If we never see another embarrassed wife standing beside her disgraced husband at a press conference, we’ll be happy at last. Men in public office who indulge in illegal or immoral activities like NY Governor Eliot Spitzer should stand alone to defend their appalling behavior. If YOU discovered your husband was paying for kinky sex with $5000 hookers, would you really be SUPPORTIVE? Maybe tolerant, maybe even forgiving, – but SUPPORTIVE? No Way. We don’t believe for a minute that Silda Spitzer was present at the press conference by her own free will. SHE was the one everyone was staring at and pitying. (And since when is it a “private matter” as Spitzer called it, when a governor is linked to a prostitution ring?) We still haven’t forgiven Hillary Clinton for first insisting her husband Bill was innocent of fooling around with Monica Lewinsky. When the factual evidence made him a liar she was “supportive.” We don’t take lying lightly and we dislike the precedent Hillary seems to have started.
sad but the guy deserves every he gets, the wife by his side is just a front when it quiets down she’s GONE! THEY WILL RIGHT A BOOK TOO AND SHE WILL REAP THE REWARDS!
It’s an unspoken law, Clinton’s disaster campaign manager spoke about it yesterday. In the event of such ‘situations’, spouses have an understanding that they will show a united front, no matter how humiliating. It’s not Hilary, it’s the sleazy world of politics, Janet. Hilary just played along like everyone else does. Still not voting for her though. Also, can you even imagine getting jiggy with Spitzer? Makes me want to barf in my mouth.
there is a reason why Hitlery was silent and not only defended Bill but hired others to destroy the reputations of the women that bill had affairs with and/or raped. It’s because she’s power hungry and Bill was going to help her get to the presidency.
It’s sick to see how hypocritical and sleazy and racist the Democrats are.
Just look at how Clinton is trying to take down a black man.
This scumbag Spitzer broke the same laws he used to catch others. And this guy was suppose to be the next big Democrat Presidential candidate! What a dumb SCHMUCK he is! His wife should cut his god damn pecker off with a bread knife.
3:01 PM Larry Craig…U R so wrong about last sentence. She should cut his pecker off with a rusty dull hunting knife; then cut off his grapes and stuff them all up his ass. THEN take a picture and put it on YouTube. And then, needless to say, take him for every dime. As Ivana Trump always says…”Darling don’t get mad, get even”.
Right on, Janet. I mean, it’s one thing if he was caught in a bribery deal or something but didn’t betray his wife and she stood beside him. But he humiliated her, not to mention what sexually transmitted diseases, some possibly fatal, he brought home. And what message does his behaviour, and hers in standing by him, send to their daughters? I agree with Daniella in New York. Get the rusty nail! And while you’re at it, find a nice, faithful, honourable dude for his wife. As I always say, it’s easy for a man to be a gentleman when it involves defending his wife against other men.But a true gentleman is a man who defends his wife against other women–especially prostitutes
Go McCain!
For once, I agree with you, Janet. This pig should be thrown out of the house and taken for everything he has.
For him to place his wife on that stage was appalling. I hope she leaves his cheating ass ASAP. What a creepy ugly dude he is. And to think he campaigned on honesty and integrity. Jackass.
I remember Hilary sitting beside Bill on 60 Minutes saying that this “Lewinsky business” was a right wing conspiracy. All these hound-dog husbands who want to have their political cake and eat it too (with a supportive and long suffering wife beside them) make me sick.
Different year, different men, things remain the same. What’s the big deal he had sex, at least it wasn’t a man like mcgreavy and he didn’t kill soldiers, blow nyc like bush.
Hey, stupid. It may be sex, but sex with hookers (or someone else you don’t know well enough to trust, for that matter) can be the equivalent of killing your wife or next partner. It’s not like this freaky John is gonna rush home and suddenly put on a condom to protect her, because that would give up the jig. For the record, AIDS has killed more people than Bush, you twerp.
Most all of Europe is laughing at this story. Wives of high-profile men take it for granted that they will have mistresses/prostitutes on the side. They think nothing much of it, the wives just want to be taken care of, not have to work, and they don’t question them. That’s why on Judgment Day, those that break Commandment #7 will pay dearly, very dearly indeed.
Firstly, Spitzer had sex with a prostitute; wrong in action and principle, but he’s hardly the first politician to do so. He jut got caught publicly. Secondly, the Bush “family” has killed more people and devastated generations of a people INTENTIONALLY and with complete disregard for humanity. I hardly think Spitzer’s affair(s) are comparable to a Facist regime.
The Kennedys were notorious serial cheaters. Wives and public knew it and the adulterers just kept going and going and going, like the Energizer bunny. Never understood that. BTW, always thought Marilyn Monroe’s death was caused by the Kennedy empire.
