The Emperor's Club
Posted March 12th, 2008 by Da King
The Emperor's Club…is that the 796 Democratic superdelegates who are poised to trump the will of the people at their whim during the Democratic primaries ? Or is that the Democratic National Committee, who disenfranchised voters in two entire states during the Democratic primaries ?
Naw, it isn't a group of politicians at all. It's a different kind of prostitute, the kind that sell their bodies to emperors like Eliot Spitzer, Democratic governor of New York.
I guess I should write about what a hypocrite Spitzer is, and ask how a former prosecutor and attorney general who ran for governor on a platform of high ethical standards and cracking down on crime could prosecute people like the Emperor's Club and patronize them at the same time, but all you have to do is turn on the television to hear that stuff. Spitzer's hypocrisy is plain for all to see. I guess I could politicize this and talk about a "culture of corruption" within the Democratic party, like Nancy Pelosi did when Republicans were caught being corrupt, but that would only be partisanship, and basically dishonest, so I'll leave the dishonesty to Pelosi and her ilk. For every Democrat caught doing something like this, there is also a Republican caught doing something like this. There is no political party that has a monopoly on corruption. I could reel off at least twenty corrupt politicians from both parties right off the top of my head, and I imagine most of you reading this could also.
So, I'll take a different tack.
Spitzer spent $4,300 for a hooker ? For one night ? Are you kidding me ? And now they are saying he spent $80,000 for hookers ! That's a lot of booty for booty.
This proves what I always say about government spending. Your average Democrat will always spend way more than your average Republican. Compare Spitzer to Larry Craig, Republican governor of Idaho. When Craig allegedly went looking for a little something, he went to the airport restroom. That's called being a FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, folks. Craig didn't waste no $4,300 just to get laid. Just think, all that money Eliot Spitzer wasted on hookers could have been used to buy little Johnny a new kidney, or buy food for those who are hungry in the world. Instead, Spitzer just throws all that money down a hole (pun intended). Larry Craig didn't waste money like that. I bet Craig, had he been able to complete his transaction, would have been in and out (pun intended) for twenty bucks, maybe less. THAT'S a public servant, ladies and gentlemen.
People are saying that Eliot Spitzer was a potential presidential candidate prior to this sex scandal, so I have to ask this question - Since when does a sex scandal disqualify a Democrat from being president or in a position of government power ? Hello ??? McFly ??? Just how short ARE everyone's memories ?
And haven't we seen enough of the wives of these cheaters standing beside them at the press conference, looking like they've just been hit with a club, but "standing by their man" (who didn't stand by them) ? The only time I ever want to see this again is if the wife wacks the sob over the head with a frying pan right on national tv. Stand by this.
As always, the message here is - power corrupts. It always has, and it always will. There is no way to eliminate it, but in order to minimize it, here's a suggestion:
Don't hand all the power over to the government in the first place. That's where those low taxes, limited government, free market ideas come from. Too bad we don't have political parties that actually follow them, as our founders intended.
Clinton/Spitzer in '08. I hear Obama turned down Hillary's offer of the VP job. Pretty rude of him after Mrs. Clinton was kind enough to offer, don't you think, lol ? Sounds like the Clintons are still in denial. I figure Spitzer would be a good fallback choice for Hillary. She's used to handling cheaters. Plus, with both Spitzer and Bubba in the White House, the Emperor's Club would probably go public and become a good growth stock.
March 12th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Elliott Spitzer, the scumbag Dim governor of NY will in all likelihood resign today. Unfortunately that will bring an ultra-leftist to the position of governor in New York, but that’s a story for another time.
Right now, just focus on how many prominent Dims are acting towards Client No. 9.
First, none are calling on his to resign — yet. The silence is deafing.
Then there's Comrade Hillary. She's quoted as saying, “I don't have any comment on that. Obviously I am sending my best wishes and thoughts to the governor and to his family ..”
No comment? She’s sending her “best wishes to Spitzer?”
But this is understandable, i suppose. After all, how can the Comrade call for Spitzer to resign given what Bill Clinton did in the White house with pudgy Monica Lewinsky and others and he, classless that he is, refused to resign. ?
And then there’s Dim low-life James Carville. He’s out defending Spitzer by attacking the governor’s critics and doing all he can to minimizing the scandal. Same with lib lawyer Alan Dershowitz.
Again and again. When it comes to decency and morality the libs and the Dims are always on the wrong side.
March 12th, 2008 at 9:01 am
What name will Spitzer use when he resign? George Fox? Client 9?
