WHO EXPOSED SPITZER AND WHY ?

[chimper]

There must be something about men achieving power that exposes them to frequent misuses of authority. In particular, infidelity seems a particular curse for the powerful across the world. This week's events involving the governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, may however have helped to hide a more egregious misuse of authority, namely that of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke and his central banking cohorts around the world.

In another one of those nice coincidences that seem to happen whenever Wall Street is down and out, the unpopular governor of New York was found consorting with prostitutes through a Federal investigation that has all the hallmarks of a "hit job" ordered from the very top. Spitzer was deeply unpopular in the corridors of power, and especially with the current Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, for daring to take various Wall Street firms down a few notches earlier this decade.

After also hitting other sacred cows such as large insurance companies, Spitzer was readying ammunition to strike at the heart of the current subprime crisis by attacking the monoline insurers and rating agencies. It is almost too convenient that the disclosures of his extracurricular activities came this week. Still, let us take everything said at face value and not attempt to conjecture any conspiracy behind all this.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8335

[anniebelle]

1. Quite troubling, isn't it?

The first report I read on Spitzer, my mind immediately went to the DOJ and the governor of Alabama. Anything, and everything, will have to be totally undone that these neo-con, constitution busters have touched.

[matcom]

2. Spitzer is/was a complete Dick

who really cares who busted him? He ruined people's lives over prostitution busts. In addition to being a Dick, he has to be the dumbest man on the earth for doing the same.

[chimper]

5. We know he's a fool but WHO exposed him NOW and WHY ?

We know he's an idiot to to do this, but WHO exposed him NOW and WHY ?

That's the REAL question.

[JI7]

3. he exposed himself

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. Good question. Complete skepticism is in order re. the govt.'s claim...

... that computer-generated red flags went up when he tried to disguise the payments. This may or may not be true but it is parrotted mindlessy as fact by MSM, with no attempt to assess the veracity or the liklihood of such claims.

Similary glossed-over: how many consumers of prostitution services are wiretapped andor prosecuted at the federal level?

My guess is "none"... or close to none.

Re. Spitzer: He may indeed be a "dick" ( another poster) and or a "prick" ( a widely shared view in NY state) but dicks and pricks have constitutional rights also, don't they?

Because someone is unsympathetic, should they be singled-out for selective investigation and/or prosecution?

And if they are... is it not wise to ask whose interests are served by doing so ( i.e. selectively investigating)?