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Category Archives: Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer’s Hooker Returns
From the Huffington Post: Ashley Dupre, the call girl entangled in former-Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s sex scandal, lashes out at critics and the media in a new blog post on Global Grind. Dupre writes that while she’s happy that Spitzer, who … Continue reading
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Tagged adjunct professor, Eliot Spitzer, gorgeous clothes, gov eliot spitzer, huffington post, russell simmons
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Former governor, wishes to remain anonymous! 4500 roses from my garden – 48
From Craigslist: Former governor (wishes to remain anonymous!) offers 4500 roses from my garden. Generous benefactor seeks young, struggling college girl or aspiring artist-type. If you are not in my immediate vicinity, I can pay for the train ride. Discretion … Continue reading
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Tagged artist type, aspiring artist, college girl, discretion, generous benefactor, nbsp, roses, train ride, vicinity
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Client #9 (Lyrics: Bruce Hopman Vocals: Ross Hopman)
A cool parody video about Eliot Spitzer. I want to go to shul as G-d or Client #9 but not sure how to dress for the part.
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Ashley Alexandra Dupre Dressed Like A Cheerleader For Threesomes With Charlie Sheen
From showbizspy.com: Ashley Alexandra Dupre has earned $200,000 from online music downloads. Dupre made two of her tunes, What We Want and Move Ya Body, for sale as 99-cent downloads on music website Amie Street this week. Artists make 70% … Continue reading
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Tagged amie street, charlie sheen, ehlers, Eliot Spitzer, hooker, jason itzler, music business, music director, music producer, music website, national radio station, new york daily news, partied, pimps, proclaimed king, senior vice president, threesomes, wealthy men, york daily news, z100
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Eliot Spitzer’s Jewish Identity
From the Forward: In the last statewide public opinion poll taken before news broke of Eliot Spitzer’s involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring, the New York governor’s approval rating was below 50% for every major demographic group, except one: his … Continue reading
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Tagged american governor, connecticut senator, demographic group, Eliot Spitzer, fellow jews, hank sheinkopf, jewish politics, jewish president, joe lieberman, mario cuomo, mayor michael bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, new york mayor, new york mayor michael bloomberg, orthodox synagogue, prostitution ring, public opinion poll, religious observance, rsquo, york mayor michael bloomberg
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Israeli Angle In Spitzer Scandal
Let’s keep it real — there are a disproportionate number of secular Jews in the sex industry. Ron Kampeas writes for JTA: A fast-rising Democratic governor, an out-of-control sex drive and an Israeli enabler — it feels like deja vu … Continue reading
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Tagged democratic governor, disproportionate number, dolinger, flight risk, governor of new jersey, james mcgreevey, jewish lawyer, jewish organizations, longtime leader, national council of young israel, New York Times, northeastern state, profile wall, prostitution ring, secular jews, security chief, sex industry, state attorney general, wall street targets, world jewish congress
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Eliot Spitzer Jokes
From the AP: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer became the butt of jokes faster than, well, faster than it would take a prostitute to ride Amtrak from New York to Washington. "I sat next to the guy three times and … Continue reading
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Tagged amtrak, answering machine, arnold schwarzenegger, charlie sheen, comedy central, conan o brien, cost of living, david letterman, Eliot Spitzer, extramarital sex, gov eliot spitzer, happy days, hooker, late night, lisa landry, prostitution ring, quot, step down, stephen colbert, york gov
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Ashley Alexandra Dupre Is No Monster
I can’t resist this story. It’s too delicious. From the conservative National Post of Canada: UPDATE 12:37 p.m.: The Daily News reports some nice people were on the Today Show coming to Ms. Dupre’s (or is it DiPietro?) defence: "She’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bank transactions, darling ms, dupre, federal investigation, full names, Gawker, good person, high school picture, homeless guy, little darling, morphed, music producer, new york daily news, newsmen, political wife, prostitution ring, queens men, quot quot, sex trade, sweet person
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Spitzer Didn’t Spend Enough On Prostitutes
From Slate.com: Finally, there are the "Tier 3" sex workers, who can charge in excess of $10,000 per rendezvous. They may have only four or five clients, and they typically charge their clients an additional monthly surcharge for their various … Continue reading
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Tagged contractual relationships, elite men, fake job, former attorney general, intercourse, king for a day, life history, new identity, oral stimulation, physical act, private detective, prospective clients, prostitutes, rendezvous, sex workers, slate, spitzer, surcharge, tier 2, tier 3
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Journalistic Glee At Gov’s Downfall
I must admit I’ve enjoyed this week primarily because of Spitzer’s fall from grace. Mary McNamara writes for the LAT: They may be a journalist’s five favorite words: Governor linked to prostitution ring. Now that’s a TV crawl promising a … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley Alexandra Dupre, Eliot Spitzer, Journalism
Tagged call girl, charlie sheen, cnn, Eliot Spitzer, emperors club vip, escort services, fall from grace, fox news, glee, gov eliot spitzer, lack of emotion, mary mcnamara, money transfer, mr clean, msnbc, nathan lane, oh the joy, prostitution ring, straight face, vip escort
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