March 12th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Funny…isn't it?….Craig and Vitter are still in the Senate….but Spitzer has to resign.
I'm sure this only looks like a double standard.
March 12th, 2008 at 11:30 am
True. This isn't an epidemic that is confined to the "pornocratic" party, however I'm also in line with Vince. There are no outcries, from his own party, for him to step down. In contrast, Republicans are still insisting that Larry Craig remove himself from office. Is there a double standard when it comes to acceptable moral behavior?
Should Obama select Spitzer as his running mate, hope, change, and porn would make an interesting sales appeal.
Maybe the NY Slimes sat on this story too.
March 12th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Oops! ResignS.
March 12th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Well put, Rev. I wonder if Mr. Spitzer will withdraw his resignation tomorrow and decide to humiliate his family, himself, and his party by remaining until the end of his term.
Mr. Spitzer at least had the decency to resign. Immediately. Thereby not giving any dems the chance to call for his resignation. Unlike the scumbag R party that has allowed Mr. Craig to stay so he can hook up with some pages. Yes, Vince, the silence is deafing. Whatever that means.
March 12th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I have just been wondering, Rev, if Craig had a whole lot of security people stationed around to keep his actions from becoming known to others. I don't think he even had any assigned like the Governor of New York did, but then who knows about things like this.
Isn't this a wonderful scandal for the Democrats to have to put up with, the governor of one of the most populous states in the country doing a thing like Spitzer did? I wonder just how much fallout there will be to the national party. What if Obama had been considering Spitzer for his running mate. He wouldn't accept Hillary so maybe Spitzer would have been a possibility.
March 12th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Roy, you wonder just how much fallout there will be to the Spitzer-hooker scandal for the Dims. I'd say quite a bit.
The cable news is already running pricutes of Spitzer and his wife juxtapose with pictures of 1) Bill & Hillary Clinton after the Lewinsky scandal and 2) Dim Jim McGreevey and his wife when McGreevey resigned as a sitting governor of NJ a few years ago.
For those who didn't know [and for those who want to forget], McGreevey was the screaming homosexual who resigned his governorship after his male lover threathen to out him. Of course, McGreevey, honest Dim that he is, never told his wife that he was a homosexual. He married her not that many years prior as cover for his political career.
Well, at least I don't think we'll have a McGreevey or Spitzer problem with our Dim governor, Strickland — but who knows.
March 12th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I think Craig and Vitter should resign. I said that when each had their scandal break.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:12 am
It's funny listening to you guys bash these stupid dems while Larry Craig goes to handle his Senate duties today. High-larious.
March 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Are the Democrat defenders here really trying to pretend there is some kind of double standard, where Republicans get to stay in office following a scandal while Democrats don't ? You gotta be kidding me. How short are your memories exactly ? Maybe some of these names will ring a bell for you: William Jefferson, Bill Clinton, Barney Frank, Alcee Hastings, Gerry Studds, Ted Kennedy.
March 13th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Ahh yes, here comes da king, Mr. "let's stop rehashing the past" himself. Answer one question for me king, and it's a yes or no question: does the fact that you list all those dems (which you know we could name just as many of you) make it right that Mr. Craig is still in office?
March 13th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
I already said in my original post that corruption knows no party bounds, and that for every corrupt Democrat there is a corrupt Republican, so you don't need to argue with me about that. I was only taking issue with you and the Reverend acting like there is some kind of double standard when there isn't. If anything, Democrats accused of corruption get to stay in office way more often that Republicans do, which is why I mentioned those names to refresh your memories. All those Dems remained in office following corruption, and many are still in office.
But in answer to your question about whether it's right that Craig is still in office, although his alleged crime is nowhere near as clear cut as Spitzer's, my answer is still NO, I don't think he should be in office.
Btw, you keep referring to me as a Republican. I am not a member of the Republican party. Never have been. I'm just very anti-socialist, anti-communist, anti-leftist, and anti all those types of political beliefs. I kind of end up voting for the Republicans usually by default, which will probably happen this year also. In fact, since I voted in the Ohio Democratic primary, they probably have me down as a Dem now.
The only political party I ever joined was the Libertarian party, but I'm no longer a member. Those guys got a little too radical for me on some issues, though I still agree with them most of the time.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Da King,
Once again the self serving politicans win. Instead of holding our self-serving politicans accountable we excuse or dismiss misdeeds because the "other" side is just or more quilty. The saying 'you get what you deserve" certainly applies to the American public.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
da truth, how can you say that William Jefferson and Barney Frank are old hat. Jefferson's case is still being determined and I know nobody else that hides money in his freezer and the sting he took part in involved the investigative body of the United States, the FBI. How did the House keep from expelling him or the people of Louisiana keep from re-electing him. Maybe as the angry conserv says, the American public surely does deserve the government we get.