Silda should beat the snot out of him when she got him home. He couldn’t lift a finger to defend himself; if he hit her in defense, she could really nail him. But how could she not know that something was going on, since it was reported that he had been unfaithful for quite a while.
Silda knows about all this and as a JAP has refused to give head since the wedding night! Eliott is a rich Jew and the money was just a pittance. Hillary didnt care because of power and her lesbian activities.
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Woulda said it myself.
“Strom” beat me to the punch.
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Woulda said it myself.
“Strom” beat me to the punch.
He broke a number of laws, prostitution, money laundering etc. He is an ass. But some women will sell their sole for the incomes or power their husbands bring to their lives. It is really quite pathetic. I really hope his wife does not fall into this category. Take the house, the children, the money and run.
Janet find out who numbers 1 thru 8 are. I wonder if we will find Spitzers democratic pal Bill Clinton on the list.
Horny powerful people like to use prostitutes, because they won’t talk. It is normally less dangerous than having a girlfriend on the side.
All those years of political showmanship and outright hostility toward anyone who dared step in his path told us all along: the man’s an egomaniac with serious rage issues.
Not only did he get caught with a hooker, he was known by that brothel to be “demanding” and his hooker was told he wanted “to do things that, like, you might not think were safe.”
It’s our own fault for letting guys like that get away their nasty behavior. And his wife? Come on–she had to know something was going on. But she loved her lifestyle.
The poor daughters.
I for the life of me cannot believe Spitzer went out on a limb. Wonder what’s the chance of him meeting with a hooker only to have her cellphone number bugged and then when she calls her pimp, no doubt his cellphone activity would be of great use to put him behind bars for tax evasion and probably drug dealing as well as other notable figures, who used the pimp.
Sounds like a made for TV movie in the making – imagine how many key players in all industry this STING OPERATION is going to bring down.
As Spitzer wife doesn’t look all that bummed out in that photo. She’s just going along for the ride.
Would you give a guy head for $5000 ?
Wonder if she swallowed?
He is an egotistical maniac and he will pay in more ways than one. PS: He’s ugly, too. Wonder if the hos were tempted to put a bag over his head.
Janet, you got it 100% right. This is not a partisan issue, this is a human, moral issue that deals with the universal condition of hypocrisy. Don’t preach if you can’t take the wake of your own actions! …I’m with Sean Hannity on this one.
And you what what? These people are right about Hilary, too. I would be proud to support a woman at long last to represent America. But this is just one example of flawed, deeply flawed, character that make this particular woman a disgrace to public service. Her husband’s legacy is something we should all reconsider as well–not just for his conduct, but his backhanded policies as well. America is not a monarchy–let’s end this cycle of entitlement to public office!!
He stole government money to launder his licentious behavior with prostitutes run by Mafioso’s which opened up the US Governor for blackmail and faud. Oh but this is acceptable and other politicians do it so never mind?????? WTF?
that nigga needs to resign STAT!
She’s a former high-powered corporate lawyer herself who deeply loves her husband, and it may surprise you to know — is one of the few people close to him who is encouraging Spitzer NOT TO RESIGN.
What part of “for better or worse” do you not understand? They’re a TEAM and they are in this together.
In typical fashion, every American seems to have a loudly expressed opinion on Governor Spitzer, his sex life, and the state of his marriage.
Didn’t we learn anything from the ridiculous microscopic examination of Bill Clinton’s underwear a decade ago?
Would that we could become so collectively engaged in the “morality” of the US invasion of Iraq (and soon to be invaded Iran); the state of the economy — which is headed for a resounding crash, and the assault upon the Constitution of this country, which will ultimately affect every man, woman and child living here.
Yes, Spitzer has made a monumental error in judgement. Does anyone here really doubt that he will paying for it — on some level, for the rest of his life?
How derelict of him and his wife to fail to elicit Janet’s input as to whether Silda should remain in support of her husband.
Janet’s views on “immorality” would also have been appreciated by the Spitzers, I’m sure.
Luckily, we do know how Janet would have behaved in such a situation, and if she ever finds herself married to a governor or other prominent politician — who likewise disgraces himself — one presumes he’ll be left to weather that storm on his own.
Bill Clinton only got blowjobs from fatass Monica and who knows maybe Hillary was sick of doing it and was glad someone else was doing it for her.On the other hand this guy was a customer for the past six years and who knows what else he’s been up to before that.
