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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kosh on March 20, 2008, 08:44:32 am

Title: Spitzergate
Post by: Kosh on March 20, 2008, 08:44:32 am: Ok, so Spitzer was caught with his pants down (literally) and is now resigning (because the republicans threaten to impeach him if he doesn't). Apparently this whole thing comes about as previously secret FBI wiretap (why was he being spied on?) data was "leaked" after Spitzer began seriously criticizing the Bush administration's handling of the economic problems, which is pretty ****ing convenient. Does anyone else have any thoughts about this? It just seems like this illustrates the dangers of indiscriminant spying, they can always find a way to use what they know about you to silence you.
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: karajorma on March 20, 2008, 10:03:51 am: I've not been paying anywhere near enough attention to have an opinion. Got a quick recap handy?
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: Kosh on March 20, 2008, 10:40:39 am: He is married but was sleeping with a prostitute, this came to light because the FBI "leaked" it's wiretap data on him after he started getting critical of the bush administration's handling of the economic issues. At least that is my understanding......
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: Tyrian on March 20, 2008, 11:34:39 am: The wiretaps were in place because the government thought they might have been evidence of him taking bribes.
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: BloodEagle on March 20, 2008, 12:47:41 pm: It's funny as all Hell, concerning his history with prostitution rings, that is.
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: NGTM-1R on March 20, 2008, 03:27:16 pm: Quote from: Kosh on March 20, 2008, 10:40:39 am
He is married but was sleeping with a prostitute, this came to light because the FBI "leaked" it's wiretap data on him after he started getting critical of the bush administration's handling of the economic issues. At least that is my understanding......

Funny how nobody seems to have picked up on that last part in the LA Times.
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: Kosh on March 20, 2008, 08:57:39 pm: Quote from: Tyrian on March 20, 2008, 11:34:39 am
The wiretaps were in place because the government thought they might have been evidence of him taking bribes.

I suspect there is mroe to this than the cover story suggests. Spitzer made a great many powerful enemies (some of which were connected to the bush administration) by going after corperate corruption/misconduct. The whole timing of this smells like a setup.
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: Rictor on March 20, 2008, 09:33:21 pm: I personally think he over-paid. She's nice, but not $4000/hour nice.

I also marvel at American's misplaced priorities. It's OK for a politician, or in fact every politician, to take inordinate amounts of money from the like of Lockheed and Boeing, but it's not OK to cheat on your wife.
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: Mefustae on March 20, 2008, 10:31:03 pm: Quote from: Rictor on March 20, 2008, 09:33:21 pm
I also marvel at American's misplaced priorities. It's OK for a politician, or in fact every politician, to take inordinate amounts of money from the like of Lockheed and Boeing, but it's not OK to cheat on your wife.
Just a modernization of an old adage. As they say; kill one man and you're a murder, kill a million and you're a conquerer. In this case; steal one dollar and you're a thief, steal a million and you're a financial genius.
Title: Re: Spitzergate
Post by: karajorma on March 21, 2008, 04:41:08 am: Or to put it another way it's okay for a politician to **** the public en masse. It's when they get personal about it they need to be stopped.