Barney Frank keeps on reminding us that he is where he is in spite of being a homosexual and is very proud of it. I don't mind him for that reason but that doesn't make many people like him at all. I would think the Dem party would invite Frank and Jefferson to start a party of their own.
I won't say too much about the living legend of the Democrat Party, Bill Clinton, who can still put Democrats into a swoon by nothing more strenuous than opening his mouth in public.
March 14th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
King, thanks, you earned some of my respect back with that last post (not that you care lol, you dirty dim). I appreciate your honesty. Now that we've made our peace, please go back to bashing my party (just so I know that things are right with the world)…..Im going to watch the MAC tourney.
I am glad Mr. Spitzer resigned. I wish Mr. Craig would have. It goes without saying Jefferson should have long ago. Yes, I even thought Mr. Clinton should have resigned….although I'm glad he didn't
March 15th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Ben: Calling for Vitter and Craig to resign demonstrates fairness and consistency. Good for you.
Personally, I don't believe consensual sex between adults disqualifies people from holding responsible positions. I also believe the polling numbers during the Clinton impeachment demonstrated that America, for the most part, sees it like I do.
March 15th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Rev,
Your double standards never cease to amaze me. Spitzer prosecutes prostitution rings and then patronizes them, and you don't see a moral problem there that would call into question his governorship ? As always, you'd be saying something completely different if Spitzer was a Republican.
March 15th, 2008 at 11:04 am
da truth,
Not to worry. I'll be bashing the Dems again very soon. Lord knows they, er, I mean we, deserve it.
March 15th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Roy,
Speaking of prostitution rings, wasn't there a male prostitution ring being run out of Barney Frank's D.C. apartment ? Why yes, I believe there was. I guess Barney didn't lose his job because we musn't bash gays. That would be politically incorrect. I can barely keep track of all the different rules for different groups anymore.
March 15th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
King,
Here is perhaps the real Spitzer scandal:
Ayn Rand's “Atlas Shrugged” (1950) shows where our government was headed. Chapter Three is entitled 'White Blackmail,' in which a character in the book explains how the legal system works:
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted — and you create a nation of law-breakers — and then you cash in on the guilt."
The above describes one of the Dim’s general philosophy of government — pass more entangling laws, increase regulations, and increase the power of bureaucrats to make & reforce
law via the power of agency.
Then, Dim prosecuting pigs like the following go to work.
1) Elliot Spitzer,
2) Mike Nifong of the Duke lacrosse players fame,
3) Patrick Fitzgerald, who persecuted Scooter Libby for a non-crime,
4) Johnnie Sutton, who put two Border Patrol Agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, in jail for shooting a Mexican drug smuggler in the butt rather than the drug smuggler,
5) Ronnie Earle, the district attorney in Texas who indicted then-House Majority Leader Tom Delay for a fund-raising practice that wasn't illegal under Texas law, and which he knew Democrats were using too.
Lessons: America is over regulated and we have far too many laws. We also have too many Dims [leftists] in public office — the less the better.
March 15th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Vince, I think you've hit the nail right on the head. You should read this Wall Street Journal article about Spitzer. I think much more will come out about this guy now. This story follows along with what you were saying:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120528114453028807.html
These overzealous prosecutors wield so much authority and have so much latitude to abuse their power, just like any other overseeing governmental figure. The citizens are basically at their mercy and subject to their whim.
Our founding fathers knew about this potential for governmental abuse over two hundred years ago, and my number one objection to the Democratic party is their eagerness to turn over all our liberties to that governmental whim. What a terrible idea. Oddly enough, the one area the Dems DON'T like the government intruding in is the one area the government SHOULD be intruding in, which is the area of national security. They're like a bad dream.
March 17th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
That WSJ article was good.
And by the way, there's a chance Spitzer could be disbarred and get some jail time to boot.
We'll see.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
King:
"These overzealous prosecutors wield so much authority and have so much latitude to abuse their power, just like any other overseeing governmental figure. The citizens are basically at their mercy and subject to their whim."
Funny, don't you think, that prosecutors are only overzealous if they go after Republican types?
March 20th, 2008 at 6:22 am
This is the first time I've ever heard the Duke lacrosse team referred to as "Republican types", but they ARE white and you ARE a racist, so I can see why you think that.