So... what do you think about Mr. Spitzer's escapes?!?!

I'd be in the South of France, nice time of the year there too, with that very same credit card, racking up the big bucks.  $4,800 for a hooker would be peanuts next to what I could do to that credit card.

I wouldn't even consider being on a podium with that jerk.  Did you see the look on her face?  He's less then a man to have her up there with him in the first place.  What in the world was she thinking by being there?

LOL NbN......... Letterman had his top 10 last night on this.  #1 was "I thought Bill Clinton made this legal" LOL

Eliot Spitzer abused his power as the Attorney General of NY; he has continued to abuse his power as Governor.  Well, what goes around, comes around! 

As for his wife and children, for whom I have tremendous sympathy, she should take him for everything he is worth and hang him out to dry.  She certainly cannot ever sleep with him again without worrying about HIV or other STDs!  I don't care how expensive the prostitution organization is! 

Just one point I'd like to make.  What Bill Clinton did was morally and unethically wrong but it wasn't illegal.  He didn't 'hire' Monica or cross state lines.  Bill Clinton's crime was perjury <lying to a grand jury under oath>

What Spitzer has done by hiring a prostitute and having her cross state lines is actually a federal crime.

As for how it would feel to a wife or kid -- I'd say 6 of one, half a dozen of the other -- maybe it's easier to rationalize that his seeing a prostitute meant he didn't have an emotional attachment to someone else, but to me it has creepier connotations that might bring more shame -- especially to the kids, because he is "part of who they are" in a different, more inescapable way than he is of his wife.

In terms of what it means to the public, and to his career, I think this prostitution thing is devastating.  Spitzer's whole thing was being Mr. Clean!  Crusading attorney general!  Not only is prostitution illegal, and crossing state lines -- but he was money-laundering! 

And I voted for the guy and was excited about his potential...

"How could I have been such a fool!  What's wrong with me that I hooked up with a creep like that!"

The thing that bothers me most about Spitzer is the hypocrisy. I think prostitution should be legal and regulated, the way it is in Vegas and Holland because that would take the abusive pimps out of the scenario. I'm not for prostitution per se, I just believe that the government doesn't need to waste tax dollars going after victimless crimes- unless there is a victim because prostitutes can be raped. I know all about the sociology about why many women and girls get into the business etc.etc. I also realize that there is often mob, drug and other things going on which are legitimate reasons for investigations. Even though many NYers think  Spitzer is a prick, I'd hate to think that this is all about prostitution and bringing Spitzer down for political reasons. The only victims here are his daughters and I feel for them.

I'm appalled that bringing a prostitute over state lines is a crime. He or she is not cargo or property and assumingly not a minor so that seems like a ridiculous federal offense.

I do not think infidelity has anything to do with running a state or country-- it has to do with problems in a marriage. I don't respect people who cheat on a personal level, but that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with how they do their jobs.

I wonder how different this would be if it happened in Nevada, where prostitution is legal and regulated-- or would the judgmental people have an issue because this is the USA and not another country where folks wouldn't even bat an eye. 

alwayshope,



i believe prostitution is NOT legal in the city limits of las vegas, altho it IS legal in other parts of nevada.

But the original questions wasn't about the legality or his office (as you pointed out earlier).  It was about 'as a woman would you stand by your man and would it make a difference if it was with a 'hired' woman or with a 'non-hired' woman'. 

It is clear that you don't want me on this thread.  You are only going after what I post and changing the rules as you go.

Therefore, I will respectfully leave this thread and wish you a good discussion.

"The only victims here are his daughters and I feel for them."

I consider his wife a victim too. 

I agree..infidelity is infidelity! 

Shirley

LOL Naughty, I LOVE Chelsea Lately!  She is hysterical and really tells it like it is.

It tells you a lot about Bill Clinton that he didn't have to pay!

I think a fellow like Spitzer who made his name going after people should have been smarter.  

Shokk--finally a human face amidst the comments.  I agree totally.  None of us can possibly know what we would or wouldn't do in this situation.  And I too don't find most of the jokes funny, just sad.  Perhaps, Mrs. Spitzer is more concerned about her children and less about herself.  It would hardly help the daughters if their mother were to jump on the bandwagon with everyone else at a time when I can only assume they are totally devastated.