Speed reading more coverage of Eliot Spitzer and his spitzering
Hey, look, the media circus is in town.
Updated Wednesday at 11:59 AM
So, he's done. We've read through the piles of coverage about it so you don't have to... many new bite-sized facts and details from Wednesday's coverage after the jump.
+ Spitzer announced his resignation today. It will take effect Monday. [NYT]
+ Spitzer's delay in resigning was attributed to his legal team using his resignation as a bargaining chip in negotiations with federal prosecutors. [TU]
+ Spitzer's wife, Silda Wall Spitzer, was apparently still pushing for him to hold off on resigning. [NYT]
+ Dr. Laura: Eliot's philandering is basically Silda's fault. Watch her say it. [NY Mag] [Huffington Post]
+ Silda Wall Spitzer has apparently somehow found a way to remain extremely polite when people call her mobile to ask about her husband's situation. [NYT]
+ One security expert's speculation for the delay in resigning: it buys time to destroy records and cover up evidence. [Dealbreaker]
+ Kirsten Gillibrand says Spitzer should resign if the allegations are true. [NYT]
+ Marist poll: 70 percent of New Yorkers say Spitzer should go. [AP]
+ Joe Bruno says he's praying for Spitzer. [NYT]
+ Spitzer apparently availed himself of the Emperors Club's service not only in DC, but also Dallas and possibly Florida. [NYT]
+ Spitzer's total spending on prostitutes could be as high as $80,000. [AP]
+ Albany-area "escort" service owner: as concerned as the governor is about economic development, you'd think he would would have kept his business in state. [NPR]
+ Spitzer apparently has been going to prostitutes for as long as 10 years. [NY Post]
+ Apparently the FBI had staked out the Mayflower Hotel in January in an attempt to catch Spitzer in an earlier rendezvous. [WP]
+ Question: where was Spitzer's state trooper security detail while all this was going on? [NYT]
+ Spitzer apparently used the alias "George Fox" to book his room at the Mayflower. The real George Fox says that's a "disappointment," but appreciates that Spitzer called to apologize personally. [NYT]
+ A former federal prosecutor says it's unlikely the feds will prosecute Spitzer for violating the Mann Act (that's the 1910 law that makes it illegal to transport a prostitute across state lines). [NYT]
+ Alan Dershowitz says the feds shouldn't prosecute Spitzer on money laundering charges, either, because those laws were designed to go after organized crime. Jim Tedisco called Dershowitz "an apologist." [CNN]
+ David Paterson refused to learn braille while growing up, has run a marathon, stole the ball from Mario Cuomo, and has used lessons learned from The Godfather to deal with Joe Bruno. [NYT]
+ Paterson fainted last year, but according to an aide, the condition isn't a problem as long as he doesn't sleep with his top button buttoned. [TU]
+ Spitzer's apartment building in NYC has drawn hoardes of media people, three helicopters and tourists. [NYT]
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He should be prosecuted for the Mann Act. How stupid can you be to not use the readily available prostitutes in-state? Throw Florida some business while at the same time avoid breaking federal law. Moron.
And as for is being Silda's fault, how dare Dr. Laura. On a basic relationship level, it's not Silda's fault if Elliot is into spanking and can't communicate that to her. He's the heel.
I believed in him. I really did.
... said Katherine on Mar 12, 2008 at 11:52 AM | link
Why didn't we just drop Dr. Laura on Iraq and Afghanistan? The whole war would have been completed in September 2003 and gas would be selling for 49 cents a gallon.
... said Mark on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:24 PM | link
Mark, I think I love you. Marry me?
... said Kim on Mar 12, 2008 at 5:25 PM | link