Comments on: Spitzer Reportedly Spent $80,000 on Call Girls Over 10 Years

By: Odd Indeed

Odd Indeed — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:57:48 +0000

Dear Deaply worried:
You are right about one thing. The speed with which the Eliot Spitzer prostitution ring scandal came and went is astounding. There isn’t a hint of Spitzer’s existing in the media, surprising after his controversial reign as chief prosecutor of New York State. You are right that something is wrong, but the problem extends far beyond your current “Federal” conspiracy theory. The corruption here is huge, not just Spitzer’s role as an Attorney General who undeniably did business with and protected at least one Organized Crime family which held a prostitution ring among its enterprises. The corruption extends to the media and NY & Federal prosecutors who are apparrantly positioning Spitzer to get a walk from the 20 year sentence for each Mann Act violation. How many top organized crime officials will the Feds demand that Spitzer gives up in order to deal his way out of 20+ years in jail? And no, we aren’t talking about the stereotypical Italian ones from The Sopranos or The Godfather. We are talking about the suit wearing organized crime families which represent a larger portion of our economy than GM and Ford. How else do you think Bernie Spitzer immigrates to the U.S. and all of a sudden every piece of real estate he buys gets rezoned for development of more valuable projects? The Spitzer family isn’t smarter, they just have more “connections” and know how to persuade (extortion is not a nice word) people to get what they want. But why is the media silent on Eliot and the severe issues entailed when an Attorney General is in a position to quash any investigation and prosecution against any affiliate of the organized crime family which holds dirt on, which owned Eliot Spitzer? Yes, the dramatic shift from front page news to silent neo-memory is something to behold. When Chuck Berry violated the Mann act, his black behind went to prison. Eliot Spitzer’s alabaster whiteness, son of the $500 Million dollar fortune, will continue to be protected. Life isn’t fair. All we can do is wonder who will be sacrificed when Spitzer Spills the goods, and when it happens.

By: deeply worried

deeply worried — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:08:40 +0000

VC,

Do you find it odd (as I do) how quickly, cleanly, surgically precise, this event was? One day we have a sitting Governor of one of the most powerful states in the Union, preparing to move on the GOP’s last legislative bastion in the NE. And then in a few score hours, with a massive, coordinated flood of information to the press, the Governor is gone, removed, an un-person.

It was a political execution of awe-inspiring force. Just think on how in a silly, and I mean trivial prostitution case, the Feds stepped in with massive resources: the kind we associate with organized crime investigations.

This was political shock and awe. The key for me, was the huge Federal investment in this project, and the unparalled publicity blitz. This was something to behold.

As I said weeks ago, if historians want to investigate the corruption of this administration, the DOJ is one of the major epi-centers.

By: Vincent Caminiti

Vincent Caminiti — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:57:31 +0000

Obviously everyone knows by now that Spitzer resigned. We think part of that resignation deal will include guilty pleas to 2 misdemeanors – one in NY and one in DC and that’s it.

By: kermudgeon

kermudgeon — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:49:41 +0000

I wouldn’t be surprised to find out he buried the $80,000 as business expense on his income tax returns. What is the sentence for income tax evasion?