a one night stand, it was an acccident, she didn't know the guy's name, etc., I think I could probably get over it somehow.
But, if she came home and said she was in love with another man -- that would destroy me.
I Diane has missed Elizabeth's point. |
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you might consider crawling back under that rock of yours.
You've already proven to be a LOSER.
There really is nothing less you can aspire to.
I know, I know, Barney Frank is still a free man too, as well as a respected member of your party----just does not seem fair, does it?
Oh, by the way, how is it that you escaped prosecution on committing the crimes you admitted to? |
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A decent woman would not have a one night stand. Believe me. A man that would engage in this type of activity is putting his wife at risk. Truth is people fall out of love with each other. Sad but true and family members are hurt, I find it disgraceful but sleeping with random people is dangerous and certainly unforgivable in my book. |
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I don't think this accurately describes Spitzer's actions. The way you guys are describing it...[If my wife told me she had a one night stand, it was an acccident, she didn't know the guy's name, etc., I think I could probably get over it somehow.]. Does that sound anything like Spitzer? A one stand? An accident?
Come on people. What both of these guys did was despicable. Neither can be justified in any way. They should work it out with their families however they can, but once they, as servants of the people, have demonstated such a lack of good judgement, the trust is gone and they should never be placed in a place of such responsibility again unless, and until, that trust is re-established, which is next to impossible to accomplish.
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Spitzers a selfish pig ,anything for Elliot .he does not care for anyone but himself .Sanford was a fool thinking the pasture is greener on the otherside . neither men are commendable |
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Also known as "Payola Six", this tawdry column is the least regarded aspect of any of Murdoch's notoriously duplicitous rags and fake news outlets. I doubt that anything cares about what the worst wags in the media have to say (or are paid to make up) about Spitzer.
For the record, Eliot Spitzer was investigating the same investment firms that helped bring down our economy when he was spied on by the Bush administration insiders during a time when they were still denying the economy was imploding. There is a direct line from the Bush denials and the delayed policing of Wall Street, and one has to wonder if Eliot hadn't been caught in a scandal perpetuated by Bush's insiders and continued to investigate the bad bankers you all so revile now, wouldn't the economic meltdown of last fall have been somewhat avoided? Bush would have had to deal with the truth sooner, and all indications are that he was hoping to pawn off the nightmare coming down the pike to his replacement. |
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So Spitzer fooling around with prostitutes is all Bush's Fault. Apparently you are functioning on half a brain cell now. Our only hope is that that half will be gone soon and this stupidity that you write will be gone as well. We now have proof that kool-aid definately rots the brain. You are a perfect example. |
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Did you miss my point on purpose? I didn't say his affair was Bush's fault, but then if you comprehend what you read at greater than a 5th grade level, you'd know that. |
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"and one has to wonder if Eliot hadn't been caught in a scandal perpetuated by Bush's insiders"
Please give us the wisdom behind this statement. |
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...perhaps I used too many big words for Dianne to understand my posting.
Next time, I'll try to dumb it down for you, Dianne.
Or, could it be that you did understand my point and just chose to distort it? |
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"Come on people. What both of these guys did was despicable. Neither can be justified in any way. They should work it out with their families however they can, but once they, as servants of the people, have demonstated such a lack of good judgement, the trust is gone and they should never be placed in a place of such responsibility again unless, and until, that trust is re-established, which is next to impossible to accomplish."
Me- Yawn... Notice Maine always shows up in threads I post in... but he never reads what I say. Honest.
Anyway, I don't care where Sanford or Spitzer are sleeping, and any of you who do have too much time on your hands...
Is he out there doing a good job for ME. That's the only question I should ask. I don't give a rat's behind about his wife. That's the guy she picked, because he was going places and you wanted to go along for the ride. So sit down, shut up and smile stupidly for the camera, you cows.
FDR, JFK and Clinton cheated on their wives, and were great Presidents. Even Ronald Reagan kicked Jane Wyman to the curb to do Nancy Davis. On the other hand, Jimmy Carter and George W. Stupid never strayed...and pretty much screwed up everything they got their hands on.
Elect the guys who get the poon! At least they know what they are after!
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"and one has to wonder if Eliot hadn't been caught in a scandal perpetuated by Bush's insiders"
Isn't that what all the politicians hope - including your own prostitution consumers? See, Spitzer was onto something big in scenes behind the economic meltdown crimes, so his particular scandal was amazingly well-timed for the Bushies. Vitter - now all he was up to when he got caught was deciding if he needed to go from Toddler diapers to Pull-Ups. I think there's an amazing story to be had there with Spitzer in the genre of Ludlow or Follett, but when it comes to Vitter and Craig, well let's figure on Mad Magazine or Crack'd. |
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