Disgraced N.Y. Gov. Returns As A Columnist

Eliot Spitzer, Laid Low By Prostitution Scandal, Begins Writing For Slate.com

(AP)  Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is back in the media, this time as a member of the Fourth Estate.

On Wednesday evening, the online magazine Slate quietly posted Spitzer's first column, headlined "Too Big Not To Fail." It argued against costly economic government bailouts to huge financial institutions.

Jacob Weinberg, the editor-in-chief of the Slate Group, owned by the Washington Post Co., says the semimonthly column will focus on the financial crisis, regulation and government.

Spitzer resigned earlier this year after getting caught in a prostitution scandal. Last month, federal prosecutors announced they would not bring criminal charges against him.

[jt_lancer]

There''s nothing worse than a hypocrite in high office - especially one who prosecutes the very activities that he participates in. What a dirtbag.

[zabarc]

And not one mention in most of articles of this scandal, including this one, that he is a Democrat. Typical of the media.

[jw218389]

He should write about his S@x life - now that would be interesting - very few of us have wild rendevous with $4000 a night call girls - or would want to - but it still would be fun reading...

[hagtilahun]

If you are an American be a Jew American!!! What a desgrace??? I had been a big fan of him not anymore now. If his wife is behind all this, I would say shame on you too, Mrs who ever.

[kansas1946]

Slate is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for columnists. Uck.

[skeezix06]

Take that, Joy Behar.

[KLHILL]

What about his wife, you f**ing morons.

[wlmrtpatriot]

I thought this man was guilty of paying for his hookers with taxpayers money. Who cares if the man had hookers on the side and used his own money? I don''t.

[colonieny]

hooray for him. Cut the poor guy some slack.

[bobnjersey]

[I won''''t be reading anything this hypocrite has to write. I don''''t believe a word he says about anything. He should be in jail ... ]
[Posted by Kaliwind at 02:32 PM : Dec 04, 2008]

in case your mamory is fautly ... this is the guy who for years went after and prosecuted dozens of wall street analysts, executives, and traders for unscrupulous trading practices.

when all is said and done ... he ends up resigning his position as governor over a consensual sexual interlude ... and those who he prosecuted and their colleagues get a $700 billion dollar windfall from uncle sam.

what''s wrong with this picture?

[bobnjersey]

[Given the lies, distortions, unsubstantiated slime, and totally unethical behavior of the loony-left liberal media, a person of Spitzer''''s slimebag caliber will actually RAISE the standards of that pathetic and despicable group.]
[Posted by ObamBaboon at 03:54 PM : Dec 04, 2008]

what do you suppose is behind all these people sharing these attributes?

[condumbistan]

"Disgraced N.Y. Gov."

For having *** with a prostitute? There is nothing disgraful about that in anyway. No way should prostitution be illegal anywhere. There are tons of good looking college co-eds that could easily pay ther way through college if prostitution were legal, and regulated. The lack of freedoms in the USA is AWFUL, thanks to the RepubliScum that have been in control since 1981.

[stevador39]

Spitzer is not disgraced. Bush used the full force of the U.S. government against Spitzer to turn up something the fascist right could use as a cudgel against him. Spitzer was known as the sheriff of Wall Street. First, Spitzer tried to limited the criminals on Wall Street. Now Spitzer is trying to prevent this nation from being financially fleeced thru the Bailout.

[kaliwind]

I won''t be reading anything this hypocrite has to write. I don''t believe a word he says about anything. He should be in jail, but oh no, only the women go to jail. The men go home to their sycophantic wives.

[sepa2]

Seems like he is going after big guns again. Did not he learned the first time? He should stay clear of the priviledged and the powerful, the corner stone of our democracy.

[erasmus606]

Posted by Dan_Da_Ban3 at 12:58 PM : Dec 04, 2008

I like your name.:)

[inketolstoy]

The circle of life: Shady politicians become journalists, shady journalists become politicians. And we wonder why nothing changes.

[dan_da_ban3]

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[dan_da_ban3]

cheese rules

[McHineguy]

He should be writing reviews of escort services.


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Posted by eggy1620 at 12:25 PM : Dec 04, 2008

I think he plans to publish and interview with Monica Lewinsky.