Sheriff of Wall Street Now A Has Been
Karen Bune
Victimology Contributor
Officer.com
Former New York Governor, Elliot Spitzer is clearly a model to illustrate the meaning of the word, “hypocrite.” During his tenure in political office and well known as an aggressive former Attorney General, Spitzer avidly cracked down on financial crimes as well as prostitution. He was an ominous threat to those he pursued for illegal activities and displayed no mercy, in any fashion, to those he went after. Spitzer talked a good line and followed through on his promises to bring down those who were criminal miscreants involved in seamy and illegal activities; consequently, he was despised by many on Wall Street for his pit bull pursuit and success in achieving his tenacious goals.
Accompanying his hard-line stance was the image of a man who walked the straight and narrow path and one who seemingly had disapprobation and no tolerance for crime or deviance. Spitzer projected a tough stance and the image of a man to be feared.
Behind that façade of steel, however, was the essence of a man encapsulated in a life of hypocrisy. While touting his prototype of Spitzer ideology as both a former Attorney General and Governor, he was living a life with an identity known as Client Number 9. Living a clandestine life in dual roles and engaging the services of the Emperors Club VIP that provided escort and prostitution services, he frequented the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C. to have many $1000.00+ night trysts and travelled frequently for the services of a prostitute.
Amidst his portrayal of being a typical family man with his wife and kids back home, Spitzer—also nicknamed, “The Sheriff of Wall Street”—was living out his fantasies by engaging, on numerous occasions, in prostitution for which he paid big money—to the estimable tune of $80,000. He grew accustomed to the titillating escapades. Spitzer travelled frequently for his apparent self-inflicted addiction to his scintillating and secretive encounters with his favorite and regularly requested hooker, Ashley Alexandra Dupre.
When all was said and done and his actions were discovered, the acknowledgement along with the typical robot-like pattern of apologies to his family, colleagues, and the public ensued at the podium—with wife in tow–and standing by her man. Asking for the usual forgiveness, Spitzer became like all others who have travelled the same path before him. When the ante was up, Spitzer was down, and some Wall Street entities threw parties celebrating the hypocrisy that was uncovered by the man that had done in many of their comrades. Spitzer’s career in public service was over, and he was reduced from a level of riding high to the abysmal depths of deplorable discovery.
Now, after months of investigation, the U. S. Department of Justice has announced that Spitzer will not be criminally charged because no evidence of misuse of public or campaign funds had been discovered. Again, Spitzer has recently reiterated his regret. “I once again apologize for my actions and for the pain and disappointment those actions caused my family and the many people who supported me during my career in public life,” said Spitzer.
Spitzer has now become a “has been” and is reduced to the depths of being remembered as a pathetic public servant. His modus operandi surrounded by the self-imposed philosophy of “say one thing and do another” speaks volume to his lack of credibility, his personal disgrace, and his ultimate public downfall.
Sadly, he was doing his job far beyond the performance of just about everyone else in the government. Those who were not involved in sordid sexual matters (or who haven’t been caught yet) were leading us into our current crisis.
Sexual immorality is harmful to the people it hurts; malfeasance of duty in public office costs millions of people their retirment savings, their jobs, and their homes.
It is a matter of priorities. And, in this case, not even a host Bush-Cheney DoJ could find grounds for a criminal action.
Very sad. Especially for the victims of the sharks of Wall Street, whom Spitzer pursued.
“Sexual immorality is harmful to the people it hurts;”
Wow, when things are harmful, they hurt? Sexual immorality isn’t harmful to those who don’t consider it immoral. Get off yer high horses people, legalize prostitution.
Well Karen, that’s a real good thought that you have about Governor Spitzer being a ‘has been’ and ‘reduced to depths…..etc.,etc.’, but after all, he IS a liberal, socialist democrat, and you must know by now that absolutely NOTHING is too low for the liberal and socialist minded Democrats.
A fine example is President Clinton, having more …Gates of something he did than ANYONE I can ever remember as a President, let alone absolute abuse of power in the sexual harassment of Monica Lewinsky, or the “trailer trash” incident as he called Paula Jones, who he then paid $850,000 to, or the secrets of guided missile technology that he allowed LORAL to sell to the Chinese for a $200,000 donation. The man was astounding in his own hypocrisy.
Yet, when all was said and done, the head of NOW stated publicly that Clinton did so much for the women’s movement that every woman should be down on their knees in front of him in gratefullness.
So it’s a real good thought Karen, but that’s all it is, a thought. Because in the REAL world of the liberal, socialist Democrat agenda…..it’s all in the game of attaining power. No matter what’s said, what’s done, who’s life is destroyed, who dies, it’s all in the name of political power for democrats. So now we have it country wide. Liberal, Socialist and some 60s type Democrats run the show. Let’s see what the next 4 years bring. If it works like I think it will, 4 years from now folks will be chafing at the bit to elect a whole new administration.
Yes it is bad. Maybe prostituion should be legalized with proper testing and restrictions. How about the countless police officers that speed all over town and write speeding tickets for speeds less than they usually travel? How officers who cheat on their wife with other women who happen to be married yet say how quik they would be to shoot someone if they caught their wife cheating on them… Officers that drink and drive? Need I say more? We all know who they are. These guys need to have their head examined. The only thing worst than a criminal is a person that hides behind a wall of protection and punishes those who do the same deeds he does.
Why no legal charges?
1. No one cares
2. His biggest penalty is paid at home
3. White privilege
4. He returned to family values - therefore is forgiven
5. Prosecution would be to costly
6. Executive privilege
7. Has already been had
8. Helped launch a young womans career
9. Clients of prostitutes are not prosecuted, they are victims
10. Used Paypal, so no connection with office funds
Wow, number three was white privelage? The race card still comes out pretty quick. However, I personally declare the END TO THE RACE CARD! That card has now been officially taken out of play as of Nov. 4th. Nuff said.