Ok, everyone has the power to chose wrong from right. But with all the temptation out there it’s f.cking hard. There is just so much temptation out there now that it’s hard for me to cast a stone. The internet alone with all the porn that’s accessible to all. Anyone in touch with their sexuality and who can honestly acknowledge the power of attraction beautiful, young, fit women have can’t really blame him. He’s just an imperfect weak human man who could and did. The fact that he has a wife and three young daughters makes it tragic. But the bottom line is he’s still a human man with all the desires and other sh.t that comes with it. Another one bites the dust.
He isn’t even attractive! Figures he would have to pay for a beautiful whore to sleep with him.
He’s the one that should be pity!
Janet is 100% right.
Maybe if the wifies of the world would start blow their husbands more they wouldn’t need to score some strange.
Who cares? He went to a sex worker – I don’t give a rats’ about his sex life or his marriage.
IMO, prostitution should be legal.
Judge him on the job, not his use of a prostitute.
Why don’t you all look in the mirror? I bet you are not as squeaky clean as you think.
There are far worse things than going to a sex worker.
Big F-ing Deal.
I watched the Spitzer news conference so wanting Ms. Spitzer to backhand her cheating husband when he said “I resign.” I wanted her to slap him off the stage which is what any woman of substance would have done. I will never vote for Hillary either because not only did she vote for war, she did not kick Bill to the curb when it was appropriate. She lost my respect and vote for standing by her no good cheating husband!
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I see that you equate “strong womanhood” with public assault and battery.
You sound very, um, evolved.
Also, you fault Hillary for not leaving Bill (or beating him at a news conference), and yet you cite her support for the Iraq invasion as a reason for your dislike of her.
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Finally, you (along with other, presumably female, posters here), seem to regard cheating as some sort of universal crime against women.
That simply isn’t true.
The majority of men in this country who are unfaithful to their wives, have affairs with women WHO ALSO HAPPEN TO BE MARRIED.
Women in the public eye who consistently put up with this public abuse and humliation are an affront to women everywhere. He betrayed her personally and his three children, very young impressionable girls. What are they learning from this? That men are lying perverted cowards and women must put up with it in stoic silence. He is a disgrace and a hypocrate. I wish she would make her own public announcement and be honest for once.
First, I am totally just bummed that Eliot effed up like this. I don’t think that he should resign, however. Not making excuses, but I think that he was set up as well.
on a certain level, I dont think that I want to know the nitty gritty of the sexual preferences of public figures. its is tmi.
Thank you for commenting, Disgusted @12:16
You posting goes right to the very heart of what I cannot understand about many women’s reactions to this story.
You seem to be projecting what YOUR reaction would be onto Silda Wall Spitzer, as if EVERY woman thinks and feels the same — simply by virtue of their being women.
How do YOU know that she considers this incident a betrayal?
What do YOU know about their marriage?
What possible insight can YOU have into how the Spitzers are handling this privately, and what their daughters’ reactions, feelings, etc. must be?
The fact is, YOU don’t know any of this.
Also, how are Eliot Spitzers private actions an “affront” to women everyhere?
Certainly not an affront to “Kristen,” the sex worker hired by Spitzer.
Her salary per minute — based on the amount of time she spent with the Governor — surely places her among the highest paid women (and many men) in this country.
its an obama conspiracy to throw down dem spitzer and rekindle the angst about hillary.
politicians aren’t saints.
it is possible that a person who has made it a vocational passion to stand up for integrity and who has fallen so badly, its possible that he could over time transform that into something which might do good. what do i know.
well said, 12:33. bravo
didn’t some taxi driver come out and say that he gave obama blow jobs? i guess $8.50 for a gay bj is just small potatoes compared to this.
Imagine if he did go to a hooker in Nevada, hooking is legal there and taxed.
Course, he’s high profile.
Wonder if he ever thought about running for office of the President of the United States, why not… Bill Clinton ran and look at all the crap he was into.
Lied on National TV to all Americans. And didn’t step down… LOL.
Spitzer no doubt has value for his self integrity. Who told Clinton to lie on National TV ?
To Anonymous at 4:00 and your “Go McCain”
McCain had a 2 year plus extra matrital affair behind his wife’s back, whom was the mother of his children and was disabled in a wheelchair at the time of McCain’s affair with at then Cindy Hensley a daughter of Multi Millionare. He did married Cindy (a drug addict) right after he divorced This wife Carol Shepp while she was still in a wheelchair disabled.
McCain is not a nice human being!
He likes men, too?
I believe he may be.
hillary for president!!!!!!
Men don’t pay prostitutes for sex! They pay them to ‘f_ _ _ k’ off afterwards!
Also, to the person who blamed the wife for possibly not giving her hideous husband regular blow jobs, I wonder how often the Governor goes down on her? Hmmmm?